Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-09-04

valuable horse Tuesday from bleediD
to death.
THE parties boring for oil in this eouI
ty. are still sanguine of success, and "
may be able to report a strike at almo:
any time.
Low rate excursion tickets are bein
sold to the st. Clairsviile Fair at all sta
tiohs on the c., L. & W. road south c
Uhrichsville.
THE Junior Democratic Club had
torchlight procession Saturday evening
but We are not Just informed what
was for, or expected to accomplish.
SEVERAL cattle in the vicinity q
Rock Hill, near Bellaire, died from be
ing allowed TO run at large in The orch
ards. where they ate too many apples.
REPORT says that a number of Dem
Democratic strongholds, will favor th
Republican cause in the coming battle
THE milkmen of Bellaire last wee
advanced the price Of milk from 6 to
cents per quart. They say this is mad
necessary by the lack of pasture, and con
sequent shrinkage of supply.
SCOTT STEWART has the contract TO
lighting the street lamps of Martin
Ferry at 1.3 cents per lamp per night
There are 100 lamps. He will also keel
the town pumps in order at $500 pc
aDnum.
THE Republican Judicial convention
in the district composed of Guernsey
Morgan, Noble and Muskingum coun
ties, to nominate candidate vice Judg,
Frazier resigned, will be held at Zanes
vile, Sept. 9th.
ALL that is desired now to make tn,
st. Clairsyille Fair this week, the bes
one ever held here. is good attendance
The attractions will be here. and 25,00t
people are wanted, to visit the ground!
during the week.
THE Prohibitionists of this district in
their convention at Caldwell Thursday
nominated Rev. J. NJ. Monroe, of Bellaire
for Congress, but he declined. DIR. Nc
Elhaney, of Washington county, wa.
then nominated.
T. LYDIA EDMUNDsoN, of Bellaire, died
Thursday night, and post mOrtsm ex
animation showed that her death wa:
caused by fatty tumor attached to the
stomach. 1t was so large as to displact
the digestive organs.
THE Warren Touring mills of Hille:
Bros, of Barnesville, will he stopped or
the 9th inst, for the purpose of putting
in the roller process, which will give the
mills capacity of one hundred bafrel;
each twenty-four hours.
PRESIDING ELDER PAINE, in return
ing from Malaga to GAINESVILLE Sabbath
of last week in buggy, met with an
accident, caused by a broken piece OF
harness, while descending long bill
He Was thrown out. but was fortunately
not injured.
II is stated in Barnesville paper that
hundreds of sheep have died in the vi
ciDity of Smyrna, owing to the scarcity
of grass, and that thousand can be pur
chased at a dollar a head. The grass
hoppers and drouth has ruined the pas.
ture.
The game of base ball between tbe
Flushing and Gnadsnhntten clubs on
reunion day at Flushing. was stopped at
the end of the third inning by rain, the
score then being TO 0 in favor of Flush
ing. 1t would most likely have been a
good game.
SUNDAY afternoon a prize fight was
fought on Bogg's Island, near the Bel
laire nail works, between John Chap
man, of Benwood, and Allen Roberts, a
man. Six brutal rounds wers
fought, and. both meH badly punished
and no arrests made.
To THE lovers of real beauty the creeh
banks at this season present remarka-
ble scene. Golden rod. big yellow daisies
wild parsnip and iron weed are all in
bloom. But to the "lone fisherman" who
has to wade through them, the beauty il
lost on a het day.
WHEN the Barnesville base ball clut
comes out of u match game without any
kicking being done, the papers there
think it matter worthy of mention
The Athletics defeated a GAINESVILLE
club during the fair by score of 10 to I
Go TO the Wheeling Fair next week
by way of the St. Clairsville & Northern
standard gauge railway. Train return.
ing will leave Bridgeport go p. M. GEN.
tral time-thus affording ample eppor.
tuDity to witness the closing heats in
the races. Sixty cents for the round
trip.
SCHOOL opens Monday, September
With every school book purchased al
Vests. you will get nice book cover
free. You will also find at Vests com
plete line of school stationery, such a.
states, pencils, Carter's and Stafford:
inks. scratch pads, sstchels, &c, &c.
1t. II. WEST e Son.
EMANCIPATION DAY. September %, is
to be celebrated in Walnut Grove, Mar
tins Ferry, on grand scale All thu
Blaine and Logan clubs round abou
will be invited. Efforts, will be mad,
to have Gen. Gibson. Hon. Fred Doug
lass. and Senators Bruce and Lynch Il
be present.
THE Louisville band, in returning
from the Democratic pole raising a
Warnock's Saturday evening, stopped il
town and treated our citizens to som,
music. This band is composed Of gen
tlemanly young fellows, and their mu
sic is excellent, considering they hav,
not long been organized. Come again.
On Saturday, while Perry Wilson wa
building frame work over the air shat
of the Senecaville coal shaft in Guernse,
county, the scaffolding gave way and h
was precipitated to the bottom of tn
pit, distance of 81 feet. He was no
killed outright, but his injuries are Sc
rious, with the chances against recovery
He is married man, 25 years old.
Miss MCCIBAN, q daughter of GeOrg
McCiban, of Harrison county, died of
broken heart short time ago, caused b
the breaking off of an engagement be
tween her and Mr.. Nash. The story
a sad one. the young lady only living 3
hours after she was told by Mr.. Mas