Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-26
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Mr.. George Able was not distinguish
ed for early piety bit an early love for
pie was visible short time after birth
In his Physiological development. In
after years he wrestled through the
long night Of custard and dried fruit
pie, hailed with delight the first dawn
ing Of the f''fresh pie" season the sue
culent rhubarb stemfeasted at noon
tide from the deceitful, although gay
and festive cherry pie,-chewed peach
and grape pie with avidity, and his
virtuOus soul reveled in the glorious
sunset of the golden pumpkiu. So Able
and willing to aid the managers of the
Agricultural Society by q exhibit from
Wheeling TIP. he placed with a trium-
phsnt smile upon the unplaned board
q "punkin" of ancient date. Men
over it-snd put up wicked bets upon
it. Ladies punched it with the front
finger and the parasol to ''dent" 1t,
little boys chucked it on the under
side and swore shy the point
of his knife" If he swears at
|all-(but we know he don'D that he
plucked that "punkin" in the fall of
1877 placed it on the top of the cup
board and that it had been as one OF
the family ever since. The ''srt pre-
servstIve of arts" made public. Farm
ers are advised to lay in an ample and
early supply of cupbosrds Mr.. Able is
hard working man, and is entitled to
his premium and to thanks for adding
his mite to make the fair interesting.
And who does not like pumpkin pie?
Messrs Canon, Estep & Dickerson
have been threshing with their steam
thresher recently in the district de-
vastated by the hail; we have had no
report from them but pr%ume from
the time occupied that the crops were
paying ones, to both growers and
threshers. These gentlemen have the
reputation of doing good work.
Mr.. VIM. M. Kilgore of this town
has devised and secured letters patent,
on an invention for maintaining water
level on Steam Boilers, and letters
highly commendatory, have been
written him from Washington, as re-
CARDS lis application to Boilers, In
Marine Service. The nature of the
invention Is to maintain level when
ascending grades which renders boilers
perfectly safe under all circumstances.
This is very important invention and
the nature OF 1t will be more fully set
forth hereafter. His patent is dated
invention will enable persons to have
CONSTRUCTED small engines with which
they may transport themselves from
place to place with ease and safety.
Mrs. Joseph Bell has reported v ilh
choice boquet of beautiful flowers.
Her success in that line is acknowledg.
ed and her garden Is one of the largest
in the county, and almost every variety
of flowers are grown in it. Mrs.
Naomi .Yarnsll has presented US with
specimens of single and double Asters
that cannot be eXcelled. We wish tC
correct an error as the name of Mrs
Hogue is Tamson, and not as printed
when notice of RECEIPT OF nice fiowers
was sent in. -. .fs.
Mr.. w. W. Me- 1ellad sold his house
and lot to Mr.. George Neel for $3.50
Mr.. I. n. Clark auctioneer. Mr.. Geo,
Graham has exchanged property with
Mr.. McCape near Freeport Ohio.
Mrs. Ann Armor an old lady aged
about 81 or 80 years, d'ed in st. Louis
on Saturday last and a Telegram was
received by DIR. John Campbell that the
friends. with the corpse will arrive here
to-day Tuesday "a lnternent at Crab
apple. Mrs. Pbilena Barlon also died
a few days since. Both of these were
for many years residents of this towr
and are known to many. Local space
will not Gllow Comment and obituary
notice all appear in due time.
Mr.. John Nichols and Miss Pryor
have assumed the fowery yoke ot
Matrimony and propose to paddle
down lifes stream together, and all
wish for them pleasant and prosper
Gus voyage. We had the pleasure OF
meeting the happy couple at the fair
and of expressing our earnest wishes
for their future happiness John is a son
of our worthy citizen Mr.. Baalam
Nichols, and the lady daughter oi
Mr.. Watson Pryor near Hendrysburgh
Ohio. .G-rlf-.
Mr.. Joseph Webb was killed few
days since by the falling of a scaffold
which he was erecting to support the
straw carrier of a threshing Machine
His head struck the stone wall of his
barn in falling and we are Informed
that death ensued in few moments
after the fall. He was about fifty years
of age and resided some four miles
from this town.
Rev. w. 8. Moffatt on Sabbath
preached from Col. Sd. Chap. 1st. and s
verses. The Collection announced fOl
the relief of the Southern suffers was
taken up about sixteen dollars con-
tributed.
Mr.. Othe Norris was in town max
ing arrangements for advertising the
Band Tournament to be held at Barnes
vile, Ohio.