Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-01-02
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ONAVN Il " " Ne
GREESe.-Ere this reaches the eye of the
patrons OF the CHRONICLE, the year 1878 with
It's host OF bitter memories and tender recol-
lectlons, will live only in the history Of the
past, and the new year with all its bounteous
blessings and glorious possibilities, will be
ours to enjoy, with all its burden Of pam and
grief and sorrow will be ours to endure. Hop
ing and striving for the best, let US make for it
a joyful entrance, and in anticipation of this we
tender to the patrons and readers Of the
CHRONICLE. to all connected with its publica-
ton, and to our kind friends everywhere, q
HAPPY NEW YRAR GREETING.
We trust that to you the Christmas was merry
one, and that those precious TO your heart,
both on earth and in heaven, rejoice with U.s.
Ne know that in many homes there were
vacant places at the festive board and on the
hearth-stone-that the hearts of many d mother
ached and yearned to hear the echo of allow
ing voice-of a little footstep that she will hear
no more on earth f0reper. But Joy is born of
sorrow: why twine Grape amid the scarlet ber-
ries of the holly and in the fragrant wreaths
of cedar? God gives but one day at . time.
If this is day Of joy, Be JOYFUL. We will
have enough of SORROW. We believe in the
keeping Of days; they are the jeweled mile
stones along the rough and thorny road of
life. The spices are crushed to obtain their
fragrance, and the sorrowing have often the
sweetest joys.
Having been retained as a local and special
contributors for those papers with which we
have formerly been connected, we will strive
to make. FOR your perusal faithful record Of the
events which shall tTsnspire in the future.
Our task is an onerols one and there is no
literary honor to be achieved as local con-
tributor. We write for your pleasure, asking
you to pardon our errors, to discard the chaff,
and only being happy in your approval of that
which is worthy Of commendstion. We ad-
vocate the cause of Temperance, freed from
sham and burlesque and hypocrisy; We rec
ognize the silent influence of praying women
and the complete efficacy of rigid enforce
ment of the laws made and provided; we de-
precate the increased sale and use Of intOIicat-
ing drinks, and we denounce the man who,
that he may thrive and grow fat, robs the
drunkard's wife Of her husbands love, the
bright dreams of her happy youth-of her
cheerful home and her little children, of their
food and raiment. As a reporter we will not
defile the columns Of a family newspaper
with minute detsils of filthy and scandslous
events; we will not needlessly wound the feel
ings OF any one, and il a wrong is done to any
we will make speedy restitution, but at the
same time we will not fear to give full details
of events which is due the press and its
patrons. Before we bid farewell to the year
that is gone, let us look back little and re-
view the past; but we will not tear open the
graves which are now covered with grass and
flowers. 'Tis true there are graves which are
not so hidden Containing buried joys which
will have no resurrection, but we will not
walk that way and we will only tarry to mum
Der our mercies," to profit by past experience,
to deprecate former errors, then with hearts
full of hope and trust in Him who giveth Joy
or sendeth sorrow, will turn our faces east
ward and look toward Bethlehem and Calva-
ry, rejoicing with our sorrowing.
"Then lei the old year die-shut up the book,
With all its ills and woe,
Its cares, its griefs, 10 ! forward look,
And let the dead Past 60"
ABoUr every other man you meet has the
symptoms, and every sixth man has bad ear
-'Phroze 'em.'
The GAME OF srEIGH-RIDE during the Christ
mas Holidays, consisted in trying to drive from
one house to another without freezing to death.
'Phunp
The MERCURY stood at 2 . below Pharoah on
the morning ofthe oath and 25th ult., and it is
at this writing trotting up and down the tube
in very unsettled condition.
Mr. LARKIN BARNFs, an aged gentleman and
for many years a sufferer from cancerous affec-
tion of the wrist, died at the rlsidence of his
son, Mr.. Charles Barnes, on the night of
Tuesday, Doth ult., and was buried on the fol-
lowing Thursday.
As Mr.. ABNER SHARKEr was driving spi-
rited team of horses belonging to Mr.. William
Merritt, over the road on Saturday, the pin Sc
curing the neck-yoke to the sled tongue gave
way, and the horses travelled on their own re-
sponsibility mile or so over the road. No
damage done except the breaking of a hame.
On THE FLY-The young man who was in town
looking for overcoat buttons, has the sincere
sympathy ofthe entire community. Winter time
settled in the ends of his fingers when out sleigh
riding, and an ordinary-button feels about the
size of shirt button to his sore paws. He is
purchasing the overcoat buttons as a prevent
i've ofprofanity
"ANGRLs, meet me at the cross roads, meet
me-" Two negroes and pale face gave the
audience in attendance at the literary society a
taste of plantation melody at the close of the
society's exercises. Sad to say it was not ap-
preciated. The song was continued indefinite
ly, intermingled with stale conundrums. The
old man had voice soft and smooth as a new
mown meadow, and when his 'brudder' separated
his face to sing, it looked like bursted quarter
of beef, and all you could perceive was his feet
and little black strip of niger around what he
called his 'mouf.' The pale face showed cot
ton rag on a twine string, and told the audience
that the best was yet to come. There are two
kinds of angels-one kind met them ''at the
cross roads" 4" in the town square, but Fortunate
ly the stone and bricks were frozen fast in the
mud, and a convenient pile of broken pike tax
had been removed. They were, however, wished
a speedy entrance into the antipodes of heaven,
and should they return, as recognition of their
talent, they will be presented with brick house
one brick at q time. I
PERsoSAL-Miss Aggie Pollock has returned
from pleasant visit of some weeks duration
among her friends in Pittsburgh and Allegheny
City-The Misses Loretta and EstelIa Lstferty
are at home during Holidays; Miss Loretta is a
successful teacher, and Miss Estella is at school
acquiring an education.-Among the students
from different colleges at home we recognize
Mr.. VIM Sharp, Mr.. George Mckee, Mr.. Ira
L. Nichols, Mr.. J. Lyle, Mr. John Pollock, Miss
Anna Adams.-On select grafton at the recent
contest at Franklin College, the decision of the
Judges was in faver of Mr.. George Mckee, of this
place.