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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-08
A Watchman's Adventure.

MIR. DIPPER was one of the most
lVl efficient nightwatchman we ever
knew, for you could no more catch him
asleep than you could the proverbial
weasel. Every hair in his head seemed
charged with electricity, and constantly
on the alert and it was very evident
that stroking his hair would produce the
same sound as rubbing cats fur in the
wrong direction.
The building under his nightly charge
was large silk warehouse on the out
skirts of New York and within a stones
throw of large field, on which, at the
period embraced in my story, a travel
ing menagerie had pitched its tent. AS
such exhibitions often brought bad char
acters into the neighborhood, Martin
was more vigilant than usual and,
fearing that he might fall asleep, he
took along small bulldog to act as
deputy.
The night which Martin had such
terrible cause to remember was a very
gusty one in the latter part of Autumn !;
and the tree in front of the warehouse
was showering down its crimson foliage
as if the red snow that is sometimes
seen in the Poland regions were falling
in huge flakes.
He was strict teetotaler; and, as ev-
cry night watchman requires some
stimulant, he was in the habit of taking
pint of coffee with him and warm it
up during the night.
Between twelve and one o'clock, he
went up stairs for that purpose, as the
only fireplace in the building was in a
small front room on the second floor
After splitting up some old boxes, he
made blazing fire on the hearth which
lighted up the little room so resplend-
emily that his lantern became mere
superf1uity The warmth was so CRATE
full to his rheumatic limbs that he kept
putting on fuel long after he had drank
his allowance of hot coffee.
1t was his custom to inspect the door
and windows on the ground floor of the
building at regular intervals so at two
O'Clock he went down stairs for that
purpose, leaving the dog in comforta-
ble doze by the fire.
He had completed his round of in
spection, and was on his way up stairs
again, when he heard a tremendous
crash of glass, followed by howl from
the dog, scuffiing sound, and all was
still again. Martin cooked his Colts
revolver and rushed into the room, only
to find the window-sash shattered to
fragments and the dog gone.
How was that state of things to be ac
counted for !? The dog couldn't have
jumped through the window, because
the scuffiing sound succeeded the crash
and furthermore, all the glass broken
from the window was strewn upon the
floor of the room, showing conclusively
that the window was broken from the
outside.
Martin was puzzled for once, and the
more he revolved the matter the more it
seemed that some supernatural agency
had been at work. A glance from the
window satisfied him that no human be-
ing could reach it except by means of a
ladder for, although the tree we have
mentioned stood directed in front of it,
the intervening distance was too great
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-08
skiIIfui Bribery.

A SUBTLE kind of electioneering
IA stratagem was that practiced sue
cessfully by Cochrane, the gallant Dun
donald, when he first resolved on getting
into Parliament. He had come home
from one of his cruises with good deal
of prize money. He stood for Honiton,
and he announced that he would not
bIibe. 1t was almost needless to say
that he was not elected. He had, indeed,
but few voters. When the contest was
over, he sent for the few who voted for
him, declared that they must not suffer
by their political integrity, and reward
ed their virtues by giving them each
twice as much as they would have got
If they had sold their votes. Not long
afterward there was a new vacancy and
another election. Cochrane stood again,
and announced, as before, that he would
not give any bribes. This announce
ment did not deter even the most venal
from rushing to the polls for Cochrane.
OF course, when the election was over,
and he was triumphantly at the head of
the poll, those who had come over to
his side expected their due reward of
double pay. Some of them hinted as
much. The hero coldly explained that
he had rewarded the faithful few who
had stood by him when he was unpop-
ular, but that the chosen favorite of a
constituency had only to congratulate
them on their common success.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-08

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you are satisfied are mlsrepresented or
misunderstood.
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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-08
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-10-28
A Great Parade at Wheeling.

