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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-09
WOOL ITEMS.

Nearly all the wool in this vicinity has been
bought up, mostly by the local buyers. j.
Brad6eld s. Sons have been the largest buyers
here, having contracted for at least one hun
dred and fifty thousand pounds. The John
son Brothers have also purchased q small
amount, probably not over ten thousand
pounds. Contrary to expectations it is nearly
all bought up near Barnesville at about %
cents.-Enterprse.
A. W. Patterson, of New York, on Monday
of last week, says the Steubenville Press,
bought $1,000 pounds of wool from James F.
johnson, for 80 cents.
Henry P. Dodd, of the firm of Oaks & Co.,
Bloomfield, New Jersey, has been here for
the past ten days, and shipped east over 75,-
900 pounds of wool, in connection with Capt.
Rainey, Times.
A large quantity of wool, says the Times,
was taken in in Cambridge last week-Satur-
day was the big day. Craig and Rainey were
busy taking in wool all day. Capt. Rainey
has bought altogether over 150, 900 younds.
He believes that three fourths of the wool clip
of the county has been sold. Wool is selling
steadily at 2S cents.
On Monday and Tuesday, Mr.. K. W. Kim
sey bought for John Metcalf, of Providence,
R. l., about fifty thousand pounds, mainly in
Shortcreek and Athens townships, at 30 cents
pound. A few choice clips brought 33 cts.
The indications are that all the buyers are
buying all they can at 30 cents, and of course
no one will sell at less than that now. Still
there is nothing in the eastern market reports
to indicate an advance in prices.-Cadiz ReS
publican.
At the annual sheep-sheering in Vermont
the heaviest rams tleeces weighed 2S pounds.
13 ounces, and the heaviest ewes fleece 81
pounds, 8 ounces. This, it is claimed, ex-
ceeds the record at any public shearing.
Jonathan Rose, to the 9th inst, has pur-
chased between &C, 900 and 10000 pounds of
wool at from twentysseven to twenty.eight
cents pound.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-09
NeighbOrhOOd Notes.

John Porter and Frank Mahan have
the contract for building the dam over
the Ohio at the head of Black Island,
near Steubenville, for $4,000.
1t is said the Pan Handle car shops
will be removed from Steubenville to
Columbus, on the 10Th.
Lamprecht, Hayes & Co., bankers of
Cleveland, last week purchased $4,000
MingO, Jefferson county, school bonds,at
par. w. j. Kelly has the contract for
building at S5,733.
One hundred and thirty men were dis.
charged from the Pan Handle car shops
at DennisOn on July l.
Butter cents a pound, says the Cam
bridge Times.
The three weeks old calf at Cambridge,
which gives milk from which butter is
made, was on exhibition on the Cam
bridge Fair ground on the 4th.
The Caldwell wooden mills starts out
with big run of orders, and its success
is assured.
Receivers certificates for 100000
will be issued by the G. & NJ road to put
it iE complete repair, including steel
rails from Cam bridge to Caldwell.
Monroe county had 723 deaths and 256
births last year.
Roe Dalzell, oldest son of Private Dal-
zell, was seriously injured by the B., z.
Il G. turntable at Caldwell.
Burglars stole $l75 from the safe of
A. J. Ault, at Browns station on the G.
Il P. road, few miles above Steuben-
vile.
Noble county Republicans nominated: /:
T. c. Williams, Representative; Henry
Cleveland, Sheriff; A. G. Cooper, Treasu-
rer; n. B. Barnes, Commissioner.
Nine men were discharged at the Pan
Handle shops, Steubenville, on July 1st
on account of scarcity of work, and the
remaining force was put on short time.
Judge Hance, at Steubenville, on Fri
day, delivered the opinion that the
stockholders of the corporation known
as the Wool Growers Exchange, were
individually responsible for the debts of
that company.
A Tri-State reunion of the G. A. r.
will be held at East Liverpool, on Fri
day, August IA.
1t Is said that the natural gas is kill
ing shade trees at Wellsburg, and other
places.
A special term of Guernsey common
pleas will be held in Cambridge in Au-
gust.
A Cambridge man who had been re-
ceiving help from the township trustees,
wanted them to buy him pair of un-
unentionables, as he desired to be mar
ried.
Charles Urban, of Cambridge, was run
over, and probably fatally injured, while
hauling stone.
Stirling Thomas, Cambridge, is the in
ventor of new croquet mallet.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-09

