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

LILAC blossoms in profusion.
FRUIT trees are in luxuriant bloom.
Road working in the country districts
THAT was a splendid and a welcome
rain last Sabbath,
GOOD blue grass pasture for rent. In
quire Of George Brown. s-tf.
The white washer and carpet beater
u rsaping bis annual harvest.
DowN-Dried peaches SIXTEEN lbs.
fer one dollar, at Jepson's. 5-12t.
The old market house of BeIaire has
been converted into livery stable.
TEE Bellairs roller skating rink closed
on Saturday evening for the season.
TIE next annual reunion of the 116th
o. v. /. will be held at Caldwell, Sept
lS and 10.
SEVERAL GAINESVILLE restaurateurs
were fined last week for selling goods
On Sunday.
SEVERAL residences and business
rooms are being greatly improved 10y a
coat Of fresh paint.
OVER one thousand people attended
the funeral Of Hon. z. NJ. Atkinson, at
Batesville, last week.
A NEW postofice has been established
ut Jerles ID Monroe county, with TBOs.
+. Jerles As postmaster.
SOME five OF six couple of our young
folks enjoyed q dance at the st. Clair
hotel last Friday evening.
STRAW hats, awnings. parssuls bare
footed urchins, and other evidences of
warm weather, have arrived.
WN. HYDE, one of the oldest citizens
of Barnesville, died on Saturday. April
seth, in the S5th year of his age.
Rev. W. G. TODD will preach at the
Christian church at Morristown, Sunday
0orning and evening, May l1th.
The neighDers' hens are BOW busy
climbing over the fence to investigate
what kind Of seed you have planted.
The play of Past Redemption" at
BarLesville, for benefit of the Young
Ladies Missionary Society. netted S52.
The season is here when the good( p
Sunday school boys can have An outdoor
game Of seven-up, after sabbath school.
The fair and festival last Friday and
Saturday for the benefit of the Mechan-
les hose company at B6llaire, nettsd
$500.
The Wheeling Register came out In q
bright new spring suit last Saturday,
greatly improving its general appear
Rnce.
Most all of our exchanges are being
illustrated with circus cuts. These are
the kind of pictures that pay. Send as q
circus.
MRS. MARY DoBBINs, of Martins
Ferry, died last Friday very suddenly,
after only few days illness from pneu-
monia.
WITH each week of renewed sunshine
the corner statuary increases. They are
fine fellows to look attn their own es-
timation.
OWING to the inability to secure work.
men at this season, the new glass factory
at Barnesville will not open until next
September.
WE. BUNDY, of this county, is one Of
che Ohio delegates to the National Woo
Grower Convention at Chicago on the
10th inst.
J.C. BETHEL, ESQ, has been re-em
ployed for another year as superintend
snt Of the Flushing schools, at an in
creased salary.
CLAroR and Weisgerber, two of tht
best oarsmen of Wheeling,have arranged
Q race for a purse of 81 ,0e0, to take place
On the oath inst.
SOME of the lovers of boating in Bel.
lsire have organized boat club. Thel
have advertised a grand ball for Friday
evening Of this week.
JOHN W. HAMMOND, of Bellaire, re
ceived pension certificate one day las
week, which allows him "a per month
with back pension of S934.60.
C. L. SHUTTLEwORTH, OF Bellairt
had the nisfOrtune to have the middl
finger of his right hand buzz sawed IN
planning mill last Thursday.
ST. CLAIRsvILLE grows metropolita
sit ce the new court house is assured.
is to have a night Lolice force and want
gas works.-GuerDsey Daily Times.
FROM the large amount of bloom o
The fruit trees, especially apples, pear,
and all the more valuable varieties, thi
promises to be a very fruitful year.
The Bellaire G. A r. Post has srrans
ed for fair and festival on THURSDAY
Friday and Saturday of this week, t
raise funds for Memorial Day expenses
SUeARs.-Don fail to look at qualit
and price of our sugars. New Orleanl
Yellow, Standard A, Granulated. Pu
verized and Cut Loaf. GEO. JEPsoN.
OPERATIONS were commenced thi
week on the brick yard of Thomas Clarl
ESQ.,, near the Northern depot. Tb
yard 10 in charge of Mr.. John Clifford
who is practical man in this capacit,
- well 40 being thorough gentleman