The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-02-22

TICES BLANGS Of all kinds, gotten
up in hc best style. Call and eraminc.
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LOCAL ITEMS.
Tue roads arc terrific.
Lors of damp on Wednesday.
TIE Clarksbarg Land has revived, 4
RET Subscribe for TilE DEMooRAr.
The ONO was on tear last week.
s Mn. DENyErr has returned. t
d, WHALES for sa'e-Apply to tile 7. G.
B:Hrus beat deaths three to one in this
county.
IwSr continues with uuabatci vigor--
especially in regard TO umbrellas.
WHO will help US to take census Of
Efst0ns 10 --.----.a.
y TIE editorial. convention at Grafton
. was a mo such thing"
soNEpoDy played Farusworth on a hog
near town the other day. 'rlttlT
SENATOR WILEY will accept our thanks
for public documents. n
last Sunday night was the most stormy
one Of the season. 81 a
OvEncoArs were again in slight demand
last week. }Htn'
:. Nix. JOHN Jackson will accept the
thanks Of this institution Tor timely aud
proper prcsen, on Wedn SHAY last q
rnE nett proceeds Of the oil wells at
Burning Springs are estimated atSl2Oo
per dag. n. ''''
TnE iadpoles Of the Alley Canal have
called on tho crawGsh to aid them in OK.
polling the mud turtles. A mighty hard
job, for they are "hard Shells" you
III know. j.
pRRsoxAl.-By letter from our friend
A. b. Smith, so long and favorably
known rs deputy post mastera this place
We learn that he has taken charge Of the
Sims House, at Piedmont, in this State
where lie will 10 pleased to sec any wan.
derirg Wcs,oniuns who chance 10 wend
their way thi'hcrward. Here's luck. A.
B.-'nay your shadow never grow less.
WE would feel Obligated 10 tic Con-
serralire editor if he would tell US whcth-
er the Clarkshdrg ladies' acted upon our
suggestion, and voted General Nortlicott
the bcs. looking man in the county. II
.ithc choice fell on our handsome cotcmpo.
/. rary Of tic Conservative, aud his native
modesty prevents him from mentioning
tue fact, let him maze us alsign. ,sv
TIE Town Council have been appealed
to SO often and SO eloquently, that we are
forced 10 cxclaim, in tic language Of our
friend Of the scven-hilled city, QuousQue
y tandem aL,icrc, which, being interpreted.
l,neuns--why the d--deucc don't you
mend The mud holes in The streets? If
they are not attended to very soon, the
bottom will drop ont altogether.
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TN WHISKY came near running The burg
on Wednesday last. Charges were made
II Ia cavalry and Infantry; but no arrests
were male-by all Of Which We do ro'
mean to say that such result would not
have been beneficial to a remarkable de-
gree. We are opposed to lighting
whisky" and move our saloon keepers
that they dispense with that kind for a
While. and '1ess hat peas.' rqfla
NAVIGATION SUsPESDED by reason OF
the sinking Of the steamer "star Of the
East" the Town Council ordered as much
water us possible TO be drawn from the
waters Of Main Street, in order to aid the
divers and others, who we're eudcavoring
to recover some Of the lost property. The
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great reserve Of water in the Alley Canal,
however, has retarded. in a measure. The
accomplishment Of their design-but We
'trusttllot they will fight i out on that
liues lift takes the,n--till next election.
Social PAArY.-The amiable better
half Of our fellow.ctizen, Irving Bailey,
Esq entertained number Of invited
friends on Monday evening last. The
season Of Lent, which Is now Upon us,
rrecludcd many ail,useinens which would
otherwise have been engaged in but not.