Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-05-13

property; in trials for the right of prop
erty, either taken OH execution or al
tachmeut.
BRIDGEPORT.
The La Belle is again in full blast, with
orders enough ahead to keep things
lively for the coming summer.
The Directors of the Etna Iron Mill
did handsome thing at their meeting
last week, in donating two Etna lots
for the new school house up there.
This makes square of the little town
for educational purposes, including
playground. Thanks for your gener-
osity, gentlemen.
The contract for building the school
house at IEtnaville, was given to V.
Geisey, of Wheeling; amount, Sl6o9.
The work to be completed by Sept. LIST.
A Mrs. Geff addressed Temperance
meeting in the NJ. E. Church, on last
Friday evening. 1t was a dry affair.
A number of our citizens are attend
ing the temperance convention in ses-
sion in Pittsburgh.
The Pease Township S. S. Union
will assemble in the Pres. Church,
Martins Ferry, next Sabbath afternoon.
The following are the Order of Exer-
cises: ..-.
Music-.Sabbaih School Army
Pure Gold, page 40.
Prayer-Kev. McCieary, Bridgeport.
Stand on the Rock'-Page S6.
Scripture Lesson-Rev. w. 2. Wier.
'On, Press On'-Page 49,
First Topic-Our School; what is the
greatest hindrance to it's success, and
how can that hindrance be removed?
-Wm. Alexander, Esq, Bridgeport.
Strike for Victory'-Page 96.
Second Iopic-The Conversion OF
Scholars in our. Sabbath SchoOl--Rev.
D. w. Fisher, ID. D., Wheeling.
Little children You May Come
Page. Y. rs.f.: .t.... -..
Tirl Tpic-Duty of teachers to
young christians in their classes-Rey.
J. MrKindree Reilly, D. D., Wheeling.
.Let the Master in'-Page Isl.
Address, by Rev. J. G. Armstrong,
of Wheeling. ~
Annual Report of Schools.
Election of Officers.
The Good Old Way'-PaGe Is.
Benediction-Rev. C. II. Gunter.
WIN. CLARK, Pres't.
J. T. THOMAS, Sec'y.
On last Friday night during the
storm, a colured man named Williams,
got his horse and cart in readiness for
night service in Wheeling, and just rs
he started on his trip, in front of Mr..
Turner's late residence, his horse, evil
IDENTIFY blinded by the lightning, walk
ed over the end of a deep cul\ ert, pre-
C. plating his driver several feet down
the embankment, with the cart on his
leg, crushing his ankle, and breaking
numIer of his ribs. The horse lit
squarely on his back, unable to move
until released. The unfortunate man
lay in his perilous and painful condi-
ton for more than an hour before his
cries for help were heard.
August Stager buried H.. child on
Monday from the effects of Particles of
peanuts drawn into the wind-pipe
while yawning.
Mrs Brown, while yawning, dislo-
Gated her lower jaw, which cre,ted in
her household for the time, visions of
lock jaw, aud a big scare generally.
Tom Branch says if you want your
fingers to last, when you saw them,
push them 1eIigtilwise under circular
saw; they go farther in strips than in
sections. This was Toms recent expe-
riencc at the keg factory.
Capt. VIM. Sharon, of Culcrain, we
are glad to say, after a long and pain:
full illness, was able to visit our town
Monday last. We can't afford to part
with the Captain yet awhile.
Longley's piteous appeals to the
GAINESVILLE Enterprise 10 reach out its
strong arm and grab him by the scalp
to keep him from sinking into merited
obscurity, has no parrllcl, except when
that good man Shearman the other
day, wept in open court, over what
had been said OF his client Beecher.
The purrings of satisfactiei. of a sick
kitten, rs it leans its invalid carcass
against warm brick, affords no such
effect. -
As usual, lately, the roughs were on
the rampage on Saturday night last.
The muss was one of "lengthened
sweetness long drawn drawn Out"-for
the fight began i'm Wheeling, :. passed
Bridgeport in full blast, and'|
thence on up TO Etnaville, where the
thing eliminated in "balance all
swing your partners" entertainment. |
The police officers have been inter-
viewing the partiesever since.
One Kenig, Of E'naville, was before
Mayor McConaughey on Saturday,
With keeping II gambling
house. A large number of witnesses
were examined. Judgment against
defendant for $50 aud costs.
Mr.. Waddle, the energetic spirit of
The narraw gauge, has been spending a
'ew days with our citizens. He still
declares his intentions Of building his
.oad, help or no help from us, but +
links his offer to build, equip and put
n complete running order, seven miles
If road before cent Of conditional sub
cription is asked of our people to con-
truct the next seven miles, should
Iwaken II heartier RESPONSE .han 1t ELI
Its. We may he mistaken, but it
eerns to US the policy Of our people is
mistaken one. and amounts virtually't
o inasterly Inactivity, and unless
'roader view and more liberal action
z adOoted wa fear the golden ODDOrtu-