Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-03-25
LOUISVILLE.

The school at this place. taught by w
c Gillespie, closed last Friday, with moth
ing but the regular class exercise; the
intention was to have a literary enter
tainment, but owing to illness it was not
held. Mr. Gillespie has taught u very
successful term, and will also teach the
spring term.
B NJ LOper and wife are visiting with
friends north of Somerton.
Mrs Harriet Michener, Mrs Judge
Harris and Mrs Harrison Estep are all
sick with pneumonia.
Mrs Lydia Michener, wife of Barak
Michener, north of town, is lying low
from stroke of paralysis.
DR. Estep is now able to resume his
practice.
Mr. o Donner, who was injured by
jumping from a train near Flushing, is
able to be about in the house again.
As the first of April is drawing near,
moving seems to be the order of the
day. John Sidebottom- has moved his
family to the indrmary; Mrs Robb has
moved to tue Newton farm, one mile
north of town, which she purchased last
fall; Mr. Lee Vickers has sale this
week, preparatory TO going to Kansas
his family, We understand, will occupy
the Baldwin property during his absence.
The concert held in the NJ E church at
this place by Profs. Davis and VanF Fos-
sen, and their class in vocal 10 usic was Il
success. Although the weather was dis
agreeable, there was good crowd in at
tendance. The vocal music by the class
was good, and the instrumental music
was highly appreciated by all present.
The boys say the song, Poor Old Joe, y
sung by Mr. D g Mcfarland, Of Des
MHines, Iowa, took the rag of the bush. VI
Take it all in all, the concert was = very
good one.
MrJ d c Mcfarland, of DesMoines,
Iowa, has been visiting at his brothers,
Mr. l G Mcfarland. of this place. He
returned home one day last week.
The farmers in this vicinity have be-
gun their spring p!owing, but the way it
is showing to-day, it looks as though
winter is still lingering in springs lap,
but our old weather prophet says it will
not last long.
Death has again been in our midst and laid
his cold and icy hand on our aged and venera-
BILE citizen, Mr.. Thomas Michener, which oc-
cured on Tuesday of last week. Mr.. NJ was
born in Chester county, Pa, Aug. 4th, 1908,
where the days of his boyhood were spent. He
came to Belmont county with his father in
1882, and located one mile north of Louisville,
where he run a steam Touring mill for num-
ber of wears, being the first steam mill in this
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mill. He was miller of wide repute. In 1888
he married Mary Ann Clark, of Chester county,
Pa, who survives him. There was born to
them eight children, six of whom are now liv-
ing, and four of them reside in this county, the
other two are in the west. After leaving his
fathers mill, he purchased the old tan house of
old Mr.. Lloyd, which he converted into steam
mill and operated it until in 1860, when owing to
his liberality he became bankrupt. He then
turned his attention to tesming, which persuit
he followed with success until his advanced
age compelled him to quit work. In 1873 he
became a resident of Louisville, where three
of his sons and his aged widow still reside
Mr.. Michener has always been in the best of
health until in September, 1884, when he had
an attack of the fever, from the effects of which
he never rightly recovered. He remained in
his right mind until within few days of his
death. He slept the last forty-eight hours of
his life and never rallied, but passed over the
cold river of death without a struggle or a
groan, to wake in the Redeemer's everlasting
kingdom, which God has prepared for those
who love and serve him. Mr.. Michener hearth
ly espOused the cause of temperance, and fire.
quently lectured on the temperance question,
and was one of the earliest advocates of the
prohibition party. A large concourse of friends
followed his remains to their final resting place
at Plainfeld His aged companion and rela-
tives have the heartfelt sympathy of the entire
community in this their sad bereavement.
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