Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-07-30
bridgeport LOCALS.

Pamphlet editions OF the new Con-
being circulated in our community.
Rev. John Quincy Adams Miller,
made a speech from the Bank steps
last week, against the new Constitu-
tion and License. He was followed
by Ross J. Alexander in favor of the
Constitusion. Both had respectful at
tention. Nothing short of natural di-
vination could even approximate fair
guess how our people will vote on this
measure.
1t is fun to see the farmers lathering
their oats fields with Il shaving brush,
and cutting their oats with razor. A
close shave or no oats is the rule.
The rain on Sabbath night raised the
creek suddenly, which commenced
running out wildly about midnight.
There must have heen quite Il dashing
shower up the creek, about ChicdgO,
for of all the lepulsive stenches that
ever hit anybody outside Chicago,
thickened the air along the creek banks
when it got fairly going.
The school board has employed for
the ensuing year the following teach
ers:
Miss Cooper, of Claysville, Pa, for
9Th room.
Miss Ada West, 5th room.
Miss Rachel Hoyle, 4th room.
Miss Libbie Newlan, Sd room.
Miss Emma Hewetson, ID room.
Miss Mary Clsvland, 1st room.
Miss Annie l.. Waterman, colored
school.
1t was ordered by the school board
at its last NEE ting that the grounds Ol
the public school be enclosed by a
fence, and the premis graded, plant
ed in trees, and generally beautitied.
Prof. John Wallace of Martins Fer
ry, has been employed to give vocal
lessons in our public school-a step for.
ward in educational matters here.
Some time ago David Park, jr., hired
from George Shriver-all of Martins
Ferry-a buggy and horse, and. while
driving about the town, the horse be,
come unmanageable, smashing the
buggy to smithereens. David had his
shoulder dislocated. George sues tO
recover the price of his buggy. The
case was spiritedly tried to jury before
Squire Eagleson, aud verdict render
ed for Park. The case was appealed.
Rev. James Alexander, of India,
preached in Martins Ferry in the
morning, and BridgepSrt in the eve
ming of Sabbath. His evening dis
course was attentively listened to by a
large audience, and was thrillingly in
teresting. Revs. Miller and Howell
occupied the pulpit with him, and took
part i'm the exercises. His subject was
India.
John Kingsley charged John Hughes
(both colOred), with nest hiding with
his wife, for which trihing though pop
ular and ecclesiastical accomplishment
the accusOr exercised his Kingley pre-
rogative the other night, by melting
out to the accused single-handed jus.
tice with single.-tree. 1t seems the
green-eyed monster has been plying his
vocation with Kingsley for some time,
and found practical demonstration the
other night at the house Of relative
of Hughes, whittier he he had gone tC
sit up with sick sister. Hughes is
unmarried. Kingsley's wife was also
sitting up with the sick woman. II
is alleged news was given to Kingsley
of i'm proper conduct of his wife with
Hughes; and, SO arming himself with a
iSWingle-tree and razor, he repaired tC
! the house, and without warning swung
his sineie-tree over the head of the
single-hearted Hughes in such close
proximity as that it hit this represen
I tative of single blessedness orthe head
,Nia hn ar
isfied with a single blow. but Singing
I MS victim, his single aim seemed to be
to kill him. When Kingsley wa:
grappled and about to be conquered
he drew the razor and proposed to pre-
vent Hughes from ever becoming
striag-haited, by attempting to cut hi:
hauh-otriu-r; but eucceeGed in gishing
one leg nicely. hughes, it seems, h;,'
been misreplesented in the premises
and has been Sinned against more than
SHINING. Some colored people arf
charged with having brought about
the encounter through cussedness
Kingsley, with his tools, were taker
charge of, locked up Tor Il day or two
and then released on bail of $500 for hi.
fappeafance at Court. 1t Is said i;ughe,
was sleeping when the attack wa,
made. Moral-If you want to avolC
t viulent sngle-trsc acquaintances, walh
with an eye singie-d 70 keeping out o
their WY.
We elcume back to the paths of bu
tsiness rectituiie our friend George Me
dill, WHO has sold bis interest in tn,
Planning Mill at Martins Ferry, 10 hi
father, and is now back at his old
- Il - I'M.
kins Bros, iii which he has bough
an interest. George, like all prod lgals
has been eating husks and chips, ant
as there was good deal Of hard WORK
about a planning mill, he wisely soften
ed his heart and is again back in hi'
own house, feasting on brogan5 ant
; japanese fans. Wewelcofne you back
, George. snd bespeak for you and you
! house abundant success.
The many friends of John Ham
mond, the popular Tin and Hardw ar,
dealer, will regret 20 hear of his sol,
! aifiictioD from inflammation of The
: eyes. He has been confined to hi,
room for two weeks. He is now con
; valescing slowly.
One of the most fearful storms tina
ever visited this vicinity 'rumbled ano
roared' about us on Sabbath night. The
day had been terribly oppressive, tho
not SD not us others recently. Abou
( I P. NJ. fearful dark belt of storm
cloud swept northward, leaving the
fl southwestern heavens clear, and star
| light soon shone. Away north tis
heavens were ablaze with lightning