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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

Hon. SAMUEL HILLES has laid out a
new addition to the town of Barnesville,
and will offer the lots at public sale on
the 10th inst.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

A PENSION allowance has recently been
granted to a woman named Caroline
Sweitzer in Bellaire, which is open to the
suspicion of having been obtained by
fraud Her mother, whose name was
Caroline Hanke, was the widow of sol
dier, and died soon after she made an ap-
plication for pension. The papers call
ing for evidence in the case fell into the
hands of Mrs. Sweitzer, who was daugh-
ter of Mrs. Hanke, and she personated
her mother, assuming her maiden name.
With the assistance of some outside
parties she succeeded in her scheme, and
finally the certificate for pension was
granted, and a draft for $2,0l5 was for
warded through the bank. The daughter
was identified as Mrs Hanke by two we'll
known Bellaire men and the money was
paid. Mrs. "Sweitzer is "not at home "
now to visitors; but the matter is being
investigated by a pension officer, who
may make it warm for somebody.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.
Estate of NANCY COCHRAN, Decd.

The undersigned has been appointed and quail
fed as administrator with the will annexed of the
estate of Nancy Cochran, late of Belmont county,
decd.
Dated this I'd day of September, A. D. 1889.
9 5-3t JOHN POLLOCK.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

Go TO Bumgarner's for your Misses
High-cut Shose. 95-3t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05
CMALL TRACT OF LAND
F Q r s A L E.

offer at Private Sale a small tract of land, con-
tanning 90 acres, two miles South of East Rich
land, on the road leading to Warnock'S Improved
by one-story frame house, stable, wagon shed,
corn crib, etc, Abundance of fruit, and half-acre
in raspherres and strawberries. Very desirable
home. Terms easy.
251m JAMES SMITH
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

Mr.. P. BRUNER, late Train Master on
the c. & P. Railroad, has been appointed
to be Chief Dispatcher on the G., L. & W.
road, and entered upon his duties on
Monday. Mr.. p. is IA No. 1 railroad man.
THE new dwellings being erected by
Mrs. Jno Boroff and Mr.. John Carlile,
near the Northern depot, are nearing
completion, and will be ready for occu-
pancy in a few days.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

A LARGELY attended Harvest Home
Picnic was held on Scotch Ridge Thurs
day last, and Rev. S. w. Pringle of Mt.
Pleasant, delivered an excellent address.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

Mrs. MATILDA BULLARD died in Bel
laire on Sunday, aged 81 years.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05
B. & o. EXCURSIONS.

TO THE WEST AND VALLEY OF VIRGIN
GINA VIA. B. s. o.
September 10, "a, and October 8, the B.
& o. will sell tickets to principal points
in West, Northwest, South and South
west, and via. Harper's Ferry to the His
toric Valley of Virginia at ONE FARE for
the round trip, good returning 30 days.
For route and tickets apply to b. & o.
agents.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

WORK has been resumed at Stewart &
Meehan's coal mines at Franklin.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

THE Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is
now hauling water from Bellaire and
GAINESVILLE to supply the tanks along
the route.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

E0-SALESMEN for the Columbus
UhlN LII Door Bell, new and cheap bell
Just out. Has no competitor in price and quality.
For terms address COLUMBUS Door BELL Co.,
so North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 1 31-4t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

TEACHERS examination is to be held
in this place next Saturday, Sept. Z.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

Do Mt forget the printer. He needs
his pay just the same as any other poor
man.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

THE public schools of this place will
reopen on Monday, Sept. 18th,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

IT is expected that the work of arch
ing the Flushing tunnel will be complet
ed by the middle of December.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

Go TO Bumgarners for your Children's
Shoes 9 5-3t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

THE Smyrna Fair occurs next week
September 10, IL and H. and the manage
ment expect big fair as usual. Among
the attractions on Thursday will be the
presence of Governor Foraker, and
doubtless thousands of people will attend
expressly for the purpose of meeting and
greeting live Governor
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

