Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-01-13

LAST Thursday night, five young men,
named Louis, Charles and George Yaus, Hen
ry Beall and James Williams, nearly all arnaed
lombard the village of Loydsville, swearing
vengeance upon any one who should fall in
their way. Upon their arrival in town, they
undertook their job by stoning houses, loud
swearing and general riotous demonstration.
Some of the citizens of the place attempted to
dissuade them, but they were met only by the
drunken yells of an ignorant and degraded
crew of half-grown boys. During the melee
Henry Hatcher, said to be quiet and genteel
young man, was set upon by these young
brutes, and carved up badly with knives
that at this writing his life is despaired Of.
The whol9 party was arrested by citizens of
town, and confined in DR.. Estep's office, until
Friday morning, when they were brought be-
fore Squire Neiswanger, of st. Clairsville,
upon charge of rioting. Upon hearing on
this charge, they were fined $40 each, and
given five days in Jail on bread and water.
Beall. Williams and Louis Yaus were held to
answer before the Probate Court on the charge
of Assault and Battery; Charles and George
Yaus were held in $500 bond for their appear
ance before the Common Pleas Court on the
charge of Assault with intent to Kill. These
young scoundrels, some of whom have been
maurauding around the country for year or
two, committing petty and sometimes higher
offenses, should receive the punishment which
the grave nature of their offense deserves.
A VERY interesting entertainment was had
in School Hall, Bridgeport, on last Friday af-
Thn foil nrIo of
afforded the friends of the school very en-
joyable occasion of pleasure, and the perform
ance throughout indicated skillful training
and close application. The school is in a
most prosperous condition under the supervi-
sion of Pref. D. P. Pratt.
EXERCISES.
.Song-Greeting Glee; School.
Recitation-Little Gretchen; Ella Clark.
De5Iamation-Th American Flag; Josie
Baggs.
Essay-Educated Persons; Mary McGraw.
Recitdtioaa-The Best Cow in Peril; Alice
Richards.
DecLamGtion-Ol Ironsides; Eddie Wood
cock
SJcingiRg SOag-School.
RecjtattOn-Be Content; Amanda Davis.
EssGy-Christmas; Hattie Rice.
Defamation Burns of Gettysburgh;
Clarence Laird,
R5citation-My Mothers Bible; Emma Nc
Conaughy. e---es-
Essay-Memory; Ida Todd.
Recitat;OR-The Snow Fali Clara Forbes.
S0ss-The Footstep at the Door; School.
Recitation-Aunt Tabitha; Mary McCon-
ahey
Recitation-November;L Lille Alexander.
Essay-The Centennial; John Clayland.
Recitation- Riband of White; Lura
Bags.
Defamation Battle of Lexington;
Henry Hathaway.
Recitation She is such Fidgety Thing;
Katie Baggs.
Defamation to the Gladiator;
James Atkinson.
Qzartette- Swing the Cot Gently; Minnie
Junllins, May Todd, Messrs Schofieid and
Pratt.
Defamation Nothing at all in the Paper
To-day; Bennie Griffith
Rsctation-Which Shall it be? Annie Bran
um.
Essqy-Man's Noblest Monument; Louie
Clark
Recitation-An Order for Picture; Lizzie
Woods.
D6clamatjOn-The Cumberland and Merri,
mac; Chas. Hollister.
Crouning SOng--School.
The music was under the direction of Prof
Schofeld. Short speeches were made by E. ?.
Rhodes, President, and DIR. ]. NJ. Todd, Sec
r,tary of the School Board, after which the
large and appreciative audience retired, highly
pleased with delightful evenings entertain
ment