Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-04-10
EASTER next Sunday.

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IT was bad day for scratching.
THE man with the lead pencil was
abroad on Monday.
THE Barnesville Athletic base ball
club has been reorganized.
HAVE you got acquainted with your
new neighbOrs-since moving day?
THE new machinery for the Bellaire
water works has arrived at that place.
AN election will be held in Bridgeport
next Monday for two members of the
scboUl board.
THE Ohio river road batwe Parksrs-
burg and Wheeling. will be operated
after the first Of June.
LETTUCE. kale. onions, radishes. rhu-
barb and string beans are to be procured
in Wheeling market.
THE Barnesville graduating class this
spring consists of six young ladies and
two young gentlemen.
WORK is to be commenced immedi-
ately Oh the repair of the w. Va State
fair grounds On the Island.
The mayer, marshal, street commits
sioner, TWO eouEcilmen, and justice Of
the peace, does very we'll, thank you.
On last Wednesday we were treated to
samples of weather peculiar to every
month in the year. with few unknown
varieties thrown in for good measure.
w. L. GEORGE. Bannock, received
last week from G. j. HAgserty & Son.
Hanover, Licking county, a fine year
ling Shorthorn bull. of the Princess
family.
THR young ladies' of the foreign mis-
sionary society of Barnesville are pre-
pairing the temperance drama, Past
Redemption" fer the benefit of the
mission cause.
WALL PAPER,
w INDOW SHADES, at Vests
Drug Store, opposite the Bank. Fresh new
goods, new patterns and new styles 40 2t
Hon. F. NJ. ATKINSON, of Batesville,
who has been under the care of a physi
clan for many months, and who has been
in improved health, is again reported as
dangerously ILL.,
SAMUEL MCCULLOUGH, Of Wheeling
tp., dropped dead from heart disease on
Tuesday. We have not learned further
particulars. but be was out to the cleo
lion the day before.
If the papers of Bellaire and the cor
res ondents from that place are to he
believed, it is utterly impossible to get
either in er ou1 of that town on account
of their most miserable roads.
OK Friday the body of Jshn Derry. of
Martins Ferry, was taken from the
river at Hannibal, Monroe county. The
manner of his death is not known. His
remains were sent home for interment.
WALL PAPER in great variety and
w prices at Vests Drug Store. Window
Shades as low as 10 cents each. 4l02t
SERIOUS ire was averted in Kirk
wood on Monday, by the prompt action
of citizens. The large frame house of
Samuel Clemens was on fire, bur was
extinguished before much damage was
done.
DR.. A. r. ONG and Miss X ate Andrr-
son were married a! Mdrfiu'S FerrV on
Tuesday afternoon. hs Rev. Jones'. at
re residence of the bri ie's uncle. Dr. |.
Werlich Thev were tn recipients OF /
namber of handsome wedding presents
EANCY DADO WINDOW SHADES and
L Knapps Patent Shade Rollers at Vests
Drug Store. l02
Col. KEMPLE and his lectures are 30
well k own here that We deem it unne
crsSary to say more than that he will be
at Wei ay's Hall On Thursday evening |
of mex geek, and tell about his trip |
from Washington to Wheeling. to in
sure for hItu full house.
The Republican Congressional. Com
miLIee of the district just west of us,
cun posed of Jefferson. Harrison, Co
lumbiana, Carroll and Mah0niDg cOun
ties. have decided to hold their Con-
eressiOnal Convention at SteubenYille,
Oh June 18th.
AT the meeting of the council on |
Tuesday evening, Il portion of the "tt
cerS-elect were sworn in. The resigna-
ton of j. w. Shannon. Esq. as council
man, was accepted by Mayor Riley, and
andrew Alexander, Esq. appointed to
ill the vacancy.
DAVID KELLER, who was found guilty
of manslau2hter in the U. s. court at
Parkersonrg. has been sentenced to pay
a fine of $500 and to be imprisoned two
years in the Penitentisry. Keller was
he pilot on the SciOta, ut the time of |
the collision with the John Lomas, July |
4. 1882. when so many lives were lost.
President Arthur is to be petitiened for
his pardon. B. J. Long. pilot Of the Lo-
mas, gave bond for his appearance at
the next term Of court.
MRS. ELLEN WADDELL, wife of VIM.
Waddell. died at her residence in this
place ou Monday morning, at l o'clock,
from erysipelas fever. Mrs. Waddell |
was daughter of E. II. Lucas, and was
born near Centreville, Belmont county, |
in 1927, and was consequently 81 years |
of age. At the age of IS, she united |
with the Me hodist Protestant church, |
near Centreville, and was consi,t3nt
christian and church member. Her b u.s.
band and an only son, Frank NJ, are
left to mourn her loss. Tha remains
were inferred in the Union cemetery on
Tuesday afternoon.
ZINE SHOES-Our spring stock of
l. Shoes for Women and Men are now in.
We can show q very fine line aud only
ask the privilege of doing 80. a full line of