Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-04-12
MATTERS ABOUT TOWN.

Mr.. JOHN HENDERSON is recovering
from 4 severe spell OF sickness.
IT is expected the balance of the furni-
ture for the court house will be here this
week.
NEVER before, perhaps, was so much
interest taken in a school election as in
that of Monday.
\ FEW of our people lose heavily by the
failure of the LaBelle Glass Company.
ENOUGH St ClairSville money has been
lost in investments in manufactures in
the river towns to build and equip very
large manufactory here, and still have
good margin left.
IT is asserted a test gas well will be sunk
near town this spring.
THE growing wheat was injured by re-
cent freezes.
REV. DIR. BALPH donned his old clothes
and made full hand in tearing away the
Fink building.
SOME grading and cleaning up was done
in front of the court house the fore part
of this week.
THE indications are favorable for an
abundant fruit crop.
CARPENTERS and other mechanics find
all the work they can do nowadays.
BUTTER continues scarce and high in
this market; indeed, it is very difficult to
get good article What S the matter
with the cows, any way?
THE people thought they knew what
they wanted on Monday, and the process
sion moved right along, regardless of the
appeals and threats of the party hacks.
VESTS store may still be found at the
old stand.
NEXT Sunday is the anniversary of the
tOrnadO-April 10.
Miss CARRIE OSBORNE has returned
from an extended visit in New FORK, and
is again settled down in her home. She
had been away since October.
THAT was very heavy rain Tuesday
afternoon. Cutters overfiOwed, and hill
sides became rushing torrents.
EGGs are selling in the groceries at 1219c
per dozen. At that price they are cheap
and excellent food. The hens should go
on with the boom they have started.
JACOB KAISER came down from Column
bus for his family on Tuesday. Jacob is
in the saloon business at the corner of
Board and High streets.
IT is a pity the shade trees along the
streets had not been planted about four
feet beyond the cutters. Thus they would
shade the street, as well as sidewalk, and
the branches would not interfere with
buildings.
HIGH winds and storms are the rule
nowadays, and, remembering that fate
full day in April year ago, people watch
their coming with varied emotions,
THIS day one year ago apple and peach
trees were in bloom.
Mr.. A. J. MCFARLAND has five build
ings under way.
ANOTHER election occurred on Tues
day. If any other gentleman has ques-
ton he wishes voted upon, he should speak
out
COUNCIL might with profit give some
attention to the internal pig pens that dis
grace some of our alleys, and whose aw
full stencil must rise to the clouds. Abate
'em. No man has the moral nor legal
right to maintain such dreadful nuisances
under the very noses of his neighbors.
WHEN the Commissioners commence
grading in front of the court house, they
should serve that dangerous piece of road
in Frog Hollow" in like manner .
THE Marshal should enforce the law
against stock running at large
MAYOR LYNN and Mr. George Brown
were judges of election on Monday.
DIR. GEORGE A. CLOSE and Miss Ella
Wilkins were married yesterday. Bon
oOyGge.
SOME people who could not be got to
think of it a year ago, now begin to see
that the extension project then set forth
and advocated in these columns ought to
have been carried through.
THE vote of Monday expressed want
of confidence in the Board of Education.
When the British House of Commons
gives like expression the Cabinet resign.
Here few die and none ever resign"
THE St. Clair Building and Loan Asso-
citation has declared a dividend of per
cent. out of the earnings of last year. A
number of new shares were taken at the
last meeting.