THE cornerstone of the Beallsville new
NJ. E. Church was laid on last Thursday,
Presiding Elder Mills delivering the ad-
dress.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

BEWARE Of the Fakir. You will find
them at all Fairs.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

GERANIUMs rooted now will bloom in
mid-Winter.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

THE Northern Railroad will sell excur-
sion tickets to the Wheeling Fair next
week at SOC for the round trip.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

Go TO Bumgarner's for your Kip
Boots. 95-3t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

WHEELING was troubled with an un-
usual number of burglaries and robberies
last week.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

A BALD headed woman is unusual be-
fore she is 40, but gray hair is common
with them earlier Badness and gray
ness may be prevented by using Halls
Hair ReneWer.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

CHARLIE MOORE, Harrisville young
man, started from Bridgeport, on his first
trip as brakeman on the C., l.. and w.
road, on an extra freight last Sunday
morning. About II o'clock on the same
day he was caught between the cars in
the yard at Uhrichsville and crushed to
death instantly. His body was taken to
Harrisvtlle for interment.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

TIMOTHY SEED-A nice lot of home
grown Seed. New, clean, choice, and
cheap, at 95-2t GEO. JEPsON'S.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

THE schools in the neighboring towns
opened on Monday for the fall and win.
ter terms.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

THE Ohio State Fair is in progress this
week.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

THE mercury on Saturday and Sunday
marked from go to 81, the hottest OF
the season.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

THE following are some of the Belmont
county students who expect to attend
Franklin College this year: Miss Mary
McAllister, West Wheeling; Miss Dora
Kinney, Belmont; Misses Mary and En-
ma Hutchinson, st. Clairsville; Messrs.
Henderson and Gray, st. Clairsville;
Phillips, of Hunter; Frank Armstrong,
Armstrong; Mills; A. Kelsey, of Kelsey:
C. A Day and E. Lashley, Amber; F. d.
Howell, Hendrysburg; o. j. Gregg, Bel
mont; j. w. Myers, Warnock; E. Boone
and A. A. Giffin. PoWhatan.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

THE st. ClairsoiIle Gazette changed
hands on Saturday, Mr.. l. NJ. Riley, who
has been its Editor and publisher during
the last five years, retiring and Messrs.
D. II. Milligan and George E. Steenrod,
the new Editors and publishers, assuming
charge. During Mr.. Riley's occupancy
of the editorial tripod, he has personally
endeavored to conduct clean and repu-
table paper, and he retires with the best
wishes of the fraternity. The new pro-
prietors are inexperienced in journalism,
and we may be allowed to hope that their
ways viii be ways of pleasantness and
their paths peace. They have THE
CHRONICLES hearty good wishes for their
business prosperity.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

At O'Clock P. NJ, upon the premises, the follow
ing described real estate of the said Agnes Me
Caskey, deceased, situate in Wheeling township,
Belmont county, OhiO 1t being part of sections q
survey at a stone planted 171s percheS north min
east from the northwest corner of section 20:
80 min. east 3347 perches: thence north 80 AZ
pereheS to the north boundary of the original tract
thence north 49, percheS to the place of beginn-
ing, containing seven acres
TERMS OF SALE.-One half in hand; One-fOurth
in one year, and One-fOurth in two years from day
of sale, with INTEREST," deferred payments to be
secured by mortgage upon premises sold.
DAVID MCCALL,
s-5t Execr of will of Agnes McCaslley, decd.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

THE Greeley (COlO.) Tribune of Aug. Z,
announces the nuptials on the 9th ult. of
Mr.. U. NJ Henderson, son of our esteem
ed townsman, John Henderson, Esq, to
Miss Grace Norcross. The wedding was
quite fashionable affair. Many elegant
and useful presents were received, among
which was a check for 500 from the
Directors of the First National Bank, with
which the groom is connected. "Mac y
is well-known by many of our people, who
Join with his Western friends in wishing
hfa and his fair young bride joyous and
Prosperous life journey.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

THE East Ohio NJ. f. Conference meets
at Massilon on Wednesday, Sept. 25th.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05
OUR GIRLS.

