Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-05-07

THE shaft of the large fly wheel in the
} Etna Mill, broke last Wednesday, lay
ing the works off for several days.
. THE Knights of Pythias, of Bellaire,
had benefit at one of the rinks on Sat
urday evening, which netted $50 go.
THE time for the special meeting of
the RichIand TIP. School Board has been
changed from the 3Oth to the 2Sd inst.
THE first stones in the foundation Of
the new court hoose were placed in the
northwest corner on Thursday, April 80.
E. NJ. McGILLIN & Co., Wheeling, in
quote astonishingly low prices. Read it,
The street car coupany's Office, in
Bellalre, was burglariZed on Saturday
might. Loss SO or 81, all that was in
the till.
| WIN. BRIcELAND has rented the Sher-
man House, Martins Ferry, and is hav-
/ ing it nicely fitted up for the accommo-
dation of guests.
Mr.. FRED GREINER and wife, and
Fred EbliHg, of Martins Ferry, left
i Monday for visit to the old country, to
see relatives and friends.
The celebrated Myres force and lift
1 pumps and North Bend chilled plow, for
sale at d. H. MCBRIDE's, East Main ST.,
st. Clairsville. 81 2t.
AN ordinance published In this paper,
provides for taxing skating rinks in this
place 81 per month. All the ordinances
printed are of interest to residents.
AMEETING to be held in the court
house, on Friday evening, to consider
the question of building water works in
this place, should be well attended.
J.F. GRASSLAND & Co. have the finest
line of stationery, blank books. and fancy
goods generally, in the city. Give them
call. ~ :: 3 T-2t.
On Saturday Mayor Junkins, Of Bride
port, fined David Anthony So and costs
for drunkenness and indecent exposure,
and John Donelly 81 and costs for plain
drunk.
FRANCIS DoNAvIN, aged IA years, was
put in Jail here last week, in default of
500 bail, charged with attempting toI
rape Della Johnson, aged 13, at Neff S
Siding.
THE Belmont stove works at Martins
Ferry. were sold again on Saturday, for
"a 400, DR.. Werlich, G. E. Irwin, George
Chessel and Fred Smith, being the pur
chasers.
THE next meeting of the Ohio Valley
Trades Assembly will be held in Mar
| tins Ferry on next Saturday. The
meeting in Bellaire last Sabbath was
largely attended.
PROBATE JUDGE CASTOR went to
Hendrysburgh on Monday to hold an
inquest of lunacy en- John G. Acton, who
was adjudged insane, and application
made for bis admission to the asylum.
THE township clerk of Warren tip. adj
vertises for sealed proposals for two new
school houses in that township. One is
to be built in the new sub-district, en-
bracing territory il both Warren and
Kirkweod townships.
The arbitrators between the Commis-
! siOner and Contractor McClain awarded
the Contractor SS.75 per perch for the
additional stone work in the foundation
of the new court house. The Commis
sioners offered $3.50, and the Contractor
asked Si5.
Rev. W. P. CHALFANT, formerly the
pastor of the Martins Ferry Presbyte
rian church, but for the past eight months
located at Pittsburgh, will start June
80, for China as missionary. He will
preach farewell sermon in Martins
Ferry prior to his departure.
J.F. GRASSLAND & Co. are prepared
to do regular prescription business. and
all such entrusted to their care, will have
prompt attention. None but pure and
reliable preparations used in the com>
lpounding of prescriptions. Our motto,
l"purity and accuracy" 7-2t.
i On Monday morning the scaffolding
in front of the Grove residence, which is
being remodeled, gave way and precipi>
tated Mr. John A. Grove to the pave
ment below, distance of about 25 feet
It was most perilous tumble, but no
injuries resulted except some bruises.
i THE B., q. & c. railroad is to be extend
ed from Zanesville to McConnelsville.
President Mooney has sold first mortgage
bonds to the amount of $4,000 per mile
on the McConnellsville division, with
the proviso that those interested shall
give the right of way and raise $4,000
per mile.
AYERS Cathartic Pills are the best
medicine that can be employed to corr
rect irregularities of the stomach and
bowels. Gentle, yet thorough, il their
action, they cure constipation. stim ulate
} the digestive organs and the appetite,
and cleanse, build up, and strengthen
the system.
l.. W. KEEsoR, NJ. D., of Sonerton,
died on the 23d ult., after short illness,
aged 81 years. He was highly respected
; and esteemed by a large number of
friends, and the community in which he
, lived deeply lament his death. About a
year ago, the doctor came to st. Clairs
? vile with view to locate, but went to
SomertOn instead.
9 RICHARD FRANCES, well known cit
, izen of Warren township, residing near
, Barnesville, died on Wednesday of last
week, from heart disease, aged 6S years;
interment at GAINESVILLE on Friday.
i, Rev. Dr.. G. c. Sedwick, of Martins Fer
D ~, and an old friend of the deceased,
: officiated at the funeral.
THE masquerade carnival at the rink
$ on Friday evening, brought out an i'm
d mense crowd. There were forty or fifty
4 IN costume. The prizes were awarded
l. as follows: Most beautiful costume, Mrs
, Chas. Merritt. skate satchel; most comic
4 costume, Jacob Keister, 50 ticket; most
awkward skater, ex-Probate Judge I
> Cochran, gingerbread horse.
= On last Friday, May 1. the Bellaire
o Daily Independent entered upon its sixth
J. year. The Independent is one of oul
i best local exchanges, making that spe-
d cialty. OF the large number of small
t. daiIies that have been started, and fol
q the most part suspended, the Independ