Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24
THE BALD HEADS
Rally In Force at the st. Glars
vile Court House.
Big Row Among coIored citizeas Of a Lit
crazy Turn, of Miad-kOck aepub.
t\ lican Convention Cen
eraI News.
Specidl 10 the Register.

ST. CLAIRsvILLE, U, FEBRUARY Z3,-Pf6f.
VIM. Buchanan, u graduate of the National
School Of O-story, and wife, Of Hopedale,
Harrison coun J, were in town on FRIDAY.
They are pleasant people to meet.
Since tia Cambridge accommodation has
been taken off the b & road, the mar
row gauge train makes only one morning
trip 10 Q Iincy, leaving here al $50.
George McCleiland, the jovisl editor OF
the Barnesville Enterprise, made bust
ness trip TO the county seat on Thursday
and Friday.
Miss Abbie Dsrrab, who is attending
school at Mt. de Chantel, is home for few
days.
Col. J. f. Charlesworth was ON Q bust
ness trip to Columbus last week.
Oscar Hunt, Esq. brother OF Elitof
Hunt, was in town duripg the past week.
The court roo;in has been
S,oWded by The Bald Heads
the latter part of the week, who scented
scandal in the famous Ramsey VS.. Ramsey
case.
OF the four fellows indicted by the grand
Jury for the recent assault on Jailor Colby,
VGrady, leader Of the gang, pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to five months imprison-
ment, and to pay foe Of $50.
The csse OF Ohio against Thomas Lilly,
of Bellaire, for arson and maliciously de-
stroyipg property is set for Tuesday next,
and the case OF Or. Hinerman, OF Martins
Ferry, for attempt to commit abortion for
Monday, March 10.
The County Commissioners met here on
Wednesday and decided to consult with
the trustees of the rlver township and the
he necessity OF borrowing any OF the $50-
100, authorized by the Legislature to aid
food sufferers. 1t is thought that it will
not be necessary.
Rev. Allen Randolph, of Fairbury,
Nebraska, who is visiting his sister, Mrs.
Lcchary, occupied the pulpit in the Pres
oyterian church last Sabbath evening.
Miss Sadie Wilkinson, of Lewis Mills, Is
visiting Der sister, Mrs A. b. Mitchell.
Hope" literary society, as the colored
folks call their association, was
COnvulsed by q How
of some magnitude at their meeting on
Wednesday evening. The question for the
evening was: Resolved, That the love OF
money has more influence on q mans
mind than the love OF woman" One OF
the debaters was in the midst OF most
convincing fight OF oratory, when some
laugh ed at him, and the demon jealousy
was loosed, and IN few short seconds
sides were taken, and the whole cOlored
population were prepared for war Hope"
of an amicable adjustment seemed lost
when one OF the colored brethren rose in
mis- seat and SAID: "White FOLKS, you'd
better get out; we'se gwine to have a reg
ular negro fight, razor cutting goin' and
q comm" 1t Is unnecessary To say the
white folks took his advice. After consid
cradle back talk, in which several family
skeletons were brought forth, order was
restored without any bloodshsi, and the
debate was continued, although 3 ms! or!.y
had left the house.
Mrs Lide Winters, nee McKelvey, OF
Grand Forks Dakota, who has been Oh a
visit to friends here, returned home on
Tuesday.
james Melcr. of Grand FORKS, Dakota,
wko spent the winter here, returned to the
West on Wednesday,.
Little Los Mitchell, aged seven, daughter
OF our prosecuting attorney, entertained
her little friends in
A Birthday Party
IN Tuesday evening.
From the way affairs look, that wedding
which lie to be big surprise to some peo-
PIE we know, is not very far OF.
II it is true that Will Clark, of the Ma.
tional here, has rented the Hanover Hotel
at Martins Ferry, We congratulate the
people OF that town and the travelling pub
lie generally on their having secured one
of the best hotel men in this part of the
country, knowing how TO cater TO the pub
lie taste and also bainy thoroughly &C.
quainted with the travelling pubic. He
will make the Hanover boom.
The colored Odd Fellows will hold fair
and festival at McMiilion's hall on next
Thursday evening.
Communion services will be held in the
Presbyterian Church to-day. Preparatory
services were held yesterday.
The next teachers examination in this
county will be held next Saturday at
Bsruesville.
Mr.. Tyler, former conductor on the
Northern, and wife and niece were among
friends here Friday
News has been very scarce here during
Judge D. D. T. Cowen and Conral Troll,
who ale on
The Sick List.
are both not so we'll as they have been.
Major w. 8. Kennon is also on the sick
list. Will Miller, who has been in bed for
thV pooh w 10
Amos Mcbride has sold his interest in
the Humphrey & Mcbride livery stable t.
Samuel Campbell.
The Mock Republican National Con
vention held by the young men OF tn,
High School, on Friday afternoon, resulted
in the nomination Of President Arthur,
much 10 tba chsgrin OF those who fovorso
Bisipe, Sherman, ct al
Friday was Washipgton's birthday, snd
it was also that Of +. P. Hoffner, Esq, anc
Mrs. Hoffner invited in number of friends
and gave him q splendid surprise tea
party.
This place can't sport "drrty DOZEN,
but there are about six parties here who
would answer very we'll to the title OF
"Diry Half Dozen, and they are all after
your correspondents scalp.