Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-02-08
BRIDG EPORT.

Services preparatory to communion
begin tonight, Thursday, in tie Pres
byterian Church. j--
At a communion in the Presbyterian
Church, Martins Ferry, last Sabbath
eight persons were admitted as mem
bers. - s,.a-
Rev. Appleton, we understand, i
holding successful meeting at Mt
Pleasant.
A very interesting series of meeting,
has just closed In the NJ. E. Church.
A sue: essful temperance meeting wa;
held in the NJ. E. Church, last week
A number signed the pledge who have
hitherto withstood all persuasion
Other meetings are in contemplation.
Per-Contra-We understand Louis
Cook has rented the room now occupi
ed by Jas. Osborne, to a Wheeling
man, as wholesale liquor house.
Will Rowles started for Mt. Union
College, on Monday last.
The railroad interest is now. intense,
and its friends are making an earnest
effort to make ii success. If Wheel.
ing could only be induced to heed our
MacedOnian cry, ''cDme over and help
ush Just little, lis success would be as
sured.
The dignitati of the G. d P. R. R..
passed down the line, last " Eek, giving
all bridges and other points of interest
very careful and judicious inspection.
Ashtahula's horror is potential. II
Wheeling gets run over by railroad,
one of these days, she'll wish she had
more carefully looked after her inter
g t. in the T. V. r. Il. bat it may be
too late then.
The colored people are having an in
teresting time in their Lyceum which
meets every Friday night. Question
for discussion this week-should the
cClored vote be cast solid for the Re-
publican party?
An effort was made, last Saturday
night, to burglarize San. Deans, DIR.
Vests, and Otto Smiths grocery, and
Litzker's shoe shop, in Martins Ferry.
An entrance was effected to Smiths
store, hut little loss was sustained. Ini
the other cases the thieves were scared
away. 1t is gratifying to know none
of the police or other borough officer
were molested or made afraid.
George MedilI. we are glad to say, il
again at his post selling prime goods al
the lowest possible figures. George has
advertised to sell some valuable fabrics.
for certain time, at cost. Let tn,
needy make note.
"Sweet are the uses of adversity,'' |
put if the crOakers over hard tiuIes |
would jus! s.e the immense amounts of
superior n. o. Sugar and Molases our
Wholesale dealers are handling, they
would conclude they were playing il
,retty sweet, and so they are. And
hen Sam. Junkins is tossing the wares
# his fine establishment about in such
way AS to convince the most incredu-
ous that hard times is all 4 notion.
,nr FIGURING Mills are doing thriving
usiness, making the best of -four anu
ienty of it. While the Planing Mills
ave started up with renewed vigor.
Etna and LaBelle are squaring the
yards for u successful campaign. The Ii
V Voodcock Foundry Is pursuing its usu.1
prosperous course. While the Bank
as lots Of money, and bo, h Drug ,
torres are stocked with compound ca.
lartic pills mighty lever In dull !
mes. What more? ,l =
We suggest to our public authorities j:
at as Cronin Is In the market, his 81
lluable services be secured to illumi. Il
tie our town these daik nights. His 7
,se, from the point. would illuminate r,
Q entire valley. Ti!den will soon be "