Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-10-25
MORRISTOWN.

OCT. 23-The beautiful weather for
the past few weeks, has caused our
town to be rather dull and mOnoto-
nous, owing to the country people be-
ing busy at their fall work, preparing
for winter. The farmers future looks
brighter than for several years, as the
crops are all gOOd-the weather being
favorable for ripening and gathering
corn, which has already been COM
menced in this section. The rain
which fell last Sabbath was greatly
needed to revive the newly sOwn
wheat and fall pasture.
The visiting portion of the commu-
nifty still come and go-Mrs. Rodgers
and Miss Rosa Gale, who were guests
of Mr.. VIM. Eaton, have left for their
home in AtchinsOu, Kansas. DIR. Con
ner and lady of CardingtOn, Ohio, paid
our town short visit, and were guests
of MrJ ". Fisher. He was lately mar
ried to Miss Jennie Holmes, of Cum
te land, o., and stopped off here for a
day, while OH their wedding tour. Mr..
New ton Marsh, formerly of this place,
but now in the jewelry business in
Bellaire, was in town last Sabbath
he reports his business in a prosperous
condition, and as he is young man Of
excellent qualities, We hope that sue
cess may attend all his efforts.
Mr.. James Dallas, who has long been
given up by the ladies as lost to them,
has taken as his companion for life,
Miss Josie Wilson They were mar
ried ut the brides home Thursday
evening. by the Rev. Starkey, of the
Methodist Church. May. joy and hap
piness attend them through life, and
may his last be his happiest days.
A little daughter of Mr.. Philander
Ayrer, aged about two years, was bu-
ried in our cemetery yesterday. She
died of gangrene of the lungs, coming
as result of whooping cough, attended
with pneumonia. This is the first
death in the family, although they
had family of fourteen children. The
ilappy family circle is now broken,
anu the vacant seat of that little one
will remind the grief-stricken parents,
brothers and sisters, that death comes
MOI alone to the aged, but even the
bud may be plucked by the rude hand
of death.
Mr.. G. II. McKelvey, Superinten-
dent OF our schools, was attacked very
suddenly with severe hemorrhage
from the lungs last Saturday evening /;
he is at this writing slowly recovering,
end it is hoped a recurrence will not
take place. Mr.. Ohio Norris fills his
place Temporarily in the school.
The suit brought against Mr.. n. .Tay-
lOr and the White Bros, by DIR. Vim.
Estep, 10 recover damages done to his
team and blooded Kentuky colt, by
becoming frightened at a threshing
machine, which defendants were run
ming ON the side of the pike, while the
DR.. was passing on his way to attend
the GAINESVILLE Fair, came to an end
after the first hearing, and on the day
for second hearing by a
in which defend'ts agreed
to pay S112 and costs.
We hear of but little sickness in our
neighbOrhOOd at present. Noepidem-
ic of any kind has been with Us this
summer, and not case of typhoid fever
has yet been reported this fall, ali unu.
sual occurrence for Morristown.
DIR. E. D. Strahl has returned from
professional tour in w. Va, where he
has been directing his attention for
some time, looking after the well be.
ing of humanity in the shape of chron-
ic disease. He reports success in his
undertaking, and speaks very highly
Of the hospitality OF the people over
there.
A young lady, very tender in years, |
and entirely unknown TO any one in |
this place, came to our town to-day |
about noon, and is the guest of Mr.. J. |
b. Evan, where she claims the nospi
ality of his household, and expects to |
board in his family in the future.
JAcON