Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-06-19
TEACHERS EXAMINATION at ST, ,Clairs-
villa, on Saturday.

4EAI6EhS EAAM1aA11ON dl u
vills, on Saturday.
: The Republican Central Committed
S will meet in st. ClalrSville. next Satur
day, 2lst, at p. M, for organization.
ANGELICA MILLER, of the vicinity OF
Leysville, MAS buried at Plaintield or
, Friday. She was about ninety years OF
age.
MES. ALMET HoGUE. died at her home
near Louisville on Friday. and her re,
: mains were inferred at Plainfeld. A
husband and three children are bereft.
JOHN SMITH,a boss carpenter from East
Liverpool, engaged on the new water
works at Wheeling, was buried by the
caving i'll of well on Monday, and as
yet his body has not been recovered.
A SUIT was tried in the common pleas
on Tuesday, under the Adair law, in
which Elijah B. Kennedy was plaintiff,
and Abram Stahl and ten other liquor
dealers of Bellaire, were defendants. 1t
4 was alleged that defendants sold liquor
to minor son of plaintiff, and damages
was laid at $4,000. The jury returned a
verdict yesterday for $3.50 against all the
defendants.
Democratic State Convection.
The B. & o. Rilroad will sell round trip
tickets TO Columbus and return at low eXcur-
sion rates. Tickets will be good going June
%, "A, and 25, and will be good returning
June 26, inclusive.
i Will also sell round trip excursion tickets
to the Second Amendment Convention at Co
lumbus, June 25th.
THE county commissioners Oh Wednes-
day night of last week, after a prOtract-
ed session, determined to employ Mr.. j.
W. Yost, formerly of this county, but
recently Of Columbus, as the architect
of the proposed new court house. Mr.
YOst was the architect of number of
school houses in this county, the Chill
dren's Home. the Bellsire National bank
building and the Cambridge court house.
We hope that he will meet with the
most complete success in planning and
constructing the new county buildings
here.
Y. L. HAWTHORNE, ESQ. of Harris
vile, who read law in the office of Hon.
L. Danford and j. c. Miner, Esq. who
read with the Mitchell Bros. of this
by the Supreme Court ON the Sd inst
Mr.. NJ. while on visit to Kansas last
fall was admitted at Topeka to practices
in that State; he has recently formed a
partnership with Judge +. c. Scarf, II
we'll known attorney of Portsmouth, o.
These young gentlemen have good
knowledge of the law, and we are glad
to know that they start out in their
professional career under such favora-
BILE auspices.
Mr.. VIM. ALEXANDER, of Bridgeport,
was appointed by Judge Kelly on Friday,
the additional member of the court |
house committee, as required by the
statute. On Monday the commissioners |
together with Mr.. Alexander, Sheriff |
Sedwick and Architect Yost, visited |
Cambridge and inspected the new court |
house, after which the party went to |
Newark and GAINESVILLE, and viewed the |
public buildings at those places. They |
determined nothing as to plans. They |
will meet here on next Wednesday to |
further consider matters pertaining to |
the new buildings. Probate Judge L. !
Cochran and Clerk Cash did not accom-
pany the board.
GEORGE SEWERS, a conductor in the
G. & 2. yards at Bellaire, while shifting
cars on Saturday, got his foot caught
between the rail and guard rail. and |
in an instant both legs were drawn un-
der the wheels and horribly mangled |
from the knees down. The cries of the |
unfortunate man are said to have been |
distressing in the extreme. DR.. Todd,
surgeon of the. road, assisted by the
physicians of Bridgeport and Bellaire,
amputated both legs just above the knees |
and at last accounts it was thought the
wounded man would recover. Mr.. 5. il
colOred man, 35 years of age, and has
been reliable aud steady emplOye of |
the road for number of years.
THE c., L. & W. R. R. have made very
important changes in the running of |
their trains, which can but be re-
ceived with favor by its patrons. All
passenger trains are now solid through
trains to Cleveland without change or
delay. The Cleveland & Uhrichsville
express (No. p arrives at Cleveland at 8
a m., leaving Cleveland at 5 p. m, giving
patrons hours in the Forest City This
train (No. q makes direct connection at
Grafton with Bee Line" &C., &C. & l.
R'y), for all points in the West and
Southwest.
The Cleveland and Wheeling Express
(NO. }, now makes direct connection at
Grafton and Elyria, for all local points on
the c., c. G. & l. and M. s. Ry's, also TO all
points in Southwest, West and North
west; also with boats for Detroit and all
points up the Great Lake For time of
trains see time card in another column.
Rev. MARTIN LUTHER WEEKLY. of
Berlin, Somerset county, Pa, whe is
visiting his brothers, E G and John
Weekly, of Smith township, and other
friends, was in towu on Tuesday. Rev
W. was born at Happy creek, Warren,
Va, August 26, 1898, and with his
father, VIM Weekly, passed through this
place in the fall of 1906, settling near
Lewis Mills; he lived in the county
until 1886. when he went to Northern
Ohio, and thence in 1874 to Pennsylvania,
where, for the most part, he has since
resided. In 1884 he became Methodist
preacher,and was continuously in active
service, closing his 50th year in the
ministry in April last. He preached at
Morristown in 1S43, and in Bellaire in
1876. He is in excellent health, and
never was sick day in his life He is
an exceedingly pleasant old gentleman,
and has lively recollection CT the old
days.
On Wednesday evening of last week,
a serenade and reception was rendered
Senator A. j. Williams. of Cleveland,
author of the bill to erect new public
buildings, at the court house, where a
large number of our citizens gathered to
pay their respects to the distinguished
Senator, who was spending day or two
in their midst. Major w. S. Kennon
was called to preside and made pleas
ant little speech, introducing the Senator.
In responding, Mr.. Williams acknowl-
edged gracefully the courtesy shown
him by the impromptu meeting of the