Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-02-11
BEd.EAHEsE LETTER.
BELLAIRE, O., Feb. s, 1875.
$40 BE OR NOT TO BE,

$40 BE OR MOTTO BE,
(tined), "that is the question:" or at
least that was the question yesterday.
1t showed yesterday. Yesterday was
Sunday. Spme people have an idea
that there is Il law which prohibits
working on Sunday. Some old fOgies
even go so far as to entertain CUuscien-
tious scrupleS against working on Sun
day. The City of Bellaire has-as we
believe we have before given you to
understand an ordinance which pro-
hibits ones allowing the snow to fall
and remain upon the sidewalk after
8 O'clock \. NJ. But then, Ia! what is
conscientious scrupie ilS compared to
our august trihunes? The pavement
must be cleaned or the fine must be
paid-Or bOIh.
By THE WAY,
the time has come for Us to make IA
vOrabie mention of our city officials.
The kubicOn is crossed, as it were,
and we now expect to have to record
naught but praise concerning our Off
GERS vi the law. On Friday last fu-
neral Was actually allowed to oall the
way from the house to the cemetery
without its course being once arrested
by our police, although several Wheel
ing vehicles were in the procession.
For this fOrbearance our police deserve
all praise. Another: Two whole men
were arrested last week and conveyed
to the lookup without being clubbed
once with The mace, although they
walked as peaceably as you please.
The good time has cOmeI
ST. VALENTINES DAY,
which is located twelve days after
Ground-Hog Day and eight day before
the anniversary of the birth of the IL
lustrious Chopper of Cherry Trees,
comes next Sabbath. If you doubt it,
my wcrd will be corroborated by a
reference to WebSter'S Testament. On
that day, no doubt, the wool which is
already growing downward from nu-
inerous wouid-be Benedictian fore
heads, will become more closely mat
ted, and still. more closely exclude the
light of reason from eyes that are al
ready p2r-blind. Valentines have al
ready begun to arrive from our young
ladies' foreign beauX by the Car load,
neatly done up in brown wrapping
paper and tied with tWine string.
P.O. BURGLARY.
Last October IA yeIr ago the PO5t-of-
fee here Was robbed OF valuable mail
matter, and after the thing had run the
usual nine days, some other sensation
and the burglary ceased to
be Il subject of conversation among our
and indeed it was only when
ones attention was called to ii that he
that there had been such
AN occurrence. Not 50 with the Gov
ernment, however, and by following
closely clue after clue they obtained
evidence that implicated one Maloy,
formerly Il billiard saloon keeper here.
At the time suspicion was directed to
him he was under arrest at CieN Gland
for passing counterfeit money. From
that scrape he was lreed by turning
States evidence But was immedi-
itely arrested ul0n the other charge.
Last week he made out an affidavit
John PoOrman, Charles
Bradford and Thomas BrannOn, three
young men we'll know here. On Fri
lay Poormau and BrannOu we're arrest
I'd and taken to XaneSville for prelim-
= L
TO be in Canada. The two who We're
arrested were held in 81 600 bail each |
10 appear i'll United States Court to /
answer the charge. PoOrman was im-
bailed, and returned home
,n Saturday. What disposition was
made of Brannon we have not learned.
No doubt of their innocence is enter
aimed here, aud it is thought that at
he worst their foolish talk has brought
suspicion upon them.
GENERAL AND PARTICULAR.
The Registers Bellaire local, having
X hausted the witticisms of Ayers last
Almanac, has ordered the back num-
,ers to be sent to his address. Howev-
II, his paper can't complain, for if there
) a paper that can beat the Wheeling