The Republicans had the greatest pa
rade at Wheeling ever witnessed in this
part of the country, on Saturday night
last. About a week previous the
announcement of the parade had gone
out, but owing to the unfavorable turn
in the weather it was postponed. Dis
tant clubs, however, failed to get notice
of the postponement, and the morning
train over the Tuscarawas Valley road
took down the New Philadelphia club,
with its famous drum corps of twenty
two pieces, its arrival followed by the
Pittsburgh and Steubenville clubs, over
the Panhandle and Cleveland and
Pittsburgh roads. When the New Phil
adelphia club arrived, the live Republi-
cans of Wheeling at once telegraphed
Bellaire and other points that the pa
rade would come off, and went to work
and got up the greatest night demon
stration ever witnessed in that city.
Republicans houses were brilliantly il
Illuminated throughout the city, and the
display of fireworks, torches, transpar-
encies, and uniformed men was superb.
The Bellaire, Bridgeport, and Martins
Ferry clubs "did themselves proud" and
were highly complimented for the part
they bore in the display
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-10-28
ROAD NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that petition
IN will be presented to the Commissioners
of Belmont county, at their mkt session to be
held on the first Monday Of December, A.
D., 1880, praying for the location of a county
road on the following line, tn>wit: Com
mencing for the same on the cudnty road on
the south side of Wheeling Creek on the
lands of Archibald Rusk, near walnut tree;
thence in a westerly direction up the creek
to or near the east end of the railroad bridge,
from thence through the laids of William
Patton to follow the lower bench of land
through the first entered field; thence through
said Patton's land, keeping north of his house
to intersect lane leading to the Athens pike;
thence northeast along the pike through the
lands of Samuel Gittinger to strike the lands
of Eliza A Moore, continuing along said pike
thr, u 5h her land as far as the north end of u
small bridge; thence westward to strike the
land of john Patton, running through said
Patton's land north of the railroad to strike
the county road at or near a small frame
house on lands of Thomas Patton.
go 5t MANY PETITIONERS.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-10-28

UNiOET0WN.

Mrs. MCCABE sold her house and lot
in this town to Mr.. Levi Talbert, and
Mr.. j. III. Harris has removed to Wheel
ing.
Mr.. T. ]. HENDERSON has nice new
barn about completed, and Mr.. Robert
Gillespie has as nice dwelling as you
will fad in Wheeling township. 1t was
erected by Messrs. Hoover and Stevens.
Mr.. NJ. K. Burgoyne has the contract for
the painting.
Mr.. WIN. HILLEs, of GAINESVILLE,
brother of Sheriff Hilles, and Miss Eli
"a Davis, of this town, were united in
marriage at the NJ. E. parsonage, on
Thursday last, by Rev. d. c. Knowles,
of Flushing. Returning to Mr.. Gilbert's,
they partook of a nice supper, and left
for Barnesville on Friday. Mr.. Hilles
is man of deserved popularity, and
Miss Davis is worthy lady, who will
strive to make for him happy home.
To ACCOMMODATES the people of this
school district, Mr.. James Price will sell
lot 6S feet front and 1771s feet back
(from his FARM as an extension of the
school play ground.
Mrs. ANNA SNEDEKER was very
pleasantly surprised on Friday by WIS.,
it from Il party composed of Mr.. Samuel
Wellman, Mrs. Eliza StandifOrd, Mrs.
Elizabeth Redd, her brother and sisters
also, Miss Ollie Wellman, Miss FANNIE
Redd, and Master Willie Redd, her
nephew and nieces-all of Marshall CO.,
w. Va.
Mr.. JOHN DUNN has purchased some
very nice hogs, and they are weighed
here. Mr.. d. gives good prices, and
deals on the square.
THE old drove road leading through
town via. Wellsburg to the East, is be-
ing used again by stock dealers, and
numbers of cattle and sheep are seen
passing through. In former years thou
sands of head were driven over this
road
MR. j. A. WILDER, agent at Bruce
Station, sold 10 tirst-class passenger tick
cts for Wheeling on the 2lst, and 80 for
for the same point on Saturday, 23d inst.
We were shown the leave of absence
granted Mr.. Wilder blythe President of
the Telegraph Company, and also by
the President of the T. V. r. r., and
neither seemed to be aware of the polit-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-10-28

