Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-01-14
Town and Country.

snow.
"a ZEPHYR" is what they would ca
1t in Dakota papers.
A MILITARY company is being talke
of at Martins Ferry.
THE Bellaire firemen are all to be SUI
piled with gum coats.
The general revival in business is Ro'
locked for in the spring.
The postofice at Egypt, in this coun
ty, has been discontinued.
THE colored l. o. o. F., at Barnesvill,
netted Sl5 at a festival last week.
MRS. CHARLES PRICE. of Bridgeport
died at her home, on Thursday night.
BARNES band will give festival il
city hall. Bellaire, January p and 20.
a CORRESPONDENT says Burr's Mil
has sixteen widows and eight widowerl
WORK has been commenced in Georg
McKim's machiHe shops. in Martin
Ferry.
OUR prophets can let up on the winte
now, and tell us we are To have an earl
spring.
TRAVEL through the country has beer
almost suspended, on account Of the deer
snow drifts.
WM. H. BROWN, BarResville police
man, was appointed porter at the state
house, Columbus.
Ice dealers have been looking happy
It's hard on US now, but makes luxury
for next summer.
BELLAIRE council is considering an
iron clad ordinance, to regulate shows.
skating rinks, &c.
PRoTRACTED meeting commenced at
Bethel on Tuesday, with Rev. W. ID.
Starkey in charge
The Belmont street, Bellaire, street
crossing case, will be argued in the su-
preme court to-day.
SEVEN degrees below zero was report
ed on Sabbath morning. and ten below
on Monday morning.
The Barnesville Republican prints a
lloI III ~ ClllLCuo VI W oil w.. uO al g
20 years of age or over.
THERE were AZ deaths in Barnesyille
during 1885. the largest number that ever
occurred in the same time.
THE delinquent tax list of Harrison
county occupies little less than half a
column space in the papers.
The Standard Mill coal miners, Mar
tins Ferry, are striking against reduc-
tion from So to S1.85 per ton.
THE pupils of the Morristown high
schools will give a literary entertainment
on Saturday evening of this week.
JOHN GoFF, an employe of the Bel
laire goblet works, broke rib, and was
otherwise injured by fall, Thursday.
MRS. SARAH BARLOW. an aged lady.
died at her home near Barnesville, on
Monday of last week, after long illness.
1t is expected that the repairs will be
completed at the Bellaire nail works this
week. and that they will resume work on
Monday.
Mr.. TAYLOR VAIL, an old and re>
spected resident of the Louisville vicin-
ity, is suffering from recent attack of
paralysis.
SEVERAL Barnesvills glass workers
called on Rev. Binkley. on New Years,
and signed the pledge. May their swear
off hold good.
A POSTAL from George Hook, secreta>
~, says the sixth annual fair of the West
Va. Association, will be held at Wheel
ing. Sept. 6 to IL, 1886.
SOME one came out Of Dakota Friday,
and left the door open; and one Of their
wild billiards. got out, and skirmished
around over the country.
A DRAMATIC club has been organized
at Jacobsburg, which is rehearsing q
popular drama, for the future entertain
ment Of the people of that vicinity.
LATE Wednesday night, q coal train
on the c., L. & W., was derailed on the
curve near Flushing. Two cars were
thrown down the hillside and mashed
to pieces.
CHAs. J. SHEETS, of Bellaire, was mar
ried on Thursday evening, to Miss Louisa
b. Showacre, daughter of the Sheriff of
Marshall county, w. Va, at her home in
Mouudsville.
JOSEPH MCCoNNAUGHEY, marshal Of
Bridgeport, who was shot some time ago
by 81. Conoway, has lost 80 pounds in
weight since that time, and also the use
of his left arm.
THE decision of Judge Thurman, as
arbitrator between coal miners and op+
orators was in favor of the miners, and
that they should be given 60c. which is
what they demand.
THE new gas furnace at the Buckeye
glass works, Martins Ferry, was built
in about week 5 time, at cost of about
$500. and it is promised that it will
save 30 to so per cent. in fuel.
The Eastern Ohio Horticultural So>
ciety has been re organized. with L. N.
Vail, President; William Stanton, Vice
President, and VIM. Keenan,, secretary.
The society will meet monthly.
THERE was a blue tinge in the atmos>
phere in Bellaire last week, Occasioned by
the report that Chas. n. Allen was likely
to be the new postmaster. Not only the
candidates were hot, but every one else
'MosT of these hair preparations don't work,
writes Mr. S Burdick, of ST. Louis, but
Parker's Hair Balsam is an honorable excep.
tion; my hair was thin and prematurely gray;
the Balsam made it brown again and soft as
in my boyhood.' 174t
HON. VIM LAWRENCE, of GUERNSEY
county, aud father of Albert Lawrence
Esq, of this place, being the oldest mem.
Der of the Ohio Senate. was granted tht
privilege of selecting his seat, in advance
of the drawing for choice.
The directors of the Uniontown &
Flushing pike. will have introduced int
the present Legislature, a bill to restrain
steam road wagons from running on tol
pixies. The bill was prepared by Col.
F. Charlesworth, of this place.
ShOrt-HOrn Cattle.
1 have for sale lot of thoroughbred
Short-Horn cattle of both sexes, at rea
sonable prices. Red KNIGHT 7th.a sJraiph