OUR GIRLS.
Kitty is witty,
Netty is pretty,
Lutte is cute and small;
Irene is a queen,
Annette is pet,
Nell is the belle of the ball:
Diantha is wealthy,
Bertha is healthy,
And health is the best of ALL
Perfect health keeps her rosy and radi-
ant, beautiful and blooming, sensible and
sweet 1t is secured by wholesomes hab-
its and the use of DR.. Pierce's FavOrite
Prescription. Bertha takes it, and she
also takes the cake" The only guaran-
teed cure for those distressing ailments
peculiar to woman. Satisfaction or your
money returned.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

GEO. NICHOLS, the East Liverpool pho
tographer, has tent on the Fair Grounds
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

COMMON Pleas Court began in Cadiz
on Tuesday.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

THE Cadiz Fair October lst, I'd and Sd.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

LOOK up your school books.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

THE Wheeling Fair takes place next
week.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

Go TO Bumgarner's for they have the
best Gum Boots in town.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05
EXECUTOR'S
Sale Of Real Estate.
Saturday, September 7th, 1889,

In pursuance of the power in me vested by the
Will OF Agnes McCaSkey, deceased, will offer for
sale at public auction, on
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05
Effective Remedy

-
for constipation and Indigestion, and
are never without them in the house."
Moses Grenier, Lowell, Mass.
81 have used Ayers Pills, for liver
troubles and Indigestion, during many
years, and have always found them
prompt and efficient in their action."-
L. N. Smith, Utica, N Y.
"I suffered from constipation which
assumed such an obstinate form that
feared it would cause stoppage OF the
bowels. Two boxes of Ayers Pills ef-
fected a complete CURED. Burke,
Saco, Me.
at have used Ayers Pills for the past
thirty years and consider them an in
valuable family medicine. 1 know of
no better remedy for liver troubles,
and have always found them a prompt
cure for dyspepsia. - James Quinn, 80
Middle ST., Hartford, Conn.
"Having been troubled with costiHe-
ness, which seems inevitable with per-
sons of sedentary habits, have tried
Ayers Pills, hoping for relief. / am
glad to say that they have served me
better than any other medicine. I
arrive at this conclusion only after
faithful trial of their merits" Samuel
7. Jones, Oak ST., Boston, Mass.
Ayers Pills.
Or. j. C. Aver & Co., Lowell. Mass.
Sold by all Dealers In Medicine,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

Nominations for Representative were
now declared to be in order. The names
of George NJ. Woodbridge, of Pultney,
Jefferson Davis Stewart, of York, and
Jefferson Henderson, of Wheeling. were
presented. The ballot was as follows:
Woodbridge "A, Henderson 9, Stewards
name withdrawn. Woodbridge made a
speech pleading to be allowed to decline,
but this was refused. He afterward sent
written declination to the chair, but it
was not read to the Convention.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

The names of W. NJ. Lupton, of Pease
and Robert c. Meyer, of Richland, were
presented. Meyer received 80 votes and
Lupton 81, and Meyer was declared the
nominee.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-10-04
Hangman's Ropes Ready Tied.

dropped into an uptown stationery
store the other day. 1t was one of
those stores that outfit banks and
county offices throughout the country.
a store where everything from a steel
pen up to a 50-quire blank book is kept
for sale. The house has n dozen
travelling statesmen on the road. A
clerk in the store was filling an order
Going to the elevator chute in the real
of the store he yelled to a clerk or
porter on n of the upper floors:
Jimmy, send me down two hangman's
ropes" -
Jimmy came down iu afeaArminutes
with the ropes. NOV, those are
daisies" ne said. You wouldn't have
thought that we sold ropes to hang
men. would you? See here and he
took n of the ropes from the neat
little paper box in which it was coiled.
'.It has the regulation knot already
tied in it, SO that all the Sheriff has to
do is to adjust the moose to lit the
neck of his victim. These ropes are
made in this city out of a superior
quality OF hemp, and they are sold for
~ each. which is a very low price for
them considering the fact that they
are absolutely safe. Every one we sell
has the guarantee of the manufacturer
on the box that it has been tested by
dropping nm iron weight. If the
Christian county Sheriff who made
such a scene at the hanging of the
Bald Knobbers had hanged his men
with ropes like these he would have
saved the State from disgrace.-Sk
Louis Republic.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-10-04
A Mexican Burying-Ground.

