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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18
Judge swaney.

A piece of a convention appointed 10y
the Democratic committees of Belmont
and Monroe counties assembled at Bell
aire last Thursday. The Monroe com
fmittee, after uniting with the Belmont
committee in call for the convention
finding that the latter had succeeded il
making its ffty-feur delegates iron-clad
for a Belmont candidate, as they had de
termined to make their thirty-eight fol
La Monroe candidate, and, subtractinG
50 from 81 on a blackboard, that the
Belmont people would have.a majority
of 16, and would nominate their man
withdrew their assent to the call for the
convention and appointed three states
men of that county to confer with the
Belmont statesmen assembled at Bell
rire. After the Belmont people had or
ganized, this committee submitted a
proposition that the convention should
adjourn sine die, and that on a certain
day each township in the two counties
should elect delegates to convention tO
be held thereafter. The Belmont folks
responded that they had already. elected
delegates, and negatived this PROPOSE
ton, whereupop the Monroe committee
withdrew, and the Belmont delegate.
proceeded to nominate Mr.. O, ]. Swaney
A committee, of which Mr.. Ross j. Al
exauder was one, introduced Mr.. Swaney
to the convention, and he made speech
accepting the nomination.
Mr.. Swaney has been at the bar about
thirty-eight years, and all that time has
resided in st. Clairsville. He is man
of fair ability, and is regarded by his
neighbors an honest man, but he has
been peculiarly unfortunate in his pc
litical aspirations. He was candidate g
for nomination ten years ago, but the
convention getting into prolonged
struggle, Judge Chambers was brought
forward as dark horse and was nomi-
mated. Away back in Know Nothing
times he was the candidate of that party
for Prosecuting Attorney, but, while the
balance of his ticket was elected by ma
jorities ranging from 1000 to 2,500, the
Democrats made no nomination for that
office, and Judge Cowen, the Whig can
didate beat him about 1000. Just how
he will come out of this venture, remains
to be seen; but it looks very much as
though the fates were still against him.
Monroe county seems to be irreconeila-
bly, opposed to the method by which he
was nominated. and the managers of
that county have gone so far in their
opposition that. they can not back down
and maintain any degree of self-respect
whatever. The party in this county is
by no means satisfied with his nomina-
tion, and it does not seem possible for
him to carry his party strength at the
polls in this county. Many of the breth-
rem complain bitterly of the treatment
of Judge Okey by the managers of this
county, too; but just what all of this
will result in, it is yet too early to pre-
dict. Mr.. Swaney, however, is not much
nearer the bench than he was previous
to the convention"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18
Legal Notice.
George D. Smith, Admir- of the estate of
Charles Smith, decd, plaintiff,

Charles Smith, decd, plaintiff,
vs..
John Smith ct al, defendants.
THE defendants, Mary Hinton, intermar-
Il ried with Josiah Hinton her husband,
who reside in the county of ...... ..... .... and
State of Illinois, one of the heirs at law of Chas
Smith, decd, and Hannah Odell, intermarried
with William Odell her husband, who reside
in Knox county, Ohio, will take notice that
Geo. d. Smith, as Administrator of the estate
of Charles Smith, decd, on the 26th day of Ju-
ly A. D. 1881, filed his petition in the Pro-
bate Court within and for the county of Bel
mont, and State of Ohio, alleging that the
personal estate of said decedent Is insufficient
to pay his debts and the charges of admins
tering his estate; that he died seized in fee
simple of the following described real estate,
situate in said county, to wit:
FIRST TRAoT-The same situate in section
No: 15, township No. 9, and range No. 6, in
Kirkwood township, Belmont county, Ohio,
and being in the east half of the northwest
quarter of said section No. Is, township
and range aforesaid, beginning for the same
forty seven poles due north from the SOUTH
west corner of said half quarter sec,ion:thence
due east four poles; thence due north ten
poles; thence due south ten poles to the place
of beginning, containing one fourth of an
acre of land.
SECOND TRAor-The same situate in the
township, county and State aforesaid, and in
the Steubenville land district, beginning for
the same at stake standing at the southwest
corner of the lot of land upon which Charles
Smiths dwelling house now stands, running
south one degree west ten perches; thence
east four perches; thence north one degree,
east ten perches; thence west four perches to
the place of beginning, containing one-fourth
of an acre OF land more or less, together with
a frame dwelling house thereon. ,--
THIRD TRAoT-The same situate in Kirk
wood township, Belmont county, Ohio, and
being part of the west half of the north
west quarter of section No. Is, township 9
and range No. 8 aforesaid, and being in the
SteubenVille land district, and beginning for
the same at the corner of VIM. Lees, Robert
Moore's and Robert A. Dallas land, and run
ming with said Dallas land south eighty nine
and one fourth degrees. east eighty three and
one-half perches to the west boundary line of
VIM. Lees land; thence south one fourth de-
gree, east fifty seven perches to the place of
containing thirty (30) acres of land
more or less.
The prayer of said petition is for the sale of
said premises, for the payment of the debts
and charges aforesaid. @
The persons above mentioned as non>resi-
dents of said county and State, will further
take notice tina. they have been made parties
defendant to said petition, and that they are
required to answer the same on or before the
9Th day of October, A. D. 1881. as.
GEO. d. SMITH, Admir-,
S-11 CIV. By s. L. JAMES, his atty.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18
FLUSHING.

