Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-08-13
BRIDGEPORT LOCALS.

Early potatoes, sewing machine
agents, book edd!"rs, and potato bugs
have all taken the cond growth.
Warren Hollister made an admira-
| BILE speech to fine audience on Bank
street the other night, against license.
credit on its author. Mr.. H., we think,
don't take much stock in the new Con-
stitutiOn.
| Rev. McCleary, who has just return
ed frGm an extensive Western tour, oc-
cupied his pulpit Sabbath morning,
and spoke from the Bank steps in the
evening, against the new Constitution
and license.
Rev. Chalfant, wife and children
started last week on an extended trip
East. They will be gone month.
The Penn. Railroad has made such
liberal excursion rates as enables one
to visit all the important points East
and North at but trifiing cost, whilst
Ievery comfort and rarity is afforded to
render the trip delightful.
Our Dog Ordinance went into effect
on last Wednesday. Now let it be re-
lentessly enforced. Won't our city
dads row give Us an ordinance prohib-
itng hogs FROM running at large, con-
verting our streets into stinking wal
lows? Now that much money is be-
ing expended or our streets to grade
and drain them, keep them, Messrs.
Council, from becoming "hog holes"
af ,,f
swollen the river so that boats of very
light draught are again afoat.
Pretty extensive tours through this
end of the county convinces US that as
usual farmers are "WorSe scared than
hurt" Whether the oats have become
revived, or somehow taken the second
growth, the fields in many places real
ly promise to-day fair crop. Fruit is
about an average crop; apples mOder-
ate; pears, plums and peaches good.
The meadows in many places promise
a fine second crop of fgrass-much better
than the first, and, indeed, good
enough for any season. Pasture excel
lent, and the corn waving everywhere
in luXuriant splendor. This all with
the fine crop of wheat, rarely ever eX-
celled in this region, makes the out
look for the farmers unusually good af-
ter all, and brings gladness to the con-
sumner.
The terrible plague, the chicken
cholera, is again making sad work
with the fowls in this vicinity. Many
families have lost entirely large fiocks.
On Friday last quite an interesting
Leagues of Martins Ferry, Bridgeport
and Bellaire, was held in the Presbyte-
rian Church. The meeting was for
conference and prayer and was well
represented by leading workers in the
cause from the three points. The lee
ture room of the church was crowded,
and as we dropped in, by the kind per-
mission of the ladies, we were at once
with the fact that an earnest,
honest, W Womanly spirit of love for the
fallen and erring pervaded the assem-
blage. No excitement, no bluster and
rant, but sincere desire to do good
that others may be made happy, was
the spirit of the occasion. All honor to
the devoted constancy of the noble wO-
men! The meeting was organized
with Mrs. Rose Wood, Vice President
of the district in the chair, and pray
er. Mrs. DIR. Rowles, President of
Bridgeport League, welcomed her
sister cO-WOrkerS i'll Weu-tlned and
tender speech. The Pres. stated the
object of the meeting to be to devise
other means. and to give Il new impe-
tuS to old ones in their warfare against
rum. a full interchange of kindly
advice and suggestion was had, and al
so reports of canvaSSing committees,
and ali interluded with telling little
speeches. A committee consisting of
Mrs. j. L. B4ggs and 3. McConaughey
to secure the services of preachers for
fast day-t0-mGrrow. In response to
a warm invitation for the Leagues to
visit Bellaire, it was resolved to hold a
Union Prayer meeting in that town to-
day (Thursday), in the Pres. Church,
at / P. NJ. The visiting Leagues, by
invitation to lunch in the Church with
the Bellaire ladies. The Bridgeport
Leagues usual Thursday evening pray
er meeting omitted. Altogether the
meeting was a delightful one, and
characterized by genuine spirit of
benevolence and desire to do good.
Dysentery and typhoid fever are now
prevailing in our town snd vicinity.
Supt. Taylor, with a large delegation
of ladies from this vicinity, were in at
tendance at the Institute at Barnesville.
They are lavish in their praise of the
merits of the Institute, and the hospi-
tality and kindness of the people of
Barnesville.
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