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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-24
B. N. %eOWPERTHWAlT & GO.
THE REFORM DEMOCRATS.
The Committee of Seven Fixing Up the
New County Committee.

The Committee of Seven Fixing Up the
New County Committee.
With the exception of Mr.. E feld,
all the members of the Coz q e of
Seven deputed at the recent lg of
democrats to r~eorganize the petoy in
Hudson County were present at a special
meeting held last night in ex-Judge
Garretson's Offices over the First National
Bank building, to talk over the plan to De
adopted for the party's reorganization,
and to select the new county committee
There were present: DR.. r. Edge, CD.
Cronan, William .Utz. Andrew j. Post,
Otto Grouse and ex- Judge Garretson. The
committee organized and informally dis
cussed the best means of getting the rep
resentative democrats of the county to-
gether from which to choose a county
committee the members believe in in
~stituting a diligent canvass among the
different district clubs and associations in
orde r that the sentiment OF the people may
be accurately gagged inc the best men
selected for committee work. Since the
whole committee was not present an
adjournment was taken until Monday
night next when the committee will be in
a position to announce the personnel of
Garretson was seen after the meeting. and
be said that this committee only had a
general talk over the situation and would
get down to actual business. on Monday
evening. Mr.. Otto Grouse said that the
committees first desire is to get the feel
ing of the people as to the
men they wish to represent
them in the new county committee.
For that end an earnest canvass will be
made. and the people may rest assured
that the committee will have only good
men on it to carry on the work of the
democracy in the county. Before the
county committee is appointed the Com-
mittee of Seven will earn through the
district organization the ~pervading senti-
ments of democrats as to the selection of
names. Dir. Benjamin Edge, who is one
of the most enthusiastic of the committee
said that by Monday a list of names will
be ready from which to select the county
committee. That committee, he says, win
command respect inasmuch AS it will be
composed OF men of integrity and honor.
--
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-24
Thursday, The Seventh Day
Of December, 1893,

s]sruosioa q BSidss over me Norris Cana. and
the line of the New Public Road.
n, All . sna sns and material mater q, must s,a cp 5niSrna s To- the he
the ofacs Of i pt6Se ci1rR Il said Boa sosu d o and now W. open
to Inspection OF possible bid iers-
Full directions as t, form q proposals will be
found incorporated in the said specifications, to
which attention Is invited.
The Board OF Chosen Freebolders reserve the
right to re jsct or accept proposals. or bids for any
Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
envelope. endorsed proposals for Bri ,ges 'C' and
tion ana nsme of bidder, ana handed TO the Sieck
Of ca d Board at the stated tire, in open meeting.
when said bids or proposals are called for.
Each proposal must be accompanied bv a corti.
fed check. enclosed in the envelope an | drawn to
National Ri nks DOING nSqba business 9s IN audso 9n count Il the
Tor the sum OF ono fnausand $1,000 dollar, or
county Collector. as a guarantee that the bid ,er
WIN accept and execute said contract Il award d
County In the premises.
There shall also accompany each bid or pro-
FrseholdsSpss IN the County . q Hudson n TO sss sSs e srees
that they will each Dsc.'me s~uretia. for an amount
secured BY their boad, for the faithful terfarm.
ance OF the work an to Indemnify and save harm
less the County in the premises.
No proposal will be considered wherein the
above conditions are mot observed.
Further notice is also given that the work above
be made the efor. are to oe done under and IN
pursuance OF an act, entitled An Act to authorize
the Board of Chosen Freeholdersf OF any of the sew
eral Counties of this State to lay out, open and
construct. improve ard maintain, a Public Road
therein approved April l. 1888. and the acts sup
Elementary thereto.
All further information and blank fo-ms for
proposals can be obtained of the Clerk of tho
Board of Chosen Freeholdsrs, or OF the Chicf Engi.
neer OF the Rev Public ROAD, at his office, Fuller
Building. Jersey City.
By order of the Board OF Chosen FrsehoIders.
JOHN BOYD, Clerk.
Dated Jersey City. November q. 1898.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-24

It was ladies' night at the Peoples Palace last
vening. The bowlers arranged a team match
nd gave a capital exhibition. The scores:-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-24
Talent Bowling Club.

