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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-30
Christmas Among tIle Sabbath Scbools

Chiis s9aS Among the sabbath Schools
CHEIScMAs EVE az the Methodist
Episcopal Cnurch was observed as al
ways bv the Sabbath School. Two huge
trees, beautifully decorated, bore their
burden of fruit-other symbolic repre-
sentatiOns consisted Of an illuminated
cross and star. There was the usual
living Santa Claus with his bells. and a
big sack of candy for every scholar, old
and young. The distribution of candies
was preceded by Il beautiful responsive
and musical service entitled The Tree
Of Life, under the lead of i. t. Nickel
vey, Esq, Superintendent of the school.
DlghtOn Bailey had charge of the music.
Mrs. Kate COwen presided at the organ.
The Sabbath School connected with
the Presbyterian church had a very
pleasant entertainment on Christmas
eve. The pupils, teachers and officers
of the school assembled in the school
rooms about o'clock, where bounti-
full supply of good things TO eat were
handed around and leiSurely disposed of.
Following this, all and many others, as
Sembled in the audience room. The
room was we'll filed, and for one hour
or more the audience listened to music,
recitations and other exercises. An en-
| joyaDle feature of the entertainment
was the reading of an essay by Miss
! Maggie Davies. a teacher in the Sabbath
school, and also in our public schools.
| 1t was a we'll written essay, and was Il
| pleasant feature of the evenings enter
| tainment. Just before the close of the
exercises an unusual cOmInotiCn was
heard about one of the doors, and in an
instant Santa Claus stalked down one of
the aisles. The little ones greeted him
with wondering eyes. He called some
young men to his assistance, and from
several well ladened baskets all were
Supplied with confections, ,whereupon he
disappeared as suddenly. The front of
the room was tastefully trimmed with
evergreens-a pine-coyered arch SPAN
nlng the front of the platform.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-30
The School Entertainments En-
,jOyable Occasion.

Our public schools gave two enter
tainments last week-on Wednesday
and Thursday evenings. The first even
ing WAS given up to the little folks of
rooms one, two, three and four. The
pupils had been carefully trained by
their teachers, assisted by Superinteud-
ent Hitchcock and his wife, and with
very rare exceptions acquitted them
selves creditably. The gem of the even
ing, indeed Of both evenings, was the
recitation of "Nobody's Darling" by
Rena Myers, tOddling wee thing, not
much more than foot and half high.
1t was well recited, but the fact that the
child's mother is dead. and her father q
helpless lunatic, added deep pathOs and
beauty to the recitation, and when the
little one knelt upon the stage. claSped
her hands, and, with uplifted eyes, spoke
of her mother in heaven, and declared
she was somebody's darling, many in the
audience had occasion To wipe something
from their eyes. The dramas aud The
music was creditably performed, and at
the close the very large audience retired
Will llle COifICtloH li!dG lilG evening
had been well spent.
Thursday evening the high school en-
tertainment came off. The hall was
again packed with spectators. The ex-
erciseS consisted Of two dramas, tab
leauX, recitations. and vocal and instru-
mental music. The music was not so
good as it might have been under more
favorable circumstances, and there were
occasional jars i'll other respects, but, on
the whole, the entertainment was great
ly enjoyed.
The receipts of the two entertainments
netted about $40. The money will be
applied to the purchase of a cyclopadia
and other books of reference, the nucleus
of a school library.
There were times during the last even
ing when the confusion and uprOar in
the back part of the hall annoyed the
audience and greatly embarrassed those
on the stage. This should not have been,
and would not, had the officers of the
law present promptly arrested and re-
moved from the hall one or two of the
noisy boys. Let this remedy be tried on
the next occasion Of this kind.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-30

