Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-09
COLERAEN.

Through the k. ndneSS OF Capt. SHARON
we are able to furnish some of the sta
tistics Of our wheat crop in COleraiI
township: There were I21 producers
of wheat-l5li acIes cut. producing
,127 bushels, averaging nea,ly 81 bush.
els to the acre. The amount produced
averaged nearly 25S bushels for eacl
farmer. There were 17I5 acres sOwn
the past autumn, an increase of 20L
acres. Among the principal producers
of wheat we find the names of James
Beck, 65S bushels, Ed. Simpson, So; j.
Starbuck, 6t7; Israel Sidwell. 800: VIM.
McCOmaS, So; Il. Z. DUNCAN. 79G; ThOS.
Mitchell, 55G; Jesse Barton, 1870; Jeffer-
son Brown, 1880; Thos. Pyle, $50: john
iley, 793; Samuel GilIin, 600; Joel
| Walker, 500; Lindley Bl acken. 503; Capt.
Theaker, ITO; John Williams, 573. Sew
eral others produced nearly 500 bushels
each. Some have an average of over
30 bushels per acre, while one has fall
Ell below bushels per acre. Let us
hear from other townships of this cOun.
ty.
We were mistaken when we reported
that the bridge for the st. c. & y. Il. r.
was to be built of oak lumber. The seats
or abutments are made of oak. but the
bridge will be similar to the bridges on
tue I. Y. r.
We have several spots in this town.
ship, where the breezes rom the Arctic
below zero during the recent spell.
The railroad accident on Friday, crea-
ted quite a sensation. The northern
bound mail train left the track just after
it passed the west line of Major Thomp-
sons fam, and about a m.'e east Of
HehderSon'S Station. and the two rear
coaches, containing 9 persons. turned
once over, and landed in Wheeling
creek, about 30 feet ON the track.
Matthias Springer, an old resident of
township, lad one rib broken, and re
ceived severe bruises and cuts; his
daughter, Mrs. Butler, and two small
childlen, were but slightly hurt. Geo.
Henderson. from near ShepherdStown,
had his shoulder dislocated and three
ribs broken. Several otheIS were con-
siderably hart, including Conductor
Streator. The mail car did not leave
the track. The mail agent was stand
ing in the rear of mis- car, and the first
thing he knew of the situation his head
struck the font end of the car; the jar
was so severe that it broke the car stove
into small pieces. One old lady who
would weigh nearly 200 pounds, went
through the smash-up, yet complain I'd
of nothing but the loss OF one 81 aSs
from her spectacles, and slight scratch
on one OF her limbs. Mr.. Springer lost
his pocket book with SO. Sup't Rey-I
nelds, and large folce of hands are
at work on the wre' k, but have not got
the cars out of the creek yet (AIonday
morning.. Geo Scheck, jr., got badly
hurt while working at the wreck The
Car3 were both old ones, and sustained
but slight damage, until the high water
on Saturday night dritfed a large
amount of rubbish and mud into them.
The accident was probably caused by
the frost heaving the inside of the track |
The T. We. has added another wire on
their telegraph.
1t is 1/6 miles from the mouth of jug
Run to Black River.
VIM. n. St.lwell and Miss Eliza Har-
desty were married on last Thursday. |
7. c. Brown took in the sights of Pitts
burgh last week. He thinks it a big
place.
Two colored ladies from Mt. Pleasant
were recently brought before Justice
on charge Of getting a set
of earrings from another cOlored lady,
by highway robbery. The Justice could
not see enough moral turpitude in the
case to Justify their commitment. This
case almost equaled Detroit court
scene.