A new bowling club under the name of the
Talent Bowling Club was organized Monday
night at Jacks Inn, on Halliday street. Lafay-
etfe. with the following officers and msmbsrs:-
Kingsley Damus, President; w. F. Knight,
Secretary; VIM. Link, Captain. J. x. Lovslsnd,
J. j Fresch. D.. Keenan,, George Young. Ches.
Fayiey. George Fatsingsr. Harvey Woods. q.
Kopido. Joe Gorn1ey, Dick YougliBg and Geo.
smith. They will meet every Monday night.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-24
A YOUNG GIRLS RUIN.
Bessie Whalen Was Once Good and
Now a Curse to Her
Parents.

A deplorable case is that of Miss Bessie
Whalen, a charming and capricious dam
sci of eighteen summers. Bessie is of a
frivolous disposition. Her parents have
provided tor her a pretty house at No. II
Madison street, Hoboken, but the girl is
unappreciative Of the many exertions of
her parents to satisfy the girl. To empl oy
a vulgar phrase. Bessie is gay, n is of a
rowing nature. Two years ago there was
not a more attractive girl for her many
qualities than Bessie. but there has been
a cha nge in the girls life, and she is no
more the innocent girl she was. Only on
Wednesday night did Bessie, in company
with a young man, occupy q seat in the
Germania Theater. aud after the show
repair to a German beer consuming es-
tablishment. Bessie left school q year
ago.. against the parental protests, and
since has conducted herself in any but a
lady like manner.
Things came to such a crisis that yester-
day the girls mother appealed to Re-
corder McDonough, and asked him to
prescribe a remedy to check the girl in
her fast life.
THE girl means no harm, u she is
awful bad. She ought to be made to stop
and think what she's doing I've cried
over B6SSl0, Dut IL uO6S uOu dNdli duJ~
thing. What can be done!''
The Judge suggested that Bessie be
dealt a reprimand from his judi cial chair,
and said he'd issue a warrant for dis
orderly conduct against Bessie If Mrs.
Whalen wished.
81 don't like it. Judge, but I suppose it
may as well be done. Bessie is getting
worse every day."
The warrant was issued and later in the
day Bessie was arrested. This is not her
initial trip to Jail. Three months ago q
young man named Griffin had trouble
with the girl and she was arres ed on
complaint of her mother, but Griffin was
sent to the House of the Good Sheppard to
learn good behavior. Bessie never learned
to be good after that and seemed to try
all the harder to break her mother heart.
This morning a most severe reprimand
was administered by Recorder Nc
Donough. and Bessie seemed penitent
enough to last for life, but as the mother
left court she said:
Pm afraid Bessie won't profit much"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-24
NEW PUBLIC ROAD.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN BY THE BOARD
IN of Chosen Freehoiders OF Hudson County
New Jers4 ~, that ALE PROPOSALS will
be received at a meeting Of the said Board, TO
be held at the Court House OF said County, at four
CLOCK 2. H., on
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-24

The Thursday Afternoon CLUB oowled yeste--
day and had a series of team games. The
- {. - <hn odd t,arffu .vara.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-24
DOLITTLES did ENOUGH.

They Defeated the Ruthers by Over
Three Hundred
The Dolittles seem to be invincible at
home. They bowled a match game last
night on their own alleys at Woods Hall
against the team OF the Ruthers Club and
won easily. The score:-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-24

~ SCORE BY En- NEs
SPARTAN. l25 2S sss 5s7 500 $50 loss 1857 1905 1854
Hour........l49 a76 ass $50 9S5 $50 lbs llS5 l2Sl l427
Umpires-Aug. Brautlgan. D.
Scorers-J. A. Meagher and E. A. Hahn,
The Jolly Holzhacker game was close
for three frames, then the latter began to
draw away and won by 1859 pins. The
ScOra.-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-03-16
An Injunction asked.

As an outcome of the explosion at the
NJ. E. parsonage an injunction has been
filed restraining the commissioners from
operating the gasoline system of lighting.
A committee from the trustees of the
church waited on the Board of commits
sioners to protest against the mainte
nance of a system so dangerous to the
life and property of the town, and these
gentlemen say they were treated first with
Indifference and then with absolute inso-
lence by the Board of commissioners.
An action for damages was at first con-
templated but it was decided that such
an action could not be maintained,
no matter how negligent the commits
sioners may have been or with what dis
regard of life or property they may have
acted. The plea for the injunction will
shortly be heard before Judge briggs.
1t seems clear that as long as the gaso
line plant remains it will exist as
menace to the property of both town and
county, and to the lives of our citizens.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-03-16
The C.. L. &. W. Sale.

