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Sale for Street improvement.

indianapolis. Ind. Janusrv "a il issi ieasuisi'
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during her life; and that he pay each Of
IBIS brothers and sisters 800.
The rest and residue of his property
he divides equally between Otho S.
Anna NJ. and Nathan.
The amount of the executors bond
was fixed at $4,000, which does not in
sclude real estate.
Action of the Board of Directors of
the Bridgeport Bank.
At a meeting of the board of directors OF
lthe First National Bank, of Bridgeport, Ohio,
3held on Tuesday, July 2Sth, the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAs, God, in his providence, has
taken from among US our esteemed fellow :
Icitizen, Isaac Holloway;
Resolued, That by his death we have lost q
pleasant business associate andan able counsel
Tor, and the bank an efficient officer, one who
was always attentive to its interests.
Reso'Ued, That his service as director for
the period of ten years, without intermission,
fully attests the appreciation of the stock
holders of his ability and integrity.
Res0IUed, That we extend our profound
sympathy to his family, and in so doing we
believe We express the sentiment of all his
Resolozd, That the above be entered upon
the minutes, a copy be presented to his family
and the same be published in the countyi
papers. E P. RHODES,
A. BRANNUM,
3. A. JUNKINs,
W. w. HOLLOWAY,
JOIN WOODS,
L. SPENCE,
niraofaro
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SALE OF BONDS
CLERKS OFFICE OF THE VILLAGE

CLERKS OFFICE OF THE VILLAGE oFl
4 MARTlN's FERRY, Ohio, July Both, 1885.
10 EALED proposals will be received at the
I'D above mentioned Office until the End
sdaY Of September, 1888, at 12 O'Clock
NJ. for the purchase of ten G0) bonds of one
hundred 100) dollars each; one hundred 400
/ bonds Of five hundred $500 dollars each; and
sforty-n (49) bonds of one thousand 1000)
Sdollars each. All of said bonds are to be ex>
secuted of the date of September 1st, 1885,
5and payable on the 1st day of September,
1923, and bear interest from date of execution
Eat five per cent. per annum, payable semi
ANNUALLY; provided that the privilege is re-
Served to said village to redeem said bonds of
athe denomination OF one hundred (100) dollars
seach at any time after the 1st day of Septem-
FIBER, 1895; and to the first fifty (50) of said
4 bonds of the denomination of five hundred
4 (500) dollars each at any time after the 1st
sday of September, 1905; and of the remaining
fifty (50) of said bonds of the denomination
sof five hundred 5000 dollars each at any time
ssfter the 1st day of September, 1910; and
gsaid bonds of the denomination of one thous>
land 10000 dollars each at any time after the
! list day of September, 1915. Said bonds are
9ssued for the Water Works purposes by said
avillage, pursuant to q special act of the gem
geral assembly of the state of Ohio, entitled,
"To authorize the incorporated village OF
{ Martins Ferry, Ohio, to issue bonds for the
purpose of building water works, and supply
ling water to said village" passed the 10Th day
sof February, 1885; and an ordinance OF said
VILLAGE, entitled, Gan ordinace to provide for
1.-THE issue of bonds for the construction of
water works." passed the Sth day of July,
alsS5, authorizing the issue of said bonds,
which will be sold to the highest and best
bidder, but in no case for less than their par
value Bids should specify the number of
/ each kind of bonds bid for. the rate of premi-
J 3um offered, the amount of accrued interest
sand the aggregate amount, including accrued
Interest and premium, which is offered for all
THE bonds proposed to be purchased. The
fright is reserved to reject any or all bids.
4 Given at Martins Ferry, Ohio. this SOth
sdsy of July, A. d. 1885.
F. X. ALLENDER,
a7 2n~5k VILLAGE Clerk
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Death of Judge Okey. Of the Ohio Su-

