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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-04-18
TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUcATIol

TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATIOE
The annual meeting of the Board of Ed
ucation of Richland township occurred IN
Monday. The board was organized by e-
electing Mr.. John Stewart President. t
is composed of the same members as last
year, except that Thos j. King and VIM
Barr supplant the old members in the,
respective districts.
The ordinary routine business was dis
patched. A committee was appointed to
examine the Pleasant Hill school house,
dismantled by the recent storm, and to
arrange for repairing or rebuilding it,
The school continuing fund was appor=
toned to the various districts. The board
adjourned to meet June 1, when the an
nual levy for school olpuFposes will be made.
QUEENsWARE "A full line of the best
White Granite made in the country. Vey
cheap. 1926 GEO. JEPsoN.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-04-18

FURE LEANING SEED CORN. grown In
1887, for sale by j. B. MCMECHAN, st.
Clairsville. Price $50 per bushel.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-04-18

Do Mt forget day and date of White
& Co.'S Shows Wednesday, May lst.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-04-18

JUDGE CASTOR received by express
from st. Louis, Tuesday, full-pedigreed
Irish Setter dog a beauty of his type.
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TO CONTRACTORS.

AUDITORS OFFICE, BELMONT COUNTY,
ST. GAINESVILLE, o., April 9th, 1889
Sealed proposals will be received at thia office
until II o'clock NJ, Tuesday, May 7th, 1889, for
furnishing material and performing labor neceS-
sary to build two stone abutmentS for a bridge
over Captina Creek on lands of Isaac Welsh, Wash
ingtOn township. Specifications for same on file
in Auditors Office. The right to reject any or all
bids is reserved. By order of Board
4114t r. r. BARRETT, Auditor,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-04-18

BURGLARS entered Hoge's drug ste
Friday night. Nothing of consequeIe
was missed,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-04-18

THERE are 1,430 scholars enrolled in
the Bellaire public schools.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-04-18

ELASTIC STARCH-The latest and beS,:
no cooking required; makes collars ami
cuffs like new; we have it.
1921 GEO. JEPsoN.
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THE annual report of the [. p. Sunday
School was read last Sunday. The enroll
ment showed: Officers and teachers 10,
Scholars POS, Average attendance H.
Contributions for the year. S3l646.
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Estate of JAMES T, BAGC
A DMINlSTRAToR's
Sale Of Real Estate.
Saturday, Nag 4th, 1889.

In pursuance of an order OF the Probate Court
of Belmont county, Ohio, | will offer for sale al
public auction, on
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-04-18

Gov. FORAKER has designated Friday
April 26, as Arbor Day.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-04-18

MOST persons now admit that they
made mistake when they permitted the
clamor of few men, for selfish purposes
to persuade the Commissioners to locate
the court house where it is. Commits
sioner Mehan 'builded wiser" than our
people knew when he advocated locating
it on the Wier place
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-04-18

THE Bridgeport NJ. Z. Sabbath School
is preparing to celebrate the Washing
ton Inauguration, April 30, in good style.
An appropriate address will be delivered
by Rev. Lane, and members of the school
will appear in centennial costume, to
represent various prominent personages
,Of that period.
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Town and County.

LAST November girl named CroSSley,
sixteen years of age, living at Byesville,
Guernsey county, was induced TO drink
liquor until she became beaStly drunk,
after which she was outraged and abused
by number of young men, from the eff
fects of which she died in few hours
afterwards. Before her death she made
a statement duplicating six young men
whom she named. but owing to her be
coming unconscious she was unable to
identify the other Williams of the gang.
about sixteen in number. The six were
indicted by the Guernsey grand jury and
four of them have been hunted down and
are now in the custody of the officers. The
latest capture was that of Mont. Timms,
who is said to have furnished whisky to
the girl and is alleged to have been one
of the leaders of the vile crew. Detective
X. NARROW, of Muskingum county, who
has been in pursuit of some of the party,
ran across young Timms at the Maynard
coal mines on Monday, and with the
assistance of Nelson Anderson, took him
from the mines and brought him to this
place, reporting with his man to Sheriff
FoHlke, who wired Sheriff Hanna at Cam
bridge at the request of the special officer
Sheriff Hanna replied that he wanted
Timms, and he was locked up in Jail for
the night to await the Sheriff's arrival the
following morning, when he was taken
to Cambridge for trial.
ALEX. PERRIN, a colOred man who has
been hereabouts for sometime, who was
charged with keeping gambling house
by some of the boys who could MT keep
an extra ace or two in reserve up their
coat sleeve, was arrested and had hear
ing before Esq. Linn, and on plea of
guilty was sentenced to pay fine of $50
and ten days in jail. On Saturday he was
before Judge CASTOR Oh writ of hdbeaS
corpus and was discharged, because of a
faulty mittimus. Officer Doyle re-arreSt-
ed him before he got outside of the court
house and he was again discharged, be-
cause the officer had no right to arrest
him going from the trial. Alex. has de-
parted from the town.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-04-18

