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Middletown transcript., 1896-07-25
The Races.

The racing at the Middletown track on
the 18th was the most interesting and ex-
citing the local sportsmen have enjoyed.
The pacing race was the interesting one be-
tween "Garret Jr.'' and Geo F. The lat
ter took the first heat in the fastest time on
the track Mr.. Smith driving and the former
took second and third heats, Mr.. Crocke tt
handling the ribbons and receiving APP
plause for the manner in which he drove.
There were three other races-the 23O, 2.4O,
and 800 classes.
The management will give another race
on Friday, July 81. when the PAGERS, Gar
ret Jr. and Geo. F. will be pitted agains
each other. Horses from Smyrna. Town
send, and Maryland are expected to enter.
Church Membersh ip Increased.
Last Sunday was a memorable day in
the history of the NJ. E. Church, it being
the time appointed for receiving the pro-
bationers into full membership. The day
was perfect. and the congregation large.
Rey. I. L. Wood, pastor preached very
helpful and appropriate sermon on talents
and opportunities, from the text OCCUPY
till come" After which he received into
the fellowship of the church one. Of the
largest classes ever received at one time
The altar place was crowded from end to
end and second row was formed 1t was
an impressive scene; side by side were the
little children of tender years and old men
men of 70. but babes in Christ; there were
men and women of mature years, young
men and maidens, and several whole
families, parents and children. After the
covenant vows were taken, DIR. Wood, fol.
lowed by the Church officials gave the new
members, numbering 81, the right hand.o
fellowship" as the congregation. SAM" "Bles
be the tie that binds" and all present felt
the holy influence of the hour. The pastors
face was bright with happy smile and
truly it was an occasion for much joy, the
visible fruits of his labos, being of a
highly gratifying character. DR.. Wood is
doing good work and his recent ingather
ing is only an incentive to greater effort fo
still larger harvest ofsouls.
Middletown transcript., 1896-07-25

at O'clock p. mn
the following described real estate, viz:
Beginning at stone in the centre Of Lingo
street; thence south ~ degrees east l55 feet TO
q stone, corner for this lot and land retained
by the said Cochran; thence north 67% de-
grees west, 50 feet toa stone, q corner for this
lot and land retained by the said Cochran
and in the line Of the lot conveyed to Duggan:
thence with Duggan's line north ~ degrees
west 165 feet to D stone. In the centre Of Lingo
street; thence with Lingo street South 83Z
degrees east 50 feet to the stone ana place q
beginning, containing 7750 square teet ofhnd
eeized and taken Ii execution q the pno
perty Of William }. Il. Lingo and 70 bc soid =
IS 8 & PAUL dIILfE, eheri6
shex.9.s once, Wilmin9tou, p5isvlro
Middletown transcript., 1896-07-25

NO, 1851.
REPORT Of the CONDITION Of the
NCfTiZENs' NATfoNAf BANK, at Middle
town, in the State of Delaware, at the close Of
I,,. 81. 4, IxxI m
Middletown transcript., 1896-07-25

No. 3oIo.
DEP0Rr of the CONDITION OF the
NPEOPLE'S NATIONAL BANK, at Middle
town, in the State of Delaware, at the close of
business, July l4th 1895:
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MARTINS FERRY.


a two act drama entitled "On the Brink,
or A Reclaimed Husband" will be pre-
scented at the Maennerchor Hall by home
talent company. The cast Of characters
include DR.. J. NJ. Hogan, Misses Margaret
HOwells, Nora Hogan, Annie Alderman,
and Messrs. Lou Englemeyer, John Tier
ney. VIM. O'Neal, VIII Ackerman. John
Kruosch. erbert James, VIM. O'Donnell,
Geo. Becker, S. O'Neal and Louis Storch.
II is temperance play.
Thos. Stanton, ST., residing on Seventh
street, is very i'll with the infrmities of old
age.
Julius Blumenberg attended the COM
mencement at Washington, Pa, last even
ing.
a large delegation Of Democrats of this
place attended the county convention at
ST. Clairsville yesterday
Thos. V. Salisbury and wife were at
Mourdsvillle yesterday attending the flu
neral of VIM. l.. Edwards, a brother-in-
law of Mrs. Salisbury.
John Kyne was at Steubenville yester-
day.
Ralph Heaton will netertain number of
his friends this evening at his home on
Walnut street
The firemen left last night at midnight
over the B. & o. road for Cumberland Md,
where they viii take part in hose races on
next Thursday.
Jacob Green, foreman of the Belmont
brewery leaves for Pittsburg this morn
ing to attend the Saengerfest
Misses Blanche and Emma Gillespie. of
Portland Station, were calling on friends
at this place yesterday.
The Seldom Seen fishing club leave the
latter part CT the week for their summer
outing near Cambridge, O.
Mrs W. H. Helfenbine left yesterday for
East Liverpool to visit her sister, Mrs.
Edwin Oppelt
Miss Emily Hoge leaves this morning to
attend the commencement of the Della
ware, O.. seminary. Her sister Miss Leila
is one Of the graduates.
The marriage of Miss Annie McKimm
to Mr.. Lewis George. of Pittsburg, will
take place this evening at the home of the
bride.
Miss Mary Jones left yesterday for a
three months visit in California with her
brother.
Mrs Thos. Mullaney and son Harry, who
have been i'll for some time with typhoid
fever. are improving
Miss Flo Coyle left yesterday for sew
eral days visit with her parents at New
Castle, Pa.
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MARIETTA.
Snecial To the Register

