Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-21
Town and Country.

PUMPKIN pies will soon be here.
FRESH oysters are already being sd
vertised.
The most popular fruits just now
candied dates.
A GOOD, big rain would do an amount
of good just now.
ITwss hot on Sabbath, at least thai
is what every one said.
THE Bellaire bottle works will resume
operations on the 2Sth inst.
THE A. NJ. E. camp meeting at Bethel
which closed last week, netted $3.50.
JOHN HANEY, master mechanic of the
B., L. & C. road. has resigned bis posi-
= tion.
PEACHES have arrived in this market
plums are riPening, and grapes begin
ming to turn.
JACOB TsCHAPPAT has been employed
te teach the schools at WarHock the
coming winter.
THE latest arrival at the Belmont Co.
Children's Home is a colored lad named
James Garfield.
BUTTER is going up, caused by the
grasshoppers eating up the little pasture
left by the droeth.
THE new pumps at the Bellaire water
works are out of repair again. and the
old ones are in use.
THE Republicans of Goshen tp, will
organize a Blaine and Logan club al
Belmont this evening.
The B. & o. dining cars run between
BenwOod and Cameron now, and Barnes
willie sees them no more.
Four test wells for oil are being hored
by as many different companies, within
fifteen miles of Bellairs.
THE Republicans of Bellaire have pur.
chased the speakers stand on public
square from the G. A. R. Post.
THE new instruments Of the Hendrys-
burg brass band cost Sl56. There are
fourteen members of the band.
THE katydids have resumed the annual
argument of whether Katy did or Katy
didn't. They can out argue a stump
orator.
THE Yearly Meeting of the Hicksite
branch Of the Friends church will be
held at Mt. Pleasant, beginning on Sab
bath, August 81.
THE glass factories and steel and nail
works in operation in Bellaire this week,
makes the city look lively again, after
she summer sleep.
THE German Lutherans. of the settle
ment back. of PowhataH, are erecting a
fine new frame church. NJ. NJ. Scott,
Esq, is the contractor.
Miss SARAH MORGAN. a niece of V.
Ault of the vicinity of Barnesville, died
st his residence last Thursday, from
consumption, aged Is years.
THE next session of the Teachers In
stitute will be held at Barnesyille, the
vote taken last Wednesday resulting
Barnesville II, St. Clairsyille 81.
THE cooperative stove company at
Martins Ferry has elected G. w. Chess
sell. A. Gerke, F. Kernin and Henry
Metsen as board of directors.
THE manager and chief blower at the
Bellaire steel plant were discharged last
week. and it is now hoped the works
will get along more successfully.
THE u. P. church annual picnic was
held on the Fair Grounds last Thursday,
and WAS as largely attended and as en-
joyable as these picnics are noted for.
J.PARK WEST is captain of the Bell
lalre young mems Blaine and Logan
club. They have lately received uni+
forms-white plug hat, cane and badge.
The dwelling OF Thomas Mcfarland
west of GAINESVILLE, was destroyed by
fire last Thursday, from a defective f1us
Only few household articles were saved
OVER 4,9Oe people attended camp
meeting at Cadiz Sunday of last week
The meeting closed on Tuesday, and was
the most successful one ever held there
The o. V. News scouts the idea Of
there being st. John organization il
that town, and says if there is one, i
must be secret organization, as no on'
Is able to lind it.
ABOUT thirty couple Of young society
people from Bridgeport, Bellaire and
Wheeling danced in Ridgeway's Grow,
last Thursday evening, enjoying them
selves until ii O'clock.
A YOUNG son of U. B. Naylor, Of Bel
laire, was seriously scalded Thursday
by upsetting tub of hot water ovel
himself. The boy died Friday nigh
from the effects of the burns.
A AHENDRYsBURG correspondent to tn
Barnesville News says that merchan
of that place who has badges for sale
has given out that he will vote for tn,
candidate of tie party which buys tn
most badges.
GEN. WARNER is expected TO speak a
a Democratic pole raising at Loydsvill'
on Saturday evening. A laboriOus at
tempt to explain his course on pension
legislation may be looked for. The Gen
eral is in trouble on the pension question
The portable saw mill of R. A. Berry
son of Denham Berry, Of this place, wa
destroyed by fire on Tuesday night o
last week, with a considerable quantIt,
of lumber, about three miles back of New
Martinsville, W. Va.
WM. ARMSTRONG, of Washington tp
has returned from Bellefontaine, wber
he has been six weeks under the treat
ment Of specialist for cancer. He !
apparently cured, although when he lef
his life was despaired Of by his friend
and physicians.