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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22
Counties and Their Names.

The following is given as the date Of
the organization of Eastern Ohio coun-
ties with the origin of their names:
Established 1901. Name
derived from two French words, signi-
flying fine mountain. Belmont was the
ninth county in the Northwest Terri
tory.
u Carroll-Formed 1888. Named after
Charles Carroll. of CarroiIton, the last
survivor of the Signers.
Columbiana-Formed 1903. Kilbourne
says: "Columbiana is a fancy name ia
ken from the names Columbus and An
Ma. Pending its adoption in the Legis-
la:ure a member facetiously moved to
add the name of Maria thereto, so as to
have it read Columbiana Maria"
Coshocton-Formed 1911. The name
of this county is Delaware word and
is derived from the name of the Indian
village Gosh-ach-quenk.
Guernsey-Formed 1910. So named
for the British Isle of Guernsey, from
whence several of the county's first set
tiers came.
Harrison Formed 1914. Named for
General William Henry Harrison.
Jefferson-Formed1 1897, by st. Clair's
proclamation and named in honor of
Thomas Jefferson, our second President.
Mahoning-FOrmed 1916. The name
Mahoning is, according to the one au-
thority. derived from the Indian word
Mahoni, "a lick" but the county doubt
less took its name from the MahOning
River.
Monroe-Formed 1S43. Received its
name from that of President Monroe.
Noble-Formed 1851. Named in hon.
or of Hon. Warren z. Noble, a member
of the Ohio Legislature instrumental in
the formation of the county.
observation-disclosures 1908. The name
is that of an Indian ard signifies open
mouth.
Washington-Formed as the first
county within the limits of Ohio by Gov.
st. Clair in 1888, and named of course in
honor of George Washington.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22
Make Friends.

Life is very critical. Any word may
he our last. Any farewell, even amid
merriment and glee, may be forever,
If this truth were but burned into our
consciousness, and1t ruled as a deep
conviction on our lives. would it not
give new meaning to all our human
relationship? Would it not make us
far more tender than we sometimes are
Would it not ottimes put rein upon
our rash and impetuous speech? Would
we carry in our hearts the miserable
suspicious and jealOusies that now SO
often embitter the fountain of our
loves? Would we be so impatient of
the faults of others? Would we allow
trivial Misunderstanding to build up a
strong wall between US and those who
ought to stand close to us? Would we
keep alive petty quarrels which man.
ly word any day would compose? WOuld
we pass neighbors or old friends on the
street without recognition because of
some ancient grudge? Or would we be
so chary of our kind words, our COM
mendations, our sympathy, onr comfort,
and weary hearts all about as breaking
for just such expressions of interest and
appreciation as We have in our power to
give?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

for few minutes, and then he came
over to the shanty where the COMMITTEES
had assembled and said:
Gentlemen. the case of Big Jim is a
serious one. He needs change of diet,
scenery and air. My advice is that you
brace him up as we'll as you can on
chicken soup and beef tea, and then
send him off for trip to Cuba. I'll look
at the other cases in the morning"
But he never did. Wnen the boys
found that he had come without even a
dose of quinine. and they heard him
talk about chicken soup and trips to
Cuba for a man who hadn't as TO his
name, they waited upon him in a sort
of hilarious body, and at midnight he
went up the trail at the rate of twelve
miles an hour, with crowd behind
him aching for his ears as relics.
Next day we heated half a ton of
rocks, took six or eight blankets, and
gave Big Jim such sweat that all his
toe nails shed off, and rather than be
cured in the same way the other men
got we'll.
81 did have some little faith in eht
chap" explained Jim just leetle bit.
until he axed my symptoms. That
fioored me. The idea of sending 200
miles fur doctor to walk in and not
be able to tell symptoms from the all
tiredest back-ache a man ever had, top
ped off with chills gallOping up and
down the spine-wall. I'm only sorry
that you moved the procession on him
afore l was able to head it.-M. Quad.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22
The Cleveland. LOrain & Wheeling

