Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-04-29
BELLAIRE LETTER.
BELLAIRE, o., April 2G, 1873.
THE TENNESSEANS


gave one of their unique concerts at
the NJ. E. Church here on Saturday
evening, to a large and appreciative
audience. Many of the pieces were
encored, and all were vociferousIy and
continuously applauded. The organist
of the troupe is far above mediocrity
in talent and skill, and all of the sing
ers are exceptionally good; especially
is this so of one CT the bass singers; bis
voice is as deep and musical as the bass
of the Notre Dame organ. We heard
gentleman who is Il capable Judge of
music say that one OF the ladies of the
troupe had the sweetest and most pow
erful female voice he ever heard, with
out any exception whatever. Anoth-
er gentleman said, ''Ifthey were white,
they could all get first-class positions
as vccalists" This reached the ear of
the tenor of the troupe, and he was
soon heard to remark: "That gentle
man would be almost handsome if he
were black", The only distinction We
see between the Tennesseans and an
extra good troupe of white singers is,
that the Tennesseans appear TO have
retained their mOdesty, while profess
siOnal singers among our own race sell
dom do for as long time.
"NUBBINs."
Prof. Johnston, otherwise uncle
Gus lectured at School Hall on Fri
day evening to not large, but appre-
ciative audience. His subject, 'Nub-
bins was treated in as novel style as
hal rn hx,,
temptation of the title. We heard but
a small portion of the lecture, but what
we did hear was eloquent i'm high
degree. The Professor has evidently
studied human nature and corn-in
no merely superficial way.
ACCIDENTS.
On Friday afternoon last IL little col.
ored girl was precipitated, by the
breaking OF branch upon which she
was swinging, overa bank, alighting
upon her face, breaking both jaws.
bruising her face, and injuring her
head internally.
One day last week Fulton butcher
attempted tojump from wagon while
the horse was running off. His feet
caught in some way, and he fell to the
ground, breaking his left leg.
A little son of D. w. Leet, Esq, the
local of the Register, and of old editor
of the defunct Bellaire Standard, Cd.
w. was not the boy), fell over bank
near the Star Glass Works, on Thurs
day, and broke his collar bone.
While Drs. Junkins and Fisher were |
riding in buggy upon cemetery hill
last Wednesday, the horse backed |
them over hillside. No serious dam !
age was done.
A blind horse belonging to Il butcher
of South Bellaire, walked into the
Railroad cut from an elevation of sew
eral feet. and smashed the top of the
meat wagon.
PERSONAL.
Something less than half st. Clairs-
Vile was in town last week. We saw
Frank Cowen, Albert Troll, Chas. Col.
ins, Sheriff Cochran, G. II. Umstead,
Oliver Umstead, Prosecuting Attorney
Kennon, st. Clair Kelley, Esq, and q
ew others. We said before 'less than
ialf.' We mean more! ,a.-.
j. p. Hall, of the CHRONICLE Office,
lso gave us q call 'as brief as woC,an's
ove,' on Friday. Ofcourse, Phil be-
ng littlsman, couldn't stay long.
A committee ofgentlenen from To-
edo, ho visited Wheeling in the in
erests of the Wheeling and Lake Erie
railroad came down in care OF Judge
cochran on Monday last, to look around
t our factories.
Several of our citizens went to
Saturday evening to hear
arl SchurZ. Others went on Sunday
, bear DIR. Riley preach, or the Ten
Oscars sing, at Fourth Street NJ. +.
hurch, we don't know which, al
nough we went along. SNAP,