Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-10-06
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FRANK S. DAVIDSON put "Old Farmer
Hopkins" before a fair sized audience at
the Hall Friday night.
Come and See-A new thing in Rubber
Boots: % different kinds of Rubber Foot
wear, at F. Troll & Sons. 10-6tf
C0wEN Bros, of b Bellaire, have pur-
chased the insurance business of Parker
& Co., and added it to their own.
THE Flushing AdoertiSer broke its
press, Saturday, and did not get its last
weeks edition off until this week
OVER 100000 passengers were carried
over the main line of the b. & o. during
the National Encampment weeks.
DAVID BRANsoN will offer stock and
farming implements for sale at his resi-
dence, east of Flushing, next Thursday.
NJ. E. WILSON says that for fourteen
consecutive years he has prepared supper
for the Fair Ball, this being the first year
missed
THE Island Gun Club is to have big
days shoot at the Fair Grounds on the
Island Friday Prizes are offered of cash
and merchandise.
An attractive young widow of Martins
Ferry, having $1,000 in her own name,
wants husband and wants him bad.
She advertises for one.
THE shrewd will buy them-the wise
will try them. Strong in excellent points,
and weak in none, that 81 90 Ladies' Kid
Shoe at F. TROLL & Sons. 10 6-tf
HALLS HAIR REVIEWER enjoys the
confidence and patronage of people all
over the civilized world who use it to
restore and keep the hair natural color.
COURT convenes next week with 257
cases on the docket. and more will be
added. The prospects are that the com
ing term will be an unusually long one.
APARTY of eleven couples of young
folks from Bellaire came out Monday
night, and with some of our towns young
people, enjoyed dance at Court House
Hall.
THE society man of the Sunday Reg
istef. among list of gentleman of excel
lent proportion and Apollo-like physique
and form, mentions n. K. Kennon, Esq,
of this place.
The Campaign is on, and yOu can
secure both THE CHRONICLE and New
York Weekly Tribune one whole year
for 81 80 in advance. Subscribe now.
GEN. STEWART L. WeopFonD, of Now
York, talented and famous orator, will
speak to great meeting of Republicans
at the Wheeling Opera House this
Thursday evening".
GOVERNOR MCKINLEY will address
meeting at Wheeling on the 18th. The
that will greet him prom
ises to be the greatest political effort in
the history of Wheeling.
JEPsoN & PATTON have a great load
of new goods on hand, and are so busy
putting it on their shelves and counters
that they can not find time to tell you all
about it. Call in and see them.
WILLIAM MAIER, the Wheeling wife
was refused his appeal to the
Supreme Court This probably settles
the case, the only hope left being of
pardon from Governor Fleming
THIS is great year for grapes. but
Amos Fawcett, of south of town, proba-
bly, got more from one vine than any
other man in this vicinity. He picked
thirteen bushels of excellent fruit from
oae vine of the Concord variety.
New, interesting. Worth your while
seeing before purchasing. Refers and
Box Coats for Ladies' Misses and Child
rem. CoIors: Tan Brown. Gray, Blue,
and Black. Perfect fit, and latest styles.
1O6-tf F. TROLL & Sons.
TIE District Conference of the Y. NJ.
g. A. will be held at Martins Ferry,
on October g. The district embraces
New Philadelphia, Denni
SON, Uhrichsville, GAINESVILLE, East Liver
pool, Bridgeport and Martins Ferry.
Do NOT forget the Republican meet
ings announced for next Saturday even
ing. Turn out and give the speakers
good audience. Stir up things in your
and make it hum. Democ-
racy must go, and we want you to assist
in giving it a shove.
"SHow u.s." frantically cried Demo
cratic papers few weeks ago, "show us
a single man whose wages have been
increased by the Mckinley bill" And
now they are frightfully angry because
Peck has pointed out 2S5,
DOO men, who get more money for their
work than they did before the wise meas
ure of Mckinley was PASSED.
OVER 55O,OC0 tons of bituminous coal
were mined during the year ending June
both, 1892, at the mines at Long Run,
Dillonvale and Laurelton, on the line of
the w. s. L. E. railroad. These mines
WtIc Opcucu 1908 bWO IChlo ttSOY hiiu
already a wonderful change and develop
ment has been wrought in the Short
Creek region.
The Bridgeport Democrats have been
to inject little life into the
political corpse of their party in that
region for several weeks, and for time
it seemed that they had actually revivitied
the inanimate remains. But their efforts
grew more and more hopeless. Saturday
evening an attempt to hold meeting re
suited in an inglorious iizzle.
OUR Dress Goods Department offers
magnificent field for selections. Fancy
Weaves in variety of shades and color
ings. Broaicloths, Ladies' Cloth, Storm
Serge5 Cloth SergeS, Henriettas, sc.
Black Goods speciality. Beautiful
Gnodc oil anloro of oln and 2D.. Mnttlpd