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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

On next Saturday, the John S. Close
farm will be sold by the sheriff, as will
also the farm of the late Joseph Iddings,
by the administrator, A. II. Mitchell See
ads. These are both good farms. which
ought to attract many purchasers.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

JOSEPH WICKLINE was last week
elected manager of the Bellaire bottle
works, and Mr.. J. W. Yost will give his
entire attention to the secretaryship.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

OUR Colerain correspondent gives a
full account or the burning Of Edward
Simpsons residence, besides large bud
get of other readable news.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

On Thursday, NJ Y Rusk was appoint
ed postmaster at Fairpoint, in this coun-
ty, and John A. Burkhart to the same
position in Burkhart. Monroe county.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

A BUYER for horses and mares, from
to 10 years old, will be at Campbell's
livery stable, ST. Clairsvile, O., from
March 1st to 9th. 2>25 1t.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

REDUCED RATES over the st. Clairs
vile & Northern Railway. No change
of cars. Quickest and surest, aud only
standard gauge route out of st. Clairs-
Vile,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

JOHN HUNT, an aged resident of
Barnesville. was stricken down by apo
plexy Tuesday of last week. while at bis
work. He was at first in a precarious
condition, but grew better.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

o. J. SwANEY. ESQ, has purchased the
residence of VIM. johnson, Esq. the
COwen homestead. for $500 Mr.. John
son and family will remove TO Philadelr
phia in the near future.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

ELLA WEST. daughter Of Joseph West,
Esq, of Chicago, was married On Mon>
day, at the home of her father, to Mr..
Sehafer, of Logan, Ohio.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

WANTED-$3, 900, secured by real es-
tate. Address Box 464, Cadiz. O., or in
quire of A. Fl. & W. Mitchell, ST. CIairs-
vile, o. 2>25, 2t.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

Moses HUTCHINSON. * miles north
of town, was seriously hurt on Monday.
While hauling saw logs log rolled over
him, and broke leg and otherwise bad
lY ini ured him.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

Miss SOPHIA STILwELL. of Bridgeport
well known here, was married Wednes-
day of last week, to James Rodgers, ESQ.,,
Of Washington, Pa.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

MORRIS COIN. who shot himself at
Wheeling last week. mention Of which
has been made. is recovering.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

The plans for the new c. & z. depot
at Martins Ferry, are on exhibition at
that place, and the company ready to re-
ceive bids for its construction.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

SUNDAY was wintry day; in the
evening. there was furry of snow.
The churches were well filed at all the
services.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

CALL on NJ. Y. Rusk. when you wish
to buy your clever seed; also full line
of groceries and staple dry goods for
sale cheap. 2-25 2t.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

TRY OUR Pi0W.-We have sold over a hun
dred, and believe them the best for all purposes
1t will cost you nothing to try one. We guar
antee every Plow to satisfy the purchaser. We
keep all repairs in stock
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

THE wife of Jacob Schempf, of Bel,
laire, died on Friday evening. She leaves
q husband and three children.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

THE total enrolment in the Bellaire
schools during the present year is 1.7O1.
but the attendance is 300 less than that
number.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

THE March meeting of the East Ohio
Horticultural Society will be held in
town hall. -Barnesville, on the first Sat
urday in the month.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

MARBLE playing is the true first har
binger of spring. and is more reliable
than the g. b.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

d. S. NYE is the name of the new post
master at Marietta, who was appointed
after much trouble, and with the usual
dissatisfaction.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

The BeIlairs G A r Post attended the
Second Presbyterian church in body on
last Sabbath.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

THREE Wheeling young men and two
from Bellaire are now travelling with
Dgprez & Benedlet's minstrels.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

THE jefferson county commissioners
visited the Belmont county children 8
home one day last week. with q view to
building one in their county.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

THE Enterprise last week says there
had been so conversions at the revival
in GAINESVILLE. which is still progress.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

THIs has been 4 good winter for ply
sicians All kinds of weather makes
much illness.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

SORGHUM SYRUP.-We believe we have the
best we ever sold, and know it is the cheapest.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

The three outlets Of disease are the
bowels, the skin and kidneys; regulate their
action with the best purifying tonic, Burdock
Blood Bitters.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

MRS. LOUIS w. MILLER, of Bellaire,
died on Saturday, from typhoid fever and
pneumonia.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

NEXT Sunday night will tell whether
March will come in Like roaring lion
or gentle lamb.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

