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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29
OBITUARY.

CAMPBELL.-On Sunday, July 25, 1886 at 3
O'Clock a. m, of consumption, James B.
Campbell, aged sc years, l mo- and 80 days.
The subject of this sketch was we'll and
favorably known in various parts of this county,
since he was a successful teacher herein. When
about thirteen years old, he had the misfortune
to lose his right hand. Being compelled to
earn his own living, he decided, if possible, to
secure an education; but of the effort required
to do this none knew except his most intimate
friends. When in the midst of his educational
career, his father died and his mother was left
to his care. He was compelled to give up that
which, next to his mother, he cherished as the
dearest thing on earth. He was Of lively
turn of mind, and aspired to be an author. He
leaves the unfinished manuscript of his first
book, While none are more kind-hearted than
he was, none could appreciate his real worth
except his most intimate friends. His twice.
widowed and now lonely mother has the SYM
pathy of the community in general. W.
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The sad intelligence reached as on
Tuesday that Mrs. Emma Conkle, wife
of Rev. ]. Fl. Conkle, formerly a much
beloved pastor of the NJ E. church of
this place, died on Saturday at the resi-
dence of her parents at Columbiana,
Ohio, where she had been taken a few
weeks before from her home in New
Lisbon. Mrs. Conkle had been in ill
health all summer, but was thought to
be somewhat better until within the last
week. On Friday her case took a sud+
deem turn fer the worse and her children
were sent for. her husband being already
constantly at her bedside, and on Satur-
day evening peacefully and gently, and
without suffering, her spirit was re-
leased from the mortal body. Deceased
was known and esteemed during her
residence here as a woman possessed of
all the virtues of true womanhood. AS
wife and mother her life was wrapped
up in her interesting family and was
devoted to their happiness. In her in
tercourse with neighbors and friends she
was considerate and thoughtful, and won
by her gentle manner the love and affec-
tion of those who enjoyed her acquaint-
ance. Her death is much lamented here
and the sincerest coincidence of the COM
munity is extended to the stricken hus-
band and five metherless children. Her
funeral took place on Monday.
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Yourself and NeighbOrs.

Auditor r R Barrett and family
were in Bellaire over Sunday, the guests
of the family of ex-Treasurer Kelly.
Miss Mary Dinger. of Wheeling. is
visiting her friend, Miss AIDA Bum
garner. east end.
NJ Y Rusk. Esq. of Fairpoint. started
on Monday, for six weeks prospecting
tour in the Northwest
Albert Lawrence, Esq. and wife, are
visiting his father, Hon Wm Lawrence.
at Washington, Guernsey county.
Miss Jessie Longley, of this place.
will teach in the Barnesville schools the
coming year.
Mrs Luretta Andears is on a visit
this week to relatives in Monroe county.
Miss May D Harris, daughter of
Stewart Harris. of Moundsville, has re-
turned home after pleasant visit with
st. Clairsville friends.
Miss Jessie Baggs, of Bridgeport, is
on visit to st. Clairsville friends this
week.
w. A. Giffen, Esq, north of town,
started this week on trip to California.
He will visit San Francisco and other
places of interest, returning about the
first of September.
Mrs. c. E. Irwin and Miss Julia Nc
Clure. of Wheeling, spent portion of
last week the guests of A. T. McKelvey,
Esq, returning home Saturday.
John Pollock, Esq, is on a visit I'd
Bloomington, Ills.
Ernest Streng, the Cadiz butcher.
formerly of this place. spent Sabbath
with friends here. Ernest is looking
well.
Mrs John W. Cowley. east end, Pitts
burgh, son and daughter, who were vis-
iting the families of their cousins, Messrs
McKelvey and Burt. were summoned
home on Monday, by a telegram. an.
nouncing the death of Mrs. C's brother.
Miss SADIE Hall Is visiting Barnes
vile friends.
The editor of this paper and wife,
paid flying visit to his parents in Hope
dale, Harrison coHnty, returning on
Monday.
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Harvest Home Picnic.

