Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-31
Established in 1913.
THE YEARS STORY.
Summary of the Chief Happenings
During the Year.
Numerous Changes Some Persons are Mar
ried ed-Politics Accidents Many
Names on the Death Roll

county one of general prosperity and
steady, solid growth. She has expert
enced no great calamities; her population
has increased and new enterprises have
developed her resources. Her fertile soil
has yielded large harvests, the home mar
ket for which, nnder the policy of Pro-
lection, has wonderfully increased. The
political complexion of the county re-
mains unchanged, except that it is little
more safely Republican than ever before.
This place has during the twelvemonth
shared in the general growth. The new
Hotel opened at the beginning of the
year, has proven an entire success. An
attempt to strike oil near town was a
failure, though oil men are still leasing
land, and it is thought that the territory
will yet prove rich in the liquid mineral.
Under liberal and progressive Council,
the town has been supplied with sys-
tenn of lighting second to none anywhere.
Real estate values have scaled down to
bed rock Talk of new industrial estab-
Iishments and factories, and practical ef
forts for their institution have been more
numerous than ever before, and it is al
most certain that the coming year will
see the Inauguration of several works of
this sort.
Death has been unusually busy. I'll e
death roll is long. and contains the names
of many persons youthful in years, and
prominent in the neighborhoOd.
The following is a summary of hap
penings of note:
JANUARY.
Heavy fall of snow.
Thomas E. Lewis and Richard Knight
were killed by fall through hole at the
b. and o. depot at Wheeling.
Farmers Institute at st. Clairsville.
A fire at Flushing destroyed several
houses.
Wilbur Tudor, of Norwich, and Zulu
Mcbride were married.
Deaths-W. a. Humphrey, Mrs. Mar
garet Thompson, O.J. Swaney, Esq, VIM.
Eaton, of Morristown.
FEBRUARY.
Ezra kinsey, OF Blaine, Killed on the
railroad bridge at Pasco.
The new Presbyterian church at st.
Clairsville was dedicated.
Tremendous rain.
Highest water at Wheeling since 1894.
Banquet given Judge CASTOR on his re-
tirement.
w. A. Hunt appointed Postmaster.
Deaths Colonel Benjamin Mackall, of
GAINESVILLE, ]. N. Riley. ESQ. -
MARCH.
Very cold weather throughout The
county.
DIR. George Garrison shot DIR. George
Baird at Wheeling.
Deaths-Dr. John Alexander, from
paralysis; Mrs. 1. N. Clark.
VIM. West, of near Cadiz, was killed by
Nathan Rubey.
Elmer johnson killed Mrs. Graham at
Callwell.
George Harris, of near Caldwell, killed
his wife.
APRIL.
THE BELMONT CHRONICLE was bought
by the present proprietors.
The election resulted all over the coun-
ty in favor of the Republicans.
John Seidwitz and Miss Mollie Bid
dington were married.
Miss Amy Morgan was abducted from
her home near Bridgeport.
Deaths-Dr Daniel L. Pratt, at Burr's
Mills; Mrs. /. NJ Riley; w. T. Arick, at
Washington City; John p C. Alexander;
John G. Lewis, at Harrisville; Miss Ade-
laide Castleman, Mrs. ID. NJ. Davies,
Mary J. Umstead
Arthur J. Kudor and Miss Eleanor X.
Carroll were married.
James w. Frazier and Eliza #. Clark
formed partnership for the undertak-
ing business.
A heavy frost seriously injured the
fruit of this and adjoining counties.
John T. Troll and Miss Maggie Meyer
were married. II
= ClA -sVille was connected by tele-
pho ? with the outside world.
Me- orlal Day was well observed
througl nut the county.
Deaths John Theaker, of Colerain;
Mary Gerrtrd, of Warnock; VIM. Jack |
son, Sr.; Jenkinson Wright, of Belmont; {
Mrs. Noah Hatcher, of Loydsville; Lind
ley Hoge, of Burr's Mills; Andrew Ault,
of Smith township; Mary s Osborne.
JUNE,
School closed with a contest [
St Clairsyille decided by special elec-
iteh to erect an electric light plant.
The new Presbyterian church at Rock
hill dedicated.
Deaths Danford, of Bright's dis [
ease; Moses Boggs, of Warnock; VIM. S
Lee Denham, of Barton {
Professor and Mrs. Walter Mitchell |
resigned from positions in the public
schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. r. Bumgarner ceIe-
brated the fiftieth anniversary of their