Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-12
UNIONTOWN.

MIR. John Clellsnd while trying to
catch horse in the pasture was kicked
in the face by the animal and was
seyerIy injured. Mr.. & is one OF our
best citizens and has exceedingly re-
gret the occurrence of the accident.
Ella Johnson a Qlittle daughter of c.
4 ). Johnson) who was so badly burned
recently dieu from tie effects Uf IN
fiamatOry rheumatism on Saturday
evening last and the funeral took place
at three O'Clock on Sabbath. ReV. w.
;. Moffatt conducted the funeral ser
vices and Mr.. Joseph Walker OF tlush'
Jug, furnished the burial ca5Ket anu
made the proper arrangements In a
'creditable manner. The burial casket
was a very neat one, and the corpse
was nicely dressed and a bunch OF
flowers Was placed In the hand. tnls
little girl had almost recovered from
the effect of the burn, she was punctd'
al attendant at the Sabbath School
and was promising clever child, sud
also patient under su tfering; quite a
large number of friends and neIghbors
gathered to express sympathy and ad-
minister consolation.
We do not make the following cor
rection from compui5ion or Jedr Y com
plHojOn, for in such case we would
wait until we ''hdd to" but we deem II
Z simple act of justice and to correct "a
false and malicious story gotten up to
ipiure the person concerned ana we
make the same with pleasure. 1t was
stated in last locals that the Sheriff oil
Jefferson county, passed through look-
ing up certain young man DC &C. %
Saturday evening we were informed
by the young mans friends that the
report in circulation is false one and
that the public are warned against
circulating or repeating the same ~ his
Injury. When we last met the young
man who they say is accused he was
engaged in the honest, laborlou5, ana
legitimate business of assisting tn oper-
ate a Steam Thresher and the gentle
men with whom he is associated ID
business hold hun in high esteem sS
do also his many acquaintance. LIS
absence from his past OF duty at pre-
sent is caused by sickness and not De-
cause he is IN the clutches Of tie ASte~!D.
The Steam Wagon has been put on
trial and has proved itself capable OF
passing over the toughest roads and
ascending the steepest grades in this
locality. The route was up the grades
and across the dividing,ridge between
Wheeling Creek and Crabapple Branch
and one hill on the route is the steepest
to be found on any highway in this
section of the country. 1t was the In
tention of reporting the grade but We
did not have opportunity to make the
survey. When the huge monster pass
ed through our town the people pour, d
out of their houses as hornets do when
their nest is struck with a stick, but
the infant wagon weighing seven tons
passed them without even salute from
the whistle. Then the Physicians
Merchants, Mechanics, farmers and
Sewing Machine Agents followed it OF
and we suppose the ladies would have
followed suit had it not been on the
day they "Set the Risin." Your cor
respondent stole little ride and enj
ed it as much as he would ride over a
corduroy road on "Bob Sled" This
wagon has become familiar sight to
many of our citizens, but to those as
yet unfavored, it would indeed be a
curiosity.
Rev. w. 8. Moffott preached from
the following text on Sabbath Before
him wen; the pestilence, and burning
Goals went forth at his feet" He dis
coursed mostly of the Plague which is
now devastating the southern portion
of our country. Showed that it was
brought about in the providence Of God
as q chastisement and blessing. That
it was chastisement for national sin
aud that it also would be productive Of
good results among which would be
the cementipg the North and South in
a closer bond of union. Spoke to show
that although we must acknowledge it
as chastisement for sin we must not
look upon the sufferers as the greatest
sinners. Showed the fever was not the
result of unWi5e Sanitary regulations,
by comparison with other times and
other portions o. the infected district.
Mr.. NJ. is Southern man and as re-
CARDS the feelings of the people of the
South could speak adVisedly. At the
close of the sermon an announcement
was made that collection would be
taken for the relief Of the sufferers at
next meeting.
Mr.. John Price is Frustrated with a
lingering fever ofTyphOid nature.
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