THE South BelIaire NJ E. church closed
five weeks revival Sunday, with 20
aecessions.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

TIE boys who had to go to school on
Monday, didn't regard George Washing
ton as their personal friend.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

The postmaster at Martins Ferry says
the heaviest mail that ever went out of
that office was on Monday.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

THE tank for the new gas works at
Bridgeport has arrived. and the works
will soon be put upon trial.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

Ok Wednesday OF last week, there
were SO cases of absence in the Barnes
vile schools. occasioned by sickness.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

The wife of Thomas Ford, one of the
most respected Of Bellaire Irish citi-
zens. died suddenly on Friday evening.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

OVER two hundred persons pArticiPat
ed in a G A R bean bake at Bellaire, on
Friday evening.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

WIN. Fl. STADLER. of BeIlaire, took the
wrong medicine by mistake, but proper
remedies saved him.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

FRANCIS MURPHY commences ten
days engagement in GAINESVILLE, On the
6rst Sabbath in March.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25
SheriH'S Sale.
IN PARTITION
BELMONT COMMON PLEAS.

Catherine J. Harris
VS..
Mary Hardin, ct al.
DURSUANT to an order of sale in the
i above entitled case, issued and to me
directed from the court of common pleas, of
Belmont county. Ohio, l will offer at public
sale, upon the premises, on
Monday, March Goth, 1856,
At 10 o'clock a. m, the following described
real estate, to-wit:
A lot or parcel of land sold by Thomas
Nichol to William Sutton, being the east part
of lot number in the village of East Rich>
land, in said county of Belmont, Ohio, lying
on the south side of the National road, and
being part of section number 81, township
number and range number 4, beginning for
the same at a stake on the alley between said
lot and lot formerly owned by the heirs at
law of John A. Hines, deceased; thence south
1874 feet to the back alley; thence west II feet
to William Porterield's line; thence along
said line south 1T feet to the National road;
thence east rs feet to the place of beginning,
containing one-third of an acre. more or less.
Appraised at $3.50.
Terms of Sale.-One-third cash; one-third in
one year, and one>third in two years from
the day of sale, with interest; deferred pay
ments to be secured by mortgage upon the
premises sold.
LEROY c. SEDWICK, Sheriff.
By F. R. SsDwIoK, Deputy.
A. H. 6 W. Mitchell, Plff's Att'ys. 225>td
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

AN Isdian show has been delighting
Bellaire people for two or three weeks.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

THE Catholic church fair at Bellaire,
commencing next week, promises to be
a grand affair.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

FINE TEAS AND PURE SPICES.-Our stock is
complete, and quality and price guaranteed.
We sell pure goods only.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25
Sherif's Sale.
Belmont Common Pleas.

Switnen O. Kinney VS.. Nancy Orrison, ct al.
DURSUANT to an order OF sale in the above
i entitled case, issued and to me directed
from the court of common pleas of Belmont
county. Ohio, 1 will offer at public sale, at the
front door Of court house of said county, on
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

TEE sale of the Wheeling & Lake Erie
railroad. announced for March 81, has
been postponed until April 81.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

CANNED G00DS.-Tomatoes, Corn, Peas
Beans, Peaches, Apricots, Pine Apples, Straw
berry, Blackberry, Raspberry, Baked Beans,
sc. All very fine.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

ROASTED C0FfEE.-Buy "Jepson's Loose
Coffee. We know what it is, as we buy green
and have it roasted
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

THE c.. L. and W. is row shortened
up into one word from the initials
CLAW"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

PL0W CASTINGS.-Poin oints, Landsides, &C., of
all kinds constantly on hands.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

MoCUE & Bro. have purchased the
livery of Orr & Bowers, Martins Ferry
for $4,000.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

THE month of February is like great
many people at this season-a little short
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

CoUGHs and colds are prevalent in
this vicinity.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

CLOVER SEED for sale by NJ. Y. Rusk,
Fairpoint, U. 2r25 2t.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25
AS GRAY as anv Old. RAT

In the wall; yet not forty years Of agss Get
Balsam. 50 cents...
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

FL0UR.-If you want the best buhr -four, buy
Murdaugh's Best. If you must have roller, try
Hardesty Bros, Canal Dover. 1t can't be beat.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

COURT will probably adjourn on Sat-
urday.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

CLEAR ENGLISH BREAKFAST BACON received
every week. The finest thing in the market.
Try If
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25

S0APS.-Laundry and Toilet. We have al
the celebrated makes. The largest stock anC
greatest variety, and can surely please you.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25
Sheriff s Sale.
BELMONT COMMON PLEAS.

