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Written for The Spirit of Democracy
From Bethel Tosynship.

From BeeRef SGSSnSh1p.
July 90, 1878.
Ed. SPIRIT: We had occasion a few
days previous, to visit our oldest town,
Marietta, and. of course, living in the
part Of the county in which your hum
BILE correspondent does, to get to the
above mentioned city, we would have
to go by way Of the Duck Creek Rail
road. and traveller passing over it
would wisely conclude that the country
through which it passes, is far better
than the road 1t is not worth while
for US to say that it is rough for that
term would be entirely too smooth. =
We have no adjective in the English
language by which we can express its
quality. We will merely add, that if
any of your readers have ever travelled
over corduroy road in wagon with
out springs they can have some idea how
it is.
A young Hibernian left Whipple Sta
ton in a huckster wagon about the
time the train did, probably the mana
gers of the road would not believe that
the boy beat them to Marietta, but if
they wish to know for certain they can
ask the huckster.
We finally, after many jolts and tum-
bles but without any broken bones, ar
rived in the place at which the first set
tlement of our State was made and
stopped at the Marietta House, kept by
Capt. Flanagan, and received good ac-
commodation. A tramp out into the
town brought us in contact with Mon
roe Countian, Mr.. Jas. Way, who is
studying law with his brother, W. G
Way, the man who so ably represented
Washington county in the last Legisla-
ture. Mr., Way, we understand, is doing
good practice and stands among the
foremost of the legal profession in that
city.
A fishing party was proposed by Mr..
JAS Way and about the time the thun-
Ger riven hills west Of the city hid the
sun from view, we started out upon the
broad, beautiful Ohio in skiff, accom-
panied by Mr. E K. Shanfland of Leb
anon, Davidson Myres, formerly of thi:
county, and Mr. Jas. Bishop resident O
Marietta We rowed across to the Is
land opposite the city, They told us tc
make no preparation for the trip, tha
we needed neither fishing tackle, seins
nor gig. We turned our skif up stream
keeping close to the shore, and abou
the time began to sum up ideas how
they we're going to obtain any fish with
out fishing apparatus of some kind, ont
of the boys told us to look out we were
getting in the right territory for them
and the words were hardly spoken till
large perch bounced into our boat w
understood the method then, novel a
it may seem, the fish were in the shal
low water near shore, and all amateur
in the fishing art know that q perch cal
lump equal to Sam Patch, consequently
upon being disturbed by our oars, ,woul'
make q leap for deeper water, ,and woul(
generally land in the bottom OF ou
boat,
Monroe county men hold pretty swa
in Marietta. the ablest members of thei
Bar hail from Monroe, also, those VIII
are engaged in the mechanical arts: 0
at least a good proportion of then
claim Monroe as their birth place.
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Notice..

4 Ii persons are hereby notified to not pur.
II chase or trade for notes drawn, dated
and payable as follows; One note, from Eben-
ezer Martin, j. Westley Martin and Josephus
Goddard to Theodore Martin or order, for
Sl0o, dated August 6, 1872, and due August
6, 1874
Also, one note from Ebenezer Martin, j.
Westley Martin and Josephus Goddard to
Theodore Martin or order, for 500, dated
August 6, 1872, and due August 6, 1873
The aforesaid notes were stolen on the 26th
day of July, 1873. SAMUEL GROUX.
July %, lS73--w3.
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555ltlu A0bertis
Road Notice.

n OTICE is hereby given that a petition will
~ be presented to the Commissioners of Mon.
roe county, Ohio, at their next September sess-
ion, praying for the alteration of the Antioch
and fuels Landing road. Said alteration tc
commence at a suitable point in the grade Of
said road on the north side of the creek on the
land of BAIL Stewart; thence crossing the creek
at the location of the bridge; thence along the
hillside through a corner of William Eikel
berrys land and south of the blacksmith shoI
and intersecting the grade ON lands Of Lew
Long at the lowest grade obtainable and moi
tpcxcecd degrees Said road to be sixty feet
wide. A PETITIONER.
July 90, ts7S-td.
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Pittsburgh Cattle Market.

ouly 20.
At the Central Cattle Yards the mar
ket is moderately active. Good Cattle
are scarce and in demand, while CON-
mon are in full supply and dragging
slightly prime shipping stock, 6 25a6
so; medium to good, 5 50s6; fair, 5a5
25; common, 4a4 so. The arrivals uE
to this time have been fair. AT noor
to day there were but few in pens un
sold.
Sheep-In full supply-that is, com
mon and medium grades; good scarce
and bringing full prices; 5a5 so fol
good to prime and 4a4 SO for common
to fair
Lambs-5a7c.
Hogs-Quiet and without quotabl,
change during the past twenty-fou
hours, ranging from 5a5 80.
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Concert Near BeallsvillC, on Sat.
urday, August 8, 1873.

