Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-02-23
UNIONTOWN.

uNIONTOWN.
Mr. RAY ALLEN was married Thurs
day, the 9th inst, to Miss Lizzie Arm
strong. The wedding was eonsummated
at the residence of the bride, Rev. L. j.
Milford officiating. Mr.. Allen has leased
the old home farm of Mr.. VIM. Lee and
will reside there. All their friends wish
them happy welded life.
Mr.. GEORGE A. LYLE, the present oc-
cupant of the Lee farm, will remove to
Oakdale and engage in the sale of goods,
having purchased the stock and custom
of Mr.. Josiah Merritt, who will remove
to his farm near East Richland.
"a LITTLE FARM WELL FILLED and a
little wife well willed," are considered
two of the greatest earthly blessings,
but when the types informed us that
Mrs. Nesbitt on small farm" it was IA
matter of news, as we had not specified
the size of their farm in our personal
notice. We have heard it spoken of as a
splendid" farm, and us Mr.. and Mrs.
NeSbitt are persons of wealth they can
own large or small farm as best suits
their convenience.
CLELLANDS Mills is getting to be a
very popular station on the t. V. road
and we are informed that as many take
the train there as at the station below
although it is as yet considered flag
station.
THE Adams Express Company have
discontinued their office at Lafferty Sta
tion and removed it to Bruce Charlie
Coffiand has been appointed agent.
Mr.. DAVID HAYS has recently i'm
ported some fine short horn cattle and
among the number particularly nice
bullock. This is all registered stock and
Mr.. Hays experience as a stock raiser
enables him to make good selections.
Mr.. JOSEPH BAILEY is agitating the
adoption of township supervision of the
common roads, instead of the district su.
perviSion. He is in communication with
| Hon. d. A. Hollingsworth who promises
to use his efforts to secure d law to that
effect. Hon. John Patton secured the
passage of bill to that effect but it did
not become law in the form which be
had presented it. His was an excellent
plan and would have met with the ap.
proval of the people.
| THE Directors of the Uniontown and
Flushing Pike have posted notices re-
quiriDg the immediate payment of inter
mediate toll-"OR"-(well the cor" means
law business) in Il new suit and trim
mings.
BURGLARY.-On Sabbath night the
warehouse at Bruce Station was entered
and "a caddy of tobacco, fifteen pounds OF
coffee and twenty pounds OF sugar were
stolen. The goods were the property Of
Messrs. Bentley & Cofiland. Suspicion
rested on young man named Graham
and two other persons, but no warrant
is as yet issued. On "Wednesday morn
ing following young man residing nea:
| Clelands Mills brought down the tobac-
co caddy and an empty grain sack, and
stated that near their residence was a
coal mine, and the night previous he and
other members of the family had per.
celved Il man enter it with Il light, and
suspecting something crooked, had made
search and discovered the caddy and
sack hidden away. Young G. has gone
north ito see Il man," and b. & C. will
get up an Arctic expedition at an early
date. 1t is thought that others are inn
pllcated. ''es
CHARLES Hicks was arrested and
taken before Squire BrokaH Monday
morning for an assault on the property
and person of an inoffensire old man
named James Walker, and. man of the
most respectable connections. 1t has
been the custom of this Hicks and some
others (whose names will be given the
public to stone the house of Mr.. Walker
lnn nd daf.f alrr., nAt oil
ers of order and decency. Now, ferbear-
ance has ceased to be Il virtue and any one
causing their arrest will be backed by
the best people of the community. II
is pity that Hicks should have to snf.
fer alone when others are equally culpa.
bic, and some have set him the example
who make false claim to respectable.
ty. For the sake of the reputation of
our little town and not from fear, we
have refrained from exposing the opera.
tions of some who have injured the GUS
tom of the town, and who will soon rcn.
der its name a disgrace, and hereafter
we expect to give the public the benefit
of knowing the names of such as en-.
courage such lawlessness. Squire Bro.
kaw should give him the extreme pen.
atty.
PERSONAL.
Miss Mary Danford is enjoying rail-
road journey and visit to the homes
of her many friends.
Mr.. Morris Smith has been appointed
train dispatcher on the T.. V. road in
place of V. H. Bell, resigned.
Mr.. w. o. Walton is assisting G. S.
Price, Esq, at Bruce Station. The ver-
dict is in his favor-they say "hs is a
good fellow"
Mr.. A. w. Mclaughlin is an apprsn-
tice to Mr.. Robert Humphrey in the
blacksmith business. He is winning the
esteem of the people as an orderly and
Industrious young man.
Mr.. John Hays has returned after a
visit of several months in Illinois and
Iowa. He expresses himself as much
pleased with the country.
We regret to state that Mrs. Theresa
DoOl (nee Hays is very ill with con
sumption and her strength is failing rap
idly.
Mrs. J. w. Conley. of New Athens,
visited the old home last week. Ii.
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