Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-02-14
BROTHER TO BROTHER
NOT CHARITY, BUT HELP FOR THE FLOOD
STRICKEN PEOPLE.
WORK or THE RELIEF COMMITTEES IN ST
CLAIRSVllLE, MORRIS TOWN AND
OTHER POINTS.

IlOul OH SCCliOus VI the
J, viSitad various points on the river, am
o viewed with amusement and cOusterna
S tion the great waters as they swept owe
the beautiful busy valley of the Ohi'
and wrought ruin and destruction il
0 their pathway. No human being VIII,
: witnessed the never to be forgotten
3 scene, could resist the impression thai
D want and squallUr, poverty and suffer
ing. were being carried into the homes
Of thousands of people, and it was made
: apparent th2t the more fortunate ones
! living in comfortable homes away from
! the seething flood, must come to the re-
lief of the sufferers.
The people of st. Clairsville and
vicinity, ever ready when the emergency
arises to extend aid to those in need,
with commendable promptness and upon
} their own motion started the relief ball
rolling on Friday evening through an
announcement made by Rev. Robert
Alexander in his church where services
were being held, that public meeting
would be held on Saturday at O'Clock.
in Welday's Hail, to take into consider
alton measures of relief for the flood
sufferers.
Reports from the flooded districts
early on Saturday morning, were of
such a character as to Indicate that es-
pecial diligence was necessary to provide
for the homeless ones on our border, and
with view of expediting the business
of the general meeting To De held in the
afternoon, at an impromptu meeting in
the court house, at O'Clock, over which
Judge st. Clair Kelly presided. COM
mlttee, consisting of G. W. Carroll,
Wilson Mitchell, A. c. Darrah and w.
A. Hunt, were appointed To begin an
Immediate canvass for funds and provi-
siOns. and to make such recUmmenda-
tions to the General Committee as they
deemed proper. This committee met
Immediately, and organized by electing
G. w. Carroll, Chm, w. A. Hunt, Sec'y.
and A. G. DarraE, Treas, and within a
short time about S30U Was subscribed To
the relief fund.
The commit ee wired VIM. Eaton, W.
| b. Kirk, j. Y. Fisher. r. 5. Clark, and
others, at MoTriStown. the situation,
and asked them to organize at once, to
which prompt response WAS received.
1t was determined to recommend the
appointment of General Committee
and that Relief committeeman be ap-
pointed in each school district in Rich
land township, and to print fifty blank
appeals for aid. At Welday's Hall a
good-siZed meeting convened at / clock
over which Judge r. E. Chambers pre-
sided, with the editor, of this paper as
Secretary. In few brief words Judge
Chambers stated the object of the
meeting, after which the report of the
committee appointed by Judge Kelly.
Ona ado anH fhpir NrOrl- I'D and
recommendations adopted, and the fol
lowing General Committee was appoint
ed: Samuel MeGeurge, VIM. r. John
son, A. e. Darrah, VIM. A. Hunt, Wilson
Mitchell. |. H. Patterson, g. w. Carroll,
Joshua w orley, Andrew Mcfarland, H . |
c. Nelday, Frank p Sedwick. which or
ganiZed with the same officers as the
committee appointed by Judge Kelly.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
No. 1-Wm. Parkinson, |. 2. Lewis.
2-Jas. A. McNary, Sol. Bentley. y |
3-JOhn A. Tay lor, A. G. Hammond.
4-Jesse McGee, Hugh Mcmillan,
John A. Neff.
Geo. Coffiand, VIM. J. Clark.
6-J. H. Denham, JOS. H. Ault.
7-Dr Mitchell, VIM. Chambers,
Henry Morgan.
S-Robt. Clark, Thos. johnson.
9-John W. Neff, Samuel Shields.
10-Dr. Piper, Robert Carlisle.
l1-Clark Nichols, Arch. Rush.
l2-Jonn Stewart, John White.
13-Thos. J. King. VIM. Boyd.
l4-Richard sutton, Conrad Neff.
l5-David Sutton, J. B. McMechan.
16-Jos. j. Taggart, Oyras Kirk, r.
F.. Giffin.
IS-Amos Fawcett, Elijah Mcfarland |
l9-Alex. Hawthorn, r. B. Caldwell.
20-Geo. w. Marshall, 2. w. Help
bringer.
At meeting of the GeneralCommittee
after the meeting, the following COM
mittee of ladies was appointed, auxiliary
to the general committee. and to have
especial charge of clothing supplies:
Misses Retta Armstrong, Mary Kerr,
Nette Minor, Caroline Osborne, Mdrga-
ret Tate. Hannah Jepson. Mesdames
W. J. Thompson, w. A. Hunt, c. w.
Carroll, Isaac Patterson, and A. p. |
Blair, and were requested to meet in the
NJ. E. church, on Sabbath afternoon.
According to appointment this commit
tee met at the time and place designated |
and organized by choosing Mrs. l. H. |
Patterson, President, and Miss Nettie |
Minor, Sec'y. The committee at once
was divided into subcommittee, and
the work of canvassing for clothing was |
entered upon, aud by dark most of the
families of the town had been visited
and requested to send their contribu-
tions of clothing to stated depotS in
each square.
A committee on supplies, consisting
OF j. B. Meyer, A. FL. Mitchell John |
| Troll, J. w. Shannon, and Geo. JepsOs,
was appointed, and all the branches of
relief work was prosecuted with energy.
| Almost every house in town was visited.
and by the time the evening trains left.
at o'clock, two car loads of food, con-
sisting of twenty boiled hams, large
quantity of bread, cooked meats, crack
ers, coffee, and other edibles, were ready
for shipment, and by o'clock one ofI
these lots, in charge of Judge Carroll,
and Prosecutor Mitchell. was in Bellaire
and in the hands of the proper commit
| tee, for distributiOn--the second lot to |
reach that place from outside.
Sunday morning the st. Clairsville & |
Northern ran a special relief train and
carried the first provisions which were
delivered at Bridgeport, and upon the
arrival of the train, the c., l.. & W. pas
senger room was thrown open, and the
Relief Committee at Bridgeport began to
| issue ratlOns.
Monday the good work was prosecuted
with increased vigOr, the ladies being
especially active, and by evening a large
lot of clothing had been secured, consist
ing of AZ good warm bed comforts and
six wool sacks of miscellaneous articles
of clothing. together with additional pro-
visions. were shipped to Belaire, Bridge
port and Martins Ferry.
So the work went on from day to day,
and supplies of clothing. food and other
necessaries, were forwarded as occasion
demanded. Never did a sympathizing
people respond more generously and