The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-08-05
New ADVERTISEMENT.

Farm for Sale Levi Thomas
Township Treasurers, NJ. Hoeffier.
To Bridge Builders, Co. Commissioners
ERead all of our advertisements.
@You'd better not know so much,
than to know so much that amt so.
HFThe crop of weeds in this county,
just now, is simply immense.
EBarnesville people are anxious
for Lock Up.
HA new frame was erected around
the town scales on the 31st nit.
D@-See notice to Township and Dis
trict Treasurers and bridge builders.
u4- District Court convenes in
Woodsfield on Monday, the 10Th day
Of September,
= The County Commissioners con-
sene in regular session on Monday, the
LIST day of September.
Bm- The laws of last Winter have
been received by Auditor HoEFFLER,
and are ready for distribution.
EJAcoB SoHMIrz painted the stair.
way of the NJ. E. Church building last
week.
S-"The Bells of Shandon," publish.
ed by request, is splendid poem
Read it.
WRemember, the SPIRIT is furnish.
ed at I II so per year; six months "a
cents. eas
HThere is a general complaint
among the business men relative to the
scarcity of money.
G%Daily rain and thunder storms
are stin the order of the day in this
region.
HRemember the coming County
Fair, and make up you mind to have
something on exhibition.
RSeveral cases were commenced
in the Common Pleas Court during
July.
HAn oak tree, cut down near
Barnesville recently, made 257 rails and
70 stakes. It was nearly 400 years old.
S0Our thanks are due Mrs. S. j.
BARNES, of this place for basket OF ex-
cellent apples.
HThe canning of fruit and making
OF jellies is now occupying the time of
the industrious housewife. ~
LE There is plenty ready.made ma
terial for hydrophobia running around
loose in our streets.
&He who subscribes for no news.
papers Of any kind is only spared oi
heaven that he may cit on jury.
The newest style of wedding no.
tice ends like this: "No cards, no cake,
nobody's business"
EERecorder HosKINsoN recorded rs
Deeds and "a Mortgages during the
month Of July.
~The officers of the Teachers As
sociation deserve credit for their efforts
to mske it success.
EThe resolutions adopted by the
Teachers Association will be found in
this issue.
b~Mr. EBERLEY, Of Miltonsburg
died on the 31st ult., and was buried or
the I'd inst.
- Mrs. CLrNGAN, wife Of Mr.. GEoR
eE CLlNGAN, OF Hope Ridge, died OF
the 29th ult. The funeral took place
on the 30th ult. & ~ ls'A Z
E~If you want harness, saddles
brides or anything else in that line, cal
upon JAS. R. SMITH, opposite the cour
house. =.
~ Mr.. LEVI THOMAS offers for sal
his farm in jackson township. 1t is
FIRST class farm.
- There will be services at th
Christian Church in this place from
Thursday evening, the 14th inst, Il
Sabbath evening the 18th inst.
EELIrroN and McGREw, of Sardis
have dissolved partnership. Mr.. N. LIT
TON has the settlement of all accounts t,
attend to. See notice.
EEThe Catawba grapes in this vicini
ty are seriously injured by the rot. Th
Concord, isabella and some other varie
ties arelnot yet much affected.
LHWe hear great deal about labo
reform, but there seems to be create
need of reforming some Of those fel
lows who don't labor.
NJ There win be quite a large atten
dance, from this county, at the Senate
rial Convention to be held at Summer
field, on Friday, the 9th inst.
kEAn inventor has supplied long
felt want by inyenting gate hing
strong enough to support two lover
suspended by the arm-pit.
WPersons having advertising to d
Can have the same done at this offic
at fair rates. Our circulation is create
than that of any other paper publishe
in this section of Ohio.
EE A nnmbor of nnr Agents sent i
subscribers last week The peopl
want the news of Monroe county, an
the general news, and subscribe for th
SPIRIT to obtain both.
wThe Barnesville Enterprise say
OF HowE's Circus:
"There was one "clown thai nevt
speaks" and there ought 10 have bee
tWo."
fEThe Barnesville Enterprise is il
formed that B. F. SPR1GGs, Esq, is n,
a resident of the 10Th Senatorial Di
trict. composed of the counties
Guernsey, Monroe and part of Mob
county.
p~We learn from Mr. GEORGE H1NE
of Franklin township, that the tobact
crop has been considerably damaged
that township by the rayages of cate
pillars, grub worms, grasshoppers al
cut worms.
f%Potato vines have suffered son
by the voracious appetite OF the "a
tankerous Colorado-but as gener
thing, where pains have been taken
destroy the buggers, the vines appe
to be thrifty.
EEAn envious man says that sin
the postal cards were introduced, t
post. .mistresses throughout the count
are not getting an average OF more thi
three hours sleep day. What sla
der!