Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-12-09
Christmas and New Year.

| The Pennsylvania Lines West OF
Pittsburgh will sell holiday excursion
tickets, at one fare for the round trip,
to and from all stations, on December
"a, % and 81, 1886, and January 1, 1887,
good returDing until January 3, 1887,
inclusive. For full information apply
TO nearest agent of the Pennsylvania
Company, Pittsburgh. CINCINNATI &
St. Louis Railway Company and Chicago,
st. Lonis & Pittsburgh Railroad Com
pany.
The residence of John A. Grove, on
east Main street, was discovered to he
on fire on Friday afternoon. The fire
had communicated from defective 1ue.
and evidently smouldered for some time
between the ceiling and the floor of the
parlor, which is on the second story, and
for lack of air spread very slowly. The
| fire was reached by saving out few
ards of the floor, when it was extin
guished without much difficulty, not be-
| fore it had burned off several of the
| joists. however. 1t was fortunate that
the fire was discovered in daylight, 9th
erwise, another destructive confagration
might have resulted.
EDDIE, aged about 13 years, son of
Frank McCann, residing about two miles
southwes. of town, died suddenly on
Sunday evening. Mr.. McC. and family,
including the lad, had attended the
| Presby terian church in this place, in the
morning, and had returned bone. About
! 3 o'clock the little fellow, who had been
sitting in chair, complained of feeling
unweil, and the mother offered bin some
medicine. but he pushed i from bis lips.
saying that he was dying. The farm bell
was rung to summon Mr.. Mccain, who
was feeding his stock but before he
reached the house the life of the lad had
departed. The funeral occurred on
Tuesday interment in Union cemetery.
The annual meeting of the Ohio State
Christian Association. opposed to Secret
Societies, will be held in United Presby
terian Church, Greenfield, Ohio, Dec.
18th and 10th, 1856. Among those who
expect to be present and address the
convention, we mention the following:
Rev ] p Stoddard, of Chicago, Secretary
and general agent for the National
Christian Association. Prof d McDill,
D d, of Xenia, U p Theological Semi
nary. Lewis Davis, D d, President of
the U B theological Seminary. Daniel
Hill, of New Vienna, editor of the Mes
senger of Peace Rev Wm Dillon, of
Dayton, editor of the ConservatOr. Free
entertaintment will be provided friends
and delegates from distance. For fur
ther information, address w. B. SToD
DARD, State Agent, Greenfield, Ohio.
THE circuit court, which concluded
its session in Cadiz last week, Judge
Laubie presiding, rendered decision
which will be of interest to number OF
people in this county, who have been in
the habit of beating the tax gatherer by
converting their money into greenbacks
Just before the assessor came around to
list property for taxation. The case
was an action brought by the Treasurer
of Harrison county against Stewart b.
Shotweli, Cadiz lawyer and capitalist
to recover tax on money converted into
greenbarks On the Saturday preceding
the second Monday of April of each
year for the past FIVE years. In the
common pleas, the finding Was in favor
of defendant, but the circuit court re-
versed the lower court aud entered
judgement in favor of the Treasurer for
i$2422.