Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-11-19
BELLAIRE LETTER.
BELLAIRE, O., Nov. 16, 1874.


Correspondence OF Belmont Chronicle.
One OF our prominent Republicans
reads the n. Y. Tribune. The other
day he saw therein an editorial with
the portentious heading, the impending
crisis to the Republican party.' First
he held the paper off and gazed at it.
Second he turned it upside down and
inspected it. Third, he hunted up
Webster's unabrids ed to see what i'm.
pending meant He saw; and fourth
he spat on that Tribune and threw it in
the fire. He could stand its jubilance
over the late election returns; its hits al
Ulysses Seizer Grant, and all its other
inorganic spats; but paper that could
say, after the happenings of the past
part of this month, that the crisis still
impended deserved cremation!
We would suggest that a sign be
placed on the new wharf for the benefit
Of the public, containing the legend,
This is Wharfv Otherwise that row
of stones will be mistaken for break
water.
The City Commercial didn't sell last
Wednesday,; although poor 'Spivins'
Wdutcu IL. OOIi OpiNIuS, we tOlu
him at the time of his lecture on cats
that the way of the transgressor is
hard
We believe that we never before
heard so much complaint on the part
of merchants of all kinds of dull times.
Hardly any business at all is being
done. As a matter of course every one
seeks reason for tnis, and while it is
true to some extent that the same dull
ness prevails elsewhere, yet at the same
time there are causes of slack trade here
which do not prevail at other places.
Among these We may mention the ex-
cessive competition in all kinds of busi-
ness. The truth of the matter is that
the town has not enough of patronage
to bestow to allow of lively trade be-
ing done by all. Every business of a
nature is Overstocked and
so long as this is the case some one
must have dull times.
Mr.. Shupe has broken ground for the
erection of his new mammoth hotel at
the corner of Water street and Central
Avenue. This is probably the best
stand in the City for hotel, and we
hope Mr.. Shupe's will be success.
The outside work is rapidly approach
ing completion on Mr.. A. L. Wether.
AIDS house, on Gravel Hill. This will
be equalled by few dwellings in our
city.
The business block now in process o.
by James III. Pitt and Messrs
Anderson and Crafty, on Water street'
is also drawing near the finish, and
when done will be credit to the street.
A week ago tonight was an auspi-
cious occasion, if to other of our citizens,
at least to Mr.. Geo. Walters and Miss
Wilson, who on that evening
we're joined in the holy bonds of matri-
mony at the residence of the brides
uncle, DIR. VIM. McMasters. We unite
with the many friends of the happy
couple in wishing them all joy. (
Henry Leonhart also joined his for
tunes into those of a fair maid on last
w ednesday. These also we wish much |
oy, although it is hardly worth while |
for they will be sure to clasp all the hap
piness that comes wi thin their reach |
and shove all the woe out of the path,
Several OF our merchants and citizens
have been troubled with burglars and
petty thieves lately. OF these more
han his full share seems to have falleni
% the lot of S. I. Miller, who by an OPP
perfume arrival at the scene barely pre-
vented the robbing of quite quantity
IF goods, by burglars who had entered
his store. A few days after, in broad
daylight, two men picked pair of
pants of his up and ran, and when he
pursued one of them had the impolite~
less to knock him down by stroke in
he face with his fist. They were Sc
,ured, however.
With the revival of spiritualism in
he East comes the revival of last win
er's experiments here. The young
gentlemen who gave several sceances
asst year have experimental until they
lave accomplished many more wonder
ul results. We think all of their man
festations as yet have been private.
The usual services were held yester-
lay. The Presbyterians have organ
zed mite society. The Methodists
lold meeting on next Thursday even
ng to arrange for S. S. Christmas en-
ertainment. The contemplated pro-
racted meeting at the M. E. Church
las been postponed on this account.
SNAP.