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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23


'MosT PERFECT OF JUVENILE NAG
AZINES is what the Detroit Free Press
calls ST. NICHOLAS. Its growth in Eng
land is keeping pace with its success in
this country, and the English papers are
as unanimous in praise of its beauties
as the American press. The wonder
full Christmas number just issued, the
first edition of which is 5000, is a
grandly illustrated Holiday book of one
hundred pages, containing, besides its
capital Christmas and fairy stories, and
original pictures by the best American
artists, the first chapters of two splendid
serials-One, a story of the adventures,
in the American tropics, of party en-
gagged in the capture of wild animals for
a menagerie, and Il humorous serial by
ROSSiter johnson.
A years subscription to st. Nicholas
is holiday gift the influence and the
joy of which is felt twelve times year.
The North American recently declared.
at would puzzle any one to say in VIII; t
respect st. Nicholas could be improved.
subscriptions beginning with the beauti
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Price, $500 Il year. The Christmas num-
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Published by Scribner & Co. 743 Broad
way, New York.
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COLEkAIN.

In looking over your last issue we OBJ
serve that we missed two of our wheat
growers, viz: John Harris, 657, and M
Greenlee, 1125 bushels. One of our prin-
cipal farmers informs me that his rule
is to plow soon after harvest, and let
the ground settle, then harrow twice
and SOW broadcast, and harrow twice
more. He owns wheat drill, but says
that he gets better crops by sowing
broadcast than by drilling.
A very large number of people follow
ed the remains of John White to theil
last resting place on Thursday, and he
was worthy of the respect shown him.
His death is deeply regretted; he was al
ways true-hearted, generous and kind
his manly nature scorned deception, and
shrank instinctively from every part OF
dishonor, and no breath of dishonor ever
rested on his name. He was frequent
er of the house of God, and Il liberal
supporter of the gospel.
John Wear, formerly one of our high
| ly respected citizens, died dear Moore
| field, last week. He had passed the S0th
milestone of life, and was well known
in Guernsey and Jefferson counties.
John Steward, one of our former we'll
known colored citizens, was found dead
in his bed, recently, at Mt. Pleasant.
Mr. Smith, of Pittsburgh, has 10000
feet of walnut lumber and 10000 feet of
ash, piled near Kelly's Mill.
| The balance of trade has turned against
! u.s. A few years ago our cooperS made
thousands of barrels for export, now we
get apple barrels by the T. T. r., at 30
cents apiece.
Mrs. Martha Carter, daughter of Geo.
Colvin, was buried at Pleasant Grove
last week. She was the mother of six
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23
Something New in Magazine Stories.

A delightful feature of Scribner for
this year is series of sparkling nov
elettes or. Condensed novels, instead of
the usual long serial story. Mrs. Schay-
er's "Tiger-Lily,' which was begun in
November, ends in the January num-
Der. Mrs. Burnett's novelette,, the story
of an American girl in England, a sort
of Daisy Miller, is to begin in the Feb
ruary Midwinter Number, with twen-
ty-two page installment, and will run
through three issues. In May, Mad
anne Delphine," a story of life in New
Orleans, by George W. Cable, begins, and
this will be followed by Boyesen's
"Queen Titania," and Miss Osgood's
"Toinette's Governess,'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

Col. LOCKWOOD, of Moundsville, was
victimiZed by sharpers on train a short
distance out of Chicago, to the tune of
three or four hundred dollars, one night
last week. Three men-one apparently
a verdant countryman-were engaged
in playing the taking game of three-card
monte. The countryman had ostersibly
lost all his wealth, when a deal was
made leaving an ace where he could put
his finger on it. "If L just had
twenty dollars | could win on that ace,
he exclaimed. The Colonel, who was
sitting close by, became interested in the
man who had lost, and his interest was
intensified when accidently he saw the
ace which the shuffier had adrOitly un-
covered to his view and proceeded to get
out his roll of money, the prodeeds of a
sale of land he had made, so as to accom-
modate the unfortunate loser. About
the time he got his roll of money out of
his pocket, one of the party made a sue
cessful grab for the pile and started for
the door-another pulled the bell-rope,
and theother exposed a apoliceman's badge
and assured the excited Colonel that he
was an officer and would take care of the
scamp, in the mean time all of them get
ting as near the door as possible. AS
soon as the train was checked, the party
made their escape out of the car into the
darkness. The conductor, learning the
cause of the detention, signalled the en-
gineer "all right" and the Colonel and
his money were thus separated.
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LETTER FROM IOWA.

