Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-06-27
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S,asal Correspondence Of the Sunday Reg'seF.
ST.. GAINESVILLE, OHIo.-The cornice Oh
our new court house will be MADE Vi
stone. =,
Prof Ed. Umstead, of New Martinsviiie,
West Virginia, is visiting his old irienuS Nv
this place. pors
Mrs. Jacob Long and Miss Mary hous,
of Rellaire spent last Sabbath with their
friend Miss Hannah Dunlap, of this place.
Rruee Caldwell, sterling young Demo
GRAFT, of Louisville, has been appoih'ee,a. ~
a Government position at washington Si2'
and left for that place on WEDNESDAY .ls'
James Henderson and wife, OF fluslins'
are visiting friends at this place.
Common Pleas Court will convene Oh
July Is. for few days session.
The premium list of the Belmont ooun,
ty Agricultural Society will be published
in our local papers next week. Inc fair
will be held September LIST, I'd and sd.
The Gazette is after County Commission,
ers Berry and Cope in lively manner ana
speaks right out in meetin'. -,
The Town Council of st. ClairSville VIII
he asked at their next regular meeting,
which will be held on July 9TH, TO let Ihe
people of this place decide by baiiot
whether they shall have local option or
not What is the Council going to do
obout il? If a vote is taken local option
will probably carry. i
The new steel rails for the changing oil
the narrow gauge into standard gauge
railroad are arriving daily, and in short
time the change will be made. ms WIN
he a great convenience for the travelling
public. as trains will run to and from Bell
aire and Wheeling without change,
The third story of our new court house Is
nearing completion.
Charles +. Clark arrived home from chi
cago Friday evening.
The Belmont County Medical Society
met here last Tuesday.
| Laflrrty is the name of the postotlice nj
Lalfcrty Station, on the c., l.. x W. rail-
road, instead of Oak Dale.
Miss Ellie Garrison has returned home
lrom visit ut Allegheny, Pa,
Marion McAllistcr, Of Louisville, has
been appointed Il guard in the Ohio feni-
! tertiary,
Annie Combs, whose maiden name WAS
Anderson, died on Wednesday OF last week
at the County lntiFmary, aged I'll years.
George Nichols, who was run over by
the Northern train some two months ago,
has almost entirely recovered from his IN
iurics.
Frank Boston, of East Richland, was be-
fore his His Honor Mayor Davies OF TINS
place, on Saturday night charged with as
saulting one Charles Wesley. lie plead
guilty and was fined 81 and costs. He
then had Wesley arrested for provoking a
breach of the peace, and he WAS fined 81
and costs. Boston was former police Of
licer Of this place.
There are now nine prisoners in the
county Jail.
Probate Criminal Court Monday, July
9Th.
Misses Mollic and Lena Troll, of Bell
airc, spent Sunday with friends at this
! place.
st. ClnirSvllc is now blcSt with col
orcd brass band, which meets every Satur-
day night in the Colorcd church.
The Democratic Central Committee met
at this place on Thursday and fixed July
18th the time, and Bellairc the place for
the Democratic County Convention.
Harry T.. and James X. Alexander have
arrived home from Westinghouse
College, for their summer vacation.
! Mrs. Col y. {. Watson, with her two
children, of East Liverpool, is the guest of
her mother, Mrs. Davenport, of this place
ID. John licwctSon, of Amanda, Fair
field county, Ohio, formerly of this place,
died last sunday, from consumption, aged
81 years The deceased was II brother of
DR., A. II. Hcwctson, Of this place.
Ono hundred and tilty-cight saloons
were listed for taxation in Belmont coun-.
ty, under the Dow law, One hundred and
fourteen have paid the first half of the tax,
% for the sale 81 liquors generally, ~ for
the sale of malt and vinOus Liquors only, Z
have gone out of business, and ~ have not
paid. Those who have gone out o! bust
ness are rs follows:
Jacob Ehmi, Bridgeport; J. X. Criswcll,
Bridgeport; Dennis O'liarr., Bridgeport;
Luther j. Stewart, MorriStJwn; NJ. Glas-
IRE, Fairp0int; Il. Vented, Bcllaire; w.
II. Fcicrcr, Martins Ferry
Some dealers have paid their tax to
June 20, under the 500 provision, aban-
doned the sale OF spirituOus liquors and
paid their tax for the sale Of ale, beer and
wine. Two have started in business I'M
der the new law, and paid their taxes,
Jocn J. Mclomott and Michael Cain, of
Bcllairr.
Under the Dow law ST. Clairsyillc has
the same number of saloons ~ heretofore,
seven,
Mis-. Rosa Clrman, ofJ.ast Richland,
was visiting friends in town, on Friday.
Hon. o. j. Swancy and wife have re-
turned home from a visit al Burr's Mills
Mr., Charles Douglass, State agent for
the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to an
finals and Children, addrcSsrla large aud
fence in the Presbyterian church on Sab
bath evening, and on Monday evening an
auxiliary humane society WAS organized at
4 meeting in the court house, and officers
elected as follows: President, 4. J. Me
Farland; Vice Presidents, George Brown
and Isaac Powers; Secretary, 7. w. Emcr-
son; Treasurer, l.. p lloilncr. The local
society has selected Robert Burlington, our
efficient town marshal, "A their agent, and