Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-05-08

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5 set Marshal
THE seductive cucumber. with its con
cealed cramps, is on the bill of fare.
MALTA PLows-Single and doubl
shovel, at GEPHART's.
THERE was a heavy rain on Srnda,
night, followed up by another Monda!
afternoon.
i WH. WooTEN, colored, at Bellaire, il
in duTance, on the charge Of throwing
stones at church.
THE 9th of this month has been sci
aside by the supren 6 court for the hear
ing of the Scott law test cases.
SHEEP SHEARS Wilkinson's best
very low, At GEPHART's. 5-S 2t.
The Brilliant glass works will again
be offered at Receivers sale on June 2
1854. The property is appraised al
$4,000.
THE number of deaths in Wheeling
from all causes during the month oi
April Was 81. An average of oaIy 2o01
per / 200 per annum.
NEW counterfeit ten and twenty five
cent silver pieces are in circulation
They eau be detected by their peculiar
lustre and brittleness.
The BellsIre gas we'll is now 1850
feet deep, and meeting Of stockholders
Was held on Tuesday, when il was de-
cided to 90 still deeper.
SOME Martins Ferry capitalists are
taking Of boring another gas we'll. They
think that gas in paying quantities can
be found nearer the hills.
JOHN JONES, of Bellaire, fell from a
car load of coke on Monday, and run a
spike through his left hand. Otherwise
he was not seriously hurt.
CARRIAGE FOR SALE-First class fam
lily carriage-gond style and nearly new.
Address, w. r. Ratcliff, Exchange Bank,
Martins Ferry, ONO. 5Sl 1t.
AN engine on the B., z. & c. road run
over an emUankment on Tuesday, over
III Noble county and was badly wreck
ed, but fortunately no one was seriously
injured.
We see 1t stated that the new local
arrangement on the B. d O., will give
an extra trip each day from Bellaire to
Barnesville and return 10y the GAINESVILLE
accommodation.
TRAINS On the B. & o. road have been
irregular for two or three days, owing
TO big freight wreck Oh the Chicago
division. Mails from the west are con-
sequently delayed.
A fine assortment of fresh Crackers,
Farinaceous goods. California canned
goods, at GILMOREs. 5-S 1t.
G. c. CORTLAND, Louisville, Ohio, has
just imported and offers for sale two reg
istered ShorthOrn harrington bull calves.
These are the finest stock in the country.
Call and see them. It.
The Bucks County, Pa, Gazette, OF
the lSt inst, contains an account of the
death of Joseph 5. Thomas, former ed
itor of this paper, and also of the Cadiz
Argus and Guernsey Times.
THE call for the Republican County
Convention appears in this paper. The
primaries for the election Of delegates
to county and cengre 'slOndl conventions
will be held ON Saturday, May 81.
JACOB WAGNER collected S25. so at
ST. ClairsYille in the contest for the sill
yer watch for the benefit Ut Mechanics
Hose Co, and Jake thinks 81. Clalrsvllle
Is u pretty nice place. .-Bellaire Inde-
pendent.
w. A. HUNT, ESQ. has been elected
President of the st. u irsvllle Building
Association, vice Judge ID. d. L. CuWe1;
j. w. Shannon. Vice President, and Ad
Olson Thompson, Secretary, vice +. NJ.
CoWen, resigned.
THE gas wells at Wellsburg are to be
set aUIaZe on Saturday night and other
lights III the town are 20 be turned uff.
The Pewiky railroad will run an excuI-
sion train, leaving Wheeling al $50
o'clock, to give persons All opper. r.unlly
to witness the illumination.
THE barn of Othello Massie, near
Po~hatan, was struck by lightning dur
ing the storm Sunday night, and four
horses aud three cows killed. The build |
ing and it's contents of hay, grain. and
utensils, was entirely destroyed,
loss of about $4,000.
AT a meeting of Hope Commandery
on Tuesday evening, it was decided |
to attend the meeting of the R. E. Grand |
Commandery Of w. Va. to be held at |
Wheeling, on the l4th inst. Hope Com
mandery will assemble at Bridgeport |
Masonic Temple on the 14th for that
purpose.
A. NJ. COLLINS. ESQ, of Piqua, Ohio,
has rented the Campbell business room |
on Main street, and will open out with |
a stock of furniture about the 1st of |
June. He has also rem ed the residence |
of F. M. Cowen, Esq, on Marietta
street, and will move his family here
about the same time.
THERE will be an entertainment in
McMillau's hall, on next Wednesday
evening 14tb, benefit Of the Second NJ
E. church. There will be a debate on
the topic: "Resolved, That the women
of our country should have the elective
franchise" to be decided by ballot of the
audience. Next will be play entitled
adam and Eve in the Garden" All
are invited; admission, 3 cents.
AT meeting of the st. Clairsville
School Board, on Tuesday evening, Prof
L. II. Walters, Principal of the Pow
hatan schools, was selected as Superin.
tendent rice Prof. Hitchcock, resigned,
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