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BARNEsvILLE DISTRICT FAIR.

The .sGreat Fair Of Eastern Ohio" will
commence at Barnesville, on the oath
inst, and continue four days. organized
at q point accessible to the farmers and
exhibitors Of Belmont, Monroe, Noble
and Guernsey Counties, the annual exhi
bitions have heretofore attracted large
attendance, and the result isthat the
District Fair is stamped with success.
tits isbeiieved thatthe attractions Offer
ed byshe iaanagers this year, will bring
together q larger crowd of visitors than
heretofore The premiums offered have
beenincreased 25per cent. above that OF
lastyear, and are now as liberal as these
of any other association. Ihe CITIZENS
have contributed purses which willinsure
good, trotting, racing and racking con
tests on the three principal days of the
Fair
WAS celebrated Band will be in atten
dance .
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steamer HSieAyiIie.

The official list Of passengers on board
the steamer Benville, burned at sea, is
as follows: Twenty one cabin and for
tv-four steerage passengers, OF which
four of the cabin and twenty-three of
the stecrage still remain missing 1t Is
believed that six seamen,. one fireman,
three walters and the Third Assistant
Engineer are also lost. Fhe agent of
the company has received no further
dispatches concerning the loss Of the
Bienville.
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EThe call for the Peoples Conven-
ton, to nominate candidates for County
offices, in Athens county was signed 10y
1.O24 voters of both parties The
Ring at Athens is furious. The Peo-
pies candidates for delegates, polledJ14
more votes in the township in which
Athens is situated, than the Ring can
didates to the Radical Convention re.
ceived some weeks since. That's healthy
for the People, but bad for the Revenue
8snmers and Ring Masters. v q.
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:. w-Hon. r. +. HUDsoN and Gen. 7.
F. WILDEs arrived here Saturday even
ing last. Our Gernan Brass Band sere
naded them in the evening. General
WILDEs returned thanks, in brief ad-
dress, which was frequently applauded.
MARRIED. -Aon the1 1th ut, by j. A.
scHwoB, Esq, Of Miltonsbdrg, Mr..
JOHN L. WHEY and Miss MARY z. Du-
VAIL, both of Center. township, this
county. May peace and happiness at
tend them through life. y, 49,
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Legal Notice,

ysyHoSTAs KENNEDY, John Kennedy,
g. James Kennedy. Samuel Casey aud Mary
Casey his wife, John Kennedy, William Hart
line and Margaret +. Hartline his WIFE james
Carson, Mary Jane Carson aid her husband,
whose name isl unknown and John Robinson
will take notice that on the 21th dayof August,
1872, Alexander Kennedy filed a petition in the
court Of common pleas of Monroe county, Ohio,
the object Of which is to establish a certain pa
per writing filed with Tie petition us copy of
the last viii of James Kennedy, Sr., deceased
The said petition win be for hearing in said
court at the October term 1879; you are requr-
ed 20 answer by 0rteber 2G, 1872
H0LLISTER s OKEY.
sep3w6. Ast'ys for plaintiff,
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The speaking will
cOElllnG nee at two
o'clock pm Thurs
day, the h9th day
of September.
Railroad Meeting.

A Railroad Meeting will be held here
on the evening of the second day of the
Fair, Thursday. the 18th inst, to oonsid
er among other things, the best means of
making continuous line of road through
the county East ana West Delegations
are expected from all the townships West
of US, and from portions of Noble Coun-
ty,
A very proper object for meeting,and
wetrust our friends in the West will man.
ifest due interest in it,.
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Notice of viii.

NFo7ICS is hereby given that the last will
IL ani testament of Joh Patterson, late Of
Center township. Monroe county Ohio, together
with the record thereoi,was destroyed by trs
ON he 18th day of June, ls67.and that aduly
certified copy thereof was admitted to record
in my oiH;e on the 18th day Of august, ls72,
and recorded therein. Az
7. o. CAsTLvrs
ser3@S. Probate Judge u. &. o.
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Election Notice.