Death of Judge Okey. Of the Ohio Su-j
preme Court.
On Sabbath morning, Supreme JudgeI
] John W. Okey, died at Columbus. after al
zbrief illness. As it was supposed the
scrisis in his case had passed, the news of
1 his death was shock to every one. He
was one of the hardest workers ever on
the Supreme Bench.
Judge Okey was born near Woodsfield,
Monroe county, January 3, 1927, and
sconsequentlyiwas in his 59th year at the
thine of his death He was educated att
Monroe Academy and spent two years
jim the Office of the Clerk of the Court of
Monroe county. He read law at Woods
aield. and was admitted to the bar att
cambridge, October %, 1S49, and was
subsequently admitted to practice in the
Supreme Court of the United States.
In 1858 he was appointed Probate
Judge, and the next year was elected toI
sthe same Office. In 1856 he was elected
sCommOn Pleas Judge in the Belmont
district and reelected in 1861. La 1861
he resigned and removed to Cincinnati.
where he entered the Office of W. "
.Gholson, and remained with him 1S!
months, engaged in preparing the OhioI
Digest. and afterward wrote Okey 4:
lMiller's Municipal Law. In 1875 Gov.
Allen appointed him member of theI
Commission to codify the Ohio Statutes,
and shortly afterward he was elected toI
;the Supreme Bench. He was serving
shis second term at the time of his death i
In politics Judge Okey was a Democrat j
In lS49 Judge Okey was married to-
Miss Bloor, of Belmont county. The re-
ssult of the union is two sons and two;
daughters. One of the daughters mar
sried c. N. Danenhower. of Cincinnati.E
iGeOrge B. Okey is Reporter of the Su-
3preme Court. Treyitt W. Okey is oneS
lof the lessees of the Grand and Cons
stocks Opera houses, Columbus The
youngest daughter remains at home.
The remains of Judge Okey were int
|terred at Spring Grove, Cincinnati and
the remains were taken there on Mon
day over the Midland road. The hagss
lon the Capitol were draped in mourning 4
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Legal Notice.

1 sSARAH A. ROBINSON, whose residence
I'D day of June, 1885, Samuel Hilles, as
administrator of the estate of Richard Frances,
filled his petition in the probate court of Bel
mont county, Ohio, against the above named
sparty and others, praying for authority toI
sell, for the purpose of paying debts of said
deceased, the following described real estate, !,
sto>wit:
Situate in the township of Warren, county
'of Belmont and state of Ohio, and described asI
follows: Beginning for the same at a stone
planted, being the northeast corner of thel
north half of the northeast quarter of section
Il l6, township and range 6; thence north 81 Isl
'pOles to the northeast corner of said section i
thence west S7.63 poles to a stone; thence|
north $3.50 poles to stone planted in the
public road; thence north 741a0 west 90 0S poles
Ito stone; thence west 1916 poles to stone j
thence south $50 west 44.80 poles to a stone i
thence south 1923 poles to stone, being the
northwest corner of parcel of land conveyed
10y the Browns to Kelion Hager; thence with
the said Hager's land south 69A0 east 1850
lpoles to a stone; thence south 2515o east Sol
poles to stone; thence north 1879 east Al .80l
,poles to stone; thence south 40 east 1850
poles to stone. and thence east 34.S0 poles to|
the place of beginning, containing 20 acres, bel
the same more or less, and being the same land
conveyed to said decedent in his Lifetime byI
Moses Brown and wife, by deed recorded in vol
ume 35 page, lS9 of records of deeds of said
county: excepting from said tract the parcel sold
:by said decedent in his lifetime to one Robert
1Cowen, by deed dated the 29th of March, 1878,
and recorded in volume 20, page 81 of the rec
ord of deeds of said county of Belmont, andI
described as follows: Situate in the township,
county and state aforesaid, and being part of
1.-THE northeast quarter of section l6, township
IS and range 6: Beginning for the same at the
northeast corner of the northeast quarter of
section Is, township 8 and range 6, and run
ming thence west 87.63 rods to a stone planted i
thence south 1852 rods to stone planted !;
thence south 2512o east 24.60 rods; thence
north 1879 east Al 80 rods to a stone planted );
thence south 40 east 1850 rods to a stoneI
planted; thence east 3480 rods to stone
planted; thence north lis rods to the place
sOf beginning, containing "a acres and 107.7
3perches, more or less. Also, the use of the
road now used in getting out of said premises
Ito the public road, leaving of said original tract
1854 acres, more or less.
Said party is required to answer on or be-
fore the 1st day of August, 1885.
SAMUEL HILLES, Admir-.
10. W. Carroll, Atty for Prff. 11-6t
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Yourself and NelghbOrs.

