Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-01-18
BRIDGEfORT.

! N0XC saturday the ZEtnh hIli uOl0S
her annual election for directors.
Mrs. Russell, n temperance advocate
from Chicago, addressed our people ON
Sabbath afternoon and Monday even
ing. Her efforts are highly spoken of,
and evidently did guod Ms = large num-
ber signed the pledge.
Some rrowling thieves broke Tito
John Hills and Frank Milligan's
premises, aud stole from the former
some five and the latter about thirty
dollars. Ii is bounden pity so much
powder and lead remain unused on
those scoundrels in our town. es
A correspondent says: Sitting Bulls
.avorite position is sitting against his
pack with his rifle across his knee"
We suggest to the warrior Of the
Gazette similar position against sone-
body's ice house. The picture would
be imposing while the pose would be
calInative to u brain o 'erburdened with
martial bioOd-tbirstiness.
The week Of prayer was generally
well observed. Alternate meetings in
the Presbyterian and Methodist
churches were held during the week.
The colorcd people have organized a
Lyceum, and are doing their best yto
render it interesting and profitable.
The colOred school adjourned two
days ON account Of death arnons Mr..
Joiner's (the teaeher) friends at Mt.
Pleasant.
Rumor has it. and she knows, that
Rev. Appleton of the NJ. f.. Church,
left town for Northern Ohio on mat
rilnonial excursion. He was counted
in on Tuesday evening. We, wish for
You and yours abundant happiness aud
prosperity, without ripple ION the
lace of The returns" through life 10 au
n0y good Inend!
The Bennett-May duel should be
dramatized under the title of 81 ed
Astray."-f Pitts. Dispatch.
Then as a Spectacular closing piece
drsmaiize after the duel into an 0 ,ody
Hurt. or Run Away" frFH rr.
A very interesting religious revival
is in progress at BiackfOrd's school
house.
1t is reported that Sam Tilden pur.
poses going to Washington To live IA
spell. Evidently, for ti.-' purpose OF
assisting TO bulldOze himself into office.
We suggest that u match befwe, n him
and old Mira Gains be c0asummated. |
She, like Sam, understands well the
counting in" viz Having been at
it for lifetime, She may know some
tricks the cd codger is Ignorant of.
We heard OF =. good brother whose
zeal was evidently according to knOwl-
edge. Be Is reported as praying in
this wise: Lord bless President
Grant! Lord bless the Senate Of the
United States, and help it with Grants
Cabinet to do and stand firm for the
right! Lord bless thy servsnts-thel
Republicans of The lower House of Con-
gress, and may they successfully con.
tend against their enemies! And Lord,
il you can find anything in the acts OF
the so-caiied Democratic party worthy
of thy notice why you may bless that
And Lord We specially invoke thy
blessing on our next President--I mean
Rutherford b. Hay
There's Inspiration in taat prayer,
but its rythm is somewhat marred by
the gentle reminder it dropped in as to
who was counted in." But as the GOOD
brother knew, it was well to let the
fact be known. s5FEtFE
The details of the great ice-break will
be found elsewhere, but its immense
power and Tesistless energy for destruc-
tiOn must be witnessed 10 properly ap-
preciate it. The people Ggathered. vt
the river" on Monday, and notwith-
standing the rain and slush watched
with unabating interest the movement
of the waters. Many thousands of dol
lars worth of barges We're in the back
river, fast ia the sorged ice, almost
| within easy arms length of the shore,
and yet man and his appliances were
powerlesS to save them. The rain of
Monday created much alarm to many
OF our people in the low-lands, but We
think their fears ARE groundless. We
have never supposed Bridgeport would
be drowned. Water is not our princi.
pal danger, or at least that's not what
we call 1t.
The many friends OF DIR. j. O.. AZ
heck will he panied to learn of his de-
fclining health, and evident i'm pairmenI
of his mental faculties. He no longer
takes the least part in anything bu,
himself. His once plastic memory Ii
gone, hearing much blunted, and hi
mind markedly .obtunded. He still
however, reads. In bis seclusiOu, but |!
in no wise benefited. He Is wreck
, stranded away along on the shore
| life.s Occasionally, however, underith,
Inspiration OF the presence of friends o
: agreeable couversA tion he rallies to ,
r full appreciation and enjoyment of tn,
u occasion and" Richard seems hinsel