Many readers of the Globe have read
descriptions of the quaint and pictures
que city OF G~uanaiuato, in the state of
the same name in the republic of
Mexico, about 160 miles north of the
City of Mexico. in the eastern range of
the Sierre Madre mountains. 1t is a
city of 10000 inhabitants, and its only
industry is mining. 1t is situated in a
gulch which follows the meanderings
OF Il stream known as the Guanajuato
river. 1t has, however. but little water,
save in the rainy season, when at times
it is a mountain torrent.
Few of the many tourists who have
visited G%uanajuato have seen the
municipal burying ground or pantheon.
1t is located on the summit of the hill
just west of the station Ell Cantador. II
was established in the year 1864. and
so, 600 have been buried there. This
does not include those buried in the
Catholic cemetery, which are compare.
lively few.
The burying places are graded as to
price and quality, the poor and INDECENT
using a municipal coffin to carry them
to the grave, when they are dumped
into the grave, quick-limc is thrown on
the body and the grave covered up with.
out anything to designate their name.
When the ground is well planted and
is needed again they are dug up and
the bones thrown into Il vault which ex.
tends the whole length of the cemetery,
north and south. This vault is now
about half full of bones, and also con.
tains many mummies taken from the
inches. These inches or receptacles OF
the dead are arranged around the sides
of the inclosure six deep. and are sold,
the least price being $25, (Which en-
titles the corpse TO a resting place for
five years, $50 for ten years, and 500
for all time TO come. The vault is
about 600 feet long by six wide, and
about ten feet high. with an arched
roof. 1t contains openings every fifty
feet, giving light and ventilation. The
descent into this vault is made through
an opening just large enough to admit
of an easy passage, and by way of o
spiral stairway, All in all it is an in.
teresting sight, and will repay any
sightseeing tourist who happens 10
visit Guanajuato. The sexton in charge
Of this quaint burying-ground is a queer
character himself, being a spiritualist,
and claiming to have daily communica-
ton with the spirits of the departed
dead. l have had many interesting
conversations with him, and on one oc-
casion he was considerably amused
when l suggested he had a large field
from which to select his subjects for
spiritual converse.-Chicu10 Globe.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-10-04
Head Hunting in solomon Islands.

Throughout the group one constantly
lees human skulls hung up, eitherin or
outside the houses. but it is from New
Georgia and the adjacent islands that
head-hunting is carried on to its fullest
extent. Among these natives it ap.
pears to be a perfect passion. No
canoe-house a be completed and no
canoe launched without a head being
obtained. They make long voyages in
their large tomakoes, or head-hunting
canoe for the purpose of securing
heads, the chief hunting-ground at the
present time being the two islands of
Choiseni and Isabel, ninety to one hum
dred miles away, which, however, are
becoming somewhat worked OUT
The basest treachery is often employed.
They will at times visit a village as
friends, and, after staying for a day or
two, at a given signal turn upon their
hosts, and either kill them or take them
alive. Such a case occurred while l was
at Rubiana. At other times they will
surprise or cut off a party fishing on
the reef, and no matter whether they
are men. women, or children, the
heads count. The heads, after being
slightly smoked, are stuck up along the
rafters of the roof in the canoe-houses,
and | have myself counted thirteen re-
cent heads in a house at Sisieta. Occa-
sionally the h%ead-hunters themselves
meet with reverses, and while at Rub
lana ] inquired the reason Of some par
ticularly fine eocoanut-trees having
been cut down; / was told that ii Wa,
In consequence of the death of a chief
who was killed on a ~head-bunting ex-
pedition to Isabelle. NJ. Woodtord in
Popular Science Monthly.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-10-04
Rich Mems Wives at the Bank.
Confession ofa Dearborn street bank

