Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-07-01

4 " SoO AoSo AAOSSSs
Col. JAKE KEMPLE lectured on "The
Eccentric People of Bridgeport" in that
place, last evening.
THE Prohibitionists come up smiling
as usual, after beating the bushes gently
in rural school houses.
| MRS. MCILYAR RowLEs, of Bellaire,
died on Wednesday of last week, from
fever and heart trouble.
REV. W. NJ. KINsLEY, a former teacher
of the Glencoe schools, has a pastoral
charge near New Lisbon.
PEOPLE who hitch horses to shade
trees will be looked after by the COM
mittee oD cruelty to trees.
THE farmers were in the wheat the
fore part of the week, all the hours there
was daylight enough to see.
THE law library of the late Hon. Dan
iel Peck was sold in Wheeling on Satur-
day, fair prices being realized.
Mrs. JOHN HEsLoP died at her home
in Martins Ferry on Saturday, from
general debility, aged " years.
TwENTY-FoUR pupils graduated from
the Wheeling public schools Friday, five
of them being from the colored school.
LUPToN PosTG. A. R.. of New Castle,
will hold picnic and festival on Satur-
day. Col Poorman and others will crate.
A PART of the State Board of Health
will visit Bellaire the latter part of this
week, and investigate the bad water
trouble.
THE natural gas arrangements to sup
ply the manufactures along our river
border with fuel, it is expected will be
completed by September l.
THE manufacturers and nailers agreed
on a compromise scale, at meeting in
Pittsburgh Friday, which brings to an
end the noted nailers' strike.
REV. J. K. McKALLIP preached his
farewell sermon at the First Preshyte
rian church in Bellaire last Sabbath eve
ming. The church was crowded.
THE township trustees met on Satur-
day, and transacted routine business. A
line fence controversy caused some
amusement for disinterested parties.
THE first page of this paper is devoted
to the Premium List of the forthcoming
Fair, to be held on September 1, 2 and 8.
Look over the list and prepare your en-
tries.
THE Flushing schools will be taught
next year by ] G Bethel, superintendent;
Miss Matte Hollingswortb, first room !;
Mrs Bethel, second room; Miss Nora
Krim, third room.
THERE will be an exodus of working
men of the river towns this week. The
fires will be out for the summer stop,
and the men will GO off for their annual
fishing encampments.
DIR. JOHN HEwETsoN, brother of DIR
A H Hewetson and father of Mrs Wilson
Mitchell of this place. died on Sunday of
last week, at his home in Amanda, Fair
field county, aged 56 years.
THE sale of newspapers on Sunday has
been stopped at Harrisville, Harrison
county, and the barber shops closed on
that day; an example that could we'll be
followed by some larger towns.
WASHINGTON TP. PesT G a r, No
$50, was mustered in last Friday, by In
spector Fred Eberle, of Bellaire. There
were 80 signers to the charter, and G W
Armstrong is Post Commander.
JAMES SMITH, a we'll known.mechan-
ic, will take the position made vacant by
Geo. Robinson, in the Elson glass works,
Martins Ferry. Mr. r. will assume the
4 dntinc Of of RalnOnf q
after August 1.
VIM. DUNFEE, a Bellaire lad, through
his attorney. j B Smith, Esq, has brought
suit against jacob Boneysteele for So, 900
damages for false Imprisonment, on the
charge of stealing beer from Boney-
steele's ice house.
| In no other medicinal preparation have
the results of the most intelligent study and
scientific inquiry been so steadily and pro-
gressively utilized as in Ayers Sarsaparilla;
it leads the list as truly scientific prepara.
ton for all blood diseases.
A LARGE Newfoundland dog, belong
ing to William Turnbull, of Bellaire, re-
fused food and fiually died from grief
last Thursday. at being separated from
his little mistress, Maud Turnbull, who
was ill from typhoid fever.
A LARGE number of Cadiz people who
attended reception, were taken sick
and were treated successfully as fol
ldiphtheria. 1t is supposed the sore
throat was caused by some refreshmeni
partaken of at the reception.
Food for the brain and nerves that viii
linvigorate the body without intoxicating, il
what we need in these days OF rush and worry
Parker's Tonic restores the vital energies
soothes the nerves and brings good healtl
Iquicker than anything you can use. z 1>1m
Il JOHN HoFER, the new fish commits
sioner, has appointed wardens as fol
lows: John III Finuey, marshal of Steu
benvilIe, for Jefferson county; JOSEPH
McConnaughey, marshal of Bridgeport
for Belmont county; and S. Lankerd
for Monroe county.
THE Belmont oil and gas company, O.
Bellaire, has accepted the proposition o
Alex. r Reed. Mr. Reed is to start an
other well within 80 days, and the com
pany gets one-eighth of the product, anC
the lard owners one-eighth. Mr. ReeC
gets the benefit of all the company
7 leases.
MINNIE GROVE, an IS year old daugh
ter of Albert Grove, of Bellaire, com
: mitted suicide on Monday night abou
{ 10 o'clock, by shooting herself through
] the head, while walking alone on th
a street near the Lantern globe works
The girl was a wayward one and led
dissipated life, having sunk uncommonl
deep into vicious ways for one of he
= years. The act is thought to have bee
b a deliberate one, brought about out o
> remorse over blighted life. Her down
fall may be traced to evil associates.