Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-12-13
THE frisky doughnut is in season.


good as new. Inquire at this Office.
THE week of prayer begins with the
first Sunday in the heyear-January 9th.
THE Heatherington band festival held
in Bellaire last Friday and Saturday, net
ted the band about $500.
SoMERToN people still complain that
they have no preacher. They could not
even celebrate Thanksgiving.
THE public schools will close for the
usual Holidays, from Dec 81 to January
I'd, the day after New Years.
GARFIELD's old desk in Congress fell
to Col. Taylor of this district, in the draw
ing for seats on Tuesday Of last week
MAYOR JUNKINs. of Bridgeport, had
a business boom of ten cases on Mon
day. Most all for drunk and dIsOrderly.
ENTERPRIsrNG merchants are now get
ting out their holiday display. Read THE
CHRONICLE columns to know where to
get the choicest goods.
THE C. & P. ticket Office at Brilliant,
in Jefferson county, was burglariZed
Monday night. The ticket case, tickets
ana gu IN silver was SlOleu.
THE council of Cambridge met on
Monday evening, but tailed to enact the
McConnellsville ordinance. 1t is to be
passed on at future meeting.
CIRCULARS offering 800 reward for
knowledge of the whereabouts OF Lottle
Yost, who disappeared from Darlington,
Monroe county, have been circulated.
JUDGE FRAZER, in the Guernsey COM
mon pleas, is putting on fines from $50
to 800 in the liquor cases. with an addl-
tion of five days Imprisonment in each
case.
REV. NJ. E. BEALL, pastor of the
Presbyterian church In Bridgeport,
whose resignation we mentioned last
week, will stay with the present cOngre-
cation until spring.
AMOS TARBET was arrested on Tuesday
night of last week for the recent horse
stealing in Pultney township. He plead
guilty, and in default of 1880 bond, is
now in the county Jail.
CARDS are out for the wedding of
George E. Piper, a Wheeling telegraph
operator, and Miss Annie f. Stewart, of
| Bellaire, the ceremony To be performed
next Wednesday, 10Th inst.
JUDGING fnpm the increased attend
ance at the Sabbath schools, the chill
dren are evidently of the opinion that
Kris Kringle is en- route on special trip
to the rhdreh chimney tops.
OWNERS OF STOCK will take notice
that all stock found on the Belmont
County Fair grounds after this date,
be taken up and pnt in the pound.
BY order Of the Board of Directors.
| JOSIAH FIELDS and Frank Howard,
of Barnesville, accused of breaking into
E. G. Adams store some two weeks ago,
were brought down by Marshal Carr
last Friday, and lodged in jail.
OLD BACHELORS are looking forward
with joy and gladness to the coming leap
year, hoping that some of the girls will
catch on. The girls should make leap
year party to show that they are entire
ly willing.
SAMUEL MILLIGAN'S stable, in Martin S
Ferry, was burned on Monday. The loss
is estimated at about $500, with no in
surance Mr.. Milligan was absent at the
time with his team, or it would likely
have burned.
RoBT. F. IRVINE, late of the GAINESVILLE
Signal, and brother of the late proprietor,
died at his home in that city on Sunday,
in the 34th year Of his age. He was a
bright young journalist, and his death is
regretted by many friends.
THE many friends of Mr.. Richard r.
ley, living just west of town, whose Sc
rious illness has heretofore been noted
in these columns, will be panied to learn
4 that he is growing weaker daily, and
there is no prospect of his recovery.
&C. WILLIAMS has purchased of A.
NJ. Spell NAH, of Steubenville, the cele-
brated pacing horse, 'Serrel Billy" with
a record of 2:2715, the'price paid being
$780, "Sorrel Billy won the free-for-
all at our county fair the past season.
AN old weather saw says that there
will be as many SHOWS in a winter, as
there are days remaining in November
after the first snow fall in that month.
According to that, as the first snow in
November fell on the 18th, we may look
for seventeen SHOWS this winter.
DIR. BARKER-he of the "rutes and
yarbs," wanted to take the leading role in
Rip Van Wrinkle, at the Murray-0ber rem
dition last Wednesday evening, but Mr.
Ober objecting, he was taken in charge
by the Marshal, and now has job with
Mr.. Colby, preparing stone for the roads.
REV. WM. NJ. FERGUSON, a well-known
Presbyterian clergyman, formerly OF
Washington, Guernsey county, has re
i-,n Ii ohn nA.A. .solyt tNxx,
where he has been located for the past
3 eight years, and accepted the pastorate
of church at Plymouth, Richland
county.
On Modday the ice wdgon of Mr.. Par
. shall, of Bridgeport, went over the EN-
bankment at the c., L. & W. round house
, Mr.. Parshall was driving in hurry to es
cape the train, when the accident occur
red The wagon was badly broken up
f but the driver and horses escaped will
d slight injuries.
g Mince Meat, buekwheat flour, mapl
5 syrup. and pancake flour, at
f 11-22 st. CowEN Bros.
A MILLFRsBURG (Ohio) horsethiet
f with two alleged stolen animals in hi
n possession, was crested at the Sherman
q House, Martins Ferry, one day las
o week. The horses and man were take
r next to Steubenville, by the Millersburl
officers. The thief is evidently an oil
timer, as he refused to give any name
It from appearance be is about 55 years Q
T. age.
s THE Guernsey Times of last Saturday
at in noticing the depredations of hors
le thieves in that and neighboring countie
O. says that there seems to be perfect o.
ganization with facilities for gettin
away plunder. Thefts on the same ierr
le tory have not been so numerous for year
T. Protect your stable doors well, load yor