To The Qualified Electors of adams
IoacnSaip, Monroe County, State Of
Ohio:
WWTHEREAs. q written request las been
SY made by one hundrod tax-paying elec-
tors Of Adams township, Monroe county, State
Of Ohio, upon the Trustees of said township, to
call meeting Of the equalifed electors thereof to
vote for or against the construction OF railroad
by sad township Of Adams the teFmini of
which shall be respectively the eastern line of
said township and tho western line Of sud
township. by way of Sunfsh Creek, and passing
through said township, and the appropriation
therefor Of Twelve Thousand One Hundred
Dollars. said sum to be raised by the issuing Of
the bonds Of said township in the manner pro-
vided by an act of the General Assembly of the
State Of Ohio, passed April %. 1872 entitled an
act to authorize counties, cities, incorporated
villages and townships to build railroads, and to
lease and operate the same, said bonds to bear
interest from date of issue at the rate of eight
per cent per annum, payable semi-annually. and
the principal thereof payable, ope-tenth IN nine
years from tae date of said bonds, and one
tenth each year thereafter, until all are paid;
both principal and interest OF said bonds to be
made PAYABLE mt the Office Of the County Treas
urer in Monroe county.
Now. therefore, said qualified electors of
Adams township, Monroe county, Ohio, are
hereby notified 10 meet at their usual place Of
voting, between the hours appointed by law for
holding elections on the 2Sth day of Septem-
Der, 1872 to vote for Or against the construction
of said railroad. --...,
Said qualified electors votirg for the con-
struction of said Yailroad will endorse upon
their ballots Railroad Yes" and those voting
against it will endorse RAILROAD. No"
c. NJ BLOWERS,
sf B. T. MELOTT,
WM. PALMER,
aur21W5 Trustees
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adams and Salem Townships.

At the late session of the County
Commissioners petition was presented
for change in the township lines be-
tween Salem and Adams townships, rs
follows: "Your petitioners represent
that the public convenience requires
that the west half of Section eight,
Township four of Range four in Salem
township may be annexed TO the town
ship Of Adams"
The Board ordered: That the lands
described be annexed as petitioned for.
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CORRUPTEONINPENxsYLvANTA
Ene Charges Against Hartranft
onanSSered--Preparations for
Fraudulent EieCsiOn-.Ttae
ISSUE Between Corruption ard
Reform.
from the Philadelphia Press Grant.

tEionl Ihe Thliauelphla GresS l5rdnt.l
Never have the charges against any
public man been SO clearly proven as
those against Auditor General Hartranft.
lie has Leen convicted of unfathtuuess
as an official, with specializing with tie
funds Of the Commonwealth, and with
ally'ng himself with bard of corrup-
tionis,s. Not single substantial ans
wer has been made to any OF the accu.
sations against him Retiring behind
the ranks of disreputahle end siayish
press, he has confessed his inability to
clear his tarnjshed reputation. and now
depends for his election solely upon the
efforts Of The INSCRIPTIONS politicians
by whom he is surrounded These are
making use of every means, fair and
foul, 10 foist him upon the people Of
Pennsylvania 10 this end neT out
RACES are to be practiced upon the bal
tot, and crime greater than any this
corrupt combination of wealth and po
itical power has ever committed is to
be attempted. 70 this end the man
whose name is reproaCh to the Repub.
lican party of the country, and whose
record is the history OF bribery and
corruption in Pennsylvania, visits Wash =
ington and demands money to purchase
the votes OF our people in favor OF his
pet candidate To this end canvass
ing board is appointed in Philadelphia
which, with some good members and
many bad ones, is expected to prepare
the way for systematic and stupendous
frauds in October. To this end the
personal character and motives of every
independent man in the State are black
ened and misrepresented But why pro
ceed further with this statement? Ev
cry intelligent and observing citizen is
acquainted with its details. The issue
in Pennsylvania this Fall in the Guber-
Material canvass will be clearly one he.
tween corruption and reform Tue Re
pubicaus are asked by Cameron and his
followers to indorse the nal administra-
tionof the finances, the low trickerv and
intrigue that has heretofore ruled in onr
politics, and the whole life of the man
whose epitaph was pronounced when he
was called the columbus Of political
iniquity."
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Lee and Green Townships.