Special to the Register.
Marietta, O.. June 9.-Fire last night
burned out the Interior of the resi-
dence of Deputy Oil Inspector F. H.
Harding ana destroyed most of his
household effects. The blaze started
from lamp accidentally overturned.
The loss will reach $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Mills left yester-
dav for Bluff Island, Mass. where Mrs.
Mills will spend the summer.
The case of Ohio VS.. Harry Thomp-
son. in dicted for highway robbery, was
tried in Common Pleas Court yester-
day and given to the jury at 10 o'clock
last night. A verdict of not guilty was
returned this morning. The alleged
offense consisted of holding up and rob-
bling on one of the principal streets OF
the city of an old man named Charles
Cook an inmate Of the Soldiers Home
at Sandusky. The crime was COM
mitted in 1894.
Rev. David Jones, of Wellston, o.,
is in the city with friends and rela-
tives. ~
~ V. De Rouse and George H. Nor
rison of Butler, Pa, will reside here
in the future. =.
Mr. T. B. Townsend and daughter, OF
GAINESVILLE ARE the guests OF the lam
ilv of Judge w. H. Leepr.
AT least one of the bicycle thieves
that have infested this section for the
mast week is behind the bars in the
citv nrison. He was arrested at Bel
pre by Marshal Parlin and has confess
cd his guilt. His name is George Bar
ker and he resides at Parkersburg. Last
rThursday evening he stole wheel De-
longing to Fred Miller, son OF Editor
Jacob Miller. of the Marietta Zeltung
and. taking it TO Belpre, left 1t with a
farmer near that village. The wheel
vas found and identified by young
Miller the next day, but the thief could
not he found. Monday he returned to
Belpre in quest of the machine and
was recognized by the gentleman with
whom he had left it. His arrest FOL
lowed in a few hours, and though he
is but Is years of age he is certain
of a term in the penitentiary, as the
Ohio law makes the stealing OF bi-
cycle a felony.
The Ohio and Muskingum river pack
ct Lorena arrived here over twenty
four hours late on account of an acct
dent at Duff's bar. In attempting to
transfer a man from the Lorena to the
Virginia at that point both bats became
grounded on the bar. AS the Lorena
swung around with the current the
stage of the Virginia crashed into hel
cabin. doing considerable damage. II
took the new towboat Catherine Davis
two hours to get the packets off the bar
Pinafore is to be reproduced here
Saturday night as benefit to Man
ager Charles n. Adams.
The widow of Wilma Weaver. whc
was killed recently on the c. & NJ. rail
road. received to-day the $1,000 insur'
ance which he carried upon his life.
Mrs. Alice Goodwin, OF Boston, is il
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SISTERSVILLE.

Sistersyiile, w. Va, June 9.-Foster
Carroll, popular employe in the Ohio
River railroad Office, has been sick abed
all day.
Henry Rauch went to Parkersburg
this morning to visit his old home.
H. L. Kerr returned to-day from a
business trip in Wheeling.
FOR SALE-W. f. Rice's entire line
of Harness, Saddles, ETC., at actual cost.
Cause of selling, poor health
Hon. c. T. Caldwell returned to his
home in Parkersburg this afternoon.
Our boys will have as their opponents
on the diamond Saturday and Sunday
the famous Carroll Club, of Wheeling.
Quite good deal of interest is being
taken in the fistie encounter which
comes off Thursday evening between
E. Blake and James Ryan, at Coney
Island. Both men have quite a local
reputation and will both go in to win,
and the Register can not predict the
winner.
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Tie conoREp Wan AT ST. LOUIS.


