Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-10
srEuBENVILLE.
Patent suit-AttemPt to Break n Will
General Locul News.
Soeei1i Ts{eqram 20 TIE Sunday Register.

A Patent Suit-Attempt to Break n Will
General Locul News.
| SpeciR TSlegram to TIE Sunday Register.
STEUBESvILLE, October 9.-Mrs. Sarah
Nav. of Chicago, has brought suit into
| United States Circuit Court for the South
ern District of Ohio against Jefferson
County, claiming $500 damages for IN
ingment of . patent. The alleged In
fringement consists of bolts, locks, bars,
| etc. in use on our county Jail. The jail
was built by NJ. Clements, of Cincinnati,
\ on a contract with the County commission
ers of this county, Ohe building being com
pleted in 1872, and the articles comprising
the alleged infringement were placed IN IL
by the contractor. If the county Is llable
/ to Mrs. May the probabilities are that II
can recover from Mr.. Clements, who Is re-
! spOnsible and still in business at Clnclh-
natl. This is only one OF a series OIL SUITS
that has been brought against di1ereht
counties in this State who have yalis SINH
lar to our own. The case Will come up
| for hearing on December = 1856, at Col-
umbus. Brown and GeddeS, of Toledo,
are attorneys for plaintiff, and PrOSecut-
ing Attorney Gregg will take care oil the
| cOunty's interest.
On next Friday evening, October 10,
IyanhOe Division No. :, u. X. n OF r,
accompanied by 4 number of members OF
Steuben and Eureka lodges, Will 90 up TO
! New Cumberland to visit Hancock lodge
and assist in cOnferring the knlghts
Rank on several candidates. They will
90 ND on the c. &. Z. Railroad and return
on the steamer Return.
|. Mrs. Amelia Hamilton, OF Smlthiield
township, has brought suit in COmmon
Pleas Court to break the will OF her late
husband. She claims that the Will IN
question is not the last will and testament
of her husband, and further that he was
mentally incapacitated from making a
viii, and was unduly influenced by his
nephew, Thomas Ii. Ickes, who Is the
principal legatee under the will. The
value of the estate is about $4,000.
Editor Allison, of the Ohio Press, whose
house was b~urglarized on Thursday night
of last week, and 81, 900 worth OF Jewelry,
the property of his daughter, Mrs. Means,
taken, this week received an anonymous
letter by mail which stated that If he
would pay 500 in cash, and no questions
asked, the iewelry would be returned. Mr..
Allison, in his paper, offers to pay $50.
The work of building = branch Of the
Pan Handle to New Cumberland, w. Va ,
WAS begun last Thureday, Engineer Nc
Connell on that day laying 4 temporary
line along the route to be followed. This
| will give a railroad connection to the peo-
pie of New Cumberland with Wheeling,
| Parkersburg, PIttsburg, Cincinnati, and
all points North, East, South and West.
1t also connects Ohio, Brooke and Han
cock counties, composing the First Senate
rial District of West Virginia.
Judge BrunnOn Democratic Candidate
for Congress in the district over the river,
is announced to speak at New Cumberland
next Tuesday evening. 1t wouldn't be 4
Bad idea for Il delegation of Stubenvlle
Democrats to 90 up and hear him. lie Is
a fine talker.
Misses Mary PershOn and Annie chaclcr
returned Saturday, 9Th inst, from a four
weeks visit to friends and relatives in
Washington City, and Baltimore. While
in Washington they went to see Andy
Hutterly, an old Stubenvile boy, who is
with Schmithy Bros, Jewellers, and report
that he is doing we'll and is highly pleased
with his employers and thinks Washington
is a great city.
St~eubenyille Lodge No. l, X. of F., last
night conferred the rank of Page on two
candidates. The Grand ChancelOr's re-
port for the quarter Just ended was read
showing a large increase in membership
during that period.
W. c. Ong, Esq, OF Cleveland, and fam
lily, passed through this city Wednesday,
Ell route for Smithfield to attend the we'd
ding Of Miss Emma. Mr.. Ong's Sister,
which took place Thursday.
Jack S~murthwaite, of this city, nOw pro,
prie;Or of the Wiltenberger House, at
BelletOntaine, Ohio, was united in mar.
riage last Sunday evening to Miss Hattie
p. Boyd of that place. The many friends
of Jack in Stcubenville all unite in wish
ing him and his bride a safe and pleasant
journey through life.
Hon. j. II. 5. Trainer was in Tuscara-
Wis County this uUvk, visiting personal
and political friends and looking around tC
| see what his chances for election 10 tn,
the iudgeship were. He reports that
everything looks flattering, the people out
there having scarcely any doubt ut all OF
| his election.
Abe Littcn, an old G.. * p. engineer, i,
back from 4 two years trip 10 SOUTH
Americ".