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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
Greatest Show On Earth.

Barnum's Show at Wheeling last Thurs
day drew an immense crowd, of which ST
Clairsville furnished her full quota. 1t
required three coaches to haul home the
people from this place. Despite the i'm
pending storm about o'clock, the crowd
completely filled the immense circus pa
vilion. A little later tremendous blast
of wind struck the tent and caused inde-
scribable fright and confusion. The great
canvas rose, chains and ropes snapped,
poles swung and dangled in the air, and
everybody broke for the outside. Strange
to say no one was seriously hurt. The
canvas was in many places torn into
shreds, but after the storm calmed lit
tie everybody went back in and saw the
show. 1t was Barnum, and people in
tended to see it out or die IN the attempt.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
A Man.

A man who wants to keep up on the
issues and events of the most stirring
and stupendous political campaign ever
known in this country, and who desires
in addition toknow how things are going
in his own county-this man will send
us $50, and we will send him the
New York Tribune and THE BELMONT
CHRONICLE for Que year from date. We
make the same offer to old and new sub
scribers, but in the case of the former,
we are compelled to require that arrear
ages be paid up to date.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
Her Body Found.

The body of Jennie Sutton, the Bell
aire girl who committed suicide by jump
ing from the ferry boat over six weeks
ago, was found floating in the river at
Baresville on Wednesday of last week.
The body was brought home and inferred
at Glencoe. The cause of her fatal leap
is now known to be attributable to an
unfortunate love affair. Many flake"
stories about the dead girl have been sent
out by unprincipled correspondents, very
much to the injury of the family. 1t is
said the author of some of these stories
will be prosecuted.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
PERSONAL MENTION.
Pertinent Points About People Who Com,
and Go.

Pertinent Points About People Who Conn
and Go.
| Miss Millie Close went to Ravenns
last week on a visit to Miss Mary Hol
! lingshead.
Miss Georgia Kinney, of Bridgeport
was the guest of the Misses Clark, at the
Clarendon, over Sunday.
w. W. Hanlon, of the Barnesville
Republican was in town, Friday.
Frank Cope, of Columbus, is visiting
relatives in Colerain township.
Mrs. Mary Hardesty, of Edgerton,
Kansas, came in on Friday, to be present
at the funeral of her father, Mr.. Andrew
Patterson.
Miss Ida Updegraff, of Wheeling, is
the guest of Miss Anna Steenrod, east of
town.
Van Dorm Sutton, of Pittsburgh,
spent Sunday with his parents, east of
town.
Mrs. Gertrude Heinlein, of Bellaire,
stopped over Sunday with her parents at
this place.
j. b. McMechan and family removed
Monday from the Clarendon to their
home, east of town, where they will
spend the summer.
Mrs. w. N. Darby and son were for
few days last week the guests of Bellaire
friends.
ID. w. Huff, of Flushing, was in this
place on business Monday.
II. T. Hanlon, of the Barnesville
Republican, stopped off few hours in
town on his way to the Steubenville
Convention.
. Ezra Mcconnell the Flushing post
master, and stauneh Republican, was
in town Monday.
-Messrs. Luther Perkins, of Alledonia,
and w. r. Talbot, of BarnesvilIe, and
Miss Nettie Grassland, of this place, are
on indexing in the Recorders
office.
Miss Bessie Ingram, of the Wheel
ing Island, was the guest of Miss Jean
Kidd over Sunday. returning home on
Tuesday.
Thomas Johnson and family, of
was in town on Tuesday,
hands with friends. "Littie Tom"
is prospering nicely, and has lucrative
situation in the Etna Mill.
Miss Iona Hoffner, who has been Wis
ting her sister, Mrs. Baird, at Cleveland,
for some weeks, returned home last week. |
james Alexander, of the Woodsfield
Spirit, stopped over to see his parents, in |
his place, while on his way home from |
,he SteubenviIle Convention.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
Plenty of Suckers.