CLEVELAND, March 1.-THE stock
holders of the Cleveland, Lorain &
Wheeling Railroad Company met at the
Office of the company in Case Building
Tuesday afternoon and organized by the
election of board of directors as fol-
lows: Selah Chamberlain, Amasa Stone,
W. S. Streator, Oscar Townsend, and
Edwin r. Perkins, of Cleveland, and
Henry A. Kent and Augustus Scbell, of
New York. This company is now the
owner of the railroad heretofore known
as the Cleveland, Tuscarawas Valley &
Wheeling, which has been killed by the
courts, and judging by the complexion of
the directors of the old and new. there
is distinction without difference and
there will be no change in management
as result of the change in proprietor
ship.
The directors organized to-day, elect
Selah Chamberlain, President; W. T..
Streator, Vice President; Oscar Towns
end, General Manager; c. D. Cutter,
Secretary amp TreasurerJ w. H. Park.
Auditor; VIM. Thornberg, Superintend-
ent; c. NJ. Barber, Chief Engineer, and
James Reynolds, Road Master.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22
Pruning Crane Vines.

Persons who did not prune their out
door grape vines in November or De-
cember, can do it any time during
March. The excised portions should be
cut up into pieces from one foot to two
feet in length, according as the buds
might be best adapted to planting, tied
into bundles, of one or two dozens, and
buried few inches under the soil in a
location whence the water would drain
off, or under an open shed. There they
would keep perfectly fresh and in full
life until planting time in the. spring.
After the vines are pruned, cut them
loose from the trellis and allow them to
sprawl over the ground, in which pesi-
tion they will stand severe weather
much better than if left fastened to the
trellis In fact, half hardy vines can be
saved sometimes by this arrangement,
as it is much warmer on than above the
ground. Besides, the snow will protect
them. But there is another advantage
that is not always thought of, which is,
that this horizontal position of the grape
vine will cause them to sprout low
down, almost to the ground, by which
new, vigorous runners can always be
Supplied, matter Of great Importance
to regular growers.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22
Life's Play.

Have you heard of \the theatre where
they play
The wonderful drama known as Life
The drama which now is a comedy gay
And now tragedy full of strife
Where the actors come and the actors 60
And the few from the many are singled
And the good and the bad, the high and
the low,
In the cast together are mingled?
Vast, indeed, is the stage on which
Is played this changeful drama,I weeD,
Where all that is gorgeous and rare and
rich
In prodigal Righteousness is seen.
but together with this one also sees,
Beneath the glare and the glitter,
The want and the woe, the pain and dis
ease,
That make life hard and bitter.
When the curtain rises frst on the play,
The actors child and light of heart
He laughs to find the world So gay,
And envieS nobody else his part.
And so the years roll merrily by,
The wine of life still quaffing,
He passed to manhood with never a sigh,
!. But confident, hopeful and laughing.
He enters the conflict with the lofty aim,
There's charm for his ear in the bat
ties din,
And the coveted prizes of wealth and
fame
Are surely within his power to win.
But again the years roll steadily on,
And he with the current goes drifting,
And somehow others the prizes have
won,
While the scenes in the drama are
shifting.
He has quaffed the wine in the proffered
cup.
And nov, at the bottom, he finds the
lees,
But the prompter again rings the cur
(We cannot end this play when we
pleaSeD
And the actor resumes his part once
more,
Though there's now little pleasure in
playing.
For the hopes are quenched that burned
OF yOr6,
And the past on his mind is weighing.
And so, with the dreams and fancies of
youth
The struggles of manhood, the tears of
old age,
Part pathos, part humor, part falsehood,
part truth,
This drama goes on with world for
a stage;
We laugh and We weep, we hope and
lose,
Doubt makes even heaven uncertain,
Until, having finished our little part,
Death drops the great green curtain!
-Vandyke Brown, (the late Marce Z.
Cook)
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22
Masonic Directory.

DELMONT LODGE, No. 16, F. & A. M
ID Meets every Wednesday night, on or be
fore full moon.
ROBT. NJ. EATON, w. N.
JESSE B. MEYER, Sec'Y.
CT. CLAIRSVILLE CHAPTER, No. II,
y Royal Arch Masons. Stated convoca-
tions, first Friday of each month.
]. B. RYAN, Fl. P.
JESSE B. MEYER, Secy.
DELMONT COUNCIL, No. 54, R. & s. M.
ID Meets second Tuesday of each month.
II. R. BUMGARNER, T. l. M.
F. D. BAILEY, Sec'y.
HOPE COMMANDERY, No. 26, Z. T.
III Stated conclaves, first Tuesday of each
c. w. CARROLL, E. G.
L. L. SEDwIOk, Rec.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

