Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-07
FAExEas have begun fall plowing.

THE cider mills are being cleaned up.
THE Noble County Republican was as
years old last week.
DISTRICT Court convenes at Woods
field on September I'd.
THE first chair at the Cambridge fac
tory was made on Friday.
THE Mayor of Cambridge is trying to
stop the closing of streets by the B. & o.
trains, by arrestiDg the conductors.
CONSIDERABLE of wind storm passed
over town Sabbath evening, but we have
heard of no damage in this vicinity.
Mrs. DAVID BRowN, Of Washington town.
ship, died last Friday from heart disease, after
an illness Of only two days, aged 35 years
DR.. MORRISON. of Morristown. fell
from a mule he was riding. at Warnock,
on Tuesday afternoon, and broke his
collar bone.
The treasurer of Guernsey county has
turned the tables on the saloonists. and
has brought suit against them for this
years Scott law tax.
| A SALT well on the farm of Benjamin
Sheldon. at 1Etnaville. gives rise to talk
of forming a company for the manufac-
ture of that article.
THE Morristown cornet band has been
employed to furnish the wind music for
the Pennyroysl reunion at Fairview, the
latter part of this month.
On a second arrest for selling liquor
to 8 person intoxicated, C. ]. Mcfarland
was held to court Saturday, by Mayor
Davies. in the SUN of 800.
Attention.
A full stock of mems plow shoes, all
sizes. at reduced prices.
S7-2t. F. TROLL & Sons.
HENRY HFIL, of Bellaire, and Louis
Felsing, of Wheeling, have articled for
boat race for $500 side, to take Dlace
on Saturday, August 10th, over the BEL
laire course.
SAYS the Bridgeport correspondent to
the Register, Wednesday: "a st. Glars
vile man was picked up yesterday in
such drunken condition that he had to
be hauled to the lookup in cart Who
is he?
A MISSIONARY mite society will be
held at the NJ. E. parsonage next Tues
day evening. The mite jugs will be
brought in and opened at that time All,
both gentlemen and ladies, are invited
to be present.
Miss - WILKINSON, daughter of Mrs.
Elizabeth Wilkinson, residing on the
Central Ohio R. r. below Lewis Mills,
died on Sunday night from consumption,
aged about 25 years. Interment Tuesday
at Wesley Chapel.
WE print this week, the advertisement
of the W. Va. State Fair and Exposition.
which holds its fourth annual fair on the
Island on Sept. s to IS. They offer S15.-
900 in premiums. and the fair promises
to be better than ever.
The man who gave away $40 bills
with cakes Of soap. all for S5. was in
town Tuesday. "Cooney" Thompson
says he likes to keep good soap in his
barber shop, but So cake is little
steep; of course he got no SO bill.
ARTHUR Roc ERs, ESQ. one of the best |
known residents of Union tp., died at |
his home near Morristown, early on
Tuesday morRing, aged about s5 years. |
Deceased was native of Louden county,
Va. We have 10 particulars of Mr.. |
Rogers death.
OWING to the accident to the bridge |
on the Northern railroad. the M. E. S. s..
picnic which was to have been held in |
Ridgeway's Grove. was held on the Fair |
Graunds Wednesday. and the large |
crowd present enjoyed it, although the
little ones were probably disappointed |
in not getting the expected car ride.
]. A. MORRIS, Regimental Secretary,
announces that there will be meeting |
of the 126th boys at Flushing. next Sat
urday, August Q, to make arrangements
for their reunion, which is to occur on
August 2S Soldiers of other regiments
and the ladies are invited to attend and
aid in perfecting the necessary arrange
ments. The Regimental President, ]. Fl.
Benfer. will be present at the meeting.
THE camp meeting of the 2d NJ. E.
church of this place is progressing favor.
ably on the fair grounds, services being
held-each weak. day and evening, Rev.
0. W. Fsx, pastor in charge. Rev. j. F.
K. Moreland, of Cadiz. pulpit orator of
force. is present, and assist
luR db ItIO LuCrlluko. VII HCAG CdOOotu
evening. he will speak on an interesting
theme. viz: "Providence as seen in the
history Of . race"
Mrs. SARAH MORRIS, of -Woedsheld,
widow of Joseph Morris, deceased, aged
90 years, took her tirst ride on railroad
on the 1st inst The President of the
road presented her with a ticket to
Beallsville and return. Mrs. Morris is
the head of five generations as follows:
Mrs. Sarah Morris. 90 years; Mrs. Eliza
beth briggs, daughter, 81 years; Mrs.
Cerzak Sinclair, daughter, 46 years; Mrs.
Sarah Keepers, daughter, 20 years. The
fifth is an infant son of Mrs. Keepers,
whose family Mrs. Morris visited at
Beallsville. 1t is seldom that the head
OF the family can say, as Grandmother
Morris can: Daughter, l am going to
see your daughters daughter who has a
son." Mrs Morris, aside from age, is
free from disease. and we hope will yet
enjoy many years of Woods6eld
Spirit.
JOSEPH MEAD, a well known citizen
of Union tp., after long illness, died At
his home one mile west of Loydsville, on
Friday. Deceased was born in Louden
county. Virginia, July 2, 1911. As early
as 1927, with his mother ahd step-father,
he came to Belmont county and settled
in Union township. For several years
he was engaged in teaching school in his
In company with VIM.
Gregg, he conducted for few years
mercantile business in Belmont, and
afterwards with a brother John. was
engaged in a similar business in Somer
ton. In 1889, he married Phoebe Nichols,
and continued in the mercantile business
at SomertOn until 184e, when he pur-
chased and removed to farm in Flush
ing tp., where he resided until 1858, W hen
again he embarked in the mercantile
business at Smyrna, continuing there for
three years. In 1856 he purchased and