The leaders Of the grand old party
seem to be in a fix with regard to the
entertainment of the colored man and
brother among the delegates to the St.
Louis convention. Every hotel, board
inc house and cafe has positively de-
clared that no colored man need ap-
nlv for entertainment. This is sad.
No, only sad but alarming. The col
ored man and brother whom the
grand old party loves so ardently about
election time can't be sighted. No,
indeed. The colored vote must be cul-
tivated. Without it the grand old
party would be hopelessly in the minor
ity in nearly every State in the Union.
There is talk of pitching tents to ac-
commodate the negro contingent at St.
Louis. But no self-respectng colored
man will consent to be barred from re-
spectacle quarters and housed as an
animal. Indeed, National COMMITTEES
man Hill. Of Tennessee. has declared
that unless respectable hotel accommo-
dations are secured for the colored del
egates from his State he will advise
them not to come to the convention.
The attitude of the hotel and board
ing house keepers is causing the Re
publican ringmasters no little anxiety,
fer the colored man and brother is no
small factor in Republican National
conventions.
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As we suspected. the esteemed Intelli-
encer was not satisfied with the work of
the Ohio County Democratic convention.
1t takes il particularly hard that the
convention did no, name a Legislative
ticket at the session on Monday, and. in
an endeavOr to strain a little cheap po-
litical capital ont of the circumstance,
stated as a reason for the conventions
wise action. what il knew was not only
untrue but absurd namely. that the con-
vention was afraid to name a Legisla-
tive ticket before the adoption of the
currency plank in the Chicago conven-
ton, We have yet to learn that the
next Legislature of West Virginia has
aught TO do with settling the currency
question. since it does not even elect a
United States Senator. Our esteemed
contemporary initszeal TO misrepresent
and find fault with the admirable work
OF the convention. has overstepped it
self a trifle and exposed an amount of
ignorance Of State politics that is nol
at all creditable 10 it, But this is not
ALL The esteemed Mckinley organ al
lows its spitefulness to bsuay it into
such an Uttera1ce as this:
This uncertain. not TO say emharra ssins
condition, in which the Ohio county D.
mocrlcy. what there is left OF IT, finds
itSet is the penalty of being attached 10 a
party that has no fixed principles. and the
members OF which never know where they
are at until after the iiscordant elements
come together ard declare for something
anything 20 catch votes.
For a choice speciment Of cheek
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MISUNDERSTANDING BROS.

this city, interesting herself in the
cause of SAVING waits who have no
homes and preventing them from be-
coming criminals and moral perverts.
Her idea is to create sentiment for the
establishment of home in Ohio SIM
liar to the one which has been estab-
lished in Chicago.
The wedding Of Mr.. f. E. Wtlig, OF
this city and Miss Helen Dyar, of Rain
bow, will take place at the home of the
bride June 16. Both are popular young
people.
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pure gall-we do not think this can
readily be equalled. tofxture of party
principle, pray let us ask our esteemed
contemporary. who. we confess, ought
TO be posted as to the principles OF the
two parties. since he has belonged TO
bo.b when he discovered that the Dem
ocratic party had no fixed principles
and that the Republican party had
fixed principles" as he evidently
means 10 leave one to infer. Especial
" rs 10 the currency, what are the
"nrinciDles" of the grand old party?
We have heard many enunciations
from the organs Of this grand old party
of fixed principles" but we have yet
to hear Of any two alike from different
sections of the country. We have
heard gold talk from the East and sill
yer talk from the West. and from every
where talk of Mckinley whose curren-
cy views cannot be gotten out with
Jimmy. or a forcepump, or corkscrew'
Yet Mckinley is the only representative
Republican before the American people
to-day. according to all the organs in
Guiding our Fourteenth street neigh
bor 1t is certain that he is the only
Republican to-day who can get the st.
Louis nomination.
AND WHY?
Is it because he represents any fixed
priaciple?" No, a bit OF it. McKin-
lev is the only available Republican
candidate because he has ever been a
weather cock in politics and public life,
blowing hotorcold as he interpreted the
changes in popular sentiment and opin-
ion. And this man, who is notorious,
ly without fixed principles" who is
afraid TO say his soul is his own or TO
open his mouth on the currency ques-
ton. which he has been on all sides of,
is to-day the only candidate that any
Republican dare think Of,
And again WHY?
Is it because Mckinley is a gold bug?
On. no, Manager Hanna is circulating
throughout the free silver West pamph-
let's containing the facts of McKinley's
free silver record and votes in Congress
and out of Congress. Then, is it be-
cause Mckinley is an advocate of free
silver? Bless your soul, NO! Didn't
half a dozen of the leading Republicans
of the nation recently visit Wall
street with Dollar Mark Hanna at their
head and positively assure the gold
bugs of that interesting thoroughbred
that Mckinley was as strong and ar
dent a gold bug as any of them? To
be sure. And so Major Mum, OF Can
ton continues to be all things to all
men.
Everybody knows where the Demo-
cratic party stands and has always
stood on this question. individuals
may differ, but the Democratic party
has always been for the money OF the
Constitution, gold and silver, without
partiality or favoritism for either.
But where does the Republican party
with its ONLY candidate stand on this
all-important question? Who knows?
Nobody on earth.
All that is known of the currency
views of the Republican party is that 1t
is willing to accept Mckinley buttons
at sixteen to one or any other ratio.
And where Mckinley stands it is eX-
tremely doubtful if he, himself, knows.
When it comes 10 a question OF fixed
principles" we would like to know
where the Republican party and its
candidate are at.
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coMMISsIONER'S NOTICE,

