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Smyrna times., 1881-01-19

COOP USE OF WEALTH.-Mrs. Croker, the
widow Of one of California's railroad mil.
lionairss, makes her Sacramento home .
Blessing to her former neighbOrs by keep
ing it surrounded with flowers always at
their command. To greatly enlarge this
benevolence, she is now building floral
pavilion of iron and glass, after the style
of the conservatory in the Golden Gate
1000 acre park in San Francisco. Though
the main purpose is to supply poor folks
with flowers and plants, and to minister to
their civilization, the grounds and carriage
ways will be always open to the public.
Smyrna times., 1881-01-19

Ex.CoNFEpERATE GENERALs.-Ths ex. Con.
federate Generals are all busy practising
the arts of peace. Msjor.General Mar.
maduke is a Missouri Railway Commits.
sioner, and, as a bachelor, lives comforta-
bly, in st. Louis on a salary of 81, 1000 year.
General j. B. Gordon, as counsel for the
Louisville and Nashville Road, gets salary
of $4,000. Major General F. B. Cheatham
has handsome farm in Tennessee, and
General L. J. Polk has another. General
Toombs practises law, and is very rich.
General Basil Duke is lawyer in Louis
vile, and has a good income; General
Bradley Johnston is also getting rich in the
same profession in Baltimore. All the sons
of Robert E. Lee, except one, are nodsr-
ately successful farmers in Virginia. The
exception, Custis Lee, succeeded his father
as president of Washington.Lee University.
General Jubal Early is living quietly at
Lynchburg in comfortable circumstances.
General J. C. Pemberton has become q res.
ident of Philadelphia, is an invalid, and
has written book on Vickburg.
Smyrna times., 1881-01-19
By request.
Il DREW THE WRONG LEVER"
BY ALEX. ANDERSON.

This was what the switchman said
With both hands at his throbbing head;
:" drew the wrong lever standing here,
And the danger signals stood out clear;
But before 1 could draw it back again
On came the up train down, and then
Then came a roar and a crash that shook
This cabin floor, but 1 could not look
At the wreck, for knew that the dead would peer
With strange dull eyes at their murderer here"
Drew the wrong lever? Yes, say!
Go tell my wife, and-take me away
To the gloomy and wretched prison cell,
The horrors of which are worse than hellw
That was what the switchman said,
With both hands at his throbbing head
0. De Of this Nineteenth century time,
Who hold our dividends as a crime,
Listen SO long as a t1CetUe-hourS' strain
Rests like load of lead on the brain,
With its ringing of bells and rolling of wheels,
Drawing of levers until one feels
The hands grow numb with a nerveleSs touch,
And the handles shake and slip in the clutch,
So long will We have your swltchman to say
drew the wrong lever by mistake to-day"
Good Words.
Smyrna times., 1881-01-19

parts every seven years; but recent inves.
tisation by DeVergis, in Paris, shows that
all the soft tissues are renewed in the
course of six or seven months. If that be
SO, there is no doubt the protection afforded
by vaccination runs out in much less time
than seven years"
1t was the almost unanimous opinion of
the physicians who were interviewed that
frequent revaccination is advisable and that
we believe is the general opinion of Bur.
lIngton physicians. DR.. Joseph P Ross of
Chicago says he does not know how we can
tell in what cases the virus has run tout
unless rsvaccinatiOn is resorted to, and it
seems to nae seven years is long enough to
wait for a denomination. 1t certainly
loses its efficacy in course of time. re.
member some years ago, when had charge
OF the reform school in this city. vacci.
mated all the boys except those that were
pocked.marksd, and two Of these after.
ward had the small pox, showing that even
those that have had the disease may have
1t again in a mild form. And if an attack
of smallpox itself will lose its.protectiye
influence, we need not wonder that the
effect of vaccination should wear out in
course of time. And we know that it
does. think that, as a rule, the first vac.
clnating is sufficient, but there are 80 many
exceptions that I approve of general and
Wholesale reVaccination, such a. has been
ordered by the school board in the public
schools. 1t affords security for the pres.
snt and aSplendid guarantee for the future.
l believe, too, in compulsory vaccination
by law of all the children in communal.
ties, as right we have, to secure immunity
for society from a dreadful disease. In
that way We can prevent the disease from
ever arising again in our midst, and don't
see why it wouldn't be good thing to
make re-vaecination compulsory Also"
We have quoted the above opinions from
leading physicians of Chicago, where there
is every year more or less smallpox preva
lent, as We wish to impress upon every
citizen over the importance of vaccina
ton and re-vaccination. 1t is the greateIt
safeguard against the prevalence of small
pox. Don't neglect it under the halluei
nation that you won't be exposed
Every person, and especially those whoever
have occasion to travel, are liable to unex
pscted exposure. Gan ounce of proven
tien is worth pound of cure" Go to q
reliable physician and be vaccinated and
thus avert to yourselves and to others per
haps great calamity.-BurIngtOn Hawkeys
Smyrna times., 1881-01-19

