Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-04-30
DEATH OF MRS. DAVIES.


NJ. Davies, Esq, at her home in the West
End, last week, was the third of series
of peculiarly sad and unloOked-for occur
rences. Two weeks ago we chronicled
the death of Mrs. l. NJ. Riley. Two of
the kindest and most assiduous nurses at
her bedside were Mrs. Umstead and Mrs.
Davies. Last week we noticed the death
of Mrs. Umstead. Her death is now
quickly followed by that of Mrs. Davies,
Each of these persons was IN good health
a week before her death. No one of
them had approached the time when old
age claims its victims; each was in the
midst of usefulness and blessing. In each
case the disease was a species of pneu-
monia following the grip.
Mrs. Jeanette Davies was the daughter
of Joseph and Robina Thompson, and
was born in Scotland, near the town OF
Newton-Stewart. In 1882 she came with
her parents TO the vicinity OF st. Clalrs-
vile where she was married, and where
she has since lived. Her husband, Mr..
d. NJ. Davies, brother, Mr.. Jas. Thomp-
son, of Chicago, and three daughters, Miss
Maggie Davies, Miss Josie Davies and
Mrs. David Dinger, of Wheeling, are the
surviving members of her Immediate
family.
Mrs. Davies was woman OF remarka-
bly, strong mind She met the vicissitudes
of life with a calmness and firmness
that were never shaken by the most un
toward circumstances. No matter what
trouble came, she was ready for 1t, and
found way out She looked at life in its
truest sense, and she had the unwayering
trust that comes with long pondering on
the scheme of things and forming correct
ideas about it. She was conscious to the
last moment She knew she was about
to die, and almost her last words were
that she was "ready and willing" with
her last breath, replying to weeping
friends who asked what they would DO
without her, she said "Live." Over such
a spirit death has no power. She will be
missed whenever among her neighbors
there is need of kindness or assistance,
and at her own fireside there is a loss
that time itself cannot replace. The
stricken family have the deep sympathy
of the entire community.
The funeral exercises were held at the
residence of her husband on Sunday aft
ernoon, and conducted by DIR. Robt. AL
exander. Interment at Union Cemetery.
SOME weeks ago Geargs JARVIS, who
lives near Barnesville, assaulted neigh
Dor named Nagle. For this offense he
was brought into Probate Court, and
was fined $40 and costs. Among the
witnesses of the State was George D.
Dew. On the way home after the trial,
Jarvis and Dew became engaged in an
alteration, and in the SCRAP" as Dew
now alleges, Jarvis did shamefully beat
and ill-:reat him. Jarvis was arrested
for this assault and at hearing was held
for Common Pleas Court i'll the sum OF
800. Now Dew, because Jarvis did so
badly "do" him up, brings an action
through his attorney, &. j. Howard, Esq,
for damages in the sum of $1,000. In
this manner Dew proposes to do up jar
Wis. From a small beginning a great
contest in the courts promises to grow.
THE new official newspaper time-card
of the Pennsylvania Lines appears for
the first time in this issue. This COM
pany has adaped new plan for advertis-
ing its train service. An electroplate
time-card is furnished each newspaper,
and whenever a change of time affects
the card, a corrected plate is promptly
sent in. This saves much labor on the
part of the newspapers, and insures to
patrons of the road reliable schedule of
trains.
THE spring meeting of the st. Clairs-
vile Presbytery was held at Martins
Ferry on Tuesday and Wednesday,
There are about twenty-five churches in
this Presbytery, and over fifty ministers
and elders were in attendance. DR.. Robt.
Alexander was elected Moderator to sue
ceed Rev. NJ. Barr, of Bellaire. Rev. L..
Mechlin, of New Athens, was elected
Clerk, and J. kirkpatrick, of Bellaire,
Treasurer pro TEN.
A LETrEB to the Council from the
company now lighting our streets makes
the claim that under the contract so long
as the town uses the present lamps it
must pay a royalty to the company.
Other claims are made which, If sus-
tanned by the contract, will make it
almost impossible for any other parties
to take the work of lighting the town,
unless other lamps and fixtures are
provided.
DIR. RoY's lecture at Court House Hall
on Friday night drew large crowd. The
doctor, his wife and children appeared in
native Hindoo costume. The subject OF
the lecture was Brahminism. The lee
turer showed what Brahminism consisted
of, and its similarity to other religions,
especially the Christian. The lecture
was entertaining and instructive.
If some of the enterprising papers in
the more enterprising towns outside of
the county seat would get little more
enterprise into their papers and them
selves there would be but little cause for
them to growl about the Legislature IA
voring the county seat papers. What
these enterprising papers need is more
enterprise.
MARTHA YosT, wife of Isaac Yost, re-
siding near Harrisvllle, died on Sunday
from grip, and was buried on Tuesday at
Harrisville cemetery. She was about 80
years of age, member of the society OF
Friends, and in every way an estimable
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