Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-02-01

SoprA e--A Wei pol4Ol filtn. - ilS ul66b-
ing showed: their appreciation ofifhe
merits OF the speeches and the services
iof the Band BY unanimous vote Of
thanks TO each. Asdeepo interest was
manifested throughout the whole pros
ceSEtngs. Ing a,slil y aa2 u bsslLl:sg ila :.
tsry was instructed 10 send a brief out,
line OF the proceedings of this meeting
e the st. Ctairsyille9 and CRdiz papers
for puDlicataoD i,sI ,zsrs9 5Rd1 bsnief
Another meeting was appointed at
the same place "Wednesday next at
JOHN HENDERSON, President.
lfa9 sss,E y c. W. LOVE, Secretary.
iWhe,e.I,pg w &, Tuscarrawas ;yaliev
Raiirosd Mesting at Flushing.
The citizens of Flushing and yieini-
" assembled meonseii; ionGlrtbe 9th
inst. and ,organizeti hy calling Joseph
Morris to the chair and appoihtiRe JsD.
branson SecssGt ii toa :s1isp2 .oL'
Isaac Holloway stated the Zobjecty Of
the Meeting ,toabeo an interchange Of
views, for the purpose of asneFtaining
I'm Whatn Way, our interests 4 ia the
Il tWheeling Sl Euscafayas valley r.. r.
could Fbestslbe. promoted. latter some
IdiscussioH itiwas decided that since we
could not legally open books. ifnr: sub
isEiptien, our atte9 ton should be direct
ted to securing the right ofway. On
bm0tiono Of DR.. voorhees, the following
persons were appointed asan executive
cemmittRe, whose duty 1t shall be to-
employ suitable persons to ipF0eureJ the
right 0f way, alspato transact such other
,rt guslness talss Is Ilay peeeene1 proper, VIZ:
HoIinwsve % ~ tStsnhen nIa :. o' Hassony' 1 Jobp.
Latham, ,Dr. Vorhees and. TG. Pollock.
[Oa mglion of. DR.! Voorhees, 1t was then
lagreed that q Subscription 4 leuld. be
: taken 10, to EayI the expenses OF, pro-
curing the rightsof way. .seThe citizens
1 present nearly ialhresE,0nsied; to theGall
4 and sl04, so was raised for that Durpose.
(which was directed to be paid to Isaac
tIel ioway.sg ms rairi ;,aye1 T9-ff.yso1a
Ig On motion of VIM. H Holloway the
following committee was. appointed to
lsolicit Subscriptions for the same pur-
lpose from citizens not present. namely.
4 1Wm.nH. :. Holloway George Iathaal.
samuel Kirk. .Eiih1 Hop opingsworth and
lWm. K. Hamilton a "a slI5 seR
The Secretary was then directed to
tiniorm the memhers Of said committee
Then assioarned ''i;l '.'e,. = "a 1.s
latse s.f,JosEPH MoRRIsh Chairman.
H. j. H, BRANsoN. Seenetarv.1e, Is 1r,,l
Isys- - "a Lsal,7.sf s1sl
1dfo.,saE,.a..-ss...,.. 80 z.s.,,o1s,s. -.
a - poys an rI3 MI ~ e pfecilae
tne f0llowing nom The q. S.;Jonrpdtss
! IWashingt ton, correspondents concerning
sle 'l eiie
TSefvlce commissioners. 49, -.
h, Some funny things occur occasionally
FIN these examinations OF coure all
kinds Of people come here for office
land some Of them are naturally so ig-
norant that the Iirst six questions puz-
lzle Them. An applicant from the
fboundiess West was going, through. the
fmfIl the other. iayy in one Of the Depart-
tinents, and he was asked TO. tell the ex-
tafniners Ia what. direction from London
1.-THE North Pole ia Our friend Knew
1at home ii Is directiy y north of him.
land As Io1don lies Somewhat east { OF
lifIis place he igrayely assured them. that
1.-THE height of CAPTAIN HaIl's. ambition
lilies or stands ia, "a northWesterIy direc-
'ttion from the capital citv OF Eni.Iandl
HE. was not sucscessf1l Ia his aIpliea-
1tion. sz7Flllllss'. Is7 Ff''l7 2
4 IN another case German was, was asked
1haw near the sIill comes to the, eartbl-
HE reDlied that he had. never made, a
'fcaiculation as to that, but that he felt
'tsure it would never get quite so close 10
1.-THE earth as to prevent his doing his
fworK as copying clerk. I'd, :. 80,
i "A gentleman was examined recently