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

wFour business houses built in this
county in 1872, cost 1915.
TWoodsfeld has a population of
753, by the last Census.
ESeveral very fine rains through
out this county last week.
HThe horse buying season has
closed.
EMr. SILAs TRUAx. of Woodsfeld,
purchased Pointer pup last week.
nA.Show this number of the SPIRIT
to your neighbor.
s@New hacks have been placed ON
the line between here and Barnesville.
SA.Dr. ScHooLEY, of Mt. Pleasant,
Ohio, has located in Woodsfeld.
nM- The 4th passed off quietly. No
disturbance of any kind in town.
New Departures are not popular
This year, in politics or anything else.
M Mr.. NJ LArzELDER. Sr., had his
residence painted last week.
An interesting story will be found
on our first page.
EE Three mills built in this county
during 1872, cost, $3.50.
EFThe excitement created by the
Modocs and potato bugs has subsidized.
sEEThe County Commissioners meet
in regular session on Monday, the 1st
day of September.
EF Hon. John W. KENNoN and Lady
are visiting at Mr. A. c. MILLER's in
this. place.
~Auditor HoEFFLER has written to
Barnesville for Slater to come on and
repair the courthouse roof.
p@Call at the SPIRIT Office and give
us the news of your part of the county,
when you come to town.
EF Adams township boasts well
commenced at the bottom and dug
twenty feet high through solid rock.
f~The Premium List will be found
in this ISSUE There are no second pre-
miums or family tickets this year.
EThe M. E. Church building in
this place is to be re-painted, and fixed
up generally, during the present month.
! EWool is selling in this market
from 40 to 45 cents; not many sales at
the latter price. k l
Monroe county is entitled to sew.
den delegates in the Democratic State
Convention.
IET The grasshoppers are destroying
'the tobacco crop in some parts OF
Adams township.
ashington county produced
201, 1853 bushels of wheat in 1872 from
22,110 acres.
EEMr. JACOB MoTTER, of this town
ship, Center, is building new frame
barn.
~ Several communications received
too late for this issue will appear next
week.
,EWe have on hands a full supply
OF Deeds, Mortgages, and blanks fol
Justices of the Peace.
@ There were twenty nine buildings,
of different kinds, erected in this coun-
ty during 1928, costing. s6,225.
EMoRRIs & MOONEY are receiving
some nice clips of wool at their ware
house in town. 9
TLast year Washington county
.produced 2,293,36 pounds Of tobacco
from 1856 acres planted.
DIED.-en the 4th inst, EUGENE EB
ERLIN, of Woodsfeld, aged 10 years
The funeral took place on the 9th inst
EMr. JOB STAcKHoUsE, recently o
Graysville, this county, has removed tC
New Matamoras, Washington county.
RTo May 1st, 1873, there were 4.
inmates in the County Infirmary, for tn,
year, and 2 supported by the count.
outside of the Infirmary.
FFiye buildings, valued at 50, ,250
were destroyed in this coxnty, by fir
and otherwise, during the year endin,
May 1st, 1873.
WOur thanks ere due Audito
HoEFELER, Clerk 0KEY and Probat
Judge MoRRrs for interesting local mat
ter.
vile. had, the forefinger Of his left han,
,cut off at the first joint in a planinI
mill, the I'd inst
EProf. EDWARD j. GRAHAM, Q
this place. has been engaged as teache
in the school at Beallsville, this county
He is fire educator.
EwThe Directors of Woodsfel
special School District have not yet 81
pointed teachers for the Fall term of tn
Union Schools,
E Hon. JoHN W = KENNoN, of Bel
mont county, will enter the Monro
County Bank, as partner, on the Is
day of October next
EFThe number of Deeds records
in the Recorders Office of this county
for the year ending June 80, foots u
639. 6
@-There were 2S9 Mortgages re
corded in this county during the yea
ending June 30, which secured the sui
'9of 1924, sos 93.
EMessrs MILLER & KoEHLER, owl
ers Of the Pope farm north of town, al
enclosing the entire farm with boar
fence and improving it otherwise.
EIt is cruel TO make sport of III
fortunates, and those who have propt
understanding Of things generally, wi
not indulge in any such amusement.
~A poem published on our frs
page presents study for the curious
and contains something that all shoul
repeat.
RThe Youths Department on OF
fourth page contains interesting reat
ing for the little folks, and big ones to-
for that matter.