of vice have abounded, and the SONS Of
our citizens have been their patrons
Drinking saloons for years, but espe-
cially during the excitement OF the au-
tumn, have been training criminals, and
even the Billiard Hall has been crowded
by young men to their detrimenU. We
are responsible. We do well to remem-
Der that no preteDse of Indignation will
excuse our part in this sin; for it, unless
there be speedy repentance and reform
alton We will be responsible before the
Judge of all the earth. There needs to
be revival of the the reign of righte-
business. Never mole than now did we
need TO remember the PSalmisi's COM
mand-"Ye that fear God hate evil.
There needs a revival of the coed old
| fashioned hatred of sin.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-30
tOURT REPORT.
Judge WM. OKEY, Clerk 4. c. DARRAH.
Sheriff SAMUEL HILLEs, present.
Fall Term, $50.

James Wood ct al VS.. David Park, IT.,
ct al. Appeal. Demurrer of plaintiff
to answer Of defendant sustained and
leave given defendant to answer.
James c. Tallman, admir-, VS.. James
Russell ct al. Demurrer of defendant
to plaintiff S petition sustained.
Adam Bentz VS.. Jacob Hagar. Ap-
peal. Demurrer of defendant to plain
tiff S petition sustained and leave given
plaintiff to amend.
Geo. l.. Anderson vs. Nancy Anderson
ct al. In partition; ordered that Sheriff
release mortgage in partition taken in
this case
Jas. 0. Delaney vs. Samuel L. Delaney.
In partition. Ordered that Sheriff enter
release of mortgage in partition given
in this case.
James Long ct al. VS.. Eli Piggott
Appeal. Cause continued at costs of
defendant.
Chas. NJ. Rhodes VS.. City of Bellairc.
Error to Mayors Court, City of Bell
Iaire. Judgment OF Mayor reversed at
costs of defendant in error.
ROrnerberger, Long & Co. VS.. John T.
StOnebraker. Cause settled and dis
missed and costs paid.
Daniel c. Price VS.. Spencer Gregg,
admir-. Verdict in favor of plaintiff for
$265.
E. J. a. Drennen. assignee of a. D.
NewlaHd VS. Adoniram d. Newland ct
al. Sale II cne-third interest in Lots
436 and 497, Martins Ferry. confirmed.
Deed to purchasers ordered. DiStrihu-
tiOn ordered.
John NJ. Kinslow VS.. Martin r. Smy-
lie. Cause dismissed at costs of defend
ant.
Thos. B. Townsend vs. B. & S. w. R. r.
Demurrer of defendant to plaintiff s
petition sustained and leave given to
amend.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-30
a Fair Barbarian" by Mrs. Burnett

Scriber's Monthly is about to do a
thing perhaps without precedent in our
magazines, namely, reprint serial story
which has already run through SIX num-
hers of another American magazine.
The serial of Mrs. Burnett, "a Fair
Barbarian" which is announced for the
"Midwinter Number" is said to be alto
gether the brightest and most amusing
this popular author has ever written.
1t will occupy two or three numbers
only of Scribher'S, the first inStallment
covering about twenty-thTee pages. 1t
has been printed already in six numbers
| of another magazine, with large circu-
latiOn, but with an entirely different
circle of readers.
There is at least one. recent Parisan
precedent for such course as Scribner
has adopted. A novel by a popular
French writer, written the last year or
1.-TWO, appeared in prominent daily pa
per as a serial. After this it came out
in book form, and when it had reached
a sale of some forty or fifty thousand,
one fine morning this verv novel was
announced Tar and wide as the leading
ISerial of daily newspaper, lie Petit
Journal which, as every one knows
who has read its gigantic sign on the
sides of the Seven-StOry Paris houses,
boasts the unequaled circulation of
650,00O copies daily.
Mrs. Burnett has revised her story for
its re-appearance in Scribner, but has
made no material change in it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-30
THE SUN FOR 1881

