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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02
DROBATE COURT.

Notice is hereby given that the following named
admin stratOrS, executors, aSsignees and guardians
have filed in my Office at St ClairSville their ac-
counts and vouchers for settlement, tO-wit:
Harrison NIaSSie admir- of Peter Zurcher, deed.
Thomas b. Brice, admir- OF Jacob Nj. Lockwood,
deceased.
Thomas B. Brice, exc'r of Alexander Greenlee,
deceased
Warren HOlster, assignee of William II. Hillyer,
aSSignOr.
John W. Thomas, exec'r of Ephraim Thomas,
deceased
E j. CAN'T and Ora NJ. st. Clair adm'rs of
Smith st. Clair deed.
James johnson, executor of VIM. Gordon, dee d..
Edward L. HObsOn, admir-, etc., of John COrdner,
deceased.
B. J. and W. L. Hager, exec'rs of KeliOn Hager,
deceased.
Alexander Porterfield, admir- of Philip Jarrett,
deceased.
Ann j. McKelvey, exec'x of Joseph McKelvey,
deceased.
- Eli p. Frost, admir- of Benjamin Frost, deed.
All the above viii be for examination and settle
ment on the 27th day of August 1888.
S2-St ISAAC II. GASTON, Probate Judge.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

Mrs. D. C. SHEPHERD is lying quite il
from consumption, at the residence OF
her father, Frank Ferrell, Esq, in this
township.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02
TWO HUNDRED DOZEN
Ladies' and Gents HOSE, &c and Sc pair
S2-2t +. TROLL Il Sons.

A BRIDGEPoRT correspondent, under
the signature of AN Eye Witness" writes,
that on Sunday the 22d of July, a saloon
keeper from that place took counter and
benches and eight kegs of beer to point
two miles out the pike-that the money
for the beer was collected on the ground,
and that the spree ended in a general
fight, bruised faces and black eyes. Mr..
"Eye Witness" who is cOgnizant of the
facts, of course, should over his own sig
nature furnish the Prosecuting Attor-
ney with the names of ali parties con-
cerned, and ask him to bring the matter
to the attention of the next grand jury.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

THE Belmont county political Prohibi-
tionists held their County Convention in
court house hall on Tuesday. The Con
vention was organized by the election of
Rev. Timberlake, of Flushing, Chairman,
and Cooke Kelly, of Bellaire, Secretary.
The forenoon session was not fruitful in
business, the most of the session being
occupied by discussion of resolution
offered by Jacob Maule, to appoint a
Committee to report county ticket to
the Convention. The resolution failed
of passage and a number of names were
presented for the various offices, after
which recess was taken.
The Convention re-assembled at
o'clock, and adopted set of resolutions
and transacted some miscellaneous bust
ness, after which the following ticket
was placed in nomination: Sheriff, W
G. Detling, of Somerset township; Com
missioner, James B. Sheets, Flushing; In
firmary Director, Alex Porterfield, Smith;
Surveyor, r. NJ Gordon, Smith.
The business of the Convention con-
cluded, L. B. Logan, of Youngstown, de-
livered an address which was well re-
ceived, after which the Convention ad-
journed
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

THE blackberry crop this year is enOr-
nous, the fruit of fine quality, and
cheap-ranging from $1.50 to $500 per
bushel.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02
PERSONAL MENTION.

DIR. Charles Bippus. of Philadelphia,
a son of our good friend Chris. Bippusr
of Bellaire, spent Saturday and Sunday
with friends in town. The Doctor has
charge of drug store in Philadelphia,
and is prOspering.
Mr.. John p. Hall of THE CHRONICLE
office, and family, spent Sunday with Mr.
Halls brother, residing in Kirkwood
township, near Oak Grove.
Mr.. John Pollock, wife and baby
spent several days over in Wheeling town
ship, visiting Mr.. Pollock's parents.
-Robt. NJ. Eaton, of AtchisOn, Kansas
is with us again, and warmly welcomed
by old time friends, as he always is.
Elijah Perkins, of Washington Tp-
is probably the oldest man in the county
Heis nearing his one hundredth milestone
retains all his faculties, and is apparently
as active as he was twenty years ago
Mr. Perkins has known the Captina Val
lev since it was a wilderness.
Mr.. Fred. W. LOngley went over to
Cadiz last week to take charge of the
branch marble works of Evans Il Close al
that place. Fred. is a first-rate young
man. and will commend himself to his
new acquaintance.
Miss Ellie Garrison, who has been
spending a fortnight with friends il
Cleveland, returned home last week.
Col. Jas. F. Charlesworth went tC
Columbus Tuesday presumably to have
conference with the Bandana fellows
1t is understood that the free trade
leaders here actually have gall enough t.
represent to the head British bOOdlers al
Columbus that there is chance for then
to carry Belmont county this year.
Mrs. ID. T. COwen, nee Meyer, o.
Chicago, came down last week and il
visiting her sister, Mrs. F. NJ. Cowen, a
Flushing.
Miss Jessie Morton, of Allegheny
spent Sabbath with friends in this place
President Williams, of Franklin Col
lege, an ardent political Prohibitionist
was in town Tuesday.
Ell. Feeley, Esq, and family started
on Monday on a trip to the Northern
lakes.
Our old friend Slater Brown, of Col
Grain township, was in town Tuesday at
tending the Prohibition Convention, ant
made TIE CHRONICLE welcome call.
Mrs. Jas. White has returned from
pleasant visit to her old home near Nal
aga, Monroe county.
E. L. McMillen returned from Mt
Union College to his home at Lewis
Mills on Friday, where he will spend tn,
summer vacation.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

