Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-02-15
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Last week Turk Butler, -saioeBist d
Was arrested for shooting: at tiee. Pes
terSOn. Some conduct on the: part OF
Peterson aud Others in the saloon, pro.
vcked Butler-and,~ as is-ahsdaE in
many such Gases. he drew his revolver
and fired at George, ewounding him
slightly in the shoulder. At first it
seemed as if the law would deal severe.
ly with Butler, but as hs surrendered
the keys ui his establis Inn eht To the
Marshal, and sole mnly promise d.to sin
no more, he was released land ernpl'ys
.ment furnished him by cOnsiderate
friends. Thisis practical reform, ,eanG
thesprineiple lies at the sfauadatian 0f
all enterprises looking to the ameiiora:.
tion of the condition of the erri1g and
fallen. There's more In a Kindly word, !.
cordial grip Of the hand. An ehc0ura-
ging act, than all the rigid 'aJeheSts or
the law, however exactins 60. g. &c, r
Communion services were held IN
the Presbyterian Church, on Sabbath.-
The pastor was assisted on Sabbath by
Rev. Fisher, of ,WheeliBg.E There
were ten admissions to the Chureh. :
: There was a very interestinga tempe.
rance meeting in the Presbyterian:
Church on Sabbath afternoon Adj
dresses were made by Jim .Aiexan-
der, of Martins Ferry, Capt, Bags,
MIR. Taylor, and Rev. Ward, of cOlored
Baptists. A number more signatures!
were obtained TO the pledge Poor
Jim had been released from Wheeling
prison, by Capt. Baggs, and, John A.
RhOdes-a very kindly act-whither
he, had gone for Drunkenness This
was his first experience behind prison
bars, but had been good friend tofI
other kinds, and he declared it should
be. the last, AS he had signed the
pledge and meant to keep it.s< Rev.
Wards speech was of unusual force
and eloquence. We respectfully .sub<
nit to the friends of !. temperance
there not good deal too much Jf,tr-
phy kept in the foreground of the good
work. We, listened to q speech the
other night by q lady of reputed .elo-I
quence and influence, ard il really
seemed as if its tstrOng persuasive.
points, if il had any, were mainly
her admiration of Francis Murphys
Mr. Murphy, as Il reformf d man is,
doubtless doing much gopd,f but we.
record the prediction, that if 'Rrsncis-
Murphy Murphy meetings., and ia
other ways this movement is'foaded
down with fulsone euloyies of-the
man, and the Alteration OF 'Murpiy's
Gang as they call themselves, that is
being bestowed on the Murphy Her
aids. The reaction wills be disastrous,
and fearful. All THANKS to- Mr.. Mur- i
ply for what he has accomplished. :. hut
not quite so much faoaticiSm about the
man, and more time and effort to. The
work in hand. which is not the danoEf-
zition of any reformed drunkard.s'' ~
The Investigating Congressional C61i1iff.
mittee, is not leaving indeh Pelt.on
Sam Tilden's nephew. s -
Wonder what the ,Demmies now
think of the Stearns-. Wheeler steamer1
Florida-R. B. Hayes, ce1nrpandefef
The mud scow, Sam Tilden, ,Dretc teoI
much mire to make the Iiffle. ..s,s*,4
The recent rise of water carried away
the road onthe sout h. side of the suewi
bridge below West Wheeling, render.
ing considerable labor, and expense me-
c-ssary to make it passable.. Vehicles |
still get round the break. ! I
A large amount of walnut timber is |
OctuS SuiPpcu W DDctOu iEOI1 mere. /
Good timber is in present demand and /
commands good prices. - I
Old Dudley Field esteemed himself
only small cOrn-patch, when Gov.
Wells got aone husking him the other
day. -----.
A mass temperance convention is,to'I
be held in the NJ. E. Church Friday
evening.
A series of meetings, conducted by
various ministers and laymep, haveli
been held ut Blackfor's School House,
and through that neighborhood. Great
good has evidently been done. Some
of the work is almost marvellous in our
eyes. May it all prove and
abound still more. AS an outgrowth
D new church building is on the tapis,
the good people subscribing liberally
toward ii. May abb ndant successI
crown the enterprise!
An effort, promising success, is being :
made to organize military company. Z
! Our people were much encouraged /
Dy the Interest manifested by response
Die parties In Wheeling in the welfare :
)f the Railroad. Another general con. 6
erence will be held this (Thursday)l l.
at the Grant House, Wheel D
ng, on the same subject. The prospects (,
II theenterprise are really quite prom. {
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