The editor of this paper has beer
! sick in bed this week, which will ac'
count for any sins of omission or com
mission in this weeks paper.
Miss Hattie CrangIe, a neice of Judge
5Carroll, FROM st. Louis, is the guest OF
! his family.
Mrs. Moore, of Barnesville, is visit>
ling the family of Mr.. l. Powers, in the
] East end.
Mrs. Henry Meyer, and Miss Annie,
ARE the guests of Flushing friends this
week.
DIR. Samuel Jepson and wife are
guests of st. Clairsville friends.
Miss Lizzie Jones is on a visit to her
lold home in Bloomfield, Jefferson county.
Mrs. Frank Coen and daughter Della,
|of Wheeling Island. spent Thursday and
Friday of last week at the residence of
Mr.. Abner Stilwell.
Mr.. Chas. E. Hughes, noted cornet
player of Wheeling. is in town. He is
assisting the Gilbert Band.-PiedmOnt
I(W. Va.) Herald.
-Miss:Belle Fisher, of Morristown,
was the guest of Miss Lille Hobbs on
Monday.
Mrs. Mary Goriell and children, Of
IBellaire. are spending couple of weeks
lat the residence of Ira Lewis, Lewis
Mills.
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Notice to Contractors.

AUDIToR's OFFICE, BELMONT CoUNTY,l
ST. CLA1RsvILLE, ONO, July Sth, 1885.
. EALED proposals will be received at the
- Auditors Office, Belmont county, St.
Clairsville, Ohio, until o'clock p. NJ, MON
DAY, AUGUST 8, 1885, for furnishing mater
ials and performing labor necessary for the
construction of two stone abutments for .
bridge over Glenn's Kun, on the Burlington
and Scott Ridge Pike, Pease township. and
two stone abutments for bridge over Pipe
Creek, Mead township, on county road Lead
ing from Jacobsbarg to Thompson's Ferry.
Specifications for said work on file and
may be seen at the Auditors Office.
Board reserves the right to reject any and
all bids. By order of board of commissioners.
Q 9-3t r. r. BARRETT, Auditor.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-30

The picnic in Ault's grove. south of
town. August 18th, promises to be a
grand affair. The grove will be put in
6ne condition, and stage will be erected
and beautifully decorated. The st
Clairsville glee club will be present. W
ID. Porterfield will deliver the address OF
welcome and A. T. McKelvey the re.
sponse. ]. W. Nichols, l. P Myers and
other good speakers are sure to be pres
eat. Prof ]. W. Milligan. of Wheeling
will furnifh a powerful organ.
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Notice to Builders.

CEALED proposals will be received at the
y office of the clerk Of the board of education
~ OF Smith township, Belmont county, Ohio,
at Centerville, Demos Postofhce, in said town
ship, until II o'clock noon, August 18th, 1885,
for building brick school house in sub-distriet
number eleven Ql) of said township, according
Ito the plans and specifications on file in said
office. Each bid must contain the name of
every person interested in the same, and be
accompanied by a sufficient guaranty of some
dsinterested person, that if the bid is accepted,
IA contract will be entered into and the perform
ance of it properly secured. The bids 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 re-
|sponsible bid will be accepted, aud the board
may reject all bids.
By order of board of education.
h 23-4t R. Il. CLIFFORD, Clerk.
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Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Ohio.
ELBCTIONS.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 2S.
JOINT RESOLUTION

& amending Section 4, article Z. Of tie Con-
a stttuts0n, relating to the election Of
Township Officers.
i Res0Iped 6y the General ASsens6lv of the
4 State Of Ohio, (three-ffths of all the members
elected to each house cOncurring thereinl, that
there be submitted to the electors of the State,
on the second Tuesday of October, A. d, 1885,
"a proposition to amend section four, article ten
sof the Constitution of the State, so as to read
8 as follows:
Section 4. Township officers shall be elected
! by the electors of each township, at such time,
sin such manner, and for such term, net exceed
sing three years, as may be provided by law; but
shall hold their Offices until their SUCCESSORS
are elected and qualified.
The electors desiring, at said election, Il
vote in favor of the foregoing amendment, shalo
have written or printed on their ballots the
words, constitutional amendment, township
5Offcers-Yes;" and those who do not favor the
adoption of said amendment shall have written
Tor printed on their ballots the words, 'CoRsti-
stutiOnal amendment, township OfHeers-No.'
A. d. MARSH,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
ELMER WHITE,
President pro TEN. of the Senate,
Adopted April 8, 1885.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OBIo,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STArE.(
l, JAMES S. ROBINSON, Secretary of State of
sthe State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is true copy of Jeint Resolution
adopted by the General Assembly of the State of
lOhio, on the 9th day of April, A. D. 1885, taken
from the orig 1al rolls filed in this Office
4 In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have hereunto sub
scribed my name, and affixed my official
sEALl seal, at Columbus, the 9Th day of April,
A. D. 1885
JAMES s. ROBINSON,
1l-6m Secretary Of State.
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Low Rate Sunday Excursion tO
Sandusky and Putin. Ray.