There will be a vocal and instrumen-
tai concert given near the Riley School
House, two miles East of Beallsville, on
Saturday, the OH day of August, com.
mencing at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. =.
Miss BRAcEY will conduct the instru-
mental performances.
Prof SpR1ees will have charge Of the
vocal exercises.
In the evening there will be a grand
exhibition given by the Orphean Soci
ETY..
Prof. SPR1eGs respectfully requests al
the members of his classes to attend.
All are invited to attend and witness
the exhibition free of charge.
Refreshments, ice cream, cakes, lem
onade and other good things will be fur
nished. July 29-w2
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Owner Wanted,

We are informed that one night last
week, Mr. JOSHUA WAY, an old and
well known citizen Of Washington town
ship, was awakened about 2 O'Clock in
the morning by some unusual noise in
his yard. On going out he found 8
male child, apparently l6 or Is months
old. With it was half dozen dresses
and other suitable clothing.
The child has unusually large hands
and feet; on one foot is double toe
The child appears to be rather deficient
mentally, and it is rather below the av'
erage in point of beauty. --.
Who it belongs to, or how it go
there, is wholly unknown, but its friends
would confer favor by removing i
from its present quarters.
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MARKETS.
Chicago Cattle Market.

NJ 80
CATTLE Receipts, 1891 head
Market dull and shade lower, with
sales of good to prime native steers at
8 25a5 90, choice do, 6 90, and a
small bunch of extra, averaging 1,462
lbs, at 6 so. A lot Of l,25S-lb Tex
ans brought 5 so; stockers, 6Oa4 10.
Shipments, l,644 head
HOGS-Receipts, 12,467 head. Market
dull and lower, with no sales except for
best grades, for which prices ranged at
4 7Oa4 95, the market closing weak,
with many unsold. Shipments, S,573
head.
SHEEP-Receipts, 1856 head; ac-
tive and higher, with sales of fair to
choice at 4a5 25.
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GY-Prof ALcoTr's Evolutionary En-
tertainment at Antioch, the evening Of
the oath inst, was a decided success
The house, I'M. E. Church building,
was crammed, full. The Professor re-
cited the following: 1st.-Lecture-
Westminster Abbey. 2:-Little Stories
for Gentlemen. 3.-The Irishman's
First Hanson. 4.-Betsey and l Are
Out 5,-How Betsey and l Made Up
6.-Gone with a Handsomer Man. I
st. Patrick.
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Transfers of Real Estate.

The following transfers have been
made since our last issue:
B, 81: Mallory to c. NJ. Messerley, part
OF lot 119, Clarington, 5000.
Newton Meek to NJ. Mason, Perry
towship, two acres, $50.
Nancy Parker to Thomas N. Parker
Jackson and Lee townships, 1881 acres,
$500. - -s-
Salem Oil Company to A, Henthorn
Salem township, AZ acres, 81, 100.
J.F Englebach to j. B. briggs, Lot
No. 100, Woodsield, $500.
Thos. Murphy, Admir-, TO Catharine
Hill, Benton township, 100 acres, 81, DOL
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from the Daily Register.]
Wheeling Cattle Market.

WneellDg Callle market.
July %.
The market is active and prices fully
maintained.
CATTLE-The sales of beef cattle
reached 159 head most of which were
sold on Saturday last at prices ranging
from 8 so to 4 25 per cwt. The demand
for good cattle is excellent.
SHEEP--The demand for fat sheep
is active. Sales Of l39 head at 39a4t
per ID.
HOGS-The sales of hogs during
the past week were very light, and tht
demand is not in excess of the supply
But thirteen head were sold at 90 pei
cwt. f
CALVES-There is fair inquiry fol
veal calves and prices range from OC
to 6 90 per head, according to size anG
quality Sales embrace 40 head at thes,
figures.
LAMBS-Demand good for butcher
ing purposes. Sales of 16 head at 81,
per ID and Is head at 2 80 each.
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~We learn that GEORGE DoRR, son
of SIMON DoRR, Hotel keeper of this
place, lost leg one day last week; it is
supposed by railroad accident. At
latest accounts the leg had been ampu-
tated, and he was doing well.
1t is curious coincidence that, few
years since, son of our onry other
Hotel keeper lost a leg by a railroad
accident.
GEORGE was at Corsicana, Texas at
the time, and was employed on a rail
road
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County Correspondence
Written for The Spirit of Democracy.
From Bethel Township.
JULY %, 1873.