Since our last writing that grim mon-
ster, death, has visited our town and
born away with him the form of our
esteemed and worthy postmaster, E. w.
Purveyance.. Mr.. Purveyance's disease
was typhoid fever, and his death is
mournsd by the entire community, as he
counted. his friends by the score while
enemies he had none. His aged mother
and bereaved sister have our deep SYM
pathy in this their sore affliction; for.
indeed, their cup seemeth full and rum
ming over. But whom the Lord loves
He chasteneth." The funeral toek place
from the deceaseds mothers residence
on Main street, on Tuesday at o'clock.
Sarah, wife of Taylor Clark, is fast
nearing the grave. victim of that fell
destroyer, consumption. SADIE F. Beth
ell is still. lingering, but is regarded a
hopeless case by her physicians Ella.
daughter of Joseph Cassil, is slowly i'm
proving . An infant child of G. A.
Starkey is very sick. Lydia Miller,
whose affliction we mentioned in for
mer article. has greatly improved within
the past week :. Mrs. Branson Sidwell
met with severe accident a couple of
WCCho dSp. w PAOOO vi
meat from the pot the fork slipped and
ran into her eye, inficting wound
which has cost her the sight of her eye.
She is in Wheeling taking treatment
from the most skillful oculist to be
found in the city. .One-half of the in
jured eye has been removed and the 9TH
er half will, in all probability, run out,
but her physician assures her that her
other eye is perfectly sound.
Sixty excursion tickets for Cleveland
were sold here, and still the agent was
unable to supply the demand, there be-
ing about forty others called for, but the
parties unable to secure tickets here
went on and obtained them on the train.
1t is said to have been the grandest ex-
curslon that ever passed over the c., T..
V. & W. r. r.
w. Elliott and family left rather sud-
denly last week. AS Mr.. Elliott had
gained the confidence of some of our
citizens to the amount of several dollars
his household effects are under execu-
ton and will be sold unless Mr.. Elliott
or some of his friends redeem them.
n T.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18
Grand Excursion to Niagara Falls.

Special Grand Excursion to Niagara
Falls ON Tuesday. August 23d, 1881, via
B, so, C. G. c. & l., L. S. & NJ. s., and N.
Y. C. R. r. passing through the beauti-
ful' cities of Cleveland and Buffalo.
Leaving Quincy at 1922 a. m, arriving
at Niagara Falls at O'Clock. a. IN. on
Wednesday, August oath, affording two
days at the Falls. Special arrangements
have been made to make this excursion
first class in all respects-sleeping. re-
clining chairs, and dining cars, will be at
tached to the train. Arrangements have
been made so that all parties on this ex-
cursion desiring to visit Toronto, can do
so for one dollar for the round trip, from
Niagara Falls. Those who prefer can
remain in Niagara until the party res
turns from Toronto. The excursion
will be accompanied by Passenger
Agent who will look after the comfort
and convenience of the excursionists.
For rates, time tables, and programme
at the Falls, see small bills,
w. E. REPPERT, Pass. Agt.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18
The End of the Weir Trial.

