Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-05-20
THE Salvation Army is hunting loca-
ton for a Post in Bellaire.

THE salvation Army is hunting loca
tion for a Post in Bellaire.
THE sheep looked rather chilly withou
their wool!y coats this week.
The flowers that bloom in spring need
ed oyercOaJs the fore part of this week
THE Bellaire City Board of Equaliza-
ton vii. meet at the Auditors Office
next Monday.
! Gov FORAKER will appoint John {
Hotter, OF Bzllaire, one OF tue Ohio FISH
Commissioners.
You can't eat enough in a week t,
last you year, and you can't advertise
on taat plan either.
LOOK not upon the straw berry when
1t Is green. unless you have supply el
Jamaica ginger handy.
THE new liquor law gives councils the
right 10 shut up SALOONS entirely, and
sOme OF the towns VIII DO il.
B Il. BUFFINGToNs strIng band dis
cUursvd some sweet music IN front oi
onr residence on Friday evening.
The small boy is counting the few
remaining days ill school closes. He
eau now number them on his fingers.
THE council committee has been en-
gagged this week in locating the new gas
! lanterns, and the posts are being placed.
JOHN HAEN, VITO resides near Bel~
| laire, was thrOwH from his wagon on
saturday, and suffers from bIollen col
lar bone.
The NJ E church at Glencoe caught
ire sunday, during sabbath School, from
a defective hue, but Was extlngulshed
with but little damage.
THE CHRONICLE acknowledges the re-
ceipt from one of its patrons, Z L Kern,
Esq, of the Kansas City Journal, of the
day after the great storm, giving d graph
ic description OF the storm.
The graduating exercises of the ST.
ClairsYIlle High School, will occur ou
Thursday evening of next week. On
Friday evening a reception to the class
will be given by the juniors.
Two BELLAIRE merchants met in the
bank ON Monday morning, and after ac-
cusing each other of violating the early
closing agreement, passed such compii-
mtnts aS liar" aad the ike, and then
uad 1t Out in regular pngillsJic style.
The papers have it that Miss Minnie
Alexander, daughter of Hon Ross AL
eXanCer, of Brldg gepOrt, was clasSmate
ot Miss Frankie Folsom, the Presidents
brideeiec Since the engagement was
h.a u bt,
formed this class are being extensively
advertised.
CHAs. d. THOMPSON, a sou Of John II.
Thompson, wGO VAS IA tsrmer well known
resident OF this place, surprised his par
enls VITO now reside in Washington
City, 10y walking in home Friday. after
an absence of twelve years, seven years
of which lime he had not been heard
from. Charles bad been in Washington
Territory ali these years.
WILL. DANFORD. son of Capt l. Dan
ford, of his place, will be married this
"Wednesday evening, dt GAINESVILLE, to
Miss Matte Judkins, daughter of Joel
} JnGkins, E-q, of WoOdsfeld. The happy
pair will 90 on two weeks wedding
tour, after which they will locate in this
place. They have hearty congratulations
from many ST Clairsville friends.
THE auditors of the several counties
hrough which the Central Ohio DiviS
ion of the b & 0 railroad passes, apprais-
ed it as follows: Main line, Bellaire to
Newark, 80, 800 per mile; sidings, $500;
Newark and Columbus undivided half
$1,000 per mile; sidings, 81 400; second
track between Newark and Columbus,
$500; road tools and supplies, 800 per
mile; B Il 0 express service. 5000; roll
ing stock, $1,000 per mile, Columbus to
B-iiaire: local iructures, Sll9,TS5; liked
machinery, Sl2,S00.
\ LITTLE Two year old child of George
kuercu, Il Bohemian laborer at the
Wheeling creek coal works, near Bridge
port. was struck by the St. Clairsville
train Wednesday evening of last week,
and killed. The little tOddler, with sew
eral companions, was playing near the
track. and aS the train approached this
one attempted to cross the track in front
of it, but it was struck and thrown about
twenty feet, its neck being broken. II
was an unfortunate accident, but one
that the train men were In no wise re-
spOnslble for.
MEssRs. AMOS PARSONS, J P Murkle
and VIM White commissioners of JEFF
fersOn county, accompanied by Prosecut-
ing Attorney Henry Gregg and County
surveyor Sam Huston, were in town Cd
Monday and Tuesday. Investigating con-
cernIng the building of pixies. They
found out what tax payers of Belmont
county have known for years, that Bel
mont county was experienced in builds
ing pixies Good roads cost money, but
we believe that localities enjoying the
luxury, are 10th to part with it. The
jefferson commissioners propose builds
ng Il ''model pike about 215 miles in
length, en- The road leading from SteH-
benviiie 10 New Richmond as a starter,
then, if the people are satisfied, other
roads will he constructed. The cost of
the road will he betrayed by general
levy.