Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-06-15

the school doos trom q spring near the
top of the hill bacE of the house, in
stone pipe, which runs increasingly to
refresh and gladden.. The spring and
right of way was bought by the Board
of Education some time ago. By ac-
curate calculation no less than fSO bar
rels of purest water is discharged from
it every "a hours, enough to supply all
Bridgeport. 1t is proposed to erect a
fountain in connection with it. Ii our
citizens would only know how much
they can add to their comfort and con-
venience let them take the waste water
from the school house and pour it out
in a fountain near the middle of the
town. As luxury and useful agent it
would be Northumberland in case of
fire, with proper hose attachment, it
would be made an additional blessing.
That prince Of good fellows, John
Smith, on the ridge, has recently erect
ed one of the finest barns in the County,
and being withall a true blue Yankee,
proposes to dedicate his new building
by q picnic and whatever other enjoy
ment can be got out of the day, on the
4th of July, John says if the young
folks want to "trip the light'-nos.,
to II in the may dance, he'll warrant
his barn floor not to give way.
What has become of the Celebrated
Cincinnati Light Guard that was to be
entertained all along the way to Phila-
delphia? With longing eyes and ears
erect, our urchins have watched toward
the setting sun-but nary martial sound
nor military tread. At their reported
rate of travel we may reasonably expect
them here for winter. quarters. As a
member OF the committee of reception
we delegate the "boy preacher" to go
look after them-and report at Cincin-
natl how far he and they have both
got.
Adam Junkins, Bridgepoft's oldest
citizen, died last Thursday at p NJ, OF
Paralysis. He was born July 10, 1890,
in Perry county, Pa, removed to
Washington county in 1907, and after
seven years removed to Cadiz, Ohio,
where he lived SO years, thence II
Bridgeport where he resided 26 years.
Mr.. Junkins was twice married.; his
son, Samuel, our veteran merchant
alone remaining of his first family.
Three children, with their mother,
emphatically a mother in Israel, sur
vive.
'One by one we cross the river,
One by one we're ferried o'er."
All about us are falling the sturdy
old oaks who have stood.in the green
wood long-hOw long, and as they 60
crashing down in the forest of life how
vividly the truth, that we are mortal,
is pressed upon our minds. When we
see these old Octogenarian mile stones
disappear from the highway of life we
feel that in large measure we are left
alone to plod our weary way along till
we take the places of those old centen-
nial land marks that have and will
continue to designate mans develop
ment and the words advancement on
ward and we trust upward. Mr.. Jun
kins was man whose absence will be
felt much more than ordinary men.
Possessed of mind remarkable for its
vivacity and vigOr it only evolved
thoughts and sentiments in harmony
with heart that heat full of generous
and manly impulses. In his more
youthful days his physique was as Wig
OiOuo dhN lithC a. hiS yOdio PiOfCo IL
enduring. His happy repartee, his
jovial and ever entertaining cOnversa-
ton, his genial, courteous and hOnora-
BILE intercourse with his friends-the
extent of whom Was only limited by
the community in which he dwelt,
will be missed, and sad void
come in their place, but while
we live will the memory of the
kindly old man be ineffaced from our
minds. His tottering footsteps of late
years, his prompt and regular walks
about the town, his cheerful word, and
JOYFUL interchange of happy greetings
will linger with the community when
dust shall have returned to dust.
His good wife who survives him, a
child of severest aff1iction, is worthy
our profoundest respect and honor, and
we tender to her our sincerest sympa-
thies and earnest wishes for her health,
and comfort. May the re-
lentless hand Of time deal gently with
thee, old friend and mother, and lead
thee along the eventide of thy life in
joy and peace, free from pain and bod
lily distress to thy reward, in the exer-
else of an unfaltering faith in the hap
py beyond like Zone who draws the
drapery of his couch about him, and
lies down to pleasant Dreams"