Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-09-06
THIS is the first week of autumn.

THIS is the first week of autumn.
GET ready for school next Monday.
SEPTEMBE R is here. Who said oys
ters?
STEUBENvILLE bad $4,000 fire Oh
To- Monday.
For Sale-Fresh Cow-Inquire a
this office.
The white hat is fading like the ser,
and yellow leaf.
FALL'plowing has been hindered som,
by the dry weather.
THE time for the sudden disappear
ance of the festive fly is near.
GET your pictures taken at Ferren's
gallery, while in attendance at the Fair
OvERCoATs made their appearance
during some of the recent cool evenings
Jersey Sweet Potatoes received sv.
cry week at JEPSoN's.
AN exchange says that the martins left
on Sunday night of last week for the
south.
THK telephone poles between Bellaire
and Steubenville are now ready for the
wires.
A WESTERN UNION telegraph Office
was opened at Fairview On-the-pike on
Saturday.
SEVERAL Bellaire business men are
again talking about building pottery at
that place.
BRING your old pictures and have them
copied by Ferren, the photographer, when
you come to the Fair.
JOHN HUGHES won the blind fold
boat race at Bellaire last Saturday.
There we're 21 starters.
THE first number of the Caldwell
Journal, new Republican paper, made
its appearance last week.
THE State Board of Equalization made
no change in the appraisement of the
B., Z. & c. narrow gauge.
SEVERAL St. Clairsville people had
business in Bellaire, Monday. Of course
the circus had nothing to do with it.
THE A. NJ. E. church people of Steu-
benville, will hold camp meeting near
Martins Ferry, commencing on the 10th
inst.
THE nut crop this fall promises to be
very large: Walnut, butternut, chestnut,
and hickory trees, all are full of green
fruits.
Hon. FRANK ATKINSON, of Batesville,
has so far recovered from his recent Sc
we're illness as to appear on the streets
again.
The next meeting of the County
Board of Examiners will be held at st.
st. Clairsville the third Saturday of this
month.
THE first number of the new Demo
crat, published by c. w. Dunifer, at
Cambridge, made its appearance last
Saturday.
ANOTHER blush meeting" of the COL
ored Methodists is to be held in Walnut
Grove, Martins Ferry, commencing
September 3Oth.
STEUBENYILLE expects to be connect
ed with Pittsburgh by telephone That
would also connect Wheeling, Bellsire
and Martins Ferry.
ISAAC G. MCFARLAND was commits
stoned postmaster of Louisville on
Wednesday of last week, and entered
upon his on Saturday.
ABE JOHNSON, Bellaire saloonist was
held for his appearance at court by
Mayor Cooper, one day last week, for
selling liquor to a minor.
A NEW and improved lock was put on
all regular mail pouches last Saturday
every postmaster having been furnished
with new standard key.
BY order of Street Commissioner Ma.
lone, Ain street was thoroughly clean
ed up, and the accumulated dirt and
dust carted away on Friday last.
A DRILL and some other tools wer,
lost in the Laughlin Mill gas well, Mar
tins Ferry, last Friday, which caused
somewhat of delay in the boring.
G. A. r. Posi- ". of Martins Ferry
was presented ON Wednesday evening o.
last week with fine, large organ, ron
the Ladies Auxiliary Society, Mrs. Sal.
lie Buwman making the presentation
speech.
OSCAR WELsHHAUs, brakeman on th,
yard engine of the G. & 2. road a
bridgeport, had his left fore arm 81
badly crushed last Friday while couplin,
cars, as to necessitate amputation. Drs
Cook and Todd took off the arm lust be
low the elbow, after which he was re-
moved to his home in Bellaire.