Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-12-19

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ents in my " ','''c =
s from " anu "i'l, 'nI so"i VI
re their 'no T"p' i.'''io !" 40 ioi0 ~ az
-, +ho;r swer the charge of charging an exorbi-
-,,,,-ad tant fee L. 5 Attorney Firestone was
much chagrined at the turn of the case,
i c,,, and it is not improbable that the parties
,o,, ,Io to the affair will be called to make fur
49, ther defense.
g to do TIE Belmont County Farmers club
ilitely. held their annual meeting in the Court
House on Saturday afternoon and elected
lparent the following officers for the ensuing
spared year: President. R. E. Gitfin Vice Pres
dar, for ident. Robt. J. Pollock: Secretary, John
e II H0od b. McMechan: Treasurer. Henry Morgan
s head The club decided to arrange for an Insti-
e litho- tute to be held January 30th and 3lst,
Gerful- and committee was appointed to prepare
igures a programme. The Farmers Institutes
print here have been a leading feature of the
for winters eniOyments, and it is expected
o {. l.. that the forthcoming one will be up to
the usual standard.
keeper, y RAILROAD meeting was held in the
on last Court House on Tuesday evening. and a
through committee consisting of John T. Troll
er rail and Hon. A. T. McKelvey was appointed
he gun to represent the interests of this place
muzzle. before the Board of Directors of the
entered Wheeling ane Lake Erie Railroad at such
injured a time as should be arranged. The route
TO this surveyed is pronounced entirely feasible,
and the people of this place should take
riff Of at least friendly interest in the project.
chasing THE Tgib,LDe saws the attemDt TO GET a
D QeDOt Of buc Of llor or,
of last Monday afternoon to discuss Wheeling
When and Lake Erie Railroad matters was a
peared failure. But on Tuesday sufficient
1000 in number was drummed ND to appoint a
matter committee. which will act with the COM
lice, but mittee from this place there being a
is story community of interest between the two
places in this matter.
at it is DAVID MYERS. a prominent citizen of
uilding Steubenville. and who was deputy collec
revived for of internal revenue for this district
IN, and for twenty years, from 1865 to 1885, died
ectiOnS on Monday in the - wear of his age OF
ad will his family wife and six children sur
vive Mr.. NJ. had numerous acquaint-
po1ro ances though this section who will re-
. .,ro gret to learn of his DEATH
ad ana On Saturday night, at the Bellaire blast
y ~ Do.. furnace, James Bard, aged H. laid down
1g'2t in warm place and went to sleep. While
in that condition some one poured a
eValent quantity of oil on him and set fire to it.
'me re- He was painfully and severely burned
panied Several of the employ4s were arrested for
consid- completely in the outrage
WHILE five men were working on
}ellaire ScaffOld at BenWoOd, on Monday, the
one mp panking gave way, and all were pre-
turday cipitated to the ground, a distance of 32
r glass feet. None were injured fatally, but all
. were seriously hurt
ent in Mrs. ANNIE WHIPPLE who attempt
written ed to clean out whole family in Bridge
arper's port-some one of whom she accused of
Woman taking her pocket book was arrested and
fined $40 and costs, and in default of pay
- ment was brought to jail in this place.
d Car JAKE KEMPLE, the serio- comic poit-
tied in ical speaker of Wheeling, has ceased
Maya counting the railroad ties between
Wheeling and Washington, having been
io Loot appointed Special Agent of the Customs
which 'u'0"" Vi 'no ilo'''i' D'p''i 'iio"'
Davis SOME one admired nice large bronze
n. turkey belonging to John Ferren, to the
,rr, ot extent of removing it from his stable
oct of Tuesday night and apprOpriating it to
night. oi0ii o"n o'0' ie w i0'''
high at this season of the year
wen in lii'i'e "S'en'ion ~ I.le ".'l''. ''''
night. 'oi'i'.'l'oii' u V''0 't.s'' sE
he old cef' AS newspaper 1t Is Ill high iaVor
through all this section and deservedly
So 1t will continue as heretofore a first
went rate paper
again
emand "a oIA fhf1Ni VI 'iie ooiiui'ioii " VI 'io
First National Bank, of st. Clairsville, is
published in this paper. There is no safer
now of nor better managed banking establish
le late ment in this region than the 1st National
to be-
A COLLISION occurred on the Ohio Riv-
er Railroad on Monday, short distance
arpers above Moundsville A passenger and
Dudley freight train came together, but no one
beness was killed.
Mrs JANE CAMPBELL, of this place,
80 eggs suffered stroke of paralysis on Sunday,
essence just after she returned from church, and
lccom is almost wholly disabled III her lower
extremities.
'resby MANY people march behind the band
to the who don't contribute cent toward pay
lander, ing the musicians
As FAR as buckwheat cakes are con-
ed the cerned the winter has been a fainre
cts and -
in con- TIE authorities say that ice cream is
out of date at formal dinner parties.
nwood The B. & o. is erecting an ice house
dvance 60x100 feet in size at Bellaire.
JOHN w. NEFF will sell the Sherwin
Gate in his locality. 1t
Maud .---
ach of ,af on onras oN ,oo ~ Eairn;nP o tho
and W. Railroad, for 5000.
, yo,, Also, desirable residence on Main St,
y" st. Clairsville. Terms easy. Call on, or
nobody address A. p. BLAIR.
II 1879 st Clairsyille O.