Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-01-03

The compliments Of the .eason to ali,
Shoot the gun wads.
Shute the shoutists.
:, Sickly talk of pistols and 'blud.' n,
IN front of the fusse.
Christian gun wads don't hurt, only
when you lose them.
Christian gun wad is a half sister ol
good five cent ante.
The o. V. News correspondent here
says, MIR. Bratton has started cheap
eotfi1 establishment mere, and to prove
il asks the people 80 give hum n call.
On, Oh-we'li take your word for it
none for Joseph If you please. if timer
are hard aud roffins cheap. We com
mend you to the Wheeling trade Mr..
B.
The morals OF our town are much a
they were at the last inventory. One
lawyer has Ieft-anOther has come.
Account balanced. But one doctor ha.
put in an appearance-sO We 60 on b"t.
ter. but no sooner did he arrive than HI
undertaken sUOu cUIhes-sO quickly fol.
lows effect On cause-fiual score even.
The revival in the West End NJ. E.
church, under care of Rev. Smith, 1:
progressing favOrably snd much goou
is being dOue.
A terrible accident is reported a,
happening 10 prominent cIlored ma,
of our place un Christmas. Sumehou
in attempting to get away nome from
the cheerless outdoor sports, he fell
over a wall adjuining his residence. A
doctor Wss quickly summoned, anr
learned from the injured man that
both his ARMS were broken, bus the
doctor said no. Well, my leg il done
broke suah. No, replied EIsculapius,
! nothing of the sort. Well, den knous
my neck is done gone broke squah off
an no mistake, insisted the patient
who WAS allowed to enjoy this opinion
uncontradicted. The casa is doing
timely and will soon be well.
DR.. 0. Jennings Thompson, whom
many hereabouts will remember IA ;
sprightiy physician years ago in WesI
Wheeling, told fair audience in the
NJ. E. Church, Sabbath afternoon,
what he knows about long life of dis
sipatiOn and the benefits of reiurma-
iIon. Poor Jennings, for long year.
We rave known him as a generous.
whole sOuled, unfortunate man. Whjs.
KY alOne brought the wreck. We trust
his resolution to remain sober man.
may strengthen with each days expa,
rienee, ana grow more and more the
governing principle Of his life We
commend him TO the good people
every where.
This MCndsy-is the Anniversary
nf the first days battle of Stone River,
Tenn. On that bIoody field WIS fought
one of The most fearful battles Of mod :
trn times, throN ing the great achieve.
ments about Plevua and the Balkan.
in the shade as mere skIrmishes. Rose.
rrsns had about 40, ,e0C Inen-the enemy
inUre-on their own chosen ground
The battle lasted fully five days, in
cluding tins of naneuvering for uo-i
ton. On the fatal Friday, of the ii kht,
Rosencrans says in 80 minutes 2,SUO ni
ihP enemy were killed and wounded
Oi Breckenridge Division. Hr.vg
says ne t:st, II we recoilact, 200 al thl-
tine-in 30 minutes Ii w-s In. most
terrible hal,-hour's cannoaa,iiuy We.
ever beatd. Breckenridge, who va
attempting To drive u- west Of Stone
River, was 4. haily defeated, Rains
Brigade, OF his DIVISION, Was annihi-
hated and the d-n.r,l himself kiiI-d,
R'stcran5 lost l5, 900 men In that ku,tle
-altnost half his fOrce, Where has
4uch lighting parallel in the recent
European warSY breckenridge at
"a ked i.te in the evening so that, In
The eyfi.t Of defeHt, darknass would
c'ver his retreat. Bnl il weJ one Of the
lig lest mig hts wa ever sitnr sse,i. The
Iuii moon east her TOLL bright ray . down
lI.cn that bloody field, which ws Vis-
Itfa during the esFiy night IN search