AN Engraving Equally Appropriate and
Beautiful has been issued by "Peterson's Mag
azine foI 1851, to reward persons for getting up
clubs. The plate is quite large, "a inches by
90 and would ornament even the most refined
parlor for it is executed in the highest style OF
art; and is such mezzotint as is sold at retail,
for five dollars. 1t is entitled "GRAN FATHER
TELLS OF YORKTOWN" 1t represents veteran
of '76. in his old age, with his little grand
daughter between his knees, TO whom he is re
hearsing the story of the surrender of Corn
wallis. The room is an Old-fashioned one, such
as elderly people remember 80 years ago, and
in the embrasure ofthe window sits the mother
of the little girl, also listening. As 1881 will
witness the celebration of the Surrender at
Yorktown, the premium, as we have already
said, is particularly appropriate. You can get
it GRATIS, by getting up a club for Peterson.
Only the enormoes circulation of the magazine
can explain why the proprietors can afford to
give such premiums. Peterson is the best
and cheapest of the lady's books, the price be-
ing but $2a year, with great deductions to clubs.
Specimens of the Magazine, to assist in getting
clubs, are sent, gratis, if written for. Now is
the time to get up clubs for 1881.
Address,
CHARLES j. PETERSON,
306 Chestnut ST. PHILADELPHIA Pa
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-10-28
Road NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that petition
IN will be presented to the Commissioners
of Belmont county, Ohio, at their next regu>
lar session, to be held on the first Monday of
December, A. d., 1880, praying for the vaca-
ton of portion of county road hereinafter
described, to-wit:
Being in Belmont county and State of
Ohio, and leading from the Short Creek road
(nOw known as the Morristown rOad) at a
point near the residence formerly occupied by
Alex. Harrahs, due north with the section
line until it intersects the road leading from
st. Clairsville to Flushing (now known as the
Flushing pike. as recorded in plat record No,
l and road record No. l, in the office of the
Auditor Of said county, pages II and 81 re
spectively, established on the petition of
Joseph Grimes and others. Said petition
seeks to vacate so much of said road as is in
cluded between said point on the Short Creek
or Morristown road and the point where the
township road, recently established by the
joint Board of Trustees of Union and Wheel
ing townships, of said county, on the petit
tion of Joseph Lalferty and others, intersects
said county read (such intersection being on
the line between the lands of David /. Hays
and Hannah Estep.) 10 2l ot
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-10-28
RadlV Burned.

Last Monday morning little four
year-old son of Simon Jones met with a
serious and painful accident in his
fathers shop by being burned while
playing near the CRATE. The little fel-
low had slipped into the shop, which is
near the residence, while Mrs. Jones was
attending to household duties, and, it is
supposed, picked up handful of shaw
ings and lighted them at the CRATE, drop
ping them upon the hearth. While there
burning the blaze reached the apron or
dress of the child, burning the clothes
from the left side and arm, and setting
fire to his hair The injury sustained is
principally about the waist on the left
side, arm and head, and but for tie
timely aid of his mother, who heard his
cries, he would most certainly have been
burned to death. 1t is not known, fully,
the extent of the burn, but it is of a
serious nature. 1t is hoped that the ac-
cident will not prove fatal. He was
resting quietly on Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Jones received severe burns about
the hands while extinguishing the
flames.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-10-28
Alexander the Great

Wept because there were no more worlds
to conquer, but the prOprietors of DR..
Pierce's Family Medicines who have
found it necessary to establish a branch
of the Worlds Dispensary at London,
England, in order to supply from that
great commercial emporium these rem
edial blessings to foreign countries,
where they are largely in demand, do
not share the great conqueror's senti-
ments, as their eonquests are of disea-
ses, and have made happy not only the
conqueror but the people who employ
them. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery cures all blood and skin diseases,
scrofulous affections, swellings and in
ternal soreness. DR.. Pierce's Pellets are
the little giant cathartic; DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription-woman's tonic
and nervine-Dr. Pierce's Extract of
of Smart-Weed, the great remedy for
colds and all bowel affections as diar-
rhea, dysentery and fluX. Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association, proprie-
tors, Buffalo and London.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-10-28
Iron City College.