Mr.. Moody was followed 20 his lodgings
fortnight ago BY q convert who wished to
ask him whether it would be right, now he
had professed to be Christian, to pay his
whisky bills. The evangelist told him to
pay all his debs, no matter how bad they
might be, and then to make a new start
Smyrna times., 1881-01-19

Philadslphia has l25 undertakes, who
average ten funerals each per week all the
year round. In mortuary matters count.
ing in the obituary poetry and all--Phila-
dslphia can screw the lid down on any
other city Of its inches in this planetary
graveyard,
Smyrna times., 1881-01-19
FOR SALE!
A VALUABLE
Mill Property,

Situated on the Delaware Railroad, within one-half
mile ofthe hourIshing townof
Clayton, Kent County, Del,
Suitable for large Custom or Merchant Flour Mill
or large Manufacturing Business The Location is IN
one of the best Wheat Corn and Peach growing sec,
tons Of the State and enjoys railroad facilities 70 all
points North and south, being within hve minutes
walk Of Clayton Station. 4ff
The Water Rights tfrstelass stream, receiving
q its supply from tlco large streams
The water power is one of the best in the State south
OF the Brandywine River. There is erected on the
site large saw Mill 60 feet by 6 feet stories high,
Dwelling HouSe and stabing, with other outbuild-
iues III lair repair. and Fifteen Acres OF Land, more
or Less; this constitutes the Mil Site This y rare
onportunity for capitalists wishing TO invest The
Climate Is healthy. Convenient % churches ana
schools one-and-a-haf miles Of the large and pros
porous town Of smyrna -,
Also Fifteen Acres more or less. Of good land wei
adantad to the growth of Small Fruits and GRAIN the
above all liable apple orchard and other fruit trees
ia bearinq: well enclosed with good Usage orange
good two and a. half story Frame Dwelling on the
ASo's CAsPERS0N u SHAW,
dee q2sm Clayton, Kent Co., Del.
Smyrna times., 1881-01-19

"Wsll, ysu are the biggest goose ever
sAwl" exclaimed Jones to the partner Of
his joys and sorrows. And MrA Jones
smiled upon him with q ssraphic smile as
she remarked, "oh, Jones' ysu are such a
selffcrgetful darlingI''
Smyrna times., 1881-01-19

"DoctOr, my daughter seems to be going
blind, and she's just getting ready for her
wedding, too? Oh, dear me what is to be
dons" "Let her 60 right on with the
wedding, madame, BY all means. If any.
thing can open her eyes, marriage will"
Smyrna times., 1881-01-19

A lock Of human hair has been in the
heart of q large tree in New York State.
Il is supposed that many years ago sons
farmer left roll Of butter in crotch of
the sapling and then went off and forget
about it.
Smyrna times., 1881-01-19

Shall the parlOr be Abolishsd7 Asks the
Rochester Democrat. Yes, we reply, il some
mere convenient sparkling room for the
young people can be prOvided.--Almira I'D.
vertissr. L. NJ. B n. = IL ----.
Smyrna times., 1881-01-19

The Elmira Free Ptsss has discovered
that the declaration Of the Albsny Argus
that editors are only human has created
intsnss indignation throughout the civilized
rcrla, a. go as ecsls si
Smyrna times., 1881-01-19

