Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-01-23
BARN ESVIILE.


Still the tiny snowfiakes fall to be-
nur7ed upon the lap of Mother Earth,
api the merry jingle of the sleigh bells
enchant the ear Of T me- but the "beau-
tifui snow" tn 9 a-z ',-,u hit pleasure
TO the hearts Of msny, ha- proven to be
a winding sheet To poor Bob White,
and many of his numerous feathered
relatives. After running the gauntlet
OF the hunting season, being nOSe} by
Pointers and Settlers, and banged at
by professional and amateur sportsmen,
Te would that a more pleasant fate
had been bis than To have fallen p
martyr TO hunger and Jack Frost.
Poor little Bob, we drop tear of pity
for thes.
The Clionian Literary Society held
their fourth annual Reunion on last
Wednesday evening. The entertain
ment was highly appreciated and en-
ljoycd by all whose good fortune it WAS
to be present. The mind had feast
O. choice literary productions, and
the body refreshed by the many deli
cacies served by the gallant members.
We are sure the Codes Clio herself
would hgve gazad upon the scene with
The Lyrouean Juvenile Literary So
ciety held their first annual Reunion
OIL last Friday evening. The o.casion
Was heartily enjoyed by all, aud the
! efforts of the 'little folks To make the
entertainment pleasant, reflected great
credit upon the young band of aspiring
iDtellects.
The remains of jas. o. Brown arrived
here last Thursday morning by ex-
press from O4kiand, California, where
| he died on the % of last November.
The funeral took place on Friday morn
| ing from the residence of his father,
| Henry K. Brown, and was attended
by large concourse Of friends.
DR.. Isaac Hoover, a former and well.
known resident OF this place, died al
his home in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday
morning, Jan. 18th. The remains will
be brought here for interment, and the
funeral will take place from the Pres
byterian Church, On Tuesday morning
The funeral of the wife of Peter
Sears took place last Sunday afternoon,
from the Friends meeting house, on
Saltwater.
The order of Striking at Dawson's
Coal Sndit, has been reversed. On
Monday morning Mr.. Henry Stanton,
the Receiver. struck for reduction
to former wages, TO vii: two cents per
bushel, and the diggeTs refused 60 sub
nit. This strike was con tenn plated
by Mr.. Stanton, who had surplus OF
coal mined TO meet the demand uf his
patrons, until work should be resumed.
Ephraim Perry an insane man Of
this place, in charge of DR.. j. A. Jud'
kins and viii Bryant left here on the
O'Clock train last Thursday morning,
for tie Athens Insane Asylum, and
when about five miles east OF ZtneS.
vile, Mr. Perry, with sudden bound,
rushed to the door, and leaped from
the train whilst it was running at the
rate OF 40 miles per hour. The train
was 1T once stopped and the gentle
man il charge followed in haSty pur'
suit of the deluded man. who they
could easily track by foot prints in the
snow. After walk of q mile or 50,
they found him resting at the side of
a large dog on the porch OF farm
house, appdre ntly exhausted, In con'
sequence of a large snow drift at the
point where he ieapel from the train
no injury was sustained by the pa
tient.
The well known Dry Goods house OF
j. r. Hunt IL Bro, has heen purchased
by Me>srs. Cheney and Geo. Ed. Hunt,
son of j. X Hunt. We may at once
bespeak success for the new firm, as
both are know to us as men of excel
lent business quail ifications, aud deser
yedly popular IN this community.
TIE Btrnnsvils Gas Company has
declared dividend of per cent, the
first since time of organization.
u AVE Ii AZARD