Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-07-24
AL vegetation needs rain.

HARVEST HOME picnies in the rura
regions.
AN attempt is to be made to find nat
ural gas at CadiZ.
If there is not a rain soon, water VIII
begin to be scarce article.
The Salvation Army at Martins Ferry
is reported to be growing larger every
month.
THE strike at the Bellaire steel works
has been settled, and work was resumed
Monday.
THE new Heinlein block in Bridgeport
is ready for the roof, and is an elegant
structure.
THE whooping cough is prevalent
among the little folks in the vicinity OF
East Riehland.
THE Martins Ferry A. NJ. E. church
camp meeting commenced in Walnut
Grove on Sunday.
WHEELING creek is said to be lower
than ever before known. The water is
scarcely moving.
The annual reunion of the 126th o.
Y. |. will be held at Flushing, Thursday,
August 2sth, 1884.
THE Hanes family of Martins Ferry
and Wheeling picniced at Wheeling
Park last Wednesday.
CAROLINE HAMILTON, of Wheeling.
colored, was buried on Monday. She WAS
said to be ITO years old
WIN. TALBOT, of near Hendrysburg.
died on Sunday of last week. from par
alysis, aged about 80 years.
THERE does not seem 80 be any change
in the wool market-S0 cents still ap-
pears to be- the ruling figure.
How far is it from Cleveland to Salt
River? Well, about as far as from new
till the 4th Of November next.
The Rechabites are making extensive
preparations fer demonstration at
Martins Ferry, on the l4th OF August.
JOHN BECK, of West Wheeling, was
badly hurt by the breaking of belt in
the Bellaire planning mill last Wednes
day.
THE Democratic primaries. for the
election of delegates to the county con-
vention. will be held on Saturday of this
week.
WM. HUMEs, of Wheeling. has issued
a challenge to play any Bellaire man
series of games of pool for purse of
$1,000.
Hon. W. n. CowDEN has been appoint
ed a member of the Board of the Agri-
cultural Experiment Station, by Gov.
Hoadly.
The flint glass workers, in convention
at Pittsburgh on Saturday, agreed that
the present stop should continue until
the 18th of August.
ISAAC AsKEw, of Kansas City, arrived
in Bridgeport last Friday, where he will
spend the summer With his daughter,
Mrs. R. J. Alexander.
The Christian Church at Hendrys
burg was galy decorated with flowers
Sunday of last week, in honor of the re-
turn of Rev. Todd and bride.
CORN on the uplands has been serious
ly damaged by the drouth. and potatoes
every where. Oats, berries, fruit and
vegetables have suffered greatly.
THE boat race at Bellairs last Saturday
replenished the city exchequer nearly
800 in the way Of fines assessed on the
boys. Its an ill wind, etc"
THE creeks and other small streams
in this vicinity are reported to be about |
dry. At Barnesville several of the wells |
have gone dry, and water is very scarce. |
The dread scourge. diphtheria. seems |
to have q hold on Steubenyille, and is |
causing considerable anxiety. The papers |
it as worse than smallpox. !
SPARKS from passing train burned |
two tons of hay last week for John Rod |
efer, OF Mead township; ID. 5. Adams, of |
is also a loser from the same !
cause.
The old machinery taken from the |
Flushing Touring mills when the roller |
process was put in, has been taken to |
Holloway. where a new mill is to be |
erected.
at Kiddis, on the c.. l.. & w. road, from |
an immense pole raised there Saturday. |
Our Colerain CORES pondent tells about |
it, in another column.
w. NJ. HAMILTON has been elected |
President of the Bellaire glass works. |
He has been a druggist of Wellsville for
81 years past, and is very highly spoken |
Of by the press Of that city.
IVAN d. MIsEoFF, Bulgarian, who is |
an education at Princeton col
lege, to fit himself for the ministry in |
his own country. lectured 10 the Bellaire |
church on Sabbath.
Miss SUE CRUMBACKER, a teacher of /,
National Teachers convention at Madi+ |
son, Wisconsin. She will spend the sum- |
mer visiting friends in that State.
THERE will be reunion of the old |
Dutch" singing class, and harvest
home picnic. at Ault's grove, 211 miles
south of st. Clairsville, on Friday, Aug |
Slh. See programme next week.
SPRING chickens are 25 cents EACH
Count tue number to eat, anu then pre- |
pare that many chickens, for IA taste.
When dressed, they are not much bigger
than the coin that purchases them.
w. b. CREW, one of the oldest conduc-
tors on the Eastern Division of the b. &
o. road, was arrested Tuesday of last
week. charged with embeZZlement. 1t
is said if he can be convicted other ar
rests will follow.
On last Wednesday night. the black
smith shop of FL. Smith, the wagon max
ing shop Of VIM. .Truax, and the grist mill
of Mr.. Heath. at Wegee, were destroyed
by FIRE. The fire is supposed to have been
of incendiary origin, and is a great loss
to the little city.
THE company that has been leasing
oil territory between Quincy and Frank