Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-11-05
BRIDGEPORT.

Hallow cen was observed in the
usual rowdy style.
We welcome back to the scenes OF
her early life, Mrs. Atkinson, widow
of our good old friend Daniel Atkinson,
WHO, Is visiting her daughter Mrs. J. L.
West. May the evening of thy life be
full of JOY as the sunny, sunny hours Of
childhood.'
Rev. Samuel Wallace assisted Rev.
Chaffiant at communion services, ON
last Sabbath, and preached quite ac-
ceptably to our people.
On our way home the other evening
our attention was arrested by the sad
notes of poor inebriate, sitting alone
against cold wall, while he tremu-
lousy, and we thought very feeliDgly,
sang
''And this the burden of my song,
Which everInore shall be,
/ care for nobOdy-no! not
Since nobody cares for me-"
We clearly discerned in him the
wreck OF a once noble and splendid 1el-
low. But alas! the bewitching snares
of the bowl had stolen away his hopes,
his happiness, his am bition, and all MS
manly aspirations, leaving him a
wreck, victim to that (which biteth
like a serpent and siirscth like an
adder"
The last o y. NecS has the following:
"a correspondent of the Chronicle
wants to know, IF the statement be
true that money was furnished by Re-
publican candidates to supply whisky
at Etnaville and other places, &C. !"
and the editor then comments thus:
'.The inquirer can find men here in
Pease township who acted and voted
with the Republican party this fall who
have no hesitancy in saying that the
charge is too true, and that it will ap-
ply to any of the localities along the
river from Burlington to Bellaire.
Beautiful Temperance party"
We have no hesitancy in saying
there isn't shadow of truth in the
charge So far as Etnaville, Bridge
port or West Wheeling are concerned,
and we are Informed 10y one who had
every opportunity 10 know that the
charge is simply ialse III regard to Mar
tinSvilie and Burlington. We person
ally caiivassed Etaaville a number of
times before We could ascertain who
were entitled to vote-the only queS-
tion at stake-and having learned this
we rerson0lly drove up after them and
solicited their presence at the polls, and
/ then drove them back. From the be-
ginning to the end of the campaign
there was never a word or intimation
| of anything like the Charge The
only question asked was: Is the ticket
sound On the TARIFF and then they
voted it. And we denounce as an un-
mitigated lie and base SANDER all such
charges; and the charge is equally Ii
belous on Bridgeport and West Wheel
ing, no such thing was done and We
challenge the proof. Just here-the
only whisky we heard of during the
campaign being used by any candidate
was that drank by blather-mouthed
Prohibition candidateS-in the lam
guage of the 0. Y. Ne,rs: Beautiful
Prohibition Temperance party
The Pease Township S. S. Union met
according to adjournment at West End
NJ. E. Church on Sabbath last, at 2 p.
NJ, VIM. Clark, Pres't., opened with
singing-MisS Rose Strauss presided at
the organ-wiih Capt. Oh. Davis, Choir
ister; Scripture read by Rev. ID. E.
Howell; Prayer by Lancaster, of Wheel
ing.
PROGRAMME.
Duties of the Pastors of our Churches
in reference to the instruction OF S. S.
Teachers for their work. Judge
Craumer, of Wheeling, opened the Cis-
cussion-followed by Lancaster and
Vim Alayopdar
SECOND TOPIC.
Importance oi personal visitation by
teachers of their scholars. Discussed
by Revs. Jas. Moffatt, McCleary, Mill
er and Judge Craumer. Addresses
were also made by DIR. Capehart, VIM.
Clark and others.
The exercises were interspersed with
Isoul-stirriDg songs, which were really
we'll executed.
Adjourned to meet in Nj. E. Church,
Martins Ferry, at the call of the Pres't.
An occasion of more than ordinary
pleasure was the happy reunion at the
home of Rev. ID. E. Howell, ON Sltur-
day evening last. A feast of fat things
kindly greetings and flow of soul
marked the hour. John Wartield, wife
dlu tWO uduS utCic, vi IliuCctOl, LII
nois, w. w. Holloway and daughter
LYDIA, Mrs. w. B. Dunlevy of Iowa,
Mrs. Jane V. Curly of st. Clairsville.
Mrs. Carrie Pryor of Baltimore, Mrs.
Jane Lash of Alliance, and Rev. Me
Leary with koss Junkins and wife
with the family of the host composed
the party--surely not a sectional one.
1t is rare indeed that gIoup of friends
numbering so few are gathered round a
festive board representing SO many and
distant localities. 1t was "a union of
hearts and union of hands," After
discussing splendid supper end enjoy
ing an evening of song and chit-chat
the delightful friends, after an earnest
invocation tor the future well being of
all by Rev. McCleary separated with a
hearty good night"
The preliminary examination OF the
Mckim brothers, before Esq. Etgieson
at Martins Ferry, for assault with in
tent TO kill" one Waite, attracted large
crowd. Some forty witnesses were in
attendance. States attorney Kennon
and n. FL. Barber appeared for the
State, while the prisoners were ably
defended by st. Clair Kellya and s. JIG
brennan. The prisoners were bound
in the sum of $500 each for their ap-
pearance at Court. DIR. Schooley reports
that the injured man can scarcely re-
cover; his skull is broken, the frag-
ments being driven into and laceraIing
the brain. He has had number of
convulsions which portend evil.
The Gazette says your correspondent
down here is in Imminent danger of
overreaching himself" Oh, no, ,Gaumer
mo danger of US old stagers doing
that, it is only young married men that
are in Imminent danger You have
our sympathy Chawles.
Extensive ranges of woods have been
on fire in this vicinity, destroying con-
siderable fence, and making Indian