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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-11

For SALE-Pure bred Plymouth Rock
Cockerels. Persons wishing chickens that
will dress 8 and 6 lbs. get the Plymouth
Rocks. HENRY SIDwELL. "a 3t.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-11
For Sale.

Valuable residence of the late Rev.
Johnson, decd, on Marietta street, St
Clairsville. Ohio. Apply to WILSON
MITCHELL, st. Clairsville, o. If
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-11
commissioners at Pittsburrh.

The Commissioners, accompanied by
Auditor Henderson, went to Pittsburgh,
Wednesday. to look into the matter of
electric lighting, with view of having
the court house supplied with inean-
descent burners. 1t is probable that,
since the electrics are far more ecomom-
ical than the present system Of lighting
by gas, made from gasoline, the county
buildings will adopt the towns light.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-11

We offer the largest line of new spring
Carpets ever displayed here Lace Cur
tains, Chincelle and Tapestry, Portiers
and Coverings. See our announcement
elsewhere.
l.2S 1t CONRAD TROLLS Sons.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-11

THE Jos. Bamfield tract of land contain
ing 90 acres, situated TX miles south
east of this place, will be sold by
Sheriff Scott, at the front door of the
Court house, February 20, '92. A handy
little home for some one. 1t is appraised
at $500. "a 2t.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-11

SENATOR SNYNDER, of this district, has
not been able to take his seat in the Sen
ate, and is still sick at his home in Lee
tonia. 1t is feared that he will not re-
oouor
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-11

THE minister and official board of the
Methodist Church desire full attend
ance of the members at the morning ser
vice next Sunday. A congregational
meeting will be held Immediately after
the sermon, and matters of Importance
will be brOught up.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-11
Come and see them.

II. L. HoeE, until January l, of the
hrm of Hoge & Brother, of Wheeling,
lss purchased the Drug Store of F. B.
w lkinson, at Belmont, and will take
clasge on Marci |. Mr.. Hoge win also
in all probability be appointed Post
master at that place. We are glad to
welcome Mr.. HOge back to Belmont
county.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-11

"THE Wit and Wisdom of the Crayon,"
at Court House Hail. on Friday evening
of next week. Reserved seats at Pdtter-
sons Wednesday, SA. NJ.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-11

Do you notice that this is great local
paper? Count the columns of news and
compare it with any other paper in the
county.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-11

Mr.. J. III. CLOSE, our former towns
man, now in London on business, has our
thanks for copy of the London Daily
Graphic, an Illustrated daily newspaper,
giving an extended account of the life
and death of the late Duke of Clarence
and Avondale.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-11

FIFTY different patterns of Carpets at
prices that are the lowest ever known in
the history Of the Carpet trade. All new
styles and new colors. Art Squares and
Rugs in all sizes. If F. TROLL & Sons.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-11

PRIVATE DALzELL has announced
that he will be candidate for Congress.
He Will depend on his own strength at
home, his wife's relatives in Washington
county, and the boys in blue in Guernsey
and Tuscarawas.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-11

SOME lady lost her beautiful brown
tresses" on the post-office steps ii few
days age. This hair natural, of course
had probably been admired by her
friends, and can be obtained at the post
office.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-11
EVENING SESSION.

Upon reassembling in the evening
the committees on resolutions previous
ly appointed rendered their reports. Res
olutions favoring the closing of the
Worlds Fair on Sunday, and extending
thanks to the officers, speakers. musicians
and the local press, for their efforts in
making the Institute a success. were
adopted unanimously. Also resolution
was adopted thanking DR.. Balph and the
President of the Chamber of Commerce
of Los Angeles for the exhibits of Cali
fornia products.
Prof. Nelson was then introduced to
the audience, and entertained them fol
more than an hour with a lecture or
"Ghosts | have Seem" His lecture par
took of tie nature of a discourse on tele
pathy-mind telegraphy. He touched
on the superstitions of carrying buckeyes
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-11
Friday Morning.

