The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-07-08

NJ MT. JOHN IOOl', vi tliS place, HAS
been employed to paint the Cupalo Of
the Court House, and the iron bridge at
Steed's mill, on Cranes Nest creek
JOHN is good workman.
~Mr. SAMUEL Blowers, who re-
sides one mile east of this place, recent
ly scattered barrel of land plaster in
his corn, and intends purchasing more
to SOW in his oats field.
EgOne hundred and thirty one
Mortgages were released in the Recor-
ders office, in this county, during the
year ending June 80, 1878; the amount
secured by them was S105,211 80.
k@The cash assets of the Etna
Fire Insurance Company, January 1st,
1873, were over S4,000,000. NELSON
BAKER, of Woodsfield, is the Company's
Agent.
EMr. LOUIS SuLEsBERGER, Super
intendent of the County Infirmary, has
everything in good condition, The
growing crops are second to none in
this section of country. y"
HJudge J. W. OKEY, of Cincinnati,
Dr.. JOHN MARTIN, OF Caldwell, DR..
LAsHER, C. H. LAsHLEY, Esq, of Pome-
roy, and Mr.. S. A BARNARD, of Wades-
town, ,West Va, were in town last week.
EE Messrs. HIxENBAUGH d LIEB.
EARTH, of Woodsfeld, contractors for
the stone work of the bridge to be built
at the creek, South of Antioch, COM
menced work last week.
@-A petition is in circulation here
praying the Constitutional Convention
TO authorize townships, cities and towns
to issue bonds and levy taxes to aid in
building railroads.
sA-A large dog, the property of Mr..
G. LAUENsTEIN, jumped through large
plate glass in his open front, the night
of the 9th inst. The crash aroused
quite number of persons who had re-
tired.
~The Republicans of Belmont
County hold their convention, to nom-
mate county officers, on the 9th day of
August.
The Democrats hold theirs on the
9th day of August.
NOur correspondence from Suns
bury, Adams, Lee, Ohio, Perry and jack
son townships is exceedingly interesting
this week. In short time We shall have
correspondents in every township in the
county.
EThe 22d Annual Fair of the
Washington County Agricultural and
Mechanical Association will be held on
the Fair Grounds in the city of Marietta,
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
September I7th, 18th and 18th 1878.
EMr. P. ScHUMAcHER, Sr., Of this
place, has field of wheat near town
that is not surpassed in the county
We have on exhibition in our Office a
bunch of heads, not selected, which
measure from six to seven and one
quarter inches in length.
RThe heavy rains the night of the
Sd and morning of the 4th, interfered
with the arrangements made for the
celebrations by the Sabbath Schools
The little ones contented themselye:
with toys, nuts, candies and fire crack.
ers, with the speeches left out.
bA- The Democratic County Contra,
Committee will meet on Saturday, the
18th inst
There will be seven delegates, to ths
State Convention, to appoint, and twen
ty-eight delegates to the Senatorial
Convention for this, the 18th District.
RgThe firm of W. H. MALLORY &
SINS, of Darlington, are among the
most enterprising merchants in Monroe
County. Persons shipping goods te
and fiom Clarington can have it stored
by this firm at reasonable rates. Sc,
advertisement. a
CoNsoLING.-Last week certain law
yer of this town was complaining o
dependency, when he received the fol
lowing poetical bit of consolation:
Cheer up, dear friend Why should you chat
Though misery should increase?
That heaven that sees the sparrows safe
Will not forget the geese.
MARRIED.-On the I'd inst, by F. M
BEARD, j. p of Center township. at tn,
residence of the Brides father, Mr.
DANIEL CoNGER, MIR WILLIAM FIsHEI
and Miss HANNAH E, CoNGER.
i We wish them happiness and Ion!
and useful lives.
| EgA large majority of the business
men of Woods6eld advertise in tn
SPIRIT. It's extensive circulation, great
er than any other weekly paper publish
ed in Eastern Ohio, warrants them il
advertising liberally. Take look owe
our advertisements.
EFA friend in the Southern part 0
the county writes
ave consider the esprit the bes
newspaper published in Eastern Ohio,
Our aim is to give our patrons lic
paper; and, judging from expression
of the above character, think we ar
succeeding.
} NO Our agents in different parts O
the county forwarded us quite lon
list of yearly subscribers last week
Our thanks are due all of our friends
for the active interest exhibited for tn
welfare of the SPIRIT 1t is, at thi
time, in better condition financial
and otherwise, than at any time 70
years past.
HT The Marietta Register Of Jun
26th, contained the statistics of Wash
ington county for the year 1872.
says:
3 Butter, No. of acres SO; pounds GAL
| Cheese, i" ." %; 13
Acres of butter and cheese is goot
hut the yield. per acre, is not large
Ahem!
~The circulation Of the SPIRIT
greater now than at any time since W
became connected with it in Octobe
1858 Our friends in all the township:
, Of the county, are working with marke
/ success. The taxpayers look to th
esprit" to give them the affairs {
;, Monroe county exactly as they are
They know that it cannot be controlle
by little factions, made up of oflici
aspirants, hence give it their support.
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