Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-07-17

Be on your guard against
impostors begging money
Mrs. Jane M. Deming will
again accept thanks for beautl-
ful bouquets.
THE Marietta Iron Works made
and sold over half n million dollars
worth of iron from January to
June 30.
Our friend, Lieut.. j. A. ALEsHtRE,
of Jackson, was in town, his first
visit, last Friday, looking around
among the MEETINGS we have,
CORNELIUS KARNEs, of Swan Tp,
will accept thanks for lot of exo
cellent ripe apples, which he
brought us last week,
The roasting, broiling, blis>
tering, baking, and boiling at
mosphere has been cooled off.
Glorious rains did it!
Wear prepared to print
tickets for the Railroad Elec,
ton very cheap. Come with
your orders,
VorE "RaIroad Yes" and authors
ize the Township Trustees to make
the best Investment Of $25, 900 that
possibly could be made Of that sum
of money.
The building of the Baltimore
Short Line Railway from Warren
Station, on the NJ, & G. r. r., six
miles east of Athens, to Belpre,
will be let to the highest bidder on
the 1st Of August. The line is
about IS miles in length.
We have not learned the re.
suit Of ihc trial Of Sam. Pick
ems, formerly Of Raysville, in
this county, who was arrested
at Kansa- City, Mo-, about one
month ago, on a charge of lar
ceny. 1t is said that he con.
feSsed to numbering Alex. Rod
gers, IN Chillicothe, about
year and "a half ago.
We wish VI. Selig & Co.,
and ID. Itnuer & Co., Dry
Gools me"chrnts Of Athens,
won jm"vo over to Nc Arthur,
and set an example before oul
merchants, by inserting such
three and four column advrr-
tisemeuts in this paper as they
insert in tAo Athens journal
and Athens NJ ssenger.
L. B. Gibson, proprietor Of the
Gibson House, and several years
ago one of the publishers Of the
JockSoD .5tmddrd, visited this town
last Friday, ia search of a Snowman
who had passed a $40 counterfeit
a.,aonbo oI, on LIN, o,, fNIura1 Il nv
He found the man, received good
money, and went away rejoicing
Mr.. W. W. Gist, class ~ has been
spending few days with US on his
way home from the State Teacher 8
Association. mr.. Gist has been
elected Professor of Ancient Ian.
guages in Willoughby College In
this State. This is good selection
gs Mr. Gist is ~ thorough classical
SCHOLAR, and well qualified to fill the
position to which he has been cho>
sen. We wish him suecess'--Ath>
ems Journal.
Mr.. Gist is from Zaleski, Vinton
county.
The biggest show on earth,
except Barnum's, pitched its
"continent Of canvas" in Me-
Arthur last Friday. 1t was
no doubt'the biggestshow that
ever exhibited here. A great
many people were in town du-
ring the day, Betsy Jane
and all the children" were in
town as usual. Hotel keepers
were happy and all made lots
Of money. Weather extreme,
ly waFm, No disturbance,
w. d. Higgins, of the Ia.
leski Car Shops, found a valua-
bile gold watch and chain, and
$3.50 in money, IN a vest, on
the railroad track at that place,
n. few days ago, which belong
ed to the passenger of a train
passing eastward, and had
probably fallen from the car
window. The property has
been sent to Major w. w.
Peabody, Master of Transpor-
tation Of the M. and G. r. r..
T. D. M, Pitcher & Co., Ath
ems, Ohio, the most extensive