Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-01-21
OUR NEIGHB0RING TOWNS.
s picy Letters from Busy Local Con
tributors.
What Your Neighbors and Our Neishbors
are Doing, and Other Local
Events Happily Told.
FLUSHING.

FLUSHING.
Mr.. Sheriff, of Cadiz, registered at the
Flushing House, Sunday.
The sick list in Flushing is longer than
it has been in many years.
DR.. Frame. of Cambridge, attended the
Institute.
The evangelists at the Disciples
church are drawing large audiences.
F. NJ. Cowen and family were at Bell
aire, Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Ellen Bethel broke her hip bone,
last week, by receiving fall.
A little girl baby came to the home OF
Robert Hughes, last Sunday.
Mrs. James Kirk is assisting in revival
services at Cleveland.
The new Board of Directors for Peo-
pies Savings and Loan Company were
elected last Saturday.
The First National Bank Directors
were elected Tuesday of last week.
The recent Farmers Institute was a
success beyond all expectations, large
and appreciative audiences attending all
sessions.
Richard Hardgrave is at Columbus
this week.
Mrs. Cal. Baker, of Maryland, is visit
ing her father, Jacob Brandenburg.
Evangelist F. A. Hedges, Monday
evening. preached on the Parable of the
the Two Bricks, Tuesday on The Four
Fools.
One of the most enjoyable features of
therecent Farmers Institute at Flushing,
was the music. The orchestra, with the
exception of piccolo and bass viol, was
composed entirely of home talent. Ere
queut encores showed that the music was
listened to by appreciative audiences.
A. T. McKelvey and Chill Hazard were
listened to Friday evening by the largest
audience that has ever assembled in
Music Hall.
One of the most attractive sessions of
Institute was Ladies Day, Friday morn
ing. The exercises consisted of papers
on subjects of interest to farmers wives
and daughters. All the ladies on the
program were present. Mrs. Frank Mead
being first introduced read neatly word
ed essay on Advantages VS.. Disadvan>
tages. Mrs. Mead's paper treated OF the
town and farm life of the farmers wife.
showing that each had its advantages as
well as its disadvantages, and what some
of them were. Mrs. NJ. E. Atkinson
read thoughtful essay entitled, Culture
in the Farmers Home" showing that the
way to keep boys on the farm was to
make the home beautiful, and to fill it
with valuable and pure literature. Mrs,
Jennie Gregory read paper on Cooking,
which must have been of great benefit
not only to farmers wives and daugh-
tiers, but to others who listened to it. Mrs.
Gregory said that in cooking it was the
first duty of the farmers wife to learn to
prepare in the many various ways, the
three esubstantials- bread and pota-
toes, Mrs. Howell read practical pa
per on Home Economy, Mrs. Howell
thought that it was not the province Of a
farmers wife to devote her time in plan
ming how to spend to the best advantage
all the money that her husband made,
but to assist him to lay little aside.
Doctor bills are frequently unnecessary
expenses. 1t is economy to take good
care of ones health, and to learn the art
of simple home remedies. Those who
listened to Mrs. J. S. Closes essay on
Influence derived much benefit from
it. Influence for the good can even by
weak women, work wonderful results. In
the home, influence has great effect on
every one, and lives years after the WELD
er ceases to exist Miss Lizzie Atkinson
delivered, in clear and distinct voice, a
recitation, "The White Sparrows.' The
production was listened to with interest,
and showed that Miss Atkinson thor
oughly understood and entered into the
spirit of the defamation. Education
Toward the Farm" was a scholarly essay
by Mrs. Mary Mcpherson, A child
should not be sent to public school until
ten years old, but should be under the
charge and teaching of its mother. Com
mon deceptions practiced on children
SOW seeds of future distrust in humanity.
Mrs. John Shepherds production was an
essay on the Education and Liberties of
our Daughters. Our daughters should
not spend their hours in vain thoughts
and idle gossip; should not devote their
time and attention to adorning their ex-
ternal person, but should make every eff
fort to cultivate mind and manners, and
to prepare themselves for noble woman
hood. A rhetorical and witty paper on
"What Can a Woman Do?" was read by
Miss Mary Lib Hoge. c.