The second days session was opened
with prayer by Rev. J. X. Giffen, and
with music by the choir.
Rev. DIR. Alexander then addressed the
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-11
New Spring Stock,

New Carpets,
New Lace Curtains,
New Embroideries,
New White Goods,
New Table Linens.
Come and see them.
2-11-tf F. Troll & Sons.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-11

WHILE it is definitely determined that
Belmont county will get neither the Oil
Inspector, nor Railroad Commissioner she
may get the Commissioner of Labor in
the person of w. T. Lewis, of Martins
Ferry.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING

One square one Insertion. 81 no
Each subsequent insertion. ............... so
Professional card ana paper per year 90
Local advertising 10 cts per line for first inser
ton, and cts for each additional insertion
Rates for commercial advertising furnished on
application.
sS-AH kinds of Job Printing done at reasora
bic rates. Estimates furnished.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-02-11

GEO. RossITER, Sup't.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-24
GOVERNOR ). & Hoaa.

Scott 1871, and Webster a. After the
ffty-second ballot secret agreement was
made by representatives Of the far south
and far north, and on the f1ftythird Scott
was nominated, only to be defeated over
whelminRly at the polls.
In the first national Republican conven-
ton, 1855, there was no strife for the nom
ination, and Fremont took it by common
consent; but the Democratic convention
was red hot. On the first ballot Buchanan
received 1875 votes, Pierce l22 and Douglas
a3. For fifteen ballots the first slowly
gained, and then Pierce wss withdrawn
and tho vote STOOD for Buchanan, l6S; for
Douglas, lgl. So the former was declared
the nominee by exclamation 1t was the
beginning Of the end Of Americas third
political era The Federalists went out
with John Adams, the old Republicans
with Monroe and now the Democrats were
to go out. Everybody recognizes the year
1860 as distinctively the year of wonderful
conventions. There had been nothing like
1t before, and it is to be patriotically hoped
that there never will be again.
Many volumes have been written simply
In description of The conventions of that
year Hundreds of columns In the news.
papers OF the day were filed with the de-
tails The briefest numerical statement
of the figures is still a wonder. There were
in all six great party oonventions-at
Charleston, at Richmond. at Chicago and
three at Baltimore. In the first Demo
cratic, Mt Charleston, April % and follow
ing, fifty-sevcn ballots were taken without
result. and benjamin Butler voted over
fifty times for Jefferson Davisl Consider
ing their subsequent relations, that stands
unique among the truly dramatic incl
dents of American political history
On the seventh day eight states with
drew. On the tenth the convention ad-
journed to meet at Baltimore on June 18
The withdrawing states adjourned to meet
at Richmond in June, but without action
adjourned from thep 10 Baltimore The
rest Is familiar history-a reunion, q Sec
ond secession, two candidates and a gloomy
conviction in the minds of farseeing men
that dark days were at hand. The 80 called
Union convention ut Baltimore, which
nominated Bell and Everett, attracted but
little attention. All eyes were turned TO
the Republican convention at Chicago; but
this'is no place for detailed history Of
that remarkable body
The Republican conventions of 1854, 1858
and 1872 were but formal affairs; they met
only TO register the expressed will Of the
party. In 1873. the war era being passed,
there was real struggle, and in 1880 came
the most prolonged and really desperate
struggle inside the party the Republicans
ever had. But of conventions since the war
it is too late to write news and too soon to
write history. The salient fact IS that
within sixty years the party convention has
grown to a compleNity and Importance un-
dreamed of by the fathers, and SO far as
the common eye can see must continue to
grow in Importance for many years.
j. II. BEADLR
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-24
BREvITIEs.