The crime for which Weir was tried
was the most bold and dramatic one ev-
er perpetrated in the county. The de-
fendant is bright young man, gradu-
ate of our high school. His father is
the oldest living member of the St.
Clairsville bar, was member of the
Legislature about fifty years ago, and
for many years occupied an honorable
and influential position at the bar and
in society. At high noon on Christmas,
when the street in the vicinity of the
tragedy was crowded with people, he
cuolly said to his victim, watch me,
Sterl; watch me on the day of the trial,
and pulling out his pistol fired three ia
tai shots into him, while thirty or more
persons, were standing within a rod of
the assassin. The trial was watched
with keener interest than any murder
trial ever before had in the county, but
did not it is said equal in the skill with
which it was conducted
THE CASE OF CHRIS. ENsINGER,
tried about fifteen years ago. That is
said to have been the most skilfully con-
Quoted criminal case ever tried in this
county. Judge Cowen, Jr., was on the
bench at the first trial, when the jury
disagreed, and Judge McIlvaine the sec
ond time, when the prisoner was ac-
quitted-both of them among the atlest
lawyers and judges of that time. The
venerable Judge Kennon, Peter Tallman,
and C. L. Poorman defended the prison
er. r. Ii. Cochran, now of Wheeling,
was Prosecuting Attorney, and L. Dan
ford, one of the counsel for Weir, assist
ed the state. The defendant kept a ho-
tel and drinking place at Martins Fer
L ry, and in his own house killed a man
who assaulted him, and was indicted
for murder Self-defense was set up,
and the skill and eloquence with which
Judge Kennon illustrated "driven to the
WALL" and his demonstration of its
meaning and of how far a man must GO
in bis own house before killing his as
sailant, and the clearness ard force
with which the court ruled and charged
the jury are well remembered. =
IN THE PRESENT CASE
there is no defense worth naming, con-
sequently, after proving that Riggs was
bad man, counsel devoted their time tC
eloquent appeals to the jury to save the
prisoner from the gallows. :
! THE ARGUMENTS :
commenced Friday morning. Mr.. w
S. Kennon opened for the state. His ar
gument was good one for an opening
but Mr.. Kennon's forte is not opening Z
case, where counsel is necessarily con
fined to a hum-drum recital of the testi
mony and the law, but rather in closing
where. aroused and fired by the argu
ments and the invective of his antago
nists, he hurls his rafting and ringing
speech at the jury. Then he Is in his Ell
ement, and few men hereabouts are hi
equal Judge Chambers followed in al
elaborate speech, occupying about foul
hours. He Expressed strong disappro
baton of the manner in which the pul
4 pits and newspapers of St. Clairsvill'
had discussed this crime, and quoted CO
piously from the Bible about murderer
and cities of refuge, and the like. HI
appealed eloquently and impressively fo
fsaU - - =. 7 - ~. ,.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18

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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18
ROAD NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that a petition
IN will be presented to the County Com
missioners Of Belmont county, at their next
session.. to be held on the first Monday OF
September, 1881, praying for the alteration
of a county road leading from Barton's sta
tion c., T. V. 6 w. Railroad, to the Bridge
port & Colerain Free Turnpike, in said coun>
ty, as follows: Beginning at or near said sta-
tion, and running along the west bank of
Steep Run, through lands formerly owned
by Jesse Barton, and thence along the old
road, until it strikes the lands of Richard
Hughes, and through his lot, on the west side
of said Steep Run, and thence through lands
of Joseph Roberts to the northeast corner
thereof. PETITIONERS.
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18

