Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-07-25
PERSONAL MENTION.

until Monday with relatives here.
Mrs. Lizzie Thompson went to Cam
bridge on Tuesday, where she will re-
main for some time.
Mrs. John Thompson, of Columbus,
returned home on Tuesday, after spend
ing two weeks among friends here.
Mrs. Beissinger and son, of Columbus,
are visiting the family of Mr.. J. F. Young,
adjoining st. Clairsville. Mrs. B. is a
cousin of Mr.. Young, and was formerly
of McConnellsville.
Mrs. John Henderson and son, Wal
lace, started for Greeley, Colorado, Tues
day noon. They will visit at Detroit en
route. Wallace expects to remain at
Greeley and engage in business.
Misses Nellie and LYDIA Anderson
started to Princeton, Kas., on Tuesday to
visit their sister, Mrs. Jesse Lockwood.
j. W. Nichols, Esq, and family left
for Morris, ILL.,, Tuesday, on a visit to
Mrs. Ms parents.
Rev. Johnston, of the Third Street
NJ. f. Church, Columbus, is visiting DIR.
VIM. Piper, of Glencoe. They attended
service at the NJ. E. Church here on Sab
bath morning.
Mrs. c. E. Hitchcock and little daugh-
ter Maude, formerly of st. Clairsville,
now of Wellington, Kansas, are visiting
among friends in this place.
-Mr.W. NJ Mutchmore ran down from
Columbus to spend Sunday with his pa
rents here.
Mr.. Lionel Booth, of Bellaire, is visit
ing his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sheriff Foulke.
Mrs. Walter S. Cowen came home
from Cincinnati on Monday for short
vacation among friends.
Prof. T. f. Daniels, of Pittsburgh, is
visiting his old army friend, Geo. Jepson,
Esq.
Miss Annie White of st. Clairsville,
who has been visiting her brother, Mr.. &.
p. White, Deputy Clerk Of the United
States Court in this city, has returned
home.-O. s. Journal.
Mrs. L. H. Waters is visiting in Pow
hatan, where she will remain until after
the GAINESVILLE Institute, where the Prof
essor is engaged, after which they will re-
move to their new home in Media, Pa.
Mrs. Baird (ROss Hoffner), of Cleve-
land, came down Wednesday on a visit to
her parents.
Miss Ida Updegraff, of Wheeling, is
the guest of Miss Anna SteenrOd.
Mr. Will Davidson, of Steubenville, is
visiting the family of Mr.. L. Murdaugh.
Miss Grace Dawson, of Steubenville,
is the guest of Miss Mary HOllingshead.
Misses Carrie Mitchell and Nellie
Jepson are visiting friends in Martins
Ferry.
Miss Emma WOodway went to Woos-
ter to-day to visit the family of Rev. j.
H Black.
Miss Estella Kirk, cOpyest in the Re-
corder's office, is spending the week at
the residence of her parents, near Morris
town.
Miss Laura Ferren returned home
from East Liverpool on Monday.
Mrs. Dr. T. H. Armstrong, of Woods
field, Miss Lizzie Welsh, of Hudson, o.,
and Miss Lizzie Squiers, of Armstrong;
Mills, were guests the fore part of the
week at the home of Mrs. Louisa Arm
strong.
Judge Robt NJ. Eaton, of Atchison,
Kansas, is visiting his parents at Morris
town, and dropped down among his st.
Clairsville friends this week.
Miss Anna Kaiser, of Columbus, is
visiting friends in this place.
Mrs. C. E. Hughes and family, of
Wheeling are visiting Mrs. HIS parents,
east of town.
George Troll started yesterday on a
pleasure trip to Detroit.
JOHN HILL and Jos. Davis escaped
from the Ohio Penitentiary about 3
o'clock Monday morning. The latter is
from this county, and was serving five
years sentence imposed by the U. 5.
Court in Columbus, in December last, for
robbing the post-office at Barnesville.-
Both the men were on the invalid list,
and were detailed in the hospital, where
the plan for escape was cOncOcted. Ac-
cording to custom the prisoners went to
the kitchen to prepare the night lunch
for the guard. They had previously pre-
pared ropes made from bandages pro-
cured in the hospital. Once out of sight
of the guard Hill and Davis mounted an
ice chest, cut through the plastering with
butchers knife and "steel," climbed in
to the garret, and then through skylight
to the roof. BY means of trap door
they descended into the tobacco room,
where window without the iron Lars
was removed, which let them into the
yard. Going to the southeast gate they
reached the top of the wall by means OF
the stockade and let themselves down
with the ropes, which were afterward
found dangling to the wall.
A ROAD NOTICE, praying for the alter
alton of the Captina Creek road, has been
received at this Office for publication. II
the petitioner or person responsible fol-
its publication will send his name to this
office, the notice will appear next week
otherwise it will not be printed.
PATTI, the valuable family mare owned
A II. Mitchell, died on Thursday, and
her colt died on Monday. Patti was a
household fayOrite, and her death grieveG
the Mitchell family greatly,
CARDS are out announcing the nuptialE
on the oath inst, of Miss Lena May Hays
the accomplished daughter Of Mr.. Hen
derson Hays, of near UniontOwn, to Rev
7. E. Holloway.
Mr.. J. H. DENHAM, breeder of jersey