Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02
WILLIAM RAMAeE. who died Sunday

WILLIAM RAMAGE, VINO uleu Sulludl |
morning, had been a prominent figure IN
the business and social and political af-
fairs of Wheeling township many years. |
He was an aggressive man, not always |
polite in his intercourse with men, and |
exceedingly tenacious of his opinions and |
outspoken in the expression of them. lie
was man of integrity, and he had the |
courage of his convictions, brusque in
manners and blunt of speech, but beneath
an apparently rugged exterior throbbed
warm and true heart. The latter years OF |
his life were embittered by miSfOrtunes
beyond his control, and which no doubt |
increased the heat of somewhat iraSci- !
BILE temper, and elOuded what would other
wise have been a serene old age.
During his service as Inlirmary Direc-
tor the writer had frequent business re-
lations with him, and the tierceness with
which he aSsailed waste and official mat
tention and the disposition to swell at the
public expense looking at matters as a
plain man, with Old-fashioned ideas OF
what the public service ought to be. were
very refreshing, and best illustrated the
ruggedness of his character.
Although Mr.. Ramage had withdrawn
from the active affairs of life, his death
will make wide gapin his neighborhood.
JUST what damage the National Road
suffered from the recent storm is not eX-
actly known, but it is considerable, and
will cost a good round sum of money to
restore it.
In this connection, we direct attention
to the fact that landhOlderS are steadily
encroaching upon the road with fences,
and if they are let alone not many years
will elapSe until it will be reduced to the
width of ordinary township roads. This
must be stopped Will the Commission
ers take notice? 1t is their duty to pro-
tect the road against such encroachment.
THE voice of the katydid is heard in the
| land. Autumn, the season of frOStS and
of gorgeous hued woods and ripe nuts, is
near at hand. Soon will come the annual
horse trots and the political paradeS, then
the great gathering at the polls, and then
winter. How swift the years fly! How
sensibly those who have passed the sum-
nit and started on the down grade feel
this, and how they better realize
"Thy goodness crowns the year"
When the number of farmers engaged
| in 1DOOI raising is compared 1Cith the far
nlerS in the country, and the small pro
portion they bear to oar population is con
sidered; Ichen it is made apparent that
in the case Of q large part Of those a0h0
Oa0n sheep, the benefit Of the present td1W
on aOOOI is illiLSOyy;; reasons are
suggested 1Ohy ne renOcdL or reduction Of
this duty should be included in a recisi0n
Of our tariff la,os.-President CleVelands
Message.
AFEw teachers are kicking" because
two of the County Examiners, Superin-
tendents Duncan and Waters, are en-
gagged in teaching at the Institute at
Flushing, holding that it is illegal for an
Examiner to teach for salary at such
Institute. 1t is understood that School
Commissioner Tappan rules favorable to
this view.
THE farmers of Belmont county under
stand the issue of this years election will
determine the fate of the industries OF the
country for some years to come, and that
they are deeply interested in the outcome.
The shepherd is an influential man in the
land, and the question of good home mar
kets is an important one. Both are on
trial.
SIX hundred and thirty-one tickets
were sold at stations South of Uhrichs-
vile for the Chippewa excursion on Tues
day. and one hundred and thirty for
Cleveland over the Cleveland, Lorain and
Wheeling Railroad.
Mr.. JOHN T. NORRIS, on Saturday, ac-
companied Mr.. Jos. II. Close as far as
New York on his South American tour
When he left he had not fully determined
whether he would continue the journey
from that point.
THE price of sugar has advanced l to
II cents per pound. All because of the
Sugar Trust, fostered by the Democratic
party, and of which Henry Havemeyer,
one of Cleveland's New York fuglemen,
is the chief.
THE Sabbath School classes of Misses
Blanche Grove and Lulu Brown will pic
mic in the vicinity of Fairpoint to-day
Mr.. B. R. johnson, who seems to have a
corner on picnic parties, will take them
over
THE Bellaire Independent says that
Mr.. John T. Troll informs them that the
line of the Bellaire & st. Clairsville rail
road will be fully restored during the
month of August and traffic resumed.
ALEX. NJ. ROWE for the past sixteen
years Principal of the Steubenville High
School, has resigned and will go to Huron,
Dak., where he will take charge of the
schools.
MRS ELEANOR DAVENPORT COLLIER,
daughter of the late Benjamin Daven-
port, of Wheeling, died at Colorado
Springs on Sunday, from consumption.
SAM SMALL and Prof E. o. Excel, the
singer, are to be at the Moundsville Camp
Meeting from Aug. 16 to Aug. 26, and
Sam Jones from Aug. II to Aug. "a.
S
THE large ice house of Boneysteel &
Breidenstein, Bellaire, was destroyed by
fire on Tuesday night Loss about So, };
insured for $2,C-D.
DAVID DARRAH has enlarged and i'm
proved the refrigerator at his meat es-
tablishment, so that it will now hold a
ton of ice.