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Belmont County News.

From the Enterprise, September 10l
BARN characterization Fowler's
barn, one mile north east of Hendrys-
burg, was burned Wednesday morning,
between the hours of II and l o'clock.
The work of an incendiary.
Ex-Sheriff Hays returned to his home
at Burrs Mills last Sunday morning,
from Cincinnati, where he has been for
some time past. He had another Sc
we're attack of infammatory rheuma-
tism, and had to be carried from the
cars to his home on his arrival.
ACCIDENT ON THE RoAD.-A serious
accident occurred to VIM. Burkhead
and wife, while on the road between
here and Hendrysburg. The horses
ran off without any apparent cause
The lady jumped from the wagon, and
was not injured, but Mr.. Burkhead held
to the lines until he was thrown over
the dash board and under the horses
feet. His head was badly cut and his
body seriously bruised. The horses
ran half mile and were turned into the
woods by some one on the road. One
horse struck tree, which severed his
shoulder from his body, killing him in
stantly. The wagon was smashed to
pieces
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Proclamation. Z

NOTICE is hereby given to the qualified
~ voters of Monroe County, Ohio, that a
general election will be held. as required by
law, on the second Tuesday, being the
18th Day Of October, A. D., 1874.
at the several places OF holding elections in
said county Of Monroe. and you will then
and there proceed to vote by ballot for
One Secretary of State for the State of Ohio;
One Supreme Judge, long term, and
One Supreme Judge, short term. for the State
of Ohio; r"
One Clerk of the Supreme Court for the State
of Ohio:
One School Commissioner for the State. Of
Ohio:
One Member of the Board of Public Works
for the State of Ohio,
One Member of Congress for the 18th Dis
trict State of Ohio;
One Commissioner for the County of Monroe;
One Recorder for the County of Monroe,
One SurveyoSfor the County of Monroe;
One In6rmary Director for the County of
Monroe. e
The Trustees for the several townships Of
said county are hereby notified that the fol.
lowing number OF Jurors are apportioned to
their townships respectively, aud that they
are required to select the said number and
make return thereof to the Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas, together with the
poll-book, within two days after the said seo-
ond Tuesday of October. 1874:
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written for The Spirit of Democracy
From SunSbury Township.
BEALLsv.LLE, O., Sept. s. 1877

BEALLsv:LLE, o., Sept. s, 1874
Mr.. EDITOR: send youa few items for
The SPIRIT
H. H. Wheeler has sold his farm of 55
acres to George Decker, Jr.; price paid
$4,000.
Mr.. John Phillips sold to Fl H.
Wheeler 70 acres, and receives $3.50.
Mr. james Lule,o Beallsville, sold his
farm (the Daniel Patterson farm) of so
acres to John Phillips, for which he pays
$500.
The people in this neighborhood are
stirring The wheat crop is about all
thresbe6, and the farmers are busy plow-
ing and sowing fol another crop.
BY the way, P .. L,mev, D,niel Ira
cy and Henry Decker have done some
fast threshing and most excellent work
Ga the 2ith of August they threshed for
Joseph Grove, near Cameron, l03 bush
els of wheat in % minutes. Ben.
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Written for The Spirit of Democracy.]
From Sunsbury Township.
September s, 49,

oeptSliueI o, lOi4.
Ed. SPIRIT: It has been some time
since you have had any correspondence
from this township, and you having
asked for the report of crops, or any
other matter, that might be of interest
to your readers, l nave taken some
pains to learn the number Of bushels Of
wheat sown in sub district number five
of Sunsbury township (in the fall of
1879 and the number OF bushels
threshed this fall.
There were 144 bushels sown from
which there was 1885 bushels threshed,
making an average Of fraction over
IL bushels grown to the bushel sown.
This certainly speaks we'll for this dis
trict as a wheat growing part of Old
Monroe. If any other sub-district in
the county can equal: or excel ours let
them be heard from through the col
umns of The SPIRIT.
There will be a much larger area of
wheat sown this fall than last.
Corn is much better than was antici-
pated earlier in the season.
Oats were almost total failure.
Fruit generally plenty, especially
peaches. Yours,
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Written for The Spirit of Democracy
From Sunsbury Township.
BEALLsvILLE, O., Sept. s, 1874


