Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-11-13
Gown and Country.

Summer.
THE cement works at Bellaire are
turning out 100 barrels per day.
The frst voters of GAINESVILLE march
ed to the polls with martial music.
S. b. CoEN has sold his little farm near
town TO James o. Dixen, OF Blaine.
THE weather wise are all diligently at
work preparing winter programme.
The bank at Flushing is now doing
business in theiIOwnnew brick block.
PROF MERTZ, of the Bellaire Union
Schools, is reported to be seriously i'll.
BISHOP JAEGER conducted services in
the Episcopal church, Bellaire, Friday.
THE grand jury is in session, and law
transgressors neryOusly await their fiat.
The men who "paint town red" at
night generally feel "blue" in the morn
ing.
GEORGE GIFFIN has moved into his
new room in the HeiHlein block. Bridge
port.
TIE home dramatic talent is springing
up in neighburing towns. as cold weather
approaches.
IT is now legal to shoot quail, the law
does not protect them during the month
of November.
THE early sown wheat presents beau
tiful contrast to the red and yellow
leaves of the woods.
SAU HA-BRAH, native of Burmah,
will lecture in the Christian church, Bel
laire, Saturday evening.
The new ferry boat at West Wheeling
is nearing completion, aud will soon be
ready to carry passengers.
As THE first snow was On the 23d of
October. some old -f0gies say there will
be 80 SHOWS before spring.
THEBE will be ar election in the 4th
ward, Bellaire, on the 18th, for memb
OF council, to fll a vacancy.
SECOND growth Strawberries are still
being found on the Barnesville vines,
and are attracting attention.
The usual wheelbarrow bets were
made in some of the towns. and will cre-
ate amusement for an hour or SO.
Rev. MILFORD has been secured to
occupy the pulpit in the Presbyterian
church at Pennington until spring.
DAVID SoUDFRs, of Martins Ferry,
is building new wagon makers shop,
62X23 feet. 1t is to be two stories high
THOSE interested in the oil we'll at
Bethel are highly jubilant over the oil
strike, aud think they have a big boz
nInZa.
BERT DAMSFL. of Barnesville, lost a
part of finger from his left hand, by an
accidental discharge of his gun while
hunting.
THE Rainey coal works above Martins
Ferry, which have been off all summer
on account of strike, will start up some
time so0n.
If you are going to have Holiday goods
for sale, and want trade, let the people
know it through the columns of the
CHRONICLE.
DR.. H. H. HARRISON, of Cadiz, was
elected Vice President OF the Ohio Den
tai Association, at its recent session in
Columbus.
THE Warnock's Cleveland and Hen
dricks club jolli6ed Friday night, and
that Heighborhood was stirred up in a
sty lie peculiar to this club.
REV. DR.. WILLIAMS will preach the
Thanksgiving sermon in Bellaire, in the
First Presbyterian church. A collection
is to be taken up for the poor.
THE farmers in the vicinity of Barnes
vile are after the hunters, and "will
have the law of them," if they hunt on
their premises without permission.
The postmaster at Amber has ten
dered his resignation, and movement
is on foot to have the Office moved to
Lashley, half mile further up the creek.
MRS. ANNIE VANLAw, relict of the
late George Vanlaw, died at her home
in Belmont on Friday night from typhoid
fever, aged about AZ years. Her funeral
took place on Sunday. Interment at
Belmont.
THERE are nine or ten cases of typhoid
fever at Belmont. The disease is pre-
vailing to a greater extent than ever be-
fore in the history of the town. The low
stage of water in the wells and its i'm
purity is given as the cause for the dis
ease.
THEODORE MELLoTT, of Bellaire, who
is running a branch store at Beallsville
Monroe county. is holding the following
stakes for DR.. j. w. Reed, who bet New
York would GO Democratic: Three pups
an Overcoat, watch and a red calf
Theodore has his hands full.
Miss NETTIE PENNINGTON, a young
lady of Martins Ferry, graduate frou
the Union Schools last June, died Sat
urday morning, from consumption. Sht
was favorite among. her young and ole
friends, and her funeral on Sabbath wa.
attended by large number of sorTowinl
friends.
The 26th session of Barnesville dis
trict conference of the NJ. E. church viii
meet at WOOdsield Monday of mex
week for three days session. Rev
Haskell. of this place, is on the program
for an address at the temperance mas
meeting to be held Tuesday evening
also, for an address at the children
meeting on Wednesday afternoon.
BURGLARS entered the residence O
Morrison Foreman at Lewis Mills o.
Sunday night and helped themselves :
eafables from the pantry, and invade,
the sleeping apartment of Mr. F.. takin
watch and his troWs. RS. the latter q
which was lpfi in the kitchen. Tb
/. same night an attempt was made on th
residence of Ira Lewis. but the scoun
drris were sra'ef off before they ha
gained drcass fur her than The pantry.