Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-12-30
BRIDGEPORT.

The LaBelie Glass Works will SuS-
pend operations after this weeg for
quite while, for repairs
At meeting of the directors, on
Monday, a committee was appointed
to investigate and report upon the fea-
sibility of boring for gas to supply the
Etna Iron Mill with light and heat.
The project meets with decided favor
among the friends of the Mill. If the
enterprise fails, we suggest junction
pipe with the w. Va, Legislature. or
Lucius QuintuS Casibiunca Lamar.
The School Exhibition OF Prof. Pratt
was postponed on account of inclement
weather-tili a more convenient season.
Prof. John Taylor is now successfully
engaged in teaching at Aliens school
house. Prof. Taylor is splendid Edu-
Gator.
James Alexander threw open his
heart, his purse, his house and his bas-
kets OF good things to large number
of friends, last week. Mr.. A. has re-
Gently erected one of the finest residen-
ces in the county, which overlooks the
beautiful valley of the Ohio-and this
OCCASION was kind of house warming,
by throwing the chunks of friendly
greeting together made the evening
one of delightful pleasure. Our good
host and hostess never need such things
to warm up their spitality-but we
confess Turkey, Doughnuts, Mince Pie
and sich, has winsome cheer to us that
sends our friendship all aglow for zone
more of the same sort" Long live our
generous friends, they and their house
hold.
Christmas was very profusely observ-
ed, everybody seemed on their muscle
of enjoyment, and there were genial
congregations and Happy Christmas to
all!
An effort was made at the last meet
ing OF Council to district our town into
three wards. A petition numerously Y
signed was offered to an adjourned
meeting of Council, but, with an air OF
supreme contempt for the people a
member moved that ''the petition be
not heard" Whereupon the citizens,
met TO express their contempt for such
and unanimously wound up by de-
manding the resignation of George the
third. Petitions, signed by nearly
every man in town demonstrating
against the movement are in circula.
ton. The people are yet sovereign
and their servants may as well recog-
nize this fact first, as last. I" Vor pOputi
VOr Del"
The entertainments at Scott's and
II West End NJ. Z. Churches for the ben
eft of their Sabbath Schools were quite
successful.
Miss Neiswanger's school exhibition
was very pleasant affair, and Vas
highly patronized.
The Presbyterian and Methodist
Churches gave their respective Sabbath
Schools liberal treat on Christmas.
Billy Nusom, the barber, who was
bitten on the hand by one of his en-
ployes, three weeks ago, and which
nearly killed him, the bitten not the
bitter, will recover with the loss of the
finger nIastifficatcd.
J VIM. o. DonnelI, brakeman on the
lC. & P. r. r., whose foot was run over
/ by two wneels of u r loaded with ties,
three weeks ago, is rapidly recovering,
with the foot ali right, though it was
crushed to atoms.
ALERT Fowler, who was SO severely
hurt by the cannon on the night OF the
Republican jubilee, is again at work,
sound as ever.
The numerous friends of Sam. A.
Junkins, tho old popular Merchant,
will he glad to learn of his gradual, and
We trust complete recovery, from se-
we're surgical operation upon his leg
for an ill-conditiOped tumor, being a
source of distress and anxiety 10 him.
We hope soon again to see him in his
wonted health upon our streets enliven-
ing every thing and everybody with
his genial presence. Vira la Sam,