The Philadelphia Sun says "thsrs ia no
truth in the report that signal service
man wrote Hail, Columbia" But It is gen.
orally believed that Vsnnsr wrote aBsau'
tiful Snow" sf7i 1@5e'a ga-e-ss 81
Smyrna times., 1881-01-19

The water in Nswburg is SO bad that Q
correspondent of the Journal says sit is
almost cruel to throw it on the fire."
Smyrna times., 1881-01-19

The Russian minister and wife are con.
coded to be the handsomest couple among
all the foreign legations at Washington.
Smyrna times., 1881-01-19

8 A statistician estimates that our court
ahip Averages three tons of coal each.
Smyrna times., 1881-01-19

John Wesley Baer, the Buckeye Black.
smith," died at his residence in Philsdel.
phia last week from paralysis of the heart.
Deceased was in his 8lst year and at break,
fast appeared in his usuel health. The
stroke that cut him of came very suddenly
and quite unexpectedly. Mr.. Basr, who
was born in Ohio, was originally black
smith by trade. He was well known for
bis political work during Henry Clay's can.
didature and that of President Lincoln.
When the latter was elected his services
were rewarded by custom.h house appoint.
ment at Baltimore, which was aftsrward
transferred to Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1881-01-19

Mr., Gerald Pagst, fourth son Of Lord
Alfred Paget, has been hunting with his
wife in Wyoming and Montana Territories.
The cold has been intense in that region.
One night they slept in an open tent with
the thermometer at 29o below zero, and
the wolves bowling around them. Mr.. p.
had fur bags six feet in length made for
sleeping In. He and his wife each wore
four pairs Of wollsn socks with moocasins
over them, and fur shoes over all.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-01
The Northern Railroad.

We regret very much to announce
that the opening of the northern rail
road is again interfered with, and that
that desirable conSummation can not
be accomplished for, perhaps, two
months. The Trustees expected to be
able to announce this week that the
road would be open for traffic about the
10th or 18th of this month, but an un-
toward circumstance necessitates fur
ther delay.
When work on the road had advanced
so as to require the use of locomotive.
the Trustees, none of whom knew any
thing whatever about such machinery,
procured the master mechanic of a
neighboring road to inspect locomotive
which had been in use few months on
road in the northern part of the state,
and which was offered to them at bar
gain, as was claimed. For this service
they paid all that was demanded, and
they had good cause to suppose had en-
ployed capable and honest man. After
some months use in the construction of
the road, it was found that locomotive
of greater power was essential, and be-
ing offered price for it which let them
out whole, they determined to sell it and
buy new one. For this purpose one of
the Trustees went to Pittsburgh yester-
day, but it is said the locomotive works
of the country are so crowded with Or
ders that new one can not be put on
the road in less time than two months.
This unlocked for delay is greatly re-
GREETED, but it can not be avoided, and
our people should not hastily find fault
with, the Trustees because of it. They
have without remuneration or reward,
devoted great deal of their time to
looking after the interests of this i'm
portant enterprise. and, perhaps, have
made as few mistakes as any like num-
Der of men who could have been select
ed. Messrs. Boroff, Carroll, aud Clark,
especially, have tramped up and down
that line, in the heat or in the rain, for
year, looking after the most minute
interests of our people as carefully and
unselfishly as though every dollar ex-
pended came out of their own pockets |;
and when the time comes their services
deserve some suitable recognition at the
hands of our people.
The roadway is being put in tip-tOp
condition. The alignment is superb, the
grades and curves are easy, and when
| thoroughly ballasted and settled it will
be one of the smoothest roads in
this part of the country. Stone and
gravel are being used in ballasting. The
bridge work is first class, This was put
up under direction of Mr.. John Deter, a
bridge carpenter many years in the en-
ploy of the Baltimore and Ohio COM
pany.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-01
NOTICE.

