Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-03-14
ELuSHING.

IMPROVEMENTS. A number of new
buildings will be in progress soon.
Why should it not be so? We have
the choice land of the choice county of
the state. The soil is very productive
and almost every acre is or can be
tillable. Situated on the dividing
ridge, between the ~head waters OF
Wheeling creek on the east and Still.
water on the west, we are tree from all
diseases caused by standing waters.
Coal and wood in abundance, Coal can
be bought at three cts per bu. We
have pike which intersects the Ma.
tional pike near East RiehIsnd. This
will give US the full benefit OF the
"Burdette Transportation Line"
As soon as the G. w. and T. ", r. R.
is completed we will be in direct com.
munication with Cleveland Wheeling
and Beliair. The inhabitants of this
locality will compare favorabiy with
any locality in the state. Our people
as q mass are intelligent moral and
industrious. Like every other town
we have q few scalawags. Some OF
the Workmen on the r. r. are a little
rough among themselves but seldom
interfere where they are not Invited.
The prospects are very good for two
hour mills. One on the east side
OF town and the other on the west side.
A planning mill is to be built near the
east end of the tunnel. VIM. Hollo-
way has bought the Tarbot property
and proposes to erect large building
Tor Hotel purposes. Joseph Krim is
now busily engaged in erecting a
carriage shop on the south end of the
lot on which the Disciple Church is
built. Kersey Kirk Jr. has sold his
house and lot to Geo. Mcclure. and
has bought the ''salt house.u He will
occupy one part of this for Blacksmith
snOp and other part for a wagons shop.
mcclure when he bought the Kirk
property expected to build storeronm,
Wnere tne blacksmith shop now stands.
Jonn hlrkpatFiek's new house is about
ready Tor the plasterers. 1t is quite an
improvement to that part of town.
TUNNEI--On the west end Mr.. f.
Darragh has entered the hill about 100
II. In one day and night they enter
SIX ieet. During the day he has seven
men In the heading and % men taking
up The bottom. AT night none but the
heading men work. They keep the
Iheading or the top of the tunnel about
~ IL ahead OF the main part of the
entrance. Besides the men in the
tunnel he has employed drivers, dump
men, and mechanics. making in all
about 50: II requires tim bering as they
enter. The work is dry and to all ap-
pearances safe. Mr.. Keegan on the
east side is gradually getting down. to
the grede. He has yet the lower lift
which is nine feet deep and about 500
It long; the middle lift which is 10 #
deep Is about completed. 1t will be
some time yet before they will enter
oD the east side. fa.Li'' t'f -
KILLED. On Feb % John Kerrigan.
a workman in the eastern approach.
was struck on the head by a falling
stone about the size of a hulled walnut.
He was standing in the midst of a crowd
OF about 40, something like 200 yds,
back of the blast, awaiting the result
when he was struck to the ground in
sensible by this small stone. "A shower
or stones fell around the company but
all escaped except this man, quite a
large stone fell at the feet of Mr.. Kee-
gan. Mr.. Kerrigan was carried to the
boarding house and for few DAYS was
thought better. Was taken TO William
Wilson's on last Monday and on Mar.
9Th died. He was buried in the Union
Cemetery after the order of the Cath
olic Chulch. His funeral was attended
by the Il. r. men and many OF the
citizens; the funeral expenses were
paid by his fellow -workmen. - ,5-. ''z' :
SCHOOLS. Many of the schools Of
this locality have closed the winter
term. The "VsIley sehoop' known
as No 1, gave very interesting enter
tainment at the close-James Kirk
has been teaching there and has been
very successful. The "Kirk school''
closed its winter term a few days ago.
One Of their own worthy boys, Howard
Kirk has been holding forth. The
'Howeh SCHOOL, will close its winter
term next week. Lila, Howell.
Teacher. Lila is known as, an excellant
teacher, Jockey Hollow school, has
been taught this winter by Ada T..
krim. No complaints from that dis.
trict. This il Ada's third term in this
her first school. "Brokaw SCHOOL,
taught by Louis Malonee. Lyle school,
taught by Robert Wiley. "Humphrey
schOOp closed its winter term on last
Friday j.. Bert, Howell has had
charge. The "Colored school, has had
Emma Morris as teacher this winter.
Three years ago there were in this
township SO eolored children who
could attend school. Last year they
enrolled but 20 and the school averae-
ed only 8. At the last meeting OF the
board of Education the school was
abandoned. Friends school" closed
on last Friday Ida Baily has been
teaching it. This school employed
two teachers and was divided into two
departments few years ago. 1t is |
still model school and would bel
better attended if it was free school. |
''POwn SCHOOL, has been taught this
winter by @. l.. Ransou and Celestine
Wilkins. They are preparing to givel
two evenings entertainment at the
close OF school. i-