Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-03-18

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com meDced.
TOWNSHIP tickets printed at this Of
fee at reasonable rates. Send in your
orders early.
The spring has not yet so far advanc'
ed but that the sunny side OF the street
is most popular.
KEMPLEs lecture in Bellaire has been
postponed until Friday evening of thi.
week, 10Th inst.
A LADIES auxiliary to Spsngler Post
G A R, was instituted at Bellaire, Oh
Tuesday evening
MARTINS FERRY council passed an
ordinance to issue $4,000 worth of bonds
to Pay floating debts.
ELMER BUNDY, of Colerain. is manu-
featuring berry boxes in large quantities
for the coming season.
T.V. DEARY will start weekly Re
publican paper at Martins Ferry. 1t
will be easy to start it.
SHEPPARD and Shuttleworth will roll
Ter race in a Martins Ferry rink on Sat"
urday evening, for q purse.
De. EsTEP. of Louisville, is rapidly
growing better, and expects to resume
his practice in short tine.
W. W. SHARP was on Friday appoint
ed by the President. to be postmaster at
UniontOWn, Belmont county.
A COMPANY of German citizens pro-
pose to purchase Walnut Grove, Martins
Ferry. and fit il up into park.
EGGS have been selling the past week
at two dozen for rs cents, making them
in the reach for regular eating.
THE ground hog is vindicated, but his
six weeks were up Tuesday, so we can
confidently look for warm weather.
THERE were So applicants before the
board of examiners, at the teachers ex
animation held in Barnesville, on Sat-
urday.
BRIDGEPORT's jail is said to be so in
secure that the town is liable to be pros
ccuted for damages to prisoners falling
out of it.
THE revenues of the Christian church
at HendTyshurg are to 0e increased by
the nome dramatic club. in two enter
tainments.
GOTTLEIB Hell was seriously hurt on
Thursday. at Bridgeport. by being strnck
in the head by piece from bursting
steam pipe.
NORTH WEST. the well known young
druggist of Bridgeport, will be married
on April 6, to Miss Walden, of Woods
field, Ohio.
JOSEPH and Peninah Gibbons, who re-
side near Barnesville. celebrated the fif+
tieth anniversary of their marriage on
the 9th inst.
SINCE September last, under the pas
torate of Rev. J. c. Smith. there have
been Sc accessiens to the South Bellaire
NJ E church.
MEMBERS of the Richland township
school board will be supplied with their
election blanks. by calling on R c Meyer,
township clerk.
SATURDAY it showed, melted and then
showed again-a day of short lived bliz
yards. But this is March. TIE sun held
sway on Sabbath.
On Friday evening, Rev R Keeler,
of Bellaire, lectures in the st. Clairsville
NJ E church, on "The Birds of Ohio.
Go and hear him.
WIN. ROSCOE, ESQ, has been appointed
by the commissioners IS toll gate keeper
in place of VIM. Wesley, at the National
road gate west of town.
THE Republican township and munic-
ipal conventions will be held on Satur-
day, 9th inst. See call IN this paper.
Let there be good turn out.
E. E. HoLTz, of near Headrysburg
has invented new rat and game trap
which is said to be lust the thing" A
patent has been applied fer.
W.S WRIeBT closed successful term
of school at No. 5, Vineyard Hill,'' on
been engaged for the spring term.
THE strike of the swapping boys at the
Etna and Goblet works, Bellaire, pre-
vented about $4,000 from going into the
pockets of the employees last week.
EIGHT attempts at burglary in one
night seems to be rather large even fol
Martins Ferry. Yet that is the record
in that place for last Thursday night.
A MEETING of the Belmont county
stockholders in the B., z. & G. railroad
is called for this evening, at Bellaire
President Mooney, of the road, will be
present.
WILLIE DUNFEE, aged ~, of Bellaire
was burning gasoline on his hands fol
fun, when the contents of the can tooE
fire, badly burning him, and Wilie's fur
was over.
WIN. MAYHUGH, of GAINESVILLE, wa.
flned So by the mayor for shouting
amen at the Salvation Army meeting
But William did not do it religiously, b,
was drunk.
ARCHIE WILEY, of Quincy, going home
from Bellaire, was attacked by highway
robbers, but put them to flight with {
coupling pin he picked up on the rail
road track.
ONE of the well known "bowl takers
has been wearing pair of black eye
this week. He insulted lady on Satur
day evening, and was chastised by he
indignant husband.
On Monday, the boys at the Nationa
glass works, Bellaire, joined in the strik
with the boys Of the Htna and Goble
works, and all are idle. The boys keeI
the men from working.
THE twelve hour pedestrian eontes
in Martins Ferry, on Saturday, was VOL
by Easter Brandt, he having made 5
miles and 13 laps. He made over 8
miles in the first six hours.
TONNE MIsKIMMONs, q son Of Georg