EVERYBODY reads The Sun. In th
~ editions of this newspaper throughou
the year to come everybody will find:
L. All the worlds news, so presented thai
the reader will get the greatest amount of in,
formation with the least Improbable expen
diture of time and eyesight The Sun Ions
ago discovered the golden mean between re-
dundant fulness and unsatisfactory brevity.
II Much of that sort of news which de.
pendS less upon the recognized importance
than upon its interest to mankind. From
morning to morning The Sun prints con,
tinued story of the lives of real men and ~o>
men, and their deeds, plans, loves, hates. and
troubles. This story is more varied and more
interesting than any romance that was ever
devised
III. Good writing in every column, and
freshness, originality, accuracy, and decorum
IN the treatment of every subject.
". Honest comment. TIE SUN's habit is
to speak out fearlessly about men and things.
V. Equal candor in dealing with each po-
litical party, and equal readiness to commend
what is praisworthy or to rebule what is
blamable in Democrat or Republican.
VI. Absolute independence of partisan or
CARNATIONS, but unwavering loyalty to true
Democratic principles. The Sun believes that
the Government which the Constitution gives
us is good one to keep. rs notion of duty
is to resist to its utmost power the efforts of
men in the Republican party to set up am
other form of government in place of that
which exists. The year 1881 and the years
Immediately following will probably decide
this supremely important contest. The Sun
believes that the victory will be with the peo>
pie as against the rings for monopoly, the Rings
for plunder, and the Rings for impartial
power.
Our terms are as follows:
For the Daily SUM- a four page sheet OF
2S columns, the price by mail, post paid, is
5 5 cents month, or So o year or. in
Guiding the Sunday paper, an page sheet fe
% columns, the price is 3 cents a month, or
81 Z o year, postage paid.
The sunday edition of The Sun is furnished
al 81 20 year. postage paid.
The price of the Weekly sun. pages. Sc col
lmus, is 81 a year, postage paid. For clubs
lf ten sending $40 we will send an extra copy
Tree. Address
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-30

WoOL.-The New York Shipping List
says: Fine wocls in Boston show a
Slightly easier feeling. and in instances
here holders are more inclined to real
ize. This. action is probably due in a
great measure to the near approach of
the close of the year, and the desire of
many to "wind-up" certain accounts by
converting assignments into cash. Me
dunn grades on the other hand are rap
idly disappearing into the channels of
consumption, and each succeeding sale
brings us nearer the end: for this rea-
son there is no disposition to push or
urge the sale in the least, holders being
confident OF the stability of the future
market for that class of material. Re
ports say that the recent movements in
the San Francisco market will aggre-
gate some four million pounds; chiefly
low grades woods, taksn within the
range of 12a13c., Though some little free
Northern WAS included at 22a23c.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-30

SOH'. af = p farmers in The western
part OF Mead township thought their
horses we've only suffering from Il severe
form Of d,stti-pli, Jut 4 few days ago
a skilled veterinary surgeon. after a
careful examination, pronounced the
disease glandcrs. If this is true, and
we have no reason to doubt ii, owners
of horses will do well 10 be careful of
their animals, as CHAMBERS is an incura-
BILE disease, and very contagious. We
are informed that horse owned by a
farmer in the western part of this to Hn-
ship died few days ago from what is
now thought to have been glanders.-
Bellaire Independent.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-30

A PORTLAND correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press says MI. Hale is
certain to be elected Senator from Maine.
His success oyer Congressman Frye is
SAID to be mainly due to a belief that
Mr.. Frye can serve his party best by re-
manning in the House and maintaining
an earnest contest for the Speakership.
He is the only prominent Eastern man
who is named for Speaker, and it is
feared if he does not stand Western
man will be chosen Speaker whose West
ern ideas on the tariff may be antago-
nistic to Eastern interests.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-30

