Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-10-24
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOV. 5th.

dent of Franklin College died at his resi-
dence in Allegheny ON Wednesday of las
week, aged nearly a years. Deceased
was native of Butler county, Pa, anC
was a minister of the Gospel for about
/ fifty years He was former pastor Of
the United Presbyterian church at Wash
ington, Iowa, and afterwards at Mercer
Pa. which latter place he resigned TO ac
cept prOfessOrship in Westminster Col
lege. of which institution he became Vice
President. Next he was chosen President
of Franklin College, New Athens, and
occupied that position until 1884, when
he resigned and became pastor of the C.
p. church at Latrobe, Pa, but on account
of failing health gave up the pastOrate in
April and removed to Allegheny. DR.
Vincent was ripe scholar, an eloquent
preacher and an efficient educator. He
was one of the early anti-slavery agita-
tors and was a stalwart politically. He
had wide circle of friends who will re
gret to hear of his death. Deceased leaves
a wife and seven adult children.
a CASE of presumably accidental shoot
ing from which death resulted occurred
near Wheeling on Sunday. Two young
men whose names were Piatt and Vernot
went out into the country to hunt wal
nuts and for this purpose procured a
wagon. When returning home in the
evening they overlook crowd of boys
who had been on a similar nutting eXpe-
dition one of whom. James Mullarkey,
carried a gun. Mullarkey remarked to
his companions, Heres a ride for me"
and attempted to get into the wagon over
the tail gate, when in some way the gun
was discharged and the ball struck young
Platt on the back of the head and pene-
trated the brain. Several accounts of
how the shooting occurred are afioat.
One that Platt struck Mullarkey with the
whip and that the latter deliberately shot
him, but most agree that it was acciden-
tai. The gun was a % caliber and of the
pattern used for target practice. Mullar
AT the annual election of the N. E.
Sunday School, last Sunday, the following
officers were chosen to serve during the
ensuing year:
Superintendent A. T. McKelvey.
First ASSiStdnt-R. G. Meyer.
Second ASSiStGnt-Prof. w. Mitchell.
Secretary Mary Clark.
assistant Warren w. Cowen.
Treasurer Garrison.
LibrdTidn-J. p. Hall.
assistant Claude Alexander.
OrganiSt- Jessie NJ. Morton.
ASSISTANT Carrie Wilson.
Primary Superintendent W. J.
Thompson.
ASSISTANT Carrie Wilson.
The Treasurer's report showed cOllec
tions for the year as follows:
Penny and other collections S.............. S154 81
MISSIONARY c0ectlonS- l4O 20
Disbursements ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. --.--.--. II =
100 singing books and an organ were
purchased during the year,
Leaving in treasury to date. ................ Sc OF
A committee of three was appointed to
revise the library.
RICHARD H. STAMP, father of the late
Stamp, one of the oldest citi
zens of Warren township, died at his
near Mt. Olivett, on Wednes-
day night of last week. He removed to
the farm where he died, in fs4f, from esi-
vert county, Nd, where he was born in
1909. He was a consistent member of
the NJ. E. Church and lifelong Christ
ian, and was universally respected by all
who knew him. He was the father of
ten children, five of whom, together with
his aged wife, survive him. His remains
were inferred at Goshen Cemetery on
Friday.
WILLIAM ARTHUR, horseman, met
with a serious accident on the Fair
at Barnesville, last week. While
riding a horse at a lively gait around the
ring, he in some manner collided with a
horse in a sulky and was thrown violent |
ly to the ground, alighting on his head
and shoulders. Medical aid was at once
and he was found to be suf-
fering from a severe conclusion of the
brain. He was removed to his home,
and at last accounts was doing well, and
in a fair way to recovery.
WHEELING last week entertained
of Eastern capitalists who are in
terested in the new Union bridge. The
visitors travelled in special car and were
shown the leading industries on both
sides of the river including Bellaire and
Martins Ferry. They were banqueted
to complete satisfaction at the Mcclure
House and expressed themselves as well
pleased with Wheeling's prospects. The
visit may result in enlisting Eastern cap
ital extensively in Wheeling enterprises.
THE ladies of the Barnesville NJ. E.
church have adopted new and novel
method of raising money. Each lady
earns dollar and then relates in public
how she didit. Children earn twenty-five
cents and relate their experience i'll the
same manner All who have not at
tempted to raise money and who have no
experience to relate are charged an ad
mittance fee of ten cents.
J. BORoFF & Sons have display ad
vertisement in another column, to which |
the attention of THE CHRONICLE readers
is called This firm is an enterprising
one and deserves their share of the pub
lie patronage. Everything usually kept
in a first-class grocery will be found in
their store-room. Prompt attention to
all orders.
On Saturday three men whose names