The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-07-29

HMoRRrs, MOONEY & MILLER have
purchased 10000 pounds of wool this
year.
HThe County Infirmary building is
being repaired, and the rooms newly
plastered.
w The town of Brownsville, in Ben
ton township, was laid out in 1884, by
ISRAEL BROWN.
~A communication from "SLoAN,'
and one from 'Old Subscriber" will ap-
pear next week.
- HOur thanks are due Auditor Hoe
FILLER for number of items on our
local page.
GF The Band entertained our citi-
zens with some fine music the evening
Of the I'D inst.
.H Mr.. F. Nj. AMOS, of Antioch,
knows how to keep Hotel. Stop with
him.
EEC Chandeliers and pulpit lamps
have been purchased for the Presby-
terian church in this place.
~ EFJoHN BEvER, of Washington town
ship, took nearly four hundred fat hogs
to Baltimore last week.
s&ET The assumption of any paper that
tits the organ of the Democratic party is
a piece of sheer impudence.
WThis is the way it was: We caught
twenty three, and the other fellows made
awater-haul They are mad about it.
There were thirty-nine applicants
at the Teachers examination held at An
tioch on the 26th inst.
R"An Old Settlers" "reminiscences
are highly spoken of by the SPIRITS
readers. They are replete with interest.
wQuite number Of ladies and
gentlemen, of Woodsfeld, attended the
Institute, in session at Antioch, last
~The drains on both sides of the
street from the public pump, north to
MILLER's and SCHUMACHER S, were tn or
oughly cleaned out last week.
RBenton township was, established
March 9th, 1851; apart Of said town
ship formerly belonged to Washington
county 4 t4astgfrl y R-.iarfj1 81
ROn the 11th day Of March, 1851,
Noble county was formed. The act es.
tablishing that county, att@hed a part
of Washington County to Monroe.
RWe learn that there is not we'll
defined case of smallpox in Bellaire.-
What is reported as smallpox is simply
varioloid.
EFBro. SPRlGGs has ordered a stub
;and-twist Parker hreech-loader If he
does not bring in plethoric game-bag,i it
will not be the fault of the gun.
.naEWe are adding new names to our
subscription list every day. We have,
we believe, the largest circulation of
any weekly paper published in Eastern
Ohio.
EEOur correspondents "W," C. E."
s.Mentor," "N" *" and "Doud' fur.
nish the SPIRITS readers rare treat
this week. Their letters are full of in
teresting news - q q
WA horse was, as,brought from Grays-
vile, last week, to Mr.. JAS BUCHANAN
forsthe purpose Of having him broken
to drive. Mr.. B. hitched and tanned
him without any trouble.
EF There were one hundred and two
teachers inz attendance at the Institute
on Thursday, the 23d inst. Prof. MAR
TIN informed US that it was the best at
tended Institute ever held in the county
wA little daughter of Mrs. T. SIN.
CLAIR, of this place, had her foot burn
ed terribly few days since by ho,
smoothing iron. When the iron was
lifted off her foot the skin and flesh
came away with it,. so - sssS
EE MILT. BuRKHEAD has bought GU,
Frank BARNES interest in the Livery
Stable here. BURKHEAD is prudent,en.
ergetic man, accommodating and admira.
bly, suited for the business. He is the
right man in the right place.
wIn the case of G. ". MILLER VS.
S. H SMITH Marshal of the town o.
BesllsYille, before T. j. GRIFFITH, ESQ.
set for hearing on the 22d inst, the de
fendant demanded jury. The jury
was struck and the case continued t.
the LIST day of September.
NgThe Barnesville District Fair vii
be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, ant
Thursday, the 23d, 24th and 25th /. day!
of September. Indications, are favora
BILE for good Fair this year.
We acknowledge the receipt Of |
Complimentary. IS iloli9 E7o2 VS.
re- Our agents are working for th
SPIRIT in every school district in Mon
roe county, with excellent success. Th,
lists at sixteen Offices, in this county
have doubled during the past twelv,
weeks We ehall print 1000 copie
by the LIST day of December.
IEA young man named NJ MASON
who resides near Antioch, had very
narrow escape, on the 22d inst, from
terrible death. he was moving with s
machine, and was thrown off, while go
ing down hill at rapid rate, and fel
in front of the cutter bar. He mana
ged to stop his horses just as the cut
fer bar reached his back ~ f
EE The accomplished editress of th
Bellaire Commercial, Miss MARY Hoo
eyER visited our village last week. Mis-
Hoover possesses a keen insight into tn
movements on the political chess board
and wields an incisive pen. 1t would b
vastly better for the Democracy of Be
mont County if her counsel should prt
vail more gene. ally. The Democrats G
that county will learn this after while.
EgOur farmers will hardly again con
init the mistake of last winter, and fee
twenty dollar hay to four cent CATTLE
This county would have been better O
to-davif half the cattlein it had bee
sold last Fall at two cents pound. I'll
hay thus saved would have more tina
covered the loss on the cattle 1t is est
mated that there is one-fourth less hay
the county now than there was this tim
last year.
wMr. WILLIAM SMITH, Sr, of Sun
NIT township, who was injured la
Spring ty being thrown from his bugg.
near Mr.. KERR S, lone mile west of tow
was in our Office On the 22d inst. E
r. i n, 80 h, ,-,b bc ~,