Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-04-26
MATTERS ABOUT TOWN.

] THE old Jail is torn down. Grading ha:
been commenced, and stene-cutters have
made good headway with the cut stone
for the new jail
A VERY decided improvement is being
made by the filling in the South Common
A little grading on the hill, opposite the
old site of the L. p Church, and additional
filing, will make very good street The
North Common, likewise, should receive
similar treatment. The earth that will
be removed this summer should be util-
lied to the best purpose
J. NJ REEs, the lawyer, and B. F. Tai
bott, the dentist, have pleasant offices in
the Welday Block, to which they recently
removed.
A NUMBER of stone masons arrived in
town Monday, and are at work on the
churches that are being built.
THE County Commissioners and archi-
| tect Yost were in town the fore part of
the week, looking after the new county
buildings.
IT is thought the leak in the gas pipe
in the court house has been located.
A NUMBER of handsome young maple
trees have been planted on the streets
this spring. These trees (hard maple)
and the ash are much the handsomest
and hardest trees to plant in this latitude
for shade
Hon. L. DANFoRD again indulges in
the luxury of horse and buggy.
THE furniture for the new court house
is being put in position.
A COPY of the Morgan County Tribune,
a new paper published at Chester Hill by
w. R. Dutton and w. NJ. Kinsley. recent
ly of Glencoe, this county, has reached
this Office. 1t is an eight-eolumn folio,
geographically neat, in matter newsy,
and having the appearance of a
'stayer." The publishers are to be con-
graduated upon their No. 1, and in the
belief that they will make the Tribune
number one newspaper, THE CHRoNI-
Gle extends its EE-.
THE frame residence of Joseph Seals
in Wayne township, two miles north of
Beallsville, was burned about noon on
Thursday Most of the furniture, etc., in
the first story was saved, but that in the
second story was destroyed The house
was very good farm house valued at
about 1880. Partially insured. The
fire originated from defective fiue.
BENZ. HUMPHREY came near meeting
with another serious accident one day
last week while assisting in extricating
one of his horses which backed with a
cart over the dump at the west end where
the Hewetson residence is being built
Fortunately he was worse alarmed than
hurt.
MERCURY will continue to be the
morning star until May 10, when Venus
will take the place until July IL, after
which Mars will be chief of the morning
stars until January 1889. The evening
stars now are Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus and Neptune.
On Memorial Sabbath, May q, Drum
mond Post will attend ia a body religious
services at the NJ E. Church in this place,
the Rev. DR.. Hollingshead having been
invited to deliver a sermon appropriate
to the occasion.
WINDOW SHADEsl-Use Hollena Sha-
ding for window shades. They do not curl
up at the sides tDhefl hung, nor become
brittle by age. Free from any disagreea-
BILE odor caused by paint in other goods |
a variety of colOrs for sale at
4l2-4t VESTS Drug Store.
PROF. o. c. WILLIAMS, Superintendent |
of the Cadiz schools during the past five
years, has gone to Abilene, Kansas, where
he has accepted position as agent for
the Union Central Life Insurance Com
pany.
REMEMBER, am making final wind |
ing up of my book accounts. All accounts |
of which statements have been presented, |
Will be collected by process of law if not |
settled soon. | mean business.
Its T. c. FAwCETT.
Mrs. KATE MEEK, wife of VIM. Meek, |
of Bellaire, died from a complication of
diseases on Sunday, and her remains were
taken to Beallsville, her former home, for
THESt Clairsville Republican Club will
held its next meeting in the Club room in
this place, on Thursday evening, May 3.
A full attendance is desirable.
THE Smith township people are to have
an opportunity on Saturday, May Goth,
to vote ''for the sale" or against the sale"
of liquor in that township.
4 SPECIAL meeting of Drummond Post,
G. A. r., will be held on Monday evening,
May IA, to arrange for memorial day ex-
ercises.
THE next meeting of the Belmont
County Teachers Association will be
held in Bellaire on Saturday of next week.
THE cold weather of the past few days |
and the general backwardness of spring,
is not favorable to farming operations.
WE note with satisfaction that David
Branson, mention of whose serious illness
was made last week, is convalescing.
NEXT Sunday is the fifth Sunday in
April. There will also be five Sundays
in July, September and November.
A NUMBER of houses in different parts
of town are receiving attention in the
way of painting and Improvement.