Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-05-21
BRIDGEPORTLOCALS
Monday YVES cold stormy day, al
ternatiDg between rain, wind and hail


We heard good ons. o.: kind, af-
fe"tiorate husband. With a conpan-
icr-the Aforesaid partnrr OF somebo-
0y boSom-he has an excellent wife,
whom he informed be meant to take a
riae up the pike, and away they went.
Soo2 afterwards, the good Wife, very
wisely concluded that if recreation was
good for hubby it was also excellent
for 'wifey,' aud with a friend off she
started, in the same direction, closely
veiied. Arriving at the rendezvous,
she very modestly chose to keep her
seat in the buggy. Now hubby is
prince of good fellows, and withal 3
gallant, as are all true gentleman, and
taking the situation in at IA glance, at
once rendered his politest services to
the lady for a little drive, which was
accepted in the same spirit, and away
they sped. Now a real Ire gentleman
will GlIcdys, in spirit of true gallant
ry, protect the object of his alteration
when buggy riding, by kindly, though
firmly, encIrcling her waist with his
arm, just to keep her from falling out,
you know; and our hero is no excep-
ton, SO gently extending his courte-
sizes around her waist, he tenderly drew
mis- friend closely to him, just to avoid
accidents of course, and then, feeling
that the laborer is worthy his hire,
proposed to hear from the committee
on finance, which the obliging chair
man readily assented to. Just to DEM
onstrate kissing made easy, you know,
and suiting the action TO the request,
she suddenly pulled her veil aside to
dispense the needful, when the smiling
face of his iUife was exhibited. Some
things can be ima~iTo@. and some not;
lhubby's feelings Veg ,'i'.n were of the
not variety. The ,l,fse's Head was sud-
denly turned toward home, though he
didn't belong to hubby neither, but
l 1T was no time to trade horses then,
and away went the happy pair like a
shadow homeward. The horse was
lnever regarded as fast, still the time
made was fair to middlin'-5 miles in
3 minutesi Wifey was i'll no possible
danger of falling out, you know, and
hence was not held all the way home.
SequeI-'Be virtuous, and you're bound
/ to have soft thing!'
Peanut Scott, a colored gemmen OF
great repute in more calenders than
honest men possess, of trophy tomato
lips, came over from Wheeling the
other night to attend colored festival
and visited Sainl. Openheimer's Cloth
ing Store, in Bridgeport, Ostensibly tC
buy box of paper collars. Sam was
absent; Mrs. o. clerking pro tenn, gave
him the collars and change for $2(
bill, which the rascal offered in pay
ment, and which proved to be base
Icounterfeiti After diligent watching
Mrs. 0. did not know him-the
scamp was caught on Saturday last
: and - of the money recovered, with 6
flair prospect of getting the balance.
Our young friend FarschaI, who sc
faithfully and politely dispenses milk
to our citizens, was under his unfortu.
lnate star on Monday. Whist on hi:
t Irounds an axle of his wagon broke
spilling, not the milk, but the clever
vendor on the ground. Soon after
, wards he found himself behind new
team which were restive, and in pass
ing the creek bridge, it was adjudgeG
be went faster than the law allowed
him, and hence was subjected to a fine
? and costs. We are sure the offeDst
S was not intended, for Mr.. P. is all hon
orahle, worthy citizen and gentleman
Joshua Stitt, young colored gallant
f came over from Wheeling on Sabbath
morning, to take his Malinda out Il
Mt. Pleasant, all of which was o. K
But when Josh. gave way to the entan
Cling alliances of the varieties of thi:
world as to so far forget the duties de
volving on him as an American citi.
: zen, if he does live in West Va, as t.
I've Ill h,v dn6
|? enactment painted on a board at The
end of our creek bridge, which says
So fine for driving faster than walk,
and permitted his quadruped to tro
on the bridge, in hope Malinda saw
him, instead of Joshua-like, command
ing his equine to be still, why for thi
I trick which is vain,' Squire Crool
l says Joshua shall pay into the contin
gent fund of Bridgeport the just anC
lawful sum of So and costs, amounting
in all to about Sl5.
The rowdies of our town have had i
], all their own way so long they haC
about concluded they were masters O
the situation. But our newly elected
Marshal has brought number o
them to grief. On last Saturday nigh
e three worthless concluded to run tn,
: machine as usual, and found them
e selves Monday in presence of the May
e or, who was applying the lashes of tn,
i law in shape OF fines to the penitents
(, The only tight fellow can get nov
S in Bridgeport is a tight fit of lega
D statute made and provided.
: The temperance cause is still il
a healthful exercise. Adam Eberly ha
+ put all his stock in charge of H. M. B
3 Clayland, till certain period in May
the 9th, we believe; meanwhile ht
+ will dispose of his stock by wholesale
/. and shipping it home to the manufac
turers, and any liquors he may have OF
q hand at the time agreed upon, ne vii
turn over to the ladies. Except wha
drunkenness is produced by Wheel
: ing whisky, our town is as order
!, ly as could be desired. Some of ou
people either never learned the prim
er Injunction, or have forgotten it, viz
. My son, do no i'll, go not in the way
of bad men, Now, if our folks vii
= persist in associating with Wheeling
: ties, why they will all.go down to the
r pit together.
l We take pleasure in noting the gen
4 Idl tNtNltliCtS vi oil SN
2 cry hand in cur staid old town. Oul
Grocers are evidently driving a flnt
I, trade. Our Dry Good house-we have
: but one, and an excellent one at that
5 Junkins Bros, is doing also we'll
/. merited trade. Our Timers, especial
r ly Mr.. John Hammond, is certainly
I meeting with first-class luck, and hi
deserves it. Watkins and Ferguson
: at Turner & Sons old stand, are draw
ing and sticking one million feet of ex
, cellent lumber. Their prospects are
, assuredly good. The Messrs. Bagg;
are also receiving largely, how much
? we have not learned. Our Glass Works
are lively, and doing first rate trade
The FIGURING Mills are in superior
hands, and are worthy the confidence
! of the entire public. And all our sup.
) IL - ell