Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-06-05

OALY Tour weeks IrOm IludS uuel
the glorious 4th OF July.
IT is said that the Wheeling Evening
Journal is to be revived as Democratic
organ.
A new schedule goes into effect on th'
c. L. and W. and Northern r4iirO'ds on
Monday.
TIE assessor II Bridgeport precine
reports an increase of S45, 900 in person
al property.
SIMON BAER, father of the Baer Bros.
wholesale g.ocers at Wheeling. died last
Thursday night, aged 72 years.
WILLIAM R. JOHNSON, we learn. has
purchased the residence of the late Judge
Cowen on Main street, for $4,000.
DAVID OKEY. ESQ, says in the Monroe
Spirit of Democracy that work on the
Ohio Valley Railroad is to be commenced
Immediately"
WILLIAM TROLL, who shot Mike Clark
on Saturday evening, at Bellaire, has been
bound over to court by Mayor Cooper In
the sum of 81, 500.
On last Saturday, ex-senator Wagener,
Of West Wheeling, accidentally struck
himself on tue head with a natchet, Sc
riously injuring himself.
PROF. ELLIOTT has been elected Su-
perintendent of the Newcomerstown
schools, with salary of $1,000 per annum
and accepted the same.
ELLA CARPENTER, of Wheeling. on
suicide intent, was pulled from the river
twice on Monday. She was locked up.
but says she will yet uie.
MARTINS FERRY High School Com
mencement occurred on Friday evening.
There were seven graduates and the ex-
ercises were unusually interesting.
JOHN A. WHITE, of Bellaire, has been
appointed State delegate to the Nation
al Pharmaceutical Society meeting, which
is to be held In Chicago. in September.
RoBT. PEARSON, an employe of E. p
Rhodes & Co.'S tlour mill, at Bridgeport,
while splitting block of wood on Mon
day, cut terrible cash in his hand, sew
ering the Principal artery.
MARSHA BURKE, of Bellaire, went tc
ColumBus on Tuesday, to appear before
the United States grand jury as a witness
in the case against the burglars now in
our Jail, for robbing the Nit Olivet post
office.
The family of Capt. F. M. Cowen re-
moved to Flushing on Friday. ST.
Clairsville loses valuable citizen, and
society an estimable lady by the removal
Of this family. May prosperity attend
them.
ABOUT a dozen young men from this
place, under the leadership of Phineas
Dickey and bill" Parker. attended the
festival at Glencoe on Friday evening
Of course they went after Strawberries
md cream.
THE board of education of Bellaire
have adopted resolution dispensing here
after with the presentation of flowers or
gifts of any character, at the annual
exercises of their public |
schools. SenSiblel
THE 3lst anniversary of the Wheeling |
Female College alumna association was
at the college on Monday eve
ling. Mrs. J. l.. Burt. of this place, was
he historian of the occasion, and read
'ery interesting paper.
THE finding of Judge Kelly, in the
NoodStield case, where a saloon man
vas found guilty of gambling for giving
hecks on pool games, has had the effect
# breaking up that practice in the Bell
ire and other saloons of this judicial
district, at least.
MRS. IDA BELL KAISER was 80 years
Id on Monday. and was happily sur
rised by number of relatives and
riends calling during the evening. A
ice supper was enjoyed by those pres
Mt, and Mrs. Kaiser was the recipient
f several handsome presents.
JOHN A CLOSE, of Dickinson, Dakota,
former resident of this place, sent his
rother, Henry b. Close, \ fine set of
eer antlers, which were received last
leek. They are a fine trophy of the {
hase, and were taken from a mammoth
tag shot by our young friend John, I
] January last.
THE assessors of the different towns
hips and wards have all made their re-
leila re property books are in The hands
the city board of equalization, now in
assion in that city. we are unable to
i've any full statistics of the county'S ,
'ealth in this paper. !:
Gov" Todd, an old resident of Morris.
)wn, and general sexton for that portion
{ the county, assisted Evans & Close in
recting a monument one day last week
! the Morristown cemetery, and told {
hem that he had dug LA graves, and
TENDED that many funerals. 1t may be t
'uly said of him, Il gather them in!" {
AMONG the closing features of the high :.
,hool was reception given by the
lnior class to the graduating class and
rofs. Hitchcock and Elliott, in school
all, on Friday evening, about $50 guests
eing in attendance. The affair was ,,
ell conducted, and reflected much credit |.
pom the young ladies and gentlemen in
barge In addition To the social features |
f the occasion, ice cream and cake was
srved in good style. =
SOME unhung villains placed a lot of :
,gs on the b. & o. railroad track. just I.
est of Bellaire on Wednesday night of
Ist week, with the evident intention of
recking the o'clock fast line. Fortu-
ately, the obstruction was discovered
v the crew of a freight, which had side I
-acked to allow the express to pass,and q
showed just in time to allow it to go 9
Iundering by. Had it been wrecked,
lere is no doubt but several lives would l
ave been lost. These villains should
e ferreted out, and hung on sight.
WILL METCALF,a clerk in the railway i
,ail service, and who formerly resided
t Morristown, and was well and favor :
bly, known all over this county, died at
'oledo on Wednesday of last week, at
he age of 80 years, from consumption. 7
lis mother had removed to Toledo some =
me ago, to be at the end of the route,
D take care of her boy when his run r
1as made. as he had long been in ill +
ealth. His brother Clarence had been
&c.