Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-07-18
UNION TOWN.


George Graham, was struck in the face
with the bit of Ratchet in the hands
of its brother, and narrowly escaped
fatal injury. The boy was mailing
on" palings, and the child received a
back-stroke from the edge of the hatch
ct, cutting the bridge of the nose,
which prevented the cutting out of
one or both eyes. When he saw the
effect of the stroke, he did not wait 10
cry out "back licks," but doubled him.
self up and yelled like Comanche In
dian. The baby was knocked over,
but soon returned to consciousness,
and will soon recover.
ADAM accomplished the greatest fall
on record. He had went for apples, (he
and Mrs. Adam), but Mr.. David AL
Ian had went for the deceitful cherry,
and falling from the top Of the tree,
received painful injuries from which
we are glad to say. he speedily recov~
cred. He suffered very much, and
fears were entertained that his injuries
might prove tedious or perhaps fatal.
Mr.. Allen is highly esteemed in this
community, and is one of our most sue
cessful teachers, and his many friends
are sorry to learn of the accident, and
happy to know that his life was pre-
served.
On THURSDAY LAST, NJ. Calvin
Pollock delivered his wool crop at st.
Clairsville, aud in returning, and west
of town, near the residence of Mr.. Har-
ris, the seat board slipped from the
rack and fell su idenly to the bottom
of the Wagon bed. Mr.. Pollock losing
possession of the driving lines, the
horses became frightened and ran
away, drawing the lines down out OF
the wagon. Mr.. Z. finding that he
could DO not hing by remaining in the
wagon, with pr. 'seuce of mind, put on
the brake and Jumped out safely. His
team ran up the hill, and when about
opposite the residence of Mr.. Joseph
Woodmansee, one of the horses drop
ped dead. But ten minutes elapsed
from the 9mncncament of the tr0u-
BILE until the horse was hauled eff he
road. It's death was not caused by the
heat as reported. Some hOrsemen
claim that it was from disease of the
heart. The horse was valuable one,
(as MIR. 2. does not drive any but the
best, and % ne is ever ready to feel
the losses of others, all who knew him
will regret that he should suffer loss
and also at the same time rejoice that
he WAS uuharmcd by the accident.
BUsINEsS.-1Ir. Walker V. Kilgore
of this town, made sale recently Of 6
self propclling Steam Engine "a thresh
or and saw mill; Mr.. VIM. M. KilgOre
of a thrGsher They also sell all kind:
of agricultural implements, and are
practical engineers.
QUITE AN INTERESTING EVENT oc-
cured at the residence of Mr.. Samuel
Carter, on the evening of the 81 inst
Mr.. james Harris and Miss Laura Car
ter-Mr. Frank Lee and Miss Ella Car
ter, were united in marriage by Rev.
DR.. Vincent, of New Athens, Ohio
Mr.. Carter had with much difficulty
secured for MS daughters good edu-
cation, and they were successful teach
ers, one of them having taught in the
city of Wheeling, and their depOrt-
ment was always such as to entitle
them to the respect of all who know
t them.
THE BURDETT TRANsPORTATIoN
Co. are not running the steam wagon
between Cambridge and St. Clairsville,
as Was reported. But they are using
this power for the transportation of
their thresher from farm to farm, and
applying it as motive power when
the thresher is located. They will
make their grand entire to day into
this community to shell off the wheat
crop of Messrs. Grimes and Graham.
THE storm of last Wednesday was
brief but severe, the wind in some To-
calities leveling the corn aud oats, and
blowing down the grain shocks and
fruit trees.
THE CROP OF PLUMs promises to be
very abundant-not only the standard
damson, but the "blue gage" and the
marrow gage" and good old fashions
ed egg plum, and sugar plum and
plum butter. H.