Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-04-06
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THE town schools are taking week S
vacation.
LANDRETH's Garden Seeds-new and
fresh, at J. f. Grassland & Cos. 3-23 If
! FISHING is said to be good along Wheel
ing Creek
THIS week the Jewish people celebrate
the feast of the Passover.
| CAMBRIDGE's new directory shows that
the town has l37 widows.
THINK OF ITl-2S loaves of bread for
81 at w. &. KUNKEL's 323 tt
THE rolling mill project at Cambridge
is said to benot dead but sleeping.
Go to Crossland's Wall Paper Depot
and get choice of the new goods. 323 ct
THE State Committee of Coal Miners
is in session at Columbus this week
THE famous Princess Plows at
33o2t W. C. STILwELL.
SEVERAL cases of that fatal disease,
diphtheria, have been found at Martins
Ferry
A CARPENTERS strike is in progress at
Wheeling, The men demand increased
wages.
Back Lots for sale. Apply at this
Office. 316-tf
TIE hoop skirt is coming, and the
country may as well make up its mind to
that fact.
QDIz young ladies are said to be
greatly interested in the new gymnasium
at that place.
GRoCERIEs-Yo can get anything in
that line at W. c. kUNKEL's. S+23 If
| THE firm of Hall & Patton, at Bridge
port, has been dissolved, Mr.. Patton re-
firing from the business.
GUERNSEY county has new law for
road improvement, and the people seem
thus far we'll pleased with it.
COME to BUMGARNER's where you can
fad full line of Gents and Ladies
Shoes 4-6-3m
AN effort will be made, says the Spirit,
by the citizens of Woodsfield to have
Judge briggs remain in that place.
GAINESVILLE spent over sS7 600 last
year, more than three times as much as
the town ever spent in one year before.
COME to BUMGARNER's where you Can
find the best line of Misses and Children's
Shoes. 46-3m |
IN. AND Mrs. E. o. AMOS very hand
somely entertained a large party of their
friends Wednesday evening of last week.
WE are strictly in it on Nails this sea-
son. If you are needing anything in that
line, call and see US. J. BoRoFF & Sons.
A SOCIAL was held at the School Hall
Friday evening. All persons present en-
joyed themselves. A spelling contest
was among the amuSements.
Trunks, Valises and Telescopes, at
4-6 If F. TROLL & Sons.
WORD comes from all quarters that
the neatest and most satisfactory dye for
coloring the beard a brown or black is
Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers.
THE Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling
Railway Company has just completed a
new stand-pipe and turn-table at May |
nard. The tank will hold 1900 barrels.
IT is about time for the fruit bud
Oh 20 hot fb..n oil !
killed Those who have examined trees,
however, say that the fruit is in good
shape.
w. G. KUNKEL is now making his
loaves of bread larger than ever. If
The Holmes Methodist Episcopal
church at Short Creek, Jefferson county,
the oldest church of the denomination
west of the Ohio River was destroyed by
fire recently.
AUGUST PORTER, wealthy citizen of
Harrison county, in Texas for his health,
last week, while fishing had the horn of
a catfish run into his foot. Blood bison
ing and death ensued.
PROF. Shelf, the Optician, las re-
moved from Lash's jewelry store to his
new quarters, lilo Main ST., Wheeling,
w. Va. $50 2t
BEGINNING on next Sabbath a series
of meetings, conducted by two Evangelist
Friends from Washington City, will be
held at the Friends meeting house at
Eact pioblan6 oro ipvitad
THE 2-months old babe of Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Williams died at the home of
VIM. Roscoe, at the Toll-gate west of
town, Sunday. 1t was the only child of
the young parents. Funeral Monday at
10 o'clock
Farmers, at this time of year you need
for your stock Pratt's Food and Rock
Salt. We also have Linseed Meal, fine
and coarse J. BORCFF & Sons. 3-23 At
ELISHA GRAY, the inventor of the
telautophone, the instrument for the
transmission of writing in fac simile by
electric current, is an Eastern Ohio man,
having been born fifty eight years ago at
Barnesyills.
ALL who have trimmed wall paper the
old way know what a job it is. We trim
your paper free of charge, at
ALEXANDERs
$50 2t Drug and Hardware store.
A COLUMBUS man has invented
trolley balloon line which, he claims, does
away with the necessity of transporting
a heavy motor. He proposes to run his
trolley wires on poles 100 feet high and
to use the wires for guides and power
supply.
WE have the only wall paper trimmer
in town, and charge nothing for TRIM