The case of Owen Kellar, of Caldwell,
Noble county, who having been certified
by the Civil Service Commission to a
clerkship in the Treasury Department,
and was refused because he was Re-
publican. and because Congressman A. J.
Warner wrote letter objecting to his
appointment on the same grounds, was
reported by the Commission to Secretary
Manning, who, on Friday, sat down un>
tremendously on Warner, Higgins and
the First Auditor, by directing that
Kellar be at once sworn and assigned to
duty. The Cincinnati Commercial Ga
zette correspondent, in referring to the
matter, says:
The shape in which the order came admits
ted of no delay. As it was, it was narrow
escape for those who have violated the law.
Mr. Kellar was at the time it was issued in
the office of commissioner Dorman B. Eaton,
preparing under the direction of Mr.. Eaton
an Offidavit, which was to serve as the ground
work Of proceeding against Higgins and
Chenowith.
Mr. Kelar and Eaton had the affidavit
about half done when there was call on the
telephone, which proved to be request from
secretary Manning to Mr.. Eaton that, if he
knew where Mr.. Kellar was, he would greatly
oblige the secretary by sending him to the
treasury, as they desired to swear him and as
sign him to duty. So the case was dropped
for the time, and Kellar called at once on
Higgins, who, without further questioning,
administered the oath, and sent Mr. Kellar to
the auditor; who, quite as promptly, assigned
him to desk. II is still question whether
this is the end of the matter for either Hig>
gins or the auditor. Both have violated the
spirit of the law, of which act they are doubt
less proud. But both are also somewhat cons
cerned lest case may be made up under the
clause of the law.
This has been brief and inglorious cams
paign for those who inaugurated it; but it has
exalted the defeated in the estimation of those
who are still waiting for the rascals to be turn
ed out. General Warner does not figure in
the case in an enviable light, but he is ac>
custoned to that sort of thing, and besides he
has the achieved honor of active association
with Higgins-which is a very serious matter
for Mr.. Higgins.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-09


1T is queer incident of the national
holiday in New York, says the Times,
that its formal celebration is relegated
almost wholly to the Tammany Society,
which listens to the reading of the Dec
laration of Independence, has its long
talk and its short talks, and supplies its
"boys" with unlimited sandwiches aud
beer. The proceeding is curious Illus
tration of one development of American
politics. 1t is big gathering ward poll
iticians with an unwholesOme odor of
the grogshop and the general atmosphere
in which the pothouse statesman thrives,
and yet grave Congressman feel bound
to accept the invitation and take part in
the "talk," and high officials decline to
be present in studiously courteous terms.
President Cleveland took occasion to ac-
knowledge the receipt of an invitation
to be present at the 9th celebration of
the 4th of July by this society, and i'm
part few words of advice as to the du-
ties Of Democracy.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-09

THE New York sun suggests that as
the Naval office in that city is useless
place, without duties or responsibilities,
it should have been left vacant by the
President. Doubtless there are num-
Der of places foreign and at home. within
the control of this government, to which
the same suggestion will apply, but with
the hungry horde of Office seekers be-
sieging the President, it is not likely
that he will be left at liberty to take any
such course while a federal office re-
mains untitled with a Democrat
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-09
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-09

ROBERT WILKINS and Isaac Craft, OF
st. Clairsville, were in town yesterday.
There is rather a peculiar and praise
worthy incident connected with the pres
ence of the latter gentleman here. Thir+
ty-One years ago Mr.. Crafts father, Stacy
Craft, who was butcher and lived in
st. Clairsville, was running retail meat
wagon to this place and Wheeling. At
that time lady living on the Island in
CURED debt of $3.lS to Mr.. Craft for
meat. Soon after she moved away from
Wheeling and the bill was not thought
of afterwards. In the interval Mr.. Craft,
Sr., died, and his son Isaac became his
legal heir. Not long since, the woman
whose name we could not learn, made
inquiry as to the whereabouts of the
butcher to whom she owed the small
bill. She had forgotten his name and
had bat one way of identifying him
which was The fact that his son had one
Of his thumbs amputated very close to
the hand. Upon Inquiry she found that
Isaac Craft was the man who had the
thumb taken off and that as the heir to
his fathers estate, he was entitled to the
S3.1S, which he received yesterday by
calling on a friend of the lady on the
Island.-Bridgeport Cor. in Register of
Saturday.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-09