Louis Hoelsche. executor of Gregor Hoel-
sche. deceased. vs.. Agatha Auber, JUS
tina Meyer and Louis Hoelsche.
In the Circuit Court of Ohio County,
West Virginia.
In Chancery.
above entitled cause on the first day OF
June. 1895. it is referred TO the undersigned
commissioner of said court to ascertain
and report:
First-The value and annual rental value
of Lot No. in Square No. in Sprigg
& Ritchie's Addition TO the Town OF South
Wheeling. Ohio County. West Virginia, be-
longing to the estate Of Gregor Hoelsche.
second-The liens thereon, if any there
Third-The claims, II any. against the
estate OF said GregOr HOelsche.
Fourth-Any other matter deemed per-
tinent by the commissioners, or required by
any party in interest
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed has fixed upon Tuesday. the list
day of July, 1896, commencing at ten
o'clock. A. M as the time, and his Office.
No. 1904 Chapline street, in the City Of
Wheeling Ohio County, West Nlrginla,
as the place at which he Will proceed TO
ascertain and report the several matters
IN the said order of reference required.
Given under my hand this Attn day OF
GEO. r. E. GILCHRfsT:
ieeoawt Commissioner.
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Ohio at St. Louis unless ne recants the
doctrine proclaimed in his letter TO the
Farmers Alliance. The Republican party
of Ohio is not silver party. 1t VIII not
support Mckinley upon his free silver
platform. 1t is obvious that he secured the
Endorsement Of the Ohio Republicans in
State convention under false pretenses and
that the pledges of support thus obtained
are no longer binding in the absence Of an
explanation from the candidate.
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AGREAT NEWS SERVICE.

The Register is not given to boast
inc. and is not a follower Of that school
Of journalism which appears to hold
that what a newspaper actually does
in the way of furnishing news amounts
TO little compared with what it claims to
do. The Register makes no boasts. 1t
leaves its columns and circulation to
speak for it as the greatest newspaper
in the two Virginias or between Pitts
burg and Cincinnati. The Registers
special daily news service costs more
than double that Of any other two pa
pers in the State, and the special and
neighborhood news features of the Sun
dayedition arenot eQualled in this State
or section of the country. For exam
pie last Sundays issue contained near
" four thousand words of special tele-
graphic news covering every section of
West Virginia and Eastern Ohio, to-
gether with over ten thousand words of
special neighborhOod correspondence
from nearby localities in West Virginia
and Ohio. No section was left unrep-
resented.
The trained service required and the
amount of money outlay necessary to
cover this field by special news service
are not small items, but are necessary
10 the establishment and maintenance
OF thorough newspapers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-10

State Treasurer John NJ. Rowan Is
said TO be willing TO accept a renomina-
ton. Mr.. Rowan has made a very ell
1cient Treasurer. The office is tar
from being sinecure. On the con-
trary. it requires good business sense
and Judgment, tact. ability, knowledge
and courtesy. All of these Gualitica-
lions Mr.. Rowan possesses in an emf
nent degree. The delicate business oil
his department has been admirably and
entirely satisfactorily conducted and
the records kept straight as a die under
his administration. The people appre-
ciate Col Rowan's services and would
re-elect him.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-10

State superintendent OF Schools Viz
gil A. Lewis is urged for denomination
to the position which he now so AMY
fills. Mr.. Lewis is particularly quail
fed for this highly important work
T. has been life study with him ana
his heart is in his labors. Mr. Lewis
is eminently the right man in the right
place and if he is renominated there
would be no doubt of his election.
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FoRAKER's ASPIRATIONS.

