Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-02-18
BELLAIRE LETTER.
BELLAIRE, o., Feb. 10, 1879.

Hon. MIR. VALENTINES
birthday was yesterday, and nearly
all of our tradesmen shut up their
places of business then. We don't
knOWwho the old gentleman was, but
we suppose the bump of amativeness
was remarkably Well developed on
his head. This does not necessarily
imply, however, that he was gifted
with a great deal of brains. In fact if
he was, his votaries are not.
We were favored with missive
from one of these, of the female per-
suasion. The handwriting upon the
back of the envelope was somewhat
disguised, but although we have not
seen the lady for some length of time
we recognized the enclosed photograph
as soon as we broke the seal. -
BCRGLARIES. .t
The knights Of the jimmie seem to
banker after load of shot from Uncle
Tom Morris'S double barrel, as they
have paid him two visits within as
many weeks. They did not even get
the shot, let alone anything else, either
time. They were too timid byhalf.
They were not the good old time bur-
glars who came up to the front door,
singing: .-2 ,..s' ai
We are, to rights,
Two valiant knights sHf irH
OF Fleet street, London, E;
We Know to fit l'
Ye centre bit,
And likewise ye jimmiee,
And we are not
Deferred by what
Is called mOralitee
Not they. They came to the cellar
window, and their words repetitions
and reverberatioDs when they heard
the dog bark were not half so rhythm
mical as the above.
Mr.. WeStgate, grocer, whose store Is
on Guernsey street, near fifth, also re-
ceived visit from the gentry of the
night last week. Here they were more
successful, and carried off enough prov
ender to last a small family some time.
Mr.. Westgate has had his windows
protected by shutters.
TERPSICHOREAN.
The glassblowers of Bellaire give
masquerade ball at City Hall next Fri
day night.
The Clipper Base Ball and Gymna-
sium Club enjoyed the tripping of the
light fantastic last Saturday morning,
and the eve proceeding.
The colored Dramatic association
gave a ball, concert and festival on
Wednesday evening last, at which one
of our city officials acted more disgrace
fully and bullishly than has any one
whom our officers have arrested for q
year. Nevertheless the cOlored boys
had to be visited with the vengeance
of the law for resisting the inroads up
on decency and lawfulness.
NOVELTY COMEDY COMPANY.
Our citizens will probably never
know what they missed by not attend
ing the entertainments given by this
t. oupe at Central Hall ON Monday ard
Tuesday evenings. The acting was the
best we ever witnessed by troupe who
did not propose to be stars.
Indeed, if ] Duke Murray, ofthis Co.,
does not excel o. Toole as comedi-
an then our judgement is sadly fault.
The readings by May Nugent and
Adah Clarke Murray (the latter It neice
of Grace Greenwood's) we never heard |
by any one. In all their at
tempts the success of the troupe was
wonderful considering their modest
claim. s
SHORT CoMINGs.
The Gazette thinks it would be fool
ish to abolish the gallows in this State.
Well, it truly would, so long as an edi-
tor can be found for that sheet.
The ice in the river has been station
try since Saturday morning.
Jas. Nichols, formerly of st. Clairs-
Vile, now of Cambridge, spent Sunday
visiting friends here, with his bride.
To. morrow evening a praise meet
ng' is to be held at the Presbyterian
the singing to be under the
leadership of Prof. Schotield.
1t is said the typos, at the Independ-
ent office have had the words thief,
liar william carpet-baggar, black
mailer, fraud and others of a ditto
c,stereotyped. By this means
they are enabled to set type so fast |
that thy can loaf half the time, and
the editor can loaf all the time.
f3s SNAP. |