Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-06-20

a more substantial victory than the mos
Sanguine anti-salOOn man could have
hoped for three months ago.
TO Mr.. James NJ Rees much of the
credit Of this splendid victory is due
Since the question of repeal was submit
ted he has labored with zeal and fidelity
and rare good judgment, steadying the
lines and making ''the crooked places
straight and with the skill of a born
leader enforcing charity toward his OppO
nents. The tact displayed by him in the
management of the canvass is the sub
ject Of general remark.
THE village of Butler, up the Cleveland
Lorain and Wheeling railroad, is being de
veloped into pleasant little town. On
the East side of the creek, within year
a large steam Touring mill, rooted with
slate, and about a dozen dwellings have
been erected within a year. The dwell
ings are modern in style, that of station
agent Martin being especially handsome
and cOmmOdious. The location is favor
able for prosperous town, and the pro
liabilities are that in the near future il
will rival Flushing and Freeport. LOca-
ted on the grade road from Steubenville
to Cambridge, midway between Bridge
port and UhrichsviIle, surrounded by a
good country, on bottom land more than
a half mile wide and miles in length, the
conditions are all favorable for a good
town. But the landholders made a mis-
take in that they did not at the start plat
the town, laying off wide streets and al
leys. Now building is being done wholly
along the State road. 1t is not too late
yet to remedy that defect.
a NUMBER of the eX-sOldierS of Bel
mont county assembled at the G. 4. r.
Hall, st. Clairsville, last Saturday, for
the purpose of organizing a County Bat
talon. A civil organization was first
formed, as follows:
PreSident-James 7. Moore, of Barnes
Vile
Secretary E. Stewart, of st.
Clairsville.
Treasurer George Pittner, of Bridge
port.
Following is the military organization:
COIOneL-J. F. CharleSwOrth, of st.
Clairsville.
Lieutenant-ColOn nel-Ezra Mcconnell,
of Flushing.
MGjor-Isaac II. Lane, of GAINESVILLE.
AdjHtdRt John j. Rennard, of St.
ClairSville.
Quartermaster-W. d. Hoff, of st.
Clairsville.
The organization will have quarterly
meetings. The first will be held at
Bridgeport, on the first Saturday of
August.
The meeting was largely attended, and
the mingling of the "old boys pleasant
to look upon.
WHEN some of our nearby exchanges
assert that st. Clairsville is Threatened
with an epidemic of scarlet and typhoid
fevers," they put the case little strong
er than the facts warrant. There have
been few cases of scarlet fever East of
town, of malignant type, and one case
of typhoid in town. As a precautionary
measure, it was thought best to caution
the people about contact with the former
The health of the town is good, and it
is believed that, with care and proper
sanitary precautions, it will remain good
THE NJ. f. District Conference, held at
WOOdslield last week, was well attended,
and deep interest was manifested in all
its proceedings, which were of an unuSu-
ally interesting character. Rev. DR.. HOl-
lingshead, of this place, preached the
opening sermon. Hon. A. T. McKelvey
represented the st. ClairSville Sabbath
School, and Mr. Isaac 5. Powers served as
District Steward. The next session will
be held at Quaker City.
THE young voters of st. ClairSville, al
most to a man, were on the side of sObri-
ETY. at the special election on Tuesday.
Their conduct deserves especial COM
mendatiOn.
If other towns are to be judged by ours,
the world is unquestiOnably growing bet
ter. Thirty years ago the young man who
did not use intOxicants was the exception,
but now the rule is directly the opposite
THE special election ordered by COun-
ell, TO get an expression of opinion Oh the
question of repeal of the existing anti
saloon ordinance, came off on Tuesday.
The vote resulted: For repeal 119, against
repeal 142.
The election passed off without excite
ment, but active efforts were made by
both sides to get their friends to the polls.
Mr.. WM. II. WATSON, whose serious
illness from typhoid fever has been men
toned heretofore in these columns, died
on Monday. aged about 81 years. Mr. W.
was one of the most prominent and influ-
ential citizens of Wheeling township, and
his death is generally lamented.
FRANKLIN College Commencement on
Wednesday of next week.
JUPITER PLUyIUS! how easily it does
rainl