Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-05-01
BRlHGEPORTT.

BRIDGEPORT.
Marion Burris, whose skull was frac-
tvred by young Burns, at the Laughlin
Mills, Martins Ferry, few days ago,
died on Friday last and was buried on
Sabbath.
Theodore Snyder, a young man, MI
ner in the employ of Lyle and Taylor, as
miner, met with an accident, from the
fall of an immense weight of slate, on
Thursday last. crushing his right thigh
so fearfully that he died the same eve
ming. Over year ago the boys father,
in attempting to get on train at Bell
aire, while it was in motion, was
precipitated under the wheels, SO effec-
tually crushing his right thigh-both
cases being exactly alike in the extent
and nature of the hurts, and both father
and son died from severe nervons shock
incident to their injuries.
The st. Clarsville Presbytery con-
vened in the Kirkwood Church last
Tuesday, with an unusually full lrepresen-
tation from the Churches. The opening
sermon was preached by DR.. Dickson,
the retiring Moderator, of CadiZ. Rev.
Robert Alexander was elected Modera-
tor for the current year, and a. j. Alex
ander Stated Clerk. Nothing out of the
usual order of Presbyterial exercises
was transacted. The sessions were most
pleasantly and harmoniously employed,
while considerable amount of routine
business was gone through with, while
all seemed to enjoy the exercises and
felt that it "was indeed good to be here"
Presbytery adjourned to meet at Short
Greek in the fall. Quite as noticeable, if
not decidedly more attractive, was the
Woman's Missionary Society, of the
Presbytery of ST. Clairsville, which met
in CONJUNCTION with it. The number in
attendance ON its sessions was so much
greater than that of the Presbytery that
the ladies were given the auditorium OF
the Church for their meetings, while
the men contented themselves in the
lecture room. A vast amount of good
work was done by these Jealous women,
who went about their business with the
greatest good order, the strictest refer
ence to decorum and prompt methodi-
cal discharge of the purpose which
brought them together. The address of
welcome was made by Mrs. Rev. Chal-
FAINT, of Martins Ferry, and the re-
sponse by Mrs. Judge Kennon, of st.
Clairsville. Miss Lizzie McFadden, of
Cadiz, delivered some telling good ad-
dresses, as did many other delegates.
Mrs. M. E. Campbell, of Cambridge, pre-
sided with much grace, dignity and eff
ficieney, and was justly honored by re-
election for the present year as Presi-
dent Many of the exercises and adj
dresses were of very high order of ex-
cellence, and surely indicated a spirit of
devotion and enthusiasm in the good
work in which these women are enga-
ged, that must result in great and lasting
blessings to Misunderstanding like the
dews of heaven, in gracious charities, on
all who come within their kindly infiu-
ences, blessing alike those that give and
do, and those that receive. The Society
also adjourned to meet with the Presby-
terry at its next annual session. TheI
members of both societies, with all visi-l
tors, were entertained both days of their
meetings by dinner lunch in the Church
basement. Altogether the sessions of
both organizations were most pleasant
reunions, and will leave many happy re-
collections behind them. We can but re-
gret that limited space alone precludes a
full report of the proceedings of both So
cieties, which were most interesting.
Extensive piles of ties are being de-
posted along the line of the T. V. r. r.,
and this means "go in,' as Grant said to
Sheridan, and Phil. went, and the iron,
horse is bound to go whistling up the
valley pretty soon. i
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Never do we remember having seen
finer exhibitions of athletic sport than
that we witnessed, from the Ohio
side, on Wheeling Island, last Sabbath, |
in succession of first-class foot races, in |
the Fair Grounds, by lot of Wheeling
shippers. The races consisted of gladi-
atorial cOntests-races against time, and
conflicts with the human race, as the
sport seemed likely to end up with de-
cided hit. We watched the wicked
Wheelingites in their fun, and was sur
prised at the efficiency of our neighbor-
ing city's fleet-footed sinners. -5t
If the groups of young Bridgeport
christians that regularly parade our
prominent streets on Sabbath nights,
soaring cats by their squalls at Grand
fathers Clock" had only winked out
when "the old man died." We would re-
gret, much less, the demise of the old
fellow. If these hideous noises, called
singing, is further indulged in, we hope
the "old clock" from self-respect will
call "time" on them, and stop suddenly.
The knights of Pythias, of Martins
Ferry, closed a successful festival Satur-
day night About 1926 were cleared. A
fine toilet set voted for was awarded to
James Linder.
The Buckeye Glass Works will fill
the pots in their second furnace this
week.
The Odd Fellows celebration, at Mar
tins Ferry, on Saturday last, was nice
success. A fine procession was formed,
headed by Stead's Band, and paraded the
principal streets of the town-thence to
Walnut Grove, where addresses were
made by A. P. Miller, of Belmont, Ohio,
Rev. Steele, of Wheeling, and Rev. Ken-
nedy, of Martins Ferry.
Consumption Cured.
An old physician, retired from practice, L