Our readers will not be likely to forget
the coming Harvest Home picnic, to be
held in Ault's Grove, two miles south OF
town, on Thursday, August 5.
The program of exercises is very 6ne
one. Mr. w d Porterfield, young far
mer of the neighborhood, will deliver
the address of welcome. The response
will be by the well known and fluent
speaker, Mr. a T McKelvey. Mr. T D
Harmon, OF the National Stoekman and
Farmer, has promised to be present and
give short address. Gen S III Hurst,
one of Ohio's most popular men, will
speak on Topics of the Times; or La
bor, Temperance, Doodle and bogus"
The Htnaville Union cornet band rs
pieces. Prof J w Schofeld musical direc-
tori has been secured to enliven the OCT
casion. Vocal music by the local glee
club, Mr. Oliver Lucas, leader.
Refreshments will be sold at usual
restaurant rates. Vehicles will run to
and from the grounds at low rates.
Messrs Stewart Bros, lessees of the Cald-
we'll farm. have consented to allow per-
sons so desiring, to pass through the
farm to the grounds.
Word from all quarters indicate very
large attendance. The managers will
endeavor to have everything in good
shape. Meeting 9 m; exercises will
begin promptly at 1O m.
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ITO LOUIS B. MERIT, whose place o.
i residence is unknown-You are hereby
notified that on the 18th day of July, A. D
| 1886, the Cleveland, Lorein and Wheeling
Railroad Company filed its petition in the
probate court of Belmont county, Ohio, il
which it seeks to appropriate certain rea
estate owned by you, or in which you have 6
part ownership, or in which you claim some
interest, tO-wit:
Being part of fractional section 10 and 90
range 2, township 8, Belmont county, and be
ing strip of land so feet in width and 1851
feet in length, and bounded as follows: On
the north by the lands of Alex. T. and David
Garden; on the east by land owned by the
heirs of George Mertz, decd; on the south by
lands owned by the heirs of Peter G. Schrumm,
decd; on the west by the east line of the
right-of-way of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh
Railroads.&c. strip having a width of %
feet on the east side and 81 feet on the
west side of the center line of a survey
made June, 1886, for the Bellaire branch of
the c., L. s. w. R. R., and containing 1877
acres.
You are required to appear to answer said
petition on the 3lst day of August, A. d.
1886, at 2 o'clock p. m.
J. W. TYLER,
Attest: N. K. KENNON,
l. q. CASTOR, Atty's for said Railroad Co.
Probate Judge. 22-6t
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Dr.Fenner's 'sKidnev
WBaCk-aChe Cure.

Rev. A. ]. MERCHANT, Presiding Elder NJ
E. Church, Meadville. Pa, writes:
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1t effects cure SO completely l have needed
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Frank F Percival, Rochester, N Y writes
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than all the Kidney remedies taken in the
past two years; six bottles entirely cured me.
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Petroleum and Natural Gas.

The first of the series of scientific lecr
lures, given under the auspices OF the
County Science Association, was given
at School Hall, by Prof. Orton, State
Geologist, on Tuesday evening. The lee
ture was substantially the same deliver
ed by DR. Orton at Cincinnati, under the
auspices of the Society of Natural His
tory, a full report of which was given in
the daily papers at the time. The lee
turer discusses the questions: What are
petroleum and natural gas? How are
they formedP How may the reservoirs
of oil and gas be located by the geologist,
aud will these sources of wealth prove
permanent? Speaking of the origin of
these substances, the lecturer discussed
the various theories upon the subject,
and gave his own conclusion that petro-
leum was mainly formed at or about the
time that the rocks which contain it
were formed. and that it was produced
by decomposition of organic remains in
cluded in the forming rocks, and after
wards was concentrated by natural agen-
cies in the reservoirs in which we now
find it, Natural gas is product of pc
troleum. If we know the origin of one,
we have solved the problem as to both.
Oil and gas are found along the tops of
folds or upheavals of strata, and not in
troughs as one might at first suppose.
They are found in subterranean caverns
in porous stones. These oil rCeks are
generally sandstones, but in the Findlay
belt, the strikes are in the Trenton lime
stone. The greatest high pressure oil
and gas field of Ohio. embraces 36 coun-
ties in the southeastern part of the state,
of which Belmont county is one. In this
field, there are three oil sands, but the
lowest, called by oil men the "Gantz
sand," and generally known among geol-
ogists as the "Berea Grit" is the most
important. This sand is reached along
the creek valleys of Belmont county, at
the depth of 1000 or 1,70O feet.
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The Institute.

The Belmont County Institute of 1886
was called TO order at 1870 p. In. on
Monday, July 26. Owing to the disa
greeable weather, the attendance was
not large on the fist day.
The instructors for the present session
are, NJ Yarnell, in grammar. algebra
arithmetic and civil government; c E
Gullett, in geography, history, orthogra.
ply, and physiology, and Miss G 4 Dun+
gan. in numbers, language, reading and
writing.
The attendance at present Tuesday
is SO. and is increasing rapidly. The
10 tjority of those in attendance are old
teachers. The indications are that the
session will re very successful, and eve.
ry teacher in the county should be in
attendance.
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Notice to Bridge Contractors.

