Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-03-13
BARNESVTILE.

Gladly We welcome the bright and balm
days of spring, rifting as they come th
shadow of ''the cold and drcary winter" an,
bringing 10 US the bland smiles of the azur
skies, famed by the tender accents and carol
Ct birds, which stirs the air with o melod,
that is more beautiful than the music of th
spheres. How beautifully have the fair,
fingers of song and tradition, twined thei
garlands Of imperishable gems around tn
majestic brow OF spring. and ''swept tine KEY
board oil our sensibilities" with all the expires
sion and ,solemuity of master-hand. III,
cruel Fates may have persuaded the hymenea
taper to burn low, but does not the blushinl
maiden secretly nurture and cherish the senti
ment OF these words, s'ln the spring younl
mans fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love,
and In accordance the ambitious youth with
chivslric spirit is allured by the CUNNING
Cupid, who has promised to launch him upoT
the sea of matrimony, and while love s per
vading the innermost recesses of his heart
still he pauses, lest he be cast upon the dreary
shores of despair by some fair and heartless
Diana, but knowing "Faint heart ne'er VOL
fair lady," he surmOunts the walls of Fate to
lind himself the avowed, of what Is to him
the typical of "Juliet." But we would re
Train from further eulogizing the Spring.
knowing how many such articles only find
their way to the editors waste basket.
DR.. Grimes, of Steubenville, under the au
spices Of the Presbyterian church, lcctured in
City Hall last Wednesday evening, to a small
though appreciatiye audience The subject of
his discourse was previously understood to be
Palestine, but in connection with this he in
cluded description Of many places of interest
IN different parts of Europe, The lecture was
both interesting and instructive, aud the DR..
certainly possesses an unusual force of de-
scr1ptlve power, and a rarer treat has not been
.Iforded the people of Bsrnesville for many
day. and Il at any time in the future DR..
GriInes should choose to return he will meet
with cordial reception.
The public schools have closed until after
the completion of The nsW school house,
winch is promised by, the middle of Septem-
Der. Select SCHOOLS are being taught by Miss
Mary AeGarraugh, Miss Julia Leeke. Miss
i'er.ie Davenport, and Miss Laws, Knowing
he competency Of the teachers we are as
'ursd Of their prosperity.
he old school house has been razed to the
ground, and the new one will soon be in the
process of building. Could those OLD but
''ciasSle walls possess the power of speech
now they cenld bring memory into action,
and picture in vivid hnes to the old as well as
The young of Barnesville the Joy and happi-
ness Of departed school days.
The Friends Boarding School which is To-
Gated about one mile east of this place, held
heir first Annual Commencement. last Thurs
lay evening, and which was enjoyed by
arse crowd of friends. A double honor NAV
De attached TO the ''class Of 49," not only for
is thorough completion of the course, but for |
being the first class graduated from that Ia |
'titutlon. The class was small, consisting of
only three members, but that which was miss.
ng In quantity was well made up In quality. |
The programme for the evening was as fol- |
lows Orstion, subject, sour National Re. |
sources" BY Wilson j. Steer of Concord. |
orstion, subject, Grandeur Of Character lies !