A DASTARDLY attempt was made
Saturday to wreck the local passenger on
the Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling Rail
way between Freeport and Tippecanoe.
First chain was tied across the track,
and three or four ties secured to the rail.
The train ran over the chain, and, before
reaching the ties, was stopped. Suspicion
rests upon nnan who was recently eject
ed from a train by the conductor, and
who made his threats that he would kill
said conductor.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-04-18

NeE A MONTH and BOARD for Bright Young
hUU Men and Ladies in each county. P. W.
W. ZIEGLER & co, Philadelphia, Pa.
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POWHATAN

Was struck by the storm about s o'clock,
and more serious damage resulted there
than at any other point in the County
A three story brick building belonging to
J. p Hornbrook was badly wrecked. The
first and second floors were occupied by
Disque & Hornbrook with general store,
the third floor by the Masonic order. The
roof was torn off and carried away by the
storm, and simultaneously the Southwest
corner fell with crash. The front of the
building, facing the river, stood the storm.
Jacob H. Coleman, Tyler of the Masonic
lodge, was in the lodge room at the time,
preparing it for meeting at o'clock
He went down with it, and died about an
hour afterward. Mr.. Coleman was about
20 years of age, and leaves family.
The Hornbrook building fell upon a
story and half wood building occupied
by Giffen, Beam & Co. with drug store,
and nearly demolished it. Two men were
in the store when the crash came, and mar
rowly escaped.
The roof was taken off the mill of the
McMurray Bros Beside the loss of the
roof, but little damage resulted.
Trigg's tin shop, two-stOry wooden
building, was badly wrecked.
George Anshutz's dwelling lost Chin
neys and part of its roof.
\ stable belonging to the widow of Pc
ter Neff, deceased, was unroofed.
Beside these casualties, quite number
of chimneys were partially blown down.
Mr. HOrnbrOOk's loss will reach $4,000.
Giffen, Beam & Co. lost about S1,OO0.-
Disque & HOrnbrook's s loss from damaged
goods is considerable. The Masonic fra
ternity lost about 800. The damage at
Triggs tin shop will amount to upward
of 800. George Anshutz's loss is about
S1G0.
1t was altogether the severest expert
ence POwhatan has ever had in the way
of storm.
Jacob H. Coleman, killed at the Horn
brook building, was a brother of Pierson
Coleman. of Martins Ferry. He was in
the employ of Sheriff Lochary twenty
eight years ago, and is remembered by
many Old-time residents of st. Clairsville.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-04-18

MANY persons regretfully hear that Mr.
Murdaugh, of the st. Clairsville Touring
mills, has concluded to put rOller-prOcesS
machinery in his mill. Mr.. Murdaugh
knows how to make good flour, and most
persons who know how to make good
bread greatly prefer his flour to the
roller process. 1t is sweeter and healthier.
and does not dry out so quickly.
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Sufferers from catarrhal troubles should
read the above carefully.
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Valuable Mill Property
At
CHERIFF'S SALE,
Belmont Common Pleas
Zenas 5. Wilson, Plaintiff,
Frank l.. wolverton, Defendant.

Pursuance to an order of sale Of property attach
ed after final Judgment III the above entitled case
issued and to me directed from Court of Common
Pleas of Belmont county, Ohio viii offer for sale
upOn the premises. on
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NIIkIC REVOLVERS. Send stamp for price
oUlVO list to JOHNSTON Son, Pittsburgh, Pa
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BRUSHES, C.-Whitewash, Scrub ard
Shoe Brushes: also, Lime, Lie, Potash,
Sapolio. Kitchen Crystal, Tacks, Soap,
Brooms, etc. 4l8-2t GEO. JEPsON.2
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TACHERS ASSOCIATION.