Mr.. EDITOR-I have been thinking
that perhaps few notes from Charlton
would be acceptable to many of your
readers,for nearly everybody in Belmont
must have relatives or friends in this
busy little town. To mention by name
all the Belmont people who are living
here, or all the Belmont people who have
visited here during the past year. would
make letter perhaps interesting, but
| too long, SO we will condenSe by inviting
you all to come out and visit us, and see
for yourselves. We will treat you well
while you stay, and before you leave US,
make you wish you were living here
TOO.
Iowa is not bad State to live in, espe-
cially being a Republican State. There
is nothing doubtful about it. 1t is SOL
id. 1t is true we had to come down from
our supposed $4,000 majority for Gar
field, to something less than 10000, but
we will not complain if only they give
us the Speaker of the HOuse-then with
New \ 1ork over the Senate, Iowa over
the House, and Ohio over all, | do not
see why the great Nation cannot go on
grandly and gloriously for another four
years.
Yes, Iowa is good State to live in.
She has plenty of corn, plenty of hogs,
and plenty of Republicans, with great
abundance of all other good things of the
world, and Lucas county does not stand
in the second rank in possession of all
these advantages. Charlton is not the
least of all the cities of Iowa. The last
census made her population 296O, but it is
WOH6prfnl hn Of
counted in that cehsuS have since be-
come natives of the town, and MANY
more have come IN from other places to
make their homes with us.
To mercantile and mechanical pur-
suits Charlton offers the best of induce
ments. A stranger in town is astonish-
ed when he sees the large and elegant
storerooms with the quantity and quail
ty of their contents. To-day l witness
ed the putting in position of two of the
largest plate glass windows in the State.
They are solid plates, 94x136 inches :;
one of them is the front of a large har-
ness and leather store, the other of a va
riety and notion store The carpenter
trade has been the most lively of all.
Contractors have failed to finish all they
had undertaken, besides turning off a
great deal of work. Four weeks ago
last Sabbath morning the largest mill in
the city was totally destroyed by fire.
To-day larger and better building is
ready for the machinery.
Religion is about the only thing that
does not seem to prosper. Churches are
plenty enough, but they are weak. A
minstrel show or a low grade theater
draws a larger house than sermon or a
lecture, and yet the city is respectable
as to its morality. There are many good
and earnest christian people here, and
they hope that by-and-by they will see
that hourishing and influential which
is the only security of any people.
r. B. STEWART.
4 Charlton, Ia, Dec. Is, 1880.
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The New York Tribune

As news and family paper the "old
reliable" TRIBUNE has never been sur
passed, if equaled, and it is a better pa
per now than ever. 1t is clean paper
every line in it can be read with profit by
every member of the family. No news
paper in this country has for the past
thirty years exerted so great an influ-
ence, and done so much to mould public
opinion on all important questions of
politics and morals, as THE New YORK
TRIBUNE, and high authority has said
of it that it "has done more to make
good farmers and good citizens than any
other single influence that ever existed in
this country" We call attention to its
prospectus in another column, and also
to its extraordinary premium offers.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

The leading Scientist OF to day agree tina
most disease are caused by disordered Kid
neys or Liver. II, therefore, the Kidneys anC
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known short time and for years people suf-
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Menstruation and is Invaluable Tor Leucor>
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This remedy, which has done such wonders,
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

ERNST -MERRITT--Dec 9, at the
residence of the parents of the bride,
st. Clairsville, Ohio, by Rev. J. H.
Conkle, Mr.. Henry G. Ernest, of Pitts
burgh, Pa, and Miss Lena Merritt.
ADAMS-BLACKFORD-Dec. IL, at
the National Hotel, st. Clairsville,
Ohio, by Rev. j. II. Conkle, Mr.. Frank
lin E. Adams and Miss Sarah O.
Blackboard of GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
MOORE--NICKOLS--Dec. Is, 1880,
by Rev. r. G. Campbell, at the resi-
dence of the brides mother, near
Uniontown, Ohio, Mr.. Anthony Moore
and Miss Adeline Nichols both of
b lmont county, Ohio.
-GREENLEE-On the 21st
inst, near Pennington, by the Rev.
Robert Alexander, DID,, assisted by
the Rev. James Day, Mr.. George A. p.
Theaker to Miss Narcissus A Green
lee; both of this county.
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

teen children-thirteen Of whom SUI
vive her.
You spoke If the physicians of yonr
town and Bridgeport rendering medical
aid at our recent r. r. capsize; | am in
formed that DR.. Cope was the first on
the stage OH that occasion.
Joel Walker threshed over $4,000 bus.
of wheat, and about half as many BUSH
els of oats, the present season, and is
now hulling clover seed.
Mrs. E.J. Wood is visiting her mother.
Mrs. Mercer She went to Illinois,a young
woman, about 25 years ago. She returns
to the home of her youth, dressed in
mourning for her husband, who died on
the eve of the Presidential election.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

THE Public Schools give entertain
nings of this week, for the laudable pur-
pose of raising fund for the purchase
of a reference library for the use of the
schools. We hope that these entertain
ments will receive the patronage the
cause deserves. The little people will
doubtless give an enjoyable entertain
ment, and they should be encouraged by
the presence of friends of the school.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23
Christmas Excursions!

