Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-07-31
BRIDGEPORT LOGAL,S


The Presbyterian Church is reeeiv-
ing some repairs in the way of paper
ing and painting which are greatly i'm
proving its internal appearance.
e. P. Rhodes has bought the interest
of John Watkins in the new Diamond
FIGURING Mill. This is one of the finest
Mills in this part of the State. S. C.
w. Dunlevy and Hiram Kinsey are
now the active spirits in the concern
and under their energetic and capable
,administration-there can be but sue
cess. Long may the Diamond shine!
Rev. and Mrs. Ladd, of milwaukee,
Wis, are visiting Mrs. LIS fathers
family-John C. Taflman, Esq. We
are glad to know Mr.. Ladd is most
successful and quite popular as minis
Ter. We wish for them and theirs
many prosperous and happy yearsl 4
Plentiful showers continue to visit
this locality with fair prospect of a
wet spell. Cholera morbus is more
plentiful than 'blaekberries in harvest,
in our community atpfesent. Hi
? The denizens of certain locality in
town were serenaded the other night
till music lost all charms to soothe, by
a band of dogs, white dogs and black
ones---blue dogs and gray---who per-
sisted, Notwithstanding many urgent
protests by way of boot jacks, coal for
morning, kindiing wood and curses
were hurried at them from adjoining
windows and adjacent kitchen door, to
render their chorus, momentously
growing stronger from fresh accessions
of performers, till "forbearance ceased
to be a virture," and patience, like the
night, was about exhausted--when, ar
med with all the deadly missiles avail
able the would be.slumberers sailed
forth---their "fags of truceD waving
gallantly on the night breeze, fearing
an attack. Arrived. ON the dark and
bloody ground, they found full bri.
grade of dogs assembled in front of a
house in which was sleeping an old fat
man, all unconcern of everything,
snoring worse than a rosined box on
wedding night. The dogs supposing
they had treed aPorpoise or Leviathan
held their forces well to the. front in
solid Phalanx, eyes glaring at and
beneath the door, barking and bowling
worse than wolves. Anvil choruses dc
for small occasions---but for big doings
"give the old man chance" with his
dogmatical accompaniment. A few
well directed shots and the songsters
rendered their dogs-ology and retired
for breakfast. ~ .
On Saturday last, five young Eng.
lish bloods calling themselves respec.
lively. j. T. Higginson, VIM. johnson,
Robt. Tower, Capt. 10. Duddington
and Richard Burden, from Yorkville
up the G. & P. r. r., got badly york.
ed on beer or something else in Whee.
ling and then proposed to work of
steam by putting head on Bridge.
port. After making themselves as dis.
agreeable as possible for while the
officers of the peace interpo5ed, when
a a very bris!, skirmish ensue;I---rcsult-
ing in the capture and Incarceration IN
Jail of the whole gany---whefe they re.
manned till Monday, when help came
from York and took the Y Yor<crs home
they leaving as Il testimony of tlfeil
appreciation of the civilities shown
them while here, Si2 in fines and costs.
The summer of their discomfort was
made glorious by these sons Of York
as soon as they were permitted, by a
double quick exit from town. ''la. 81
The primary elections ELECTED much
Interest, more than ever before, aS was
evidenced by the large vote out. D..
DIR. Il. RoWl,S was. elected Senatorial
Delegate, and }. NJ. Toid and job
kowles d Bridgeport, and Hiram
Smith and James Turner from Mar
tinsferry, as County Delegates.