Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-07-05
Town and County.

a representative to the National Assem- |
bly,. which enacts all laws for the govern
ment OF the people. \ Prince who is
really chosen 10y the great powers is the
ruler. The country is very fertile and
beautiful. and is the best wheat prOduc-
ing country in Europe. Fruit is abun-
dant. and grapes especially fine. The
prevailing religion is that Of the Greek
Church Services are conducted in the
Slavonic language. which is ali Greek
to all but the priests.
Mr. Popoff is a handsome and manly
looking man. He is a student at IIamil
ton College, and during vacation adopts
this method of raising means to complete
his education. His lecture was very en-
tertaining, and was listened to with
keen interest by large audience.
HON. HARVEY DANFORD, of Wayne
township. who has been acting with the
Democratic party since 1872, and who was
elected to the Ohio Legislature Of lS77-S, !
is out for Harrison for President. He
says that any wool grower, manUfactu
"rer, or workingman who votes for Gro
aver Cleveland on his mesSageOn the tar
''iff, and the endorsement Of it in the plat |
form of the Democratic party, should be |
compelled to work for half wages and
"have no market for his products, be |
"cause with his eyes open he votes to de
"stroy the industries of his country.
A correspondent of the Wheeling Reg |
lister, evidently Democrat who is griey !
ing his life away because of this import |
ant detection, consoles himself with the
thought that "we are better off without |
"him.' Mr.. Danford shows that the coun
try will be better off without Democratic |
rule
A LARGE and orderly crowd were in at !
tendance at the reunion and picnic Of the
miners of the 9th District. at Maynard on
Friday. w. H. Turner, President of the
District Assembly, presided, and interest |
ing addresses were made by Chris. Evans, |
President of the Miners Federation, N. |
f. Moran, President of the West Virginia
Miners Association, Alex johnson, Vice
President of the State Association, and |
John Mcbride, President of the State
Association. \ number of mine opera |
tors were present. The occasion was one
of much profit and pleasure.
THE election in Pease township, out
side of towns of Bridgeport and Martins
Ferry, held on Saturday, under the local
option clause of the Dow law, resulted in
favor of the VETS simply because the peo-
pie who were opposed to the sale of liquor
failed to turn out and vote The follow
ing is the vote:
Bridgeport precinct. Wet, 1872 Dry, l3l
Martins Ferry 90 IL VI
Total vote. .z63 20
Majority in favor of sale of liquor, 3S.
SOME of the members of the Common
Council complain that member of that
body by his conduct interferes with the
transaction ofpublic business. The Coun-
Gil owes it to itself and the people they
represent to protect themselves from out
rage and insult. They should purge the
body of the unruly member, or compel a
conformity to the requirements OF com
mon decency.
HOSEA DoUDNA, probably the oldest
man in Eastern Ohio, died at his home in
GAINESVILLE, on Tuesday, aged % years.
Deceased was / torn during the first term
of Washington. He was native OF
North Carolina. and removed to Barnes |
vile in 1865 with his parents. He was a
member Of the society of Friends, belong
ing to the Guerney branch.
THE Bellaire Tribune says: "a promi-
nent wool buyer of this county who has
Travelled largely through the Southern
part of Belmont county, says he has not
met a Democratic wool grower who has
not declared that he viii vote against
Grover Cleveland and his free wool plat
form"
ANNA KATHERINE GREEN, the cele-
brated author OF The Leavenw0rth Case
begins new story in the Pittsburgh
Sunday Dispatch on July 8. The Dis
a,atch is wonderfully interesting paper
securing best writers and fullest news at
any cost
FOURTH OF July bunting was display
ed very literally in town on Wednesday.
John Kintner, patriotic Republican.
hung his big flag across the street, and
many business places ana private houses
were gay with flags.
THE NJ. E. Sabbath School held its an
nual picnic at Ridgeways on Friday. Al
though the threatening weather prevent
ed many persons from attending, the
turnout was fair, and the days recreation
was much enjoyed.
TIE Democratic managers in this cOun
ty undertook to inject little patriotism
into their party by holding a convention
on July 4, but a Democratic convention
and a Fourth of July were found not to
fit well together.
A COMPANY OF Bridgeport citizens
have purchased a site for a cemetery on
the Handel farm near Pasco Station.
Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling Railway.
THE Enterprise says that wool is sell
ing in that neighborhood for 25c, and that
thirds Of the entire crop of that sec
ton has already been sold.
OWING to the shutting down of the man
ufacturing establishments for the sum
mer, the towns on the river front will be
duh for season.
THE REPUBLICAN CLUB