A petition was presented to the Coun-
ty Commissioners last week to change
the township lines between Lee and
Green townships so as to strike the fol
lowing lands from Lee into Green The
west half of the; southwest quarter
and the north east quarter Of the south,
west quarter of section 10, township 3
of range A." s~asaa
The Board ordered the lands desert
bed,annexed to Green as petitioned for
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Cameron and SiaringtOn Demo-
cratic Meetings, aFs a.,r

sThe Democratic meeting announced
for CAMERON, the evening of the 18th
inst, has been changed to 2 o'clock in
the afternoon Of the same day. 49,
The meeting announced for CLAR-
INGTON on September 10Th, has been
changed to the evening of Wednesday,
the 18th inst.
Persons to whom posters were sent,
are requested to write these changes on
them. These changes are made because
of the Mass Meeting. at Woodsfeld ON
Thursday, the 10Th inst. 9f b
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LII persons are hereby warned not to buy
"A a ptopissory note given By me- tom. c.
Starbucl Il Co. Said note calls for fifty dol
lars, datei July Is, 1872, and payable six
months after dats. sad note was obtained
by false ard fraudulent epresentations M de
to me by cne Stephen Buskirk, who r pr =
serted himself the agent Of said N C. Star
buck &Co. jy3Ow3. E, T. MELLoTT :
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control them. The testimony of our best citi-
zens, of all classes, establishes the fact, that
CHERRY PEcToRAL will and does relieve and
cure the affecting disorders of the Throat and
Lungs beyond any other medicine. The most
dangerous affections of the Pulmonary Organs
weld to its power; and cases of COnsump.
tiogSs cured by this preparation, are public
~ Known, so remarkable as hardly to he be-
leved, were they not proven beyond dispute.
As remedy it is adequate on which the public
may rely for full protection. By curing Coughs,
the forerunners of more serious disease, it saves
unnumbered lives, and an amount of suffering
not to be computed. 1t challenges trial, and con-
ynces the most sceptical. Every family should
keep it on hand as protection against the early
and unpcrceived attack Of Pulmonary Affections.
which are easily met at first, but which become
incurabe, and too often fatal, if neglected. Ten
der lungs need this defence; and it is unwise to
he without it. As safeguard 10 children, amid
the distressing diseases which beset the Throat
and Chest of childhood, CHERRY PICTORIAL
is invaluable for, by its timely use, multi
tudes are rescued from premature graves, and
saved to the love and affection centred on them.
1t acts speedily and surely against ordinary colds
securing sound and healtl-restoring sleep. No
one will suffer troublesome Influenza and pain
ful Bronchitis, when they know how easily
they can be cured.
Originally the product of long, laborious, and
successful chemical investigation, 10 cost or toll
is spared in making every bottle in the utmost
possible perfection. 1t may be confidently re-
lied upon as possessing ali the virtues it has ever
exhibited, and capable of producing cures Us
memorable Us the greatest 1t has ever effected,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-09-10

Forty-three Republicans in the town
of Clayton, Jefferson county, n. Y,
have declared Tor Greeley and Brown.
The Monroe county Republican, pub
lished at Sparta, Wis, by ex-senator D.
". G. Wilson, has come out for Greeley.
Joseph j. Stewart. prominent Lib.
eral of Baltimore, publishes a full and
able letter, giving to his Southern
friends his reasons for supporting the
Liberal ticket.
Charles ". Baily, Republican county
clerk Of Wyoming county, N. Y, from
1861 to 1865, repudiates Grant, and is
energeticallv working for Greeley and
Brown.
The Press (Grant) has letters from
thirty-two counties in Pennsylvania,
from which it declares that in October
the defeat of the ring and the downfall
of Cameron is positive fact.
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Democrats and
Liberals, come up
to the Mass Meet.
ing on Thursday,
the 18th day of
september.

The Concord New Hampshire) Pat
riot says of the canvass in that State !:
"If the vote was to be taken to-day this
State would 60 for Greeley-we believe
by full 1000 majority; and there are
good reasons for believing that this
probable majority will increase at tie
rate of 900 each month until the day
of election. 1
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Election Notice.

