Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-06-26

MURDOUGH q STEENDROD 0dSo pul
chased considerable wheat during th
past two weeks at 81 per bushsl. Th
harvest outlook disposes farmers to lie
J loose of the old crop.
THE Moorefield band has secured tn
services of the noted clown and come
dian, Mr.. Ned. Turner, for three eIteI
taiRments at the NJ. L. church, lhursda
evening and Friday afternoon and even
ing. July and 4.
The Barnesville Saturday News wei
says that "they who wrestie with th,
local columns of newspaper with tn
thermometer on a strike, have enougl
to attend to without striving to be til
personification Of angels"
The young folks OF St. Clsirsville ar,
arranging for a 4th of July picnic a
Hammond's y Roads, or some Othe
grove away from town. Every one els'
who can get out of town will GO fishing
and that's the way we celebrate
JOHN FENNINoRE, one of the oldes
and NEST respected citizens of Martins
Ferry, familiariy called Pap Fenni-
more, died Saturday, after an illness Of
two weeks. He has been in the mercan
tile business in Martins Ferry since
1874.
On Monday natural gas was struck al
the Jefferson iron works well at Steu
benville, and the strike is said to be the
| largest one yet. The city is wild with
excitement The strike was at l,21O
| feet, and the pressure is about 200 pounds
to the square inch.
AN infant child of Mr.. Henry Ernst, of
Pittsburgh, ,son-in-law of Thos. J.Merritt,
of this place, died from cholera infant
um, at the residence of the latter, where
its mother WAS visiting. on Tuesday at
ternoon, and was buried in the N. E.
cemetery Oh Wednesday.
JOHN J. LENTz, ESQ, formerly of this
vicinity, now promising young attor-
ney of Columbus. O., was married on
the 14th inst, to Miss Bertha Moeller, of
Brooklyn, n. Y. The happy pair, who
stopped over on Saturday. at Mr.. LentZ's
old home, have the best wishes of nu-
merous friends.
Rev. SLATER BROWN, who favored
our Office with call on Tuesday, reports
that some of the wheat in Colerain will
be harvested this week. He is expert
nenting with new variety called the
"Lahdreth," and reports some of the
heads as being over seven inches in
length and well filled.
A UNION Sabbath school basket pic
nie is tu be held in Robinson's grove,
midway between Kidd and New Pitts
burgh, on Friday of next week, July
4th. The Declaration of Independence
will be read by Rev. Slater Brown. who
will also tell the story of the hoy who
cat the apple tree" ALI are invited. !
"A MAN who gave the name Of R. B.
drove twenty head of sheep from
the pasture field of Aaron Ramsey, near
Jacobsburg, to Moundsville, and shipped
them to Pittsburgh on Friday, 18th inst.
Mr. Ramsey found them in the hands of
a commission merchant and got their
value, but the man Smith is still at large.
On Friday evening, June 27th, the
Great Western dramatic club will give
one of their enjoyable entertainments.
The plays for the evening are "a family
not to pattern after" "East Lynn" and
laughable tarces. The caste includes
some of the best talent of the ueighbOr
hood, and the entertainment cannot help
BUT be enjoyable.
Fourth of July, 1884.
With their usual liberality the Cleve-
land, Lorain & Wheeling railroad will
give half-fare rates on account of the day
we celebrate All regular local tickets
purchased and dated July Sd and 4th, will
be honored for return passage July 4th
to 7th, inclusive, without any further
charge, on any regular passenger train.
GOOD blue grass pasture for rent. In
Iuire Of George Brown. S-tf.
TIE Chautauqua movement has been
extended to include the young folks, who
already have Reading Union" They
are now to have an illustrated periodi-
,al of high character. which will be is
sued in July by the Publishers of the
Wide Awake magazine, d.
Lothrop & Co., Boston. who will send
it free for two months to any of our
readers who may request it..
Two BOYS, George Rennard, aged 8 |
years, and a chap by the name of Gra-
ham, of Martins Ferry, were playing |
with revolver on Sunday. The weapon
was in the hands of young Graham W ben
it was discharged, the ball taking effect |
in Rennard's left side, just below the |
ribs. The ball was extracted, and it is
thought the wound will not prove seri- |
ous unless some of the intestines have |
been injured.