Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-06-11
BPgJ,GEPORT LOCALS


Hor R-Tbermomeier last
week ranged from 80 to 9J in shade.
No rain for five weeks.
Water getting very scarce.
Whisky already played out.
Notices, mo water this day." be-
coming numerous on the gates about
town.
Everything getting mighty dry-e.-
pecially topers.
Strawberries % cents box, and the
supply limited.
Health good-had for doctors-but if
the drouth continues better day COM
ing. sssfsg e-sr .ss lt
Gardens pretty well cooked.
Potato hugs plying their vocation
with zeal worthy a better cause.
Anew and substantial floor is being
laid On the creek bridge; not before it
was needed. ~
Robert Atkinson has moved to his
new home, the old Robinson House.
It is his intention to open a firSt-claSS
llunch-r0o.n. a needed institution,
which will beproperly appreciated and
patronized.
The many friends of Rev. james,
brother OF Rev. Robert Alexander, viii
be glad to hear of his return TO his ma
tive country from nine years mis-
sionary tour in India. Mrs. A. is,and
has been in feeble health for some
time. They are visiting friends in n.
Hampshire, and are expected home
soon. Many of us remember with
pleasure the solemn fare we'll services
held in the Presbyterian Church,
Bridgeport, on the occasion of their de-
parture for India's coral strand We
all welcome them home with many
blessings.
Mrs. Kinsey, wife of Hiram Kinsey,
died of consumption at the residence
of Amos Osborne, her son-in-law, on
Saturday night last, and was buried at
Kinseytown, on Monday, at 2 P. NJ.
Mrs. X. was indeed an eininently good
woman, tender in all the relations OF
life kind and generous to fault, ready
always to wear her life away that 9th
ers might be happy. She really was a
most affectionate wife, friend, sister
and mother. To the writer she was q
peculiarly tender friend, and We deep.
~ feel her death. Bright the flowers
sweet the carols of the forest songsters
and lightly rest the green sod above
thy grave.
Sans Scott lost his darling little 'Bes
lsis' Of cerebro spinal meningitis
Scarce had the dark shadows of the
King of Terrocs left this family:
threshold. taking the only angel of the
household, until his footsteps are again
heard, claiming little Bessie, the joy
of the fond darents' hearts. We ten
lfer our sincerest sympathies.
Miss Kate Shaw lectured on temper.
ance in the Presbyterian Church or
Friday evening last. From the char
acter of her lecture we think she is 6
daughter Of old Mr.. P-shaw!
The technical or polite name Of th'
. potato bug is DoTyphOrddecentincotd
No wonder the potatoes die when th'
bugs bite them.
This reminds us that we have dis
covered an infalti6le remedy for thes'
terrible pests, potato bugs. No Pari;
/, Green or other poison. If any one de
string to avail himself of this dis
covery will enclose 10 cents to pay re
torn postage, and pay for stationery
t &C., with a trifiing compensation 10
, trouble, will send me his address, will
the money, will by return mail for
ward the recipe. l will warrant sue
cess every time; there can be no failure
in any case. Address, DIsCovEREIs
Bridgeport, Belmont county, Ohio.
The public school has closed to tn
infinite delectation of the youngsters
and nobody hurt generally.
e. P. Rhodes is making some of tn
: waste places about onr town put ol
D new appearances through his energ.
. and enterprise.
Misses Neiswanger and Whitacre
with the pupils of their respectiv
: rooms in school, had pleasant pic-ni
a few days before school closed.
4 Never was there better prospect G
peaches and cherries than at the pres
is ent. Oats and grass are about as shor
as prize-fghter's hair.
Rome has her Coliseum, Washing
ton her Capitol, New Athens her stear
: wagon, but Bridgeport can beat tn
e world on curb-stoues. They look lik
T, the Chinese wall.