THE local Democracy of Kirkwood
township are terribly torn up over the
selection of Reform" postmaster at
Hendrysburg to succeed the Republican
rascal at that point. Moses Kline, a
Democrat all his life, who has worked
always for the success of his party, and
one who is possessed in a marked degree
of all the characteristics of Jealous
Democrat, thinks that because of his
long years of active service, he is entitled
to recognition by the appointment to the
postmastership.
Mr.. Kline's fealty to the Democratic
party brings to his support strong array
of backers-among them, Auditor Bar
rett, Clerk Cash, Deputy Clerk Milligan,
James B. Ryan, prospective Co. Treasu>
rer, L. NJ Riley, Chairman Democratic
county committee, Hon. Ross j. Alexan-
der, ex-Auditor Coffiand, and last but
not least, James Patterson, Treasurer of
Richland township, besides half dozen
of the local Democratic lights.
On the other hand, r. w. James and
number of the patrons of the Hendrys-
burg office, are kicking in lively style on
the appointment of Mr.. Kline; they adj
nit the great party services of Mr.. K.
but deny the right of the Court House
Ring, as they term it, to dictate the 'ap-
pointment of a postmaster at that place,
and also refer to the records of the COM
mon pleas court of the county for fur
ther reason why Mr.. Kline should not be
made P NJ. under the present reform
administration. The opposition are urg-
ing a Mr.. Blackburn, who recently re-
moved from Wheeling township, and
who is endorsed by long array of fa>
miliar names-patrons of the Office.
Some of the parties to the contest,
charge that Congressman Warner has
been blowing hot and cold on the SUBJ
ject, leading each side to believe that
they were sure of the appointment. Be
this as it may, brisk war is going Oh,
with appearances favoriDg dark
horse" as the only way out of the trouble.
1t is stated that some of Mr.. Kline's
hackers, especially some of those who
expect political favors in the way of
county Office, after signing the recon-
men dations in his behalf, have turned
their influence in the opposite channel,
and are protesting against his appoint
ment. Both sides to the controversy
are demanding fair play, and threaten
to make it warm for any who attempt
to play double.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-09

GOVERNOR HoADLY was in Cincin>
natl, Monday, and stated to an Enquirer
reporter that he had not yet decided to
accept the Democratic nomination for
Governor. The Enquirer says that "the
Governor appears to be in excellent
health and says he is feeling first class. :"
AS the Governor owes his election to an
attack of malaria, he doubtless considers
it an i'll omen to be in good health, now
that he is considering the prospects to
defeat Foraker a second time, The
Governor should take his hundred guns
and tent awhile on the fats just south
of the White House. He might catch
an inspiration from Cleveland, receive
a few more requests to make the race,
and take on sufficient malaria to last him
during the canvass.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-09
Notice to Contractors.

CEALED proposals will be received at the
y office of the clerk of the board of educa-
ton of Colerain township, Belmont county,
Ohio, until IL O'Clock noon, on the 11th day
of July, 1886, for building school house al
Maynard, in said township, according to the
plans and specifications on file in said office,
and also at the office of the justice of the peace
at Maynard. Each bid must contain the
name of every person interested in the same
and be accompanied by sufficient guaranty
of some dlsinterested person, that, if the bid
is accepted, u contract will be entered into,
and the performance of it properly secured
The bid for each kind of material called for
by the specifications must be stated separately,
and the price of each given, and the price Of
labor must also be separately stated. None
but the lowest responsible bid will be accepted,
and the board may reject all bics.
BY order of the board Of education.
6 Aid p. H. JOB, Clerk.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-09

THERE appears to have been search
" of American flags in possession Of
Democrats at Washington July 4th.
Even over the Departments of Justice
and Interior there were no flags raised.
The confederate chiefs in charge of these
departments might have afforded to
"bury the past" and reconciled them
selves to celebrate the glorious Fourth
of the United States of America day
they have not been accustomed to cele
brate with any considerable eclat for the
past tWenty-tive years.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-09
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-09

BELLAIRE was greatly excited Tues
day, by telegram being received from
Bethel, announcing that the well being
bored at that place had struck big flow
of gas at depth of between 200 and
300 feet. A number of people went
out. and it is said, the roar of the we'll
can be heard for a mile. The protector
of the we'll, Mr. S. NJ. Williams, says it is
of 80 pounds pressure to the square inch,
and constantly increasing. Water and
mud were thrown over the derrick, to
height of 72 feet. When alighted, the
flame shot up over 40 feet. If there is
not too muc b salt water mixed with the
gas. to destroy its utility. the find, as the
Independent says, will be "a God send
to Bellaire." and will re awaken her
sleeping industries and ilfuse new life
into the town. We await further devel-
opments.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-09

OUR own Andoniram JOnadab War
ner is in the predicament of advising the
officers of the government to become law
breakers. He didn't want Kellar ap-
pointed clerk, and was ready to violate
the plain letter of the statute to prevent
his being assigned to duty after he had
passed the required examination before
the civil service board. If our Duck
Greek" statesman escapes the penalty
the law imposes, he will be as lucky as
an ordinary railroad wrecker.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-09
Notice to Builders.