Salem furnace gives the Norfolk and
Western railroad freight to carry every
day averaging 300 tons.
Rev. P. A. Anthony, who has been
supplying the Baptist pulpits at Mount
Pleasant, Cave Spring and Fort Lewis,
leaves next week for the Louisville
Theological Seminary. These oongre-
cations have called upon Mr.. Z. T. Ma
son, Jr., of Allegheny Institute, to sup
ply their pulpits for the present.
Monday night in the Methodist
Church, In the presence OF large con-
gregation, Rev. j. S. Hutchinson mar
ried E. l.. Synan to Miss Laura Synan.
Messrs. Woodson and Oakley were ush.
ers. j. G. Fuell best man and Miss Ma.
honey, of Roanoke, maid of honor.
Thirty new voters have registered in
Salem district thus far, three of which
were colored and twenty seven white.
DR.. Taylor's lecture on Good Times"
for the benefit OF the Baptist Orphanage
was we'll attended Thursday night and
quite snug sum was realized. The
lecture is q good one and was heartily
enjoyed by all who were present, iced,
it is many a day since an audience has
laughed so continuously as it did at the
bright flashes of wit with which the
lecture abounds.
DR.. Wiley, with the other gentlemen
composing the commission appointed
by The last Legislature to visit the
lunatic asylums of the State, have
nearly finished their labors, and DR..
Wiley is Of the opinion that the sugges.
tions made in the report, if adopt ID,
will save the State about $4,000.
Leslie Lavinder, a young man Of bad
reputation. who used to live with his
grandfather, Matt Bandy, near Owens
tank, about six miles west of Salem, and
who had to leave there about three
years ago on account of some crime he
committed, returned few days ago and
demanded the loan of ono hundred dol
lars from his grandfather which was re-
fused. Knowing that his grandmother
mad four or five hundred dollars in
money hid in bag in the house, two or
three nights ago he secretly obtained it,
and taking the best. horse in tho stable,
fled. lie was pursued by relative, who
captured him and the horse in Coving.
N, Va, but unfortunately Lavinder
managed to escape and 80 the relative
-eturned homo with only the horse.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-24
COUNTY COURT.
Business Transacted During the
Past Two Days.

During the past two days tho follow
ing business has been transacted in
Roanoke county court:
Samuel S. Ward quslified as admin
istrator OF David Gish, deceased, giving
bond for $50, with w. S. Wood as S.
curity.
The liquor license of II. j. Senay on
motion was transferred to Mrs. Martina
Senay, bond being given in the amount
OF $3.50 for each license, w. d. E. Duval
being surety.
A motion was made on behalf of the
late John Chalmers to exonerate certain
property from payment OF taxes. After
the testimony OF the assessors, G.. b.
Fitzgerald and James Chalmers, the
court ordered that the same be exon
Grated.
Upon motion Of ]. G. Langhorne and
others, on behalf of the Salem Building
Company to exonerate the hotel prop
erty known as Hotel Salem from exces-
sive taxation. The matter is held under
consideration by the court. An order
for summons against Mrs. Mary E. Mar
tin was issued in the road application in
the case Of j b. Garst ct ais. vs. Mrs.
Mary &c. Martin ct ais, returnable next
Wednesday.
OP. b. Stanard, attorney, qualified as
notary public. giving bond of $500 with
w. w. Ballard as surety.
1t may be remembered that last
Tuesday an application to admit H. j
Senay to bail was made by his counsel;
by consent the matter was continued
until Friday. The motion was again
heard upon evidence produced by both
sides and the court decided that bail
should be refused and the witnesses for
the commonwealth, Walter H. Boone,
of Salem. and j. G. Knepp, Walter
Hicks and ] S. Hilbert were recop-
nized to appear at next court.
j. Woody Akers, OF Lynchburg, who
on Monday was fined $40 for stealing
pair of pants from Jackson, Beale e
Co., and who in default was returned to
jail, was discharged by the order of the
court, it being useless expense to
keep him any longer. he was imme-
diately rearrested on warrant oharg-
ing him with stealing clothing from
Cohn, the Roanoke clothier, and was
taken to Roanoke by officer Boone and
there turned over to the authorities.
1t is stated that there are warrants for
him in Martinsvllle and other places.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-24
n TEI- SoJIEI
The E. H. Stewart Furniture Co.
Gang aestsive sona. Of which ODE CHORUS
Ral bal bal such o nominee
AS Jimmy X Polk. OF Tennessesd


AS Jimmy X Polk, OF Tennesseaa
All the same he defeated Clay, though hy
popular majority of only 10000 In the
Democratic convention OF 1913 Mr.. Vnn
Buren, got hts revenge The "Barnburn-
ers" tantisiavery) Withdrew; Van Buren,
ran as Free Soil candidate and split the
vote Of New York 10 two, and thus de-
feated Cass, the Democratic candidate. It
had been supposed that Tho Wings would
Eenominate Henry CIoy, but they had got
extremely tired Of being defeated; so they
put up "Oid Rough aud Ready" made O
"stars aud stripes oanvoss" assumed the
glory of the Mexican war and completely
circumvented tho Democrats on that issue
II was entirely Too late TO do it asain IN
1852, though they nominated GeSerol Scott
The Democratic convention ~ that year
was tho first In which the contest was
long and at times bitter. Forty-nine bal
lots were taken before Franklin Piercc,
whose votes were among the ''scatteringn
at the start, received the needed two thirds,
and the platform was 80 long that, us was
said at the time, only those whose business
required it ever read 1t through. In the
Wing convention the struggle was equally
bitter and lasted till the fifth day. On the
first ballot Fillmore received i33 votes,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-24
WILLIAM A M,ooRKLE