A story is going tie rounds about a
man who recently al sxered an adver-
tisement which read: 'Send us dollar
and learn how to make money easily and
quickly" Anxious to acquire eompe-
tency without too much mental or phys
ical exertion he folded up dollar bill, for
warded it and anxiously awaited the an
swer. 1t came in few days and as ex-
plicit as he could desire: Follow our
plan, look up all suckers, and get dollar
out of them. The amount in every case
is small, but the sucker harvest never
gives out"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
Have We a Sitap

The Commissioners appointed by the
Governor to select site for the new asy-
lum for insane, to be located in the east
ern portion of the State, will meet in Co.
lumbus on the 1st day of June, for the
purpose of arranging for tour of inspec-
ton of such sites as may be presented for
their examination. All localities desir
ing to compete for the location of such
institution, should indicate their desire
to do so to the Commission on or before
that date. The institution is expected to
provide accommodations for from SEQ to
1000 inmates, and will require from 200
to 300 acres of land.
If Belmont county has site the fact
should at once be made known. Places
not as available as are points in this
this county are striving for the prize.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
Outlook at Bethesda.

The Bethesda Normal begins May 81
and continues eight weeks. The outlook
is very encouraging to the management
The school offers large number OF
special features which will prove very
popular with those who attend. Our
lecture course will be valuable feature
and these lectures are free to all regular
students. Music and penmanship will
also be free to students. The location is
the most desirable, the board and tuition
low. The instruction especially adapt d
to preparing persons to teach and for the
examination. There will be county
examination at the close of the session.
We have secured the best apparatus ever
used in Belmont county. Write for any
information concerning board to E. F..
Barnes, Barnesville, or F. w. Williams,
Bridgeport, O.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
SEVERAL SHORT STORIES.
Fines and Costs Before and After the
Passage of the Ordinance.
Because He is Honest Memorial Day a
New Athens-other Short Items
of Interesting N,ws.

AS an aid to clearness of thought rela-
tive to the question of the repeal of the
liquor ordinance, the following statistics
collected by gentleman interested in the
subject, and fully verified, deserve care
full consideration.
From May 18th, 1882, to May 18th, 1887.
the five years Immediately preceding the
passage of the ordinance, the number of
persons found guilty of being found
in state of intoxication in st. Clairsville,
was 115. The fines imposed amounted
to S563.50, and the costs taxed to 1902 so
"a total of S1166OO. The actions were
brought by the State, and the money
from fines went to the State. From May
18th, 1887, to May 18th, 1892, the period
of five years during which the ordinance
hae been in effect, the number Of eonvic-
tiOns under the same charge have been
25. The fines imposed amounted to
S1205O, and the costs to Sl03-total
S223.5O, leaving balance by which the
State is poorer, and by which the poor
devils who pay these fines and costs are
richer of almost thousand dollars.
1t may be admitted that if the ordi
nance were repealed, the town would
get $500 tax, under the Dow law
We got that sum before its pass
age. But we also paid a man 1856
TO arrest drunken persons. Council has
reduced this salary to $50. Are gentle
men who favor repeal willing to assume
the moral responsibility of equipping
three or four inviting entrances to perdi- |
tion simply that the town may get less
than $500? A very few of them would
iare before their consciences to do it.
Why should they be brayer when they go
n body to the polls?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
The Institute AGAIN.

Every arrangement is being made by
which those who attend the Belmont
County Teachers Institute, at st. Clairs-
vile, July 25-August 19, '92, shall receive
instruction and entertainment that can
not be surpassed by any college or normal
school in the State There will be a
Commute speech made each day at the
opening of the afternoon exercises
These speakers are taken from the ranks
of the leading ministers, statesmen
editors, lawyers, and teachers of our
county who have kindly enabled the
management to add this novel feature to
the program. These addresses made by
men of experience and ability, besides
affording excellent entertainment, will
doubtless prove great source of in
struction and inspiration to all.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
The Hill Tragedy.