Margaret Smith, plaintiff,
VS..
John Smith, VIM. Smith, Sarah Saffel and
James Satfel her husband, Mary Hinton
and Josiah Hinton her husband, Hannah
Odell and VIM. Odell her husband, George
D. Smith, and George D. Smith, Admir- OF
the estate of Charles Smith. decd, de-
PENDANTS.
MARY HINTON aud Josiah Hinton her
w husband, Hannah Odell and VIM. Odell
her husband, defendants in the above entitled
case, and non-residents of said county of Bel
mont, will take notice that a petition was
fled agant them and others on the I'd day
of August, A. d. 1881, in the Common Pleas
Court of Belmont county, Ohio, by Margaret
Smith, and which is now pending therein,
wherein the said petitioner demands partition
of the following described real estate, lands
and tenements, to wit: The SAME being the
undivided one-half part of tract of land
situate in section 16. township and range
g.. in Kirkwood township, Belmont county,
Ohio, and being part of said section Is,
township and range 6, beginning for the
same al the southwest corner of tract of
land formerly owned by Alfred Weedan, in
said section, and on said section line between
said sections Is and 16, and running thence
west with said section line 80t poles to a
stake; thence north SO poles to a stake; thence
east 64k poles to stake; thence south 81
poles to stake; thence east 8 poles; thence
south go poles; thence west 9 poles; thence
south 10 poles to the place of beginning; con
tanning 40 acres of land more or less; and be-
ing the same lands that John Allison died
seized of; and that at the next term of said
court, commencing on the Sth day of Novem-
Der, A. D. 1881, the said petitioner will apply
to said court for an order that partition may
be made of said premises, and for such other
order and decree as may be proper.
Dated this 9th day of August, 1881.
MARGARET SMITH,
By s. L. JAMRs, her atty.
R,u
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Notice to Contractors

AUDToRs OFFIoE, BELMONT County, !
st. Clairsville, August 2, 1881. :
9 EALED PROPOSALS viii be received
~ at the Auditors Office, TILL NOON, THURS,
DAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1881, for building two
St )ne abutments, for bridge at or ncsr Samuel
Taylor's, in Wayne township. and two stone
abutments for bridge at Glencoe, according
to specifications on file in Auditors office.
Board reserves the right to reject any OF
all bids.
BY order of Board of Commissioners.
w. n. COPELAND, Auditor.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18

Mr.. W. w. MoMnNIEs, of this place,
received Information last week, of the
death of his yalnaed friend, Edward
Atkinson, Esq, Of London, with whom
he spent a considerable portion of his
time during his visit few years ago to
Great Britain. Mr.. Atkinson was a
banker in high repute in London, where
he was joint general manager of the
Provincial Bank of England. He was a
known philanthropist, and caused to be
distributed yearly large sums to the
aged and infirm. The London Times
in noticing his death. says he will al
ways be fondly remembered as the Pea
body OF Kirkcudbright, ,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18

THE residence of J. F. Simpson, OF
Wheeling, formerly of this town, was
burglarized about O'Clock on Tuesday
morning, and Mr.. Simpsons pocket-book
containing Si00 was taken and purse
with several dollars belonging to his
daughter Mrs. John Troll, of this place
who was a visitor. Mr.. Simpson was
awakened by the noise made by the des,
peradoes in his room, and springing out
of bed gave chase to them down stairs
when they sprang out of window and
ran away. Two parties were after
wards arrested and one of them recog-
nized as being one of the parties, plainly
seen by the light of the moon.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18

THE counsel for the defendant in the
Weir murder case are unreasonable. and
in their arguments misrepresented the
sentiments Of the people of this town,
No one here feels in any degree blood
thirsty toward their client, but our peo-
pie do feel that the law should be vindi-
Gated, and they do feel that justice and
the law have been trifed with in the
investigation of that case ever since the
Indictment.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18
Legal Notice.

|CAMUEL E. HESKETT and Solomon F.
- Heskett, whose places of residence are un.
known, will take notice that, Barnet Taylor,
executor of the estate of Landon B. Heskett,
deceased, on the 18th day of July, 1881. filed
his petition in the Probate Court of Belmont
county, Ohio, alleging that the personal
estate of said decedent is insufficient to pay
his debts and charges of administration; that
he died seized in fee simple of 81 acres OF
land in section number 26, township number
9 and range number 6, which he purchased of
Noble Carter, and that it will be necessary to
sell eight (S) acres off the west side of said
tract. The prayer of said petition is for an
order of said Court; authorizing said executor
to sell said land. Said petition will be for
hearing on the Sd day of September, 1881.
BARNET TAYLOR,
z 21-7t Exc'r of Landon B. Heskett decd.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18