Mr.. EDIToR: l learn that Mrs VIM
Mobley, of Adams township, met with
a serious accident on the 4th inst, by
being thrown out Of wagon, I have
not learned how it happened) breaking
one arm, dislncating the wrist joint of
the same arm, and partially dislocating
the other wrist, besides being consid-
erably injured otherwise DR.. McCul.
Tough is attending the case.
One day last week William Rowles, q
young man of Jacobsburg, Belmont
county, was out with rife between
that point and Centerville He came
across a flock of partrilges near where
Mr.. Saul Dawson was ploughing; ho
fired at one, the ball striking stone,
glancing off in the direction OF Dawson,
struck him in the right breast and pass
ing between his ribs and dropped on the
inside The DR.. thinks he will recover.
NoRKM..N.
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GAS WoRKs.-The Barnesvile Gas
Company has made contract with MIR
Van Steenberg, of New York, for the
erection of gas works, to be completed
by the 18th of next December. The
cost Of the works will be $4,000, the
capacity 10000 cubic feet daily. The
company has purchased the vacant
land north of Hilles' mill, on Chestnut
street, where the works will be erected.
They will consist Of two brick buildings
one 30x34, for the retort and conden-
sor, and one 26x26! feet, to be used as
purifying room, metre, Office, etc.
Two miles and half of six inch pipe
will be laid through the different streets.
The situation Of the works is regarded
as very favorable, there being a gradual
ascent to nearly all quarters of the
town. The works will have capacity
to supply city of 10000 inhabitants,
and will cost $1,000 less than smaller
works in other towns. The company
has been fortunate in all its contracts
and starts under the most favorable
auspices. Mr.. Van Steenberg is an ex-
perienced and reliable contractor, and
the works he engages to put up here
will be a credit to any town.-Bdynes
ciNe Enterprise.
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From the Gazette, September 10 |

~o--~ >~NSss>t
In the Democratic County Conven-
ton on last Saturday, 1. NJ. Riley was
nominated for Clerk of the Courts on
the fourth ballot; James NJ. Barrett for
Sheriff ON the fourteenth ballot; Robert
McKelvey for Commissioner on the
second ballot; VIM. Wesley for Recor-
der on the seventh ballot; Geo. Chris
we'll for Coroner on the first ballot;
and Nathaniel Taylor for Infrmary Di-
rector on the first ballot
On last Saturday night, about IL
o'clock, Judge D. D. T. Cowen and
Judge C. w. Carroll were thrown out
of buggy in Bridgeport, the former
breaking his right leg. The gentlemen
were returning from Wheeling, and as
the night was very dark, they did not
see couple of ricks of stone almost
in the centre of the road, and conse-
quently in turning near the freight de
pot ran over the stone. Finding them
selves on the rick, they drove over be
tween it and the Belmont House, and
endeavored to regain the road at the
corner. Here a board over a sewer
was broken, and its ending projecting,
over which the horse stumbled and fell
overturning the buggy. Judge Cowen,
besides his broken limb, was badly
bruised about the face. Judge Carroll
escaped unhurt. The injured man was
carried into the Belmont House, and
Drs Fisher and Cook summoned The
Judge was on Sunday morning removed
to his home in st. Clairsville, and is
now doing as we'll as could be expected,
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County Correspondence.
Written for The Spirit of Democracy !
From Malaga Township.
QUAKER RIDGE, OnIo, Sept. 8,

QUAKER RIDGE, OnIo, Sept. 9, II.
Ed. SPIRIT: Our friends are busy pre-
pairing their ground and sowing their
wheat. From present indications we
think there will be more wheat ant, rye
sown this fall than usual.
Our neighbors have, in spite of hard
times, been making S, me progress in the
way OF improvements. Mr.. Gorbie has
built a good barn. Messrs. Buchanan
and McBroom have remodeled and paint
ed their dwellings,, thus adding both
beauty an lc,mfort.
Some of our boys were fined few
days ago for drunkenness and misheha
vior at the Christian Church at Malaga
What will our boys come to? Shame on
them! We think the Q laker part is
about played out CLAUD
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Written for The Spirit of Democracy
From Washington Township.
September 5, 1874.

