Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-01-15
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS,
BELMONT COUNTY.
From the Independent.

NEIGHBORHOOD NEIKS.
BELMONT COUNTY.
From The independent
By the card of the Cashier, in our
columns this issue, it will be seen that
the First National Bank declares its
usual 5emi-aGnual dividend of per
cent.
Mr.. Thomas Armstrong, we'll known
in the southern part of this county,
was taken to the insane asylum at Ath-
ems yesterday morning.
COUNTRY PRoDUCE.-The following
are the prices paid for country produce
by our city dealers: Butter 28c per fb;
eggs 25c.; chickens, 10c. per fb.; turkeys,
12c. per ib.; ducks, &c.; geese, &c.; beans,
81 % per bushel; potatoes, 81 10; cab
bage, sec. per dozen; beets, Zoe. per
bushel; parsnips, 90c. per bushel.
ELECTIoNs.-The stockholders of the
National Glass Company, of this city,
held their annual meeting on Monday.
The following gentlemen were elected
Directors: Capt. James Nicoll, John
A. Nichol, Capt. Andrew Smith, A.
Dunlap, E. F. Cash, VIM. Morgan and
A. Anderson. The Board organized by
electing Captain James Nicoll, Presi-
dent; E. f. Cash, Secretary, and John
A. Nichol, Shipping Clerk and Travel
ing Agent.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Baron Manufacturing Com
pany resulted in the choice of the fol-
lowing Directors: j. Il. Mercer, A. P.
Tallman, M. w. Junkins, A. w. An
derson, A. o. Mellott, G. S. S. Baron,
A. L. Baron, Thomas q. Baron. The
Board reelected J. L. Mercer, Presi-
dent; G. S. s. Baron, Superintendent;
e. H. Tallman, Secretary; David Ran
kin, Travelling Salesman, and. Il g.
Baron, Manager retail department.
From the Bellaire Commercial.
REsIGNED.-H. E. Waddell, Secre-
tary of the National Glass Company,
resigned his position, and Mr.. E. F.
Casa has been elected in his stead.
GooD.-We are informed that one
day last week, the Bellaire' Furnace,
sold TO the Belmont Mills, seventeen
hundred tons OF pig metal.
STRUCK THE PIERs.-A tow boat,
going down with a number of loaded
barges, on Wednesday afternoon,
struck pier OF the Railroad Bridge,
and three barges sank instantly. 1t
was rumOred that several persons were
drowned. Such was not the case how
ever.
From the o. v. News.l
At the election for Directors of the
'Ohio City Iron and Nail Works on
the 9Th, the following parties were cleo
ted for three years, viz: VIM. Clark,
James Kerr, and H. w. Smith. The
following were elected for two years,
viz: Thos. G. Culbertson, j. N. Will
lard and L. Spence. DIR. West, James
Frazier and Judge Chambers were elec-
ted for one year. The Board was SUBJ
sequently organized by electing VIM.
Clark, President; Thos. G.. Culbertson,
Treasurer; VIM. Barnett, Superinten-
dent, and G. A. Burrows, Secretary.
Mr.. Burrows was also elected Business
Manager.
Will III. Wood, the freight agent at
this place, has been suffering from a
severe spell of sickness for the past
month, but is now improving.
Miss Clara Clark returned home
last week, from lengthy visit among
her friends in Salem, Ohio. Welcome
home.
School did not commence ON Mon.
day on account of the sickness of the
Superintendent, Mr.. Chas. r. Shreve
We understand, however, that he is
getting better, and hope that he will
fully able to assume his duties neXl
Monday morning.
STEEL WoRKs.-At meeting of the
Stockholders of the Steel Works, on
Monday, the following Directors were
elected to serve during the year 1874:
J. l.. Stroeline, VIM. Klieves, A. T.
Garden, John Handlan, George Men
del, Albert S. Harden and VIM. Wi.
ley. The affairs of this enterprise are
in excellent conditions; the prospects
are encouraging, and we understand il
is their intention to commence active
operations in few weeks.
[Enterprise,I
One of the results of the Pam Handle
strike was the sending of seventy cars
of stock over the Baltimore e. Ohio
road one day last week.
Leaf tobacco has been bought in the
IneighborhOoa of Malaga at prices rang.
ing from ST so to So 90. Lucas & An.
drews and Miles and Kotzebue are the
principal buyers.
GOOD CORN CRoP.-We understand
that James EdgertOn, of this township,
has raised an immense crop of corn on
his farm this season. Five hundred
bushels was the product of five acres of
land. We doubt if the best prairie OF
Illinois or Iowa can do better than this,
AGED WORKERs.-At two-story house
was built in this place last summer, in
which two very aged citizens took a
hand. VIM. Piper, aged seventy-eight,
built the chimney, and Thomas Jones,
aged S5 carried up the brick and NOR
tar. We havn't many such active 'old
boys left.
AT meeting of the Northern Ohio
Horticultural Society, held at w. X.
Tipton's on Saturday last, the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year Samuel Price, President; w.
N Coxydpn and nv p Hall Vico broo;