Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1867-03-21


county, press seems to be all the rage for
Young Americans in this part o. the
world, propose dropping you a few
lines giving you the Startling intelligence
that | am well and hope this may find
you "iogoyin the same blessin." Items
worthy Of mention are very ''seace'inI
this part Of the vineyard, and were i notl
for the excitement cabOut Railroads,
Plaukroads, Turnpikes, &C., we would be
"dead ducks" indeed.
r l see 'tYouug America has advanced
the idea Of building plank-road from
Macarthur Station on the, Marietta and
Cincinnati Railroad, to McAfthurStoWp, ]
a distance of about three miles, aud OIL
course it will, sooner or later be did Il
provided there are any persons Of energy
willing to take hold Of the matter and
push il along as it should be. 1t would
cost some money-to put the thing IN
running order, but there are certainly
men enou5hnlongths 8liue and in Nc
Arthur who are deeply interested IN the
work, apd are willing 70 make liberal ad-
yancements Of "tfe nsedful. J" 0 yes !
Now suppose you were 10 visit Sail those
concerned" with q subscription paper
and ask them to subscribe money for the
above mentioned purpose, ,ghow much do
you suppose could beraised in McAr-
| thurP You MIGHT POSSIBLY yaise fifty
dollars but that sum is very large estiF
mate, ItelI you ethat thisliapoW"Eow,'
about 4 Railroad ,nPlankroad, orbany 9th
or DECENT road from Macarthur Station
to Macarthur is all JsNUFF. They lack
the energy to do anything that would be
o benefit 10 the town or surrounding
country They have not got the S"'stam
| ina" and go ahead that the inhabitants
of the county seat SHOULD have, and
therefore do not deserve the. county seal
or the patronage u OF the people
I do not wish to be understood as in
cluding ALL the citizens of McArthur 10
the above statement, for there are excep
tions, to ali rules. If the.business poE-
ton Of Macarthur can prevail upoc the
people to leave tEeir money thero to bs
I carried to Cincinnati and other places oui
of the county, aud take. for it their
F"chips and Whitstbnes" at two prices, i
lis ali righC EsuppOsO, but unfoftgnately,
/ I cannot look at it in that light Why
don't they do something to. eutiFle them
to the respect and patronage Of the peo'
pie Zof the couu!y, and staen the matter
would be in different shape. 9!sa eat .i .
j Atsyoung man from, the country bo'
an old one either,l cannot go to McArl
] thur and stake onp enOugh,of the dis
,ttilled essence of eOstacy" to make hin
4 talk about his rich relations, without be-
I ing politely invited to leave The corpora
ton limits or threatened with % nights
lodging Ia JEFF. Shockey's fashionable
! boarding house. Beautiful state ios at
| fairs, indeed tsd' ,edi .s,1l TsaI ~ 81
j Tie citizensaof Zaleski are very, ark
!, ious to have ths county seat removed, t(
Their town, and am satisfied they bettsi
deserve ii than the aMcArthurites, still,
\ do not think 1t advisable to locate it there
as the most Of our lawyers, jurymen and
criminals now. asdays are americans, and
as the English charge pretty round
prices for their TEA, they MIGHT proba,
bly, get itoHspilted" into Raeeoon creek
which MIGHT cause another revolution,
and consequently there wOuldbe another
4 draft, to whichoI am decidedly opposed
4, Now suppose the people we're to gel
the ideaIinto their,heads that Hamden OF
Dundas wouldsbe al very good situation
3 for the county buildings, .audsuppose thu
J question were to be settled by ballot, can
, any one for a mipute doubt the resul
being against McArthur2 | think not
for il, ahe matter lis ever put to test
Just SO sure will Macarthur lose. LIE
: therejb be aD awakning iofgthe people q
{ Macarthur to q sense of, their duty, ant
/, let them show by their ACTIONS aud no
BY their WORDS that they DO deserve th,
! honors of which they atepossessed, an
t THEN, and NOT TILL THEN, will the peo
pie Of this county place any confidence
o in them. .y9'as nj bga
Mud, eternal mud, reigns supreme il
: this i.ine6k Io'n woods,D and from pyeeen
I appearahceslI judge winte il mot quite
t o'er. Well If any tinful mortal wal
} tired Of any thing L can safely say | an
d tired Of ithis COMPOUNDED, DisAaREEA
BLEGabut there isino use inu multiplying
! words about the matter forit'wil be jus
50 anyhow, m7MiShestO the contrary not
withstandibgs!qu.9 ea NJ .ariara,
Je-huiI 9how i wish she would o:a
a HCOnle gentle Spring, ETHEREAL mildness,
i. .eome,1ad % lgiin9ga Sdsndy,..i.s,
4qd frqR bosom Of ,sy% sy9%n ( arOppFpi 1ppp p
wRiis music wakes around, vailed indl
9d - aoshOwefuh mid djod .qllao 9d, NJ,
n ;ot shadoWing roses, on, pug plains Z de-
I But l. don't Expect xxi berfg' g'aloag witt
fIher roses until about the fystt of June,
/ for at the present writing s,J n.'.'3O J.l,
X tpr "Huge uproar lords il wide, ~ ~,
|. while ths, rain, snow and slset are fall
'Eing at an alarming rate. 'ove ~ E1 . "
One word = 3LIT1oA ALLY before | close
. Let our County Central Committee ap
I. point q committee IN. each Township
: whose duty it shall be to organize q cEul
,dip each School District. Eet LIVE WORK