The next meeting of the Belmont Coun-
ty Teachers Association will be held at
JacObsburg, on Saturday, April 81, 1889.
The following programme has been ar
raOUed-
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FORENOON SESSION, 10 NJ.
Paper" "Schoolroom Quackery," j. "
Howell, Bridgeport. Discussion by "
e. Simpson, Jacobsburg. J.
Paper-"-" Sup't L. H. Waters, St
ClairSYille
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JAMES &, BLAINE, Secretary of State
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-02

IL the sad side of humor. Imagine, II you can, .
more pitifnl spectacle than this man, now in the
very shadow OF death, making fun for Thousands
who read on the printed page his Jokes, while they
never think of the author who, weak and emaciAted
lies on couch at his home, and despite his suffer-
ing, dictates them to his wife in almost incoherent
whispers.
Something like year ago WEIGH came from
surgeons operating table with batch of jokes all
ready for publication. Another instance of his
grit Since then he has been better at times, but
never for moment has he had the slightest
encouragement to hope for permanent recovery.
Through il ALL however, he has never lost his
ability to make jokes and TO furnish the leading
weekies in New York with the ideas that brought
him his bread and butter.
Welch's has been brief but brilliant.
Some three years ago his work first began to
attract attention; since that time he has become a
favorte with the humor- reading public, and his
work has brought him in good income. 1t IL
said however that he went to New York almost
penniless and had a hard, bitter struggle before he
finally obtained recognition. II is unspeakably
sad that one who has worked hard and fairly won
his honors should not be permitted to longer wear
them.-Ed. II. Pritchdrd
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-02

approached. l waved my left hand. Take the
next car said the gripman. lifted my right
hand, glanced along the pistol barrel and fired.
The gripman fell back, dead, and the conductor
rushed forward and stopped the car. This Is my
defense, your honor"
The judge was deeply concerned. "WhAt became
of the pistol5" he asked of the prisoner.
"That policeman (pointing) has it."
al am glad to know il has been taken of. l
want it. live on the North Side. You are
good shot, and have served the people we'll Go,
you are free. Wait. Take this gold ring as an
evidence of my regard. 1t given to me by my
mother but you deserve it, and ii shall be yours"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-02
NOT STRANGE.

at is very strange" said man. addressing a
politician who formerly lived in the north, but
who now lives in the south, "that only few years
ago you declared in speech that each negro voter
should be marched between two United States
muskets to the polls"
"How stranger"
"Why, 1t has been proved that you recently
counted out q number of negroes"
"My dear sir, there's nothing strange about that.
When made the declaration concerning the mus
kets was not running for Office in the south"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-02
DISAPPOINTED.

Mother (to daughter, who has just returned from
the theatre) -'IIOw did you like La Tosca?'"
Daughter with suggestive shrug of the shout
ders)-"Oh, l was much disappointed in the
play"
Mother-"Why, | thought 1t regarded by
the critics as one OF Sardou's strongest pieces"
Daughter-"Nonsense. The newspapers have
praised it, but don't see anything in it. Why,
there's nothing salscious about it. | was greatly
disappointed"
Mother-"Your brother liked it."
Daughter with look of disgus)-"Oh, well,
he's a man."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-02
THE NEW YORK WAY.

Editor of New York paper Ito foreman)-
"Where is that paragraph left over from yesterday,
relative to the glorious and never-dying Demo-
cratic party?"
Foreman-"It is set up"
Editor-"Well, don't let 1t go in until you hear
from me. For the present this is a Republican
paper"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-02
ONE CITY AT LEAST.

In a restaurant Man Ito friend)-"I see by the
newspapers that Chicago men are gObbling up
street railways all over the country"
ayes, but there is one city in which they cannot
get hold"
"What city is that?"
"Chicago."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-02
TAKE THE NEXT CAR.

