Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-10-18
UNIONTOWN.

On WEDNESDAY night, at half past
10 o'clock, a haystack belonging to Mr..
James Price, was set on fire-by acei-
dent or otherwise-and totally con-
sumed. Being situated in close prox-
unity to the town, with fence connec-
tiOn, and the wind blowing perfect
gale, nothing but timely and acct
dental discovery of the fire, saved. the
town. The flamss were spreading rap
idly, and had there not been heavy
growth of grass in the stubble, the fire
would soon have been beyond control.
But four persons were on the ground,
and although many parts of the town
were illuminated as brightly as al
MONDAY, the citizens slept soundly,
not knowing the fearful danger to
which they were exposed.
SOME ACTION is proposed in the ad-
vancement of Temperance in this
locality, and Rev. R. G. Campbell has
arranged series of meetings, and an
nounced the first to be held at the
Church in this place, on Friday, the
10Th inst, at P. NJ. Good speakers
have been secured, and all persons are
cordially invited to attend.
THE SPIRIT Of DEMOCRACY visited
our town election day, and after ta-
king drink of -buttermilk, ''drOps
into poetry" thus
j mixed in with our own ''true blues"
They were busy, sir, as nailers;
"What are you doing, now?" said L
Scratching off the Taylors."
The other side were busy too,
They yUnrked like Tayan Ranr
"What are you up to, now?" said L
Scratching off the Grangers."
MoRAL-Don't scratch or you'll get
beat. The scratch statistics are as fol-
lows: Mr.. Taylor's name was erased
from the Democratic ticket eighteen
times, and Mr.. Daniels inserted nine
times. Mr.. Daniels name was erased
from the Republican ticket 33 times,
and Mr.. Tayjor's name inserted 81
times. By setting down two and car
rying one, the other candidates ran
with and ahead of their ticket
Some Democrats, while publicly de-
nOuncing Ross Alexander as trick
ster,' &C., &C., voted for him in order
to defeat the Republican party. There
were some amusing incidents occurred,
but space will not admit of their inser-
ton in this column.
DEMOCRATS are trying to be jubi.
liant, but they do not know as to
whether it was the Republicans or
Democrats who elected. They are
like Jimmy TAFT, they 'do not know
whether they have lost horse O.
found a cart. They cannot find man
who did not receive Republican votes,
and this vexes them. They ara trying
to celebrate tonight with an old "mill
gudgeon" and ball of candle-wick
dipped in Kerosene, aud stuck On a
HORSEBACK, but still they feel like jim
my TAFT, for the man who owns, and
is active in firing the gudgeon, with
some others, were just as active in
firing and hallowing when his Excel
lency Rutherford B. Hayes was elected
President of the United States.
THOSE SUFFERING from diptheria,
are child of Mr.. w. Davis, and a
daughter Of Mr.. Wm. 3. Campbell.
This little girl is not expected.
THERE Is PERHAPS no village in the
county that has been mole exempt
from wrangling, and fighting, and
rowdyism, for the past three or four
years than this; but lately we regret
to say there has been some unpleasant |
ness. AS this has been only confined
to one or two persons, and as the in
ference is that there will be better
state of feeling, more in accordance
with the public peace, we refrain from
making notice of the same. II.