Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-01-31
GAINESVILLE.

MIX. -00Il0Vlng tldI an Oc-
casional letter from this ancient bor-
ough, detailing somewhat, passing
events, would be acceptable to your
readers we essay the task for the pres
ent, to be continued as circumstances
may permit. The latest sensation with
US is the
DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT,
given by our ameteur talent for the
benefit of the "Tom Young Guards u
which came off Friday and Saturday
evenings last, and proved to be sue.
cesslul in every respect. A fair audi
ence was present the first night, and
on the second, one of the largest thai
ever hOnored similar entertainment
in our city was in attendance. The
performers were all citizens of this
place, with perhaps a single exception,
d young lady named Dallas, from the
immediate vicinity. She, above all
others, sustained best the different parts
assigned her, and displayed natural
ness OF action and powers of elocution
scarcely ever surpassed by a performer
in our place. Pecuniarily the enter.
tainment was success, and the
have reason to be grateful for the ap.
probation in which they are held by
our citizens. They are fine looking
body of young men, and make good
appearance in their bright uniforms.
They have not yet received their arms,
but expect to before long. Of course
we feel proud of the gallant company,
and expect them to take a front rank
for military excellence in all its de-
tails In the regiment to which they are
assigned.
PROPERTY SALES.
Last week, with us, created a good
deal of excitement owing to the large
amount offered by Master Commis'
sioners, but the margin of profits ac'
|cruing to the parties bringing suit does
not seem to be sufficiently large as to
make that method of collecting debts
either popular or profitable. The
property of Mr.. J. B. Mcpherson sold
only for : two-thirds of the appraise'
ment, which was not sufficient to sat.
isfy the original mortgages, and conse.
quently.the parties bringing suit get
nothing for their trouble. In the case
case of the property in Tipton's addi'
ton there was no one to bid at all, as
a large portion of it belongs by right
to innocent parties who have spent
much money tn improving it, and II
takes a man with very little con-
science, or corporation which has no
soul, to deprive a man of property,
money or labor because somebody else
has committed crime by entailing a
defective title. i see by your last issue
that the sale is to be tried over again,
and from rumors commonly cnrrent,
we may expect lively times before or
about the time the sale is to occur.
Both the chief parties to the suit are
probably innocent, and are disposed to
maintain their rights to the full extent
of the law-the one to get their money
out of the property, the other to pre-
vent being robbed of their homesteads
by the crimes of others. How 1t will
end it is hard to foreteli, but 1t is hoped
that satisfactory solution will be
reached before the community Ii dis
turbed again by another sell.
Besides these affairs there are sever
al other parties in our midst in finan'
cial em mbarrassment the end of which
cannot well be seen. The firm of ]. r.
Hunt & Bro. has not yet been able to
adjust its difficulties and resume Its bu
siness, but there is still a fair prospect
that 1t will be able to do so in few
days.
BUSINESS DEPRESSION.
OF kindred subject to the above,
1t may be stated that business of all
kinds with US is exceedingly dull. For
u long time our merchants and other
dealers have not done so little profits'
month. The complaint Is universal Of
small sales or large lnsse5. The stock
rneu have eSpeei1lly suffered. The
gains Of many months have been swept
away by the heavy losses of q. few
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