Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-01-29
sTEUBENvILLE.


SrEuBENv1LLE, January 2S.-The Repub-
| lican primaries, which the powers tnat Dc
have declared will be held On Saturday,
March 4, will be devoid OF interest except
the contest for Street Commissioner ior
| which there are eight candidates, nsmeiy:
| John Lawson, William Lindsay, b. Z.
| Matthews, James Lindsey, John Attig,
I Gordon Workman, George w. Nicholson
| and Mllt Brown, the latter being q coloreo
man, and they are all hustllng around
among the voters and the contest mas De-
gun to get warm. All past history shows
that Brown is not in the race, for the COL
| ored man has always been good enough 70
vote the Republican ticket, but whenever
he aspired to An office he was always turned
down, and there is no reason TO suppose IL
will be otherwise this time. Or the others,
Lawson seems to have the lead. de uSs
been a candidate two or three times, q a..
ways polled q good vote, put not
enough to 'knock the persimmon." Mat
thews has been a Republican wire puller Ios
years, but he has always distinguished
himself in Congressional contests oeing
against the Jefferson county candidate
He was far Col. J. d. Taylor against Jonn
NJ. Cook. and for Col. Poorman against H.
G.. Richards. so that the friends OF these
two men can be counted as being Tor any
body but him. 1t might be, however, tnao
some of the other fellows would develop
strength enough to be nominated. Iney
are all confident. There will be no contest
for Mayor as Barley" Scott mas every,
thing cut and dried for himself, VIII
be renominated without opposition.
Capt. S. w. Seacrist, inspecting omcer
of the Eighth Ohio Regiment, Y; e.
Knights Of Pythias, was IN the city wed
nesday night and inspected Ivanhoe DIV,
N. Z. He found the Davision in good
shape and after the inspection was over,
in q neat speech congratulated III
highly, saying 1t was one Of the best divls-
ions in the State. He said 1t had long oeen
contemplated DIV General Weidner, CON-
mander OF the Ohio Brigade, 10 form d
battalion of tue divisions along the river,
taking in Bellaire, Bridgeport, Steuoen-
Vile, Toronto, East Liverpool and otner
places, with headquarters az Steuoenvllle,
so that they could be in close communlca-
ton with each other and that in a short
time the plan will be put In operation. Inc
Ohio Brigade will camp at the worlds
Fair in Chicago next fall.
The latest out in q political way Is toet
Sam Taylor, the present representative
from this county, will enter the field as a
candidate for the Republican nomlnatlon
for State Senator from this district. TINS
would leave the field open for Gen. Love,
who has long had a desire to represent Je1-
ferson county in the State Legislature;
Revival services are being held at Ham.
line M. L. Church under the direction OF
DR.. Boring, who is a logical and eloquent
speaker and nightly interests the large
number Of people who attend, with thoughts
clear and cleanucut.
A ''pouud social" was held Tuesday
evening By the VS. at the home OF Miss
Maggie Lindsay.
w. S. Walker and wife, j. M. Conley
and wife, n Will Thompson attended
the funeral of Virginia, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. j. L. Long, at Wheeling, Mon
day.
Geo. S. Maxwell and wife are in New
York with one of their children, on whom
anew York physician will operate Tor an
ailment with which it Is afflicted.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of EIlwood Seigfried and Miss Carrie
Kirkpatrick on January z. .
JOHN P. Edgar will attend the Mardi
Gras Carnival at New Orleans.
Misses Annie, Marie and Jennie Orr en-
tertained the Progressive Euchre Club at
their home on North Fourth street Wed
nesday evening.
A. Neuhsuser was down from Pittsburg
Wednesday shaking hands with his Steu-
benville friends.
The following party left this morning for
DeLeon Springs, Fla: Mrs. DR.. John
Pearce and maid, Mrs. Henrietta Morris,
Mrs. VIM. Bullock, Miss Alice Mcdonald,
Morris Pearce, |. N. and II. l.. Boron, r.
L. Sanders, Henry Wilson and John Nc
Kee.