Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-03-18
BRIDGEPORT.

And now comes the o. V. Ne,rs mod
esfly affected, or affected modestly, il
don't matter which, indicating to have
struck its bottom floor of federation,
and stuck its foot in a pile of virtuous
indignation at something said by a
CHRONICLE correspondent. The Ne,rs
says: "We suggest to the Editor of
the Belmont Chronicle, if he designs
his paper for family journal, that he
exercise the privilege of pruning some
of the excrescences, or putrescences
from the communications of some of
his correspondents" Whew! That's
what might be called sockdolager
Them's the kind though, to look for
from that quarter. But then the dola-
ger wasn't meant for US, we know, for
we never scribbie bad words. But, if
we are meant if the financial Editor
of the Netcs will point out the offensive
words, we promise to make the dnende,
for we kind o. like the Netcs-its kind
of bully little paper for Martinsville.
But then II we were Editor of the
CHRONICLE we would in turn suggest
that any lessons in moral ethics, or
how torun newspaper, comes with
'putrescent odor from q sheet that has
published three full columns of the ver-
lest twaddle from some fellow in st.
Louis on the Beecher-Tilton obscenity,
and then call it interesting correspon-
ldence.' To read it was to puke. If
YOU mean US, "them's our sentiments. {"
-Stey7ie. We hope the family circle
of the Ne,rs won't be distressed. Sterne
was writer, Sterne was-and he, even,
didn't always please the thin-skinned,
who read his moral hOmilies. Sterne
replied to them thu>ly--"As we rode
lalong, we saw herd OF asses; how
they viewed and reviewed u.s." Now
Mr.. Sterne shouldn't have used such
naughty words, in view Of the tender
cuticle of the Ne,cs. however appropri-
: ate they may be. Virtuous Nelcs! Pie
turesquely suggestive Ne'osM
We've got the spelling fever bad
. now. A few of our people were at the
Island Church the other night, and
were courteously invited to participate
in a spell, which they did, much to the
discontinue of some of the West Vir.
ginians. The result was a challenge
from Wheeling to Bridgeport to spell
in Washington Hall, Friday evening,
18th inst. OF course Bridgeport nc.
cepted. A spirited contest and big
crowd are anticipated. We hope
to Cooper up some OF Wheeling's rick.
ETY. photographers, and we predict we
will offer them Lilly of the valley
, who will be hard to pluck. .
Rev. d. E. Howell, has just returned
from long visit West. He reports
everything and everybody frozen in
Business is PROSTATE, waiting for the
frost king to liberate it.
The .Etna Mill started on double
turns Monday last. Low prices alone
prevent abundant prosperity up there
Rev. Grimes, of Cadiz, is preaching
this week in Martins Ferry. To-day
(Thursday) he delivers a sermon 'Tt
/: the Young in Bridgeport.
Our school is busy preparing for ex
: animation, which promises, with Prof
Schofield's assistance, to be unusually
D interesting.
r It Is really very funny to see some o
: our prominent citizens walking abou
t the town with copy OF McGuffey'
3 Speller in their pocket. 1t is now thei
: Hdde n,ecuns.' For instance, ask Ros
, Alexander legal question, and hi
: willspell 'secresy', for an answer; ask
g. DR.. Cooke what to give your baby an6
: he will spell you 'conglomeration;' asl
I Mr.. E. P. Rhodes what cigars arr
1 worth by the hogshead, and he viii
: spell 'diphthong,' and walkiion; ask Mr.
l HoIlister how are insurance rates, ant
he simply spells Niagara, and seems
to stand in fit af abstractedness, as d'
: all of them; ask DR.. Rowles how h
e sells drugs, and he will blush like ,
T girl, and simply and sweetly spell
sbam beozle,' and blush more. Asl
t Brad. Smith what -four is worth, ant
4 In lis blandest style he will put hi
r hand on his McGuffey, and deliberate
! Iy spell 'latitudinarian; and SO the.
go-all are injected. slike-all are OIL
l the spell. four farmer friends discov
: er a suspicious movement on the par
0 of our prominent men when they ash
:; them questions, don't be scared; the!
t are not feeling for a revolver, but TO
their Speller-"only this and nothing
e more" 81; --'.a -