n respecta bic looking man was arralgned before
a Chicago court, having been arrested a charge
of shooting, without provocation, grip man
North Side cable car. The Judge, a dignifed old
gentleman, listened for some time to the word
bandying of the lawyers, and them conceivDg an
idea of speedier Justice than that which might
come from the slow drag of customary procedure
exclaimed:
Gentlemen, wait moment. Prisoner, answer
my questions. What was the deceased doing when
you shot him?"
Nothing, your honor, except standing in his
accustomed place, with one hand on a lever"
"Had you ever seen him before?"
"Not that l remember"
"'Then you had nothing laid up against him."
"Nothing."
"But shot him impulsively."
81 suppose you would call it that, sir"
al don't know" said the Judge, "that a case of
more inexcusabe slaughter has ever come up before
me- for, by your statement, you had absolutely no
cause for the committing of this bloody deed"
"If your honor will excuse me for expressing an
opinion would like to say that had just cause
for shooting the grip man; indeed, hold this con-
viction so strongly that l should now feel disap,
pointed had the man not died."
"A murderous instinct" murmured the Judge.
Udtt mOmcu1, JuuSc, anu zct uIcJ III q lew
words tell why l committed crime of such
apparent atrocity. On the morning of the fatal
shooting, breakfasted early, desiring to reach my
place of business possible, there were
matters of grave importance that awaited my per-
sonal attention A raw wind was blowing. i was
compelled to stand a street at least half
hour before a car came along. held up my hand.
The grip man said, Take the next carp / could
not jump on the car for had rheumatism in one of
my feet so, waited until the next came. l
held up my hand. Take the next car said the grip
man. BY this time had become angry, and, step
ping into a saloon, borrowed pistol upon pre-
tense that wanted to shoot dog. came out of
the saloon just another car was passing. waved
my hand persuasively at the grip man, but in q
husky croak he told me to take the next car. Then
| cooked the pistol and, holding it behind me,
waited for the next The car drew near. I
thus unused: Mr.. Gripman, have nothing in the
world against you, personally, but the time has
come when must assert the rights of American
citizenship. You, doubtless, have a wife and
children dependent upon you, but the
rowful deprivations of family not
to be considered when q great principle
is involved. We knew that the civil war
would result in the making of many sorrow
ing widows and wailing orphans, yet all knew
that the immortal principle of the American union
must be enforced Thus / unused, as the car
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-02
IMPROVING.

"Your part of the country Is developing rapidly,
Ii 1t not?" was asked of Missouri nam.
"Oh, yes, mighty fast Why, sir, only a few
years ago we still used the old fashioned pepper
box pistol, but we now have double-action
revolvers that would reflect credit on any commu-
nifty"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-02

Don't get "short" If you want to get along
London It'd Bits.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-03-02

whose bright and keen. incisive atires have
appeared in all the leading humorous publications
of the east, is, am told, slowly dying with that
terrible disease, cancer Of the throat Here surely,
The evening world., 1889-01-15

reasons for believing that thew would be sue
~cessful. Even the largest amount stipulated
to be paid them in case of success would be
less than the ordinary estimates for the
military INT naval operations which had
been anticipated; and in case of failure, the
mount forfeited would go far to repair the
losses which might be sustained by the citi-
zens of the various States.
At all events, should the Syndicate be al
lowed to take immediate control of the war.
there would be time to put the army and
navy, especially the latter, in better condi-
ton to carry on the contest in case of the
failure of the Syndicate. Organization and
construction might still go on. and, should it
be necessary, the army and navy could step
into the contest fresh and well prepared.
All branches of the Government united in
accepting the offer of the Syndicate. The
contract was signed, and the world waited to
see what woul happen next.
The influence which for years had been
exerted by the interests controlled by the
men composing the Syndicate, had its effect
in producing a popular confidence in the
power Of the members of the Syndicate
to conduct Q war as successfully as they
had conducted ether gigantic enter
prises. Therefore. although predictions Of
The evening world., 1889-01-15

in which they were to be engaged. The re-
sources of the Syndicate were great, and in n
very short time several of their vessels, al
ready heavily plated with steel, were fur
nished with an additional outside armor,
formed of strips of elastic steel, each reach
ing from the gunwales nearly to the surface
of the water. These strips, about a foot wide.
and placed an inch or two apart. we're each
backed by several powerful air buffers, so
that a ball striking one or more of them
would be deprived of much of its momentum.
The experiments upon the steel spring and
buffers adopted by the Syndicate showed
that the force of the heaviest cannonading
was almost deadened by the powerful elias
ITCHY of this arnOr.
The armament of each vessel consisted of
but one gun. of large calibre, placedSon the
forward deck and protected by n bomb-proof
covering. Each vessel was manned by a
captain and crew from the merchant service,
from whom no warlike duties were expected.
The fighting operations were in charge of q
The evening world., 1889-01-15

engage should be one of defense by means of
otfens1. Such IA war must necessarily be
quick and effective and with all the force Of
their fortunes, their minds, and their bodies.
its members went to work to wage this war
quickly and effectively.
All known inventions and improvements in
the art of war had been thoroughly consld-
cred by the Syndicate, and by the eminent
specialists whom it had enlisted in its ser
vice. Certain recently perfected engines of
war, novel in nature, were the exclusive
property of the Syndicate. II was known, or
surmised, in certain quarters that the Syndi-
cate had secured possession of important
warlike inventions, but what they were and
how they acted was a secret carefully guarded
and protected.
The first step of the Syndicate was to pur-
chase from the United States Government ten
war vessels. These we're of medium size aud in
good condition, but they were of an old.
fashioned type, and it had not been consid-
cred expedient to put them in commissi on.
The evening world., 1889-01-15
Changes at the Theatres.

