Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-05-28
Town and Country.


THE locusts are in bloom.
THIS was year without any spring.
NEW potatoes are so cents per peck in
Wheeling market.
TIE GAINESVILLE window glass works
shut down on Friday.
PRoMENADEs through the woods and
over the hills are in order.
THE Bellaire nail works has about TO-
600 kegs of nails on hands.
SNAKE stories are ripe, and some of
tie largest ones are on the rounds
A PETITION is being circulated for a
Postoffice at Marbletown, near Glencoe.
MRS. ADA l.. SoUDERs, of Martins
Ferry, died on Thursday, aged 90 years.
FRIDAY evening of this week is the
next meeting in the interest of water
works.
AFTER this week it will be legal to
shoot squirrels. They are reported TO be
scarce.
THE city council of Bellaire has fixed
the levy for all corporation purposes at
mills.
a CHoCTAw Indian has commenced
the manufacture of flower pots at West
Wheeling.
The Ohio Wine Co., of Martins Ferry,
with capital stock of $4,000, has been
incorporated.
NrIu cuonnohara aro y,al,inc, THAR or
pearance In market, with the usual ac-
compartment
The Pultney Tp. Board of Education
levied pa mills for all purposes; last
year it was 51s.
THE rains last week brought out the
forest tress in faet, al vegetation toUk
q refreshing start.
BELLAIRE people will erect six or
eight new cottages on the Burr's camp
grounds this season.
The BeIlaire council is considering
the necessity of a fire proof safe or vault
to protect valuable papers.
On and after June l and until Sep
tember l, the GAINESVILLE merchants will
close their stores at 1880 p. m.
THE steel workers benefit at the
Elysian rink, BeIlaire, Friday evening of
last week, netted about $500.
The Bellaire Independent is making
war upon Belmont's representatives in
the two Houses of the Legislature.
The first strawberry festival of the
season will be held at GAINESVILLE on Sat
urday evening, by the G. A. R. Post.
Rev. c. B. HENTHoRN will deliver the
Memorial Day address at GAINESVILLE,
and DR.. H. w. Baker at Burr's Mills.
A GAME of polo was played at the
Capital City rink, Saturday evening, BY
the Excelsior club of Martins Ferry.
JACOB STAHL died at his residence in
BellaiIe, Wednesday evening of last
week, from pneumonia, aged 81 years.
The examination for teachers ia the
Bellaire schools will be conducted by
the city board of examiners, on Saturday.
LAST Saturday was a good business
day in town. The rain kept the farmers
from work. and they came to town for
supplies.
REV. WALLACE, who recently resigned
the pastorate of the GAINESVILLE Presby
terian church, has accepted call at
Sharpsville, Pa.
ALEX. WILEY. ESQ, of Wheeling, has
purchased the East Richland mill, and
has employed George VanFossen, of
Belmont, as miller.
PROF. A. A. CLARK, principal of the
Bellaire high school, has received the ap-
pointment of Superin 6endent of the
Woodsiield schools.
SAMUEL TALBOTT, a resident of Bend
Fork, Wayne tp., it is said, has fallen
heir to $4,000, by the death of an uncle
at Centerville, Iowa.
c. W. KING, late of the Rellaire Her
aid, has been employed to teach the Gar
field school, west of Bridgeport, for the
next year, for $50 per month.
THE Goth annual meeting of the Ohio
State Sabbath School Union will be held
at New Philadelphia. Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday of next week.
THE Richland TIP Board of Education
met last Saturday and levied l u mills
for tuition fund, and decided it was un-
necessary to make any levy for any othe1
purposes.
"ON the Brink, or the Reclaimed Hus
band" is tie title of the play the Glencoe
Dramatic Co. will give to the public or
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings oi
next week.
MRS. BENZ. HAGER, of Barnesville
fell from a step ladder last week, anC
injured her knee in such way that she
will probably always have to use crutct
in walking.
LAY aside business and all occupation
on Saturday, and assist the G. A. r. Pos
in Memorial Day exercises. Bring flow
ers, with which to decorate the grave
of the dead heroes.
6 THE Bellaire' correspondent to the In
telligencer tells the following fish story
AFTER the rain on Saturday evenin,
there we're six small rock bass fish fount
on dry land, half mile from the river
atPowhatan. The fish were about thre
inches long. aud lively. The fish can b
seen at the Woods House, PoWhatan."