Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-01-19

on Saturday night. He was calling O.
his best girl, and while indulging in som
Oscuiatory performance, did the work $
well that false tooth on the lower jay
was sucked into his throat, where it Iode
ed in close proximity to the windpipe. 4
surgeon was summoned and easily re
moved the obstruction. If man mus
kiss so hard, he ought to select woman
who has all false teeth; all sound teeth
or no teeth at all"
JOHN a. GILLESPIE, son of John Gil
lespie, formerly a resident of Wheeling
township, was arrested recently charged
with body snatching,' and his trial is SCI
for this week, at Charlton, Iowa. Young
Gillespie was student at medical col
lege in Des Moines at the time he il
charged with having committed the of
fense, and tits said exhumed the stiff
for use in the dissecting room of the in.
stitution. The result of the trial is look
ed to with much interest by Mr.. Giles.
pies old neighbors in this locality
LEANDER BUTLER, aged about 80
years, residing on the John Hutchinson
farm, 21z miles north of town, dropped
dead on Wednesday evening of last week,
from paralysis of the heart. He was in
the woods near by his house, saving logs,
and when his wife called him to supper,
he answered her call, and fell dead i'm
mediately. Deceased leaves a wife and
nine children in destitute circumstances.
His funeral took place on Friday. In
terment at NJ E. cemetery.
Miss ELLA J. MCBURNEY, who is to
appear in her humorous, dramatic and
dialect Recitations and Presentations on
the first day of the Farmers Institute,
has the reputation OF being a reader and
elocutionist of superior attainments. The
press, wherever she has appeared, speak
of her in the highest terms of commend
alton. Our farmer friends who hear her
will doubtless be delighted with her rem
ditions.
THE Belmont County Board ,ofsInfir-
mary sDirecters, at their last regular
meeting, organized by reelecting Burget
MeCOnnaughy. President, John A. Clark,
Clerk, and VIM. Lodge, Auditor of the
Board. The Infirmary, under this Board,
has been running smoothly. and at the
lowest possible cost, commensurate with
the necessities of the institution. Z,
THE stockholders of the First National
Bank, Flushing, elected the following
Board of Directors last week: Jacob Hol-
loway, Smith Hirst, E. HOllingsworth,
George Brown, VIM. Nichols, d. Branson,
]. w. Nichols, +. NJ. Cowen, and DIR. j.
A. Hobson. The Board organized by the
reelection of Jacob Holloway, President,
and F. NJ. Cowen, Cashier. ~: r., y,
f" @f VS. - "a - ~
Louis BECKER, Assistant Car Inspect
or in the B. and D. yards, Wheeling, was
killed instantly on Sunday. He had just
completed the examination of an early
freight train, and stepped to an adjoining
track, and was hit by an engine which he
did not see approaching, and his. neck
broken and his body otherwise mutilated.
Ills home was in. Marietta.
THE post-office at Warnock has been
temporarily discontinued because of the
failure of the bond Of the Postmaster at
that place to reach the Department in
time, The Office will reopen as soon as
Unnecessary bond Is filed. In.the mean
time, Andrew Fulton, of Whitney, has!
charge of the books and papers pertain
ing TO the office. - '..+ .. 6.
THE Plymouth Rock cOckerel owned
by joseph Farmer, of Flushing, and said
to have been the finest known bird of the
breed, together with several other yalua-
BILE prize fowls, were bnrned at the Ar
mory (Columbus) fire last week. where
they were on exhibition.
THE La Belle. Glass Company officers
have taken possession of their Office rooms
in their new buildings. 1t is expected
in few days. Everything is promising
for large run of business.
Col. ]. T. MERCER, President of the
First National Bank, BeIlaire, j. NJ. Ma
ring, and Z; F. Hart propose to start on
a trip to Southern California and inter-
mediate points, shortly. combining busi
ness with pleasure.
BEwAREOf going to the shelf in. the
dark and. picking; out.a bottle Of Snledi-
cine, just because yen are certain you
know just where It's, Many fatal mis-
take is made in this way. .......
Mr.. W. s.r0RR, of this township, was
one of the winners at the recent Poultry
show. in Wheeling taking first prize in
the American class for the best Wyan-
dotte pullet.
THE Flushing Advertiser says: Mrs.
Mary ConrOw lost two good cows this
week. 1t is thought that their death was
caused by drinking fish brine.
IoMc LoDeE E F. IA. NJ, Bellairej have
public iustailation serSiee h THE First
Presbyterian Church of that place, this
Thursday evening.
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CARDs are out for the marriage on the
26th inst, of Mr.. Eliza Clark, of Morris
town, and Miss Minerva Gray, of near
this place; : Ill AZ tig!,
Mrs. CATHkRINE PFEIFFER, wife of
Peter Pfeiffer, of Bridgeport, died on Sun
day aged 73 years. Funeral on Tuesday.
Stop tobacco spewing when you are
not perfectly certain, it is agreeable to
persons around you.
THREE hundred and forty seven days
more of leap year, bachelor friends! -.