Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-10-08
BRIDGEPORT.

Rev. David Trueman of Mt. Vernon,
Ohio, preached one of his eloquent SER
mons in the West end NJ. E. Church
Monday evening.
Great is Barnum! On last Tuesday
morning many of our citizens availed
themselves of the arrangement effected
by the great Snowman with the C. d
p. r. Il. to carry passengers from
Bridgeport to Pittsburgh and return for
$3.50 with ticket to the show thrown
in. A fellow could hardly stay at home
much cheaper than that.
Mary Clayland beats John Rodgers
all hollow. John had but 8 little ones
we are informed, but Mary boasts (?)
about Is, all of about the same age and
size too Mary domiciles in the first
room of our public school.
Our venerable friend Dad Gill, we
are informed is about erecting on an
overhanging plateau between the r.
r. bridge and the rein a court de BAN
quet in which the civilities and sweet
meats of life will be dispensed.
BurgGtt McConaughey has the con-
tract to furnish the Schools with Coal at
Sc. 10 per hundred. The Capt. has just
completed his new Coal-works and is
now ready to dispense the black dia-
monds in any quantity.
G. w. Brockunier returned from a
protracted visit to the Pacific slope
greatly delighted with his trip and in
vigorated in health.
J.. C. Tallman has just returned from
an extensive business tour East, while
Mr.. w. w. Holloway represented us
at Cincinnati. r. ]. Alexander and
w. Hollister have been absent in Pitts
burgh attending to legal business. In
deed but few of US dignitate were in
town last week.
The green worm has almost entirely
destroyed the Cabbage crop in this vi
cinity. Shades of saur kraut will be
few and small this winter.
Quarterly meeting, in West Wheel
ing was well attended on Sabbath.
The voice of men in search of dwell.
ings is heard on every hand. Scores OF
tenements could be rented to substan.
tial laboring men. So much for the
exhibition of a little spirit of enterprise
exhibited in our manufactures.
In grading our streets the time-hon
ored and famous "Kirkwood Spring.
yielded to the spirit of progress and
was buried beneath a heavy embank'
ment. Kerr Allen, one of the Kirk
wood heirs, owning an adjoining lot tC
the Spring captured it and conveyed il
by indestructible pipe to his own prem
| ic1c ~ f1 ia ut inn n
and deserves the public's thanks.
Our friend, Charles Junkins, just of
for Bethany College, was made the re-
cipient of a valuable Watch and chair
from the standard base ball Club o.
Wheeling, Of which he was an expert
member. The Standards are now the
champions of West Va, ands Charley
is No. player. 1t is said Charley
has probably few superiors in the coun-
try, especially as pitcher. The pres.
ent is il acknowledgment of his ability
Miss Rebecca C. Scott, died at the
residence of her mother, miles west o.
Bridgeport, on the Pike, on Thursday
evening last, and was buried Sabbath
afternoon at 2 O'Clock. This estimable
friend had long been a child of afflic.
ton. Possessing frail organization
her health has been cOrreSpondingly
tender all her life. Some two years
ago the sensible evidences of the "worm
that gnaws greedily unseen' became
manifest, and as time flew apace, de-
spite every well directed effort, she
yielded gradually, ''like the flower that
tadeth" till at last, sustained and sooth-
ed by an unfaltering faith, she died
like one who who ''draws the drapery
CT his couch about him and lies down
to pleasant dreams.
We are sorry again to announce the
departure, from our town, of Enoch
Carman. This time sure. Enoch says
he proposes to 60 business hereafter
exclusively from his home by wagon.