But few persons comparatively, are
aware of the facilities afforded by this
institution for preparing young men for
active business life. We presume there
is not another institution in the United
States that offers equal inducements in
the way OF acquiring thorough practi-
cal business education. The principal,
Prof. J. c. Smith, is one of the most
thorough and best known educators in
the country, and his assistants are all
well qualified and thoroughly trained
teachers. The college rooms surpasS in
neatness and elegance anything we have
ever seen in the way of school accom-
modations.-Pittsburgh Daily Post, 18th
inst.
Having known this Institution fol
years, we would advise parents who
have sons to educate, or yonng men de.
sirous of preparing themselves for busi.
ness, to call ON or write to Prof. Smith
for circulars containing full informa
tiOn,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-10-28
The MiSsiSsinni Plan.

Down in York township some ardent
Democrats proposed to put Hancock
banner up over the polls on the day OF
the October election. The Republicans,
justly outraged at the indignity pro-
posed, declared they would tear it down
# 1t was put up. Some of the wiser
and cooler of the Democrats sat down
upon the proposition and it was aban-
dOned. The hot-heads now declare they
will put the banner over the polls on the
day of the November election, and the
Republicans are more than ever deter
mined that such an outrage shall not be
cOnsummated. If this indignity is at
tempted there will be trouble. The cool
heads among the Democrats down there
should advise the ardent young Han
cookers that this is not Yazoo county,
Mississippi.
Saturday afternoon John Rice, men-
Der of the Hancock club, tried the Mis-
sissippi-South-Caro plan in st. Glars
vile, with disastrous results. Meeting
Capt. HeZ. Jackson, of the cOlored Re
publican club, in front of the St. Clair
Hotel, he abused him roundly with his
tongue, but jackson walked away, re-
marking that he did not want any
trouble with him. Rice followed him
down to Buffers livery stable, where he
is employed, and renewed his abusive
talk. Mr.. Butler demonstrated with
Rice, and advised him to go home. just
after dark Rice renewed the attack, in
front of Jim Jackson's barber shop, ad-
joining the county treasury. The as
sailed party bore his abuse for few
moments, and then remarking IF moth
ing else but a fight will answer you, you
shall have it" at the same time striking
him tremendous blow in the face.
Rice fell into the gutter. Jackson sprang
upon him, and while Furnishing him
Rice called out, "Have l no friends
here?" whereupOn Mr.. James +. Tall
man walked across the street and sug-
gested that he had been sufficiently pun
ished, and Jackson got off of him and
walked away. Rice then rushed at a
little colored man named Crawford, who
lives with Mr.. Joseph III. Close, and in
the melee upon the pavement Sterling
Riggs did some kicking at Crawford.
Crawford was not hurt. Rice was taken
home in very bloody condition, but he
was able to go up to Buffers stable Sun
day, in company with young Downing,
and renew his abusive talk.
Our Democratic Marshal, it appears,
did not hear the disturbance; at all
events, he was not visible to the naked
eye. If he had done his duty, this col
lision would not have taken place.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-10-28
Take your neighbOr to the polls.

THERE will be a decision next Tues
dry whether the policy of protective
tariff-which has built up our industries,
enabled American products to compete
with European, and which has thus
given employment to millions Cf work
ingmen at remunerative wages-is TO be
abandoned for tariff for revenue on
ly," which will cut down American wa
ges to the European rates, destroy Amer
lean manufactures and bring about a
universal stagnation in business, COM
pared with which the dullness of 1878
was mere trifie. The Republican par
ty has advocated protection: the Demo-
Gratis free trade or tariff for revenue
only,