Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-02-12
Town and Country.

ON@S' ~N-@N
day morning.
THE Tribune wants q circulating liz
brary in Bellaire.
Next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday
the first day of Lent.
ONLY tive weeks from Sunday until
gentle spring comes.
IT would be good idea, when it thaws
up, to clean the streets.
BELLAIRE is said to have saloon for
every 100 of population.
THE next Cambridge Fair will be held
October 1S, IA. 10 and 16.
ABOUT 200 new houses were erected In
Martins Ferry during the year 1884.
A SALOON is being erected at Mt.
Pleasant, the first enc the town ever had.
THE foundry of the Belmont Stove
Co., Martins Ferry, was started on Mon
day.
THERE will be the annual grand rush
on the postoffice Saturday, st. Valentines
day.
A NEW skating rink 55x15O feet is be-
ing built in Barnesville oy j. Heed q
Son.
AND now HendIyshurg talks of cons
verting their town hall into skating
rink
WIN. B. FERREL, of Glencoe, will sell
out his farm, &C., and move to Kansas
next month.
THE school board of Bsllaire last week
abolished the Office of librarian in the
central scheol.
Col. JAKE KEMPLE left Wheeling last
week for the east. where he has engage
ments to lecture.
JAMES CLAYLAND, of Bridgeport, left
last week for Arkansas, where he expects
to make his future home.
The old town hall at Cambridge is to
be fixed up, which will probably do away
with talk about new one.
On the Slst ult., Jahiel Millison. who
resided about two miles southeast of
Somerton, died, aged &c years.
JOHN HADsELL, of Somerton, tried to
skate at the Martins Ferry rink last
week, but fell, breaking his arm.
SEVERAL of our young men are anx+
iously watching proceedings on the new
skating rink they want to try 1t.
For SALE-My two Dwellings and
Office. in st. Clairsvile, .. Terms TO osuit.
2-12 3t* j. F. CHARLEsWoRTH.
RICHARD CULP, who was injured by a
fall of soapstone in the Wheeling Greek
mines last week, died from his injuries.
The Bellaire Independent says the
project for pike from that place to
Quincy is not meeting with the approval
it should.
BEATRICE, daughter of Rodie Robin
son, of Martins Ferry. was badly scalded
last Thursday, by falling into bucket
of hot water.
LOCAL writers from all parts of the
county report the wheat badly injured
by hard freezing. 1t is to be hoped they
are mistaken.
THE German Oil and Gas Co., of Bel
laire, are preparing the derrick to drill q
test well on the farm of Isaac Ramsey,
On Captina creek.
REV. HEINzE has resigned as pastor OF
the German church in Bellaire, to take
from Buffalo, n. Y.
IT is estimated that Bella,re has put
up 5000 tons of ice, and folks are con.
graduating themselves that it viii be
: cheap next summer.
GEN. PHINEAs PEAsE. of Columbus
&h1 infp 0f ~.
the G. & III. railroad, and rot Gen. War
ner, as stated last week.
AGRAND circular fox hunt has beer
arranged for by Sewellsviile and Fair
view parties, which will take place on
Saturday of this week.
WINTERS are always severe on tn,
aged, but it is claimed that this one ha
been peculiarly SO. and many old liant
marks have passed away.
WEDNESDAY, February 25th. has beer
set apart Dy toe com merc' al traveller
all over the country, as their day at tn
New Orleans Exposition.
THERE seems to be some trouble lie
tween the Barnesville gas company au
the council; and no contract has bee
made, as recently published.
THE Presbyterian congre cation Q
Kirkwood has offered theiI church build
ing TO Bridgeport corporation. TO he cor
yerted into town ball, for $500.
Mrs. BARBARA SMITH. moth CT {
Capt. 81. W. Smith, the Martins Fe.r
banker, died on Wednesday of last weel
aged 81 years She was native of PenI
sylvania, and her remains were take
there for inteTment.