Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-09-11

~ 4HE OZu ". v. L. nOius lIs dHuudl Ic'
union to-day, Thursday. at GAINESVILLE,
0n- the third day OF the Muskingum Co.
A NEW brass and string band has been
orgaRized1 at Martins Ferry. known as
the Nj Clelland band. They will be uni
formed. ans % hcE
/ ISLAND Fair this week. and it should
be we'll patronized by St. Clairsville peo-
pie. Wheeling was well represented at
our Fair. -----------7-.'i- i-'-.=
The roof of the c.. L. & W. water tank
at Bridgeport was destroyed by fire on
Monday, caused by spark from pass
ing train.
THE Sterling potato digger sold by
TIC Fawcett is a grand success-does
the work of fifteen men. See it at L. e.
Fawcett's. 1t.
| CHARLES MULLINIx and Miss Mary
Thomson, both of Bsrnesville, were
taken to the Athens Asylum Wednesday
Of last week.
TIE school board of Bellaire has hand
ed the teachers contract to sign, pro-
viding that they be paid for only actual
time employed.
A PoNTooN bridge from West Wheel
| ing to the Island, accommodates visitors
from that locality who want to go to
the Island Fair.
of this place. has sold his house and four
acres of land to B. F. Blocker. Consid-
GRAFTON, S2.700.
TEACHERS will do well to take notice
OF the announcement of the county ex-
aminers, of the examinations of the year
1SS4-5, printed in thispaper.
THE Friends boarding school, near
GAINESVILLE. closed the summer term
with the end of August. There was one
graduate, Walter E. Vail. of Iowa.
SPIoEsl SPIcEsll SPIcEslI!-Whole and
fresh, sealing wax, &c, at
PATTERSON & Sons,
Gil 2t. Druggists.
ROBERT CARLILE, of Glencoe, lost
some straw stacks by fire on Tuesday.
As it was threshed wet, it is supposed
the heat generated spontaneous combus-
ton.
| HE udlO lcdCucTS III dblcludHCc dJ
the recent. Harrison Co. Teachers Insti+
tute were politically divided as follows:
Blaine 81, Cleveland IL, st. John 2, Ben.
Butler l.
DAN. MCKIM. charged with assault
and battery by William Ray, had trial
before Mayor Mitchell, of Martins Ferry.
Saturday. and was held to court in the
sum of $40.
| ENSIGN CAPEHART, formerly of Mar
tins Ferry, has recovered from bis at
tack of yellow fever at Key West, Fla.
and has been ordered to duty at Ports
mouth, n. II.
THE last camp meeting of the season
will be held at Bethel, commencing on
Saturday and lasting over two Sabbaths.
The Martins Ferry glee club will be
present to sing.
ELDER A. E. MYERS. of Bethany, will
preach at the Great Western On Satur-
day night, 18th inst; Sunday morning
and evening. at Morristown, and Mon
day and Tuesday evenings at Heudrys
burg.
| The public schools, after vacation
of three months. re-epened on Monday.
with L. II. Waters, as Superintendent,
Robert M. Collins, Principal of the High
school. aad the old corps of teachers IN
their respective positions.
J. a. MCEwAN, former teacher in
the Barnesville schools, and recently
chief clerk in the Office of the State Com
missioner of Insurance at Columbus, has
been appointed special U. S. Pensions
Examiner, at a salary of 3 900 per year
The ssth Camp of the Sons of Veter-
ans in this State, was mustered in al
Barnesville, Wednesday of last week, and
the following officers elected: Captain
E. S. Ely; 1st Lieut., G. G. Bulger; I'd
I fLieut., McClelland Graves; Orderly, j
-tB. 0utland. er- ~,-a-
HARRY ]. VAIL, ESQ, editor of the
Sharon, Iowa, Star, has been nominated
as Blaine elector at large Of that State
Mr.. Vail left the vicinity of Louisville
for Iowa in 1854, and is well remembered
J by the people of that, as well as Other
J sections Of this county.
LAST week was the hottest of the
season, and Friday. the last day of thu
Fair. capped the climax. with 90 in tn,
shade There was a big crowd on th,
grounds, and although all were affected
} none were seriously discommoded, as i
was cooler in the grove than any wher
else 40
The election for five members of tn
Board of Managers of the Agrlcultura
E Society. held on the Fair grounds las
. Thursday, resulted as follows: J Hog
167, &c Kintner le4, William Lodge lGC
/ d Ii Milligan 157. Shepherd Davis l55
f d Bailey u, Joseph Hall 76, William
|, Lodge II, William King 70, Marshal
! Thompson 7s. zgaz5si -fgTg
FROM the weather report for Angus
of Joseph Holmes, of New Athens
printed in the Cadiz Republican, we tax
!, the following The highest temperatur
! waso the 10th, 90 degrees, and the low
est on the llth, SO degrees. Rain fell o
!: g days, afall OF ]. 90 inches, which is is
less than the average There we're l
lciear, IL fair and cloudy days, Mercur
exceeded go degrees on days.
WHILE the country folks were at tn
!, fair last Friday, burglars made a genel
= : al raid on their houses. So far as W
have learned they got gold and sill
yer watch at George Sharp's. the forme
belonging to Mrs. Knox Gregory; a
9 Charles Overbaugh's. they pried open
y window, and stole goods to the value &
g S85; the residence of c. Fl. Kirk, wa
n also entered. Cbas. Merritt, in town, r,
e ports . loss Of SIS, taken from under hi