ACCORDING to the census, the number
of horses in the United States is 1O,S3s,-
III; mules, 1871 ,079; milch cows, 49,
1865; other cattle, 2s.O46,077; sheep,
1927 POI; hogs, 43.2s0.OS6. The aggre
gate value of all these animals is 81,
S3S, l97. .96S. The average value of hors
es is SO SO; mules. S19 40; cows. $50 q ;
other cattle, S2l so; sheep, 81 So; hogs,
SO Is. The highest average price of
horses (SlO2 IA is in Massachusetts.and
the lowest 1888 6sl is in Texas. Illinois
has more horses than any other State,
the number being 1.Oi7,e15. New York
is next highest, with 622.62T.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22
A Boston Dissertation on that Useful
Animal. the Hog.

The hog belongs to the pachydermata,
and they pack dear matter of him af-
ter. be is killed.
The tail of the pig is Insignificant,
hardly big enough to back hog; bat
pig tail is tobacco, nevertheless.
When speak of pygmy, do not re-
fer to my pig, but to a pig of another
color; that is to say, be is not the pig
ment.
1t has been said that you cant make a
silk purse out of a sow's ear; but for all
that sOuse ear is not so bad. IT we
had souse here, you could see for
yourselves. As the ear cannot purse
you, however, let US not pursue the sub
ject further.
Some parts of the animal are not usu-
ally considered good to eat, but | have
know lois of people who could go the
whole hog.
The whole hog, by the way, is not as
big as the hogshead. Twas not a hog
said this. He was too pig-headed.
The hog is the porcine animal, and
there is generally many poor seen where
he is kept.
The man who takes care of him,
though 0OJ necessarily d pun CIcdLuIc,
is still a pork reacher.
The heg-I mean the four-legged ami
mal-does not smoke until after he is
dead, and he only does it then to save
his bacon. Care must be taken that you
DO not get too much of a bake on. .
The hogs head is sometimes called
minister's face; but cannot say why,
and will therefore parson. 3,.- "a
Hogs are sometimes fed OIL mast. Like
the poor sailor they don't get much to
eat before the mast.
The tie which binds the pig to his
home is his pigstye.
The hog gets very fat. but no matter
how fat he is, you will always see him
lean against something. Although he
does not own his stye, he generally has
a lien on it.
He does not take fat evenly; he al
ways has two spare ribs. This is not
saying, mind, that he has ribs to spare.
Although a hog, he never turns cold
shoulder to his benefactOr during life.
The meanest kind of hog is the two
legged variety. 1t makes one almost
bristle up to think of him.
: He is not pleasant subject for con-
temptation, and will not bore you by
him.
He is generally a poor shote. l need
not attempt to show it to you.-I Boston
Transcript. r.s 4
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

THE Republican City Convention in
Cincinnati, nominated L. L. Sadler for
Mayor, on the second ballot. E. o.
Eshelby was nominated for reelection
as Comptroller by acclamation. The
Germans were given representation in
VIM. Boettger for Treasurer, and Hen
ry Korb for member of the Board of
Public Work. Prosecuting Attorney
Caldwell was nominated for re election.
The nominees for the Superior Court
Judgeship were VIM. Worthington for
the short term and A. NJ. Warner for
the long term. The nomination for Po.
lice Court Judge was given to Squire
Anthony. The Convention recomm end
ed to the State Legislature ''the passage
of judicious liquor tax law, the provi
sions of which shall be fair and eqnita-
ble," and Congress was commended fol
! passing the Civil Service Reform Bill
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22
Josh Billings Gait.

Never run into debt not if you can find
anything else to run into.
Be honest if you can, if you kant be
honest, pray for help.
Marry young, and if you make hit
keep cool and don't brag about it.
Battle thoroly once week in soft
water and kasteel soap, and avoid tite
boots.
Exercise in open air, but don't saw
wood until yu are obliged.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

"A woman employed in the knitting
mills at Dundee, Scotland; spins, to earn
81, enough yarn to reach from Dundee
to Aberdeen, sixty-6ve miles. But man
employed in the grinding mill of a
Western paper, to earn that amount of
money, will spin yarn that will reach
from Chicago to China, and rom thence
lowell, to the father of lies.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

Two LADIES, the last descendants of
Amerigo Vespucci, who gave the name
of America to the Western Hemisphere,
are now begging that the pension of ten
crowns per month which was assigned
to their family by the Republic of Flor
ence in 1890 to be restored to them.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22
Fixing a Lover.

