The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-06-24


rag The Odd Fellows Encampment
will be instituted here on the 26th. The
ceremonies, we learn, will not be public.
na- The health of the citizens of this
place and vicinity is A. No. l at this
time. There is no sickness or disease
of any kind prevailing.
sg- How about the 4th? Are we to
celebrate? Let us all join together and
have regular old fashioned Fourth Of
July Picnic.
wC Clarington, this county, is bull
ding up rapidly. More houses have
been built there during the past year
than in any other town in the county.
~Mr JOHN HOBBS, of Adams
township, offers his farm for sale. The
land is of fine quality and the improve
ments are good See advertisement.
sg MOONEY and MORRIS are buying
wool. Prices range In the neighborhood
of forty cents per pound. We have heard
Of two or three extra clips selling for
forty-one.
wFour italian bees, in small box.
from Muncie, Indiana. arrived at the
Woodsiield post office, on the 18th inst,
directed to Mr.. c. R. BUCHANAN, Of
Lewisville, this county.
FWe learn that Mr.. GEORGE CLINE
Sr, of Benton township, is lying dam
gerously ILL., Mr. CLINE is Sc years of
age, a1d is one of the oldest residents
of Monroe county.
ESM Mr. CHARLES KoRRAL is engaged
in the boot and shoe business two miles
east of Beallsville. He is a good work
man and is prepared at all times to ac-
,commoiate the public,
s@We haveno cholera or smallpox
here. The weather islovely, the taxes
are paid, and spring chickens are ripe;
but still our people are not happy: We
have had no circus this Summer.
EWhen persons, to whom newspa-
pers are sent, do not want them they
should mark on the margin Refused"
Then it is the duty of the Postmaster to
return them to the publisher.
EFAsking young lady what her
accomplishments are, is generally speak
ing, harmless enough Still in these
days, some cases causes embarrassment
to put the question, ''Do you paint"
EFOur first page contains the con-
clusion of an interesting story, besides
other interesting reading matter. The
Youths column will be found on our
fourth page.
Legal Notices, Partition Notices,
Sheriff's Sales, Administrators Sales,
and Guardians Sales are paid for by
the parties interested, and have nothing
whatever to do with the printing for the
County.
Re- Nothing is more indicative Of the
earnestness of life than the sight of
well developed male creature spending
eight hours day trying to wear out
dry goods box with the seat of his
pants.
E Prof ALcoTr, the elocntionist, is
to aid in conducting the exercises of the
Teachers Institute at Antioch. Accord
ing to our Judgment no finer elocutionist
ever entertained Monroe County audi
ence.
E The pale, sad looking young men
whom one occasionally meets in the
street are not consumptive, are not
mourning the loss of friend, and are
not divinity students. They are break.
ing in tight boots.
R~M Mr.. WALKER OKEy, of Polk Coun-
ty, Missouri, is here on visit to his
friends and relatives. Heis doing well
in the West, and likes the country Mr..
OKEY formerly resided ene-haH mile
northeast Of WoodsfeId.
EgAgents are around selling air
bustles for the ladies. We have but
one objection to them, and that is, that
the ladies are airy enough already, and
anything tending towards etherealism
with them does not suit our idea Of
earthly blessing and pleasure.
n%A little story in circulation in the
Southern part of the county, to the effect
that we proposed to charge $40 for set
of horse bills, is entirely destitute of
truth. Our charge for set of horse
bills has been from 81 so to SO, the num-
Der desired regulating the price.