Margaret Barber, ct al.
DURSUANT to an order of sale in the
i above entitled case, issued and to me
directed, from the court of common pleas OF
Belmont county, Ohio, will offer at public
sale, upon the premises, on
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25
Saturday. March 2Oth, 1856,

AT o'clock p. m, offer at public sale, on
the premises, the real estate of said teststor,
described as follows: Situate in Wayne town.
ship, in the county of Belmont and state OF
Ohio, and being the northeast quarter Of the
southwest quarter of section 9, township 8,
of range OF lands subject to sale at Marietta,
Ohio, containing 39.68 acres, being the same
premises conveyed to Samuel Simeral by
Reuben Powell by deed dated Oct. 8, 1S40,
and recorded in volume L, page 405, records
of deeds of Belmont county, Ohio, excepting
L acres, commencing for the same st the
southwest corner of said quarter, running
thence north 25 rods to a small run; thence
with the mesnderiags of said run southeast
to Jonathan Wheeler's line; thence west "a
rods to the place of beginning, being the same
premises conveyed by Samuel Simeral to
Jonathan Wheeler.
Appraised at S740.
Terms-One~third cash, and the remainder
in two equal annual payments.
GEORGE POWELL, A6m'r.
c. W. Carroll, Atty for Ppff. 18>td
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25
Administrators Sale
OF
REAL ESTATE.

IN pursuance of an order of the probate
i court of Belmont county, Ohio, to me
directed, as administrator with will annexed
of Samuel Simeral, decd, will, on
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-25
COURT REPORT.

Present, Hon. ST. CLAIR KELLY, Judge;
w. b. CASH. Clerk; L. g. SEDwICK Shift,
FRANK L. SEDwICk, Dept'y Sh'f.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-04

part of the community incur the loss OF
the expression of their political prefer
ences, and the nomination of men IN
suited to the positions, they must engage
and influence the preliminary meetings OF
their wards, precincts and townships
There is no derogatiOn from the persona
dignity of any man to take this Interest
in the politics of the country. There Is
no doubt about the fact that our leglsla'
lures and congresses of the country are
filed with men who are entirely incapable
of representing the whole regime of the
people in the positions which they are
elected, simply because the best men IN
the community in which they live neg
lected to take an interest in the nominal
ing conventions.
The STATESMAN wants the fairest and
fullest expression of opinion on all
candidates for Office. 1t does not pretend
to dictate to the democratic party what
nominations shall be made In all its ex,
pressions of preference, The STATESMAN
is animated by the desire to express the
popular preference of the majority OF
the democratic party, and if in doing so
The STATESMAN is deluded by an expires
sion of preference that has been accom-
plished by partisans not representing
popular opinion, but of active political
workers, the people of the county cannot
blame it, but rather blame themselves for
not taking a greater interest in the affairs
of the county and the state, by allowing
others more active in politics to give tone
and popularity to ticket that would not
perhaps be approved by great majority
of the best people of the county and
the state. We give fair warning that in
support of candidates The STATESMAN de-
sires to reflect the voice of the democratic
party, not it's own preferences, and if the
party fails to give certain aud unmiS-
taken second to its preferences by the
nomination of the best mer, The STATES.
MAN ought not to be held respon IDLE for
the election of men unfit for the position
on account of the failure of the party to
give in time the expression of its prefer
ences. The STATESMAN desires to voice
the opinion of the democratic party in
county and state, and if it fails to do so,
it will be because the members of that
party have not sufficiently and distinctly
announced their preferences.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-04
POLITICAL DUTY.

There is a duty that every man owes tC
the community i'll which he lives, which
may be generalized by naming specifical
ly a duty that the citizen owes to the stat,
and to the general government A mar
has no right to excuse himself from thi,
duty on the ground of his distaste to min
gle in the political strife incident to any
| campaign Unless he participates in all
the stages of a political campaign, he
cannot expect to impress his sentiments
of political preferences upon those with
whom he atliliates in political association
If ward and precinct politics is beneath
his dignity and unworthy of his contention,
he need not expect to see his preference
named i'll nominating conventions. Pol
itics is only low and degraded in the hands
of its manipulators, simply because men
of character fail to give the impress of
their choice to subordinate nominating
assemblies.
1t may well be expected, unless the best
men of every community engage and en-
ter ito every canvass in its initial pro-
ceedings, that secondary men will take
their places and make nominations of
secondary and inferior men for office.
The town meeting; the ward club or any
other nominating source, ought not to be
neglected i'll attention, simply from the
fact that it is merely the initiative move
ment of the campaign. 1t
should not be forgotten that
the initiative movement is the most
important of all others, and that it gives
direction and influence to every political
canvass.
1t may be supposed by the influential
citizen that any opposition originated in
preliminary meetings is altogether inefii-
cient against the subsequent declarations
of that influential citizen, but that is
mistake. The first expression of PREFER
ence, ward, town, precinct meeting,
carries its influence all along through all
the canvass, and gives an impress and di-
rection to a canvass that no subsequent
action of the best citizens can negative.
Thus it will be seen that, unless the best
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-04

