Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-08-19
COLERAIN.

On las "wednesday we turned our face
westward for the purpose of seeing the
country, the people, and to look for some
sheep. We boarded the cars of the T.
V. Railroad at MAYORS crossing, which
is few hundred yards above the Mt.
Pleasant crossing, and the only place the
cars stop between Barton'S and Hender-
sons. We found Conductor Waltz in
charge, and very agreeable officer he
is, too. We looked around to see if there
were any familiar faces aboard; we found
Mr. Stewart and family who reside on
the pike east of your town, also our old
friend, Joseph Harris, of Moundsville,
and formerly one of the most energetic
business men of st. Clairsville. We rode
over the very same ground in the cars
where we played ball and fiShed for
chubs and sinners Al years ago. Mr.. H.
was on his way up north to visit no.
ted bee-keeper. In very short time we
found ourself at Bruce; here we met Mr..
Caldwell, and inquired the road to
Uniontown. We made frequent inqui-
ries about sneep-fOund the people
ready to sell their wool at 50 cents per
pound, but no good sheep to spare. We
met an old gentleman on the road and
inquired if they had any politics around
there : he informed me they were all for
Hancock and English in his township,
but, said he, ''the county nearly always
goes Republican, We afterwards leal Il
ed that he had not read line in news
paper daring his whole lifel In due time
we reached UniontOwn, found your
gifted correspondent II" at home. We
also met your Somerton correspondent,
and was pleased to make his acquaint-
ance; we found them both very agreea-
Bile gentlemen. We took square meal
with II, which he prepared in good
style, after which he accompanied us TO
Bruce,pointing out on the way the differ
| 9nt farms on the rOad-amOng the OWN
lers of which we recOllect the names of
Price, Merritt, GosSet, Lodge, sc. These
farms are well improved, the corn on
them booming, and the yield of wheat
good, and at Bruce we found good stock
pens provided, and all things ready for
shipping stock. Here we shipped for
Fairpoint, where we called on the fami-
| ly of W. Patton, and spent few hours
agreeably with them. He has founda-
tiOn 3Ox40 feet completed, or which he
| is building Il store house; the water-tank
for the Railroad is nearly completed
the wateris to be raised from the creek
| by means Of Il stationary engine. We
| found the wire fence and cattle guards
of the road nearly all completed, and the
road in good condition. Mr. Harris, who
has made frequent trips on the B. & o.
Road, through w. Va, informed us that
the T. V. Road was in better condition
than the B. & 0.
Miss HARRIET BALE will help run
the Children's Home. This is a good Sc
lection.
THos. MAJoR is still very low, with
very little hopes of recovery.
| some YOUNG MEN from your town EN-
camped near Kelly's mill, on last Friday
night. They unfaStened the horse from
| the wagon and hitched it to a bush
while they were engaged in fishing the
horse got loose; the evening train came
along about IL o'clock, and the horse
! took fright and ran on the track of the
Railroad; after race of several rods
the engine struck it, breaking both hind
legs. 1t belonged to Jos. Buffers livery
stable, and was said to be a valuale ami
NAL.
CARDS are out for the addition of an
other partner in the firm at the COlerain
| Valley Mills. Another lady from Wheel
ing township is seeking happiness in a
| foreign land.
REV. J. X. Gift n will preach at
Hogues School House on next Sabbath
evening at O'clock.
.ALARGE NUMBER of our citizens Wis
tied the Harvest Home picnic at Har-
risville. They pronounce the crowd
small and the fun the same.
SHALL we transfer our Railroad stock
from the B. q o. Road to the st. Clairs-
Vile Northern road is now a much-dis-
cussed question. Public sentiment is
divided on the question. B.