Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-07-05
ST. GAINESVILLE.
General and Personal Notes About People
and affairs. L

ST. GAINESVILLE.
General and Personal Notes About Peopf'
and affairs.
Special 10 tie Sunday Register.
ST. CLAIRsvILLE, O., July 4.-The st
C~lsirsyille Marrow Gauge railway will b
offered for sale next Thursday, by j. NJ
Rieley, receiver. -.
Common Pleas Court will adjourn this
week, after being in session six weeks.
A number OF our young folks attended
The picnic at Hsmmonds Cross Roads, yes
terday.
Mrs. John Doyle, of Bellaire, accompan'
led by Miss Rosa Doyle, of Newark, visited
friends here for a few days and returned
home on Saturday.
Sherman 81. Doyle is home from Frank
lin College, for the summer vacation.
Mrs. James +. Tallman and daughter,
Jennie, are visiting relstivesin Illinois.
Mrs B. s. Mcclure, Of Wheeling, has
been visiting friends here the past week.
The store room of Miss B. Stephens, two
miles west of here, was entered by thieves
on Saturday night, and goods taken to the
amount of $50. Let everybody prepare
themselves with good shot guns, and give
the thieves a hearty reception.
Will Frazier, of Bellaire, visited his par
ents north of town puring the past week.
James B. Ryan, Esq of this place, is
~favorably spoken of as q Democratic can
didste for County Treasurer. Ne. Ryan is
A clever gentleman, and in case he shonld
get the nomination he would, no doubt,
make q splendid run.
Miss Kate Deitz, of Martins Ferry. is the
guest of Miss Iona Hofner, of this place.
St. Clsirsville is named as n OF the
soints in Ohio at which the U. s. Meteoro.
logical Bureau proposes to establish signal
stations, so says the Gazette.
Harry E. Alexander is home from Wash
Jeff College.
Mics Annie Feltus, who lives east of town,
started Oh Thursday for Auburn, New York,
where she goes to visit her brother. Abe.
Robert Stedman has been appointed jani.
Tor fer the st. Clairsvllle school building
and grounds for n year, commencing
July LIST.
A new postoffce has been established at
St. Gainesville Junction, called Steele"
S,oddard Colby, Of this place, received a
arliticate 10 teach for n year, at the
aschtrs' examination held at this place, on
last Saturday.
Tie Opera House band, of Wheeling,
oassed through town Thursday, on their
soy 10 New Athens, where they played for
he Franklin College commencement.
A three mile race was the attraction at
be ALEXANDRA rink, last night. On next
saturday evening thsre will be white dress
arrival.
Jim Singer took in the excursion to Col
umbus, OF Friday.
Harry johnson, of Cadiz, is visiting his
young friends at this place.
Prof. Chas. C. Merritt, ballconi vt, Of this
place, has already contracted tor several
ascenSions to be made in August Ind Sep
TENDER.
R. J. Riley, of B~ellaire, spent several days
in town during the past week.
Persons turning their stock out are liable
o q fine of from one to five dollars. II
would be we'll if some Of our people would
remember this when they are turning thei'
l.. j. c. Drennen, of Minneapolis, form
erly of Martins Ferry, was in town on
Thursday.
Several persons went from here to Bel
!aire Yesterday to see Richards circus.
The Glorious Fourth did not reach St
Clairsvllle.
Friday night was pay day at the court
house.
The Democratic county convention viii
probably be held at St. Clairsville.
Sam Sweat, the popular clerk in Brown:
jewelry store, is visiting at S~teubenville, y,
Jacob Kaiser has purchased the saloon o.
Charles Mcfarland, deceased, and opened
up on Friday.
Rev. Calvin C. Hayes, Of Bridgeport, was
in town on Thursday.
Wilson Davis, of Oberlin, is visiting rels'
lives at this place.
Rev. Robert Alexander, Harry Alexander
lanes Alexander, Will Hewetson, John
Pennington and Ed. McMillen attended
commencement exercises at Franklin Col
lege on Wednesday.
Frank Brown, a prominent wool buyer Of
Boston, has been in tow for the past week,
Ben Mcbride and family spent last Sun
lay with Morristown friends.
Laying lime stone on the basement story
If tie new Court House was commenced OF
Wednesday. -.
We have heard Of parents whipping theil
own children for bad behavior, but when 9
man takes another child for his W ant
LAYS on the rod for a time before he discov
RS bis mistake is beyond comprehension
Such was the case with Fred Kies on las
Thursday.
Marion Shepherd, of Bellsire, is visiting
his parents at this place.
Tbos. Nichols, Of the Wheeling 1ntelligeu
Ger, is stopping a few days with st. Clara
Vile friends. Corporal is always vel
come.
Mrs. Mckinney, wife of Conductor Nc
Kinney, returned Wednesday from q 81
weeks visit with friends at Springfield, o.
George Brown. jr., has returned from New
York.
Mrs. Joel Nichols visited Bellaire friend
during the past week.
The triai Of Mrs. James Bulger agains
the c., L. & W. r. r. will commence il
Common Pleas Court at this place mex
Tuesday.
j. B. Hoge, Frank SedWick, Probat,
Judge CASTOR and E l.. Feeley and wifi
vent to Cleveland Friday.
For downright cussedness commend US Il
one Pete Dade, a colored man Of some noto
riety in this neighborhood. He was arrest
ed some months ago for bigamy, and fnall,
settled the matter, and after serving q tim,
in Jail he again Joined his first wife, will
whom be lived in this place until a few
weeks ago, when he left, as he said, to &C
cept q position in the New Mcclure House
Wheeling. His wife, who is a hard working
woman, has heard of him but nee or twicI
since. When he left he took with him SOM
$50 belonging to his wife, which he collects
from families who she had washed for ant
the money left standing in their hands to b
collected monthly.
John Hoffner returned home Friday ate
an absence of three months.
There are a few shallow Drained person
in this town who would like to dictate t
our polIce officers how they should perform