. JULY ZZ, 1919.
Ed. SPIRIT: An old gentleman by the
name Of Ruble living near Lebanon was
engaged in cutting grass out Of fence
corner with sickle when blacksnake,
3 or feet in length, concluded to coil
Itself around his neck. The old gent.
concluded that such neck tie was not
exactly the style at the present, so he
very unceremoniously set to work to
extricate himself from the unpleasant
pressure he began to experience, as his
respiratory organs were being brought
to such proximity that breath became
quite an item to him. A bad scare was
the most injury the old gentleman sus
tanned. He won't cut grass any more
with q sickle, some moving machine
agent might do good business in that
section Of the country at present.
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P R @ S P E C 7 U S
THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY.
Woodsfield, Monroe Co.,

We propose publishing a first class
weekly paper, in which will be found the
GENERAL News of the country, and the
LOCAL News of Monroe County:
The latest Market Reports, from all
points. will. be furnished our readers,
We shall advocate in the future, as in
the past the principles of Democracy.
We shall aim to give the people the
truth concerning all matters. Those gull
ty of corruption in public positions will
be exposed, without regard to what party
they may be attached. This we regard
as the true course tor public journal to
pursue.
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Senatorial Convention.

The Democratic Senatorial Conven-
ton, to nominate candidate for Senator
in this, the 18th District, will be held at
Summerfield, on Friday, the Sth day of
August. The delegates from this county
are requested to meet in Summerfield at 9
o'clock on the day above mentioned
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Our DUTY.-It is the duty of every
citizen to look up and work for their
own town, it's business and townsmen,
give encouragement to every useful and
meritorious enterprise, for as certain as
effect follows cause, so certain will ev-
cry enterprise of merit repay every citi.
zen. We cannot live for ourselves, and
cannot discourage any movement in
behalf of our place, without inficting
upon ourselves personal injury.
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Probate Court,

The following business was transacted
in the Prooate Court from July 18th to
the 26th inst:
July 21-The will of Mary X. Moore,
deceased was admitted to probate.
July 22-The third partial settlement
account of Leonard Jackson, Guardian
of John T. Craig, was approved and set
tied. E5a
July % The final settlement account
of F. W. Burkhard. Guardian of G. NJ.
Weisend, was confirmed and settled.
July 24.-The second partial settle
ment account of ]. o. Amos, Guardian
Of Levi Williams heirs was confirmed
and settled. In the hands of Guardian
1925 33.
July 25.-The second partial settle
ment account of j. o. Amos, Guardian
of John Carney's heirs, was confirmed
and settled
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H1RMr W NJ A,rr..

EyMr W. N. ALEXANDER has open
ed stove and tin shop, east of the Pub
lie Square. He is prepared to furnish
all articles of tinlware. stoves, copper
and iron kettles and other articles found
in an establishment OF that kind. He is
agent of the Garry Iron Roofing Com
rany. A roof Of this material on Mr.
A. c. MILLER's dwelling, is pronounced
frst-class. Also agent for the Airing
ton stove, pronounced by competent
judges to be the best manufactured.
Give him call. Prices reasonable.
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Hzg-uYonr Capntv Corresnonda,oo

g"Your County Correspondence is
exactly what the people want. We
learn from it the news and crop pros
poets in all the townships" said one OF
the SPIRITS patrons to us last week.
This department in the SPIRIT will be
kept up; we intend that our readers
shall have full reports of all county
news calculated to interest them.
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Farm for Sale.

