Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-11-13
UNI0NT TOWN.

The funeral of Mrs. Jane Grimes. whose
death has already been noted. took place
on Wednesday of last week at p. NJ
Interment at Crab Apple. Mir. Joel Walk
er, of Flushing, furnished a very hand
some casket and directed the funeral.
Ministers present were Rev. G. : Hack
EFT, her pastor, and Rev. J. L. Weaver,
of Burgettstown, Pa. After discourse
by Rev. Hackett, Rev Weaver closed the
service with prayer. Mrs. Grimes was
aged about - years. She was consist
ent Christian woman, of pleasant kindly
manners, which won the loving esteem
of all who knew her. Her maiden name
was Lyle, and of the two surviving mem
bers of the family. Mr. Robert Lyle is the
oldest, and Mr. David Lyle the youngest
member.
Rev. Robert Tannehill, of Antrim, was
summoned by telegram to attend the
| funeral of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Grimes,
and on Saturday evening he received a
telegram recalling him to the home of
his son, Mr.. VIM. Tannehill, of Washing
ton, announcing the possibly fatal illness
of his granddaughter. He was to assist
Rev. Hackett during the communion sea
son, but answered the summons on Sab
bath morning.
An eagle supposed to be bald has fire.
quented the vicinity of Bruce Station re-
Gently, and has been seen by a number of
persons. 1t is supposed to be our Nation
al representative which has elected to
make Ohio his headquarters until the po-
! litical cyclone has blown over.
Mr.. Samuel Moore and daughter, Miss
Maggie, of Bloomington, ILL.,, are visiting
relatives and friends in this locality. Mr..
Moore was an esteemed citizen of our
town at one time, but removed to Illinois
about twenty years ago. He and Miss
Moore are kindly remembered and well
coined by their former friends.
Quite number of reception parties
have been made in honor of Mr.. I. l..
Lodge and wife, who recently returned
from their wedding tour. On the even
ing of the reception at his fathers home,
the Uniontown Cornet Band gave them
little surprise in the way of serenade.
Mr. Josiah Snedeker, of Bruce Station.
who has been seriously i'll, is now some
better, and we hope will soon be about
again.-Mrs. Julia McCIannahan, we re-
gret to say, received painful injury from
fall recently; it is hoped she will not
suffer serious Inconvenience from its eff
fects.-Mr. John Armstrong refused the
honor of an Office to which he was elect
ed recently, and as reward of merit,
his wife presented him with a pretty lit
tie girl baby, and his friends are busy
shaking hands with him.-The Rev. J.
G. Scouller and wife, formerly of this
place (nOw residents of Greenville, Pa.),
also count one more little girl in their
family, an event of interest to friends
here, who extend congratulations.-The
lectures given by the Rev. G. C. Hays, at
BannOck and Crab Apple, were well pa
trOniZed a very small admission fee was
charged door money amounting to
about S34-A neat folder, with compli-
ments, announces that Mr. Kirby B.
Smith, recently a resident of this village,
but late of Oakland, Cal, was one of the
graduating class of 1890, University of
California (Pharmacy); his friends here
are glad to learn of his success.-Mr. W.
V. Kilgore a prominent business man of
Barnesville, came down on Monday to
visit his brother residing in this vicinity;
during his residence here Mr.. X. was a
popular and companionable gentleman,
aud all his former friends have hearty
welcome for him at any time. II.