A motherly old woman, considerably
troubled with the asthma, aad also lame
called at the Twentieth Street Station
the other afternoon to state her ease
She madethe sergeant in charge place
his hand on a copy of Browns grammar
which happened to be lying there, and
swear that he would never tell anybody
and then she began:
Il have daughter
Yes
And my daughter has beau
Perfectly natural
They are engaged, and the wedding
day has been set three times, but he
tlunks out of it ev rs time. The first
time he claimed that his father was
dead; the second time he was afraid he
had smallpox, and the third time, which
was yesterday, he said it would briug
bad luck to marry when a comet was
visible. Now, then, don't like this
fooling around. When me and the old
man were ready to marry we walked
over to the minister's and were jined
without any backing out or beating
around
'Well?'
We'll, 1 want to bring this young man
to time. Fact Is, he's either got to come
up to the rack or jump the fence
Yes, he must
Il wanted to ask you how far could
go in the case. Suppose, after he an
rives tomorrow evening, l walk into
the room with a pistol in one hand and
a minister of the Gospel in the other?
Wouldn't that precipitate climax%
L think So
If he really loves Susie think he
would stand and be married. If hes
only fooling, he'd jump through the
window, wouldn't he
Looks that way to me-
well, I'll try it. shan't indulge in
no threats, you know. I'll hold the ,pis
tol carslessly in my left hand, and hang
to the minister carelessly with the other.
and I'll simply remark that there's either
going to be marriage or skip. think
that William will marry. It's my opin-
ion that he's waiting for little coer
cion, and I'm pretty good on the coerce
when get started. -.
"Well, don't break the law.
oh, no, mol II he skips I shant do
any shooting. I'll let the dog give him
a run across tho commons and send the
minister homo. / shall be as cool as ice
and it will be all over in five minutes
Yesterday William and Susie were
taking their bridal tour on the elegant
new Michigan avenue two horse. street.
cars. The young man had been coerced
Il Detroit Free Press.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

WILLIAM R. BROOKS. the discoverel
of the Brooks comet, is mentioned as "a
born astronomer" He made himself a
good telescope when lad of fourteen
For the sake of the science he worked
in iron shops and as mechanical
dlaughtsman and photographer fer many
years. His "Red House Observatory
is on his premises at Phelps, N. Y. Mr.
Brooks at thirty nine is as full of en-
thusiasm for astronomy as when he was
fourteen.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

Ex-Goy. SPRAGUE, of CaHonchet no
toriety, having been nominated for Gov
ernor of Rhode Island by so-called
Independent" committee, now awaits
Democratic endorsement. 1t is not
thought that Conkling will stump the
State for him.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

IT will be found, by those curious
enough to examine the weather stats
tics for the past that the month of
March has been the storm period of the
year in northern latitudes, with scarcely
any deviation. 1t requires no Virgins
to certify to the day or hour; storms of
greater or less intensity are sure to come.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

"A Minnesota school teacher asked
the committee if they would sustain
him if he thrashed an Opstreperous
young lady pupil, and they said they
would. Then he went for her, and when
the fight was over the girl ran home
laughing and left him standing there
with nothing on him but one boot leg
and subdued expression,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

WHEN U. S. Treasurer Gilfillen leaves
the office, at the end of this month, it
will be necessary to count all the funds
In the Treasury-about S75,OOo,00O in
cash and S375,OOO.OoO in bonds. 1t will
require a months time to do it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

THE Chief of the Secret Service Di-
vision of the Treasury Department has
been advised that a most dangerous
counterfeit of the standard silver dollar
has made its appearance in Ohio and
Indiana. The base coin has the exact
weight, ring and appearance of the gen.
uine, and resists the acid test unless the
outer coating of silver is penetrated. 1t
would readily be accepted as genuine by
merchants. Several Of these pieces have
only been discovered upon reaching a
sub-treasury.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