CoLoRED camp meeting at Moons
Grove, near Belmont, next Sabbath.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

THE Bellaire Stamping Company is
making 10000 monogram torches for a
Pittsburgh firm.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

THE price of sugar has advanced 1 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.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

Mr.. GEORGE Brown has completed a
fine sidewalk of sawed stone in front of
his residence. The stone are six feet in
length, laid in the middle of the sidewalk
and bordered on either side with sod.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

THE late Henry McFadden, of Cadiz
eft an estate valued at S60COO, mostly
in mortgages and bank stock.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

THE best thing in print-a pretty gir
in calico dress.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

VITAL AND SOCIAL STATISTICS.
Probate Judge CASTOR has finished his
report to the Secretary of State of the
Vital and Social Statistics of Belmont
county for the year ending March 81, 1888.
1t is made up from statistics reported by
assessors from the various townships and
districts, and from it we CLEAN the follow
ing facts:
Total number of deaths 1921 white
males, l | colOred males 1873 white females,
10 cOlored females. Largest number of
deaths in any month 50, in March-small-
est number %, in May. There were AZ
deaths from old age; 63 from cOnsump-
tion-21 males, AZ females; 80 from pneu-
monia-25 males, II females; % from par
alySiS-16 males, females; 81 from ty-
phoid fever-20 males, Is females. Age
of oldest person who died 80; II were uH-
der year of age; SO between l and 2; q
over 20 and under 10; 81 over 70 and un-
der 50: 21 over 80 and under 50; l3 over 81
and under so: over 80 and under 90. OF
those who died, 10 were married and 5C
widowed. Accidental deaths II. OF those
who died 66 were farmers, IL labOrers,.
merchants, miners, 8 carpenters and
cabinet makers.
Number of births 1912. White males
495, white females 4S2, cOlored males 21
cOlOred females IA. Largest number OF
births in any month 105, in March; small
est number "A, in April.
Number of marriageS-white4 465, col
Ored 13. Greatest number in September
and December, 60 each; least number q
in August.
Naturalized during the year So; native;
of Germany II, England and Wales %
| Austria II.
Sent to Insane Asylum %; males 13, fe
males 10.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

COMMON PLEAS COURT will be in ses
sion next Monday.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

OK Monday a post mOrtem examination
was held on the body of the late VIM.
Ramage, and was conducted by DR.. Baird,
Jr., of Wheeling, assisted by Drs. John
Alexander, Hewetson and Thompson, st.
Clairsville; Estep and Thompson, Loyds-
vile; Hobson, Spence and Webster, Flush
ing; Gregg, of Belmont; Workman, OF
Uniontown, and Cobb, of New Athens,
1t developed the fact that death resulted
from kidney disease-contracted kidney,
A few gall stones were found in the blad-
der, and the liver was found to be slight
ly diseased.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

BELLAIRE AND ST. .CLAIRSVILLE
The trackmen employed in rebuilding
the Bellaire and st. Clairsville r. R. ex-
pected to reach Troll Bros. Coal Works
about one mile above the Junction, yes
terday Tuesday evening. Great Difficult
ty is experienced in obtaining ballast
Ties and iron are wedged in piles of drift
and it is no small matter to remove and
gather them at points needed. Some were
carried into the river.
The work is necessarily slow and at
tended with much difficulty. Just what
the prospects are we are unable to ascer
tain at this writing.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

When the number Of farmers engaged
in ,oool raising is compared aoith the far
Dlers in the country, and the small pro-
portion they bear to oar population is coz
sidered Ichen it is made apparent that
in the case of q large part Of those aChO
ooon sheep, the benefit Of the present t0'W
ON aOoOl is tllusOyy;; reasons are
suggested aOhy ne remOcGl or reduction Of
this d,lty should be included in q recisiOn
of our tariff laaos. President Clevelands
Message.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

