Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-11-27
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process of construction for months pas
in our town, and about whichso hianJ
learned and .scientiffc. progliastica ton.
were made by salI, made its debnt,
steam up, with bills for .Athens and
FCadiz,l at the appointed time, two
weeks ago. Owing, however, teaefeet
in its general constructions, it Stasns 4
much on the trsayel. After worrying
with ita. whole afteraoOn and repeated
starts, night found the Bullgihe abeai
a thousand, yards from the place OF its
construction, out of steam; and yits an.
|ergetic proprietors thoroughly: otits.el
patience Next morniHse,t dspanss d
horses landed it safely hack 'at Old
quarteTs-Where it now is--a dead sure
failure. The fact,' however, that II
Mud-tuftled ina way for little space,
shows if it. were differently made it
would gosdIeienttstS s4Fheh gentlemen
having its construction in Shahds de.
serve the thanks Of the community for
their earnest endeavOr and iberal out
lay to produce something of general
utility. Better luck to you in your
further efforts, gentlemen, to render
your enterprise successful .i-,,l
Apropos. 1t may not be known to
the general reader that this "steam
wagon" project is neither new nor
novel one. They have been in use in
other countries in great numbers for
various kinds of transportation l.and
uses /; and in our own land they are
quite extensively used for heavy work
about cities, and in the west, especially
for plowing-some four or five pIoWs
being drawn by one engine-ail being
tractable as horses. 1t is REP 0rted some
800 of them are now in successful use in
America. - - ~. 9 - -'i'e
Z The books stolen from the, school
house nearJake Ehrn,s some time ago,
by some miserable scoundrel, Were
recently found hidden under some
rocks, well nigh destroyed All kinds
of outrages were done the school-room
besides. The miscreapts deserve the
penitentiary, to which we cheeriully
them.
:. On the 2lst inst, as the early down
freight train on the c. & P. r. B.. ap-
preached Legionvllle, David Smith,
brakeman, while climbing, upon the.
train, was struck by the corner of the
station cornice and severely hsrt. He
xas taken to Bellaire where his family
resides. Though sorely hurt, it ( is.
hoped his Injuries viii notlp tlpernanentlyI
disable him.. sa - :.-e-.ssl - - &
"Old Father Hudson, y on. th6, ,occa-'
sion of a recent visit here was made
the recipient of a handsome preseat or
two by some Of his liberal, warm heart
ed friends, of whom the good old man
can boast as many-and justly to-as
any man who ever lived in our COM
munity. He preached two most i'm
pressixe sermons on the Sabbath. He
is not now in charge of church, but
breaches regularly. He is indeed a
good old Israelitex standing away on
yonder, like a snow capped century
milestone, On the banks of that old,
old river; ;P'pointing and directing to the
better land beyond.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was in town
wanting to sell a new book on a new
and fresh subject, a few days ago, viz ::
"Woinan's rights as seen by a woman"
Lizzie evidently thought Brigepart.. "a
blasted place."ns ga
On Sabbath last old Ezra Kinsey was
gathered to his fathers. He was one!
of the oldest citizens of this communi-
ty, and enjoyed the repect of all.
The last segment of the massive .sfly
wheel" Of the Etna Iron Mill was put
in position a day or two ago. The en-
CINE, from the works of Martinsferry,
proved entirely satisfactory on trial.
This fine establishment is about ready
to commence operations. ~
The recent strike in the Labelle
Glass Works" has ended, and the old
operatives have gone to work again on
terms mutually satisfactory, and we
trust profitable alike to all concerned.
We hear they had q narrow escape from
a serious accident at their works yester-
day. From some unexplained cause
the supply of water was cut off, and not