Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-07-24
PERSONAL MENTION.

Kansas, is spending a few weeks at hi
old home in Morristown and with friend
in this place.
, Willis Nichols and wife, of Eas
, Liverpool, were visiting Mr.. Nichols
parents in this place few days last week
Ed. Taggart, of Cincinnati, has beel
visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Jane
, Frazier, north of town.
Simeon W. Pickering, Esq, of Colum
, bus, wife and daughter, Mrs. Will, art
visiting at the home of Mr.. c. H. Arick
east of town.
Mr.. Clarence Singer is visiting hi:
aunt, Mrs Launders, at GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. Reynolds, mother of Mrs. David
Darrah, is visiting her daughter on Ma
rieta street.
Mfr. del" Gregg and wife, of Burr:
Mills, spent Sabbath with the family OF
Mr.. W. J. Thompson.
Miss Jessie Wiley, south of town, who
has been visiting at Fort Worth, Texas
for some weeks, returned home last week
Rev. VIM. Ferguson and wife, OF
Piper City, ILL.,, are visiting his father
Malcom Ferguson, Esq, in Wheeling Tp
! John Wiley left on Monday for Chat
tanooga, Tenn, where he goes into part
nership with his brother in a business
college.
Alex. Caldwell, of Washington town
ship, and wife spent the fore part of the
week at her fathers, Samuel Taylor, near
East Richland.
"A bevy of pleasant young ladies, Miss
Essie Collins (of Columbus), Miss Mary
Bines (Piladelphia) Misses Allie and
Stella Lewis and Miss Jessie McClelland,
of Barnesville, accompanied by Mr.. Will
Judkins, drove down from the "Sun
kissed City on Monday and viewed the
sights and called on friends in st. Clairs-
vile.
Miss S. c. Carroll, of Bridgeport, who
has been giving lessons on the Parlor Or
gan to a number of young misses in this
place, for some time past, is takinga six
weeks vacation, visiting among friends
in Guernsey and Coshocton counties.
-EX-Recorder W. s. Hobbs was in town
on Tuesday on business, and was warmly
greeted by number of old acquaintance.
=" Wib" Matthews went to Lancaster
yesterday to purchase a fine blooded horse
for Hoge & Kintner.
Emerson L. Wiley and wife, who
have for some time resided at Salem,
Ore, arrived here on Friday. They were
detained for several days at Denver, Mrs.
Wiley having sustained injuries in a col
lision on the Denver and Rio Grande r. r.
at tthe Royal Gorge of the Colorado,
but happily her injuries were not of
serious character. Mr.. Wiley will leave
soon for Chattanooga, Tenn, where he
has purchased business college.
Misses Emma Spaulding, of Morgan
town, KY, and Grace Jones, of Dillie's
Bottom, who have been the guests of Mrs.
Harry Fawcett, returned home on Mon
day.
Capt. Mcclure and wife, of Wheeling,
drove out Tuesday and spent the day with
their daughter, Mrs. Jennie Mcclure, who
is in town during the heated term.
Mrs. Maj. Holloway, of Flushing, who
was quite i'll last week, we are gratified
to note is more comfortable at this writ
ing than for several days previous. We
join her friends in the hope that she may
be fully restored to health.
County Treasurer Robinson and wife
returned Saturday from weeks outing
at Chippewa Lake.
-Ex-Deputy County Treasurer Thos.
F. Martin, now of Council Bluffs, Iowa,
stopped over Monday night with friends
in this place.
Col. J. NJ. Lewis, wife and daughter
Name, of Barnesville, are enjoying the
mountain air at Oakland
Mrs. Mcconnell, of Bridgeport, is Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. S. G. Hughes, at
the East End, this week.
JOHN A. WATKINS, the well-known
groceryman of Bridgeport, died on Sat
urday night, after a long illness. 1t will
be remembered that he was assaulted
and beaten some time ago by Combs and
McDOnough, with the intention of rob-
berry, and that these men were convicted
and subsequently effected their escape.
1t is asserted by some of Watkins
friends that this was the beginning of his
illness. Watkins had led rather an event
full life.
Four men were arrested in a farm
house, near Wellsville, on Monday, hav-
ing been followed from Youngstown by
detectives, and in valise which they
carried was found $1,000 in counterfeit
So and $40 bills. 1t is claimed that gang
of counterfeiters exists in that county,
which includes in its membership many
men of means, and there promises to be
some startling disclosures.
NEW students can get boarding, room
books, tuition, fuel and light, Fall term
of 16 weeks at Franklin College, New
Athens, Ohio, for S44 in advance. No
College in Eastern Ohio has a better
record, better faculty, nor does better
work. Catalogue free. Attendance
quadrupled within three years.
SOME of the boys about this place need
a lesson. No difference what is the char
acter of the man when he goes to public
entertainment he should be allowed to go
without being hoOted at by a pack of
street gamins. totally devoid of politeness
and manners. A bodily humping would
do good to some.
SUP'T ARTHUR POWELL has resigned
the superintendency of the Barnesville
schools to accept a like position at Mari
on, at an increased salary. Mr.. Powell is
one of the foremost educators of this
county, and his removal is great loss to
pedagogic circles.