On Friday, in the village of New AL
exandria, in jefferson county, at the ho-
tel of the village, a terrible encounter
took place between Dr. Will Schooley, a
son of DIR. Clarkson Schooley of Mt
Pleasant, dentist named Henry, and
one George Buckingham. While the
guests, among whom were several ladies,
were at dinner, Il conversation WAS be-
ing carried on by DR.. Schooley and an
other gentleman, when Henry, who was
in liGuor, entered the -oom. and Joined
in the conversation, becoming very in
sulting and rough in his language to the
young physician, who demonstrated with
him upon the use of indecent language
in the presence of ladies. While the
talk was going on, Buckingham entered,
and having a grudge at Schooley, inter
fered, seizing him by the throat. A gen.
eral scuffie ensued, Henry and Bucking-
ham joining against SchOoley, during
which Schooley was struck by Henry
with a shovel, and injured seriously
about the head. Afterwards Schooley
shot Buckingham fatally probably. the
ball entering bis head below the right
temple. 1t is now considered that DR..
SchoOley will recover. Henry is under
arrest, charged with assault with intent
to kill
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-30
The Storm on the Atlantic Coast.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Thn storm on
the Atlantic Coast ragged for seventy
two hours. The summer residences at
Monmoth Beach are damaged to the eX-
tent of $4,000. The roads about Long
Branch are hlOcaded with snow. Some
drifts are ten feet deep. The bluff bulk
heads and the portions of the hotels are
carried away. At Coney Island the sea
swept away the plaza of the Oriental
hotel, and carried clS about 200 feet of
bulkhead. At the Manhattan beach hotel
the lrl pier remains in tact, but some
of the outlying bath houses were smash
ell into kindling wood.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-30

GIN. r. K. SCOTT, former Colonel of
the 6Sth regiment, o. Y. l., and who was
Governor of South Carolina from 1869
to 1872, shot and killed a drug clerk
named Warren Drury, at Napoleon, o.,
carly Christmas morning. Scett's son,
who had been on spree, was given
shelter and bed by Drury. His father
earning of his whereabouts, attempted
to 60 to the room. Drury refused him
admittance, whereupon Scott drew a
revolver and shot the youth dead. Drury
was to have been married in Pittsburgh
on Monday. Much indignation was
manifested by the citizess, and it was
necessary for the sheriff, who arrested
Scott, to remove him to Defiance to in
sure his safety from mob violence.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-30
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-30
AT THE NJ. f. CHURCH.

Rev. j. H. Conkle, of the NJ. E. Church,
in prelude to Christmas sermon, on
last Sabbath morning, said:
The joyous worship of this Christmas
Sabbath has been darkened by a fearful
tragedy. Crime, no longer shame-faced,
walks boldly into our presence. The
quiet joy of our Christmas day was bro
ken by cool and deliberate murder.
One of our young men, about midday,
shoots another to death in the presence
of a hundred citizens, near the center of
the civilized Christian town of st. Clairs-
vile. That a great crime is committed
every one admits. But nothing can
bring back the dead, or undo the crime
1t is for us TO ask why such things may
he done in community where there are
more than eight hundred protesting
Christians. The answer is plain we are
primarily at fault. We, by our negli-
gence, have aided and abetted in the
commission of this murder. We have
fled from our responsibility; on one pre-
text or another we have hidden behind
each other; one because of his business,
another because of his political pros
poets or pretensions. From some cause
or other, law has been for years set at
defiance, until crime has grown to mon
strous proportions. do not bring any
charge against the officers of the law
they have been up to the average of
public sentiment. The crime must be
laid primarily upon the popular senti-
nent of this corimunity.
There have been other causes, but
these hay9A1eh only secondary. Schools
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-30

TIE Cincinnati Commercial says that
it would be interesting to know what
the Democratic members of the House
of Representative mean by voting SOL
lilly against the following resolution, as
they did on Tuesday of last week:
"Resolved, That the two houses will
assemble in the chamber of the House
of Representatives on the second We'd
nesday in February, 1881, and the Presi-
dent of the Senate shall be the preiiding
officer; that two persons shall be APP
pointed tellers on the part of the Senate
and two on the part of the House of
Representatives, to make list of the
votes as they snail he declared; that the
result shall be delivered to the Presi-
dent of the Senate, who shall announce
the state of the vote aad the persons
elected TO The two houses assembled as
aforesaid, which announcement, trgeih-
er with list of the votes, shall be ELI
tered on the journals of two houses"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-30