New York Mercury.
Foraker, it is said, has no ambition to go
into the cabinet in the event of Mckinney
election to the White House. He wants to
serve his term in the Senate and make a
reputation for himself as a national poll
tician. In 1900 or 1904 Senator Foraker will
still be young enough to have aspirations
for the Presidential chair.
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DEMocRArrc CONVENTIONS.

Conventions to choose delegates 10 'ns
>,e,,,rsI convention at Chicago, July "
1895. ,-
Isl District-Clarksbu June ID
ed District-Davis. June ID.
"a Dissatisfaction. June Ia
4,5 Dist-ict-Poiut Pleasant, June L.
convention TO nominate candidates candidates. l0'
So oeices. wheeling. August T. 1870
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WATER ~ BOTH sHOULDERs.

hanSdS NlIN " uIIu.
II Mckinley doesn't want to say any
thing more on the money question than he
has already said there is no law to compel
him 20. Besides, the gold standard States
Of the East and the free silver States Of the
West are all for him anyway.
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Persons leaving the city during the sun
~ can have the Register mailed 10 them
by ordering it at this ONCE eI'''e' -. -o-
son or by letter. Terms % 0e- -.. -
month. excluding sunday OF - - "a
month. including sunday. pay"O'S 40 '
vance.
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m the credltors Of Gregor Hoelsche, de-

To the Creditors Of Gregor Hoelsche, de-
In pursuance of a decree Of the Circuit
Court Of the County OF ONO, made IN a
estate OF the said Gregor Hoelsche 10 the
payment of his debts, you are required to
present your claim against the estate OF
the said Gregor Hoelsche for adjudication
to Geo. r. %. Gilchrist. Commissioners, at
his office. No. 1904 Chapline street. Wheel
ing ". va. in the said county, on or be-
fore the 2lst day Of Inly, lS s GILL, =.
s.;d Court This 5th day Of June. 1896.
JOHN W. MITCHELL. Clerk.
isfna-t
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wOULD PAY IN sILyER.

Albany ss-Knickerbocker.
The savings banks are for sound money.
but they would probably be willing to pay
deprecated silver to such Of their depos-
itors as prefer that form of currency.
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THEY MIL ~ AMUCK.

Harrisburg Patriot.
If the party at st. Louis do not declare
for free silver the silverites will at least
have the freedom Of the convention. With
such men as Tillman in the lead it is not
difficult TO foretell what will happen 10 the
party II il declares for free silver
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-10

The Mckinley possibility will bring
several nctive West VirsinianS lpel-
sonal frends) TO the front with whom
no will treat direct instead OF through
the exclusive channel of Senator FL
kins.
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TOM REEDS BASE USES.

CIeVeIand Pam Dealer.
When boys of a generation ago flew kites
they would tie a bunch of weeds. roots and
all, at the extremity of the tail in order to
steady the craft. That's the responsible
position which it is proposed to assign Tom
Reed. Perhaps he could keep the kite
from diving" perhaps he couldn't. Then
again, perhaps he wouldn't.
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Current Political Thought.

WILL LEAVE THE CITY.
Philadelphia Times
While Congress will do what it can to-
wards cleaning out the treasury. it will
leave Washington.
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TOO MUCH OF A JOB FOR FORAKER.
New VorL- World

The anti-McKinley movement has almost
universally pointed to Foraker as the man
who might "do the Garfield act" at St.
Louis-that is, that he should put McKin-
ley in nomination at the convention in a
speech which would insure his defeat. One
good reason why Foraker should not at
tempt to repeat this performance is that it
requires brains to do 1t. and Foraker hasn't
that particular equipment.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-10

Will Senator Elkins be so soiieiyouS
for the election Of hold-over STATE sen
ators this campaign as ne was last
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The Reed Vice Presidential boom Is
wofullv lacking in enthusiasm on 'ne
part of Mr. Reed.