Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-03-12
Powhafan and Steinersville.
Mr.. Editor:


Probably some of your readers who
have never been in this vicinity, would
be pleased to know where, and how,
Steinersville and Powhatan are loca-
ted. The latter is situated at the juno
tion of the Captina creek, with the Ohio
river, about 1G miles south of Bellaire,
on the south side of the creek. 1t is
a very pleasant location, and in the
summer season, exceedingly delightful.
1t comprises what is known as Powhat-
an on the east, and Industry, hamlet
of about 73 Inhabitants, on the vest
This little village is said to have de-
rived its name from the fact that the
people formerly did their churning
Sabbath morning before repairing to
church. Industry is very pleasant
little place and favored with Repre-
sentative, Justice of the Peace and
cooper, a school-teacher, fishing com.
pany, and gossiper, or news-bearer,
known to the citizens by the Euphone-
GUS name of The Little Stodt. A por-
ton of the village is very fiat and not
drained, consequently in the wet sea-
son is very disagreeable. In the south
western part, is a small lake, whose in
let is Ewers' drain, but has no outlet
unless subterraneous. AT two different
times during the passing winter, con-
siderable of the village was submerged,
causing some person to leave their
houses also a portion of Powhatan
was drowned out. The land on which
Indutry stands is lower than that of
Powhattan. The most CONSPICUOUS per-
sonages i'm East Powhatan, are DIR.
Campbell, Rev. Mr.. Wright of the NJ.
E. Church, Mr.. Burgher (gardener) and
a Campbellite preacher. There is a
pike two miles in extent, leading from
Powhatan to the Dover and Cats run
road. The people generally are indus
trious, with the exception of some
young gentlemen, who more properly
answer the term S,oeU. Though they,
strictly speaking ARE neither financially
nor Utterly capacitated
Yet they loaf with the motto Let the morrow
provide for the morrow
'Tis day which never yet,
On any human being rose or set.
The population of East Powhatan, is
Iabout liza. In case of lawsuits we are
frequently favored with two noted
attorney or petifogers rather, one from
Belmont County, the other from the
State of Monroe known by the respec-
tive names of Buna5le6ee Van and Soap
stick. This 'Bumblebee VanArequent-
ly goes to the land of spirits In Pow
hatan is concrete school. The Pri-
mary class is taught by Mrs. Martin
who, it seems, has inherited the posi-
tion for life. The other is taught by
Mr.. Waters, a. very worthy fellow
The principal requisite for a man to
become superintendent of this school
is paper collar of the greatest extern
ton. This town is 'encompasSed by
worthy Freeholders, who only ask 500
per acre for land around and about the
town, and are opposed to public i'm
prOvements; and also require of their
tenants one-half of all raised, in ad-
dition to from $50 to $40 for miserable
hut, too lOathsOme for constable. /
suppose, before many years will have
passed away, we shall behold glorious
Monarchy in this ill-fated part of
York.
On last Sabbath night while going
from church, the people were startled
by the report of gun, and some per-
son shouting as if in terrible agony,
four or five times, getting fainter each
shout. Some person from Steinersville
went in search of the supposed wound
ed man but returned finding nothing.
, The next day we learned that a gentle.
man living not far from here, who has
small camp of IL or Is sugar trees,
thought somebody was drinking sugar
water, shot into sugar-tree and then
did the hallooing himself. What do
you suppose ails him? 1 know.
Steinersville is situated on the pike
about one mile west of Powhatan. The
people of this littlev illage are compos-
ed principally of farmers. The bust
ness men of the village are two grocery
men and doctor. One of the groceries
is kept by a bloated excrescence who
says, thinbleful of whiskey would
+ give him the headache all day. We
doubt not it would, if he could not get
more. This wonderful man keeps a
doggery in connection with his GRO
Gerry to which some apparently worthy
4 persons resort, lat whom we are amazed
and others by whom we are shocked
He calls to all come to the house of
lspirits.' Thus leads the irresolute on
and wrests from him the crumbs of
bread for which his children weep,
and the common comforts of life for
which his wife dOeth mourn, and
boasts that he is cunning. This Puff is
he who paid fine last winter under
the fourth section of the liquor law