Respecting the c., l.. & w. sale a
Cleveland telegram says:
The sum of S2,3OO,OOO is the consider
alton for which that portion of the
Cleveland, L0rain and Wheeling rail
road stock which has been the property
of the Selah Chamberlain estate was
transferred to a syndicate of New York
and Ohio capitalists, all the members of
which are interested in the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton road. E. R. Per-
kins, President, Oscar Townsend, General
Manager. A s. Gorham and G. l.. Cutter
rendered their designations as directors
and others were chosen in their places.
The only Directors holding over are John
Newell, President of the Lake Shore
Railroad, and E. B. Thomas, of New
York, Vice President of the Erie system.
General Manager Woodford stated posi-
lively that the Cleveland, Lorain and
Wheeling and Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton would continue to be operated
entirely independent of each other, and
said that traffic arrangement had not
been made The Lake Shore will contin-
ne to be the medium of entrance into
Cleveland.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-03-16
Laughed Last,

Referring to that item in the Register
last week, stating that Officer Sidebottom
had been compelled to take back ali in
sane prisoner, whom he had taken to
Wheeling, Mr.. Sidebottom is the man
who laughs last. He went before Squire
Phillips at Wheeling and proved that the
man was a resident of Wheeling, that
he had been for eighteen months worker
at the Riverside Mills, and that he had
followed his wife over into this county,
and becoming insane, had been sent out
to our infrmary. The man was accord
ingly taken last week back to Wheeling,
and confined in that city, thereby saving
this county much expense, for his Was a
bad case.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-03-16
New Store-rooms.

EVERY one is cordially invited to visit
our new and beautifully sky lighted store
rooms. We have refitted our store on
the latest plans, and have spared neither
money or pains to make our store the
most attractive in the county. We now
have the shelves ladened with a new and
handsome stock of Dry Goods, Boots and
Shoes, Carpets, Oil-cloths, and Linoleums,
Drapery Curtains, Lace and Oriental
Curtains, Mats and Mattings. We will
be pleased to show you through our
handsome stOre-rooms, and give you
prices that are not empty boasts
3-16 If CONRAD TROLLS Sons.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-03-16
Death of Mrs. Johnston.

b. r. John ston went 50 Moundsville,
Monday, attending the funeral of his
mother, who died Friday morning, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Scott. Mrs.
.Johnston'S maiden name was Elizabeth
Connell. She was born October q, 1904,
on Methodist Ridge, south of this place,
and her early life was spent in this vicin-
ity. She was married in 1924, at the home
of Judge Benjamin Ruggles, to Thomas
Johnston, who died four years ago. They
lived in Monroe county, afterward in
Mead township, this county, and in 1858
went to Buckhill Bottom, and ten years
after to Round Bottom, w. Va. There
were ten children, of whom there survive
Mrs. Day. of Muskingum county; Mrs.
Williams, of Rochester, Mimi; Mrs. JEFF
fers. of Nebraska; Mrs. Mccartney, of
Delaware, O.; Mrs Scott, of Moundsviile;
b. r. Johnston, of this place, and Martin
Johnston, of Bellaire.
Mrs. Johnston had been for about fifty
years a member of the Methodist Church.
The funeral was conducted by her pastor,
Rev. Leatherby, assisted by Revs. Grimes
and Sherman Ii. Doyle. lnterment al
Moundsuille.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-03-16
COMMISSIONERS.
They Do Not Dismiss Engineer Dawson
As Asked.
Railway From Bellaire to Bridge
port-Other Business

