Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-07-17
CORN is in tassel.

CORN is in taSsel.
THIS is jam-ing time in most families
THE delicious roasting-ear will soon
be here.
APPLE sass" is now among the table
luxuries.
THE spring chicken is here, but alas,
how small.
THE Teachers Institute begins next
Monday at Barnesville.
FLIES are here and are marking up
Things in the same old way.
IT is reported that counterfeit $40
bills are in circulation in this section.
JAMES CRAIG has the contract for car
rying the mails from Bethesda to Hunter.
AN effort is being made to organize a
Camp of the Sons of Veterans at Barnes
vile.
THERE is a sublime opportunity for
the corner loafer in the call for harvest
hands.
TIE A. M. E. camp meeting on the
Barnesyille fair grounds commenced last
Saturday.
Miss ELIZA SAFFEL, of Quincy, died
last Thursday, and was buried at Bethel
on Friday.
THE biackberTfes aTB beginning to RI
pen. and the crop promises to be an
immense one.
THERE is an extra large crop of grass
hoppers this year, as we are informed by
farmer friend.
PEAsK and Pultney townships each
come to the front with two Democratic
candidates for Sheriff.
CAMBRIDGE is to be tortured to death
"A new brass band has been organized,
and will practice soon.
THE shoe dealers of Martins Ferry
close their places of business at 80 p.
m, Saturdays excepted.
THE NJ. E. church at Martins Ferry
Is making an effort to raise funds for the
erection of new edifice.
CARL BARON, of the Little Tin Co., of
Bellaire, lost two fingers in one of the
presses one day last week.
ROBERT MERRITT, of the vicinity of
st. Cla;rsville Junction, died on Thurs
day evening, in his S0th year.
The colored folks camp meeting at
Martins Ferry commences on Saturday
ef this week in Walnut grove.
A NUMBER of families are already oc-
eupying The cottages on Burr's Mills
camp grounds, as summer residences.
CHARLES KEHREE, of Bellaire, now
only has four fingers on one of his hands
he was hunting and the gun bursted.
Mrs. A. NJ. CARTER, of Somerton, died
On the 4th inst, in the Goth year of her
age. Interment at Boston, Somerset tip.
Miss RUTH DICKERsoN. of Mt. Pleas
ant, was seriously injured about the head
one day last week, by being thrown from
buggy.
JEREMIAH BARNES, a resident for
thirty years of the vicinity of Barnes
vile, died on Sunday of last week. aged
about IS years.
THE boat race between He'll, of Bel
lairs. and Manton, OF Wheeling, comes
off Saturday. Some will bet on the wrong
man as usual.
OCh dI6 uOW III GUe
busiest season of the year, but it is with
the work that brings them the big returns
for the many weeks of labor and waiting
As THE membership of the Presbyte-
rian church at Somerton is small, it hal
been decided to sell the church. and ther'
Is talk of the town purchasing it for 1
hall.
GREAT arrangements are being mad,
for the celored folks mass meeting to b,
held at Cambridge on August 7th. Ex
Senator Bruce and Col. Taylor are to b,
the orators.
r. B. PATTON, of Sbortcreek tp, Har
rison county, sailed from New York OF
Saturday for GERMANY, where be will
spend year perfectiDg himself in th
German language.
FATHER DIENNEN, of the Ohio Val
ley News, who has been taking an ex
tended trip through the North west, i
sgain at the helm in the News Office, re
euperated in health.
JOSEPH WILSON, of the vicinity o
Flushing, died quite suddenly on the Att
aged u years. He had dressed bimsel
rs usual in the morning, and was wash
ing when the summons came.
On Saturday, 5th irst., Mrs. Nanc
Petty, an aged lady of the vicinity of th
trestle near Barnesyille, fell from he
doorstep and broke her thigh. In cor
sequence of her great age, 90 years, it
feared she cannot recover.
The game of ball between the Maynar
Stars and a St. CIairsville nine wa
brought to a close at the end of the At
inning on Saturday, by an objection I
the ruling of the umpire in regard I
the st. Clairsville pitchers manner {
delivering the ball. 1t is unfortunsi
that the boys could not agree. The scol
stood: st. Clairsville Is. Maynard 10.