The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-21
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hr- All SOrtS---Shorifs Wood.
ford and Williams are making prepa.
rations to 60 on their annual round,
;aI.gathering, Hunt up your loose
change Title Baptis. Record, 10
late issue, speaks VI Rev. Henry
I,aagford, of this county, as "Ilon.
ar. Langtord They say that
right .mart snow has already capped
the submits Of Cheat aud Allegheny.
THE season has come around 70,
tho death Of that old woman who 70.
members Washington She has de.
ceased lately a, several places at very
advanced ages, In the latest instance
she takes tue shape Of an old colored
woman, Nauui. johnson, who died en-
the 2la ult., at StrlnevillC, Berkely
county, aged 1lG.-Tbc CouEres.
siODal election takes place on the
Fourth Thursday in October, the 9th
inst. Tho only danger is that VII
sons friends may no. turn out. Sec to
i. that every man is at the polls and
votes for Colonel Benjamin Wilson,
THE French cooks have invented
a new dish-grspc leaves fried in egg
bat.er-And say It is excellent. Joe
Heff says he can't think Of anything
that could be more delicious than fried
grape leaves, unless Il is a circus bill
on toast.---Thure areseyun women
in the peni,eutiary at Moundwille.
--COunty Superintendent Hall ha,
been the rounds Of his appointments,
and reports school teachers as scarce.
The chance seems to 10 fair for q few
good imported ones.--Suitcn had
good delegation in town early las.
week, consisting ofour friends W. J..
l.. COrley, Captain q. 4 Taylor aud
Sheriff Lowe, They made the editors
heart glad BY a pleasant call.-
Man passes his life 10 reasoning on tue
past, in complaining Of tue present, aud
III specializing on the future,---
The strongest propensity ia wonian's
nature is to want to know what is going
on, aud tho next isto boss the job
--rhn Western Union Telegraph
Company have Completed the rebuiid-
ing VI the line from Clarksburg 10
Weston, the old wire having baCn
taken down aud au entirely new gal.
rauic wire put up. 1t Is now mum.
Der l liue, aud the manager Of the
Weston office assures the public that all
messages offered will be put through
on double quick. William Win.
der has been chosen by tie United
American Mechanics to be Deputy Ma.
aioual Councillor forthis statr.---I
Viii pigeons have begun TO migrate
southwark. The woods near oakland,
Maryland, are sud to BIZ full Of them,
-ltsv. Patrick Murray preached
his farewell sermon to bis congrcga-
tlon at Buckhauuon on tho 18Th lust
--1'he Gaut men who are so
jubi!sut just now should remember
that there's manY clip 'twitt the
cup aud tue lip and that the re-
election Of the great nepoiist is far
from being sure - Dc Cummings
was oil on a trip to Texas, to visit
brother Of his who resides there ~
a uuiyrrsalist Church il about bcidg
.orssuiEcd at Shinpston, Harrison
county, by Rev. j. A. Shiun, Of
Wheeling. --UPshur county Cir.
cult Court. convened at BuckhaunOn
on Thursday last. Now that the
long winter evenings arc 50 close at
baud. We would be glad IL our friends
throughout tho country would send in
short, pitly local Communications
Don't be backward, friends. ------At
the recent Fair, tho champion belt
purse, Tor trOtting aud plciug, COZ.
fined to Lewis. Upshur, Braxton aud
Gilmcr. we're both won by Lewis eoud.
ty horscs-Mr. Freeman's horse for
trvttiag, and Mr.. Kemper's for pacing,
The second premium for pacing va,
carried of bya Gilaer county horse.
Tile Siooretield .Adrertiser re-
ports tue corn crop ofthc South Branch
Valley as averaging IS to so bushels
der scre.--And now they say
iha. Sr. Hale, after building house,
for everybody else. " about to build
one for himself We shall DO glad to
hear him confirm tho truth of the re.
port.--0u the Fourth Thursday
Of October the people Ofthis State will
vote for members Of Congress. This
is tho day fixed by law. 1t was not
changed by tho action Of the Couycu.
ton in fixing tho election for State
officers ia August. The Congressional
election was left untouched. Remeu.
Der the day-Thursday, October oh
--Oetober is called BY one Of tue
poe,s month Of the iris liueS, and
jalmy air, when summer lends its sou
with sOlteusd glare. "---rherc are
now no less than siI candidates for
Congress in the Second Distriet-tuo
from Duekhannon, two from Martins
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