nominated Governor Hogg for re-election
despite the bitter opposition of the dis
senters, who favored Judge George Clark,
of Waco.
These serve as instances to show how
rapidly the convention system develops.
and to add to our establishment that for
over forty years after the United States
government was organized there were no
national party conventions BY what was
called the easy succession" each presi-
dents secretary Of state or favored adviser
was supposed to have right to the party
nomination, and congressional caucus
named him In 1924, though. the old
parties dissolved. and conventions became
q necessity.
In 1923, however. it was taken by COM
mon consent and the eternal fitness of
things that jackson and Adams were in it
Tor that campaign. Of the electoral votes
jackson got l7S aud Adams 49, OF course
it was assumed that jackson would try to
succeed himself, but all other parties set
to work 70 fix their conventions First
in the field were the anti Masons, who
nominated William Writ and Amos ELL
maker, and these received a popular vote
OF SO. l05 and the electoral vote Of Vermont.
The first national Democratic convention
met at Baltimore May 81, 1892, and the
only vote for vice president resulted: Van
Buren,, 200, Barbour, Of Virginia. 10, John
ston Colonel r. NJ, OF Kentucky, 90.
A few months before at the same place
Henry Clay and John Sargent were put In
nomination by rather irregular body
which one hesitates to call party conven-
tion. SooD after, however, Ciay's support
ers took the name of Wings. When the
electoral votes were counted out Jackson
had 2l9; Clay, 40! Easy succession" was
played out. but Jackson soon made 1t un-
derstood that he wanted his vice president
to succeed him, and SO IL was in 1910. We
have now reached point where the strug-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-24
Many Ways of Spelling chicago.

Mr.. Hatcher. Of Chicago, will have an
exhibit at the Worlds fair of peculiarly
addressed letters which have been received
by the commissioners. Some of the adj
dresses arc marvels Of osthographical con-
tortion. In sorting over these letters Mr..
Hatcher kept an account of the various
spellings of the word Chicago. The record
shows l07 different ways. Son1e ripe
scholar IN Finland wrote to his brother
and spelled the name Of the Garden City
"Zizazo." Still another foreigner spelled
the word "Jagjago" ''Iiipaho, ""Jajijo,"
"Schecchacho." "HiEaso" and "Chachic-
no." are also prime tavorites and IRE all
down ON MIR. Hatcher's ifttle list. Hesays his
exhibit will be one OF the great educational
features Of the Worlds fair. He has been
Mt his work of collection but few months,
and he expects his list will he increased by
the addition of several hundred by the
time tho fair Is opened
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-24
Ben ID. Hill.

DRUGGIST, of Lexington, KY, says that
DIR. Hale's Household remedies Consist
ing of DR.. Hale's Household Cough Cure,
DIR. Hale's Household Ointment and DR..
Hale's Household Tea) are the best SELL
ors he has ever had in his store. This
is owing to the great merit Of these pop
ular remedies. They invariably give
bills and work wonderful cures. Every
body should use them. Is and soc. sizes
at Massie e. Martins drug store, corner
Commerce street and Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-24

