Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-12-28
Town and Country.
THE year is dying.

OvERsHoEs are in demand.
GET ready to swear off next Monday.
THE small boy is happy this week mo
school, s
WHAT did you get for Christmas
present?
LAST Thursday was the shortest day
in the year. -
The world has been shopping daring
the past week. IA
TURKEYS have dropped down in the
mouth, this week.
EGGS are very scarce and are bringing
very high price. ~ i
THE weather has been very tickle 'du :
ring the past-week.
MRs. LIvERMoRE is the queen of lee
turesses.-Joseph Cook. -
1T will be illegal to shoot quail in
this State after the S0th inst.
WITH the issue of last week the Har-
risville Observer ceased to exist.
Employ no more quack doctors and
lquack medicines; relyswholly on Peruna.
THE December moon was. full on
Christmas just like some of the young
men.
There is hardly disease considered
incurable, that could not be cured with
Peruna.
The new postolfice fixtures. including
lock-boxes, &c, have been received at
Martins Ferry.
DIPHTHERIA and scarlet fever is
raging at Glencoe. The public schools
have been closed.
THERE were twenty-six snow storms
predicted for this winter. They had
better be hurrying along.
THE Nail City Glass Co., of Bridge
port, have completed their new works,
and will start up on January 1st.. {
The digestive organs weakened and
worn out by using cathartic medicines,
restored by using Browns Iron Bitters
THOSE who fail to hear Mrs. Liver;
more will miss one of the grand oppoI;-
tunities of this century.-Maj. III. c.
Dane.
THE young folks Of Barnesville will
give dramatic entertainment on New
Years night, for the benefit of the
band.
MARK HOWELL, farmer of Mt. Oil
vet, this county, raised 1000 bushels of
corn on 10 acres of corn. Can any one
beat that?
JOSEPH WILLIAMS, of Martins Ferry.
formerly of Flushing, has sold his lot in
the latter place to Isaac Holloway; con-
sideratien $1,000:
OUR dealers done larger. holiday
trade than usual, and from this we infer
that the young folks had little more
Christmas than usual.
THE young man who did not manage
to have discreet quarrel with his girl,
just bitter enough to tide over this week,
sporteth an empty wallet.
THE Martins Ferry Times says. at
is not unlikely that the new hotel will
be rented soon. Mr.. Clark, of st. Clairs-
vile, is said to be negotiating for it."
THE report is again current that ana
other newspaper is to be started in St.
. Clairsville, which shows that somebody
has more money than discretion.-[O
V. News.
REV. WIN. NICHOLSON. will hold di-
vine services at Vineyard Hill School
house on Sabbath morning and evening
next, Dec. S1st, at 101z a. N. and 61s p
IN. All invited.
WE heard it said that a youth who
had no smoked glass to observe the tran
sit of Venus, looked through enc of oul
OF lar nd fnup1 b..ff ~
the purpose admirably
JAS. II. WATT, President of the Wat
Mining Car Wheel Co., OF Barnesville
while working circular saw, had thre,
of the fingers of his tight hand badl,
Iacerated, a few days ago. !. s-.l
COMING up on the last trip Monday
the narrow gauge engine struck a heife
belonging to William Neff. valued at S4l
breaking its leg; it was immediatei,
killed and the meat dressed.
IFyour bands are chapped wash then
in warm water. and rub them over witt
corn meal do this several .tImes, an,
then in the water used to wash off tn
meal put teaspoonful Of glycerine. !.
THE Bellaire Independent says that
fourteen-year-old daughter of r. a
Humphreys, of Quincy, has recoyere
the use of one leg, paralyzed since in
fancy, by reading the third chapter Q
Daniel, and praying for Divine help. 2
Two Wheeling creek coal miners cam
to town to have their Christmas, an
petting too much taBglefoot aboar.
thought they ought to have ight.wit
somebody, but they we're landed in th
lookup too immediate by Marshal Rifle
and deputy Martin. s'.- .s.o =.