Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-02-22
BRIDGEPORT.

BRIDGEPORT.
Singular Democrat didn't know a |
seven spot wouldn't take an eight.
Not for Joseph-Pulitzer.
The Louisville Courier-Journal says
VIII s. Hayes, one of its editors, will
furnish Obituary Poetry at 10 cents y
line. Please furnish US 10 cents worth
on the death OF Samuel j. Tilden, oi
Hayes fever, and charge it to 'Gobble. ,
The railroad interest continues to
grow in favor. A very pleasant and
profitable meeting Of the friends
of the enterprise was held at the Grant
House, last Saturday night, at hich
a very liberal subscription was secured,
with An increased determination AVA
kened to push forward the enterprise,
and the appointment of active and ef-
1clent solicitors for stock in Wheeling
and elsewhere. The prospects bright
sn for the building of the road. A lit.
tie more work is all that is needed.
This (Thursday) is Washington's
birthday. If George had had the re-
motest idea that the Democrats would
behave a. they have done recently, he
would have chopped that tree down
instead of merely hacking it.
Rev. Gledhill opened protraeted
meeting at West Wheeling, on Mon
day evening.
A very interesting temperance meet
ing Was held in Com mercial Hall. Mar
tins Ferry, on Sabbath afternoon. A
number of hard Cases signed the
pledge. Bob Sweeney, who had re-
Gently joined the league, made a very
Interesting speech.
The many friends of Mr.. Blocher,
near Martins Ferry, will regret 10
hear of his serious illness, from an i'm
mense tumor developed on his face
and neck. AT present his Case Il
threatening in the extreme.
We understand a chap. claiming to
be convert of Moedy'a, RECALLED d
| temperance meeting in the Presbyte-
rian Church, with general recital OF
mis- crimes and 'orneryness,' and had
the good taste to Te-hash the little dog
story as original with himself, and also
paraded the fBct of his mother being a
drunkard. If half what we understand
he charged himself with is true, he
should be indicted and sent to the pen
liientiary, instead of being shown any
public attention, and permitted to
stand before the public as reforiner,
Ii the peddling of experiences Of meu,
/ whose ambition it would seem is t.
outvie each other in details of personal
meannesS and villainy-even drawing
On the same stories as happening to
each one, while, in fact, 1t never trans
pired to aRy-is to be any part of u Da'
sis for moral reform, the effort will end
in disaster and disgrace. And yet thi;
kind of nsuseating stuff with sicken'
ing adulation of Francis Murphy is,
largely, the animus of many OF the
SO called Temperance meetings. What
an exalted ambition it must inspire in
the mind Of any man, temperate ol
lintemperate,t to have some fellow WHOSE
stock in trade alone is that he ha,
whipped his wife. starved his children
and kicked all Out doors, and was 9th
erwise so 'Ornery' the dogs even spurn
ed him. A noble incentive, indeed, tOl
reformation in others. Let's have nc
more of it, but speak to mems reason
common sense.
Many policy holders in the rotten
Security Lille Insurance Co., of N. Y.
reside in our county, aud have each
suffered severely. Some have LOST
thousands of dollars in policies paid uI
wholly or in part. The Security was
a grand swindle, and it is comfort tt
know its rascally officers are in the
clutches of the law, snd in Security a
lust punishment awaits them.
The youngest contributor to the Cen
tennial show was Miss Mabel Thyng
81 years old, of Salem, Mass. .-Phila.
/ Times.
She was tiny, fragile Thing. RE
publican.
A Washington correspondent say.
Proctor Knottis nose is a beautiful
strawberry tint.
| Well, tell US, why not
Should not Proctor Knott,
| Not have knot
Like him who brought
| The Electoral blot
That came to naught,
Through which Sam sought
To deprive US of Watt,
And an Elector bought,
From far Oregon's triple lot,
To count in himself by this dirty plot,
l. But for all of which he only got
The fame of raseally old marplot
But why, tell US why, should not Proctor
Knott
Have strawberry proboscis like Cronine
| what notg'
During Platt Brewers absence from
home last week, some thief hurglarized
his house, tearing things up generally;
from trunk, belonging to friend,
thirty dollars in money and other valu.
ables were taken,