Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-09-23
BRIDGEPORT.

The second bout between the G & 2
and G, L & w railroads set for the 2lst
has been postponed till the Goth, on ac.
count of proceedings in the court al
Cleveland, by which an injunction was
secured temporarily affecting the con-
test.
Mr. James Drummond, formerly OF
Morristown, is very feeble from pro-
tracted lung trouble.
Last Thursday was delightful Occa
sion to Mr. and Mrs J F Murdock, and
their numerous friends gathered at the
hospitable home of Mrs MurdOcks faith
er. Robt Williams, it being the occasion
of the crystal anniversary of the happy
couple. 1t was time of rare pleasure
and entertainment. How could it be
otherwise in the family of Robt. Will
liams and his estimable wife and their
kind, courteous children. May many
years full of life's choicest blessings
come to thee and thine, old friends,
Robert and wife.
On Friday last Ladies' Auxiliary So
ciety of Brannum Post G A r, was Or
ganized by the election and installation
of the following Officers: Mrs Robt Gift
fin, Pres't; Mrs Alex Allender, Vice
| Pres't; Mrs Geo Crider, Chaplain, and
Mrs Annie Smith, Sec'y. The old veter-
an, Mother Holiday, 81 years old, was
present, and stayed out the session; her
enthusiasm for "the boys" knew no
limit but her unlimited patriotism. HOI-
liday Post G A r, Wheeling, is named
for her son slain in battle The widow
of Col Holiday, of Steubenville, was
present as an officer of the State society
as was also Mrs ii NJ Long, of Steubeu-
vile, as mastering officer. Both ladies
acquitted themselves most happily, and
carried away with them the klndest es
TEEN of the comrades"
Recent news from Capt Crawford is
to the effect that he will return to this
vicinity as his future home.
An unfortunate hitch in our colored
school interests eXiSts-the result of
which is that the former patrons of that
school refuse to send their children to
the school. The school board mean
while have repaired the room in which
the school has been held for years, and
they claim is in com Portable shape, while
the patrons charge that it is unfit and
unsafe, hence they will not allow their
children to go. The board unofficially
say they will next year provide for the
erection of new house if the colored
people will send on now, as they cannot
this year make the necessary levy, &c.
This state of things is much to be re-
GREETED, aud we hope our cOlored friends
will reconsider their decision, and pa
tronize the school this session in hope of
securing better things in the future
The teacher. meanwhile, goes daily by
order of the board, and 'goes through
the motions" The other schools are
overcrowded already, thus preventing
the admission of the coored children to
them. We urge our colored friends not
to deprive their children of a whole
years schooling on any account.
Charley Kaufman rolled the first heat
of sheet iron at the Standard mill, on
Friday morning last, ever made in the
Ohio valley, by natural gas.
7 B May, formerly manager of the
Standard mill, is again manager of that
wide awake and prosperous works.
While on the subject of mills, we
would refer to a too common error of
some of the correspondents of the daily
press, viz: In their locals they almost
invariably locate all that concerns the
STANDARD" particularly, in the Martins
Ferry news, thus tending to serious
trouble sometimeS-such as miSdirected |
mail in considerable numbers, and a !
misconception on the part of strangers
as to its location, &c. Bridgeport is the
P O. address of both the Standard and
Etua mills-here they do their banking,
here the officers reside, and transact all
outside business. This much On behalf |
of complaining officers of the mills.