Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-08-17
BY THE WA Y.
The Great Western.


The name suggests the nan VIII,
gave it, and who figured most promi
g nently in its early history-one Mr.
Hall. Over twenty years ago he bough
D several acres of land South of the Ma
n tional Road, divided it into town lot
and began to build, designing to estab
lish college, church, and a printing
, press. He completed brick building
| now occupied as a drinking saloon, and
in the lower story put into operation
his press, where he published religious
tracts and work entitled "Universal.
ism against Itself.o Upon the second
floor were seats arranged and rostrum
and here church service was held.
Near this building, and east OF 1T he
erected another brick for dwelling,
whether for himself or another we are
not informed. This was not complete
before he began to build an octagonal
structure on the central and most ele-
vated part of the plat, for his own per-
manent residence. The framework
of this building-this air castle-is now
removed from around the chimney,
which, with two fire-places on each
side, and about seven feet in horizont-
al dimensions, and twenty feet high,
remains monument of man whose
plans were beyond his means, or who
had not the singleness or firmness of
purpose which is necessary for any
such enterprize.
.The-next village east has from its
infancy been the subject of two contra
dictory names, "Poverty Row." and
'sEast Richland." 1t is thought by its
near relatives and particular friends
that the latter will ultimately prevail.
Here our bus became comfortably
full and remained about so to st. Clalrs-
vile. Then we got Tito a BIG ger bus
having four horses, standing in readi-
ness for Wheeling. Plug hats are
nuisance when it comes to changing
'busses Thirteen men and women
and six children of different sorts and
sizes constituted the number OF cabin
passengers-a very comfortable num-
Der to start with. We started. Onei
was chief talker, while Others convers-
ed little. Conversation and observa-
ton, suppose, generally make up the
amusement of a bus load. TO the foot
of Wheeling Hill we rode roomily
enough, but, to put an end to our self
cOmplacency here were waiting three
passengers. A gentleman on my right
made some expression of dread, but
showing about we soon made room for
the two ladies and the young gentle
man kindly took seat with the dri-
yer. But there were worse things
coming. Oh, cruel hack drivers
There's rousing big Dutch woman
with her five-years-Old boy. She
comes to the door, shoves i'll her five
years-old, and then wedges herself in
between me and another man, almost
taking my coat from my shoulder.
Half concealed smiles went round and
II smiled too.
As to advertisements / saw several.
That Patentee is the most fortunate
who finds the largest, smoothest, most
conspicuous rock, building or wall to
pnint great glaring letters or post his
bills upon. I didn't read all, but l
think I can recall q few: "Adam
Forepaugh," /" "E,xcelsior Baking Pow;
der ,, 1FeaazaM MIxture,,D Ayers
Worm Candy" "Columbo Bitters
cures Dyspepsia, y Ayers Blood
- Stomach, &c" " "Logan's Arni-
ca, !" cocoa Oleum." What names !!
1t takes more classics than / carry
about with me to interpret them all,
but worms are bad for children, and
DOOR OySD0pL1CS Will ScCh oil hlhAo VI
relief; and the stranger the name and
bigger the letters and the more famil-
lar from frequent seeing, the more
likely is the everlastingly humbugged
American to buy, and take and RECON-
mend.
The scenery is not so grand as have
deard of; but even here the great hills
and deep ravines, and great basin-like
depressfons, variegated with fields and
green, smoky forests contrast sublime
" with Western prairie, and show
the effects of great convulsiOns. Would
Mt it have been sublime to have lived
through the past and seen all Earth's
changes and heard its mighty thunder?
The connections of the present-since
the earth has reached its completion
for the habitation of man-are but the
dying out of what has been.
How soon will we come to Bridge
port? 'sIn about half an hour" says
one. "Oh DEAR" exclaimed l inward
ly, for the old woman was still crowd
ing hard; 'scan endure half an hour?"
1 did, and we landed at the depot,
where the northward train was due in
two hours.