On Sunday, August I'd. 1885, the B. &
10. r. R.. in connection with the steamer
Jay Cooke, will run low rate excursion
Ito Sandusky and Put-in-Bay. Special
train will leave ST. Clairsville at 200 a.
m. Fare for the round trip to Sandusky
S3 so; to Put-in-Bay, "a co. The B. & O.
! r. r. Co., announcing this cheap excur-
sion. aims to give day of recreation
5and pleasure to those who are necessari.
3ly confined during the week.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-30

THE nail feeders at Martins Ferry
have signed the manufacturers scale, and
the Laughlin mill has entered into the
following agreement with them:
WHEELING, July 25, 1885.
The Laughlin Nail Company, of Whee
ling, does hereby agree to give the nail /
feeders who have signed the manufactu
|rers' scale of wages. fair and impartial
trial for the period of six months at learn
ling the trade of making nails, and that
mo feeder who has secured such situa-
'tion shall be discharged to make room
for other nailers unless there is just
cause and provecstion for doing so.
LAUaHLIN NAIL Co.
Similar action has been taken by the
other mills. aud the experiment will be
tried of operating the factories with the
feeders as nailers.
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NeighbOrhOOd Notes.

q Mrs. Elizabeth Roe, of near Steuben-
syille, brings suit against B. D. McGrew
"a wealthy farmer, charging him with
Ecriminal assault
Rev. F. ]. Swaney, Prohibition nomi.
Snee for State Senator in the Steubenvillt
;5district, has declined the nomination.
& Conger, the Monroe county wife muir
aderer, is playing insane, but it is though,
Che acts the part too we'll.
4 Hon. N. B. Wharton, of Caldwell, ha:
Abeen appointed a special agent for the
sGeneral Land Office, at salary of S1,50O
sper annum.
The program for the annual Penny.
arOyal reunion is out. 1t will be held in
SOxford township, Guernsey county on
August 10 and 20. The Introductory
address will be delivered by President
q BOrton, and the address Of welcome BY
gN. H. Barber, Esq.
W. B. Waller and Editor Jennings, Of
3Caldwell. mention of whose fight was
amade last week, have both been held
ito court, where the matter will be in,
Investigated.
a The Standard Oil Co. are building &
Stelegraph line from Bradford, Pa, through
aMacksburg, Noble county, to Parkers.
aburg, W. Va.
DR.. Leonard, Prohibition candidate
q for Governor, will crate at Csmbridg,
ION August 1s.
q The Cambridge Baptist Association
aconvenes at that place August 49, Tht
Sabbath school convention will be hello
Hon the 18th.
4 The Guernsey Republicans will con
avene at Cambridge On August 81, tt
anominate county ticket.
8 Francis Murphy, the great temperance
aoratOr, delivered three lectures in Cadiz
aon Saturday and Sunday.
8 A lodge of the Knights of Pythias ha:
abeen organized at Cadiz.
y A Carroll county justice of the peace
jim delivering a charge to the jury, said
II Gentlemen, those of you who aren'
9asleep have heard the evidence in thi:
scase, and amt worth while for me to e
llover the facts. The indictment says The
lsprisoner was snatched up for the awfu
scrime of stealing hog. The time has
Scome, gentlemen, when hog is hog, and
lall Iulo UuolACoo 10 dllOWCu W RO Oll, llOut
.5of you will be safe. We'd better senC
3him to the pen, l reckon"
q The 43d session of the Muskingun
s5conference Of the NJ. E. church, will be
s3held at Steubenville September oath.
q Guernsey county has 32 inmates ir
q Athens asylum, five above her qnota
sSeveral patients are unable to obtair
s;admission.
q VIM. E. Tidrick, of Londonderry
aGuernsey county, has purchased lot o1
$slk worms. and will engage in theil
Sculture.
Three cat (ish. aggregating IA pounds
3 we're taken from Wills creek, near Cam
B bridge, in one day, recently.
B The contract has been let for the erec
s tion of new creamery at Cumberland
s SGuernsey county.
3 A project is on foot in Steubenville Il
s light the city with electric lights. A
4company of local capitalists is to b
b formed, with $4,000 capital stock. Th'
B matter has been officially before tn,
4council, and it is said the city will b,
saved near $4,000 per year, by the new
II light
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-30

A GARDENER who has tried it says
that buckwheat -four literally sprinkled
over cabbage plants in the evening be
fore the dew falls, will kill all the cab
'bage worms. He has practiced this fol
several years and never knew it to fail
1t is simple and easily tried. and the enc
Ito be accomplished is so desirable tha
every gardener should try the buckwhea
.remedy,
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Never Give UD,

