Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-12-11
Town and Country.

TAFrY pullings are bow popular.
Two WEEKS from to-day
We are on the last leaf of the calendar
for 1884.
THAT was somewhat Of rain Satur'
day evening.
WHEAT In the ground is reported al
looking 6rst rate.
OYSTER suppers and church fairs are
In full bloom ia neighbering towns.
IT is the time of year to look up last
winters snow shovels, for an emergency
THE CHRONICLE gives all the news
Advise your neighbor to subscribe for IT.
TEE Boston dime museum will exhibit
the last three days Of this week in Bel
lsire.
DIR. TRIMMER, of GAINESVILLE, has been
reelected physician to the Childrens
Home.
THE council of Cambridge last week
passed an ordinance closing saloons at
10p. m.
TIE county treasurer's Office is being
besieged by parties who are required to
pay taxes.
CONSIDERABLE town property has been
changing hands recently, and more sales
are talked of.
TIE Church of God In Bellairs is in
the midst of an interesting series Of re-
yiyal meetings.
N. S. WILSON, ESQ, of Barnesyille, is
In Kansas on tour of inspection, with
view to locate.
CHRISTMAS BOOKS. "Ths Chatter
Box" Wide Awake, Games, &c. at Pat
terson & Sons. 12ll-2t.
THOSE who advertise will have good
Holiday trade. as people will know they
have goods to sell.
IT is unlawful TO hunt with ferrets.
and We understand The law is to be en-
forced hereabouts.
Iris reported that Elder W. G.. Tedd
IS TO resign the psssarate at Morristewn
add Hen a.rysbarg.
FkfbA7 will b. ssslorn dss in cofrt
-Four iiqsor law siola,"rs are called 10
answer oD thai day.
The cons of veterans Of B-liaire over
Is wears of age. will meet this evening
To org snize a lodge.
The q. u. o. d. F. Will 2ivea fair AID
festival iH city nil. Bellaire, on the 23d.
24th and 18th insts.
THE McGibeRy Family is in his neigh
s borhood again. They gave u concert in
Bellaire last evening.
IT is nearing the SEASON OF the wear,
when you should consider the matter Of
turning over new leaf.
VISIT the schools aud see whether your
childreu are making the best possible
use of their opportunities.
MAIN STREET has just been newly
piked with the stone broken in the coun-
ty yard during the summer.
A DEMOCRAT suggests that the eagle
Jbe removed from the silver dollar, and
the place given to the rooster. -
PRorRACTED meeting commenced last
Sabbath evening in the Centerville N. E.
shuseh, Rev. Hollett. past or.
Mas FLORENCE E., wife of John f.
Arier, Of Martins Ferry, died on Friday,
after brief illness, aged 20 years.
4 SURE sign that Christmas is COM
lug is the ususl annual increase in the
membership Of the Sabbath schools.
A NEW g1ee Cub of twenty members
has been organized in Bellaire, and has
elected officers and adopted bylaws.
The Martia's Ferry Salvation Army
has gone into winter quarters in the
second story of wagon manufactory.
THE second lecture of the Bellaire
course will be ON the night of the S0th
by Dr. Hirst. on Love, Courtship and
Marriage"
AN ordinance to issue Water Works
improvement bonds to amount of $1,000
was passed at the meeting of the Bellairs
council last week.
CAN'T some one propose some enter
-tainment for the Holidaysf The Far
mers' Institute will usher in the New
Year In that line.
THE B. & o. has reduced its force, th'
hours of laoor for employees. and the at
per hour. Laborers on the track nov
get 80 cents day.
JOHN PoRTERFIELD and family, o.
Hunter, emigrated this week to Hum
boldt. Nebraska. where they expect tC
reside in the future
The rains of the latter part Of las
week put water in the ice ponds, ard ;
gooo freeze now, will produce u crop o
this GUNNER necessity.
ISAIAH LIFE. If Morristown, butchers
porker this fall that weighed 81
po0ads. Ii any one has beat this let hin
drop'a postal 10 this Office.
IT is refreshing in the general shn
down of glass weIks, TO hear that th
Barnes lille works report good sales. wit
a prospect to run fill all winter.
The man who scnurs the country 70
ten mites with a shot gun and come
sneaking home al night with,an unfm
tanate wooJpecker in his game bag.
abroad IN The land.
BETWEEN now aud January /, Holi
.day goods will Lave To be sold. Thos
ON h nds III that time will be carrie
over. The advertiser lets people kno,
what he has 10 sell. Try ii.
The name OF the Comparative foundr
and stove works ~ MaFsin's Ferry ha
a,eeD changed tp the "BeImont Stove 10
-of Mariib's Frrr.-" The first cast q
sb-se woikG was made Tuesday Of las
Seek.