THE store of Wheatlev and Outland
in Boston, Somerset township. was bur
glarized on Wednesday night of last
week, and goods to the value of about
S100 taken therefrom. The burglars
bored through the wooden shutters and
loosed the fastenings, then took the
window out, gaining entrance by that
way. Tools for the business was pro.
cured from 3 cooper shop in the vicinity
The money drawer, in which there was
small amount Of money, and the safe
were left undisturbed. There is some
suspicion that the neighborhood fur.
nishes the burglars.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18

TIE Harry Pease Dramatic Troupe,
well and fayorably known here will give
three entertainments in Welday's Hall,
this week, commencing on Wednesday
eveving, when they viii present the
Hidden Hand, and on Thursday evening
Ten Nights in Bar Room. Heretofore
Mr.. Pease has drawn we'll here, and
doubtless will be fav ored now with good
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18

THE Woodsfield Spirit has the follow
ing items concerning the Belmont Coun-
ty Democratic Judicial Convention held
in Bellaire last week:
Did Allen and Gaumer see any dele
gates in the Bellaire Rump on the 1lth
inst, from Monroe county?
DIR. Voris, of Flushing, filled the place
of mon Friday to Gaumer, who, in turn
did the same kind duty for the Chair
man, at the Bellaire meeting on the 1 1th
inst.
Gag rule received a very BLACK eye
from DIR. Cook, of Pease township, at
Bellaire on the 18th inst. His speech
was decidedly cutting, and several pas
Sages in it made Gaumer. Allen & Co.
vince. The Doctor made some telling
hits which were rapturously applauded.
Belmont County had the Bellaire meet
ing held on the 18th inst, in the hands
of her own Chairman, Secretary and AS
sistant Secretary. Democrats from Mon-
roe were present as spectators, but re-
peated efforts on the part of the gag rule
54-ites failed to seduce one of the num-
Der to take part in the farce. Monroe
County Democrats are unalterably Op-
posed to gag rule, and its authors.
Owing to the fact that no Convention
has yet been held in this Judicial dis
trict, composed of the counties of Bel
mont and Monroe, that part of the tick
ct in the Spisit remains blank and will
so continue until regular Convention
is held, or other action had. The action
taken by Gaumer's Rump meeting at
Bellaire on the 11th inst, binds no Dem
ocrat. not even those who were most ac-
tive in its promotion and final results
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18

THE well-known oriental traveller, DR.
DeHass, in the Nj. E. church Of this place
on Friday evening of next week, Will
deliver his popular lecture entitled
Round the World in less than Eighty
DAYS." This lecture is vivid descrip-
tion of the cities and countries of the
Old World, and will be highly instruct
i've and entertaining. Admission 25
cents. a-.--
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18

THE Probate Judge issued the follow
ing marriage licenses during the week
ending Tuesday:
Henry l.. Frank and Mary E. Starke.
John NJ. Cowgirl and Matte r. Jones.
Patrick Andrews and Margaret j.
Butler.
Frank J. Lynn and Amanda Tolbort.
G. W. Ross Mitchell and Nettie j.
Grier.
Dempsey l.. Warrick and Ida Carlton.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18

I DO certify that was afflicted with chror
ic diarrhea for fully seven years up to Apri
1875, when procured bottle of E. 4
Thompsons Blackberry Cordial, which hs
cured me entirely, and have had no Difficult
ty of the kind since.
WALTER P. WADE, Tryonville, Pa.
Price 25 and Soc per bottle, at druggists.
E9- For sale at Patterson's. aga ct
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18

r. F. SMITH. ESQ, son of Andrew
Smith, of Mead township, has opened ar
Office in Youngstown. for the practice
of the law. Mr.. S. is a young man OF
ability prompt and trustworthy in bus
mess matters, Industrious and of good
habits We predict that he will succeed