Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-03-18
UNIONTOWN.

THE DOGS made raid on flock OF
sheep belonging to Mr.. James Price in
I daylight, and Mr.. Benj Humphrey, and
his teamsters drove off the dogs and gave
1.-THE necessary notice to the owner Of the
sheep.
/ Mr.. GRIFFITH closed his term of
school in the Campbell district, and his
Pupils gave an entertainment on Friday
levening last. Mr.. G. is highly COM
mended as teacher, and the "exhibi-
tion' was reported as good"
Mr.. A. G. STEWART has been employ
ed to teach school in this town the COM
ing year. and will remove his family the
first of April. He has leased house of
Mr.. Wesley Humphrey, who has rented
a farm near KennOn. Ohio.
Hon. Ross J. ALEXANDER passed
through town a few days ago, in compa-
ny with. the engineers Of the c., II. V. &
in this section.
| GROUND HOG stock took rise last week,
but is now on the decline. and the faith
full are almost discouraged.
SOME THIEVES broke into the smoke
house of Mr.. Matthew Grimes, few
nights since, by removing portion of
the wall. and carried off quantity of
hams, shoulders and sides. Mr. G. thinks
that some in that locality will break in
to the penitentiary before many days.
UNIoNTowN is a proverbially health
full town, hut for the past few weeks
there has been much sickness, and the
proper form of salutatiOn would be, "Any
of your folks well ?" There have been
but few dangerous cases, and most have
recovered. Owing to the disagreeable
state of the weather an affiiction of the
head and nose prevails, and our citizens
call red-breasts "spwing wobbins."
PROF. G. W. GLASS needs no adverti-
sing-his musical conventions are a
complete success. and heinforms us that
he intends to devote more time to teach
ing Mes srs. Gilbert and Wilson are al
so on the high road to fame, and are CIV
ing universal satisfaction as teachers of
vocal music.
shown wonderful degree of enterprise
in the consummation of their work. On
STORMY Friday" they kept to the task,
although it was very dangerous, owing
to the high winds. After the snow fall,
which rendered the timber slippery,
one of the workmen narrowly escaped
falling from the bridge at Dinsmore's
Mill. Fortunately he seized the cross
beam. thus avoiding fall of thirty feet
into the creek below.
Mrs. BOLON, who died recently in
this town, was very aged lady, but as
no record was kept, could not be ascer-
tanned. Some say she was 100 years old.
THE crsokedness in obtaining signers
to the remonstrance against removal of
the County Seat-as alleged by the Bell
aire Tribune-will not apply to Wheel
ing township. Each school district was
canvassed by honorable men, who did the
same gratuito,tsty, feeling, as they ex-
pressed it. that their ol0n interests would
be injured by the removal. The names
are genuine and certified, and there are
more ready to sign if necessary.
"OLD JACK" the reliable family and
professional horse owned by DIR. John
Campbell died last week. Jack had
visited the afflicted many times, and was
willing to make the trip at any hour of
the day or night. Only once did he
prove false to his trust by trying to |
reach home half hour before the car
riage, and leaving the occupants on the
road, but the remembrance of his many |
good deeds blotted out this one error of |
his life. The Doctor lost good cow a
short sine since.
Mr.. REIN BURDETT will remove to
the first of April. Mr.. B. has
proved good, liberal-hearted citizen, an
business man, and his
may pitch his tent.
S. NJ. BENTLEY, of New Athens, was
in town last week. AS merchant he
he has established good trade. and is
worthy of patronage and esteem.
"CUf HIS SAID oFF."-A tall, lank
nan, who looked like the patron of a
harrangued a small crowd
II this vicinity on different topics of the
lay. His might be designated an open !
lir or sand lot meeting. He was eXquis-
tely dressed in a greasy, glazy, thread
)are suit of black cloth, and on his fin {
,er he wore brass ring with a large '
on it. His appearance was s
omely. His eyes looked like two hard {
,oiled eggs,his nose was the color of the c
unny side of a ripe cherry, and his g
mouth looked like an accident that hap \
ened clear round his face. If he ap-
ears in any other locality, the advice
iven above should be acted upon at
nee.
sOLoMoN's CORNER.
No. 67.-St. Gotthard Tunnel is nine
lilies long.
No. 6s.-The company was called "The ;,
,ehigh Coal Mine"-the vein was so y
,et thick, and the claim was 5000
cres. This claim was leased to White
Hazard, of Philadelphia, for twenty
ears, at an annual rental of "one car OF =
,rn." Messrs White and Hazard util-
ed the coal, and made S20,000,OO0. 81
No. 69.-"Died without enemies, and "
,od fellow" are synonymous terms. y
Then a man sacrifices moral, political, 40