To tte EiectoEs Of .f'rdnhtta Tewaship,
Monroe County, State Of Ohio:
WHEREAS, a, written request was made to
the Trustees OF franklin Tqwnahip Monroe
County, State of Chic, ON the. 18th day of
August, A. D, 1872, by one hundred taE;pay-
ing electors of said Township, to call a
meeting of the electors of said township, 8t
their usual place of voting to vote for or
against the construction of Railroads by said
Township of Franklin, the Termini of which
shall be respectively the town OF Stafford
Monroe County. Ohio, and running south
west through VIM, Knapps farm to the No
bic county liue; also, at point from Carlisle
on the west sda of said Township, and run
Mug to the east side, said amount bereinaf-
ter mentioned to be equally divided bstsyeeu
said roads; aud passing through said Town
ship, aud the appropriation by said Township
therefor of the sum. Of Fourteen Thousand
Dollars which said sum shall be raised by
the issuing OF the bonds of said Township
for said amount, 10 bs executed by the Trus
tees aud clerk, of said Township, payable at
the Trsasurer's ofics in Wcodsfeld, as fol-
lows, to-wit: One thousand dollars in six
years, one thousand dollars in seven years,
one thousand dollars in eight years, one
thousand dollars in nine years, one thousand
dollars In ten years, one thousand dollars in
eleven years, one thousand dollars ia twelve
years, one thousand dollars in thirteen years,
one thousand dollars in fourteen years, one
thousand dollars in fifteen years. one thou.
sand dollars in sixteen years, one thousand
dollars IN seventeen years, one thousand dol
lars in eighteen years, one thousand dollars
in nineteen years from their date, and hear
ing interest at the rate OF eight per centum
per annum, payable semi annually at the
same place; said request being made, and the
said meeting and voting aud the issuing of
said bonds to be had and done, Under, aud Ivy
virtue Of, and in the manner provided by the
act OF the General Assembly of the State of
Ohio, entitled "An Act to authorize counties,
cities, Incorporated villages, and townships
Ito build Railroads and to lease aud operate
the same" passed April 23d, 1872:
Now THEREFoRE, you are hereby called and
notified to meet at your usual place of voting
in said Township, ON the Twenty-irst day OF
September A. .. 1872, at a special election
then and there to vote for or against the con-
structon of the said proposed Railroad.
And the opiuion OF the said electors, shall
| be expressed on their ballots, ''Railroad-
Yes" or "Railroad-No.'
Done at SAID Township of Franklin, this
18th day OF August, A. D. 1872.
DAVID STALLlNG,
! ISAAC HANSON,
GEORGE, REED,
Trustees of Franklin Township, Monroe
County, State Of Ohio. Aug 70. 5w.
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RE- The contract for making stone
pavement in front of the Court House
was awarded, by the Commissioners, to
Mr. I. 0. LITTLE, on Tuesday, the Sd
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ETThe Faireommences on Wednes.
day, the 1lth inst, We shall devote
considerable of our space, to the exili-
bitionin theyarious departments, next
week
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gloss and freshness Of g0uth. Thin
hair is thickened, falling hair checked,
and badness often, though not always,
cured by its use. Nothing can restore
the hair where the follicles are de-
stroyed, or the glands atrophied and
decayed; but such as remain can be
saved by this application, and stimu-
lated into activity, so that neV
growth of hair is produced. Instea
of fculing the hair with a pasty sedi-
ment, it viii keep it clean and vigorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling Of, and
consequently prevent badness. The
restoration of vitality it gives to the
scalp arrests and prevents the forma-
ton of dandruff, which is often so un-
cleanly and offensive. Free from those
deleterious substances which make
some preparations dangerous and iniu-
rious to the hair the Vigor can only
benefit but not harm it. If wanted
merely for HAIR DRESSING;
nothing else can be found so desisASae.
Containing neither oil nor dye, it does
not soil white cambria, and yet lasts
long on the hair, giving it rich, glossy
lustre, and a grateful perfume.
Prepared by DR., J. C. Aver & Co.,
Practical and Analytical Chemists,
--5 LOWELL, MASS.
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LOG AL NO TIC / S.

