Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-17

oSAGE and grape vines at J. K. Sut
toms nursery. 2O-4tF
THE oyster season is rapidly drawing
10 q close.
THE spring fever is the prevailing dis
ease just now.
GARDEN making has had boom fol
ths past few days.
BARRETT's circus will exhibit il
Wheeling early in May.
PROF. BURGESS has been unsnimousl,
reelected rs principal Of the Cambridge
schools.
The martins have arrived, and that il
said to be IN unfailing sign Of waru
weather.
CHARLES n. ALLEN, Of Bellaire. ha'
been appointed librarian of the Ohl'
Penitentiary.
SOME of the citizens of Cambridge arr
making big effort to have fair at thai
place this fall.
1t is said that it was too cloudy last
Thursday morning. TO observe The ecllpst
satisfactorily.
MAYOR MITcHELL's official majority
at Martins Ferry was within one vote
Of an even 500.
NINETEEN years ago Monday, Abra-
ham Lincoln was assassInated in Ford q
thsater at Washington.
THE new steel plant at Bellaire has
,,f
end that it works satisfactorily.
TIE past few days of regular April
weather brought out the wild flowers,
and the woods are full of them.
The next Pennyroyal reunion will be
held ut Center school house in Guernsey
county, August q and %. 1884.
AT the election for schonl directors in
Bridgeport on Monday, w. J. Howells
snd DIR. John Cooke were elected.
On Monday, Sheriff SedIick sold at
partition sale, the James A. Berry farm
Of lOS acres in Wayne tp.. tor S5,442.
THE editor of the Cambridge Democrat
appears to have NOR. fun 10 editing a
newspaper than any one we know of.
THERE have been ninety eight acces-
sions TO the Christian church in Bellairs
during the revival which 10 still in pro-
Gress.
Book BEER made its appearance on
Monday, and the police courts OF the
river towns are having full dockets ey'
cry day.
AT the school election on Monday
there were la votes polled, l13 Of which
were for w. n. Coffiand, there being nc
opposition. .ss-
TIE commissioners of Jefferson Co
met in extra session last week, but wer,
unable to decide upon location for th'
Childrsn's Home.
GEORGE 81. BoETTNER. who shot AND
killed Charles Dick in Wheeling few
weeks ago, has been indicted for murde
in the irst degree.
Miss FLORA WILLIAMS, of Martins
Ferry, O popular young vocalist, started
for New York on Monday, to take {
course OF vocal study.
FREsH VIENNA PRESSED YEAST
Delivered at your house, one or two time
every week, fresh, Tuesdays and Fridays
Leave your orders at Gifmores. l7-2
JAMES CRoseEOvR, formerly of thi
place, has made q plat of ths city Of Cam
bridge, and is now securing signers 70
the same. He viii haze it Autographed
THERE will be a large amount O
building done in Martins Ferry thi
wear. II is said that there will be
little town built In the Standard mil
addition alone.
THE Republicans of Noble county ar
pointed delegates to the State CouveI
tion last week. An effort to instruct 70
Blaine was defeated. The delegation
for John Sherman.
The bill TO enable Martins Ferry
establish water works passed bot
branches of the Legislature unanimOusl
The council met Wednesday evening t
consider the matter.
WILLIAM GREER. an aged German {
Bellaire, fell dcwD the stairs at the res
dsuce of bis son, and fractured his skn
so badly, that death was almost instsI
taneous. He was 80 years of age.
Two BROTHERS, James and Ed. Davi
of BellaIre, have been at the outs fe
some time about a ten dollar bill. o
Sunday the fuss eliminated in the form
or shooting the latter 10 the leg, infiic'
ing wound that may prOvs a perml
nent injury.
THE city solicitors salary at Bellaii
has been raised to $500 per annum. TT
rest of the city officials salaries renal
the same as formerly, viz: Mayor, SIC
and fees; marshal, $500 and fees; clerI
$500; street commissioner. 5000; Digl
watchman, S45 per month.
THE transcript Of The docket and iou
mai entries in the case of Robert
Thompson VS.. Joseph Iddings ct al. Wit
the pleadings 10 the case, have bees ale
with the county clerk OF Guernsey CT
on change Of venue from this count
The case will come up for trial at ne,
term of Guernsey common pleas.