Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-05
COLERAIN.

Business has become lively on the 7
Y. r. R. Capt. J. Halligan, with thirty
hands and SIX carts and a team, have
been employed in cutting a channe
across Grimes Point, at the Mt. Pleas
ant and st. Clairsville crossing fol
Wheeling Greek. This channel is 13C
feet long, 100 feet wide, and from to
Is feet deep; one-third of the way there
was about feet of stone to blast. We
have made the acquaintance of Mr.. Hal
ligan and his hands, and give them cred
| it for being quiet, orderly and industri-
Gus men; they receive 81 per day, pay
$3.50 per week for board, and appear
contented with their lot.
Mr.. Taibert is working a large force
of hands and teams at the mouth of
Steep Run, on J. Barton's farm. There
is also large force working near Har-
ris' or Pleasant Valley Mills. We have
not visited them, and cannot report their
progress. More hands can get work
here, but the wages do not entice them.
The new school house question is now
receiving attention. We are in favor of
all necessary improvements for school
purposes, yet believe if there ever was a
time when the people should be taxed
lightly, it is now. A few hundred dol
lars will put our school houses in good
condition for ten years to come. The
I. V. Railroad runs through all three of
the districts, and in five yearsethe center
of population will be changbd, so tha5
houses built now will then be too small.
Pease township will be taxed for part
of the cost of one house, and Wheeling
township for part of the cost of anoth-
er. How much Wheeling township will
be required to contribute is question.
A majority of our board claims that
all the land owned by A. Y. Henderson
has been attached to this township for
school purposes-a minority being of the
opinion that only the home farm of Mr..
Henderson was attached for school pur-
poses. A member of our Board of Edu-
cation requested me to say nothing
about this matter, and they would take
the benefit of the doubt. We believe
honesty is the best policy under all cir
cumstanceS.
Sheep shearing is now in order. We
learn from one of our wool buyers that
he is receiving a large number of letters
from the East, inquiring about wool, and
what the feeling is among farmers, Sc
Israel Sidwell is tearing around at his
usual race-horse rate. He bought one
lot of wool on the sheep, and one lot of
sheep with the wool on. The wool that
he bought on the sheep was estimated
TO weigh five pounds per fleece, and cost
him about 2Sc per ID.
The showers of rain during the past
three days have frightened things con-
siderably. Farmers have been very
much discouraged during the past two
weeks. Let the season be ever so favor
able from this on, and the wheat crop
year. The prospect for hay is very
shot.
There will be communion at Farm
ington On next Sabbath. Rev. James
Day will be assisted by Rev. Lyons, from
Allegheny, Pa.
Levi White is sill living this Mon
day. morning. He has suffered intense
ly during the last three weeks.
The historical agent informs us that
Job Scott, of Pleasant Grove, is the old
est man in the Iownship-he has passed
the ninetieth milestone.
Oliver Bundy and sisters and cousins,
recently visited Washington City. They
were Kindly received and courieously
treated by President and Mrs Hayes.
S. Vickers is erecting a new barn in
place of the one burnt by an' incendiary.