Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-08
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PERSONAL.
Homer Seamon, of Connellsville,
Pa, but formerly of this city, paid US a
brief visit the first of the month. He
reports that Connellsville is-or rathei
that Bellaire is Heaven beside. of Con.
nellesyille. Poor Connellsvilie!
J. NJ. Thoburn, of the Post Job Print.
ing Rooms, Pittsburgh, is visiting hi:
Bellaire friends.
Leet was at Sunday School yester'
day. We have card with mark on
it for each time Leet was ever there
1t reads thus /.
By the way, all the candidates are
singularly devout and regular in church
attendance just now.
Mr.. J. Ed. Faris, Of Philadelphia
formerly of Wheeling,' was in town
on Thursday ard Saturday, represent
ing the Philadelphia Printed Wrapping
Paper Company. To see Ed. selling :
bill of papers one would imagine thai
he was some angel who had conde
scended to descend to earth to become
public benefactor by selling his com
pany's productions.
Several gentlemen from Germany
were here last week. They had mu
steal instruments in their hands, and &
few pennies, and (fewer) nickels il
their pockets.
An uptown boarding house bear
the legend: Boarding by the weak
day, or meal Now, what is d poo
fellow to do on Sunday, and what is {
weak day anyhow?
RELLAIRE's NEWSPAPERS,
There are two newspapers here-ar'
having time of somewhat you're
another kind. O'Junkins in one ant
O'Spivins in the other have found ,
bog where the slime is below the aver
age depth, and are fast eihptying it
Meanwhile, the readers buy the Gin
cinnati Commercial to get an accoun
of the Beecher-Tilton wickedness.
SPELLING SCHOOLS,
When the spelling school fever wa
here we had it bad, and it was about a
the climax when some OfficiOus dunc
brought ON the defining match. Now
these are good enough in their way
but the spelling schools were better
and they were run out before we wer
tired of them. Gravel Hill had one
however, on last Thursday evening
which showed that the interest in II.
subject had not died out, and now W
will consider him public benefacto
who will draw out the:fever again, ant
give the lower town a relapse.
RAILROAD.
The Bellaire and South western
Railroad Co., has been incorporate,
with capital stock of s5OO,O00, witt
right to increase, for the purpose Q
building railroad from Bpllaire t
Armstrong; Mills, there to connec
with the McConuellsville & Ohio Rive
Railroad-narrow gauge. The projec
is receiving a great deal of attention
here, and Is almost an insured success
The street railway is al>o daily get
ting onto more secure footing.
One of Brigham Young's sons In
built rairoad-narrow gause-out il
Utah, and the cars and engines for i
went through on the B. Il O. line las
week from the factory at Wilmington
| RELIGIOUS.
Communion services will be held a
the Presbyterian Church next Sabbath
Rev. q. n. Johnston, of New Lisbol
will assist the pastor Rev. Gaston-
Preparatory services on Wednesday
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,.
The NJ. E. Social Society elected new
officers last Thursday evening.
CHIPS.
Our councils latest is the cOdifyins
of some obituary grammatical precepts
We'd like to hear them parse the is
once.
Booth & Sons cement wagon walked
off of the wharf the other day and Wa.
drowned. The driver tried to turn il
around on the wharf, and off course il
went off.
Rowing and promenading employ
the time Of the sports now. This is such
lovely weather that one involuntarily
exclaims Would | were a sportv
SNAP.