CALDWELL-TA AYI.OR-Saturda
evening, Dec. 25, 1880, 1T the residence
of Isaac Davis, Esq, ST. Clairsville, O.,
by Rev.. J. III. Conkle, Alexander II.
Caldwell, Esq, and Miss Cornelia b.
Taylor-both from near Armstrong;.
Belmont county, Ohio.
BRAND -CROZIER-On the same eve
ming, by the same, at the st. Clair Ho-
tel, st. Clairsville. Ohio, Mr.. Winfield
5. Brand and Miss Maggie E. Crozier
both of Bellaire, Ohio.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-30
The New Years st. Nicholas. -

The January issue of st. Nicholas,
tile New Years number" was publish
ed on Tuesday, December '2Sth, thus
giving the young people time to forget
little of tie glories of "the wonderful
Christmas number" Among the con-
tents are several capital things which
were crowded out of December bright
Eyes" the young Indian girl, makes
her first Contribution to literature in a
charming story of Indian child-life.
There is an account of The Children's
Fan Brigade" another of the novel en-
tertainments for children's festivals
which have been suggested in the pages
of ST. Nicholas; Every Boy His Own
Ice-Boat," describing a splendid new
sport for all skaters; the first of Mrs.
Clara Ersklne Clements Stories of Art
and Artists" which are to be one of the
special features Of st. Nitholas during
the coming year; one of Frank r. Stock
tons funniest fairy stories, poem by
H. II. Boyesen, pictures grave and gay,
combinations of the serials, etc. etc.
The issue rivals the Christmas number
in a good things.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-30

Mrs. MARIAN EVANS CROSS. the dis
tinguished authoress known as George
Elliott, died Wednesday night of last
week of an affection of the larynx. She
was first attacked on Sunday at her
home, London, England, previous to
which time she was III good health and
spirits. Her death was quiet and almost
nainless
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-30

THE Shouse family, to which Mr.. C.
A. Shouse formerly of this place, and
Mrs. 5. NJ Crawford at present residing
here, belong, are looking up large es.
tate in New York City, New Jersey
& Holland, valued at S250,O00.000, which
it is said belongs by rights to them
Active measures are being taken for its
recovery.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-30

THERE is a growing sentiment in
Congress in favor of the repeal of taxes
upon capital and deposits of national
and other banks and upon hank checks.
The income from these sources is now
S9,500,OOO annually. Commissioner
Raum, it is stated, favors remitting all
into rnal revenue taxes except those on
whisky, beer, tobacco. cigars, and the
special license taxes. 1t is estimated
that this would reduce the income of
the government S45, 100000 annually.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-30

PROF. Tees Almanac for 1881 is out.
Besides the usual Almanac Matter, it
contains the Forecasts of the Weather
their Wonderful Notifications in 1880.
how to Guard Against Lightning; When
it is Unsafe to Enter Deep Wells, Mines
&C., how to Bake and Roast; Cause of
Blight in Fruit Trees, and much other
valuable matter. Altogether the pres
ent, sgrpasses any former issue in prac-
tical information.
For sample copy and terms to the
trade, send 20 cents to Thompson, Tice
s Livingston, Publishers, $40 Pine
Street, St. Louis, Mo
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-30

Hon. ISAAC MORTON, of Cambridge
who went on a business trip to New
York, on Tuesday evening of last week,
as he was about to enter carriage to go
to the Opera, slipped and fell on the
pavement. breaking the tenen joints Of
both knesS and otherwise injured him.
self. The Governor had just returned
with a wedding party from Kentucky,
and was stopping at the Gilsey Hotel.
His injuries are severe and will necessi-
tate his remaining in New York for sew
eral weeks.