Bag Notices in this column ,oil} be charG-
ed 10 cents per line, 4 reduction 'ojU BE-
made for notices running 2, 3 IL 8 months
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Ayers S
Cherry Pectoral,
For Diseases OF the Throat and Lungs,
such as Coughs, Colds, Whooping
Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma,
and Consumption.

Among the great
discoveries of modern
science, few are of
more real value to
mankind than this eff
fectual remedy for all
diseases of the Throat
and Lungs. A vast
trial of its virtues,
throughout this and
other countries, has
shown that it does
surely and efiectuallv
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4 N n @ U NC L Il i N t S.

Ens. SPIRIT: Please announce the name Of
TuEoDoRE O. CASTLE, tic present incumbent, as
an Independent candidate for Probate Judge
at the ensuing OCTOBER ELECTION,
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In one day last week 100000 bushels
of grain and 10000 barrels Of pet oeum
were sbipped from New York to Liver
pool. a
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The annual settlement between
the County Commissioners and the
County Treasurer is published this
weeksaeItimakes first-rate showing.
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SAD AcoIDENT-On Wednesday night,
the 2Sth ult, Mrs CRAIG, wife OF MI.
JAMES CRAIG, of Malaga, this county,
was engaged filling lighted lamp with
oil when the fame ignited the fluid, ,caus-
ing an explosion, and burning Mrs
CRAIG in frightful manner on her neck,
breast and right arm. JAMES ARM
STRONG, Esq, who lives one-half mile
from Malaga. informs us that he heard
the report when the explosion took
place, and saw the fash distinctly.
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DAILY FAC ks

between Bsrnesville aud Woods6eld, leaving
former place after arrival of morning trains
and arriving at, ,:Woojsfeh st Up. m. Re-
turning will leave Woodsfeld at 8 a m. and
arrive at B4rnesvills at J. p. m. in time for
afternoon trains east and west, :,
No effort will be spared to insure the CON-
fort of passengers .pa our line, and We ,e.
spectfully invite the travelling public To give
Us their patronage;
Packages "a ried in each direction and
promptly ami safely delivered.
aug6r. RI EDNEY,' Proprietor.
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p li4 '>+ss.'' s.fs'k
THROUGH FARE REDUCED FROM
81 10 81 80. s2a 81
The Mail Line Always as Cheap as
any Other. &
coMi.ETsii'TIoN OEFrED.

Having secured aiae contract for carrying the
United States mail, the subscriber will run
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N e Es Is q f. Ed &.

September !, by Michael Boughner, ESQ,
Robert H. SHUTS and Alvilda l Baldwin, all OF
Monroe County, Ohio.
In Brownsville. Ohio Sept. t. by Rev. John
Wilson, Downard Frame and Josie b. Conklin,
all of Monroe County, Ohio.
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LOCAL.

BwA. C. MILLER, JAS. X BucHANAS
and DR.. A. d. Covert Sof this county
attend the State Fair at Mansfield last
week. So SA-
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Ayers S
Hair Vigor,
For restoring to Gray Hair its
natural Vitality and Color.

A dressing
which is at
once agreeable,
healthy, and
effectual for
preserving the
hair. 1t soon
restores faded
or gray hair
to its original
color, Nth the
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AMRUAf. STATKMBMT

Of Tie condition of the various funds for State, Cory and
Township purposes in the Treasury of Monroe County,
OHIO on the lst day of September, 1872
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g Democrats; rally every voter in
your neiehborhood to the polls on
Tuesday. the 9Th day of October.
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5Neh aobettlsemcnt


NOTICE is hereby given that the under
~ signed has been appointed Administrator
of the estate OF Jacob Tvmi. deceased.
sepl0w3, JOHN LUDl.
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DAVID STALLlNG,
ISAAC HAN SON,
GEORGE REED.

Trustees of Franklin Township, Monroe
County, State Of Ohio. Aug. 70. 5w.