Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-02-27
CENTER VILE LOCALS

ED. CHoNICL E:-When we attempt
to give an account Of what has trans
pired during the few weeks past, we
can find nothing scarcely but the freaks
of nature, such as always take place at
this season of the year. 4 few things
however are noticeable.
Burt, who is acting as amanuensis for
the clerk of this district, has made an
acknowledgment to the facts as stated
by US a few weeks since, and adds that
ait is generally believed that G. NJ.
Hamilton discharges his oath Gas Di-
rector) as near to the letter as could be
expected of erring humanity" We
don't find fault with Burt for forcing
a few words OF praise, for he would lose
his situation if be did otherwise but
we think that q Director in order to
work for the people of the district i'm
partially, must come great deal near
er than has been already explained.
He also States that "our School House
will recommend ITSELF" which is true,
for it has had nothing else to recon-
mend it since it was built, only that
about six hundred dollars have been
expended for the qualification of few
individuals, rather than the education
of the youth of the district. Burt fur
ther states in reference to the house be-
ing used by the Good Templers that,
1.-THE fruits of this association would
amply pay the district and township
for the use of the house, not taking
into consideration other compensa-
tons" Who has been receiving this
compensation for the use of the house?
the district has not. Perhaps the oath
bound Director gets it. This is more
information than we expected to re-
ceive from that source. This associa-
tian he states, .'is the forerunner of
the church." 1t may be of meeting
house, but not of religion. We admit
that a truly Temperance association
would be second to none other than re-
ligion but where they are dabbling in
everything, they are curse to any
community.
Burt, also speaks of the Republican
primary meeting, that &C a respectable
number of Republicans met" We
are aware that a few respectable Re-
publicans met, and also few Prohibi-
tionists with them, who did not act
very respectfully; they forced them
selves into the meeting to work for the
interests of their party, but q iesolu-
ton offered at the start made them
show their colors, and were defeated in
their designs. -s
We held our meeting in Bryson's
store, as one of the rooms of the school
house was in use by the Good Tenn
piers, and no person could be allowed
20 occupy the other room lest they
might annoy them.
Does this oath-bound man aho pre-
tends to be a christian, think he is per-
forming an act in accordance with his
oath when he excludes the citizens of
the district from holding civil meet
ing in the school house, only such as
favor him in some manner remunera-
tive? We do not believe he thinks so,
but his bread and butter must be got
ten in some manner. ...
Within few weeks past our dam
age-hunters have been raging and
foaming hunting for law to get dam
age off OF some person, as some of their
damage-money is not coming in very
fast and they are getting hungry. We
advice some of them the next time
they fall to be sure TO fall on their
cheek, ard they will not be injured.
If they can get Il damage off of us for
asking them to act hOnOrably with the
people in this district, dnd holding up
their actions to view, they will have
it to do. CITIZEN.