LA Tosca," Victorien Sardou's much-criti-
FlSSriss Tosca, Mr.. McibonrHe' Mcdowell a.
Scarpia., The play IL not AZ violent as II used to
be, and its effectiveness il by no. means i'm
paired. A large audience. greeted. Miss Davcn;
port and - La Tosca will undoubtedly be well
patroniZod during the week.
GRAND orERA-HousE.
The entire west side seemed to have turned ont
last night to welcome Roland Reed to the Grand
Opera; House. The big theatre was filled, and
laughter. Mr.. Reeds impcrsonation of Samuel
Bundy is as funny az GNe h:os HS was '"Ep%rtct
R RS Hsp5y w. T. g s' andlsN y; H Julian %"i Reed, N \. y.
Plum. w. A. Shaw, \. A. Jordon, Miss Matte
Earle, Miss Annie Lewis and Miss Minnie Monk.
THIRD AVENUE THEATRE.
and nd as,i rE'Hi n @oP DG; y ' II SSII fisGles %"' %rs% a
large audience TO the Third Avenue ,Thratrc last
night, Mr.. Polk anpcarci aS 13sGph rrtirkit, 3mI
meniberF of the company, were Miss Julia A..
Polk, Miss Dpllie Pike, Miss Mary psyis, Mis-
Helen A. SuulC, John Woodland, Mark Dcnnison
and j. W. Parker.
TONY PASTORS.
There, was u good programme at Tony Pastors
last night. Larry aud LIZZIE Smith appeared in
danced; Add Ryman talked. on - Political Elu-
cation Tony Pastor was his inimitable self;
rrot ir Harry Sn n :d PfTh s%1 i Tt'Tsn ,yie1 Hi to do" SS. S"@
the question, ;" Is Marriage II FailureT
PEOPLES THEATRE.
1.-THE Still Alarm ;" began the second week OF
it GnE %Esn ,So a" ind t &C, ti rSSpl %Src Tf tS { .. lat a.
theatre was filled, Harry Lacy was jack, Man
TEherlc, ", J.. WhgelcT; NJ. j ,GnllasNGr,
syGnsS A ss%EtT1Sh; Miss efEEaafit,h . MHnir1rtiiila AND and
Mrs. Seldcn Irwin.
WINDSOR THEATRE.
Messrs; Evans and Hocy werG9 ct the, Windsor
Theatre last night with their still popular - Par.
Tor Match" There are II number of new songs
and dances, and the farce-cOnedy Possesses q
great deal of vitality. Tho company is a thor
oughly good one.
ITALIA THEATRE.
Uncle, Toms Cabin, AZ drnmatized by
Charles Alfred Byrnr and Arthur Wall4ck,. be
gan q weeks, entertainment at the Thala The
one. 1t was well put upon the stage and inter
pretCd by n competent company.
THEATRE coMIQUE.
The Boston Howard ,Athengum Company, wal
the attraction at the Theatre Comique, Harlem
lpae #'SI'; i infsrS S1h''si but ,'SSq@nsi;ten"tIl,
and its week up there viii he n happy one.
FOURTEENTH STREET THEATRE.
The Hanlons in ''-Fantasma - was the theatri
cal food offered by Mr.. j.. Wesley R%oSenap1est t.
last night. A capital entertainment was given
IT, re snmloT no intellectual effort M t2 enjoy it. R an,
was the Fantasma, and made Il hit.
ROSTER AND DIALS.
Miss Marie Gilchrist, a sister of London
favorite Connie, was at Roster d Balls las
night. She danced, and she sang, and sh
skipped, and she looked pretty. There was
long programme, containing many interesting
features. The audience was large.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE.
Mrs. Langtry was welcomed in "As in
Looking-Glass at the Star Theatre by n larg
audience, who watched her through five acts a
Lena Despard with sustained interest and al
parent pleasure. Mrs. Langtry shows a grea