Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-01-10
ST. CLhlRSVIltE.
Death-A Base Husband Local News
Personal.

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ST. CLAEsyIILE, January William
Lee, Sr., formerly "a resident of this place
died al tie reeid.ICc ol his soniR.lsw,
Hon. Samuel Uit.es, in Barnesvile on
Friday, and was buried ut thst place on
Saturday. Mr Lee w5s n pleasant old
gentleman ard was well liked by those
who knew him. He was s6 years old.
Mss Hannah Dunlap has been seriously
i'll from diptheTia durigC the past week, but
we are glad to gay Iha. shc is somewhat
better.
Samuel Taylcr, Ir, t AIlcdouis was
in town on Friday calling on bis friends.
There will be a priva'" dance NJ the Al
hambra rink next ThursCny evening.
c. p. White, dep@ty receiver is en- the
sick list.
One of cur prominent iafwcrs, south OF
town, has The following norce posted up in
q conspicuous place All Hunters, loaf.
ers, medlers, Docs, lilcrs, aud boys, keep
cut of these prcmIEos-pena!'y, prosecution
OF the law.
A notorious culorsd man G this place
has again shown himself lord of his house
hold, A few day5 ago he waded into his
better half and unmerciiuIy beat her, all
because she would not give him - cent, to
buy whisky with. He is bad man and
there is talk in town OF giving him the g.
b. il his ways ore not mended.
George Singer, hard working man of
this pla,c, has buried in the u. L. Gene
terry, father and mother tvo wives ard
other relatives, and the oLly marx iOr their
resting places was four pine trees, one on
each corner OF his lo'. Twenty five years
ago Mr.. Singer purchased these trees and
taken good care Of them during these
long years. The week Of Christmas the
minister Of the NJ +. Church and two
deacons took upon themselves the privi.
lege to contsca!e a Christmas tree, and
they werded their way to the n +. Gene
terry for that purpose and cut down and
carried away one Of the vercsat evergrcsGs
that Mr.. Singer had planted 10 mark the
resting place Of his departed. We ask
why the grave marks were removed, even
without the consent Of Mr.. Singer
Mr.. Ward, Cassil accompanied by biz
sister, Miss Kate, is visiting friends aud
relatives at Cumberland, o.
The week OF prayer has been ooser,ed
here during the past week.
Several St. CIGirs'ilO people started for
Columbus today. 20 witness the iusugura-
ton OF Governor Foraker,
s.. Cia rsville is on her good behavior.
During the past tour months there has not
been over two or three Brrests made.
Barneryiiie should follow suit.
John Sidebottom, ono CT the directors of
the County Infrmary, handed in bis resig-
nation, ss Director, al tho session Of the
County Commissioners last Monday. John
intended TO reign so thu; he could be ap-
polutei as Superintendent Of tde lnfrmary,
but there being about fifty applicants for
that position, the COMMISSIONER naturally
got on to it, and refused to accept his
resignation. AS the matter nov stands The
Directors will have to run the lnirmsry
turn about. 1t ia well that the Commits.
sioners did not accept his resignation, fyr
there would have been trouble in camp. as
it was understood tkat the remaining Di-
rectors Intended to appoint Sidebott.m to
serve the unexpired term OF the deceased
Superintendent There are quite mum.
ber OF the applicants who would gil the
office sccep'aoly, and the kick was made
principally because outsiders wanted the
place, and had as good right TO /, As
Sldebottom, although he would fill the of.
fee as well as any ct them.
Thomas Jefferson Me:Iil. the veteran
| typo and the efficient foreman OF the St.
Clairsville Gazette, celebrated bis seth
birthday ON the Let of January. He
7 learned his trade in the Gazette Office and
has been constantly employed there for
47 years. In oil that time he has not lost
a single day on account Of sickness.