Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-09-29
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A BAND of gipsies passed through towr
Tuesday.
AUTUMN legally and officially began
last Tuesday.
SEVERAL cases of diphtheria are re-
ported from Bellaire.
/ AM in favor of a high protective
tariff.-Abrdhdm Lincoln.
FRANKLIN COLLEGE, New Athens, D.
is enrolling students every week.
JOSEPH MCMILLAN, of WarnOck, re-
ceived last week S755.54, pension srrear-
ages.
MARTINS FERRY organized large
and enthusiastic Republican Club Mon
day night.
TIE Republican party, the friend and
protector of the American home.-Ber0.
Harrison.
COMMON Pleas Court is in session at
Woodsfield, with about one hundred cases
on the docket.
THE Caldwell Fair last week was a
great success, over 1900 tickets being
sold on one day.
CoRN-CUTTING, apple picking, coal
hauling, cider making, and wheat-sow-
| ing are now in order.
Brick-l5OO Brick for sale.
| w A. MCMECHAN
The number of autumn marriages in
dicates that Cupid took little or no vaca-
tion during the summer.
Col. PooRMAN will address meeting
at Dillonvale, on the line of the W. and
L. E. Railroad, Friday night.
THE Hall at Centerville was packed,
last Friday night, to hear six boys, aged
about IL, speak on Prohibition.
THE new Christian church at Hender
shot will be dedicated on Sunday, October
10th, with appropriate exercises.
Hon. JOHN A. BINGHAM has consented
to make few speeches during the cam
paign, opening at Athens on October TO-
Glass and Queensware-Av very large
stock of the very best goods.
9-22 2t GEO. JEPSON.
The Ohio Valley road is completed as
far as Powhatan, and trains are running
between that point and Bellaire.
A BICYCLIsT named Johnston, from
Minneapolis, made a mile record at In
dianapolis, Ind, last week of 1.56 3-5.
THE benefits of protection go first and
last to the men who earn their bread in
the sweat of their faces.-Jas g. Blaine
+ MEMS Oil Grain Boots (Napoleon leg)
for $500. BAILY & Son,
9-15 If. Bridgeport, D.
THOMAS CAMERON, father of s. j. Cam
eron, editor of the Carroll County Re
publican, died last week, at the age of 80
years.
Oh PHILPoTT, the well known Wheel
ing architect, fell down flight of stairs
at his home last week, and was instantly
killed.
Our New Stock of Rubber Boots and
Shoes are in-all first quality-no sec
Onds and no old stock.
9-I5 If F. TROLL & Sons.
WHERE is the straw vote fiend? The
election is perilously near. Let us hope
that the cholera has scared his little wits
away.
TIE farmers of western Guernsey
county are greatly excited over the poi
soning of number of head of stock by
some miscreant.
FLAVOR encouragement to home prod
ucts, employment of labor at living
wages and the development of home
resources.-UlysSes s. Grant.
Floor Oil cloths-Large Stock, very
good and cheap. JEPsON Il PATTON.
GEN. GEORGE A. SHERIDAN, the elo-
quent Irish-American spoke at tre
mendo us mass meeting of Republicans
in Wheeling last Friday night.
DURING last month there were manu-
ufactured in West Virginia 9,55S, ,25O sto-
gies, which number is more than were
ever before made during any one month.
For Rent-My residence on Marietta
street. JOHN CARLISLE. S-1S-tf
Don't fail to see Frank Davidson in
"Old Farmer Hopkins" at Court House
Hall, Friday night. This play is nearer
The Old Homestead than any other on the
road,
DIR. &. E. MANCHESTER was presented
with silver pitcher and tray by his par
lshioners at Barnesville, as a token of
their love for him and regret at his de-
lrture.
Rock Bottom Prices and good goods
this fall and winter, at
9-22-2t. JEPsoN & PATTON.
ONCE more we would urge patrons of
THE CHRONICLE to drop in and see us
while at the Fair, and pay up years
subscription in advance, and get the
New York Tribune free for the entire
yelr.
School Shoes speciality, at low prices
9-22 ct CONRAD TROLLS Sons.
MILT oNsBURG, down in Monroe coun-
ty, is six miles from Woodsfi9ld. Mail
from Woodsfield goes to Bellaire, thence
to Barnesville, and from Barnesyille to
Miltonsburg. distance of over 20 miles.
An effort is being made to get direct
mail service.
BAILY &SoN, COrdovan Shoes for men,
at So, are as good as you have been buy
ing for So. Oils If.
TIE Republicans of Martins Ferry
organized a campaign club on Monday
evening. J. B. Montgomery YVES chosen