Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-07
STEUBENvILLE.

STErBESvILLE, December 6.-The Jr. y.
/ L. A. NJ. are fitting up the large hall in the
Raney < Steal building on North South
street in right royal style, and when the
work is completed the Order in this city
will have one of the finest lodge rooms IN
! the country. There are four societies IN
Steubenyiile, ana they will all hold their
meetings in this room, as Will also the
Danqhters of Liberty, the female adjunct
RI the Junior Order. The chief officers OF
the State live here in the persons OF John
! A Saulters and John Copeland, the former
being State Councillor and the latler otaue
| Secretary. The official paper OF the so
ciety is also published here, Mr.. Copelanu
being its editor, so that Steuoehvine can
he reckoned as headquarters The boys
turned ont in the parade on last Saturday,
and made unite a creditable appearance.
At regular meeting of Steuben Lodge
No |. X. ofP.. held Friday evening OF TINS
week, the following officers were electeu
C, C. Frank H. Kerr; V. c., Fred: M.
Pride: Prelate, Geo. p. Miller: X. OF X.
e. s. r. L. Decker; NJ. of f., spence
Wallace: NJ. of f., w. ;. Walker; NJ al
A. H.G. Massey. The Lodge also CON
ferred the rank of knight on two candl-
dates.
Governor Campbell this week commuted
the sentence of John G. Harter from I'M
prisonment in the penitentiary Tor he 10
twenty years In 1882 Harter was con
yicted OF murder in the second degree ior
having shot his brother Ed. just at TINS
time Steubenville and jefferson county had
experienced a series OF failures to punish
several parties who had committed the
crime of murder, and in the Harter case
there was a demand for the execution OF
the law. and the result was that he was
convicted of murder in the second
degree. when in fact his crime was no
more than manslaughter. The clrcum-
stances surrounding the case were oil a pc
culiar nature, as before the shooting Har-
ter had been much sinned against ana the
shooting itself was involuntary on ms part.
Knowing these facts many OF our best cltl-
zens signed his petition praying Tor elem
ency, and it is understood that the commut-
ing of his sentence is only to put MN IN
line for parole, as under the law lie
prisoner cannot receive the benefit of this
law. but must be pardoned outright.
Hon. B. n Linduff is organizing an OIL
company TO drill lot on the Alex. Shane
farm. south of the Ault-Linduf well on
the Blackburn farm in Island creek town
ship. The Ault-Linduff well is pumping i
barrels per day.
The County Commissioners were out
over the Standardization pike this
week and pronounced il a first-class road
in every particular and up to specifications
The pike is completed between Richmond
and the west side of Daugherty hill, which
leaves a gap of only three miles between
Steubenvilie and Richmond, which will be
closed as soon as the weather will permit
Jacob Ault whose wife disappeared
from her home on North Sixth street, Sun
day morning, November 9th, and has not
since boon heard from, was taken TO the
Soldiers Home at Dayton, Tuesday.
The colder the weather the more APP
parent it becomes that the supply of natural
gas is getting less. Many people in this
city this week found that the supply was
not sufficient for their needs.
Mrs. Olive Logan. of Allegheny City.
was a guest at the residence of Editor
Stedman, on Clinton street, this week.
Mrs. John Bates, Jr., and children re-
turned home this week from pleasant
visit to friends at Newark and Findlay.
John l.. Beatty, of this city, will take
the position of fireman on Wheeling and
Lake Erie engine.
A representative of the Sprague electric
system was here this week examining into
the condition of tine street railway with
view of ascertaining what repairs are
needed, and also to determine whether II
would be advisable or not to extend the
road TO Aliikanna.
Col. Citation. of Monroeville, Ohio, has
charge of the freight department OF the w.
q L. +. at this point.
Mrs. DR.. A NJ. Reid and Miss Lambert,
of the Seminary, are visiting friends at
Cincinnati.
Latimer Grimes has been appointed to
the position of clerk in the freight depart
ment of the c. Il p.
The Misses Macdonald gave luncheon
to select circle of friends at their home on
North Third street, Friday evening.