Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-09-24

ritual, to the inspiring tune OF amer
lea" which was SO heartily and patriot
icaily received, that the immense CROWD
involuntarily applauded at its close. Tht
Most Worshipful Grand Master ther
called upon the Grand Chaplain, Rev
G Sedwick, to open the exercises will
prayer. The prayer was a fervent ans
earnest one. calling upon the High Rulel
to bless the services of the hour, and thu
members of the worldwide fraternity
under whose auspices the ceremonies
were being conducted, that their wOrl
Everywhere might be for good. He ask
ed the Divine blessing on the multitud,
assembled together, and prayed for th,
people of the county, and that the build
ing being erected by them might foreve
be a temple filled with justice, righteous
ness and goodness.
at the conclusion of the prayer, the
Grand Treasurer placed the deposits il
the box, which bad been prepared BY
Thomas Fawcett, and the Grand secre'
tary was called upon for the list of de-
posits, which we give below:
CONTENTS OF THE BOX.
Following articles were deposited il
the box:
Photograph of old Court House, de-
posted by John Ferren.
American coins ns-denoninations: One
cent, dated 1877; p cent, dated 1926
Canadian coin, half-penny, 1914, Bank
Montreal Canada, by W. s. Wesley.
Newspapers-Barnesyille Republican
GAINESVILLE Enterprise; Occasional, st
Clairsville; Bellaire Independent; Bel
laire Tribune; st. Clairsville Gazette
BELMONT CHRONICLE. st. Clairsville.
Business envelope and package cigars
j. Z. Grassland IL Co., druggist, st
Clairsvllle.
Business card Watt Mining s. Car
Wheel Co., and of J. 81. & r. z. Watt,
window glass, Barnesville.
List of members of family of Conrad
Troll, decd, st. Clairsville
Ten dollar Confederate note, dated
Feb. 18th, 1864.
One copper piece, bearing mark, "Not
one cent for tribute, millions for de-
fense"-dated 1S41, by Joel Nichols.
Spanish silver coin, ITS, by Josiah
Snedeker, Uniontown.
Two letters written by Benz. Ruggles
to T. III. Genin, dated Jan. 20, 1924, and
Dec. 26, 1926, by S. X. Ruggles.
Check for Room No. s, St. Clair Hotel,
st. Clairsville, by w. 2. Frasier, last pro-
prietOr.
American coin, one cent, dated 1908,
by z. 2. Frost, Hunter, Ohio.
Package endorsed "Fultz wheat, W.
Van Dorm Sutton"
Package endorsed Money, 25 cents,
Lewis Sutton" by D. III. Sutton, St.
Clairsville.
History village of Flushing.
Letter of David Jennings to 7. II.
Genin, dated Dec. 25, 1924, by Louis P.
Troll.
II. S. Currency, 10 cents, by A. L.
Rawlings, agent Steiffs pianos, Balti>
more, Md.
Equestrian picture of Gen. U. S. Grant,
time table ST. Clairsville & Northern
Railway, cent nickel coin, with word
cents" omitted and Withdrawn from
circulation, engraving of old court house
w. A. Hunt.
Envelope containing prospectus of
memoirs of General U. 5. Grant"-M.
A. Soth, agent, Milford, Ohio.
knights Templar cards, VIM NJ MutchA
more, Columbus. and Thos Cochran pro-
fessional and Knights Templar cards, j
F Charlesworth.
q S currency, 10 cts, 1874, 7 E Clark.
History W B Cash, family and pro-
genitors.
List of county officers and deputies.
Names of building committee new
court house.
List of churches in st. Glairsville and
their pastors.
Names of members of bar; also Eng
lish coin, Charles Ill. 1773-W B Cash.
S5 note of Belmont Bank, st Clairs-
vile, Ohio, daued Jan 10, 1S33-William
Hardesty.
Copy Bible-Rev Robt Alexander.
U coins of 1SS5-Henry and James r
Alexander.
Copy of rules and regulations and pre-
miums of Belmont County Agricultural
Society.
List of officers and members Belmont
Lodge, No I6, F A NJ, st Ciairsville.
List of officers Hdzen Lodge, No 25I,
UnientOwu.
Irish penny, 1877; Spanish silver coin,
zoe. date 1777; Spanish silver coin, 1211ac
date 1776; stone, Calton Hill, Edln>
burgh, Scotland-W w McMonies.
Grafton. G Dewy Hilles, Barnesville
high school, giving "reminiscences of his
boyhoCd while living in st Clairsville.
Paper currency. soc, Peninsula Bank,
Yorkton, Va, date Jan l, 1So2-R X
Mcfarland.
soc paper currency, issued by corpora
ton of Richmond, Va, April 10, 1861; $40
Confederate note, Richmond, Feb 18th.
lS64-James Mcmillan.
Keystene-John Sidbottom, Lodge No
16.
Currency, 10c-Clarence J Mcfarland.
Original bill authorizing building new
court house-R Clark.
Mark of r A M-Ross Alexander.
Business card-Evans & Close.
Spanish silver coin, 12115c, 17S5-J osiah
Watson, Colerain.
List of members Ohio City Lodge, F
ga NJ. No 4S6-Theo Snodgrass.
Steel spike-La Belle Mills, Wheeling.
Printed history of Belmont and Jeffer-
son counties-I NJ Riley.
American coin, 1796-Rich'd OBierne,
Martins Ferry.
Names of officers and members of
Friendship Lodge, No SO, F u A NJ.
GAINESVILLE.
Two postal cards. P Harvey, Union
town.
Names of commissioners, county audi
tor, deputy auditor and architect of new
court house.
Silver coin, 81, date 1547-John Doug
lass.
THE SIGNAL WAS GIVEN,
And at 20 minutes before o'clock, the
derrick raised the massive rock and
swung it around, and in five minutes it
was let down over the copper case, it+
ting exactly into the hole in the stone,
and at just PAS o'clock, local time. the
stone rested, shutting out forever from
all living to-day, the contents of the box.
Immediately the Quaker City band CON-
menced to play, and a general hum went
through the crowd, and some one tapped
the bell in the old court house, which