Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-05-19
COMMUNICATIONS.
= Capteener Abroad.

= Capteener Abroad.
Mr.. EDIToR.--We have been all the
way TO Beliaire and Wheeling, went
alone and got back home safelE. i is q
great thing for Cap,eeHer To- get see
the ''karrs" and the river. We ioand
I the Ohio 10 bemure tnan fwice as big as
l-Capteen, and the Major Anderson ?
heap bigger than our "dugouts" We
were recognized at once as being from
the country. The first nam that we saw
hooking at Us, pluci;ed liz partners arm,
and pointing toward Us. said, there's
i Capteeaer,n ~ La, saizes VIII he hurt
d body? Why he looks IKE wcuu-. lie
5ou't seem 10 be ferocio4s." \ ff..nd
came up and took u- un town 10 see the
city. We were surprised at tie numaer
Of business houses that have been open
Cd il the last year. W. don't exactly
believe there is business enough Jo sus-
tain all Of Ui.enl. Nearly every house on
cile principal streets has a gIoaery Or q
saloon in it. We learned from good au-
tacrity that She saloons were not max
/ ing anything, having "a seii their stock
at cost ana pay the shipping. Icis a
pity but that they sh1Gld fare worse.
4 The prospects are good .or Beilaire max
ing quite = business place, bat il would
/ be business men continue tu pour in as
/ Gley have been and are now doing, they
viii SOON no. have more than on Gus
toner apiece. II seems - as that some
OF them Rad petter turn tneir attention
. to Misunderstanding, uhus inviting trade
rom Tie co,>lltr;, ana iGaue..:.; iaboI.ug
Ken TO eonIeim and settle DOWN.
I The firs, thing Jl.ay attracted our at
teHtiHn, afCet leaving tAe depot is The
I bridge. This massive strUstGIe Is neiug
pushed onward 10 com ple,iou as fast rs
possible, the oom pany eNp peG.!ug to have
1t finished by the irsJ al October. The
structure when completed VIII be ayuut
vWo miles ii length, gc&Gling from Al.i
10 hill. Glle rol,G ocu through .OWn VIII
be supported CNnity arches, ait Ui solid
/ masonry. 'Nhe track at the Hrs5 river
| pier viii le rs higA rs the house tops,
and gradually slope back "a the hiH. The
river piers VIII soon Ge finished, then
work Will be conmenceu uI the Otleg
side. Ill venturethe.e e viii ue Captesn-
er on the first train thar goes over the
bridge.
There a.. several fine Buildings M
der way tL&5 viii be Completed this sum
lner, among This number Is sAe Dlci pies
church, very dEe building.
Wo VisiteG the B7ilaire Indepeudaut
Office AID found Mr.. Longgiey oGsy put
~f.'
! got out one mum oeE Of his paper, but 1
it is TO be taken rs Il sample Of the future
mum Cers, It Is going 10 Ge an excel llei.j
paper. They also have q new Demo
cratic paper IL town which bids lair to
live audgrow fat.
/ While on the street looking us 5Le
fashions and tying % pul Un style, y {
noticed 4 very hefty looking lady waC-
ding along through the middle O. the
stree5, loOKiDg very anXjUusiy is"Ou5
something. sac stopped, tUUk of i u
: shaker and sung cut "J-4-s-D-u-r-r-l,
FOh-o-o -a-s-p-u-r-T-r," " az tAe same time
beckOniBg toward Us We started, fol-
lowing close after = bare footed eight
year cid, who was fastening 10 the scene.
We both arrived at the same time, &ui
just rs we were about TO tip our hat aud
enquire what the trouble WAS, she t0ck
the little chapby the nape ofthe neck =.
: held him out alarms length, ,eZclaiminC,
: what on airth was yOC a doin way
down thar, didn't I tell you them taf-
= mai cOW-ketchers, would lzctch yoU il
You lett me mint, yo4 Iitt-e good fol
nothing you. - ''WhaU was dom? NV
: jemyny L was geCtia me sotuo segars to
smoke Here he displayed a hand fail
Of most disgusting stumpS. BY this time
f we had discovered that We We're ao5 the
3 jasper she wanted, and for fear sine
would shake our 'ShoO Fly' of in The
dirt, we scudded down t0WI. and lett ioI
5 Wheeling ut the first opportunity. We
find the city as dirtyaHI tIu1zy as usual,
Business dull, but ali are living ia hopes
that when the spring work IS Gone trade
will revive.
; Bridgeport is the same dry and uu-
= inviting place that it has always Ieea
since We first knew it. Ne almost con
cluded to depart from il forever and
aye, and this is wing: 1t was runertd
that the down train was behind time aa
: hour and half, this did hot suit Us,
! there being several who were anxious tu
: get to Bellaire before the train left, We
} concluded TO walk down, not knowing
, just how far iG was. We considered that
we were playing good joke on the train
by walking and saving our fifteen cents.
= But in the course Of time our feet began
TO burn and cur limbs grow weary, yet
the thought OF getting . joke Oh the
train kept Us up. VI Aiie Cons0liug our
} selves thus, here came the train, and
: some who VIC had left to wait, waved
} their hands toward us as much IS to say
: I've feal for you but can't reach you"
: We said we don't care, we are nearly
there any way, and would much rather
! walk than ride in freight car. Here
| we came TO mile post which silently
. but firmly, informed Us that it was tWc
miles TO BeliaiTe. This was almost toe
: much, bu5 by faithfully lgudging along
2 We got there in time.
= JASPER.