Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-03-19
BRIDGEPORT LOCALS.

The Ladies of Bridgeport met in the
Presbyterian Church, Monday after
noon, and organized against Captain
Whisky, as follows:
President. Mrs Rev Lauck.
Vice Pres'ts: Mrs Henry Clayland.
Mrs VIM Alexander.
Sec'y: Laura West.
Treasurer: John G Tallman.
Petitioners for pledge signatures: Mrs
Sophia Rhodes, Mrs Ewing Turner, Mrs
John Amarine, Mrs Saml Patterson,
Mrs A Baggs, Mrs Sims. Woods Mrs
Warren Hollister, Mrs - Hukill.
To visit Saloons and Drug Stores: Mrs
Bradley Smith, Mrs Ross j Alexander,
Mrs Forbes, Mrs T ] Baggs, Mrs E P
Rhodes, Mrs ] G Tallman, Mrs Bur-
gett McConaughy, Mrs Tiernan.
The good work is thus fairly inau-
gurated under favorable auspices. Now
let the ball roll!
Mrs John Kehnline returned from a
protracted visit to Germany, on last
Thursday.
Death is busy in our midst-David
ESteadman died of consumption, on Sab
bath morning; also, old Mr. Johnson, Of
West Wheeling; old Hezekiah Jones
died suddenly on Monday morning.
Mr. Jones was one of our Oldest citi-
sens-pesceable, orderly, Industrious
tegrity nor his religion.
VIM Bosley fell from a wagon on
Friday last, land dislOcated his shoulder.
I Ice-wagons are busy transporting ice
from the cars to Wheeling. 1t is pro-
cured on the lake. If some of our
Northern exploring expeditions would
hitch to few ice5ergs and tow them
into our waters, the speculation would
pay.
Rev. Peragoy preached farewell SER
mons at West Wheeling, West Bridge
port and at Scott's, on Sabbath last.
Temperance was the theme.
No news of the supposed drowned
woman. We suspect she may, after
all, be only creature of the imagina.
ton, rather than of flesh and blood.
Maybe not, though; women are
doing strange things just now.
Henry Floto was before his Honor
the Mayor of Martins Ferry last weak
for violation of liquor law. Henry's
interview cost him $50 and costs. RObt
Gilbraith having quit the biz some time
ago, but having first behaved little
naughty, paid S. and costs for wetting
whisky without authority.
The construction corps of the tele-
graph line were busy last week cOnsol-
dating the Western Union and the Pa
cific aud Atlantic wires on the poles Of
the latter. The Companies are now
united.
The question of Furnace in cOnnec.
tion with the Etna Iron Mill is taking
shape in talk.
On Friday evening an entertainment
is to be given in the M. E. Church.
Proceeds divided with the. Church
1t is called Diaramus, or Diarrhoea,
or a-something.
We are panied to learn of the dan
gerous illness of James C. Orr, recent.
IIy a prominent citizen and government
officer of Wheeling, now of Allegheny
City, Pa. His malady is Bright's dis
ease of kidneys.
The Crusaders at Martins Ferry are
making things lively. On Sabbath
several prayer meetings were in opera.
tion at once. Sam Dean reports the
meeting in the U. P. Church in the af.
ternoon as one of the most solemn
sights he ever witnessed. Meetings are
announced for every evening and some
afternoons of the week.
Look out for first-class item one OF
these days, when the old riekety
bridge over the back river gets on cru
SADIE, and tumbles into the river.
Beautiful structure! an enchanting
Bridge of Sighs!' We enever pass over
it but that we sigh to be offit soon as
possible. Any anxious one desiring to
know exactly the experience of first
class attack of st. Vitus' Dance, can be
accommodated for five cents, by taking
trip across this stable highway. Let
the Directors, in groups, take turns in
standing on it till it comes down. 1t
will give dignity to the occasion, ard
afford them ready facilities to dam it,
while they get their ardors cooled.