Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-10-30
.NEIGHBORHOOD Nfj B.S.
HARRISON COUNTY,
From the Sentinel.1

sheep last week at S. per head. Who
says sheep are on the decline?
4 Carson Avenue man keeps eats
from his house top hy sp-inkling red
pepper over the Ridge board and shin.
giles. 4 cat can't sne2Z and pull fur at
the same time.
The spirit Of improvement has reach.
Ell New Athens, this county. Else
where we print ordinances declaring
md establishing the grades Of Main
Wheeling, Mill and College streets.
The side walks are also To be graded
and repaired.
BELMONT COUNTY.
From The Ohio Valley NewsI
Mr.. IOu.is ROmick, one Of most re-
>pccied citizens of Martins Ferry, dies
IN last Sabbath evening, in the ssh
year of his age. He has ior Years fili,,t.
pIace5 of public trust in township ano
corporation. Thus la,sseth away all
other of God'> nobIest werks-an hon
aSt man.
Frank MAu,on, Jr., aged fifteen
.eaf1, II Milan, went Il huting last ST.
lrtay @ith -0ine other boys. Hearing
i'ie report Of his gun the other boys
turned back 10 see " hat hc had shr,
Iad fouad him dead with :, ehsstly
wound hehind his right e;ir. where ;lc
whole charge of shot had entered.
''SMALL POTATOES. Last Friday,
Mr.. JAS. IL. ID! ennen laid on our table
a sweet potatoe, measuring in length
l42 incnes; in circumference 14l inches
and weighing pounds. Mr.. Drennen
raised this potato on his place Il few
miles back of Martins Ferry AID it
wasn't very good land for sweet po-
tatoes either. Who can heat it?
THE Post Office was visited by burg
lars Tuesday night. The window in
the east end of the building was forced
open, and entrance in this way effected.
All the mail matter, except newspapers,
in the General Delivery part of the
Office, was carried off a little distance,
and the letters torn open and examined.
So far a, yet the thieves got nothing of
any value.-Independent.
From the GAINESVILLE EnterprissI
THE Directors of the Barnesville and
Hendrysburgh Pike. at meeting last
Saturday, decided to move the Toll
gate to the foot of BroonhalPs hill,
near Barnesville. This is intended to
catch the coal-haulers. They will also
place gate to the north end of the
pike.
WE call attention to the notics of the
Public School examinations, and hope
that many of our citizens will make it
convenient to attend. Our teachers
will be greatly encouraged by the
presence of visitors, who will be able
to judge of the progress of pupils.
SUICIDE.-Mr. Evan Crawford, Il
citizen Of Flushing township, commit
ted suicide on the morning of the 18th
inst, by hanging himself to the limb
Of tree by the road side, just above
his house. The cause Was probably
mental arrangement from fear oi
financial embarrassment. He WAS
somewhat involved ON account of ii
farm purchased short time since.
GUERNSEY COUNTY.
From the JeiieIsouian.
One potato planted by Daniel Lodge,
of Richland township, produced oven
wenty pounds of potatoes ut the dig
ging. lie does not know the name Of
The variety.
From the Nevs.l
Mr.. VIM. Tucker, one of the most
esteeIued citizens of Cumberland, died
on the m.rning Of Thursday last. He
Was buried saturday morning, at o..
| O'Clock.
Smith Clark, son of Jesse Clark, who
resides near Lihelty, in attempting t.
jump Oh construction train was drag
ged under and seriously injured, from
which one leg had to be amputated
above the knee.
| From the Times.
|. a number of houses full of tobacco
have been burned in the eastern part
of the county within two weeks. One
each belonging to William Berry aud
Mrs. Thos. E. Merryman, in Oxford,
and one to David Cowden in Millwood
township. All caused by firing to-
bacco. They were supposed to contain
an average of about LOGO pounds to
the house.
/ FIELD FULL OF ELDERs.-To our
knowledge there were six church eld-
ers candidate for Office on the several
tickets in this county at the late elec-
lion. One was for Senator, three for
Representative and two for Commits
sioner. J.. w. Luughlin, Thomas
oldham, James McCreary and Hugh
Brown are elders of the Presbyterian
Church, Abraham Armstrong and
Robert III. Forsythe of the United
Presbyterian Church. AS none were
left standing save Laughlin and Arm
strong, it appears to have been gonu
lay for cutting elders.
The flavor of the popular chestnut
worm this season is said by an epicurt
y bea cross between custard pie and
| croton bug.
|
Some people give the albums thu
preference on their center tables, under