Confession ola Dearborn street bank
cashier: "a mar in a bank is not al
lowed to talk about its business, and
| reckon that's right. But what you
have just bean saying prompts me to
tell you something under cover. There
isn't enc deposition in 200 who will al
low his wife to check against his
money. Occasionally a man leaving
town will come in and ask us to honor
his wife's checks to a certain amount.
A woman doesn't seem to have IL
sense about money in bank, unless she
Is her own depositor, and then she is
apt to be a good deal of a nuisance.
She will come down shopping, for in
stance. She buys n bill al one house
for $3.50 and she gives a check for
that sum. She makes purchases at
another house to the amount of So. 80
and gives a check for that. And she
goes on shopping a half day, giving a
check for every purchase. And the
next day she comes to the bank aud
wants to know if the checks have been
presented, and then she wants TO know
If we can't balance up her book. She
wants to know how she stands. Wo-
men depositors, fortunately are few.
Most women prefer to keep their
money in a safety deposit vault where
they can go and look ut it aud count
it over for their own comfort. know
one bank presidents wife in this city
who has her W money which her
husband allows her. She won't de-
post it in his bank, and he told lpe
one day he was glad of it. She has
her w bog in a safety deposit vault"
-Chtdcqo Tribune,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-10-04
A Japanese Flower Holiday.

From an article by the artist Wores
in the Century We quote the following:
The love of flowers in Japan amounts
almost to alteration. They are insep-
arabic from the life, art. and literature
of the people, and TO deprive the
japanese of them would be to take the
sunshine out of then, Eves.ss. On one
occasion / received through my young
friend an invitation from his parents
to accompany them On a visit to a very
celebrated grove of plum trees that were
then in full bloom. After an hours
ride in a "jinr;kisha, for .'kuruma, y as
these little man-carriages are more
commonly called, we arrived at our
destination. where great numbers of
people were focking from all points.
The trees We're one mass of fragrant
white and delicate pink blossoms.
Hundreds of visitors in holiday attire
were strollifty about under the branches
with extreme delight depicted on their
countenances. Others again had spread
rugs under the trees, where they were
served with delicious tea from the neigh
boring tea house. The brightly clad chill
dren were dancing and frolicking in
the shade of the blossoms, and a more
perfect picture of sunshine and happi-
ness al hardly be imagined. Inuum-
cradle little strips of paper f~iuttering
amidst the blossoms attracted my at.
tention. Miss Okiku informed me that
it was the happy custom of the people
to give vent to their delight on these oc.
casions by inseribing poetic sentiments,
too brief perhaps TO be called poems,
and hanging them up on the boughs.
And sure enough, as | looked about
me, | observed scvera, persons with
paper aud pocket inkstand in hand an
gagged in composing these little sonncts
in praise of the blossoms.
"aasumaru was at some pains to ex-
plain to me that these poetic illusions
wrrn supposed to be composed OH the
spot, that the cxpression. the form of the
idea, was derived from the inspiration
of the scene; but his faded father add
cd. with a twinkle in his eye, that many
came with their poems already pre-.
pared. | was honest enough 10 con-.
fess TO the old gentleman that this pro-
ceeding was not altogether different
from the habit of our after-dinner ora
tors who surprised their friends with
impromptus composed, as the French
put ii a toisir; that is to say, at their
ease. Some months later l painted q
picture entitled Springs Inspiration,n
ia which two Young girlsar represent
ed walking over the huge stepping
stones through II grove OF poisoning
plum trees and reading these poems; for,
although it is not recorded that the
Japanese lover takes this means of
praising his Rosalind, none the less do
japanese maidcns delight in passing
from tree to tree perusing the tiutter-
inI inscriptions.