AUDIroR's OFFICE, BELMONT CoUNTY,l
ST. CLAIRsvILLE, ONO, July IA, 1856.
SEALED proposals will be received at the
- Auditors Office, St. ClairsVille, O., until
O'Clock p m, Wednesday, August
18th, 1885, for furnishing the necessary
material and performing the necessary labor
for the construction of two stone abutments
for bridge over Csptins creek, in Washing
ton township, at Alledonis, and two stone
abutments for bridge over Wheeling creek,
at Kidd's, Colerain township. Specifications
for said work are on file and may be seen at
Auditors Office. Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
BY order of the board of Commissioners.
r. r. BARRETT,
2 15>4t Auditors
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29

SIXTEEN families are now living on
the Burr's Mills camp grounds.
TwENTY-sIx teachers were present at
the opening of the Institute. on Monday
Mrs. SOPHIA TARBET died at her home
in West Wheeling on sunday, aged &C
years.
LABoRERs on the natural gas pipe
lines in Bellaire, work right along on
Sunday.
AS well expect life without sir, as health
without pure blood; cleanse the blood with
Ayers Sarsaparills.
THE c, L & W engineers are engaged
in surveying several different routes of
entrance TO Bellaire.
IT is estimated that 100000 are an
nually sent out of Ste ubenville for beer.
This is the wholesale price.
TIE people should attend the Con-
gressional primaries next Saturday, be-
tween the hours of 8 and 6 p N.
JAMES B. CAMPBELL, school teacher,
died at his home in Glencoe, on Sunday,
from consumption, aged SO years.
Ayers Ague Cure breaks up the chill and
fever, expels the poison from the system and
and restores health; warranted to cure.
THE body Of John Myers, Wheeling
coal miner, was taken from the river at
Bellaire, on Saturday. Supposed case of
suicide.
On Saturday, the G A R boys at Mar
tins Ferry, held an enjoyable picnic in
Walnut Grove. All the candidates made
it point to be there.
THE Democratic county central cons
mittee is called to meet at this place to-
day, for organization. The candidates
are expected to be present.
BELL POWELL, a Mead township lad,
was fined 81 and costs by Squire Roeder.
of Bellaire, for cursing. Some fning
might do good in this locality.
A DEMOCRATIC daily in Bellaire seems
to be an assured fact. 1t will merge
from the Herald Office. with d. j. Me-
Manis, of Glencoe, as local editor.
JOE WINSTON, the barber, has removed
to Morristown, and a correspondent says
it is the first colored family to reside in
that town for upwards of 25 years.
I'm Holland, Mich, c. J. Doesbury pub
fishes the News, and in its columns strongly
recommends DIR. Thomas Eclectril Oil for
coughs, colds, sore throsts, catarrh, asthma.
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M a r RR.TED

LANE-HUMPHREYvILLE-AtSt st. Clairs
vile, by Rev w H Haskell, Mr. Albert
E Lane, Of Wheeling, and Miss Maria
l. Humphreyville, of Martins Ferry.
ALLISON -EDwARDs-Att the same place
by the same, on the 18th inst, MI
Matthew Allison and Miss Margaret
Edwards, both of Maynard, o.
SWICHER-CRIDER- the same place
by the same. on the 22d inst, Mr. Chas
w Swicher and Miss Martha R Crider
both of Bridgeport, o.
FEAY-BALL-At the same place, by
the same, on the 22d, Mr. Moses S
Feay and Mrs Ellen Ball, both of
Bridgeport.
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Catarrhal Dangers.

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delicate machinery of smell, taste and hear
ing to feel that the system does not. through
it's veins and arteries. suck up the poison that
is sure TO undermine and destroy, is indeed a
blessing beyond all other human enjoy N ents;
to purchase immunity from such afate should
be the obi ect OF all afflicted, but those who
have triei many remedies and physicians
despair of relief or cure.
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package. of all druggists, for 81. Ask for SAN
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blossoms, etc.
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29
Never Give Hin.

If 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;
you 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 and
henceforth you will rejoice in the praise Of
Electric Bitters. Sold at SOC abottle by Pat
terson u Sons.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29

C.J. KEMBLE, young farmer resid-
ing west of Bellaire, killed 1000 garter
snakes on the farm of John Reece. This
sounds like the biggest snake story of
the season, but is verified by credible
witnesses. One old female snake about
three feet long and as thick as mans
arm, was discovered by Kemble under a
swath while cutting rye, and placing his
foot on its body, by actual count just a
thousand little ones about six inches
long run out of the old one, and were
dispatched. Register.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29

Mrs. JACK KEHoE, aged about so
years, a resident of Benwood, who was
visiting in Bridgeport, was struck by a
G. P. engine Saturday, and thrown from
the track. Her injuries consist of a
broken limb and several bruises. DR..
Todd made her as comfortable as posi-
BILE, and as the accident was the result
of her OWE carelessness, she was sent to
Bellaire, to be taken home to BenWood.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29

