Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-05-10
Town and Country.
THE bees are hum again.


DECORATION DAY, May 9Oth.
The conrt of common pleas con Venes
next Tuesday.
LOUISVILLE young men talk of OF
ganiZing brass band.
THE gay and festive fly has returned
from his winter quarters.
A LARGE amount of corn went int
the ground during the week just past.
THIS is the season for the swindling
lightning-rod iend. Lookout for him
wTry D. ]. Schumacher's celebrated
hams, shoulders and breakfast bacon.
APO ct.
THE wheat crop prospects are already
being quoted as 80 per cent. better than
in March.
A DRUM corps of small boys is being
drilled to take part in the Decoration
Day ceremonies.
THE Masonic brethren of Barnesville
and vicinity will hold Dig jubilee on
the oath of June.
THE irrepressible Davenport is in this
vicinity. He gave an entertainment at
Hopedale last week.
The Wheeling health officers report
shows that there were sixty-two deaths
in that city during April.
CHARLES JAHNKE, of Bsllaire. on
last Thursday received pension OF
$500 from the Government.
IT is stated that many of the wool
growers will ship their clip this spring
direct to the manufacturers.
The snow storm and freshet prophets
will now take a rest, and the drought
prophet will bob serenely up.
NEXT Thursday evening Prof A. A.
Willets will deliver his lecture on sun
shine" in the Cadiz Opera House.
A SALE of six drinks per day will pay
the $500 whisky tax, says tigurer-
Not so big, when paid by the day.
Examine our stock of ready-mixed
Paints-all colors-Paint brushes, oils,
lead, &c. PATTERsoN's Drug Store.
SAMUEL SIPE. ESQ, of Morristown,
has hens egg So inches long and 3
inches around, which weighs 516 ounces.
]. F. BALDWIN, of near Louisville,
has been engaged as an agent for Evans
& Close, the marble workers of this
place.
Many who never complain are new
ertheless seriously i'll. Use Browns Iron
Bitters and there will be no cause OF
complaint.
THE steel rails have been put Down
on the B., z. & c. as far as Beallsville,
and the extension will reach Lewisville
this week.
THE first of the season: John Doman.
who resides on John Orr's place, near
town, last Sabbath killed black snake
over six feet in length. 4
THE county auditors of the counties
in Ohio through which the B. & o. road
runs, meet at Newark on the 18th inst,
to appraise that road.
In digging out the foundation for the
new GAINESVILLE National Bank, the
workmen unearthed some rare old coins
and some silver spoons.
CHARLES KINsEY, of Flushing, aged
81 years, has been Mason since 1920, a
little over 63 years-probably the oldest
member in this part of the State.
THE Bellaire Merchants Protective
Union will sell at auction number of
bad accounts, On the public square of
that city, on Wednesday June 9th.
LAFAYETTE HALL COMPANY, organ
iZed by the different societies of Mar
tins Ferry, was incorporated last Thurs
day, with a capital stock of $4,000.
REPRESENTATIVE MCGAVERN, of
Harrison county, will not be candidate
for reelection this fall He intends to
practice his profession, NJ. D., III Cadiz
If correspondents are to be relied
upon, the vicinity of Barton, Celerain
and the other towns in that neighbor-
hood, are having siege of the mumps
PETITIONS are being circulated in
Barnesville recommending the appoint
ment of DIR. II. w. Baker for pOstmas-
ter; also for the reappointment of S. b.
Piper.
When you don't just know what
ails you; when you feel aches and pains
all over; when you feel tired and faint,
use Browns Iron bitters. A wonderful
reyiver.
DRUMMoND Posi- G. A. R., will take
charge of the Decoration Day ceremo-
MES this year as they did last. The
school children will participate in the
ceremonies.