# rH.
N'HE undersigned offers for sale his farm
] lying near Morris mill, at the mouth of
Piney creek. in Adams township, this conn
ty. There are
ONE HUNDRED &FIFTEEN ACRES,
Seventy of cleared land and forty-fve in tim :
Der land. The buildings on the farm are one
dwelling house, one shop, and stabling for
horses, 100 head of sheep and Is head of
cattle, Theirs are two acres in orchard, ap-
Piles. peaches and other fruits. good well
of water at the door of the dwelling. A four
foot vein of first rate coal on the farm. A
church, grist mill, store,school house and saw
mill within one half mile of the farm. The
fencing is in good repair. The farm is we'll
watered.
For terms and further particulars address
JOHN HOBBS,
Beallsville, Monroe Co.. Ohio.
june "a lS73-w6,
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RA Gypsy band, numbering be
tween twenty and thirty, men, womer
and children, encamped during last
week about one half mile north of town
A number of the women visited town
and captured several dollars, by telling
fortunes. The train numbered ten wag
ons and twentv-seven horses, all il
good condition. They did lively bu
sineSs in horse trading.
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Notice.

A LII persons are hereby notified to not pur,
n chase or trade for note of hand drawn
by Uriah Rice and George Thies in favor Of
Archibald Hoskinson. dated in April or May
1878, calling for 955 and payable in one veal
from date. The aforesaid note was stoler
from me on the 26th of July, 1873.
ARCHIBALD HOSKiNSON.
July 29, 1S73-w3
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HENRY r. WEST, PUBLISHER

gThe pickpockets along with
HowE's Circus did fair business here
on Saturday last. Recorder HosKIN-
SON lost $50 in cash, and two notes Of
500 each; JOHN MOOSE, amount un-
known; ABsAM MANN, a35; JOHN DEN
MS, amount unknown. None of the
rascals were detected.
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RThe show was a success in per-
formance and crowd; but the miserable
old canvass didn't serve to prevent the
people from receiving complete soak
ing during the storm in the afternoon.
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To E4OrSeprpeu-

We learn that Mr.. JAMES BUCHANAN
intends to devote the coming season to
training trotting and pacing horses -
BUCHANAN is one of the best horsemen in
Eastern Ohio. Parties having horses to
train can rest assured that if Mr. BUcu-
ANAN has charge of them they will re.
ceive proper attention.
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Emigration Turning.

The Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Com
pany offers 100000 acres of land in
Central and Southwest Missouri, at from
So to Sl2 per acre, on seven years time,
with free transportation from st. Louis to
all purchasers. Climate, soil, timber,
mineral wealth, schools, churches, and
law-abiding society invite emigrants
from all points to this land of fruits and
flowers. For particulars. address A
Tuck, Land Commissioner, St. Louis,
Mo. jan14y.
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~The low corsaees of summer ball

~The low corsages of summer ball
dresses are made to cover the shoul
ders, and point very low in the back
and front, displaying the neck to ad
vantage. The conspicuous feature then
added is a plated ruff all round the
neck, but much higher behind than in
'front.' The ruff is of the dress silk,
and white silk lining and stiff muslin
interlining to hold it erect. Small half:
inch box-plaits, scant enough to spread
out at top like fan, are used for these
ruffs, or else the same effect is produced
by small plaits. - - r
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WOOL MARKETS.
Boston,.

July 2S.-Wool steady and firm at
recent prices. New fleece arrives freely,
and there is now a fine assortment to
select from; sales ranged from 45c to
50e with good lines of Michigan and
Ohio, and Pennsylvania from 47c to
SOC. Pulled steady and firm at 40c to
soc for superine and extra; very choice
superfine SIC to 55c; combing and de
lsine feeoes in demand at 5Oa52ac for
delaine, and 55c and upward for com
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w0odsfieid Encampment H.O.O.F
No, l6S.

JERE WILLIAMS, C, 2.
JOEL L. .JUDKINs, III. p.
D. NEUHART, s. w.
j. REINHERR, j W.
T. o. LITTLE,S.
FRED. KooNTz, T.
: JOHN DoUGHERTY, Sen
Meetings held the first and third Fri
DAYS in each month.
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ETA full report Of the proceedings
of the Christian Sabbath School Asso-
citation, in session at Beallsville, the
18th and 18th insts., will be found in
this issue of the SPIRIT
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COALI COAL

THE undersigned is prepared to furnish a
/ good article of coal OF all times, from Hess'
bank on Baker's Fork tp the citizens Of Woods.
field or any other place in Monroe county.
Will furnish coal az the market prioe.>
July 8, T3-8m ANDON Holman:
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AWoRD TO THE WORKING PEOPLE OF
BoTH SExEs.-Mechanics, artisans fac,
tory hands. and people who labor for
living, find it very difficult if not impos-
sible to keep the hands free from stain
Hand Sapolio will not only remove every
particle of stain, and what is called
"grained in Dirt but it will also keep
the skin soft and pliable. rendering the
muscular action as quick and easy as is
the case with those who do not perform
hand labor. 1t is only 10 and Is cents
a cake, according to size. Every me-
chanic should use it constantly In place
of all other soaps.
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N TIC ES,
FOR SALE.

