Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-03-19
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr. and Mrs. Hingely returned Fr
day from visit to their daughter,
: COchocton.
Miss Eloise Mckee, of Bridgepor
who has been visiting her relatives, NJ
and Mrs. Samuel Campbell, in this plac'
returned home Tuesday.
Samuel Walcott, formerly of thi
vicinity, now of Gnadenhutten, was i
town last week.
Walter Troll was at home owe
, Sunday.
&C. H. Arick returned last Thursda
from long trip through the South.
R. H. Taneyhill, of Barnesville, th'
Belmont county historian, was in tow
several days last week.
Mrs. c. P. White, of Columbus,
visiting her parents at this place.
Miss Mary Clark visited friends al
Pittsburgh last week.
Prof Mitchell attended the meeting
of the superintendent Round Table al
Wheeling, Friday night.
Hon. D. A Hollingsworth, of Cadiz
was in town on business Friday.
w. H. Hunt, of Spokane Falls
Washington, was in town Saturday on
legal business.
L H. CASTOR, ex-Probate Judge, went
to Washington, D. c.. Friday, on visit
to his mother and uncle.
Misses Carrie Danford and Bert
Robinson were the guests of Miss Laura
Dickens at Bellaire over Sunday.
Misses Nellie and Lide Anderson
visited in Bellaire Saturday.
Gen. G. o. Amos and daughter, Miss
Clara, of Sidney, Ohio, spent Sunday with
Mr.. Amos mother, in this place. Mr..
Amos is State Senator from the Shelby
district.
"A. Murdoch and Miss T. H. Murdoch
have been in town for several days, in
attendance at the bedside and at the
funeral of their uncle DR.. Jno. Alexander
ELECTRIC LIGHT IN COUNCIL.
Council met Monday night, especially
to consider the subject of an electric light
plant. A copy of the electric light bill
was read, and Mr.. Allbrecht, of Boston,
Mass, representing the Thomson Huston
electric lighting system, who had been
invited to be present, was asked to make
a statement Mr.. Allbrecht made an in
telligent estimate of what plant adapt
ed to the uses of the town would cost
The estimate was for plant with ca
pacity of 80 arc lights, and power for in
candescent lights, and included engine,
poles, wires, and everything necessary.
1t contemplated running % lights. The
entire cost to be $3.50, exclusive of
building and site A building he thought
could be erected at S400 cost. The op-
Grating expenses of such plant would be
about $3.50 per year-or $50 IS per
ight-distributed as follows:
Interest and depreciation at Z per ct S403
Coal-slack- tons at Soc ~ $50
Engineer at $40 per month .. 4S0
Carbon trimmer 800 per year ....... 100
CarDonS. -....-.-......--.. ......-. loO
Miscellaneous go
s1375
Atsuch station as this Mr. Allbrecht
thought that incandescent lights could
be furnished to individuals with a good
profit at 80 to 40 cents per light per
month, which would reduce the expenses
of the plant. The plan contemplated
lighting the town every night in the year
and all night.
Mr.. Allbrecht replied to various que
ries, and as instructed by motion the
Mayor appointed John Pollock aud Amos
on the part of council, and Wal
ter Darrah on part of the citizens, a com
mittee to visit the plants in neighboring |
towns, and report the probable cost of
erecting and maintaining a plant at this
point, at the next meeting of Council, to
be held April 18th.
AS previously announced, Mr.. and Mrs.
Scott will give an entertainment at Court
House Hall on next Tuesday evening.
This couple are everywhere well spoken
Of by the press, and are under the man.
agement of an excellent bureau. Their
is both refined and humor
ous. They are under the auspices of the
Methodist Sunday-schoOl.
The spelling bee at the Presbyterian
Church Friday evening, owing to the
bad weather, was not largely attended.
Two contests, however, were had, result
ng each time in a victory for Mr.. j. F.
Graham over all competitors. On next
Friday evening another bee will be held
1t the same place. This is bright and
useful form of amusement and should be
patroniZed.
LAST WEEK as Mr.. John Grassland, the
druggist, was pouring carbolic acid from
1ne bottle to another, bit of the liquid
'plashed out and entered his eye, seriously
painful though not dangerous, and is
now healing.
THE stereopticon entertainment at the
Court House Hall Friday evening, was
to Saturday evening, and then
given up entirely. Only handful of
people were present, and the admission
price was refunded.
GRASSLAND Bros. moved this week
nto their new quarters at the Clarendon.
Their store room is capacious, and well
lighted, and makes an excellent showing.
REMOVED!