September 5, 1874.
ED. SPIRIT: l am again permitted to
pen few lines for the good old paper,
The SPIRIT. ! have, in my short life,
spent many, many hours in reading and
perusing our county paper. am yet q
youth, but if l had the language OF
some, would write more for our pa,
per than l do. At present 1 feel my
inability, not having any previous study
upon any subject, I know not what to
write upon first, feeling myself incapa-
BILE of doing any subject justice.
But oh how glorious! how magnif-
cent! was the 4th of September, 1874,
spent in Wayne township, this county,
on the branch of the Muskingum called
the Rich Fork. There was grand Gel
ebration to which every family through
out the surrounding nelghborhood was
invited, and / thought that they were
principally all present on thst day
Men, women and children from the East
and from the West, from the Southern
and from the Hyperborean parts of the
County. The different schools met at
the brick house. There they formed in
one procession and marched up the
creek one-fourth of mile to the place
where the table was made The COM
mittee which was appointed to prepare
and set the provisions upon the table
had their work completed by the time
the procession had marched up. The
Marshal had it so ranged that the
children were marched around the table
and served first. There being y plenty
for all and some to spare.
After dinner the exercises were as
follows:
The speakers who addressed the au-
dience were Rev Olmsted, Rev. Smith,
Prof. Cosgrove, Mr.. Hollister and Mr.,
Jackson. At l p. m, the exercises
opened by music from the Pure Gold,
title, Sabbath Home; second-Rev.
Smith led in prayer; third-Music, Let
the Master in"; fourth addressed first
by MIR. HOLSTER No subject being
m entioned in particular. He pointed
lllC youth W Luc CuuiCu vi IuS lu5uIS
an interesting address to all who heard
him, both young and old; fifth-music,
''The Beautiful River; sixth-address-
ed by Prof Cosgrove. He spoke or
the culture of the youth and the knowl-
edge of the Bible. He made it plain,
very plain, that through knowledge OF
the Bible we have an assurance of al
everlasting life to come, and without it
no assurance is given; seventh-music,
AT the Door; eighth-addressei by
Rev. Olmsted. He spoke of the hin
ierance t. the cause of Sabbath schools
The growing and expansion of Sabbath
school work ,aHd that fathers and moth
ers should have greater interest in
the Sabbath school: ninth-music,
Work for the night is coming; tenth
addressed by Rev. Smith. He proved
out plainly and clearly that we are al
brothers and sisters Of one heavenly
father, and the faith that we should
have i'll him, &c quite an interesting
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Settlement Accounts.

PROBATE JUDGs's OFFICE, MONROE COUNTY,
WOoDspIEID, OHIe, Sept. 5, 1874.
rNHR following Settlement Accounts of Ex-
i eeutors, Administrators and Guardians
will be for hearing September 80, 1874:
II. B. Hill Guardian of II. N. and NJ. &. Con-
nor, partial.
Samuel Pancoast Admir- of Stephen Panooast,
partial.
T. N. Parker Admir- of Horton Forrest partial.
O. s. Sloan Ex'r of john Sloan, partial.
VIM. Bsardmors Guardian OF W. and |. T.
Bsardmore, partial.
James 0key Admir- of Moses Markley, final.
C. l.. Kroning admir- of John Drayer, final.
L. D. Carleton Guardian of John Yocum'S
heirs, final.
JAS. R. MORRIS,
septs, 74w3. Probate Judge.
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~All can remember that Time was
when old father CcwEN made an annual
pilgrimage to this county for the purpose
Of posting up our Republicans on politi
cal matters. They knew well enough
,hst they were going to vote the Republi-
can ticket, but didn't seem to know ex-
actly why, until CowEN had enlightened
them. They we're not a bad set OF fel-
lows then, but now, alas, alas. they have
yielded 10 the arts of the Atheus Ring -
The downfall of BEECHER was not more
sad
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EDuring tue last day OF the Fair
Mr. OLDHAM was here. Large numbers
had the pleasure of an introduction to
him. and with the usual hospitality of our
people gave him cordial reception.
But for an error in informing MIR. OLD
HAN as to the date of the commencement
.f the Fair, he would have been here on
the secondary, when he would have de-
liyere.l an address on matters pertinent
10 the occasion, leaving out partisan pol
tics
Mr. OLpuAu's visit produced all excel
lent effect.
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8 - 10 - EfsAG .gl(E
RELIEF ASSOCIATION
sELLEFoNTA1n1E,oF4Io

