Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-10-04
Town and Country.

THE small boy is already counting the
days until Halloween.
Two MORE new additions to Martins
Ferry have just been laid out.
THE acorn crop this year is tremen-
dous-trees everywhere are full.
A LETTER to San Francisco costs no
more postage now than a drop letter.
An organ is to be raiIied off to pay the
balance Oh the Bellaire soldiers monu-
ment.
AT 6 o'clock on Monday evening, the
the Jewish New Year commenced, being
the year 5O44.
THE work on the o. V. railroad bridge
over the creek AZ Deilaire was COM
menced this week.
The city of Martins Ferry seems
anxious 10 contract with the right par
ties for water works.
THE G. 4. r. Post of Martins Ferry,
went to the Pittsburgh Exposition Tues
day-Grand Army day.
The Wheeling Sunday Leader says that
dlphtherIa in d very Virulent form, is
prevalent on the Island.
OK Monday all the miners along the
C., l.. " w. road received an advance of
10 cents per ton for mining.
Make your arrangements to be
at the Election next Tuesday week
JOHN PATTERSON, of the stone house
down the pike, says his corn crop will
yield so bushels to the acre.
TIE man who doesn't advertise finds
plenty of exercise in brushing dust from
his counter, say; an exchange.
THE starting Of the GAINESVILLE glass
works last week attracted about as
much attention as the Fair.
SENATOR PENDLEToN was announced
for Democratic speech at Bellaire on
Wednesday evening of this week.
American MerinO Bucks for Sale,
by w. 5. Close, Two miles southwest of
st. Clairsvllle. o. 9-2O ct.
THE trial of Guenther Schnell, for the
murder of DR.. Schuchard, at Wheeling,
was set for Wednesday of this week
THE B. & o. Railroad Co. is replacing
ali wooden bridges ON the Ohio divis-
ions with substantial iron structures.
A ID NJ Z. CHURCH, with a member
ship of sixteen, was instituted here at
the close OF the colored camp-meeting.
Rams fer Sale-of Delaine Merino
Breed. JOHN WATSON,
% 274tD Fairpoint, Ohio.
THE ladies of Steubenville will furnish
the boys cup of hot coffee at the polls
as an inducemen. IL VOIe ior the Second
Amendment.
The Windsor Hotel, formerly the
Centennial. of Messrs. Husbands & In
skeep, at Bellaire, Was opened TO the
public last week.
Work has been recommended On the |
PAUL gas we'll at Martins Ferry. The |
contractors are still in hopes of striking
a good flow of gas.
The Gypsy Queen Dramatic Co., of
Bellafre, will present Ten Nights in a !
Bar-room," and Flowers of the Forest,
the coming season.
On Sunday morning an attache of |
Forepaugh's show, fell from the circus
train, over the p, w. & X. trestle, in
Wheeling, and broke his neck.
AN eight year old son of Mr.. Marling,
OF Bellaire, received very bad cut in |
the face from hatchet in the hands of |
playmate on last Thursday.
FOR SALE.-ThTee pure-bred White
PekIn BRAKES; also, a few pure-bred |
Partridge Cochin Chicks. W. b. GIL
~ (tiairCtyillo n q ~
THE reports from the different school |
district managers of the Second Amend |
ment campaign in Flushing tp., show an
almost unanimous vote in that town |
ship in favor of Prohibition.
On last Thursday Hosea Doudna was
riding down the East Main street hill in |
Barnesville, hen his horse fell throw
ing Mr.. Doudna. Owing to his extreme |
old age the hurts may prove fatal.
The Ohio yearly meeting of Friends |
commenced at Barnesville, Saturday, and |
Will close to-day, CThursday). A large |
number Of Friends from this State, Iowa, |
and other States, are in attendance.
THE telephone poles from Steuben-
vile TO East Liverpool are all up, and |
gap in the line from Wheeling to Pitts |
burgh, which is rapidly being built up.
Rev. w. WALKER, of the Bellaire Epis- |
copaI church, will divide his time be-
tween that city and Martins Ferry, there
being a number of the denomination at
the latter place who desire to have preach
ing.
THE Cincinnati Commercial Gazette of |
last Friday, says that Capt. L. w. IneIe- |
bright, Of the John LomaS, is lying dam |
gerously i'll, with typhoid fever. at the
residence of his brother-in-law in New
port, Ky.
THE highwaymen are still about at
Martins Ferry. One OF them met Ed
die, son of Mr.. #. II. Stanton, near she
keg factory, on Saturday, and drawing a
club made MIN stand and deliver his all,
IS cents.
THE Globes, of. Bellaire, and the Cald-
well club will play match game of ball
at Cambridge on the 18th. We believe
that neither club has been beaten this
season, which will make it an interest
ing game.
THE October meeting of the Eastern
Ohio Horticultural Society will be held
at the residence of J. c. Hall. Quaker
City, on Saturday; subject for discus
sion: Diseases Of Animals" by Hon.
- W. \. Cowden.
THIS is the time of year when the
farmers consult the newspapers to see
where goods can be purchased at the
lowest figures to supply them tie CON-
ing winter. A word to business men
should be sufficient.
AN emery wheel exploded at the Mar
tins Ferry foundry last Thursday morn
ing. piece striking VIM. Bird. an en-
ploye, who was grinding casting at the
time, on the head, iLhictiDg an ugly