The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-09
THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY,
nesday, December 8. 1873.
Now Advertisements.

@ Christmas comes on lnurSuay
this.year.e
TA large amount of corn yet re-
mains to be husked in this county.
FTax-paying without the penalty
closes on the both inst.
HTobacco dealers up at the jewel
pay 80 cents per hundred to tiers.
fFIf anybody asks you what the
news is, tell them to subscribe for the
SPIRIT and find out
HSpelling schools sre in season in
the rural districts, and the big boys
happy. 60. -,
EThe roads are reported in ter
fibIy bad condition, for this season of
the year. 81.
EEH you have farms, houses, cattle,
horses or anything else to sell, adver-
tise in THE SPIRIT. :. r+- s'..-,@ +
:. EFDebis and colds are two things
men should not contract, these tight
times if possible to avoid them.
iE There is a cottonwood tree grow,
ing on the hill beyond SEEDS mill in
this township.
VThe proceedings of the session
of the County Commissioners will be
found elsewhere in, this issue.
kB Our thanks are due ''1temizer,"
of Malaga, for number OF interesting
items.
EA communication from NJ T..
of Ohio township will appear in our
next issue.
EThere were fifteen suits brought
in the Court of Common Pleas during
the month of November.
NFire Clay Pipe makes the safest
and best chimney's. Flues of all sizes
to be had at w. M. ALExANDERs Dec2w3.
EEAttention is invited to our ad-
vertising columns. Read carefully all
advertisements found therein,
~If you desire THE SPIRIT it will
be mailed to you for one year for $I
90; six months, "a cents
SEDwARD OKEY, Esq, of Frank
lin township, entered upon the duties
of County Commissioners on the LIST
inst. 4F
DIED.--On the 18th day of Novem.
ber,. miles east of Barnesville, Bel
mont county, CLAuDIUs RIcHNER, aged
46 years.
iE When making up your list of per-
sons to whom you intend to make
Christmas presents, remember the poor
in your midst.
EFQuite a number of hogs were
weighed on the public scales last week.
Ourefarmers prefer taking low prices
to feeding them over winter.
HTwo firms in Stafford have pur-
chased between 10000 and 100000
pounds of, tobacco at an average of So
per hundred.
EAuditor HoEFFLER started to Co.
1umbus on the 9th inst, to attend the
Auditors Convention to be held there
to-day, the 9th inst. - =
EWe learn from citizens of Perry
and Washington tow nships that the to-
bacco dealers down there have bought
but few crops this season.
-@Mr. WILLIAM CRAIG, of this
place, had two horses to die last week
with something like the epizootic.-
They were sick about one week.
HIf you want Fire Fronts, Crates,
Tenders and Fire Brick, 90 to ALExAN-
sER's shop, on the east side of town.
Dec2w3.
rAttention is invited to the Grocery
and Feed Store advertisement of Mr.. J..
T. BARKER. We can recommend Mr..
BARKER as an honorable man in every re-
spect.
gA little son of MrJ. B. MATCH
EFT, of Malaga, aged five years, was Sc
yerely scalded on the 25th ul.. He fell
backwaid'into kettle Of hot water He
isrecovering.
GE Mr.. D. NEUHARr, Jr., and of
Caldwell, recently married, were here on
visit last week. Mr.. D. NMHART, Sr,
gave them y reception at his residence on
Thursday evening.
EA tobacco house Of Mr. WILLIAM
SLOAN, in Malaga township, was destroy
cd by fire on the Sd inst. 1t contained
tobacco and some lumber. He had fired
up to cure the stems of some air dried
tobacco
E Mr.. FRED. DIEHI. and wife arrived
athome on the 9th inst. In the evening
the Woodsfield Brass Band serenaded
them at the residence Of Mr.. 2. ScHUMA-
CHER, Sr, The bride father, who invited
the members in and entertained them.
k%On and after January first, eight
cents viii be the price for registering
domestic letters. Hitherto it has been
fifteen cents. The reduction should be
accepted as one of the. greatest "bless
ings" of the present administration.