IN pursuance of an order of the Probate
Il Court of Belmont county, Ohio, notice is
hereby given to Clarence E Wood and Phebe
B Wood, minor children Of Phebe Wood,
decd, and to L Brackin, guardian of said chill :
dreD, all of whom reside at Thornberg, Keo
kuk county, Iowa, thats petition has been
filed in said Probate Court, against the above
named minor children, and others, heirs at
law of Elisha Brackin, decd, stating that
said Elisha made contract in writing with
Lindley N Brackin, October %, 1880, by
which he agreed to sell and convey to said
Lindley for S8,000a tract of land particular
ly described in said petition, and being attract
situate in sections 10 and 20, township z,
range 8, Colerain township, in said county
of Belmont, containing ia acres, rood, 5
perches, excepting thereout acres, rood,
20 perches, previously sold by said Elisha.
The tract is bounded on the east by the east
lines of said sections; on the south by lands
OF w A Sharon and John Harris; on the
north and west by lands formerly owned by
W. Barrett, l. Walker and heirs of - Hughes.
Plaintiffs ask the court to authorize them as
such administrators to complete said contract
upon compliance By the purchasers with its
terms. The above named defendants are re-
quired to answer the petition on or before the
nth day OF September, 1881.
RICHARD F. BRACKIN,
ISRAEL STEER,
z 21T Adm'rs of Elisha Brackin, decd
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-01
ROAD NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby give that q petition will
IN be presented to the Commissioners OF
Belmont county, Ohio, al their next ses>
sion to be held on the first Monday of
September, 1881, praying for the alteration of
the county road. known as the ]. P. Newland
road, leading from W. 8. Georges in Rich
land to the Boyd,lands in Union township, as
established December 8, 1880, (Vol 9, D. $50,
road record, as follows: Beginning for said
alteration at a stake in the middle Of the road
leading from Louisville to the Uniontown s.
Flushing pike, on the lands Of said w. s.
George, about rods due east from the breast
Of mill dam; thence westerly course along
the line and north of fence and said dam
about "a rods to walnut tree, the same be-
ing station mo. 2' on said road. 8 % 81
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-01
The Great DrOuth.

While England and some parts of the
continent of Europe are experiencing ex-
traordinary rains, wide extent of our
own country is suffering from the most
prolonged drouth known in many years.
In this vicinity no rain of any conse-
quence has fallen since July 18th. As d
consequence, streams are dried up, wells
and cisterns are low, in many instances
exhausted, the ground is baked and hot,
pastures are being burned up, and corn
in the fields is withering. So far, no Sc
rious difficulty has been experienced in
obtaining water for stock and for do
mestic uses, but the situation is seri-
GUS one, especially in view of the fact that
there is no present prospect of rain, and
care should be exercised in the use of
water of wells and cisterns.
A severe storm passed up the south
east Atlantic coast on Monday, and there
wrre hopes that the disturbance would
reach out this way sufficiently to give
MS some rain, but a brassy sky and tor
rid sun are still with us. The heat of
Tuesday, combined with the dust, rem
dered the streets almost unbearable.
To-day good breeze is astir, but the
sun shines hot, and there is apparently
little prospect of charge of weather.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-01
Convention Notes.

"The fine Italian hand of Auditor
Coffiand was plainly visible in the Con-
ventiOn Tuesday.
Democrats hereabouts are of opinion
that Billy Coffiand, Bob Eaton, and one
or two other statesmen of our town,
gayethem away pretty badly on Tuesday.
R.. S. Clark made a pretty prompt
chairman, but DR.. Cook thinks he was
too id prompt in putting Newell Ken
mons motion to nominate Tom Cochran
by acclamation.
j. w. Shannon tackled "the 81 juggle"
Of the county committee vigorously, but
somehow the boys appeared ."fernenst"
him, and they sat down on him so hard
that he has eyer since been trying to get
them off.
Never before was deliberative body
so prolific in resolutions. Every states
man in attendance seemed to. have his
pockets 5check full, and for a time it
looked as though the day would be con-
sumed in hearing aud disposing of reso-
lutiOps,
The Bellaire people we're ready to
swap and promise anything and every
thing to secure votes for their favOrlte
statesman, Hon. d. Wagener. In that
way they got votes of Warren and Kirk.
wood and other townships for David
and nominated him.
The veteran Democratic war-horse OF
Wayne, Hon. Harvey Danford, was q
conspicuous figure in the convention
He did not venture upon speech, al
though fifteen boys with filled goblet,
stood ready to respond to his call fol
water.
That was a lively passage-at-arm.
which occurred between DR.. John Cook
of Bridgeport, and the chairman afte
the former had so summarily squelche,
the opposition to that veteran Demo
crat Thomas Cochran. The DR., remon
strated with the chair earnestly beca us
An opportunity to present another can
didate had been denied. by the summar
action of the chair. The latter reptile,
that he hoped tie convention woul
now hear the Doctors speech, where
upon the former retorted, whats th
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-01
Legal Notice.

