Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-08-21
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Look out for two sets of scoundrels
who have been prowling through this
community, soliciting for Pittsburgh
and Cincinnati paper, offering pictures
as premiums TO subscribers. After in
ducing a number of our citizens to pay
them money in advance, they decamp-
ed, and neither thieves, chromos nor
papers have as yet arrived. Spot
them.
On Tuesday, the 18th inst, we had
the heaviest rain that has fallen in this
community for nearly three years-and
during the past ten days we have had
almost incessant rain. Wheeling creek,
for the first time in a long while is on a
bender. The river is in fine boating
condition, with still gentle swell
the air is vocal with the whistles OF
steamers. Immense quantities of coal
are dashing onward toward the sea.
The vexed question, "Where the
little toads come from?" reached sa t.
isfactory solution at the date otOne of
our recent heavy rains. Myriads of
them emerged from the creek and
river shores as the storm began-like
"Bo peeps" sheep leaving their little
tad-pole tails behind them.
During Il recent thunder storm the
lightning descended with immense
power on a telegraph pole near town,
and played many antics along the
wires, resembling the fantastics of fiery
serpents. The shock was tremendous
Iy startling. A number of points in
this vicinity have been recently struck.
Appropos of our recentrains in a joke
q clown got offin circus recently here.
The rain was pouring down in torrents,
the canvas was leaking, and everybody
inside and out was uncomfortable
When the philosopher of the ring said
to him and all good men there was a
comforting thought in the big rains
which, he said, made the corn grow
abundantly, and corn made whisky,
and whisky made Democrats. So things
were not so distressiDgly bad after all.
All branches of industry and trade
are unusually active in our midst. Our
merchants are evidently handlin:, large
stocks of goods. While the raj lie and
bang of busy hands ON every side evil
dences healthy prosperity.
The rejuvenated Diamond Mills"
now under control Of E. P. & c. NJ.
Rhodes and S. G. w. Dunley with that
old prince of good Millers, Hiram
Kmsey at the helm is doing big. and
most satisfactory work. Thirteen hum
dred bushels of old corn from the West,
and twelve hundred bushels of new
wheat are among the recent cOnsign-
ments to this fine establishment. With
the completion of its elaborate machine
ry, this mill is purposed to do the fair
thing in every department with care
and dispatch.
An then comes the sold Reliable"
FIGURING Mill of Smith & Son which
never was i'm a more prosperous condi-
ton or better prepared TO do full JUS
tice to its numerous friends. Already
a large invoice of new wheat is on its
books, and rapidly passing through its
hoppers. A most encouraging incident
relative to the new wheat crop was
elected by passing several hundred
bushels through the screen, when only
a half bushel of filth was distracted.
Flour of the very best quality is the
result, which is now being made ex-
tensively.
New Wheat is selling rapidly at from
81 90 to 81 80 per bushel. Farmers,
bring on your grain, secure good prices,
and be happy.
Messrs. i. p. Rhodes and w. w.
Holloway have had their fine resi-
dences lighted with gas. A full range
of conductors takes the gas to every
part of their houses from private gas
ometer in each of their yards. Gasoline
is the material used for the generation
fthis light, which in allrespects is equal
to, if not superior to ordinary coal gas,
and with the consummate appliances
about the WHOLE operation seem to rem
der it entirely safe. Anybody, any
where, that can incur the expenditure
can have their houses thoroughly il
by very small expense, af-
ter the first outlay for apparatus.
Jim Jones was severely son struck
during Sabbath last. IL weighed eight
pounds. Jim is doing well as could be