Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-02-10
MATTERS AND THINGS IN
BRIDGEPORT.
m an Occas ional Correspondent

From an Occas ional Correspondent
DEAR CHRONICLE: We welcome you as
weekly visitor at our fre-side. Often have
we returned home weary and care worn
exclaimins as we seated curse Ives in the
old arm chair before blazing fire, what
a dui: world this is. But on loo liking around
us we observed your presence amid the
family group. looking as cheerful and sElil-
ing as graciously as youth on Christmas
merning-and on opening your well stored
budget of news, and er ergaging you in con-
versation for an hour, we have experienced
as much satisfaction as though we had just
returned from pleasant tour all around the
county having talked with everbody we met
and CLEANED The Til Bits of news from
every village, and hamlet in DID Belmont
and as we have teen obliged to relinquish
your company, our feelings may have re-
sembled those of a maiden bidding good
night TO her lover. We have calculated
mentally i not orally "you'l come again" +"
And now that we are left alone to reflection
and recount the many good things you ha, e
told u. like tire timid maiden We began to
upbraid ourselves for having said nothing
OF interest TO you in reply. Buff you will
pardon our silence, which was not OCCASION
cd by any lack of feeling on our part, we
will endeovor to prepare something for your
'xt visit, we DO not expect to be very in
teresting to one of your attainments, but
we just wish to convince you that yonr COM
pany is appreciated. So to begin | must
tell you that our town is in her best W inter
dress to-day, the mud is al frozen up and
you can traverse her precincts with dry
feet, which is real luxury to Bridgeport
er, and to our merchants it is a blessing OF
no meager value as they are receiving their
stocks of Sugar ard Molasses, which makes
the scenes in our streets quite enlivening
and adding to this The amount of merchan-
disc and human freight deposited every day
upon the platforms at the Depot of the c
and p. Railroad by the numerous ira ms
which fly up and down its rails. A fruitful
Imagination might easily collect a birds
eye view OF commercial me tropolis.
But am not sure that can say as mucn
iruthiuly of the mora habits of our cili-
zens, as of their business habits; for the
Old King can martial great number of
loyal subjects in this community, who are
willing to do his bidding at noon day or
midnigh., through the week, or on the
Sabbath. You may obtain an introduction
to a pair of these worihies now bording,
beievs ot the Thu ston Barracks, VIZ: Cum
modore Barney and Captain John; and our
order loving citizens are only regrcting the
lack of vigilance on the part of our peace
officers who might easily have sent large
company of privates with them, who could
exhibit the scars received in many a hard
fought battle.
But while the foregoing may give you
some idea of what is transpirhg in our
streets: must tell you also that our Church
going people have witnessed gracious out
pouring Of the Spirit. Rev. Hamilton OF
The NJ. Z Church hns had protrac:ed
meeting here FOR S veral nights, and we
think great good has been accomplished,
twelve persons have joined the Church on
probation and the members have been
aroused to sense of danger ,anj duty, and
we hope for many more happy conversions
ere the meeting closes.
On Thursday evening, Jan. 9th, we had
the pleasure of attending Sabbath School
exhibition in the town of West Wheeling.
which was highly creditab!e in it's chardct-
er. Tie obj ct of which, was to purchase Il
new library for the Use Of the Sabbath
School at that place, and we are happy to
state that it was a success. Much CT. DIT is
due to Mrs. Boyd and NJ s-es Day and Wise
Jr., who were the getters up and conIribil.
ors TO the entertainment. Well III Just
venture to tell of one other good thing and
then bid you good night. aud list | weary
you beyond measure will be very b rief -
There il now being organized in Pleasant
Valley at SCOTS School House, temper
ance Society after the Washingtonian pat
tern. Experiahce meetings is the ORDER
Several Incorporate men have undertaken n
the work of self reformation. and have
signed the pledge TO drink no more from
the Intoxicating bowl, and large number
of sober men have signed with them, with
a view To assisting them, and also Of form
ing permanent temperance organ iZation in
that community. On Friday night last. d
large congregation assembled IN the Churc !
al that pace, and were addressed by HJn
T. c. Theaker and DR.. Capehart The
p edge was circulated and many signcrs OBJ
taihed. We look hopefully to the organi-
zation and bid Them God speed on their
mission of mercy and We would recommend
the friends of temper ance in every School
district throughput the county, to organize
and put forth Their united efforts TO check
the current o: imtemperance that is now
deuging our country and poisoning the
moral atmosphere Of every community.
CIvIS.
BRIDGEPoIT Feb 7.h, 1859
p. S. Since writing the above we have
learned that the two worthies of A chuhol
nJturiety above alluded to as Barney and
John, concludrd TO give security for the
fine and Costs, rather than be subjected TO
the unpleasantness OF changing qu ,rtrrs at
this season Of the year. They regard the
Thurs'on as an airy locality, and the stores
of provision, but particularly that of the
ardent quite too scantv for men of their
appetiies. And now Dear CHRONICLE in