Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-12-03
BELLAIRE LETTER.
BELLAIRk. o., DEC. %, 1874.

A plan has been submitted to or
City Council, and adopted by them, Iot
the numbering oil our streets. The
work is TO be done b. ThoS. Ward, OF
Columbus, and John Harris, of this
city, upon what Is generally known As
the Philadelphia plan : being the
method adopted in that city. The plan
necessitates the existence of two houses
of the same number, and of all the
numbers, ON the same street, to b.
designated as No. 10, Belmont Street,
North; No. Ia, Belmont Street, South,
etc. In a large city this plan is no
1oubt simplificatiLn of commoner
ones, but in town of the size of Bel
laire il is simply Confusion worse con-
founded No reason can obtain that
makss any plan worse advisable than
TO begin at one end of each street and
number the houses alternately 70 the
other end, unless it be the possibility
Of city extension, and the other plan is
just as faulty as regards the, same
provision.
Since our last letter was written the
new scavinger has greatly improved
the condition of the alleys. All houor
to Mac
The lecture of Robt. Smith, the ma
tive Bermudan orator, on last Monday
evening, was well attended, and gave
universal delight. The instances OF
colored men with such ready wit and
keen appreciation of the ludicous unit
ed with such brilliant intellectual
powers and sweeping SARCASM are in
deed rare. Ono instance of the last
Mr.. Smith said that a lady once ex
pressed doubt as to whether he ever
came from the Bermudas, as he spake
such excellent English! Why said
he, when we have five thousand Brit
ish soldiers tramping round among us
singing God save the Queen, every
second in the day, how could they ex
pect US to speak Dutch ?'
A new postal stime-board and bust
ness directory has been put I'D in tn,
Post office. 1t is the work of Messrs
Ward and Harris.
Auburn 'Junius Brownlow.' tn,
strawberry Blonde who used to writ,
, metaphysical dissertations for the In
tett'genccT, under the head of Bellair
locals, has resigned his position il
: Pittsburgh and gone into winter quar-
tiers here.
All OF our dealers in such goods hav
got on their holiday toys and fineries
and the stores look quite attractive fo
f such dull times.
Thanksgiving has come and gone, an,
5 the voice of the turkey is weak in tn
3 land, because they are few. By wha
f wise provision does it ouly take
| year for turkey to mature to an eata
, BILE age!
A young lady assured us the othe
day 1--WE do not suppose from ex
> perience y that more men get Marie,
than women, and that the natiol
which had the most marriages annual
ly was fascination. The question
arise, whom do the men marry, and i
not that too fast a nation for man,
l marriages.
Leet writes his locals from PRESENT.
ment, and his readers are quickly con
WINGED that he is false prophet. Th
idea Of a man quoting from sermon
when ne hasn't been inside of churcl
since he was minor!
Prof. Melville went to Cincinnati O,
last Thursday, returning on Sunday.
The M. E. Ladies' Social Society hell
their election for officers on last Frida,
night. Their next social is on Thurs
day evening week.
: In accordance with the recommenda
ton of the Synod of Cleveland, tn,
Presbyterian Church of this place, to
; getber with the Others of this Synod
will observe Wednesday week as
day of fasting and prayer for the ad
vancement of Gods Kingdom.
Mr.. Glassere, foreman of E. G. Nor
gan's Coal Works, died of consumption
on Friday and was buried by the An
, cient Order of Druids in their cemeter,
on the hill, on Sabbath last.
Two extra steamers are expected u,
' the river shortly to run from Wheelin!
to Cincinnati and return, while tn,
river is navigable.
The Pittsburgh Evening Leader has
shown its enterprise and its apprecia
ton OF Bellaire patronage by securing
: the services of local reporter here.
1T SHOWS" cries the school hoy, 'it SHOWS |!
\ | anu ne OUT
G,eefully coasting upon his new sled
, Next morning all wrapped up he wanders
Cussing his stars fer that "cold i'd liz ed r,
ut SHOWS" cries the schoolgirl as she passe
the store.
} And thiuks how those skates would 1y owe
!, the rink, Erlf1
But too lingering the look she casts In at tn
-s- door --=-
Her feet fly from under-she sits down to
!, Think -s
q
ut SHOWS" cries yours truly, as he sits by tn
! fire, 1.-7..s.t -
And watches the snow coming down drap b.
who said 1t was beautifuls Well, he's q liar,
But no II stays out doors, don't care a
SNAPw
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