ly agreed by the governor, the board of
public works, the commissioners on the
part of the state, and all others consulted
that it would be best to build the state
house of granite and reduce the expense
Of the original contract by looping off
certain ornaments to the build
| ing Notwithstanding this, the
! syndicate agreed and did lose a large
sum of money by the change, not less
than $4,000, and it is generally agreed
that the syndicate acted with great liberal
ity to the state of Texas, and it is well
known to the citizens Of Austin that the
syndicate lost not less than $4,000 by
the change. 1t is, therefore, absurd and
wicked for the political opponents of
Colonel Swain to attempt to beat down
his splendid majority in this state by such
insinuations. If the Balance Wheel had no
proof of its assertions, it had no right to
make them. That paper will see else
where published in this paper complete
refutation of a foul design to injure
Col. Swain in this race The Waco Ex-
aminer and its voluntary mOuthpiece, the
Balances Wheel, will find they are I'M
skillfully using boomerang that will
rebound to their own injury.
The ISLANDERS already perpetrated
against Col. Swain will arouse the indig-
NJ nf tho bpI tnt -, ~
of fairness, the democratic party will re-
sent these ISLANDERS. Col. Swain is al
man of pure private and public life, and
not one thing can be fixed upon him pre-
judicial to his claims to the highest posi-
ton in the state, that of governor, to
which he will be nominated by the deme-
cratic party in convention assembled, and
elected by tremendous majority, as
a rebuke to the ISLANDERS of his political
enemies and vindication of the
character of a man who in the public and
private relations of life has been above
reproach until he became candidate for
office, and then his political opponents
have opened upon him with all the weap-
ons known to the maligner and the SLAM
derer.
He will bear the test of investigation,
and will come out spotless from the con
test. The STATESMAN cared no more for
Col. Swain than any other prominent
democrat, but when it saw the methods
resorted to for his defeat, it at once as
sumed his yindication, and advocates his
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-04
cola ms sLANpERERs.

The Balance Wheel, an organ of Gen
ptnl Ross. copies several articles from Thu
Waco EXaminor of similar political atlili
ations, repeating u charge that Colone
Swain has been in collision with the cap
itol syndicate 10 defraud the state o
Texas, by inducing the board of public
improvements, of which he is n member
to change the original contract for build
ing the capitol from the limestone to the
granite work. The Balance Wheel says
Now this is not the first time rhe Vince
has heard this insinuation made that
Colonel Swain belonged to the lecherous
capitol syndicate, and that souless foreign
corporation was willing to put up all the
money necessary, even To millions, to
make Mr.. Swain governor
That paper continues to say; Now The
Wheel knows something about that matter
II does not know whether this insinuatiou
is true or false"
II AhS W hN'l' an plhdl VI NiNil' iNbNN
does not know whether such serious
charge against the integrity of Col
Swain is true or false, how dare it give
further publicity to the rumor. The
Balance Wheel is well aware that Il charge
of corruption against public man has
much wider circulation and belief than
its denial, and if it had been animated
by fairness, it would never have given
publicity to the rumor until it had in
vestigated whether it was true or not.
The fact is, that Col. Swain, as a
member of the land board,
favored n change of the
contract for building the capitol.
from limestone to granite. By the terms
of the contract, the syndicate had right
to build the capitol in limestone rock, and
it proposed to do SO. Not of Texas lime
stone, for they were well aware that the
superintendent of construction would re-
ject Texas limestone as unfit for such a
building, and influenced by that know
ledge they proposed to build it of Indiana
limestone, or to build it of Texas granite
if certain changes were made, by which
they would not be forced to lose too much
money. We had the granite in Texas
quarries, and as it would be more expen-
sive TO the contractors, it was unanimous