Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-10-30

THE drought was broken on Monda
by an all days rain, but there WAS Do
: nearly enough Of it.
THE Wheeling pap-rs viii be on sal
in ST. Clairsville next Wednesday ali
Thursday at ~ a. u.
For SALE--A tue lot of thorough
bred Berkshire pigs. GEO. 5. LENTZ.
10 80 2l* Louisville, D.
THE Young mems Cleveland aud Hen
bricks club have advertised for parad
here next Monday evening.
The Liederkranz Schuetzenverein o
Bellaire will celebrate its ninth anniVer
sdry on Friday evening.
THIS is the last week of probably th'
most exciting Campaign this country nai
lever seen. Next Tuesday is the election
FODDER TwINE-Ths best thing foI
fodder. and the cheapest, at
| 10 30-2t JEPsoN's.
BKLLAIRE is to have lecture course
this winter in the ID. Z. church. Some
noted speakers have already been Sc
cured.
DUMP SHERMAN, of Bellaire. won the
$500 purse with z. Dugan, OF Benwood
on the relative merits of their ponies on
Saturday.
A REPORT comes from the east, says
the Cambridge Herald, that OHIO tobacco
will not command more than from 81 to
So this year.
The German congregation in Bellaire
on Sabbath voted on the resignation OF
Rev. NJ. HeinZe, and refused to accept it
by vote of 32 to 8.
WooLEN YARNs.-The finest stock in
town. No grease, no shoddy, but all
wool ana full secured.
10 80 2t GEO. JEPsON.
THE Pittsburgh parties boring for gas
or oil just west of Bellaire, struck vein
of gas saturday morning at a depth of
l,600 feet, that when lighted made a
blaze six feet high. They are much en-
couraged aud will 60 deeper.
A BELLAIRE young lady clerk has bet
Cleveland drummer fifty kisses against
winter wrap that New York goes for
Blaine. While we admire her politics
and Judgment, we feel for the drummer,
especially should lie win the bet.
SOME cowardly ruffian entered Col.
John Hills livery stable in Bridgeport
last Thursday night, and with knife
cut to pieces two sets of harness and two
saddles. The loss is about S75. Every
effort will be made 70 bring the perpe
TRAITOR to justice.
ha
best quality every week direct from the
east. Come and get some before it freezes
up. 30 1920 GEO. JEPsoN.
F. l.. HOLMES. ii nice young man, who
has been manager of the Chicago Beei
Co.'S business In Wheeling, has departed
leaving the usual shortage. Henry
Rehm, the well known Belmont county
butcher, has charge of the business for
the present.
DAVE FENNELL, of Martins Ferry,
was SHOT in The leg Thursday night the
bail penetrating the right thigh and lass
ing down to the knee. He says be was
shot near the LaBelle glass works, and
does not know his assallant. DIR. Fisher
extricated the bail.
NEW AND OOOD-NOH OuCh W ucdt
-four, Lew hominy, new beans, new cur
rants, new cranberries, and everything
else good and cheap, at JEPsoN'S.
10 S0-2t.
The Monroe grand jury at the present
term found IL indictments as follows:
Six for assault and battery, one disturb
ing a meeting. one defacing dwelling,
QUE for destruction OF personal property,
one for resisting An officer, and one for
cutting with intent TO kill.
Two Martins Ferry young men, Ben.
Frazier and George Biewback attended
q dance SATURDAY. night, and in drunken
quarrel, the latter was cut across the
breast with knife, the blade penetrat
ing nearly TO The heart, making serious
but probably not fatal wound.
AMOS SHEPPARD, of Bellaire, who has
gained some notoriety for bringing suit
against Officer Leach, charging him with
taking $lO0 from him after arresLing
him, recited his grievances to the city
council at their meeting last week. The
council took no action. but Sheppard
VOWS he will prosecute the case to the
bitter end.
"A New PHILADELPHIA dispatch says
that there is on deposit in the Citizens
National Bank of that place $500, that
says that Blaine will be the next Presit
dent. Any one wishing TO accept the
wager has but to telegraph or write the
cashier. The attention of the confident
Democrats hereabouts is called TO the
above. A handsome premium will be
given at this office to any of them who
will back his bluster, by accepting the
wager.
ANOTHER alteration with the noto-
rious Mrs. Warren, of York tp., occurred
On Wednesday of last week. j. W. Shan
non, ESQ, of this place, whose property
adjoins Mrs. Warren's, had hired a man
named Barker to build a line fence, and
Barker having been aware of the shoot
ing proclivities of the amazon, was pre-
pared for her when she came out On a
cunning expedition Wednesday ,and took
first shot, one shot entering and putting
out her left eye. Mrs. Warren SwearS
vengeance.
Later advices are to the effect that
warrant has been issued for Mrs. War
rem. who was the aggressive party.
THE Belmont Co. Farmers Club will
meet Dext Saturday at 2 p. m, in Well
days Hall, for the purpose of electing
officers for the club for the ensuing year,
and also to transact some business rela>
tive t. the Farmers Institute the cons
ing winter. The President has received
a circular from Secretary Chamberlain
giving names of speakers who will be
furnished by the State Board. We should
indicate to the State Board, at AN eally
dav, our choice of subj let's ann speakers,
and also time of Institute, so that We
may receive favorable appointments
Every member of the club should be
present at this important meeting. All
other farmers interested in The success
OF the Institute are invited to meet with
the club at this time.
j. F. YoCNG, Sae'y.