STATE School Commissioner Tappan,
will be in attendance at the Flushing In
stitute to-day.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

ANDREW MCMAsTERs, a resident of
York township, while on a visit to his
brOther-in-iaw 1. II. Day, at Rock Hill,
Pultney township, died suddenly from
apoplexy on Thursday of last week, aged
6S years. A wife is bereft by his death.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

THE following marriage licenses were
issued by the Probate Court, during the
week ending Tuesday:
VIM. Haley and Emma Ogden.
Albert Dixon and Hattie DOddS.
Wm. E. PancOast and Jennie E. Wright
w. S. Campbell and Sarah V. Stewart.
VIM. Lucas and Ida Randolph.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

A FEW 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.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

THE first train since the great storm
passed over the Pittsburgh division OF
the Baltimore and Ohio road on Friday.
The road for eleven miles out of Wheel
ing was almost literally destroyed, and
its quick rebuilding and operation is
creditable to the B. & o. management.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

GLEN CONAwAY, of Martins Ferry, a
member of the Blue Grass Fishing Club,
in camp on Saltwater, at LaceySville, Har-
rison county, was bitten by copperhead
snake on Tuesday of last week. He was
brought as far as Pleasant Grove on his
way home, when his suffering became so
intense that he could go no further. He
was improving at last accounts.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

THE fields and the trees are beautiful
to look upon these days. The copious
rains of the last month have brought the
meadows to great perfection, carpeting
the fields with wealth and luxuriance
of grass. Persons who do not get into
the meadows and woods this superb
weather are missing much of the sweets
of life.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

NEXT Thursday (the 9th inst) the an
nual Harvest Home Picnic at Stewards
Grove comes off. These gatherings have
grown to immense propOrtions-thous-
ands of people assembling there. The
meeting this year promises to rival any
that have preceded it, and everything pos
sible is being done to entertain and in
struct the people.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

Mr.. JOHN T. NORRIS, on Saturday, ac-
companied Mr.. Jos. H. 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.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

PROBATE Criminal Court next Monday
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

WE are gratified to see our friend Hon
W. S. Kennon on the street again. The
Major has had a severe tussle with dis
ease, but has battled it bravely and intel
ligently. What he do mt know about
gravel, and diseases of the kidneys and
bladder is scarcely worth knowing.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

THERE is much complaint about the
condition of the sidewalk in front of the
burnt district, not only of the character
of the sidewalk, but more especially of
the openings, where cellar doors had been.
These are dangerous of dark nights, and
if any one falls into one of them and is
injured the town is liable.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

BY reference to our advertising col
umns our readers will learn that the
eighth annual exhibition of the West
Virginia Exhibition and State Fair will
be held on Wheeling Island, August 9th
to 31st, inclusive. Through the energetic
labors of the management and the liberal
support of its patrons that institution
has grown to be the largest annual expo
sition in the Ohio Valley. We are as
sured that this year will show a finer pre-
sentation of exhibits than ever before.
More than ordinary interest has been
manifested by exhibitors of live stock
and manufacturing and mechanical in
dustries in securing space for displays.
The purses offered for the races are large
and will be competed for by number
of noted horses. The management has
spared neither time, money nor ingenui-
ty to make the coming exhibition a grand
success.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

THE Directors of the South Pennsyl-
vania & Ohio Railroad Company have
called meeting of the stockholders, at
Martins Ferry on August %, to vote on
the proposition to increase the capital
stock to a sum not exceeding S3,010CC0,
and to change the terminus from Bow
erston to Canon, o.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

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
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

]. II. DENHAM, of this vicinity, opened
a milk, butter and egg store in Bellaire,
yesterday
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

a NEW bell has been placed on the Con
cord Presbyterian Church at Centeryille.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

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.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

THE Standard Sheet Mill at Martins
Ferry resumed work in full on Monday.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

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
aTby goodnesS crowns the year,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

DR.. WIN. PETRIE, who has been sue
cessfully engaged in veterinary practice
in this place, has removed his Office to
Wheeling, and will succeed to the prac-
tice of DR.. Medill, his Office being at the
stable of Peter Erb, on Market street.
He will return TO st. Clairsville on Fri
day of each week, where he may be con-
suited by those desiring his services.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

WE know personally of many Demo
Gratis of Belmont county who will this
wear vote for Harrison and Morton and
the Republican candidate for Congress,
and the indications are that the silent
vote will be large. On the other hand
we have not heard of Republican of the
county who does not cordially support
the Republican Presidential ticket Pro
lection has its standards high advanced
in Belmont, and viii achieve splendid
victory.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

ENGINEER DAWSON will next week
make the surveys for grades of sidewalks
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-08-02

THE Republican County Central Com
mittee meets to-day-Thursday.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-12-29
WEATHER PREDICTIONS.

