Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-05-13

Il EARLY CABBAGEs appeared in thi'
market this week.
| DIPHTBERIA is raging among the chill
dren in Wheeling.
The stone work on the new Martins
Ferry depot is about completed.
J. B. BARNHILL has returned to Bel.
laire, AID re-opened the boiler works.
W.R. DUTToN. ESQ. is now In charge
as local editor OF the Bellaire Tribune.
The saloons are now the only places
IN Bridgeport that are open after Z p N.
BUFFALO BILLS wild west combina
ton is advertised for May "a and 25, at
Wheeling.
THE farmer who is not happy with the
present prospects for crops, amt made
o be happy.
The administrator of John Davitt, OF
Steubenville, killed on the Panhandle,
wants $4,000 damages.
FOUR car loads of pipe for the natu-
raj gas company's mains, arrived in Mar
TINS Ferry on saturday.
AUGUST BREIDENsTEIN and wife, of
Bridgeport, start next week, on tour Of
two months in Germany.
MRS. ANNA HENDERSON died 1T her
home in Bellaire Sunday, after long
illness from consumption.
Rev. w. r. NJ. DENNY, colporteur of
the American Bible Society. Is canvass
ing in st. Clairsville this week.
The sanitary committee of the coun
Gil, are making tour Of the town. Bet
ter clean up ABOUT your premises.
THE early cherries are now fully
shaped, and the prospect is for must
extraordinary crop OF all varieties.
As WILL be seen by ceuncil proceed
ings published in this paper, II contract
has been made for new gas street Ian
terms.
The board of county commissioners
we're ia town Tuesday, en- route 10 visit
some proposed bridge sites in Wheeling
township.
BRIDGEPORT and Martins Ferry will
jointly hire policeman, for duty in the
Standard addition to the latter place and
AtnavIlle.
GEO. W. POORMAN, who in days lang
syne' learned the art presergative" i'll
tnls office, is now foreman of the Gram
field (Kans.) Cap Sheaf.
THE Smith gas furnace is now in sue
cessful operation at the Standard Mill,
at Bridgeport. 1t is said that with this
furnace the work can be doubled.
The Martins Ferry council, at their
meeting Oh Monday night, passed an or
dinance making a II mill levy. The
finances of the city are reported very
low.
RICHARD HAGUE, aged so years, was
run over on the q u track at Steuben+ |
vile, on Monday. and instantly killed, |
his head being entirely severed from his
body.
COL PooRNAN was chosen chief mar
Iaire, and Private DalZell and ReVs Nc"
Kallip and Gull, orators. They will OBJ
serve Monday, 3lst inst.
JAMES O. DIXON, ESQ. closed sue,
cessful year at Chambers school house,
On Monday evening, with treat of can
1y, &c. Mr.. Dixon is No. l instructor,
and has been engaged for next year.
A WALK into the country at this sea-
son, shows up beautiful Nature in all her
budding and blossoming May loveliness.
The prospects never were better for
most bounLiful harvest of both fruits
and grains.
The closing exercises of the st Clairs
ng, May u. There will be two grad>
Iates of the high school of the class of
S6-viz; Miss Carrie Williams and Mr.
John Pennington.
PROF. GRAVES GRIFFITH has been re-
Employed 10y the Morrlstown board of
,ducatiOn as superintendent of the
chools for the coming year. Miss Cla
a Buchanan, formerly OF Barnesvllle,
sill teach the intermediate department.
THE Probate Judge issued marriage
licenses during the week ending Tues
lay. as follows:
Will G Love and Hattie Burgy.
VIM Kessler and Nettie Acton.
John w Randolph and Jennie G Ar
lold.
Ambrose o Liller and Viola V Moore
house.
Farmers Club.
The May meeting of the Belmont Co.
Farmers Club will be held in the May
RS office. st. Clairrville, at p. m, Sat
lrday. All members of the Club are re-
Iuested to report the condition of the
,rowing crops in their various neigh
,orhoods. The subject for discussion
8 one with which every farmer is fa-
niliar, viz: "Unprohtable Farming"
Come and give your experience.
JOHN ALLEN, a prominent farmer of
oease tp., died at his home on High
Ridge, Thursday of last week, after a
illness from consumption,
Iged ~ years. Deceased was native
# this county. He was twice married
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