1t develops in the Clarington tragedy,
says the Bellaire Independent, that the
chap who carries the mail and runs the
skiff, assisted in HiH's deception of his
former wife, carried the message and
sent it to Wheeling, and even informed
Mrs. Hill, when she inquired of him
about Charles, that he was not in town,
yet he had hardly landed the skiff until
the villain bounced upon her with his
hatchet, and the mail carrier and boy
stood by, offering no protection. If Mrs.
Hill dies, which she probably will, the
mail carrier will figure prominently in
the case.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
PROCEEDINGS IN COURT.
The Weeks Grist of Work in the Com
mon Pleas.
Several Cases Compromised and But Few
Tried-The Trial Docket Being
Rapidly Cleared

. John B. briggs, Judge; Ii. NJ. Davies
Clerk; L. E. Emerson, Deputy Clerk; III
NJ. Scott, Sheriff; W. n. Darby, Deputy
: Sheriff.
| Robert Thompson against VIM. War
mock, Jr., and others. Judgment reviy ed
by consent.
Charles Bailey against w. J. McClain.
Trial to jury. Verdict for plaintiff fol
s4OO.
Lucy Tobias against Samuel Tobias.
Divorce granted on grounds of wlllful
absence for more than three years.
Plaintiff to pay costs.
I J. b. Hoge against A. W. Kennon as
administrator. Trial to jury. Verdict for
s19.o5.
Conrad NJ. Neff against Alonzo K.
Orrison. Cause settled. Each party to
pay his own costs.
W. Ii. Warren against Alonzo K. Or
rison. Cause settled Each party to
pay his own costs.
J. T. Schofield as administrator against
Odd Fellows Beneficial Association OF
Columbus. Order of distribution.
L. S. Delaplain, Son & Co. against Ed
ward Ziuk. Sale confirmed and deed or
dered.
M. Richardson against j. T. and E.
A. Hart. Trial to jury; verdict for de-
| fendant.
Weston, Whitman & Co. against G.
Trolls Sons. Cause settled and dismiss
ed; each party to pay his own costs.
Henry Fisher against The Rock Hill
Coal Company. On motion of plaintiff
cause is dismissed without prejudice to
new action at costs of defendant.
John W. Lane against James Brand.
Cause continued.
E. N. Hall against John Baugh. Mo
ton for a new trial overruled.
Thomas B. Blowers against John Al
brecht. Judgment affirmed at costs of
plaintiff in error.
Congo Fire Clay Co. against Charles
Rosser. Jury waived and cause submitted
the the court. Judgment for plaintiff
for S12555 IA and costs.
Almira Work against F. M. Taggart.
Judgment by default for Sl13 and costs.
Alex. Lyle against Nettie Moore Cur
ly and others. Dover ordered set off.
John Steele, David Lowe and Joseph
Bayliss appointed commissioners.
Louisa Wilson against James M. Will
bur; divorce granted; name changed to
Louisa Schneider.
Mollie B. Parker against VIM. G. Park
er; cause dismissed without prejudice.
August Bridenstein against Standard
Iron Company; dismissed at costs of
plaintiff.
Sarah j. Robinson against Joseph Id
dings; judgment by default for $500 and
costs.
Joseph W. Ault, admir-, against John
A. Neff, as executor; judgment for $3.50 |
and costs.
The following cases were continued:
Virginia Irwin as administrator, VS.. |
City of Martins Ferry.
John Cochran against Andrew Brown
and others.
d. c. Kennon, as administrator, against |
John E. johnson.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
Chronicle and Tribune.

We have made arrangements whereby
we can furnish both THE CHRONICLE
and Ne,o York Weekly Tribune for $50,
the price of THE CHRONICLE alone. In
other words subscribe for THE CHRONI-
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in order that your subscription to both
papers may begin at the same time.
This is the most liberal offer ever made.
Subscribe now.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
They Will Have Their Dance.

There was trouble at the High School
Commencement at Cadiz, last week. The
class graduated on Thursday night. A
reception was given them Friday night.
After this reception it has been custom
ary to hold a ball. The school board
determined that this year there should
be no dance, SO they hired the Wheeling
Opera House Orchestra and the Cadiz
Opera House for the whole night. The
young folks were quite warm over the
matter, and say that the board will have
to foot the entire bill. They have also
made arrangements to hold their ball
this week
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
Means Business.