Thirty-siX and one-half ceres Of land
within the corporate limits of Woods.
field East of town. Apply atthis office
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DoN'T TAKE THE PAPERs.-Two citi-
zens of the western part of this county,
and one of the adjoining county OF
Perry, were the holders Of Zanesville
Bridge Bonds to the amo ount of $4,000.
All Bonds Of the county were redeema.
BILE and ceased bearing interest on the
1st of last April, due notice of the
same being given at that time in the pa
pers Of this city. Those three gentle
men lonly this week presented their
bonds at the Auditors office for re-
demption, and just then made the dis
covery that they had been loseing
nearly three months interest, amount
ing to about 500. So much lost by
not reading the papers.-ZonesriRe Sig
a1nJ y z
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gThe receipts of Prof. ALcoTr's
entertainment at Antioch, the evening
of the oath inst, were S44 so.
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DIRECTIONS.

DIRECTION
/. Soak the clothes over night in warm
suds-in the usual manner. Rinse, and put
them through the vrinssr.
2. Put in the bottom of the Washer quar-
ter of bar Of good soap, or enough to make
good suds, sliced up thin, then fastsn down
the false bottom-see that the center valve is
in the proper position; put in water enough
TO cover the cap over the valve, say about an
inch; lay the clothes down smoothly, with ths
soiled parts we'll soaped, in the Washer-not
rolled up, but spread out 80 that the water
can circulate frsely-and carefully pack the
clothes down;see that the fire ia hot, sufficient
to generate steam; when the water boils il
will begin to dow up the tubes on the outa
side at tie ends of the Washer, and through
the holes into the Washer again; after b
steady circulation has been going on in this
manner for about thirty to forty minutes the
washing will be completed. Rinse we'll, and
wiring out-same as in the usual way. Col
ored cloths must not bs mixed with white.
use soft water for boiling. always. II hard,
use soda, ley,o make it soft in any other way.
If it is desired to bleach with the Washer,
this may be lone by adding tablespoonful
of borax of commerce to washer full of
clothing.
CHARLES FISHER, Agent, Baresville, Monroe
county, Ohio. July l, lS73-m3,
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The good little boys are now inqui-
ring what Sunday school is going to
have a picnic. They want to iine.
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FOR SALE.

A lot and small frame house in Woods
field. For terms Inquire Of
junelO,'73,tf. WIN T. HUNTER, ,JR.
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Notice in Partition.

T T1REDBRICA RABEL, widow of John Rabel,
L deceased, Adam Rabel, Caroline Yauney
and Julius Yauney her husband, John Rabel.
Emma Rabel and Cathrine Rabsl, minor heirs
of Christian Rabel. deceased, who all reside
in the county of Monroe, Ohio; Lewis Rabel
ami Frederick Rabel who reside in the city of
Wheeling, West Virginia; Mary Stephan and
George Stephan her husband, who reside in
Washington county. Ohio; Cathrine Letter
and Philip Letter, who reside in the city of
Wheeling, West Virginia; aud Mary Loew,
D. Loew, the last named are minor heirs of
Dorothy Loew, deceased, who reside in the
county of Monroe, Ohio. and the unknown
heirs of Michael Rabel, deceased, whose place
of residence is unknown. will take notice
that petition was filed against them on the
30th day of June, A. D. 1873, in the court of
common pleas within aud for the county of
Monroe and State of Ohio, by John Rabel and
is now pending, wherein said John Rabel de-
mands partition and assignment of dover of
the following real estate to w.t. The west half
of the southwest quarter of section seven,
township three of range three, containing
eighty-one acres more or less; and that at the
next term of said court the said John Rabel
will apply for an order that partition may be
made and said dover be assigned in said
premises.
Dated this 30th day of June. 1873.
JOHN RABEL,
by briggs & Hoeflier, his Attys.
july s, 1S73.-wS.