Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-05-08
UNIONTOWN.

THE TOWNSHIP Board of Education,
at their recent meeting, authorized the
building of a new school house at Shep-
herdstown, and the reseating of what is
known as the Campbell school house.
The Board is composed of the following
named gentlemen: President, Hon. JnO.
Patton; 2, Smith Bethel; 3, Andrew
Walker; A. James Taylor; 8. VIM. Camp
gan; s, Frank Conrow.
NEW ATHENS AHEAD-Colton's "spe-
cimen pages" of a new Geography, con-
tanning map of Ohio, shows a railroad
running from New Athens, to st. Clairs-
ville This must be an underground
railroad, as there are no symptoms of
anything of that kind on the earth's sur
face. With the increased facilities for
travel on this new airline road, the cit
izens of Athens may yet be made happy.
DIR. WORKMAN, a young gentlemen of
good standing, has located in this town,
and proposes to heal the diseases of the
people of the locality, mot by 'the lay
ing on of hands"), but by the admins
tering of such searching and effective
medicines as shall cause the malignant
uloCttoCO W fdCuOC OlC Cldy
within the shortest limit prescribed by
law.
Mr.. JOSEPH RANDOLPH, arrested in
this town for murder, and sentenced to
the States prison, in Indiana, for the
term of two years, has served his time,
been released, and has returned to join
his family, residing here. Your cores
pondent was at great pains to secure
for your readers the particulars of the
case at the time of arrest, and has inter-
Viewed Mr.. Randolph since his return,
who states that he still feels that he was
unjustly cOnyieted-that the killing was
i'm self-defence, as he was attacked by
five persons, and was forced to defend
his own life-states that the most i'm
pOrtant of his witnesses were dead be-
fore the case came up for trial-that he
thought it severe decision, and hard to
submit tO-that he did peaceably sub
NIT and faithfully served out his time,
and that as he has paid the penalty he is
no longer an outlaw, but a citizen, and
that he proposes to prove by peaceful,
orderly conduct and industrious habits
that he was not so black as he was paint
ed. The public trust that he will en-
dOdfOl W uohC SOOu OilCoO
Mr.. JAMES MCCARTNEY's remains
were disinterred ON the lst ult., and re-
moved to Jacksonville, Ill. Mr.. B. r.
Johnston had the management of the re-
mOval of the remains. Mr.. Mccartney
was a contractor, and was killed by the
falling of the Hempfeld Railroad bridge,
which was in process of construction
under his supervision. Mr.. NJ. was an
enterprising, public-spirited man, and
took an active part in trying to secure a
railroad through this section of country, |
and if living to-day would rejoite in see
ing almost accomplished that which he |
so ardently desired. His death occurred |
perhaps twenty-five years ago. Miss
Jerusha Mccartney has been in the local |
ity for few days, but will return to-
morrow to her home in Illinois.
THE PROFESSION of school teachers
have had an honorable accession to their
in the person of Miss Ida L.
Hays, who has recently commenced her
first term of school in the Lyle District.
Miss Hays has spared neither time nor
expense in fitting herself for her pro-
fession, having taken a collegiate course
Of study, and in other ways preparing
for faithful and efficient discharge of
the duties connected with the calling
which she has adopted.
THERE is one case of fever ip the vii !