Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-06
STEUBENVILLE.

Special Correspondence the Sunday Register.
STEUBENvILLE, ONO, April 5.-Monday
is election day and the cohorts are buck
ling on their armor and preparing for the
/ fight The outlook on COuncilmen IS ABOUT
the same as ii was one week ago, and I'M
/ less all signs fail the Democrats have an
exceedingly good chance of electing hve
out of the six. If they do this, it will make
that body tie politically, and the Demo
Gratis having the Mayor they will hold the
/ balance of power James Watt has been
put forward by the Republicans to contest
the election of Joseph Basler in the t1fth
ward Watt was the Republican candidate
/ last spring and was defeated by Larklns,
the one Democrat that holds over
Another important matter to devoted on
at Mondays election is the question OF
pixies or no pixies. Those country people
who have been bowling that Steubenvllle
wanted pixies FORTS own interest will, IN all
| likelihood be somewhat surprised when the
vote is counted for if Steubenyille city ana
township vote in favor of pixies it Will be
/ because the township votes heavily thaI
/ way. and OverbalanceS the negative vote OF
| the city Steubenvillians are not so much
| in favor of good roads as they were IN times
past. They have good streets, when they
obtained at their own expense, and II the
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mud they are willing that they should do so.
| The Congressional Committee on Pubic
/ Buildings and Grounds has reported favor
ably on Representative TaylOr's bill for the
/ erection of public building for postothce
and other purposes at SteubenNllle. nc
committee provides that the cost shaI DC
$50 900. IL is estimated that suitable ground
can be obtained for $4,000, which would
| leave $4,000 to be expended on the build
/ ing. The committee, closing It's report,
saws that il believes that pubic Dulldlng
should be erected at Steubenvllle, ONO
/ When il was first known that Col. Taylor
/ had introduced bill for public building
/ here the general impression was that II was
all buncOmb, and that nothing more would
| be heard of the matter, but since II has be-
come a settled fact that he means business
and the outlook is exceedingly good for the
structure being built, citizens are elated over
il. and are ready to lend Col. Taylor all the
aid possible TO forward the project.
Mrs NJ G.. Spencer, who was the guest
of Mrs +. G.. Dougherty, has returned TO
her home in Sewickly.
Miss Mary TOlle is home from Cleveland
for the Easter holidays.
Miss Dora Hill, who spent the winter IN
Washington City, returned home this week.
j. NJ. Richly is home from Washington
for the Easter holidays.
Misses Annie McClinton and Alice John
son will leave in a few weeks for a summer
trip through Europe.
W. p. Hays, Esq, reioices over gold
headed ebony cane, present from EX-Sen-
ator w. H. Tarr, of Wellsburg
Mrs. John Sterling, of CarrolltOn, this
week paid a short visit TO her sister, Mrs.
j. H. > Trainer.
Dr. Morrison and family have returned
/ IN StnuhanN-i1lp from pittsburp and are
domiciled at PA North Fourth street.
Mrs. j. VIM. Mandel is home after a de-
lightful visit of four months to FLORIDA.
Prof James NJ. Hammond, of the Wheel
ing public schools. and family, are spend
ing the Easter vacation with friends in this
city.
Tom Sterling, foreman of the Reliance
Fire Company, is seriously i'll with typhoid
fever