Mayor Harris, of Martins Ferry, is
credited with meaning business. Each
offender who has come before him has
had reason to remember the fact. Es
pecially is this true of the saloon men,
several of whom have paid fines of 1926
and costs, and at the same time had rea-
SON to believe that they had better not
repeat the offense for fear of the full
penalty of the law.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
Plenty of Candidates.

Several Belmont county gentlemen are
hustling for the appointment of Deputy
State Oil Inspector. Bellaire has two
candidates, Bridgeport one and Martins
Ferry one, with perhaps others who are
quietly working in that direction. The
net fees amount to about four hundred
dollars per annum with but little labor
to perform.-Martin' Ferry Times.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
Marriage Licenses.


During the pasttw weeks the Probate
Judge has given his legal sanction to the
union by marriage of the following
couples:
Alex ii. Cole and Jessie Dillon.
VIM. L Make and Mary j. Aspinall
George g. Hall and Ella B. Craig.
William d. Hendershot and Luella
AnshutZ
William NJ. McMasters and Sadie j.
Wilkinson.
James Rinker and Mary MaIlonee.
Benz. B. Fisher and Emma Bnshell.
James b. Riley and Mary Johnson
Henry Seas and Catharine Waehter.
John G. Payne and Lizzie Jackson.
w. L. Linton and Katie Kindelburgh.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26

AN illogical position taken by the
friends of the repeal of the prohibitory
ordinance is that there is as much drunk
enness now as before its passage, and
that parties are driven from town to
trade where they can get rum. The two
propositions can not both be true.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26

THE Bridgeport High School Com
mencement will be held in the Presby-
terian church at KirkwoOd, Thursday
night. Twelve pupils will graduate. On
Friday evening the Alumni Association
of the High School will give banquet
and dance.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26

SUP'T Abby, of Cambridge schools
gave an unruly boy severe licking
with strap, and the whole town is stir
red up over the matter. If more of the
school boys received corporal punish
ment, and that literally applied, more
boys would be of some account.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
Coueart.

A concert will be given on the evening
of Tuesday, June 7th, at the Presbyterian
church at this place. The larger part of
the program will be given by the choir,
and they have carefully worked up some
excellent music. The choir will be as
sisted by the well-known vocalist, Miss
Laura Sellars, of Bellaire, and by Prof
Earl Whitley, of Bethany College, elocu-
zionist. Both these persons are thor
oughly competent in their lines, and a
good entertainment is assured. The ad-
mission will be twenty-five cents.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26

Mr.. J. T. TROLL has for some time
had in running order at his home COM
plete system of pipes by which water is
conveyed to all parts of the house, the
hoisting power being furnished by a wind
mill pump. w. A. McMechan is having
his home fitted up in like manner. We
have not water works and this move on
the part of individuals shows that we
ought to have.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
Township Supervision Laid By-A New 81
ries of Textbooks.

Township Supervision Laid By-A New Sc
ries of Textbooks.
The Board of Education for Richland
township, held an adjourned meeting
Saturday, for the purpose of considering
several questions left over from the reg
ular meeting in April.
The matter of township supervision
was presented to the Board by w. ID.
Porterfeld, who had been selected by the
teachers of the county for that purpose.
Mr. Porterfeld gave unanswerable rea-
sons why this scheme should prevail. Mr..
P. T. Anderson and others also spoke in
favor of the plan. Its adoption had been
much hoped for by all the teachers, and
would have been great and distinct
advance in educational matters. The
Board, however, took the ground that
the expense OF the scheme would be too
great, and it was defeated by a vote of
eight to six in its favor, the law requir-
ing majority of the members of the
Board, and there being only fourteen of
the nineteen voting. The matter will
doubtless come before the Beard atseme
time in the near future, as there were on
ly two votes needed to carry it, and they
would doubtless have been secured, had
all the members been present and voted.
CT. Stearns, of Canton, general agent
for Ohio, of the American Book Compa-
ny was present to direct the attention Of
the Board to the publications of hiscom-
pany. Mr.. Stearns' fair and gentlemanly
methods, added to the real worth of the
books he presented, captured the BOald
completely. By an unanimous vote
the Stickney Readers and Wentworth's
Arit hmetics were thrown out and super
seded the former by the Harper Readers,
and the latter by Whites Arithmetics.
BY vote of Is to.1 Tarbell's Language
Lessons, and Patterson's Grammar were
replaced by MaxwelIs Language Les.
sons and Maxwells Grammar. The
books now in use are to be exchanged
for those of the American Book Compai
ny without cost, t,and the Board contracts
to use the latter series for term of five
years. This move gives general satisfac- |
tion among teachers, as there has been
discomfort since the present
books were adopted last fall.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26

