Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-05-06
BRIDGEPORT.

Sam. JunkinS, our popular Grocer
raised the bass singer of the Tennesse,
ans. The fellow was always musical
devotee. He called in respect, on his
old benefactorS.
Vast quantities of lumber are being
drawn at our wharf. So far we believe
Ferguson and Mead are the recipients
Bare. Ro-vles is making an efficient
and acceptable Assessor.
We are in daily expectation of 3
'nest-hiding' explosion in our midst
The transit of Venus will oCcur surely
ere long. The observations will be
made, from present indications, under
Judge Chambei'S supervision. "In
ways that are dark, and tricks that are
vain," count Bridgeport i'll little just
now.
We record with pleasure, the gener-
al indications OF prosperity in oar place
James Alexander has erected a DIagEi-
fiCent residence overlooking town. Jas
Clark has also put himself up beauti
full house, while Messrs Cfda5ton
Cooke, Harris and Others have added
fine residences, and ii general spirit o
thrift pervade5 our whole community
Building sites are in great demand
and one serious disadvantage to tho
substantial and rapid growth of oul
town is want of eligible gruund fol
good residences. Still there is room
but it commands good figures. Oul
merchants are busy, labor plenty, Wa
ges good, food abundant and cheap
and the health of the people good. A
pr tty fair showing for the hard times
A windy day Was last Friday. We
profess to know. If we don't, how
much more than fifty pannciS of raj
fence thrown hriIer-skelter by the
wind on, around and about one al /;
single dash, is necessary to fill the bill:
This is just what hippPne'i Us. We
d'dn't count the rails, bat il long string
OF fence came a Us at nucr; trees were
blown down on all sides; many small
buildings were unrOoted; straw stacks
scattered to the Winds" fences flying
i'm all directions, with some rain and
hail was about the programme in that
part of Coler.iin We were travelling.
We heard of no serious injury to man
or beast, but the storm all afternoon
was terrible. Squire McCoinas had
IAN almost new wagon utterly ruined.
II stood on the hill near Bridgeport,
rough-locked; the wind threw it sew
eral hundred feet over the roadside,
smashing it to smithcreens.
DIR. Isaac Cope has purchased pleas
ant residence III FarmingtOn, ANA pur-
poses moving to it soon. The Doctor
is meeting with abundant success IN his
profession, and is worthy Ot 1t.
The cooperative association Of the
Mormons is one grand secret of success.
1t is said Brigham Young contemplates
comforting "a ''co-op. knighthood" on
Longley, in consideration of his being
a prominent advocate of this policy,
and one of its most ardent patrons, in
allowing the charitablyinclned to CO.
operate for the support of his family In
st. Clairsville, While like Il lazy loafcr
he permitted them to want. An hon
or il will be, right worthily bestowed.
Give Lazarus the knighthoOd.
A pldgne spct some time ago fixed
itself in our town in Mrs. BridCu-tire's
house. A muIe infIn.Du- den EevCr
afflicted any community. II WAS, We
presume, the debris Of Laramio's
W he.lng pit. We predicted its fate Il
week ago, and sure enough the after
piece Of the show came on Saturday
night in Il iirst-class druukrn muss.
Cu,npliaients in the shape of black
eyes and broken noses, were freely eX
changed between q mixed class from
the Island and elsewhere - Bridgeport
included. The row lasted nearly all
night, and culm;nat d Sabbath morn
ing in setting the house on fire; which,
however, was eXtinguished before Sc
rious harm was done. The fancy de.
partment was quic..ly driven out on