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
sends greetings to its patrons by an
nOuncing that on December Esd, oath
and 25th, 1880, round trip tickets at
Cheap Excursion Rates will be sold
from all stations to all stations, on the
Trans-Ohio Divisions, including Chi
cago, Wheeling and Washington, Pa.
These tickets will be good on all reg
ular passenger trains, and are good re-
turning until Dec. 9th, 1880.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

VICK's FLORAL GUIDE.-Of the many
Guides and Seed and Plant Catalogues
sent out by our Seedsmen and Nursery
men, and that are doing so much to in
form the people and beautify and enrich
our country, none are so beautiful. none
so instructive as Vick's Floral Guide
Its paper is the choicest, its illustrations
handsome, and given by the hundred,
while It's Colored Plate is a gem. This
work, although costing but 10 cents, is
handsome enough for Gift Book, or a
place on parlor table. Published by
James Wick, Rochester, n. Y.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

Mrs. NANCY POWELL JOHNSON.
mother of S. E. Johnson, of the Cincin-
natl Enquirer, died at the residence of
her son near Steubenville ON Monday,
aged S4 years. Our sincerest coincidence
is extended TO our old friend in the be-
reavement which has robbed him of a
dear mother.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

THE Commissioners were in session
on Tuesday and Wednesday hearing the
case in reference to the extension of the
incorporate limits of St. Clairsvile. The
demonstrators were represented by Hon
l.. Danford, and the village council by
Messrs. Riley and Chambers.
The Commissioners after hearing evi,
dence and arguments determined to ap-
prove of the annexation as made by the
Common Council.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

WOMEN that have been pronounced
incurable by the best physicians in the
country, have been completely cured of
female week.-mrs. by the use of Lydia F..
Pinkham's VEGETABLE COMPOUND.
Send to Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, 233
Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass, for PAM
phlets. 11-l6 2t
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HOLIDAY GOODS.

Beautiful presents can be purchased cheap
at the Drug Store of j. B. HoGE, Main street,
op. st Clair. He has large stock of Celluloid
Sets. with Brushes, Combs and Mirrors, which
he offers at cheap rates. He also sells at very
reasonable prices all sorts Of Perfumeries and
Fancy Toilet articles, Autograph and Photo
graph Albums, Papetries, Diaries, and full
line of Juvenile Books, Stationery; &c, which
are just the things you desire for Christmas
presents. His holiday stock embraces a large
variety of Goods suitable as presents for
young and old, rich and poor, male and fe-
male. Don't forget the place.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

A CHANGE of time went into effect on
the Baltimore & Ohio road on Sunday,
and much to the inconvenience of the
travelling public the evening train west
has been taken off. Parties brought to
the east end of the Central Ohio Division
by morning trains are compelled to re-
turn by early afternoon, else wait un-
til midnight.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

CHRISTMAS FESTIVALS will be held in
theMethOdist and Presbyterian Churches
of this place on Friday evening-at the
former a Christmas exercise, entitled
"The Tree of Life" will be rendered In
song, and Santa Claus will visit the
children in his accustomed style. At
the Presbyterian Church the little chaps
will get rich treat, and the exercises
will be interSpersed with music, song, &c.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

FRANK SLOAN, a young man who cut
some wide swathes in Bellaire last sum-
mer, and was arrested there on a charge
of robbery at Cambridge, was sentenced
by Judge Frazier in the Cambridge
court to four years in the penitentiary,
and was taken thence last week. He
was recognized there as former con-
vict
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

Miss MARY SMITH, aged over seventy
five, resident for many years of this
place, died in Columbus on Monday, and
her remains were brought here on Tues
day. The funeral took place from the
Presbyterian Church yesterday after
noon. Interment at Union Cemetery
Deceased removed from here about 8
years ago. She was an aunt Of the late
Z. G. Morgan.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

LosT.-On the National Road between
st. Clairsville and Wheeling. on the 9th
inst, fur Boa. The finder will be re,
warded and confer favor by returning
it to the grocery of George JepsOn, st
Clairsyille.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

WHEN strangers pick up newspaper
ola country town, they judge of the
amount of business done in that town
by the advertising columns of the paper.
If that be the standard there is compar-
atively little business transacted in st.
Clairsville
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

