Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-04
BRIDGEPORT LOCALS.

Thanksgiving day was moderately
well observed only. Business was gen.
orally suspended, but the Union SER
vices at the Presbyterian church was
but sparsely attended. The absentees
missed an excellent sermon. Rev.
Lauck, from the text, "What shall I
re nder to Cod for all His benefits"
preached one of the best sermons it was
our good fortune to hear on any occa-
sion. We shall not attempt even a
synopsis of the discourse, suffice it, how
ever, to say, it abounded in sentiments
of pure religion, embracing mans
duty to his fellow, to his country and
to his God, and throughout had the
ring of unqualified "An,or Pdtri0" in
it truly refreshing. On the Cuban
question he was very explicit, being
entirely willing to commit the whole
subject 10 the Lord and General Grant.
A wise and patriotic reference. Rev.
Lauck is laboring earnestly to do good.
The many friends of Alexander
Branum throughout the county, will
be glad to hear that after long and
serious illness, his son "Clem," is at
last gradually recovering. "Clem"
is by no means displeased about it him
self.
The 0. y Nepe wonders ''as we are
Bridge-pOrters, aohy we don't carry
away the old wooden bridge 2" Because
we don't want to interfere with the
Martins Uillians hurried exit from the
State sometime.
The c. & P. r. r. is putting up SUBJ
stantial fence above town. This is to
guard against accident on the new
pike which runs directly along side the
track. By the way, when DIR. Living
stone returns, we propose having him
explore this new pike. We have its
source, we want to know its destina-
ton. 1t is interesting to see the pike
playing "hide and go seek" in the
mu as it is stirred by the wheels of
fioun1ering vehicles.
Rev. Hunter, editor of Christian Ad-
r0caLe, Pittsburgh, preached morning
aud evening on Sabbath, in the M. e.
Church.
AZ Turner & Sons were attempting
on Friday, to drop heavy log raft
from above into the mouth of the
creek, the current being swift, the raft
became unmanageable and sped over
the dam, and was landed down toward
West Wheeling. II will have to be
towed round the Island to save it.
The half-past-tws up train on c. &.
p. II. R., " ill be taken off next Mon
day. This will make the Ii A. NJ. train
the last up passenger train for the day.
Enoch-not he of old, but Enech
Carman, has translated himself to
our town To engage in the wholesale
notion trade. A first rate "notiOn."
EnOch is ensconced in Holloway's new
block.
We heard good joke on a distin-
guished West Virginian who had been
sent to Wheeling as Railroad embas.
sadOr from the interior. In passing upl
street in company with some of the
Wheeling dignitaries, he innocently
asked AS they passed one fire plug after
"What they allowed them
iron stuInps TO stand il their streets
for" -s.....
WILDER Tall:nan has resigned his DO
sitiOn in the Bank to accept the rOsi-
tion of BoOk-keeper in "Etna Iron
MIL" In WilDer's hands the interests
of the Etna will be carefully watched.
Will Graham, a most worthy young
mar, takes Wilber's place in the Bank
Charles William Henry Frailey,
(aiias .'blind Chsrley,) is "culled
gemmen" of frail, moral character,
living frail life, with frail Jemima
or two In frail tenement on a frail
bank. Whether the sun shines, or
school keeps or not is all the same to
Frailey,-so his acquisitions for pennies
and other necessaries are ehonored-and
the sanctity of the home circle is pre-
served. Though deprived OF sight him
self, the ''green-eyed monster" has
eyes enough for both, and Frailey uses
them II circumstances require it-as
they did last week -Frailey says:-l
"Some niggah was temptin' to poosh
inte, on de, on de kalkelashun of de
of dc fohead OBJ his fec
tions, AZ tempts to jaculate hin from
de house and dat's what made the COM
Frailey was triumphant,
and Frailey was right. True, love