II you are suffering with low and depressed
spirits, loss of appetite, general debility, dis
ordered blood, weak constitution, headache
|or any disease of bilious nature, by all
means procure bottle of Electric Bitters
lyou will be surprised to see the rapid i'm,
|provement that will follow; you will be in
|spired with new life: strength and activity
will return; pain and misery will cease anf
|henceforth you will rejoice in the praise Of
Electric Bitters. Sold at SOC bottle by Pat
|tersOn S Sons
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-30

AT the July meeting of the Richlant
township trustees on Saturday, Isaiah
Nc gladden. was appointed Supervisor il
Road Dist. No. IS, vice Simeon Fawcett
who has removed to Mead township
Daniel Ault was appointed Supervisor il
] Dist. No. z, vice W. L. Ault, who resigne'
5some time ago.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-30

3DURSUANT to an order of sale in the
J. above entitled case, issued and te me
directed from the court of common pleas, of
Belmont county, Ohio, l will offer at public
{sale, upon the premises, on
Monday, August 24th, 1885,
at IL o'clock noon, the following described
real estate, to-wit:
Situate in the county of Belmont and state
aforesaid and in Wayne township, and being
4 the northeast quarter of section "A, township
s6 and range of the lands directed 10 be sold
rat Marietta, Ohio, containing one hundred
land fifty six and 3 100 acres, being the same
land conveyed by David Stidd to said Benz
jamin Stidd by deed dated January 10, 1897,
and recorded in volume 5, page POI of records
;of said county for deeds-excepting there
from the following parcels of lands, to-wit:
First Parcel-Beginning at the southwest
corner of the northeast quarter of section "a,
township 6 and range 5; thence north with
the west boundary line IS perches; thence
east So perches; thence south 3 perches to the
south boundary line of said quarter; thence
with said line west 50 perches to the place of
beginning, containing % acres and 2 roods,
conveyed by Benjamin Stidd to Thomas Tar
bet, by deed dated Sept. "a, 1929, and re-
corded in volume N, page 152 Of record OF
deeds Of said county.
Second Parcel-A part of the northeast
quarter of section "a, township and range 3,
beginning at the northeast corner Of said
quarter section; thence west on the section
line to the first hollow or run that comes out
|of the farm of Jesse Maris; thence in
,southeasterly direction one rod above and be-
!yond a spring of water on the west side OF
said run; thence back to said run; thence
= .
Ito Jacks run; thence up said run up 70 the
section line; thence north on said line to the
place of beginning, containing IS acres, more
|or less; the same was conveyed by said Ben
|jamin Stidd to Henry Stidd, by deed dated
March 80, 1882, and recorded in volume 7S,
mage 515, of record of deeds Of said county
Subject also to the following additional
Exceptions, to-wit: That part OF the north
least quarter, section "a, township and range
Is. beginning for the same 20 rods south Of
|ststion, corner Of Samuel Oelaney's lot 10 the
middle of Bloody run; thence with said run
south $50 west 19 poles; the5oe south 49, east
In. 40 poles; thence south AZ west 10 poles;
thence south % east 80 poles; thench south
l1S0 west IL 20 pole; thence south 4S4 east 20
spoles TO the east boundary line Of said sec
Itiou "a, and 81 poles north Of the southeast
!corner Of said northeast quarter Of said Sec
i,ion; thence with the section line north Ito
east 6S.2S poles to the beginning, containing
Is acres, / rood and "a poles; the same having
/ been sold snd conveyed by the sheriff OF said
bounty to ]. T. Patterson and Brother, by
sdeed dated November 10, 1888, and recorded
lin volume SO, page 295 of record of deeds Of
said county.
4 Appraised at $1509.
Terms-Ons>third cash on day OF sale: ono
third in one wear and one>third in two ysars,
j with Interest, secured by first mortgage.
LEROY G. SEDWICK, Sheriff.
kJ. w. Carroll, Plfrs ATTY. 2S>td
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-30

FACTS are stubborn things" and sufN
ferers from chills and fever generally
find their coz plaint very stubborn
fact. until they commence the use Of
Ayers Ague Cure. That medicine Grad
icates the noxious poison from the sys-
tem,and invariably cures even the worst
eases.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-07-30

THF saloon of Emil Schmidt, in Bel
lsire, was burglarized Sunday night, ant
ON Monday morning Mike Conway, Franz
Sherwood and Harry Shepherd were al
rested, charged with the crime. Some
of the missing goods were found in theil
lpOssession,