THE anniversary of the Belmont coun-
ty branch of the American Bible Society
held at the Presbyterian Church on last
Sunday evening, was somewhat slimly
attended. Addresses relating to the BIZ
BILE cause were delivered by Revs. Balph,
Conkle and Alexander. The entire old
board of officers, excepting President,
was reelected, and VIM. Lee, ST., was
chosen to that position.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

MANY thanks to those of our patrons
who have called in and paid up their
back subscription. Let others do like
wise and the editor and printers will
start out on the New Year happY.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

BELMONT LODGE, No. 16, f. and A. M.
elected at their last meeting the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: James
Mellor, W. NJ; R. NJ. Eaton, S. W.; J. H.
Wilson,,J. W.; G. A. Close, S. D.; Amos
Mcbride, J. D.; J. B. Meyer, Sec'y; w.
w. McMonies, Treas; Alf. Lake, TylOr.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23
ELECTION NOTICE-The annua

ELECTION NOTICE-The annual
meeting of the members of the Belmont
Co. Agricultural Society for the election
of officers, viz: President and Vice
President to serve one year, and four
Managers, to serve two years, will be
held in the Secretary's Office, at st.
Clairsville, on MONDAY, Jan. 8, 1881, be-
tween the hours of and o'clock P. NJ.
The present board of Managers will
meet in the office of the Secretary at 10
o'clock A. NJ. ON same day, to close up
unfinished business. Let all attend
A. T. MCKELvEY, Pres't.
J. B. MEYER, Sec'y.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

Mr.. ]. A. A.-FoRsYTnE, who has been
connected editorially with the Cam
bridge Jeffersonian, severed his rela-
tions with that paper last week, to as
sumo control of tho daily and weekly
Democrat of Seymour, Ind. Mr.. F. is a
newspaper man Of ability and expert
ence, and the best wishes of the frater-
nifty follow him.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

LAST week Mr.. w. J. Clark, near this
place, sold his premium steer, weighing
1850 pounds, to J. R. McHcnry for six
cents per pound. 1t is said by stock men
that this was one of the finest animals
ever sold in the county.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

A NUMBER of the society young gen.
tlemen give a social dance at Welday's
Hall on Thursday evening of next week.
Mayors band of Wheeling, furnishes the
music. The party promises to be the
event of the HOLIDAYS
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

On Christmas Eve, at Hutchinson's S
school house north of town, a Christmas
tree will be stripped of its fruit. and on
New Years Eve Wheeling Valley folks
will enioy festival
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

RECORDER ELECT HOBBS has removed
his family to this place, and taken up
his abode in the Fred Troll building on
Main street. We trust that their resi-
dence here will be pleasant.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

THE Cambridge Jeffersonian says that
pneumonia is prevailing to an alarming
extent among the cattle, in some por-
tions of the county. caused, the farmers
say, by the severe weather.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

OUR type last week made US say that
John Patterson was the person who took
in FIVE pheIsants one day recently.
Jimmy" is the Nimrod who performed
the feat, and brought Iii; trophies home.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

THE Ministerial Association of Cam
bridge have resolved that prohibition is
the only remedy for intemperance.
Some of their number are opposed to
local option.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

Docs visited the fiocks of David
Thorburn and Davis Tweed back of
Martins Ferry, killing four sheep for
the former and nine for the latter One
of the CANNES was caught in the act by
Mr.. Thorburn, and was dropped by a
ball from his rife
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

A RELIEF ASSOCIATION, for the pur-
pose of alleviating the sufferings of the
poor, has been organized at Mansfield,
and our former townsman, Dr. d. Il.
Johnston, has been appointed Superin-
: tendent.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23

A BELLAIRE witness swOre in court
at Cambridge a few days ago that he
WAS no "jeweliSt" and could not identify
4 watch in question. So says the Jeffer-
sonian.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23
NOTICE

Is HEREBY GIVEN TO THE STOCK
L holders of the St. Clairsville Railway Co
that an election will be held at the Office OF
the Secretary, on the oath day of January.
1881, for the purpose of choosing Sever
Directors for said Company.
Dec. 16th.-td G. w. CARROLL, Sec'y.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23
1 Charlton, Ia, Dec. Is, 1880.

ELECTION.-The annual election for
Directors of the Third Building Associ-
alton of st. Clairsville, will be held at
the office of the Association, OH Monday,
January Sd, 1881, at o'clock pm.
II 9-4t f. NJ COWEN, Sec'v,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-12-23
Administrators A Notice.

NOTICES hereby given that in the Probate
IN Court Of Belmont county, Ohio, the under
signed was appointed and qualified as Ad-
minister of the estate OF VIM. 7. Wilson, decd.
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to m Ike immediate payment, and
those having claims against said estate will
present them duly authenticated, for settle
ment. LEVI STARkEI,
l2 23s3w Administrator.