The County Commissioners at their
meeting last week reemployed J. J Rem
nard as engineer at $50 year.
In the matter of the petition of Geo.
NJ. Wise and others, asking that Chalk
ley Dawson be removed from the super
intendency of the Pultney township
pixies, the Board having heard the evil
dence found no sufficient grounds for
Dawson's removal, and acquitted him of
all charges of mismanagement, incompe-
ieucy and negligence. They therefore
refused to remove him and will hear 9th
er requests later on.
E. q. Kranter's bond as commissioner
of NJ. F. and C. Free Turnpike, was ap
proved
The semi-annual report of the Infirma
ry Directors was presented, examined
and found correct, and the following bills
paid:
Wm.Lodge,27 days at 50 50,exp. 81, $3.50
B. NJ. Logger. 90 '' :" 1850
C. b. Wright, 5" q" 1850
The Trustees of the Children's Home
submitted quarterly estimate of the
wants of the Home for the ensuing three
months. Food S675, clothing SlS5, wages
S8i0, repairs SS5, Improvements $500,
books and stationery so, furniture 800,
transportation $40, stock $40, other ex
penses S135-total S244O. This amount
was allowed
w. e. Moore and Matther Kyle were
contracted with to furnish stone to re-
pair road at Sugar street crossing, st.
Clairsville.
The Commissioners on Tuesday enter
ed into an agreement with A. r. Leyda
and Others, whereby the latter were
granted the privilege of building and op-
Grating an electric railway from the toll
house ON the Rellaire and Wegee pike to
the south corporation line of Bellaire.
and from the north boundary of Bellaire
along the Bellaire and West Wheeling
and Ohio Valley pixies to Bridgeport, for
25 years. The Commissioners reserve
the right of locating the line of the track,
while the builders are to begin work in
60 days, to begin running in one year, to
operate the system so as to accommO-
date the public, to widen the road where
necessary, repair all damage resulting,
strengthen bridges. and help rebuild and
repair bridges when this becomes neces-
sary They are authorized to carry bag
gage and parcels, and are given the ex-
elusive right of their tracks, and agree
to pay expenses of inspection.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-03-16
Breach Of Promise.

Miss Ida Anderson an esteemed young
lady of this place, and successful teach
er in our public schools, has brought suit
against DR.. Joseph Hobson, a well known
physician of Cleveland, asking $4,000
damages for breach of promise of mar
riage. Service of summons was secured
on Dr. Hobson while ON a visit to rela-
tives at Flushing last Saturday, and the
case will be heard in the Common Pleas
Court of this county. DIR. Hobson was
married three or four months since.
The petition is in the following words:
On or about the first day of April, 1883,
in consideration of the promise of plant
lif-she then being unmarried-to marry
defendant on request, defendant prom
ised to marry her, the said plaintiff.
Plaintiff has ever since been ready and
williI g to marry defendant, yet defend
ant, contrary to his said promise, after
wards married a certain other person,
to-wit: one Anna Schlather, to plaintiff s
damage in the sum of S25,0OO for which
sum she asks judgment against said
defendant"
The case will doubtless attract wide
attention when it comes to trial.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-03-16
Social.

The Epworth League gave social at
the Methodist church Monday night;
exercises were conducted by the literary
department, and consisted of songs by
a choir, readings and recitations, instru-
mental selections on the autoharp and
mouth organ by George Hughes, and a
debate involving the question of sitting
in the back seats at church services. A
small admission fee was charged, and a
goodly number were present. These
socials are enjoyable and will be repeated.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-03-16
Towns Money.

The finance committee from council
examined the books of the clerk and
rect. They report as follows:
Receipts for year including balance at
last settlement, general fund 81, 1886,
road fund $1,151 80, police fund $3O4lS,
light fund S2,936.6l, railway sinking
fund S5,893.72, total $l1, ,435.59.
Disbursements general fund S6S9.79,
road fund S7741O, police fund S1465O,
light fund $3,571S4, railway sinking fund
So, 750-total $8 930.23.
Balance general fund S451.77, road
fund $3S742, police fund $l57.6S, light
fund S635.23 overdrawn, railway sinking
fund $2,143 70, total So, 800. SO.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-03-16
The Mail Service.

This, the fifth division of the railway
mail service, is the largest in the United
States. One thousand and ninety-two
postal clerks are employed on its lines.
These lines aggregate 24,l59 miles. The
government pays the railroad and steam
boat companies S3,2S3.O34 for transpor-
tation of the mail carried upon lines of
this division. The postal clerks employed
in this division receive annually $1,000
600 for their services in distributing
1893, ,907 300 pieces of ordinary mail mat
ter while travelling 43OS1 ,944 miles. The
population of this division is 9,49OS73,
spread over an area of 1897 square
miles, and having within it's boundary
10,043 postOffices.-Exc.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-03-16
Found Guilty.

