Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-07-17
BRIDGEPORT LOCALS.

BRIDGEPOPT LOCALS.
On Sabbath last, during morning
worship hour-four worthless from
Wheeling ensconccd themselves be-
meath the shade of Il sycamore near the
cattle pen-for quiet game of seven
up. The innocents We're soon discov-
cred and officers Piper and Smith made
a dash for them, capturing two of
them, who gave their names as Adam
Boothe and John Snyder. The two
others made their escape, one minus
shirt sleeves, the other a valuable coat
which awaits Identification, in the
hands of Mayor McConaughey. Beothe
and Snyder were each assessed five dol
lars and costs as an ante for such work
which sum aggregated to the mystic
sum of seven dollars and then a little;
which sum the seven-up chaps could
neither ante nor uncle, and as some
thing must be done ''to pay the Piper"
they were consigned to that classic
Boothe, the lookup to afford them a
chance to exercise their gaming pro-
pensities in round or two of checkers
with their noses on the bars of the
Jail. We hope the Messrs. Boothe and
Snyder did not iniure their Snyderian
membranes in this last effort. Any
how you both nose how it is your
selves. 4 friend at last came down
with the requisite bail, and the heroes
of Sunday seven-up were hidden go
and you ought to have seen them went.
Seven up and some will win the coat,
else Mr.. sport. The Mayor
holds "high, low, Jack and the game"
Then in a aspirit of kindly reciprocity
two OF Our Ohio lads, holding ga FULL"
got caught lin Wheeling on Sabbath,
for nothing of course-and out OF re-
spect for the brilliant prospects of the
pet of the city, "the Wheeling and
Lake Erie Railroad" left a subscrip-
ton each of thirty dollars, to the gen
eral fund for Liquor-dating the current
expenses of that enterprise. Such lib
erality is cOmmendable.
a small child of VIM. Echols', at
Harris Mill, fell down stairs last week
and received injuries from which it
soon died. Only little while ago Mr..
Ecbols lost most valuable COW by
falling over the rocks at the foot of the
big hill. Misfortunes rarely come
singly.
We welcome to our community the
genial old former citizen of our county,
Isaac Askew, Esq, now of Kansas
City. Health to you old fellow, and
may "Bairnes yet cuddle thy auld
gray hairs!"
The business (?) man who gave us a
iur not subscribing for, or adj
vertising in il paper, that he "got the
reading of Pap's and 'Goudy's," when
last seen was trying to hold himself
out at arms length from a second story
window by the hem of the neither eX-
tremity OF his shirt. Full particulars
with hour for funeral, when the frag-
mcnts are all found, in "Pap's and
G0udy'S" paper. No cards.
Col. f. G.. Smith, last week, had a
very enjoyable reunion at his house on
the occasion of his Goth birthday.
What OF his children Was available
was present with their families to con-
gratulata him. The Col. is really well
preserved, but "SighS for the days that
never will come back" That's the
way C5l. age gets the best of us down
,SuoI w; "wiil all know how it is our
selves" The Col. makes superior
tlour-is an houcst miller; an atl;,ble
upright S"ntieman; SUPPORTS literally
the church, the State and the press, and
votes the straish Republican ticket;
II good showing Colenel. May all thy
years he years ul joy!
On ) l!urday rs Phillip Thomas was
approaching town his horse frightened
ran away, throwing him violently.
lie W,,s considerably bruised and 9th
erwisc iurt-hut we believe no serious
injury WAS sustained. @
Mr.. Geo. Mrdill of the dry goods
liGlll, d JtUhih-, lr'WltiS stllti HIS
bought the corner lot on Townsend
Fr.,sIcr's new addition, for 81 900, and
purposes building II residence this fall.
Paint is being llht rally applied
about the town, much to its identifying.
our school odiliee is about TO receive a
new suit. .-ar.
1t was examination day for appli-
rants IA teachers in our school on
Thursday last. There were in at
tendance. Result not known.
This Monday evening we had glo-
riouS raif-fully watering all vegeta-
tion. A liberal supply of lightning has
worked needed chmngcs in the atmos-
phcre.
The new crop of potatoes are being
brought to market in plentiful quanti-
ties. Every Indication is, notwith-
the bug scare in the early
part OF the season, that we will have an
abundant crop OF potatoes. Consider
erable harvesting has been done in this
vicinity with satisfactory results.
The citizens Of Burlington and vicin-
ity are petitioning for Il station on the
c. &. p. r. r., at that place. If they
are successful in this they mean to ask
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