Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-05-12
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We, the manufacturing people, still
cleave TO arduous work and never once
'hink of abandoning our task, to seek a
sedentary life. We are Just is the
"kernel is to the SHE'LL" the best portion
of Belmont. | propose giving you this
week the statistics of Martins Ferry,
TO show the readers of CHRONICLE that
there is a great interest taken in Educa-
tional matters as well as manufacturing,
and that the OPT MON generally preva-
lent, in regard to,towns which devote
their time and money to mechanism,
that they are It set of "ignoramouses," Z"
is mistaken idea most emphatically.
We have in our midst men who are gift
ed with as much talent as the one-half
OF our professional men.
Our Union School is a spacious and
commodious building. There are seven
female teachers employed and about
three hundred scholars attend. Mr.. Q.
r. Shreve is the Superintendent and
has been acting i'll that capacity for ten
years All branches are taught. and
the languages if desired.
We have five Churches, all located in
the retired part of tie town; two of
them, dhe Presbyterian and M. h.
Church, are as fine churches as can be
found in the county. There was "a
Literary Society organized here last
summer; small band of young men
meetin the vestibule ofthe U. p. Church
for the purpose of developing
their literary faculties. Things
looked dark for long time but the
number ofmembers gradually increased
and in the fall they had to get larger
room. They obtained possession Of the
Library, in the Uuion School, and they
held their meeting there until the board
disapprOved of their meeting III the
Scho0lhouse longer, but it was inmate
rial 10 the Society Tor it had grown SO
tia. the library could scarcely hold them;
they iound more peaceful quarters IN
ti,e town hall. Now they have abundance
of rOufIl ami the good work is going
mno9bly on.
1t is quite healthy III our town and
vicinity. W nat sickness prevails is
cases of long standing dis
eases. AS 20 siSe morality Of our place,
[ will say but little. Martinsviile is
no traversing herold iramPin2 grounds
Strong drink can be bought in any part
of the town (which .Segfet 10 say.) 1t
is 10 unusual uccurFance 10 see Il prom
i5ing young man aItepLing 10 parade The
streets under the influence OF Ben
zine"
Prof. WalIace,a a gentleman and an ac-
:ou plIshed musician has charge OF The
children NJ. E. Church. He is endeavoI-
ingto make good vocalists Of them, ,and
L., l,a fr,uI lnlCs
He is now fitting them for an exhibition
and then the young disciples will dis
play their musical talent.
| presume it will interest the readers
Of the CHRONICLE to know the amount
Of business carried on in Martinsville.
[ would state here before giving list of
houses, we have q capitol of half a mill
ion, (S500,000) invested il our manufac-
turing and one hundred thousand dol
lars in mercantile business, and employ
about 500 laboring men.
THE following is a list Of Professional
men and number of business houses in
Five Ministers, Physi-
.ian one Dry Goods merchant, fifteen
Family Groceries, three Drug Stores,
two Millinary Shops, two Hardware
and stoves, two Boot and Shoe Stores,
four Boot and Shoe Makers, one Marble
Worker, three Meat Stores two Barber
S hops, one Literary Depot, no MIX
DARN, two Foundries, four Machine
Shops one Rake Factory, one Woollen
one Keg Factory, one Blast
Furnace, one Glass House, one Carriage
Factory, three Blacksmith Shops. You
see in perusing the list of business houses
but one Dry Goods store is recorded
and that is of recent date. Wallace d
Bre. have a first class store and from
present appearances it will continue to
be number-One Dry Goods store. What
makes me speak thus is that before
business house of this kind would exist
but short time until they were con-
signed to Oblivion by the herculean
blows of similar house in Wheeling,
and consequently Martinsville has @een
amply blest with travelling Dry Goods
stores; but now we can defy the smoky
city for we have store that is daily re-
ceiving goods and selling them at prices
that will suit all buyers.
The river is in a very gOOu running
stage; the packets continue to make their
regular trips, but ii the weather con-
tinues clear and pleasant long it will stop
We had terrific rain and
wind storm yesterday friday while it
lasted it only ragged about five minutes
but never saw q more severe storm for
a few moments.
Probably 1 had better say a word in
regard to Martinsville's radicalism. She
is still an abolishen "hole;;" so called by
the "Demagogues, and we are proud of
the appellation. We keep all followers
of fVallandigham, H eaton and Chambers,
and in fact all notable men, at bay; of
course we allow them to cast their votes
but that is of little consequence, they
might as we'll stay at home for We elect
our Council, Mayor and other officers.
They have became so disguised, from
some capse, (at their own party should
think that they are like the boy that
stole the onions "they have nothing to
say" in reference to that particular sub
ject.
SIGMA.
The decision of the State School Com