Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-07-10
THEFOURTH MINERS GROVE


n well attended as it would have been ha
v not the pressure of harvest been upo
n the people, was quite an enjoyable affair
l. and the spirit and enthusiasm of tn
e glorious Fourth was fully entered into b
2. everybody present. The Belmont Band
d an organization which is growing in ex
V cellence rendered National airs and 9th
It erwise enlivened the occasion during tn,
il day. The exercises at the stand unde
It the canvas erected by the Winebrenner
n ians, who were about to begin camI
d meeting, and very kindly rendered to the
Club for their use, did not begin unit
e after dinner. Mr.. R. &. HOgue presided
S with ease and dignity. Hon. W. \. Cow
! den, of Quaker City, was the first speak
er, and addressed himself to the subject
}, of "The causes of the depression in agri
e culture" In his opinion ''the demonitiZ
, alton of silver" unequal tariffs" high
4 State, county and local taxation" and
trusts and combines" were some of the
leading causes for the depression. The
speaker did not believe in free trade as a
remedy, but in reforming the tariff. Ag-
riculturalists, he declared, should stand
as one man in favor of a reasonable tar
iff on every article of farm produce. He
. was in favor of sending farmers to Con-
gress.
Hon. ]. W. Nichols was the next speak
er, and he made a speech in favor of the
"old Fourth of July" He reviewed the
history of the country, and gave many
good reasons why the people should hur
rah for the Fourth of July.
Next came Sup't Powell of the Barnes
vile schools, who spoke of the desirable
ity of continuing and extending our
American system of higher education.
His address contained much of interest,
and will afford food for thought to those
who heard it. He called upon the people
to take deeper interest in the cause of
education, and thus assist in perpetual
ing American liberty and institutions.
Hon. C. L. Weems followed Prof. Pow
ell in speech replete with wit and good
cheer He took issue somewhat with Mr..
Cowden as to some of the causes of agri-
cultural depression, and did not believe
that there were as many pauperS among
the farmers as some politicians would
make believe There were some hard
ships under which they labor, which need
to be rectifed, but that as class they
were the most Independent and prosper
GUS of people, and that it was about time
that they should rise up and resent the
insinuation that they were fast be-
coming a lot of paupers. Mr.. Weems'
speech contained many good points, and
was well received.
Hon. A. T. McKelvey concluded the
speaking on 1.-THE Lessons of the Day"
He spoke eioquently of the patriotic du
ties which each recurring Fourth of July
imposed upon the citizen-Of the earlier
and later struggles of the Republic, and
of some of the dangers which menace
among others that of the rapid accumu-
lation of wealth.
The days programme being ended, the
celebrators returned to their home feel
ing that Notwithstanding the rain which |
had driven them to quarters during the
afternoon, the patriotic fires were rekin- |
died in their bosoms. and that more than
ever they were proud of being American
citizens. 1t is due to the members of the !
Practical Club to say that they were
asslduous in their attentions to strangers |
on the grounds, and made everybody as
comfortable as possible.
The writer is under especial obligations
to the family of Mrs Esther Miner for
courtesies.
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE MEET
ING.
A well attended meeting of the Republi-
can Committee was held in the GrandJury
room on Tuesday afternoon, for the pur-
pose of selecting delegates to the Repub-
lican State Convention, and fixing the
time and place of the Republican County
Convention. Before the delegates were
chosen the following resolution was
adopted:
In the Judgment of this Committee it
is unwise to renominate for third term
any of the present State otficers-there
fore ResOlCed, That the delegates ap-
pointed from Belmont county to the State
Convention be requested to carry into eff
feet this expression of opinion.
After which delegates and alternates
were selected as follows:
DELEGATES.
Hon. J. W. Nichols, Hon. A. T. Nickel
vey, John Davis, Lawson E. Emerson,
w. G. Cochran, o. E. Foulke, W. ID. Hoff,
w. W. Hanlon, Ezra Mcconnell, w. J.
McClain, S. G. Brown, John NJ. Beckett.
ALTERNATEs.
S. F. Dean, S. B. Piper, DIR. J. NJ. Todd,
A H. Mitchell, o. S. Duff, Thomas VII
son, Sr, c. w. Armstrong, A. s. Taylor,
J. A. Fish, Nathan Barnes, A. w. Lee,
G. c. Shepherd.
Barnesville was named as the place,
and Tuesday, September 8, the time for
holding the County Convention.
The selection of delegates to the Cir
cult Judicial Convention, at Wellsville,
August 20, was entrusted to the County
Executive Committee, and the Commit
tee was instructed to embody in its CALL
a call to elect one delegate from each
township to the Convention to nominate
a candidate for Member of the State
Board of Equalization, after which the
Committee adjourned.
THE Commissioners are in session, the
principal business being the considera-
tion of the report of the viewers on the
review of the .McMahon's creek road 1t
is understood that the viewers will make
substantially the same report as before,
with only slight change as to the point
of beginning, and in the technical word
ing of the report. A large number from
the vicinity of Bellaire were in town