Q. G. Blake, Of Topeka, Kansas. who
has won something Of a reputation as a
weather prophet, sends US his little
book, just out of press, containing pre-.
dictions for 1889. Mr.. Blake is no
common observer of astronomical
affairs. many of his predictions having
been verifiedby specific occurrences. He
has foretold drouths and storms with
such accuracy that the farmers of Kan.
sas and other states now look 10. him
for information before they plant their
seeds, guaging the area of the fields by
the prospect for profitable returns.
In his summing up for next year he
says there will be no frosts in the north.
west until September. He predicts IN.
usual drouth, but gives Dakota enough
rain to raise a good crop. An inch or
two Of rain each month in this region,
during the growing months. will assure
q fine yield if the ground is we'll sup
piled with moisture, which is the case
here now. Mi Blake puts the average
spring wheat yield in the northwest
states at IS per cent for 's9. This in.
cludea nearly if not quite all the spring
wheafstates, and cannot be said to be
low estimate. When the estimate 70,
halt . dozen states is q little better thar
half . crop, North Dakota will find nj
reason TO complain, for her yiaA vii
be about double that of almost an,
other region.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-12-29
COMPARISONS ARE opoRous.

COMP PARSONS AXE OOOhOVS.
Congressman Oates of Alabama thinks
Dakota Sought to be left out of the
Union until she learned Democracy"
II Alabama had been left out Of the
Union until she learned intelligence.s she
would not be in condition today to 60
solidly Democratic on national ques-
tons; in fact she would still be in terri.
torial bondage. According to the CEN
suuo of 1880 there were 1l1,767 white PEG.
pie in Alabama oyer ten years of age who
couldn't write their names, and 37O,279
whites and blacks over ten years of age
who couldn't read. Twenty-Five per
cent of the entire white population Of
Alabama in 1880 could neither read nor
write. Statistics show, however, that
every mothers son Of them could han.
die a shotgun and vote the Democratic
ticket. In Dakota, according to the
same census report, there was but %
per cent Of our white population who
could not read or write. Dakota peo'
pie will never "learn Democracy" in
the sense that MI. Oates would ha We
them until they relapse into tho same
dense state Of ignorance that afflicts
the people of Alabama; and this is not
likely to occur until the Oateses abolish
the public schools.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-12-29
"Our Wards"

Chief Bell, of the Indian division of
the secretary of the interiors Office,
speaking Of the late ''~vlsitation" of the
half breeds to the Turtle mountains,
says: Since 1868, when they were re.
ported as Little Chiefs band of twenty
seven Indians, with 442 mixed blood
followers, their numbers have been in.
creased, according to the report Of the
agent for 1888, to 346 full bloods with a
following of 1920 mixed bloods. But
recent communications from persons
in the locality who are interesting them
selves in behalf Of these people report
that the number now on the reservation
is about $500 persons, with enough
belonging thereon, now absent hunting,
to swell the total to about $500. There
can be no question that the great in
crease of the number of these people
is due to large accessions of their
relations and friends from the British
possessions, who 20 there to share in
the very limited food supplies furnished
for the Indians on the reservation.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-12-29
SEND this issue to your friends.

COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON.
The INrER.OcEAN wishes all its readers
and the rest of mankind a happy new
year.
May a generous Providence bestow
upon them the blessings of an abundant
harvest and q clear conscience.
/. May the next twelve months bring to
Dakota q fulfllment Of her long cher
ished hope for dual statehood and the
rights Of self-government.
May the winds be tempered to the
shorn lamb until the warm rays of the
springs sun make 1t possible for him to
shift for himself.
May our subscribers pay what they
owe us.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-12-29
Not So Bright as Painted.

John. j. Orvis, the well-known
machine man, went to California for
the benefit Of his wife's health, writes
Ed. I. P. Staede from San Francis.
co under date Of the 4th saying that
the agricultural machinery business
there Is as badly oyerdone as n any
country he was ever in, and he dosen't
think the net profits are any better
than in Dakota. Freights, he says,
are high and expenses heavy. He
stopped one day at Los Angeles, where
they have had "a terrible boom, but
now the boom is busted and everyone
is overstocked with goods, and business
very quiet" The INTER-O OCEAN has
told its readers that California
was a delightful place, but it takes big
money to live there.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-12-29
A Card.

Editor Inter- occan-DEAR SIR: 1 de.
sire to inform Verax through the
medium of your paper that the hospital
scheme fell through because the rail.
road men failed to appreciate the value
of such an institution. Only a few saw
the value of such an enterprise. I have
returned the money collected to all
have been able to see. Previous to the
query of Verax I mailed a request To
the remainder to call. and ] would re
turn them their money. Very respect
fully. H. D. PkRc1vAL, M. D,