Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-02-01

| b. AND o. express trains are guarded
by picked men armed with Winchester
rifles.
THERE were 446 cases filed in the Ohio
Supreme Court during 1893, and 4O3 dis
posed of.
THE aged benjamin Watkins is lying
very seriously sick at his home south of
Louisville.
S J. CAMERON. editor and proprietor
of the Carroll Republican, died last week
at the age of 46 years.
THE Office in the Collins property over
Cliff Williams barber-shop will be occu
pied by Judge R. NJ. Eaton.
Is POWERS and w. T. Hewetson, Esq.
will occupy the office room on the second
floor of the Mitchell building.
THE Office in the Welday block, form
erly occupied by MessrS. CASTOR and
campbell, has been rented by F. A.
Cope, Esq.
Our townsman, J. J. Rennard, became
grandfather Monday. by the birth of a
girl at the home of George Berry, at East
Richland
Two boys playing with each other in
GAINESVILLE, last week, one threw stone
at the other. The missile smashed 500
plate glass window.
| GUY BROTHERS Ministries gave its
usual good show here last week. The
audience was large, and was well pleased
| with the entertainment
| THE latest quail law is that no quail
shall be offered for sale in Ohio A man
may employ another to shoot birds, how
ever, and so evade the law.
THAT oil well at Barnesville has not
yet been thoroughly tested as to capacity,
and the estimates vary, some being so
barrels day and others IS.
EASTER comes on the 25th of March,
Had the moon been one day older Janu-
aey 1st, this feast would have been de-
layed until the 22d of April.
$4,000 to Loan at Z per cent. Secn-
rity must be real estate double the amount
of loan. Address
WM. A. McMECHAN, st. Clairsville, o.
Mrs. JANE ANDERSON, relict of the
late Judge A W. Anderson, of Bellaire,
died at her home in that place on Satur-
day. She was 20 years of age.
THE c., L. & w. has begun to build its
proposed road to enter Cleveland. The
new road will be about 20 miles long,
tapping the old road at Mallet Creek.
THE House passed Representative
Woods bill prohibiting the killing of
skunks without permission of the person
upon whose premises they are found.
PROTECT yourself against TornadOes
by insuring your Buildings with the
agency of e. G. SEDGwICK,
6-l-1y Martins Ferry.
MORE than fifty base ball clubs have
already organized for the season of 1894,
and they will give employ ment to about
600 players, whose salaries will run from
$50 to $3.50 month.
Much interest is being shown in the
new series of Sunday school lessons. At
the Methodist school measures are pro-
posed to lengthen the time for the study
and discussion of the lesson
Auctioneer.
J. ID. Stewart, AuctiOneer, successor to
l. N. Clark, decd. z. o. Box 237, st
Clairsville, o. 9-28 6m
Miss BLANCHE FRAZIER, who formerly
made her home with her uncle, Rev.
Thomas Balph, in this place. will be
married at Williamsburg, Pa, on February
9Th, to Rev. J. A. Burnett.
A BLOCK of $4,000 of Bellaire. Bridge
port and Martins Ferry Street Railway
bonds was sold to Eastern capitalists last
week. The purchasers have an option
on the 100000 worth left.
For Sale-Short- horn Cattle-both sex
es. A few choice B. Z. Rock Cockerels,
and Eggs in season. Also, Burbank Seed
Potatoes. ASA H. HOGE,
1-25 At Shepherdstown, o.
AriI
tus was struck by an electric car at Mar
tins Ferry few days ago. Every sash
one side the car was broken, and the
drilling apparatus slightly damaged.
L. p. BAILEY. of near Barnesville, was
appointed one of the delegates from this |
State by Governor Mckinley to meet |
with others at Cleveland on February
7th to organize national dairy associa- |
ton.
Money Easier.
Would like to loan a few thousand
dollars on good farm security.
A. p. BLAIR,
1-1S 3t Real Estate and Loan Ag't. |
The past week has given the young
folks better show than all the rest of
the winter combined. There was fine |
skating, some coasting and much snow
balling, and now the jingle of sleigh bells |
is heard.
J. ID. ARRICK and William Breidenstein |
returned last week from two-months'
sojourn in Florida, where they have been
experimenting the setting Of several
large orchards in which a number of Ohio
and Belmont county people have large
! interests.