Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-01-27
LAFFERTY STATION.

| Never having seen this place repre-
Sented in the columns of the CHRONICLE
we will send in a few jottings this week,
( trusting they will not he consigned to
that mOnstl Osity so much dreaded by all
writers for the press, viz: waste
basket"
Lafferty Station is not an Incorporated
village, yet the increase of population
inspires us with the hope that ere many
generations have passed away it shall
be better known as Lafferty city.
Our merchant JOS Merritt, is doing Il
thriving business, and everything in and
around the station betokeDs prosperity.
A large and commOdious brick school
room is in course of construction in
Apple pie" district The plasterers are
at work and it begins to assume an air
of completion.
The Misses Lafferty, after a short va
cation at home during the holidays, re-
turned to Beaver College-Retta as
teacher and Stella as student.
The matrimonial fever has reached
US. Its last victim was our worthy
young friend John Dunn; Miss Sallie
Lynn of the vicinity of Morristown was
the young lady who so quickly became
done DUNN. Mr.. Joe Grimsley has
shown symptoms of the disease for sew
eral days and in hope of speedy recov-
cry will start to-day (Monday) for the
vicinity of FreepOrt in search of Il
Waiter medicinal being well known to
Joe. To both these young couple we
:, 1lti Mnx oh,
regret IT,, t Miss Lynn is now done
DUNN; no, Joe that he discovered this
wonderful Waiter. Mr.. Dunn and
Miss Lynn were married Thursday the
Goth, and Mr.. Grimsley and Miss Bar
bara Watts, niece of Judge Frazier, of
Noble county, well known to many
readers of the CHRONICLE, are to be
married Tomorrow January 25th.
But, alas, there is never a sunshine
but we have a shadow, and the shadow
that fell upon our pathway
came in the form of death. He
came and bore away with him the
spirit of Mr.. Charles Harrah, one of our
oldest citizens. Mr. Harrah had been a
citizen of this neighborhood all his life
-Sevehtythree yeaTS-waS good,
obliging neighbor, and Lad many friends
who will mourn his loss. Three short
years ago he buried his beloved compan-
ion, and scarcely had the tear been dried
from the mourner'S eye ere he was called
to join her in that beautiful beyond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrah were a couple who.
did not live in vain. To visit the sick
and the afflicted they found pleasure,
and was generally known as uncle
Charles and "aunt Rachel by old and
young. Mr.. III. will be inferred in the
Crabapple cemetery tomorrow (Tues-
day., Rev. Milford officiating; services
to begin at 10 o'clock.
John Mccall still continues on the
sick list. :. Mr.. Caldwell Dunn is able
to enjoy an occasional sleigh ride .
George Smith has been on the sick list
for some time 1t is with feelings of
deep regret that we learn of the serious
illness of James Shepherd, ST., of Norris
town. Mr.. Shepherd is an old man and
the sands of time has almost run its
course, and we can only hope that he
may again revive and live many years.
-. Mrs. Caroline Sharp has been here
for some time past-called here by the
illness of her brother, Mr.. Harrah. -.
Mr.. Wills Bigley is spending the winter
with our bachelor friend Enoch and en-
livening the neighborhood with his
presence. Welcome, Wills.
And it came to pass that two of the
young men of the township of Union
arose in the night, saying, we will GU
into the township Of Flushing, even unto
the land of the Hicksites. And they
departed in the night and came and
dwelt in the land of the Hicksites, in |
the house of one of the children of
David, and they paid tribute to the |
maidens of this strange country that |
they might gain favor in their sight. |
And when morning was come they re-
turned to their own country to the house
of their father, and their countenances
did shiLe forth great joy for they had
seen the fair maidenS of Israel.
Things Funny to See-Jim Clemens
after he has been on Il fox hunt.
Marion Dunn after he has been among
the HickSites e. Smith Cunard acting
as agent for Jos. Merritt II. C. Ran
som on his way to cousin" Abel's.
Wills Bigley dancing jig The young
lady who fell in the creek. John
Thompson rescuing the same young
lady. c. L.