till the owner Of the building shut of the
gas, aud that famous congressional con-
ventiop in the west sat three DAYS and
took over 600 ballots, he naturally thinks
that party conventions have always been
somewhat obstreperous It a 30 nat
urai to believe, rs Solomon says-that the
thing which is is the thing that always
has been-that the young voter finds 1t
hard to conceive Of q campaign without
convention.
In these days there are so many ''solid"'
states, sections. counties and municipnli-
ties that ell the fun In numerous places
comes before the convention-"a nominu-
tfon rs equivalent to an election" In
South Carolina the terrific Tillman and
anta-Nllman campaign, in which. pistols
were drawn and knives fourshed, WAS
only preliminary to a party convention.
and In more than one county In Indiana
where one party or the other has "a sure
thing" county convention where only
dozen or score of ballots ara taken is
considered very tame aRaiY.
a few recent instances illustrate the In
crease OF convention lighting In West
Virginia the late Democratic state con-
vention, the largest ever held, was battle
from start TO finish, and the 'tyoung
bloods" won, nominating Colonel William
A. McCorkie, representative OF "the
new south" Having lost his father in the
civil war, he educated himself by the hard
est toll; located in Charleston, W. Va, as u
lawycE and rapidly rose to the front rank
among public men Tho Democratic dele
gates Of the Sixth Georgia congressional
district voted t6S times without the slight
est change after the third ballot On the
l69th ballot. however, they nominated Mr..
7. b. Cabaniss, Familiarity known as Tom
Cabaniss, Of Monroe county. Tho Demo
cratic state convention of Texas was by ~!
accounts q battlefield. The "regul.,r-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-24
WHY Don't You ston

COUGHING before the entire mucous
membrane lining the air passages lead
ing to the lungs becomes inflamed, as 1t
surely will be from cough neglected?
There is but one remedy that gives in
stant relief and cures quickly. Dr.
Hale's Household Cough Cure cures
every kind Of cough, from a simple cold
to incipient consumption. % and soc.
bottles at Massie & Martins drug store,
corner Of Commerce street and Salem
avenue
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-24
observation-disclosures.

To WASTE your money on vile, dirty,
watery mixtures, com poundo by mex
perienced persons. when you have tho
opportunity OF testing Otto's Cure free
OF charge. Why will you continue to
irritate your throat and lungs with that
terrible hacking cough when Christian
harbee will furnish FREQ sample
bottle OF this great guaranteed rcmedyp
Hold bottle Of Otto's Cure to the light
and observe its beautiful golden color
and thick heavy syrup Larges, pack
ages and purest goois. Large bottl 500.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-24
PROFESSIONAL.
ERNEST WALKER.
The Salem Dummy Painted.

The dummy "Lelia" on the Salem
line has been in the shops and has been
thoroughly overhauled, repaired and
newly painted was removed from
the shops yesterday and placed on the
line. 1t is beauty with it's new coat
of paint and can hardly be told from
new machine,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-24
DIR. Halc,s Household Tea

Is THE great blood purifier and nerve
tonic. 1t acts upon all the secretions Of
the system, enabling the liver and kid
neys to perform their proper functions
giving tone and strength in the nervous
system-a certain cure for dyspepia.
Two months treatment for soc. Get a
free sample at Massie s. Martins drug
store, corner Commerce street and Salem
avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-24

gle before the convention and in the con-
vention becomes almost as important as
che succeeding campaign, and it is to be-
noted that ds n rule convention struggles
have steadily grown more heated The
exceptions remain to be noted.
The first OF national interest was In 1874.
Mr.. Van Buren, had large majority ON
the first ballot, but he wasn't sound Oh
the Texas question" and so the south en-
forced the two thirds rule on him. After
fierce contest the Candidate OF concilia.
ton" james X. Polk, was nominated
This was SO unexpected that the Wings
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-24
PIANOS and organs at factory prices
and easy payments at Fl ,hbie Music Co.,
i57 Salem ave.
Meeting of the Kings Daughters.

The Kings Daughters held meeting
yesterday in the rooms of tho Y. M. C.
A. and considerable of loutine bust.
ness was transacted, which they deemed
not expedient to publish. A meeting
will be called about week hence, when
business of an important nature will be
transacte
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-24

Mr.. c. T. WHALING, the popular liv-
erynan of Roam oke, will sell on Satur.
day, September, "a. in front OF the QUE Ct
house, double teams complete and
single driving horse. These horses are
pr ctally fine horse,, being thoroughly
sound and gentle. L rms, 80 days Wit,
approved security.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-24

II. II. Baxter, the famous pole ynul,er
will compete in the annual AiA L. CHAIR.
pionships Mt New York Oct l. He is IL.
good form. ~
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-24

The Roanoke Times to any new address
until January for 81 20 IN ADVANCE.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-24

II OLD papers, Is cents per hundred, for
aala at this office.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-24

THE proprietors OF Coyner's Springs
having secured Professor Bellezza's
orchestra, have decided to givea Full
Dress Hop on Tuesday and German on
Friday nights OF zach week during the
season