Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-10-16


EIGHTEEN DAYS only until the Presi+
Dental election.
ONE vote would have given US every
man on the county ticket
A ST. JOHN club at Martins Ferry OF
&c members. has ELECTED officers.
The Bellaire skating rink opened up
Wednesday evening for the season.
KATIE, 5-year old daughter Of II. L.
Wells, Of Bridgeport. died on Sabbath.
SOME misguided and erratic Democrats
were still claiming the State on Wednes-
day.
Col. TAYLOR has been spoken of as
an available candidate for Governor
next year.
The NJ. Z. church at Martins Ferry,
has :aken in 3s full members during the
past month.
RoBT. RAY. Bellaire. was burglaIized
of some money and silver watch last
night.
FIFTEEN is the size of the Republican
gain in st. Clairsyille precinct, and on a
very full poll.
BURGLARS attempted to blow the safe
of VIM m.Rainey, Cambridge, Monday night,
but were unsuccessful.
THE Democrats. as rule, retired ear
ly on Tuesday night-it did not take
them long to get enough.
The loss to Mrs. Laws. of Barnesville,
by the ire of Monday of last week, was
about $1,000, with no insurance.
THE ladies of the 5th ward, Bellaire,
are making a 90-foot flag for the Blaine
and Logan pole erected in that ward.
J. w. CAMBRLL, of Cambridge, Re
publican, was elected common pleas
Judge to succeed Judge Frazier, by 2.114
signment Wednesday, to James c. Tall
man. His assets are $l,500; liabilities
unknown.
MILLIGAN, the unsophisticated young
man who endeavOred to "fix" the sa
looms in this county. is the son of an al
legged ProhibitiOnist.
THE building for the new cO-seerative
foundry at Martins Ferry are all under
roof, and it is expected that stoves will
be made by the middle of November.
DURING the pastorate Of Rev. E. R.
Jones, Cf the NJ. E. church of Martins
Ferry. the membership was increased
100. making total membership of 400.
BENZ. BARKHURsT has shown US some
Bentley Sweet apples one year old. in
good state of preservation, and some
Willows, considerably wilted, two years
Did.
A MEETING of citizens was held in
GAINESVILLE on Monday of last week, to
consider the matter of water works, and
| committee was appointed to look into
he matter.
THERE were three Prohibition votes
1olled in St. Clairsville precinct. OF
,hese two voted for Col. Taylor for Cons
,ress, and one for McElhaney, the Prohi-
litiOn nominee.
The B.. z. & C. railroad has been
nortgaged to the Farmers Loan and
Trust Co.. of New York, for $2,5O0,000.
The mortgage has been recorded in
Guernsey county.
A YOUNG MAN named VIM. Mack, in
to board coal train On the
J., L. & W. road, near Barton, on Thurs
lay, had his foot SO badly crushed that
was necessary.
Mr.. Jos. CULBERTsoN. aged about SO
'ears. and citizen of UniontOwn, died
N Sabbath last, aud the funeral took
,lace on Tuesday at 2 O'Clock p IN. In
erment at Taggart's cemetery.
SOME of our Republican friends are so
as to charge that there was
between the saloonists and
section of the Presbyterian clergymen
o elect Cooper This is unkind.
CHAIRMAN RILEY. of the Democratic
has been wearing Grape since
he elections. Milligan still has batch
# Liquor dealer circulars on hand, which
le will furnish free on application.
AT a recent meeting of the Barnesville
cholars of the colored schools TO the
ligh school of the union schools, and
hree passed the examination this year.
The B. & o. company will commence
It once the work of constructing a sys>
EN- of reservoirs along the Central Ohio
ivision. to secure water for locomo-
ives and stock in transit, in case OF an
'ther drought.
AMOS SHEPPARD, of Bellaire, was ar
ested the ether night for drunk and dis
,rderly, and has now sworn out war
ant, charging Officer Leach with una
awfullv taking from him personal
to the value of 500.
Ex-AUDIToR CoFFLAND's outrageous
Ibuse of the Republicans, under the pre-
ense of speech making in about one
lalf of the townships of the county,
Turing the last two weeks of the can
rass, had its effect in an increased Re-
publican majority.
New Music-Just Out!
"Arctic Heroes March," by W. C.
Stilwell, beautiful march, and not very
iificult. Will be sent postpaid for 80
,ents, by w. G. Stilwell, Pleasant Grove.
Belmont county, Ohio, or any music
iealer.
AT the meeting of the Teachers aSso
citation in Bridgeport Saturday, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President,
J. o. Dixon; Vice Presidents j. E. Tay-
lor, Miss Battell and A. F. Hunter; Ex+
rt