George d. Smith, Admir- of the estate of
Charles Smith, decd, plaintiff,
vS.
John Smith ct al, defendants.
THE defendants, Mary Hinton, intermar-
l. 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. 1891, 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 fec
simple OF the following described real estate,
situate in said county, to wit:
FIRST TRACT-The same situate in section
No. Is, township No. 0, 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 8
and range 8 aforesaid, beginning for the same
forty-seven poles due north from the south
west corner Of said half quarter sectiou:thence
due east four poles; thence due north ten
Of beginning, containing One fourth of an
acre Of land.
SECOND TRACr-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 porohes. thence north ono de- yreo
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
q frame dwelling house thereon.
THIRD TRACT-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 o
and range No. 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
beginning, 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>Fesi-
dents of said county and State, will further
take notice that 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.
GEO. d. SMITH, Adm'r,
S-11 6w. BY s. L. JAMES, bis atty.
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Margaret Smith, plaintiff,
VS..
James 5affel her husband, Mary Hinton
and Josiah linton her husband, Hannah
Ooeii and WIN. Odell her husband, George
u. smith, and George ID. Smith, Admir- OF
tne estate OF Charles Snlth. decd, de-
1endants-
M AIRY HiNION 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 wiz take notice that petition was
nieo againt them and others on the I'd day
OF august, a. u. 1881, In the common Pleas
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-01

use of speaking after the calf is killed ?"
This produced some merriment at the
expense of the chair, but Sample proved
himself equal to the occasion when he
retorted, The calves are not all dead
YET and thereupon the convention in
dulged in laugh at the expense of Cook
Mr. Ross Alexander's talk about the
enormous fees and salaries paid county
officers no doubt sounded all right to the
few who do not expect to get tucked into
one of those places some day, but with
the majority of them, who do, it settled
Ross hash.
Bro. Gallagher. of Bellaire, made an
eloquent appeal in behalf of his country
man. John f. Kelly, for Prosecuting At
torney. Is Bro. Gallagher not aware
that Bob Eaton Is a native born Irish
man, and that he fought valiaptly in the
ranks at the battle of the Boyne?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-01

OentlemeH-We have been using and sell
nag your work in Clarke county for the past
four years with the best satisfaction to our
selves and customers. Your buggies are
universally acknowledged by our customers
to be the very best for the price thas can be
bought in the county. Your Combination
Spring Buggy is pronounced by all to be the
finest, softest, and easiest riding buggy aox
in use. Your Brewster side-bar wagon is
certainly without rival. Taken al in al.
we fearlessiy say that your buggies cannot bs
beaten in this country for style, finish, and
durability. Yours, truly,
Springfield, Ohio TKSNkgF & MosEs.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-01

WIDE AWAKE for September i'll
point of fine illustrations is quite up to
the beautiful midsummer number.
There is lovely full page erayOn pic
tnre as an accompaniment for quaint
story called "a Cloudy Day in Green
Apple Time," and three beautiful page
drawings for Miss wilkins ballad of
"Boy in Blue" Large installments of
sharon" and of the charming Little
Folks serial "Polly Cologne" are given
Rev. E. E. Hale has an interesting talk
with the children about the shooting of
President Garfield, and former assassi-
nations of history; and there are good
puzzles, and avery singable and playable
piece of music,
An important announcement is made
on the cover of this number respecting
the permanent enlargement of the mag
azine, and the establishment Of Read
ing Union for American and English
Young Folks, beginning with the Octo
ber number.
Ella Farman. Editor. D. LothrOp 8
Qp, Publishers, Boston.