Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-02-20
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Joseph Harris, the buyer for the vell-known
stock Shippers Silas Bailey and VIM. Nc
Nichols, who betrayed the confidence i'm
posed in him, by taking himself TO parts un-
known with ever 500 Of his employers
money, was captured in Cincinnati last week,
and S325 of the money recovered
James johnson, (more familiarly known as
''Shoo fly, an employe in Hogue's Planning
Mill, on Arch street, met with a serious and
fatal injury, on last Wednesday afternoon. In
attempting 10 adjust some ois arranged portion
Of machinery, his clothing caught in the
main shaft, and before the machinery, which
was in charge of Mr.. Hogue, could be stopped,
the poor man had been whirled around many
times in terrific speed and was horribly
mangled, dying in about two hours after the
accident Mr. johnson leaves a widow and
large family of dependent children, whose
destitute circumstances calls forth the symps-
thy and charity of the community.
A farmer by the name of Eli Patterson,
met with serious accident on the farm of
Mr.. Evan Plumly, on last Friday morning.
Mr.. Patterson was driving team hitched to a
sled, when the horses became frightened and
started to run, and while he was endeavoring
to check the horses the tongue broke and he
was thrown of the sled, falling between the
two cross pieces of the sled and dragged con-
siderable distance. The left thigh bone was
badly broken and many other serious injuries
inflicted. His recovery is considered doubtful.
Mr.. VIM. Smith has been confined to the
house for several days with i'll health, but we
hope his illness may be of short duration, and
that he may soon be able to attend to business
We are glad to say that Mr. John Bradfeld,
off faxr iS oh tn ha shOf,
again.
Miss Essie Collins, who has been attending
the 'Art School of Miss Dodridge, in Wheel
ing, for the advantages afforded in painting,
spent few days at her home in this place,
last week.
Miss Cora Dorsey, of Powhatan, Ohio, paid
short visit in our city, last week, the guest
of the family of Mrs. Hicks on East Main
street.
Miss Laura Grove, of Belmont, was the
guest of Miss Fannie Eisenberg last week.
Mr.. E A. Scatterday has been employed as
travelling salesman for Evans hat store in Co
lumbus, o. "Euke" is an efficient business
man, and will no doubt be successful in his
new enterprise.
A new Building Association is being organ
zed by our popular and efficient postmaster
S B. Piper, and ex-depot agent Shipley.
A large and brilliant company assembled in
City Hall, last Wednesday evening, to while
away the hours in dancing to the "mellif1u-
ous strains of Kramer's Band from Wheeling,
No doubt ''Terpsichore" was impressed W ith
her supremacy as the sylph-like creatures
glided through the ''dreamy waltz" and other
s.beanties of the dance" At twelve o'clock
supper was announced and the party betook
themselves to Armbruster's restaurant, where
a feast was prepared fog them, that would en-
hance the appetite of an epicure. After
parsaking of the sumptuous supper. they re-
turned to the Hall and danced until the
eastern horizon spoke the dawning of the
coming day, when the party dispersed, each
one feeling that the "Arms of Morpheus
would be the happiest refuge. Among the
strangers present during the evening were
Miss Dorsey, of Powhatan; Miss Laura Grove,
of Belmont; Mr. Charlie Wedge and MIR.
Angel, of GAINESVILLE; Mr.. Raiguel Troll and
DR.. Chambers, of st. Clsirsville; Mr.. "Jink"
and Herman McCaffreY, of Belmont; Mr.. Bob
Zohneizer, of Cambridge; Mr.. Shively, of
SomertoD, and others whose names we did
not ascertain. KATE HAZARD.