Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-12-18
Town and Country.

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THURSDAY OF next week Is Christmas.
WE are having winter weather at in
tervals.
NEXT Sabbath, 21st inst, is the short.
est day Of the year.
STORE windows are gaily dressed In
their holiday attire.
THE small boy is on his good behavior
now until after Christmas.
LONG stockings are iD favor with the
children as Christmas approaches.
THE public library at Flushing now
numbers III volumes. valued at $3.50.
TIE recent rains and melting SHOWS
have put some water In the dry wells.
For Holiday presents, see eyc goods,
at McMonies'. IL ls-2t.
THE next State school examination
will commence on the 23d, in Columbus.
THE new German Lutheran church at
Martins Ferry was dedicated on last
Sabbath.
RABBITS are said to be SO plentiful at
Crabapple that farmers knock them ever
with clubs.
ALBUMS in plush and leather. very
handsome, at Patterson & Sons. IL 1l-2t
The Bellaire Mayors report for No>
vember shows Ss4.s5 fines and licenses
collected.
THE GAINESVILLE band boys are pre-
pairing to give dramatic entertainment
some time soon.
MARTINS FERRY complains that their
market is stocked with butter made Of
lard and tsllow.
THE next teachers examination in this
county, will be held Oh Saturday of this
week, at Belmont.
THE Bellaire council has decided to
rent the public square for skating rink
to the highest bidder.
THE water works question promises to
be the leading question at the spring
election in Barnesyille.
SEND the CHRONICLE to friends away
from home for Christmas present-S2
will pay for it for 1885,
THE pen and the sword have begun
their usual winter contest for supremacy
In the country school districts.
THE new Circuit Court will come into
existence February 9th, when times for
holding the court will be fixed.
WILL ZILCH, Of Bellaire, has been se-
lected as leader of the orchestra at the
Academy of Music in Wheeling.
If YOU want a handsome present for
the Holidays. call at
IL ls.2t. MoMoNIEs'.
A FESTIVAL will be held in the Odd
Fellows hall, at Armstrong; Mills, on
Christmas evening. benefit of the NJ. E.
church.
PETER. HARRISON, an aged and re+
spected citizen of Martins Ferry, died
suddenly last Thursday morning, from
heart disease.
Christmas Fixings-A full line of
everything good for Christmas times,
fresh and cheap at GEO. JEPsoNs.
12-l1 2t.
The track Of the Wheeling & Lake
Erie railroad has been completed ia
within four miles Of BowerstowB, Har-
risou county.
Two WEEKS from to day is the time
TO turn over the new leaf. Prepare to
give up your beer and tobscco-fOr two
or three days.
JOHN NUBY, well known colored
citizen of Bridgeport, died Wednesday
afternoon of last week, from consump>
tion, aged 3s years.
THE Ohio State Grange met at Akron
last week. Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Neptune,
OF Olivet, were the delegates in attend
snce from this section.
The citizens of Burr's Mills are indig.
nsnt because the repeal of the Scott law
has opened saloon in that place. VIM.
Kelley is its proprietor.
WE learn that Elder Todd, of Morris
town, has accepted a position as travels
ding salesman for the Christian Standard
Publishing Co., of Cincinnati.
You will fnd large and fresh line oi
French and American candies, figs, nuts
Malaga grapes, and everything in this
lime, at McM0nleS. IL lS-Zt.
MRS. WARREN, of York tp, who wa,
recently shot IN the eye, has entirely LOST
the sight of that optic, but she vows hei
shooting eye is still in good repair.
HEINER & PERsRING have contracted
to have test we'll for oil put down or
their territory near Csptina, the work
to commence on or before the goth inst
A COUNCIL of the National Union wa:
organized in Bridgeport last week. A
J. Baggs is President; Prof. Orr. Speak
or; George Mckee, Secretary. and ful
list of other usual officials.
WILLIE, son of Oliver McAnnich, Of
Etnayille, drank quantity of concen'
trated lye about three months ago, since
which time the little fellow has suffered
greatly. He died last Thursday.
1T is said that the overcoat worn b,
Samuel Day on the night he was mur'
dered by "Bub" Borham. has no hole Gu
in it, and from the location of the wounds
this is thought to be at least strange.
AT a meeting of the Board of til,
West Va. State Fair Association Wednes
day of last week, A. Reymann was re
elected President, and George Hook, Sec
retary. Their next fair will be helC
from 7th to 18th of September, 1885.
MRS. NANCY RAMSEY, wife of Edis
Ramsey, of Barnesyille, died on Satur.
day, 9th inst She was one of Barnes.
ville's oldest citizens, having lived ther,
40 years. She was a christian lady; anl
in her demise, an old land mark of tha
place is gone.