ACCORDING to the statement of the
Treasurer of the United States, made
last week, the Treasury holds upward of
three hundred and eighteen millions Of
gold and silver coin and bullion, of
which S16S,76l,7S4 is in gold, SlO4,e2O,-
$50 is in-silver dollars and bullion, and
S27,59S.751 is in small silver coin.
Against this coin there are outstanding
of gold certificates $43, 800, and of
silver certificates $5S,624,32O.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

GEORGE TICkNoR CURTIS promises
the life of President Buchanan in two
volumes at an early day. He has ability
and experience as biographical writer
and will doubtless furnish an interest
ing work
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

THRRE is report current that the
corn crop of 1882 did not mature sulfi-
ciently to make good seed. Whether
the report is true or not. the farmers
ought to test it, before planting, as a
good crop cannot be raised from poor
seed. A number of farmers have tried
seed in hot beds which did not sprout
vigorously. Let each farmer make a
test. however, as it will be time wei
spent.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

"A semitic writer says that low
forehead does not always indicate lgnor-
ance. Neither does high forehead de-
note knowledge. Many a man whose
forehead extends clear over to the PACK
of his neck does not know enough 10
pull down his vest.-[N. Y. Advertiser
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

GOVERNOR BUTLER vetoed the bill
passed by the Massachusetts Legisla-
ture making appropriations for the va
rious charitable and reformatory insti-
tutioRs of the State. He says sons of
the items are Objectionable, the esti-
mates for salaries are too high, and
appropriations for one specific purpose
are enjoined to another of an entirely
different character.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22
Belmont County onlciaI Directory.

Common Pleas Judge-St. Clair Kelly.
Probate Judge-Thomas Cochran.
Clerk of Courts-Alex. G. Barrsh.
Sheriff-Samuel Hilles
Auditor-William n. Cof1and.
Treasurer L. Feeley.
Prosecuting Attorney-Alfred 81. Mitchell
Recorder-W. s. Hobbs.
Commissioners-0we Mehan, Morris Cope,
Nathaniel Taylor.
Surveyor-James Crosgrove.
Coroner-E. B. Kennedy.
Infirmary Directors-Joseph Bailey, Levi
Jones, James B. Ritchey.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

THIS is big country-Strawberries
ripe in Florida, corn ten inches high in
Southern Georgia, and snow three feet
deep in Northern Maine and Vermont.
One can follow the strawberry march
for four months of the year, and have
berries ripe for breakfast every morning
without leaving the land of the old flag
and an appropriation.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

THEdeath of Clarence Hite puts an
other member OF the James gang out of
the way forever. Hite was pardoned
from the penitentiary recently by Gov.
Crittenden on the ground iIl-health.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

The late Indiana Legislature was Sc
verely denounced at . public meeting
held at Aurora, which was attended by
five Thousand people. ...4 sl. a .I
There seems to be no way of prevent
ing the Wall street money sharks from
continuing the present stringency in the
New York money market.
A young woman In New York has
obtained verdict for $4,000 against
the young man who promised to marry
her and afterward changed bis mind.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

The use Of iron cannot increase the
running qualities Of . dog, but tin can.
A prina fscie case: When a clock is
accused Of being behind time there is
nothing wrong on the face of it.
A little Texas girl twelve years of age
is pronounced by Remenyi the most
wonderful violinist America has pro-
duced.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

REPORTS of the crop prospects for the
opening season are generally favorable
The fears Of nearly total failure of
fruit will probably not be realized ex
cept in limited districts, But this sub
ject of the crops is the uppermost one in
this land and indeed in all lands, and
will be neglected by no business man of
America for the next few weeks.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

A BILL to prevent cremation and pun
ish cremators with fine and imprison-
ment has been introduced into the
PENNSYLVANIA Legislature.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22
EASTER.

Like meteor large and bright,
Fell golden seed of light
On the field of Christmas night
When the Babe was born.
Then twas sepulchred in gloom
Till above his holy tomb
Flashed its everlasting bloom
Flower of Easter mornl
-[JoHN B. TABB, in Harper's Magazine
for April. r'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

HANDSOME tides are placed on satin
covered sofas, not so much as guar
anty of good faith as to cover up the
spot that is worn out.-Puck.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-22

p YES said the man in the tbsatre
gallery, the make-ups were generally
falr, put there Was one make up that 1
should ike to sea make up for lost
time between the acts,' W ''