Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-01-01
W. III. CARSON, ID. ID. s.,
kDE.YTE&T.
Town and Country.
WRITE it 1885.

issued neat calendar for 1885.
THE New Year comes in on Thursday
and goes out on the same day.
A ROLLER skating rink has been epen-
ed in Heiniein's ball, Bridgeport.
DEALERS iu holiday goods in st. Clairs-
Vile report fair Christmas trade.
GooD use has been made of the sleigh.
ing snow, and liverymen are happy.
THE hungry town cow got feast OF
hay from the country sleds last week.
ELIZABETH FRITTER, of Burr's Mills,
died on December 18th, aged 80 years.
TIE U. p church at Bellaire will dis
tribute their presents to day. New Years
The deep snow has been making mails
very irregular, especially those from the
West.
THE wages of the section men on the
B. s. o. have been advanced from Y9c to
S1.lO per day.
FRENCH is to be added to the studies
in Franklin college, at the beginning Of
the next term.
THE glass strike takes $4,000 per
month out of the money that usually
circulates in Bellaire.
A SPECIAL examination of teachers
will be held by the Bellaire board on
Saturday, January Sd.
The society young people at Barnes
vile have organized dancing club which
will meet once each week.
A MEETING of the County Commits
sioners of the State will be held at Col
umbus on January 6 and I.
The little village of Temperanceville
how boasts of four saloons. The name
of the town should be changed.
TAE Farmers Institute commences
to-day, and as it has been well adver-
tised, no doubt will be well attended.
IT seems that Martins Ferry can do
nothing on the water works question till
the Legislature passes an enabling act.
VIC. WATSON, formerly of this coun
ty, is President of the permanent Dem
ocratic club organized at East Liverpool.
The Andes excursion to the New Or
leans Exposition will not leave Wheel
ing until some time in February.
Miss KATE GUM, daughter of John
Gum, ESQ.,, of Flushing, is on her road
to England, on a visit to her gfaBdpar-
ents.
JUDGE KELLY will hold a term of
common pleas fer Monroe county. at
Woodsfield, commencing on the 18th
inst.
The Watt Mining Car Wheel Co., of
GAINESVILLE, donated each of their thirty
two employees with a big fat Christmas
turkey.
THE public schools will re>open next
Mopday, Jan 5th, when Superintendent
Waters hopes to see all the pupils in
their places.
JAMES TALLMAN, ESQ, was the re-
cipient Oh Saturday, of a large jack Fab>
bit, sent to him by his brother, John l.
Tallman, from Kansas.
DIR. MATTHEW MCKEEvER died at his
home in Harris, lille, Harrison county,
Sabbath night of last week, at the ad
vanced age OF 81 years.
The school board of Bellaire has petit
toned the council not to let the public
square for skating link. as it would be
detrimental to the school.
ISAAC RAMSEY, of Dover, in this couB-
ty. butchered this fall four hogs, whose
combined weight was 2035 pounds. The
largest weighed $50 pounds.
On Friday, December 10th, Margaret
TOmlinson, an aged member of the So-
ciety of Friends, died at her home in
Somerset tp, in her 10Th year.
TWELVE deaths were reported up to
Sunday OF last week, at Boston, in Som
erset tp, from the scarlet fever scourge,
viii no abatement of the disease.
SIX couples of the young folks braved
the snow storm Christmas night and
visited Morristown in sleighs. Another
party went out on Friday evening.
THos. F. HEYMAN. the Wheeling con-
fectiouer, was closed by the Sheriff one
day last week, on executions amounting
to about $3.50. Mr.. Heyman formerly
resided here.
WE take up the most of our space this
week with the proceedings of the mur~
der trial of Emmet Mitchell, which will
account for the absence of other impor-
. tant matters.
A BLusFERY. snowy Christmas was
the one of 1884. 1t was a dull day in
town, as no one cared to be on the street.
1t WAS long day to those who made
holiday" of it.
THE Beilaire Democrat died last week.
This is the fourth Democratic paper that
has succumbed for the want of patrons
age in that city. We hear that a new
paper by new men is to be started.
The c., L. s. W. road has discharged
the hands on every third section from
Bridgeport to Uhrichsville. and these
sections divided among the remaining
men, giving six miles to each force.
THE clothing Of the daughter of Mr..
A. Mcpherson, of Bellaire, took fire from
an open CRATE, and but for the prompt
action of her mother she would have
burned to death. Both were slightly
burned.
BESSIE JUNKINs. youngest daughter
of the late Dr.. WIN. Junkins, died from
typhoid fever in Bellaire, Christmas
morning, aged Is years. She was bright
and loveable young Miss. and her death
As much regretted.
THIRTEEN members of our Masonic
Lodge attended the opening Of the Lodge
at MorTistown last Saturday evening.
There was a public installation of Off :.
GERS and a banquet, and pleasant and
agreeable time is reported.
THE next meeting of the Eastern Ohio
Horticultural Society will be held Satur-
day of this week, at the residence of j..
V. McLaBe in Barnesville. Topic: "The
Successes and Failures of the Season" to
be opened by VIM. Stanton,