Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-06-19

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bridge on Tuesday.
THE Democrats of the different towr
ships IN this county, will elect delegate
to the Congressional convention on Sat
urday.
THERE will be a trial of self bindin
reapers on the farm of n. B. Nichols, il
Union township, July 4th, weather an,
wheat permitting.
Hon. THos B. BANCROFT, state min
inspector, has favored she CHRoNICLl
with copy of the annual report o
Mine Inspector Roy.
THE Rev. DR.. T. ]. Scott, returned mis-
sionary from India, will preach in tn,
NJ. E. church Of this place next Sabbath
June 22d, both morning and evening.
JOHN A. TAYLOR. two miles west o
town, while hanging wall paper Tuesda,
morning. fell from step ladder ant
fractured his left wrist. DR.. Parks, o
Louisville, was called and reduced tht
fracture.
JOHN AULT, ESQ, died from paralysis
on Tuesday morning, at his residence p.
his age, and his remains were inferred il
the Dutch burying ground at 2 O'Clock
Wednesday. A wife and three grown
children survive him.
Democratic National Convention
The B. & o. Railroad will sell round trip
tickets to Chicago al low excursion rates
good going July to 2, inclusive, and will be
good returning mill JulV 18th
MARSHAL BURLINGTON went over to
Maynard Monday and arrested miner
charged with assault on a woman. The
man is said to be one of the best men at
the mines, and never was in trouble be-
fore. He gave bail until to-day, Thurs
day, wnen he will have hearing.
Miss LUCRETIA GRIN, of Monroe Co..
was adjudgsd insane by the probate
judge on the 1lth inst, and left ia charge
of friends pending an application to have
her admitted to the asylum. On the 18th
she escaped from her friends, and when
found was hanging to a tree, dead.
THE first issue of The Occasional" a
bi-weekly local paper, which is to be
published during the vacation by George
W. Doyle and James 4. Alexander, was
laid on our table Saturday. The paper
is small, but presents creditable appear
ance, and is well edited We wish the
bows fortune out of the enterprise.
Fourth of uIy Excursions.
The B. & o. Railroad annual 4th of July
excursions to and from all stations on the
trans>Ohio divisions, on July 4 and 5, will
sell round trip excursion tickets to and from
all stations on the trans-Ohio divisions at low
rates. These tickets will be good
until July z, inclusive.
A. C. ROBINSON, representing the New
Y oTk oil syndicate, which has leased
about 5000 acres of land in the vicinity
Of Jacobsburg, in this county, is reported
As saying that they will sink three test
wells this summer to the depth Of 1900
feet He feels confident of getting oil
in paying quantities, and also states that
IN case the company is successful, q
pipe line will be laid to Bellaire where
me retineries will be built and the busi-
ness transacted.
THE Republicans of Noble county met
n convention Tuesday of last week and
nominated the following county ticket:
Probate Judge, David M. Morrison; aud
tor, w. ID. Guilbert; prosecuting attor-
aey, Capell Weems; recorder, Z. w.
Wickham; surveyor, l.. W. Merry, COM
John R. Gorby; infrmary di-
'ector, John M. Graham. The convention
passed a resolution favoring the nOmina-
ion of Judge Frazier to the Circuit
Iudgeship.
Excursion Rates 10 the Great
West.
From June 1S to 90, the B. & o. Rail-
Dad will sell round trip tickets to the follows
ng points in Kansas: Abilene, Baxter Springs,
Council Grove, Florence, Fredonia, Holton,
and Reece at one fare for the
ound trip. This is your opportunity to visit
he Great West at the lowest rates ever of
cred For further Information as to time of
rains, ETC.. call upon or address agents of
he B. s. o. Railroad.
torn visited this section Oh Friday af-
ernOon. For time the sky was lit up
With the lightning, and the roar of the
told that the storm was close.
Jesse Pratt's house, on the south side of
own, was struck by lightning and
lightly damaged; a smoke house in
Harvey Bumgarner, Jr.'s yard was alsu
truck, his wife and children suffering
severe shock; a tree was struck at
)snham Berry's, near the Union Genet
Try, and two locust trees were shattered
n David Burdette's yard, ,on the Iddings'
ection, just north of town.
in Franklin College.
The exercises begin with Baccalaureate
ermon by the President, Sabbath, 22d
nst., at IL a. m.; address to religious so.
,ietieS, at 5 y. m., by Rev. j. Henry
[horp, of Philadelphia, Pa; Monday at
80 D. M. address to the literary socie-
les, by Hon. ]. 81. S. Trainer, of Steu-
Tuesday evening, at 1880, class
Wednesday, at 10 Il. M, COM
nencement. The formal opening of the
lew college en- that day, will secure the
attendance of many of the Alumni and
trangers. The forenoon will be devoted
o addresses from these visitors.
The following marriage licenses were
ssued by the probate judge for the week |
,nding Tuesday:
hlO1u n IO1DOlI anu hllDCud L I'LL
ips.
James A Anderson and Jessie B Viii
on.
Kearns F Jeffers and Hattie Mcmahon |
Wm 2 Hornbrook and Lila Brill
John C Bethel and Mollie r Conrow.
Thomas Copham and Francis l. Hum
John Bohilles and Susan Deem.
Peter Mclean and Emma J Smith.
Albert P Amber and Mary A Ham !
nond.
THE commencement exercises of the
3ellaire high schools occurred Thursday |
evening in the Disciples church at that
1lace, the house being crowded. There |
we're thirteen members of the graduate
ng clacs, twelve young ladies and one
1oung gentleman. The different essays |
and orations were all about something
n connection with the school, the his
,ory of the different members of the
class being given by each other. The