Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-06-06
UNTONTOWN.

THE FARMERS are rejoicing over the
prospects of abundant crops Of all va
rieties of grain, and also of fruits both
large and small. The wheat is stand
ing nicely, aud harvest will soon be
here.
A YOUNG COW belonging to Mr.. Jos.
Lee had her leg broken, as was sup
posed, by the kick of horse, and with
care she is likely to recover.
PLAIN DRUNKs have been so COM
mon of late that they have become too
numerous to specify. Some are ruff
fled or cut on the bias, and of this
style we might mention the tramp
who disturbed the school taught by
Mss Bowman, q few weeks since.
Mostly the conduct of drunken men
has been quiet and not obtrusive.
A COUPLE OF TRAMPs passed our
Office a few days since. We asked
show the daisies smiled on them to-
day?" Their answer indicated that
they were half closed-no work, no
money, boots worn out, &C., &c. One
can learn something of communism
from the tramp; they all know some
thing of it, and the American people
have just cause for alarm. This is an
offshOot of Grangerism, and has al
ready assumed a dangerous and ag-
gressive character. One tramp gave
his name as William Penn; he locked
like Pennsylvania. We did not
get to interview George Washington
he was little ahead. One of these
gentry called at a farm house for
something to eat. He was kindly sup
piled, and after eating went to the
grindstone, and 'whet up a very for
midable knife, feeling the edge in a
suggestive and unpleasant manner,
which 90 worked on the feelings of the
two ladies who kept house alone, that
they left him in possession of both
house and farm and betook themselves
to place OF safety.
A GANG OF CARTS passed through
town bound for some point on the C.,
T. V. & w. Railroad. They attracted
some attention from the fact that the
leader made their entry known by
Initiating dying locomotive. We dt
not know which was most admired
the man or the carts. The noise ht
made would have been hard on the
phonograph.
UNIoNTowN was highly edited or
Saturday evening last by the blowing
up of a heather sewing machine agent
He was called "pretty christian,
and other things not SO pretty. Now
we happen to know something of thi
agent, and we know that If Christiani
ty was only ten feet distant he would
lack Just nine and three-thirds feet o
: being a christian-and as for pretty!-
oh, hush!!I Nevertheless, he still
continues to offer brand new Singer
Sewing machines for only twenty
, five dollars.
SOLOMON sis still dead" but es W
. are supposed to have telephone com
/ munication with him, we answer RI
+ sthusly:' s27, 900, 900 acres of land wer'
, occupied by t0ltedt in the q. 8. in tn
the year 1877, and the value of tn
+ crop was over $500, 600. Hay
! q, 900, 900 acres-$35O, 10000 Oats
| $133, 200, 900. Potatoes-$67. .000, ,0OO.-
Barley-$32, 100000. Rye-$l5, ,0OO, ,OOC
I Buck kwheat-$8, 900, 900. GrasshOpper
. not valued. The largest of all Amer
{ ican crops IL Indian corn, which i
1877 covered l,00O,O of acres of land
and yielded product of over 1856, 900
I 600.
CANDIDATES for nomination for Coz
> ! gress are visiting the different towr
ships and looking up their chances
DIR. Updegraff paid our town brit
t. visit a few days since. He is g goo
man, and has many friends. Whs
!. will count most against him is tbs
our Democratic friends are anxious fc
his nomination, and that look
= Hayes-ey If Cap. Danford declines th
honor, Col. Poorman will be loudl
: called for and aOarmly supported, an
will prove to be 'just the man for tn
!, place" Democrats don't like hin
= ! Let the choice of the people of thi
township be whom it will they shoul
. see that the meeting for the selectio
i of delegates be fully attended, and
central position in the township b
appointed for the place of holding th
? primary meeting. IL.