OEALED proposals will be received at the
y office of the clerk Of the board Of educa>
tion of Union township, Belmont county,
Ohio, until - o'clock NJ, July IL, 1885, for
materials and building q Brick School House
3Ox34, in joint sub district number q, accord-
ing to plans and specifications on file IN said
office. Bids must be in accordance with sec
tion 1888, Ohio school laws. The board re-
serve the right to reject any or all bids.
BY order Of board of Education.
w. A. FENTON, TIP. Clerk,
Morristown, o, 611-6t Union township.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-09
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-09
M MARR.IED.

KIGER-MILLS-On July 5, 1885. at
the home of the brides parents, by the
Rev. w. II. Haskell, William II. Kiger
and Miss Annie l.. Mills, both of East
Richland, o.
KING-MURRAY-At the residence of
Mr.. Anthony Lucas, near Louisville,
o., by John Sidebottom. J. p, Samuel
King and Miss Sarah Murray, both of
Belmont county.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-09

SPEAKING of the business outlook, the
Cleveland Leader says the Democracy
has 30 power to avert disaster unless it
undergoes radical change. Its princi>
pies and policy are not in harmony with
the needs of the country, and therefore
all talk about its ability to create nation
al prosperity is as idle as it is grouRdless.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-09

Hon. Thomas j. Cogan, one of the
Hamilton county delegation in the last
Legislature and Chairman of the State
Democratic Executive Committee, was
arrested at Indianapolis, Wednesday OF
last week, for alleged tampering with a
witness in larceny case. He was SUBJ
seuuently released on $500 bail.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-09
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-09
FRANKLIN COLLEGE.
Sixtieth Annual Commencement

Your correspondent was promptly on
hand to report the siXtieth annual Com
ment at Franklin College. Many of the
friends of the College are patrons of the
CHRONICLE, and even the brief notice
which we are able to give, will prove to
them of interest. As is known the day
was pleasanU-the farming community
had their work in good shape for an idle
day, aud consequently the attendance
Was very large. Most excellent music
was furnished by the Wheeling Opera
House Band-L. Vaas, leader.
REUNION OF THE CLASS OF 1850
took place in the forenoon, and speech
es were made and letters read from ab+
sent members. The exercises were very
interesting, and were listened to with
great attention. After the closing of
these exercises there was recess until
80 D. N. The ladies had opened An
AN ART GALLERY
in the college building, and lad on ex
hibition the work executed by the ladies
connected with the college. We believe
it was we'll patroDized. OF course there
was deserving eulogy, and sometimes
severe criticism by the visitors. The
enterprise was to be commended, and we
hope it "panned out" well financially
During recess the audience "louked
through" the college building, the art
gallery, and enjoyed the pleasant shade
in the grove.
AT 80 SHARP.
the graduating class was seated Oh the
platform, and the exercises resumed
In the meantime the crowd had greatly
increased.
PROGRAMME.
Salutatory-Miss Mamie NJ. Scott.
Culture VS.. Embryo-Mr. E. e. Enoch.
Books-Miss l.. Ella Hammond.
Stars of the Morning-Miss Carrie M
Johnson.
This the Century of Progress Miss
Matte E. Scott.
Valedictory-Mr T. E. Holiday.
CoNFERRING OF DEGREES.
The following degrees were deservedly
conferred:
John B. Robb, President Central Col
lege, o.. d. ID.
Rev. Andrew Gordon, Missionary to
India, d. d.
Miss Virginia Burtram, Hopedale, o
A. NJ.
Your correspondent not being "learn
ed" enough to make just critic, will not
attempt to eulogize or disparage the ex-
ercises of the graduating class, but in
listening to the comments of those as
Sembled, would infer that the decision
was in their favor, and the performances
highly creditablc. The subject matter"
of the address of Mr.. E. E. Enoch was
very good. The ladies spoke in a firm
clear tone of vOice-were handsomely
dressed, and made good appearance.
The poor arrangements for the conve-
nience of newspaper reporters, and the
difficulty in obtaining information ne
cessary to render their reports of public
interest and advantageous to the inter
ests of TIE college, was observed and
commented upon, and number present
made no report. We presume the anxi+
eties and cares connected with the occa~
sion will prove an ample apology.
The friends of Franklin College are
hopeful of her unbounded future sue
cess, and with such a worthy and efficient
President, and able corps of professors
we trust that their most ardent hopes
may be fully realized. II.