HENRY R. CAMPBELL. who was held
by the Coroner, on the charge OF arson
and murder, in the burning of the UOion
coal works and death of Bruce Ramage,
in Mead township, had a preliminary
trial before Mayor Brown, of Bellaire,
on Wednesday of last week. James c..
Tallman appeared for the defense and
Hon. L. Danford for the State. He was
held to appear at court in the sum of
$500, the evidence against him not being
of much consequence.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29

JOSHUA FORTUNE, the colored chap
who recently married a white girl OF
Caldwell, turns out to'be cattle thief
He was arrested in Bellaire Thursday
charged with stealing cattle from Abram
Plummer, of Barnesville, and also from
A. Workman, near Bellaire. On Friday,
Fortune had the misfortune to come
before Mayor Baker. at Barnesville, on
the first charge. and was bound over in
the sum of $500, and in default was re-
manded to Jail.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29

ISAAC LEE, ESQ, a we'll known citizen
of this township, died at the residence
of Henry Cooper, at the Great Western.
on Sunday morning, aged IS years, and
his remains were inferred in the NJ E
cemetery of this place. on Monday after
noon. Deceased was the father of S II
Lee, Esq, of Bellaire, and of Hon Alfred
E Lee, of Columbus. His wife preceded
him to the tomb about five weeks.
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FINEST FRENCH SATINES =!

Fine French Satines, exclusive styles, just
received and every shade in plain, all at spe>
cisl prices; new so inch Tissues; new 90 inch
Camels Hair, both all>wool and remarkable at
60c yard, dollar goods is what they are;
Creamy Light Shades, Greys and Browns;
also Darker Grays and Brown mixed-just
the thing for travelling, mountain or seaside
dresses. Large additions Laces and Embroi-
deries opened to-day, particularly in wide
Skirtings and FlouDcings, Wide Beige and
Cream Flouncing Laces 60c 75c and up. En-
broidered Skirtings in Swiss, Zephyrs, Ham
burgs. Indigo Blue and Cardinal Turkey Red.
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The Bellaire Independent says: "The
parties claiming a reversionary interest
in the public square are about to begin
proceedings to test the question as to
whether the city has not forfeited its
right to the square under the original
dedication. The claim is based on the
fact that now for some years the public
have been excluded from TIE ground.
and it has been leased for hire to shows,
Sc -
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Miraculous Escape.

WV Reed, druggist, of Winchester, Ind,
writes; 'One of my customers, Mrs Louiss
Pike, Bartonia, Randolph county, Ind, was
a long sufferer with consumption, and was
given up to die by her physicians; she heard
of DR. Kings New Discovery for consumption
and begun buying it of me; in six months
time she walked TO this city, distance of six
miles, and is now so much improved she has
quit using it; she feels she owes her life to it.
Free trial bottles at Patterson's drug store.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29

THE second and third lectures of the
Science Course will be given by Prof
MacLean, at School hall, on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings of next week, at s
o'clock. The subjects will be Earliest
Ages of the Earth" and "Wonders of
Geology" Prof. MacLean has delivered
these lectures in various parts of the
United States, and they have uniformly
been pronounced worth any amount of
textbook study. biesdes being highly
entertaining. They will be illustrated
by stenopticon, which can be made to
cast clear picture 80 feet high.
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BOWKER FERTILIZERS.

Having used the Bowker Fertilizers sold by
!. g. MCFARLAND, Louisville, Ohio, we takt
pleasure in recommending them as among tht
very best in the market-well adapted to tht
sell of this region and securing uniformly
paying resulty.
A q Hammond, Joseph Smith, East Rich
land; P Lewis, B NJ Loper, E NJ Satter'
thwait, R G Hoge, D Lantz, D B Hoge
David Mitchell, Isaac Haines, Loydsville
Ohio. 7S-8w
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III. BURGooN. receiver of the B. 2
& C road, has appointed the following
J NJ Miller, auditor and acting general
passenger agent; Joseph K Geddis, chief
engineer and road master; ] B Rhodes,
train master and superintendent of tele>
graph; W Gregg, master mechanic;
James Irvine, general counsel for the
receiver, and the Citizens National
Bank of GAINESVILLE, has been designated
by the court as the bank into which all
monies coming into the hands of the re-
ceiver shall be deposited.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-29

GEORGE RAMSEY and wife, of Pow
hatan, were driving in Clarington, Mon>
roe county, on Sunday, when the horses
became frightened and whirling around,
went over an enbankment 20 feet high.
Mr.. Ramsey had jumped out to catch
the horses, but his wife went over with
the buggy, and miraculously. escaped un-
injured. The horses were considerably
bruised and the buggy was total wreck.