The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-07-15
Written for the Spirit Of Democracy
From WashlngiOn Township.
Granville, O., June 80, Is

URAISflLLE, W., ,iJ uuc oO, 1919,
Ed. SPIRIT The considerable raking,
as you term it, which I have received
from your Franklin correspondent, ''X,
has not deferred me from again offering
a "few observations from this locality.
ao THE SCHOOL, oltse
now in session at this place,is one among
the best in the county. I might call it
the best, but then have no desire to call
down on my devoted head the indign a.
ton Of dozen or more ambitious ped
agogues, so I will place it modestly
"among the best" There are thirty stu
dents in attendance, all of whom are
making fair progress in their studies 1
have been fortunate enough to secure the
names of the ladies and gentlemen en-
rolled, which are as follows: Ladies-
Mary 5. cooper, Mary I.-w atson. V ina
NJ Clancy, Allie B. Smith, Maggie S.
Kidney, N. A. H. Drum, Josephine Joy,
NJ. A. Eaton. Gentlemen-J. w. Nc
Hugh, Robert Piatt, Porter S. Smith, 10
seph T. Williams, S. C. Gebhart, T H.
Booth, A. v. Slack, G. W. Grimes, Ma
than Oden, Isaac W. Devore, G. W. En-
glisb. Asher Okey, W. 7. Scarborough,
W. T. Martin, A. j. Watson,J. NJ. Pool,
Leonidas Lucas, Hiram Keller, L. d
Eaton, Charles Keller, James Eddy, Jas
Foreaker 49,
The teacher, Mr.. Wilson, is qualified
to make his school a success in every
particular, and he is doing it. He has
that peculiar tact which enables him tc
90 vern school with perfect ease, and
his pleasing manner of imparting in
struction renders him very popular
among the scholars. 't
The school is laboring under some
embarrassment on account of the small
ness Of the building in which it is held
The Board of Education certainly made
mistake in not building a larger ant
better arranged house in this district
The School Law, which was passed ant
took effect on the first of May las,
makes provision for "village districts,
and if we had a suitable school houselw'
might have as fine school here as any
where in the county. There is materia
enough in the township to keep frs
class school the whole year. As is, i
is impossible to accommodate students
during the winter who do not live in th
district. The consequences, we hav'
nothing but common school-a yer,
icomrnon school-during the winte
months The Board of Education coult
not do better thing-nowthat all hav,
new school houses ',where they do tn
most good'-than to build an addition
to the one we now have; and some o
our enterprising citizens would do vel
to agitate the question at the next meet
ing of the Board.
| "a A LITERARY SOCIETY,
was organized last Monday evening b
the students of the school and some 9th
/ ers. am not informed whether th
j members have an ambition to max
Iit as famous as the one that eS
listed here few years ago; but it is sur
lposed they have The ambition is
commendabletone, and under the prope
management, the present institution
:. should grow and flourish like unto
green bay tree" Tie wonderful account
| | have had Of that old Literary Cut
since my last letter, would make histt
| ry long as the "Tale Of the Scottis
Chiefs" and almost as thrilling. / hav
| been told of how c. would melt the ste
my hearts of the judges and win the vel
dict by the force Of his eloquence an,
in the very teeth of fact; OF the witt
and fierce combats OF the two W's; O
the cool and milky style in which N
would wipe, ont al opposing argumer
!, by his sheet-iron logic and overwhelr
Il the debate by the weight Of his propos
, tions-I have been told all this an
more, and know it almost as well a
! though l had been there. 1t would Gel
!, tainly be grand thing to have this ne
| Club equal the old one in all its bette
: qualities, and all should encourage it
: the undertaking -., 81, 81
s THE CROPS lsu.g.-
in this nciehborhood are not doing 6
2 we'll as the farmers would like. The dr.
weather has been a great drawback t
tobacco planters and has been an .injur
5 TO oats and corn The tobacco is nc
e more than half planted There has bee
, no rain in this neighborhood to amour
e to anything for FIVE weeks or more. Ie
e terday and to day are the first rains "
: have had during June. and they al
: light. The wheat crop is hetter tina
e last year, and ripening very early
fields have already been cut. The oa'