Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-07
LOUISVILLE.

Spring has already made her presence felt
among us, and people of our town have begun
their annual clearing Of premises, while the farm
ers are busy preparing the soil for what is hoped
will be an abundant crop.
On Tuesday of last week C. d. Barrett had q
sale for the purpose of disposing of some of his
stock. We are informed it is his intention to re
place them with full-blood Jerseys.
Smith EStep and wife attended the Andears-
Hinkle wedding at MOrristOwn last week, the
bride being sister of Mrs. Estep
Eugene Mead, of the firm of Mead Bros, of
Flushing, was among old friends here few days
last week.
Mr.. Mcclure, of Martin Ferry, was the guest of
VIM. Moore, Saturday.
Miss McClelland, of Cambridge, is visiting her
cousin, Mrs. F. o. Bowles.
Clark Daniels has accepted position in the
drug store of David Darrah, at Bellaire He left
Monday to enter on his dut es.
Supt Sidebottom took male patient to the
asylum for the insane at Columbus, last week.
Mrs. John Michiner is visiting her son, 8. T.
Michiner, of Flushing.
AS the weather proved favorable and the meet
ing had been extensively advertised. there was a
large crowd in attendance at the dramatic enter
tainment given in the school house on the evening
creditably, and the evening would have passed off
very pleasantly had it not been for the presence of
some who had imbibed little too freely, it seemed
of intoxicants. At the close of the meeting row
took place and slight fight was indulged in, but
luckily no serious injury was done, and next day
the participants became reconciled and firm re-
solves were expressed that the like should never
occur again. May such be the case. The net pro-
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near s6o be des the plice of the crazy qu {, which
was formed of thirty blocks, contributed by as
many ladies', and which was disposed of after this
manner Three hundred tickets were made and
numbered which were to be sold at ten cents each
then the same number of duplicate tickets were
made and folded so the numbers were not visible,
and out of these one was chosen and placed In an
envelope, after which the remaining two hundred
and ninety-nlne were burned. Only one hundred
and seyenty-five tickets were sold, and at the
close of the meeting the band boys themselves
agreed to purchase the remaining one hundred
and twenty-five, and among them proved to
be the lucky number. They then auctiOneered
the quilt off to the highest bidder, who proved to
be Edward Loper, the price paid being SIS, making
the sum realized on the quaint article of covering
to be $3.50.
An entertainment is being prepared by the
Sabbath School to take place IN the church on
Easter evening.
Robert Medley returned to his home here Satur
day, after teaching successful term of school al
Groves district, near Kennon.
Clyde Hatcher, of Cambridge, visited his father
here last week,
To be sure the hail storm of Sunday Is the gen.
eral topic Of conversation at present. Although
rather frightful to behold, fortunately serious
damage was done in this vicinity. Broken window
panes and damp carpets being the worst heard
from. 1t happened the Misses Rose, Grace and
Ida, three daughters of Noah Hatcher, near town,
were returning from church at the time, and the
horse they were driving took fright and ran away,
landing buggy and occupants a ainst the fence
| but without even slight injury to either. Nj.