Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-12-31

A LODGE OF GOOQ 1clHpldIS has oceI
organized at EtnaVille, with 40 charte
members.
TEE winter weather Of December wal
very hse, as a general thing. Now fo
January and February.
TIE vault door of the Bridgeport Ma
tional Bank is to have one OF the new
dynamite proef time locks.
EXPRESS companies report a larger
holiday business in bulk than last year
but in articles less valuable.
ROBERT MCBRIDE and his family, will
remove from MorristoWn, to locate in
Kansas, about February 1st.
THE now cooperative nail works at
Steubenville operates 26 machines, and
gives employment to 125 uen.
The net earnings of the B.. 2. & c.
road fer the year were S7.119.32. The
gross earnings were S7S.732.4S.
BUTTER was cheaper last week than
ever before known at this season. The
grocsrs bought some for 124 cents.
AN effort is being made to have the
Belmont special school district dissslv' r
ed, and go back into the township.
A DRESSED turkey weighing % pounds
and Z ounces, was the Christmas attrac-
tien in Bridgeport show window.
ANOTHER poker game was broken up
last week by Marshal Burke, of Bellairs.
The usual fines were promptly paid.
THE report Of Mayer Cooper, of Bel
lairs. for month ending December IL,
shows s85.93 paid into city treasury.
THE turkeys living after tomorrow
can begin to breathe easier. There has
been terrible slaughter in this tribe.
THIs is a time Of year when most pao-
pie square up with the world, so that
the new year may begin with a clean
slate.
A BLIND horse in Bellsire, scared at
B. & O. train, and rushed through one of
D. H Darrah's $40 windows, in his drug
store.
NoRLE CARTER, formerly of this place,
has been appointed deputy county sur
veyor at Kinsley, Kansas, where he now
resides.
EASTkh DhANDI Dedb 1uOmao OOiAo
in two mile walking race, ut Martin s
Ferry, on Christmas night. The race
was for 5000.
AMATEUR burglars attempted to get in
the G. s. P. safe at Martins Ferry with
q Ratchet. 1t is presumed they dulled
their hatchet.
ALL of Martins Ferry's bad citizens
have not yet been sent to Columbus
They seem to have plenty of burglais
down there yet.
THE Hoyls-Jones manufacturing COM
pany, Martins Ferry, have commenced
the erection of threshing machines, for
next seasons trade.
TIE young felix's Of Louisville will
give dramatic entertainment this even
ing. for the purpose Of procuring an or
gan for the church.
IT seems that Or. E. D. Strshl is still
in the Guernsey infirmary, and the Times
says he wishes to come out and battle
again with the world.
New YEARS night, the "Our Boys
Dancing Club" of Barpesville, will give
q ball, and have engaged Mayors Whee-
ling orchestra fer the occasion.
The men who complain that ''timss
are too hardSto take their county paper
are generally the ones who get caught up
On every transparent swindle.
The new leaf to be turned over to-
night is pure and white. Try and have
fewer blots Oh this one than that of 1885.
when another year shall have rolled
away.
Hot drinks we're on sale at the saloons
on Christmas, but the boys seem to have
profited by Thanksgiving experience
there was very little drunkenness in this
place.
RECORDER GRIMES, of Harrison coun>
ty, has Just completed the Abstract OF
Titles" of that county. 1t has cost the
county considerable money, but is good
thing to have.
1T would seem that the St. Clairsville
girls were not going "te receive to-mor,
row. as none of them have taken the sd-
vantage of publishing it, which is the
"propah capah."
THROUGH the efforts of A. T. Nickel
vey, Esq, arrange ments have been made
whereby the meteorological flags will be
regularly displayed hereafter. Claud.
Alexander will be signal service official
CONE in this week and make yoursel
or friend New Years present Of th'
CHRONICLE. for a year. No more &C
csptable present can be had for 81, anC
twill be fresh and new for the who'll
year.
BARNEsvILLE council decided to pu
Ore alarm in the city ball; also TO pur
chase 200 feet of new hose and "a sol'
leather buckets. The gas committee wa
instructed to examine into the needs o
more posts for the use Of the city.
CUTHBKRT HEsLoP, Of Bellaire, die
early on Christmas morning. aged 6
years. On the evening previous be ha
eaten heartily of pigs feet, and som
thought they may have caused his death
but 1t is most likely his death resulte
from apoplexy.
A BARBER named Howard johnson
of Evansville, colored, was run over b
the cars at BurtOn's Station, on Saturda
night, and crushed to pieces. The re
mains were taken to BarDeSVille for in
terment. Deceased recently carried o
barbering at Belmont.