Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-07-08
RELLAIRE LETTER.
BELI.AIRE, O., July 5, 1875.
RASE BALL

is such noble, such manly game, and
is so much fun. This at least was the
sentiment of the Clipper boys, at any
rate, as they wended their way home
from the classic seat of the County
Court last Saturday. One gentleman
was pal ticularly loud in praise of the
game; but he had more to remember
it by than most of the others. In the
first place there was a stone bruise on
bis foot, and the scalp knocked off of
his knee cap. Then he had blue spot
on his side where pass ball had knock
ed to summon out his breath when he
was catching behiud the bat. Also he
sprained his wrist, and tramped on his
ankle. Another one said he had never
had so much fun before, and never ex-
pected to again In his natural life. He
fell several times, and every time ALT
on the end of his middle finger with
momentum of half a ton. Then one
had to miss Sunday School yesterday
because of his black eye. He was
afraid the teacher would lecture him
on the sin of letting his angry passions
rise and getting a cupola put over his
eye. We don't play Ourself; but we
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bat once.
THE GLORIOUS?
(Is it 8, 4 or this year?) resulted in
the usual catalogue of evils. Five ar
rests were made for drunkenness on
Sunday. The NJ. E. Sunday School
had picnic in Sullivan's Grove, ad-
Joining the city Cemetery. Quite an
enjoyable time was there, although we
" ere not, owing to conscientious scru-
piles against being in two places at the
same time, not being twins. Heather
ington's Brass and String Band, the
champion of this whole neck of the
woods, went to picnic at Martins
Ferry, where some of our gay citizens
tripped the light fantastic toe. Others,
exclusive or excluded, we know not
which, organized private picnic par
ties. For one of these the arrange.
ments were more elaborate than for an
encampment of week, food being
cooked, ice cream and lemonade made,
and coffee boiled on the ground.
A PRODIGY.
We can boast of one prodigy now
He is painter, and he is said to be
named "Hoosier," and we hope he is,
for we never knew q more impressive
example of the eternal fitness of things.
He put a front on a saloon on Union
Street. 1t is an imitation of marble,
with rosewood and mahogany offset.
The mahogany is pink, and the rose
wood brown. The marble is of every
color in the rainbow, and few extra
;rt5 A
with mock sOlemnity, when the paint
er, not liking his adverse opinion, de-
livered himself of this: "You are the
d-dest ignOrantest fool outside of
New York. There is one man that
knows less than you in New York, but
he's in an idiot asylum ~ The crit
ic Immediately contracted for pike, to
be MacadamiZed with Egyptian Green
and Crimson marble-imitation, but
warranted to wear as well as the real
stuff-at $50 front.
THE STREET RAILROAD
Has been contracted. The building
and equipping of the road is to be done
by Arthur Mclean, and the stable and
car house is to be built by Smith and
Litten. The cars have been ordered
f rom Philadelphia. There will be four
OF them and they will be of the most
modern st:le. The road is to be ready
to go in-o operation in seventy days.
A good many of our citizens went to
the Commencement of Washington
and jefferson College, at Washington,
Pa, on last Wednesday.
A little boy named Patsy Cauly, aged
about nine years, fell out of q mulberry
tree one day last week, and broke both
arms, one of them in two places, also
fracturing his skull and dislocating one
wrist.
Several really needed street improve
ments have been made lately, and the
officials deserve the thanks of the peo-
pie.
Both the M. E. and Presbyterian
Churches of this city, will observe the
of the Lords Supper next
Sabbath.
Work on the new Centennial Hotel
is rapidly progressing.
1t is hot. We have not just discov-
cred this, but it has at length so i'm
pressed itself upon our mind that we
couldn't refrain from saying so.
SNAP