A COUPLE Of drunken miners from
Maynard, raised disturbance OH the
train coming from Barnum's Show, and
they were promptly gathered in by Mar
shal Martin, who was on the train, and
each contributed to the village treasury,
one So and costs and the other SIS and
costs
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26

In accordance with the law recently
passed with regard to mine inspectors,
1t is propoposed to place Belmont, Mon
roe, Guernsey, CoshoctOn and Holmes
counties in the Fourth mining district.
This territory embraces sixty eight mines.
each employing more than ten men, and
eighty lesser mines.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
Fine Team.

DR.. Estep, of Louisville, sold his well
known team of bay mares last Thursday
to DIR. n. ID. Johns, young practitioner
of West Liberty, W. Va. Theprice paid
was $500. The team are perfect match
es, colts from the celebrated Harry Clay.
Good horsehesh still pays, though prices
on other kinds are low.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
Lost Without It

An appreciative subscriber, whose
opinion we value, and whose cOmmenda-
tion we are thankful to receive, writes
us from the far West: "Y our most excel
lent paper comes to us every Saturday.
and without it this houshold would be in
deed lost"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26

TIE annual National Convention of
the Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor of the U. p. Church was in
session at East Liverpool over Sun
day. There were abont 600 delegates
present, every Northern Stat, being rep
resented. The Society wields vast in
fluence over the young people of that
Church. Miss Mamie Sheck was a dele
gate from the Church of this place.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26
o. U. A. M. Demonstration.

AS PREVIOUSLY announced in these
columns and as advertised by handbills,
the st. Clair Council, Sr. o. U. A. NJ, of
this place, will on Monday next, in a
body assist at the decoration of the
graves. They will afterwards make a
public presentation of flag to the public
schools. In the evening they will hold a
meeting in the Court House Hall, at
which refreshments will be served. Ad-
dresses will be made during the day by
able speakers and prominent members of
the Order from other places. The Order
is one with worthy and patriotic pur-
poses. They believe in the maintenance
of America for Americans, and they
cherish and will guard jealousy Ameri-
can institutions.
The Council hopes by this public meet
ing and speaking to place before the
public generally their principles and
aims. The occasion will be interesting
and they should be greeted with large
attendance and a respectful hearing
They will have good music to enliven the
exercises. Everybody is invited. Let all
attend.
Hicks had frost in training to turn
loose on this suffering country about the
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26

CAMBRIDGE seems to be on the BOOM
Work on their new rolling mill will COM
mence July 1, a foundry company is be-
ing organized, and now they have begun
to talk street railroad.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26

Rock SALT and Pratt's Food are in
valuable to stock owners. Pratts Food
cleans up all kinds of stock, and puts
them in vigorous health. Pratt's Poultry
Food makes hens lay in spite of them
selves For sale at BORoFF's. 5-19-3t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26

GEO. G. SEDGwICK, General Insurance
Agent and Notary Public, Martins Ferry,
Ohio. Loans negotiated without expense
to the mortgage. Office in the Boyd
Block. 2-1S1y
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26

DURING the thunder storm week ago
last Sunday, church in Monroe county
was struck by lightning. Out of the $50
people in the church large number
were stunned, and all were badly fright
ened.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26

THE managers of the Epworth Park
Assembly at Bethesda are making pre-
parations for the meeting this year. An
addition to the hotel is being constructed,
and the grounds improved.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26

WITH every subscription toTHE CHRoN-
IoLE one year in advance of date, we send
the New York Tribune one year free.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-26

CALDWELL is troubled with Sabbath
'desecration, and the council will pass an
ordinance in the matter.