Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-10-23
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CtcEScu ldse WccAs anu euo uaS uccu
awarded Just praise from the patrons
of the school for faithful and efficient
performance of duty as teacher. She
will take charge of the schools at Sew
ellsville, Ohio.
BURGLARY.-The house of Mr.. John
Mintler was broken open during the
absence of the family, and money
stolen to the amount of $50. No clue
to the robber has yet been discovered.
The election passed of pleasantly.
Three tickets We're voted, viz: DEM
'ocrat, Republican and "Ring," which
was simply an advertisement of the
toy known as running rings, and
which was voted by some absent-mind-
ec individual who has not yet been
heard from.
Mr.. Joseph Culbertson for many
years a resident of this township, has
removed to Alliance, Ohio. Mr.. G.
was a kind, obliging, hospitable gen
tleman-always cheerful, and ready
with a joke for his friends. Democracy
has lost one of the best spokes in the
wheel, as he was an honest worker in
the cause, knowing that without labor
little are our gains" This removal
will be sincerely regretted by the poll
ticians of Belmont County.
For several weeks an cratic indi-
vidual has been observed prowling
around the farm houses, and in the
lanes and pastures. A few evenings
since he made his appearance at the
Ranch of Mr.. Samuel Fennel who has
a pike contract and asked to be taken
in. Now Mr.. F. will never refuse to
take q man in if surrounding circum-
stances permit, but owing to the fact
that he had scarcely room for the
hands in his employ, he was forced to
refuse the strangers request, but Of
fered the services of his two little
children to direct him to a neighboring
farm house. After proceeding some
distance on the way, he inquired if the
children had ever seen certain kind
of fire which is frequently mentioned
in the scriptures, and which wicked
men have no desire to see. Now hav.
ing often heard the turnpikers men,
ton this kind of fire and trimmings
when they mashed their fingers on the
rock, his little companions expressed
an ardent desire to view a sample of
the same. Our hero then by the aid of
gunpowder and other material, sue.
ceeded in getting up an exhibition
which was very terrifying to the child
rem who were barely able to reach
home from the effects of the fright.
On learning the condition Of affairs
Mr.. F. rolled up the ends of his arms
into little mauls, and started in pursuit
with the determination of (as he stat
ed) giving our tourist slight expert
ence of the effects of the article previ-
ously exhibited but fortunately for him
he had made good his escape.
A son of Mr.. John Mcconnell for.
merly of this locality, shot himself in
the bowels by the accidental discharge
of a pistol, at Alliance, Ohio. His sit
uation is critical one as the ball has
not been extracted.
Mr.. VIM. c. Taggart who purposes
moving west, has sold his nice farm to
Mr.. VIM, Caldwell for $93 per acre.
The residence built by DIR. John
Campbell, will soon be finished COM
plete and will add to the appearance
of the town, AS il is neat and convent
ent structure.
Owing to lack Of votes, our two
Wheeling Township candidates on the
Democratic ticket, have declined to ac-
ept the Office rendered them by their
constituents at their Incorporate con-
vention. III.
The South Eastern Ohio Teachers
Association met mt Cadiz on Friday