Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-11-24

hibited a more than ordinary degree o RI
taste and skill.
DISPARITY OF AGE.
Many men we found to be enjoying
the romn9nioBship of wives, ter, twenty,
ami rl''r years older than they-while
one gay an festiveD youth of S5 was
"linked" to one aged lady of26.
THE OLDEST JNHABITANT
Is Mr.. Jacob Johnson,who has attai ned
the ripe old age OF lO7 yeals, and who
being in the majority OF a second life
time should be entitled to vote twice.
There are many others to whom the
Grass-hopper has become a burden, but
thanks to dentistry they cannot say that
the grinders are few. ~
WE DISCOVERED
The largest family the dirtiest family
and a family of seven persons all idiot
We met one old gentleman who was
THE EEsT CUSsER
We ever saw, and who upon being asked
his name, let fly volley ofsoaths which
rattled around our ears like bird shot,
and as he expressed II ardent desire to
hang some one-we prudeDt!y confined
our questions to the very important
column.
ANOTHER CURIOSITY
was a gentleman who has been working
fifteen years to ascertain the exact
quadrature of the circle, and which he
now claims to have discovered. As he
is very eccentric in his mode of dress a
brief description of it may prove inter
esting to the reader. TAX e a fig box
weave around it basket-fashion, hickory
splints, until you have the exact form OF
the box-tie around 1T, then stick the in
terstices full of chicken feathers and you
have our friends hat-remove your coat,
vest and linen and you are wear ng his
vest and shirt. Take an old spade tail
coat, patch it with all the colors of
Joseph s until you cannot find room for
one more, darn it with yarn of every
hue-then don a rair of white muslin
pants" eight inches too short, forget to
put On socks-encase your feet in pair
of sandals with large gilt buttons, and
you are wearing our friends suit COM
plete. This horrid outfit covers an
honest christian heart, and few mo-
ments conversation would cause you to
forget his outer look. He is possessed of
more than ordinary degree of intelli-
gance, and the scales il not all that he
claims for them are marvel of ingenui-
ty and skill. We recorded the age 1--WE
cannot give the name) of lady who
has been a"Saler," from her youth and
owing to cheerful pleasant disposition
we presume-she has been chris ened
"Gay Saler' and when she ships again
we can but wish her Don voyage and a
trusty mate. 7
STATISTICS.
There are in Richland Township 420O
inhabitants composing 794 families, who
inhabit 7S1 dwellings. There are IA
pairs of twins, pairs being of opposite
sex, female and 5 male sex.
Wheeling Township has 1850 inhabi-
tants, 2G3 families and 246 dwellings,
There are pairs of twins-1of opposite
sex, female and of male sex.
Area of both Subdivisions Sd square
miles.
One Lady argued that sit was wicked
to enumerate the people," We refuted
by saying that David's numbering pro-
ceeded from want of faith and was
\ therefore wrong, that this enumeration
was caused by an excess of faith, &c.,
&c. Upon reading we find that when
Moses numbered the people in the Will
derness of Sinai the names were taken
from 800 years old and upwards accord
ing to their polls, "and tnat the total
exclusive of the Levites was 603, ,550.-
David's laundering occupied nine
months and twenty days. Joab reported
SOC, 900 that drew the sword and Judah
500, 900. "a
The Commissions with which we
were entrusted are as follows: "If you
come acress my old man in your travels
tell him to come home." "If you find
anybody who has fresh COW for sale,
| send me word-will You?" Inquire as
you go long if any one wants to Buy a
good horse" '"Tell 10. to bring a basket
for that beef if he wants any," "If
you. should ever meet our son, please tell
him we want to see him so badly" &c.,
&C., &c The son mentioned above was
the good boy of the household loving
home and friends dearly. One morning
| las his mother stately, he ate his break
fast, arose from the table, wearing his
ordinary apparel, and without speaking
one parting word, left home and friends
perhaps forever.
| THE LADIES
| Whose names and ages recorded were
all handsome, and although they may
each day be growing somewhat older,
they only grow more beautiful-the re-
suit of noble deeds and virtuous actions.
The good breeding and hospitality of
| the citizens of Belmont County cannot
be excelled. Every where was treated
with the utmost courtesy and kindness,
and take this opportunity to tender