Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-01-09

church on Marietta street was built. 'Bu
now, thanks BE- to God. we are seated tO-da
in this beautiful edifice" The cOngrega
ton, he said, had maie a steady prOgreS
since its first organization, and to-da
numbered. old andyoung. over 6O0. Tn
sermon was full of lasting points, an
was well received by all present.
ELI MCMILLEN, a prominent cltiZel
of Coierain township, died on Sunday
after pTotracted illness, from milan
nation of the bladder, in the 63d gear o
his age, and his funeral occurred on Tues
day. Interment at Trenton. He was
good man and citizen, and his infuenc
was always exerted for the best interest
of the community in which he lived. III
leaves a wife, daughter of the lat
Abner Stilwell, and eight children-fiv,
girls and three boys.
THE nuptialS of Mr.. Edwin f. Sparks
Superintendent of the Martins Ferr,
schools, and Miss Katherine b. Cotton
of Portsmouth, were celebrated in tn,
First Presbyterian Church at that plac,
on New Years evening, in the presence
of twelve hundred guests. The wedding
is described as brilliant affair Mr. ant
Mrs. Sparks at once left for Martini
Ferry, where a reception was rendered
them.
AT the Council meeting on MOnda,
night an ordinance was passed granting
permission to the Washington, Wheeling
and GAINESVILLE Telephone Company t,
erect poles and string wires on the streets
Bills aggregating 1915 were ordered paid
and the ordinance providing for fifteer
additional street lamps was referred tt
the Committee on Pavements and Cros
ings.
MOSES ROTTENBERG, general mer
chant, in Barnesville, made an assignment
to Samuel Hilles on Tuesday, for the ben
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dry goods, ready made clothing, notions
book accounts, etc, valued at about $1,000
The liabilities are about 5000. Rotten
berg, has been engaged in business in
BarnesAille about two years.
Mrs JAS EBERLINE, of Wellsville, was
found dead in bed on Sunday morning
when her husband went to call heI
after he had arisen and started the fire
Heart disease was the cause and nothing
had previously been noticed
Her husband is a well known conductor
On the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad
IN the Probate Court on Monday
Decker Huffman, charged with assault
and battery, was fined $50 and sentenced
TO Jail for fifteen days.
The case of the State of Ohio against
James w. Weekly and Wilson McCloud
assault and battery, was certified to the
Grand Jury.
PARDNER LYNN, young colored man
Of Barnesville, was arrested last Thurs
day, charged with criminal assault upon
the person of Harriet Phillips, also col
ored. At preliminary hearing before
Mayor Baker he was bound over to Court
and in the default of $1,000 bail was
placed in Jail in this place.
NJ. ID. WOoDFoRD, President of the
aud Lake Erie, denies the re-
port that any contract exists between his
and the Martins Ferry Ter.
minal r. r. Company in regard to cross
ing the Union Bridge. There seems to
be considerable contradiction and shys-
tering somewhere.
FROM Martins Ferry is reported the
case of man who is the father of seven
three of whom own his legally
married wife as their mother while the
four look to the hired girl as
their maternal parent. The man is the
sole monarch of his home and all enjoy the
same privileges.
OUR Uniontown correspondent gives
the particulars of the death of Henderson
Hays, which occurred suddenly on Thurs
lay. Mr.. Hays, was an upright and pub
ic-spirited citizen, and his death is a
serious loss to the community.
INTERNAL revenue stamps on tobacco
and cigar boxes, etc, should be cancelled or
destroyed soon as the package is emptied
If Cancelled before the package is emptied
there is risk of prosecution for selling
from an old package.
TIE ladies of the NJ. f. Church are pre-
pairing to have an experience meeting
early in February, and are already begin
ming to earn extra dollars, for giving on
the occasion.
TIE farm of Hiram G. Workman in
Smith township, 123 acres, was sold al
Sheriff's Sale on Saturday, to Mr.. r. A
helSey, IOr S3,0OJ.
THE window glass manufacturers OF
Ohio and Indiana have formed an Asso
citation to keep up prices during the dul
ONIONS are said to be a good remedy
for influenza. To some people the cur,
would be as bad as the disease.
A MARTINS FERRY man broke his leg
while simply walking through a saloon
the other day. Boys, beware.
THE ladies of the First NJ. E. Churcl
of Bellaire, raised 1925 at an experience
meeting last Friday night.