Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-07-14
COLERAIN.

i THR wheat is cut and q good psrt of il
hau'ed into the barn. Tie quality is very
good, but have conversed with severa farm
ers who give it es their opinion that the
| yield per acre will fs' 10 or Is per cent he
low last yesr. The deere sc is attl.butable
10 two causes-first, the heavy growth OF the
timothy sOwed among it last fell; Second, in
| il from the Hessian fly.
/ A large amorut of clover hay has been
secured in good condition. There is fine
crop of timothy to cut as we ever looked on.
The oats are as tai as an ord nary picket
fence. If not blown down, the crop will be
good. There was about one-half the usual
amount soWn. 1t is too early to speculate
in size. and the gtou1d In bad condition.
The potatoes on the creek badly flooded, and
genere"y badly hurt by the bugs. Perhaps
there WI be one-twsn.ieth as many apples as
last year.
| You omitted the coal works of NJ. Patton
when you enumerated the coal works on
Whe. IN, creek. They are located in Rich.
| lal d township, about / mile below Barten's
They employ about twelve diggers, and pro-
duce some of the best coal on the route.
! WM. q. Brown, Of Pittsburgh, visited
here last week. Al sr an absence of 46 years
he cor Il find but few OF the old landmarks,
and sca cely an old acqua utance remaining.
He was engaged in making iron for IS years,
and is perfect master Of the trade in all its
branches. He was Republican from the
orgs aizatiou of the party, until last fall, when
he became convinced that the party had be-
come thoroughly corrupt, and no longer the
| friend of the lsboring man, therefore he en-
| listed rnder the ba Jner OF Hancock d Co.
Business has so increased at Barton's that
| w. B. Taggart is about to enlarge his store
room. He is very clever man to deal
| with, and desei yes to succeed. You cannot get
goods or cigp 8 or tobacco there on the Sab
bath day. 1t wi" be useless to try it, even
though you had a gold-headed cane and
watch-seal as large as fiat iron.
We have so many post off res in this town.
ship that people often misdirect oUr packages
and letters. We are Under obligations to the
P. NJ at Cole ain I'd at Cope for forward ng
Us packages. We were recently in the store
| of NJ. Horton, at Cope P. o, He has recov-
cred from the heavy losses he susta' led by
burglars, and has now very good store and
sells lots of goods.
AARON BABB has tiken h'a oldest son to
Cincinnati for med:ca' Il eatment for some ell
ment of the lungs. They left !: st Monday,
LIZZIE T MBERLA * z, of Demos, is the guest
of k'ss Belle Brown.
In recent number o. your paper you sta
ted that Prohibition was ia 'uIe in Topel =,
Kansas. The statement Is cOn,radictad by
the Governor of the 8 tie. Pl" sc DO US jrs>
tice, if you are not fciend of the cause.
OUR TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES have invts ed
$50 in one Of the Hopf' grad lg plows and
scrapers. with the privilege of making more |
for tbs use of the township. 1t K ks Ike
good implement. AS one of our Tr' ate kss
hsd oue experier", dealing :, patent
rights, II is presumed tbs one is properly J.
cured
JoKL Walkers new barn Is ready for use. I
1t is new depa. III from the old plr II
has an open front, d you iun . wa Ton
into the mows, and uni Z 'thout pitching
over beam. Kinsey s. Bro Of Pa 20, W. Il
The builders.
TBs ladies who attended that picnic ct
were highly pleased with the