Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-02-19
sTEUBENVILLE.

STEUBENvIILE, O., February 1S.-The
Republican primaries will take place sat
urdav. March 1lth, and the candidates are
hustliug with a vengeance. The two hghts
ON hand will be for City Commissioner and
members Of City Council. For the first
position there are six announced candi-
dates. one Of them being colored man,
who Is hoping that the Republican party
will at last recognize the service OF his
race for its benefit at the polls and noml-
nate him, but ne is hoping without shad-
ow of a chance Of the lightning striking
him. for the party to which he belongs
has no use for his people except
as voters and be will be
showed under so bad that be won't know
he has been running when the votes are
counted. The fight Ia Council is being
made because Of the City Clerkship, which
is a sinecure, paying 500 year and the
holder can attend TO the duties IN his lels-
IRE moments, so that ii does not interfere
with his regular business at all. There
are three candidates for the position in tho
persons of "Doc" Johnson, Geo. kells and
Geo. McCracken, and they are all busy
settingup candidates for Council In the dli-
ferent wards The time for the Demo
cratic primary convention has not yet oeen
named. out it Will probably be held on Sat
urdav evening, March 18th. W. l.. Medili
is hustling for the nomination for Mayor
and will doubtless receive IL. lie IS pop
ular Young fellow and will give Barley
Scott a hustle at the election. There is no
reason in the world why Geo Zimmerman
shouldn't be nominated for City Commits
sioner. de got there IN good shape TWO
wears ago, has made a good officer and Will
run Ike a deer for reelection.
Dan Noble. who shot his brother Yves
ley near his home in Wells township, last
July, and was sentenced to eight years IN
the peniteniiary, was taken TO Columbus
last Friday morning, and Is now working
for the state The aged father OF the two
men visited this city last Thursday, had a
meeting with Dan in jail, and was much
comforted when informed that reconcile
alton had taken place between Dan aad
Wesley.
Jimmy DOYLE, who is known TO every
person in Steubenville as one Of the heroes
of 1872. when he. as Marshal, and w. L.
Campbell as MAYOR. did so much work dur
ing the smallpox epidemic, died last
THURSDAY az his home in Dennison. His
remains were brought here Friday, and
will be buried in Union cemetery this
Sunday afternoon.
The Misses Mccain, daughters OF Capt.
T. *. McCann. gave q eucnre party Tues
dav evening,at their home on Logan street.
Frank j. Ault, shipping clerk at David
sons wholesale grocery, is now father 20 q
nice baby girl.
President Spauldiog K Wallace. OF the
Jefferson Iron Works, will shortly move
into one Of the new houses Of II. G.. Dohr-
many. on North Fourth street.
Geo. W. Lehman. Of Wheeling. was the
guest of SteuOenville friends this week.
w. &. HUFFMAN. the news dealer, Is
very III with pneumonia.
Tom Barrett is Low working tthe Buck
eve glass house, in Martins Ferry.
Rev. II. A Zeily, Of St Johns Lutheran
Church. has received and accepted call
10 the Lutheran Church al Hickory, Wash
ington county, Pa.
Miss Lulu Specat entertained her young
friends at the home Of her parents on
North Fourth street, Friday Afternoon.