Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-12-27
Town and Country.

Town and Country.
OUR merchants report the sale of
holiday goods as very large this season.
Candies Fine and common-a very
large stock, fresh, for the holidays. cheap,
at JEPsON's.
WE wish the patrons of THE CHRoN-
Gle, one and all, very happy New
Year.
FARMERS should arrange to attend
the Institute here on the 7th and sth
proximO
STUART ROGERS will deliver the first
lecture of the Bellaire course on Tues
day evening, Jan. Sth.
BELLAIRE conncil has placed a tax
of So per day on the skating rink, class
ing il as place of amusement.
IT might not be out of season just
now to ask where the young man had
gone to who said December was as
pleasant as May.
OUR exchanges last week noticed the
usual crop of coasting accidents. We
have not heard of any in this immediate
neighborhood.
The heavy SHOWS the past week af-
forded first class protection to the
wheat, and will increase the probabili-
ties for big crop next fall.
LOOK through an opera glass in the
northwestern sky for the new comet.
Next month il will be nearest US, when,
although sixty million miles off, it VIII
be plainly visible to the naked eye.
THE latest styles of library and par
lor Lamps, at PATTERsoN's.
d. D. TAYLOR, ESQ, editor of the
Guernsey Times and Postmaster at Cam
bridge, was presented on Saturday eve
ming with beautiful gold-headed cane,
a present from the combined forces of
the above two offices.
ALEX. BRANNUM, ESQ, for many
years at the head of an extensive whole
sale grocery establishment in Bridge
poat, has retired from the business. The
house will continue business under the
name of Brannum Sons.
Mince Meat, buckwheat flour, maple
syrup. and pancake -four, at
11-22 st. CowEN Bros.
THE Steubenville Herald of last We'd
nesday says that a blind man named
Thomas Farlow, of Bridgeport, laid
down in the hallway of tho city build
ing for sno1Zer while intoxicated, but
was gathered in and put in the lookup
over night.
Mrs OSCAR RAMMELsBERG, of Gin
cirnsti, tul Lelly Miss Kate Wheat,
well kncwa and accomplished society
bele of Wheeling. has sued for di-
vorce, charging her husband with ha bit
ual drunkenness and neglect of duty A
cross petition is to be filed by the huS-
band.
christmas Giftw-We have just re-
ceived some fine queensware, maJoli-
ca, and glass ssware-decOrated, engraved
and plain. Get something fer your
friends useful as well as ornamental, at
II I23t. JEPsoNs.
A NEW CENSUS of Cambridgs has just
been completed, which shows the total.
population of the town to be 3,66l-
l,745 males, and 1916 females. There
are ITO colored males and 134 colOred
females. There are 936 males over 21
years, of whom 54 are colored.
Sorghum-ARother lot, better and
cheaper than ever. JEPsoNS.
AN accident occurred last Saturday
on the B., Z: SS C. road, at trestle No. IA.
near Lewisville A construction train
started on the trestle, which, having
been washed by the recent rain, gave
way. The only one injured was fireman
Hines, who was wedged in the wreck
and badly scalded. His injuries are not
considered fatal.
WCall in and price our Queens
ware, Glassware, and the many good
things to eat and buy $3.50 worth and
get pound of candy thrown in.
12 20 2t) CowEN Bros.
THE stockholders of the new Enter
prise Window Glass Works at Bellaire.
met last Saturday, and elected the fol-
lowing board of directors: NJ. l.. Black
burn, a. r. Mcclure, Jos. Bates, w. 5.
Cunningham, Thos. Strong, a. Schick,
and ID. B. Crafty. The board organized
by electing Mr.. Blackburn, President;
w. S. Cunningham, Vice President, and
ID. b. Crafty, Secretary.
TIE largest and best assortment of
photo albums, autograph albums, and
scrap books, at PATTERsoN's
l2- -l3 2t. Drug store.
A LITTLE 4-year old daughter of
Alonzo Campbell, of Wegee, WAS left
alone in ruDm for a few moments last
Saturday, when her clothing took ire In
some way from the open CRATE. Her
screams brought ner parents, but not until
it was too late-the little one being
burned aim lst to Il crisp. She fingered
in great suffering until IL O'Clock on
Sunday, when her pains ended in death
BILLS printed at this Office announce
that Oliver G. Everly, residing on the
Caldwell section south of town. will sell
to-day Thursday, large amount OF
property, consisting of valuable stock
grain, a large lot of farm machinery, ag
riculturaI implements and household
goods. Persons IN need of any such
articles should attend. The sale vii
begin at o'clock promptly.