John A. Romans, of Freeport, was
convicted of forgery in Harrison county
Common Pleas Court last week and
sentenced to three years in the Peniten-
tiary, though the sentence was after
wards suspended until next term of
Court. The case will probably be taken
to higher Court. The allegations were
in effect that Romans had circulated
notes bearing the signature of his father
in-law which were claimed to be forger-
les. Trouble began after the death of
the father-in-law. Some Belmont county
people were caught by the forgeries.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-03-16
Similar Projects.

The Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette
has this to say of the electric railway pro-
ject: 1.-The construction of the electric
road from Bellaire, o., to Martins Ferry
a distance of twelve miles, is to be un-
dertaken by company composed of j
X. jolly and A. r. Leyda, of Beaver
Falls, and A. J. jolly and ]. L. Jolly, OF
this city, with whom are also associated
other Pittsbufghers. The road is esti-
mated to cost S350,0O0. The same peo
pie are reported as having other similar
projects in view in this section and
Eastern Ohio"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-03-16
Honorably Discharged.

George Murray, of the Bellaire con-
tracing firm of Murray Bros, who have
been doing the work on the Webster
district school building, was arrested
Monday morning, on charge of stealing
$l5 from a German named Henry AL
brecht. Mr.. Murray boarded at the home
of Mrs. Ackermann in Wheeling. He
came over from Bellaire and went to his
room. Some time later Albrecht missed
a pocket book containing SIS, and swore
out warrant for Mr.. Murray. The case
was heard by Justice Arkle Monday
night. There was no evidence against
George, and he was honorably discharged
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-03-16
Should He Paw TIP

In 1888 a fellow west of Franklin
bought horse from neighbor, giving
his note for $500, payable when Cleve-
land was elected President The election
came off in 1888 and Cleveland was de-
feated. But the holder of the note held
on to it. Now that Cleveland was elect
ed in 1892, the holder of the note claims
he is entitled to the $500, but the holder
of the note refuses to pay it, as it was ex-
ecuted on the result of the election of
1888, though it was not so expressed in
the note.-COshocton Democrat.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-03-16
Democracy.

The township and town Democracy got
together Saturday and nominated for the
township Jno. Coffland, Trustee; W. J
Miller, Treasurer; w. j. Stitt, Assessor
T. w. Mellott and Isaac Neiswanger
Justices of the Peace; John Ferren
Constable For the town Chas $. Frint
Clerk; Thomas Merritt, Councilman, one
year: A. C. Darrah, J. B. Butler and
David Darrah, Councilmen, two years.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-03-16
Afraid of the Administration.

Capt. Henry Miller, prominent wool
grower of German township, who has
kept his clips for eleven years in hope of
an advance in price gave up the contest
last week and sold his entire lot to the
Horkenheimer Brothers, of Wheeling.
Although an ardent Democrat, the pru-
dent Captain decided at the last moment
not to take any chances with Cleveland
free trade wool. He sold during the last
week of President Harrison's term. See !?
-Cadiz Republican.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-03-16
Don't Do it that Way.

Lloyd Mercer, plasterer, living in
Cambridge, who is employed at the Ber-
wick, while at work last Friday, fell a
distance of thirty-fve feet, and after a
few moments rest, got up and wanted to
resume work. The scaffold on which he
had been working gave way and let him
drop. His method of coming down such
a distance may be expeditions but not
safe as a rule.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-03-16
CLIPPED FROM EXCHANGES.
Bits of News and Information Scissor
ed Out.
Such as Will Be of Interest to Readers of
The Chronicle All Over the
County.
No Vote Taken.

The Scio Herald has some information
that is news to the people of Belmont
county. In speaking in opposition to
the bill to erect a new Court house at
Cadiz it says: They know the history of
the late contest in Belmont county,
where like scheme to wrong the people
was upset; they know the law was made,
that it was set aside by the Supreme
court, that the question went to a vote,
that st. Clairsville won ,by four votes
The Herald seems to be sadly misin-
formed or else is manufacturing facts to
bolster up its cause. Everybody knows
that no vote was taken in this county
and that Harrison county is pursuing
the same course as Belmont.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-03-16
Closing-Out List.

For the summer season we are closing
out at cost line of Hobby-hOrses, Child's
Wagons, Doll Buggies, Doll Cradles, Doll
Folding Beds, Wheelbarrows, Indian
Clubs, Wall Pockets, and few hand
some Baskets. These articles range in
price from cents to S1,25. Lookout fer
bargains.
By next week our new spring stocks
will be in. Lookout for further an
nouncementS. B. r. JOHNSTON.