81. = =
TNHE plan of this Company is similar to the
| relief Associations now ih operation in
the Masonic and Odd Fellows Lodges. To
obtain an insurance Of $4,000, IN the lst Di-
vision, payable within 60 days from the date
of death, you will be required to pay an en-
trance fee of So; annual dues, 81; death fund,
So; total, 81. For insurance in the I'd Divis-
ion. for SIS 200, payable at death to your rep
resentativs, the amount to be paid is S23.
Upon the death of member in the 81 600
class, each member is assessed from 81 to 5.
SO. according to age, to make up the amount,
and five times as much for the SIS, 900 class.
This is an inexpensive plan of making pro-
vision for ones family, and is meeting with
su cess. Fsses;saa w. sfsug ~
For further particulass and Circular, .ad-
dress SIMON ]. D0RR,
Woodsfeld, Monroe County, Ohio.
july2s.T4r.
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Eusagement with Indians.

CAMP ON RED RIVER. Sept. 1.--via.
FT. DODGE, KS Sept. 8.-The command
of General Miles met 400 to 500 Chey
enne Indians twelve miles from the Red
river, in Texas, on the 18th of August,
and after a sharp engagement, lasting
FIVE hours drove them over thirteen
miles of high hills and almost impassi.
BILE canons, with loss to them of twen-
ty or thirty killed and wounded. Our
loss is three badly wounded.
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1Our young friend JAMES A. MAR
SHALL has presented US with one OF the
finest productions Of his pen. Il is enti-
lied 'eThe Ideal Life" and its literary
merit adds much to the promise the au-
thor has heretofore given of achieving
anenviable place in literature. We shall
use It soon.
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CE 0hio's chances for obtaining the
Democratic nomination for the Presiden-
ey is diminished on account Of the num-
Der OF her worthy men. Unless there
should be great change, the Ohio De-
mocracy will he divided between ALLEN,
.PEKpLEToN and THURMAN. Indiana 60
ing in solid for HENDEIcKs will have a
better chance to win.
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EyWc are much gratified to learn
that ROBERT MCELDowNY has received
the nomination for the Legislature in our
nci2hboring county OF Wetzel, West
Virginia His election is assured. Now
let the Welzel Democracy prepare the
way for sending Boz to Congress. They
have Been going to Conventions, and
wrangliTg for somebody in remote
county, while the right man was in their
very midst.
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GF- The Republican, Stale Convention
resolved that they "deman'l prompt and
fearless examination and punishment" OF
those public agents "who violate any of
their obligations"
1t disturbs ones faith in the sincerity
of this fine talk to reflect that the same
party which proclaimed it is supporting
for Congress j. A GARFIELD, who hal
his arms to the elbows in both the Credit
Mobilier and Salary G 'ab frauds.
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HIt may be oil wrong, but there is an
impression, hard to remove, that if VAN
VoRHEs goes to Congress, he will stand
about as high on starting in as SpRAdUE
did on coming ont. ..
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Pc N s L O N s
A. w. McC II ICK
A ATTORNEY AT LAW

ATTORWEY AT LAW.
M "A r I z T IA, OH TO-
DROCURES Pensions for Soldiers, one
i fourth or more disabled by disease, con.
tractad in United States Service. Also, for
Widows and Minors of Soldiers who die of
diseases SO contracted, and increased Pensions
for invalids who have grown worse. Write
him. aug25,' ,'74Y.
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address. Eleventh-music, s'Thc beau-'
tiful Shor,' twelfth address by Mr..
jackson, and lastly music, 'Wo're going
Home" This closed the exercises,
l. d.
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vWe have thus far failed TO hear
from Mr.. VAN VoRuEs or his friends in
regard to his views on the subject of for
cling negroes into white schools by penal
laws.
A bill for that purpose is before Con-
gress and If Mr.. w expects to be elect
ed be should not conceal his intentions
from his constituents.
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~ The subject of holding a number
OF political meetingsin the county, to be
addressed by Mr.. OLDHAM, is under con-
sideration.
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NOTARY PUBLIC.

THE undersigned, having beon appointed
l. Notary Public, would inform his
friends, and the public generally, that he is
prepared to fill Pensioners Blanks, administer
0aths, take Dispositions, acknowledge Deeds,
Mortgages, and other Instruments of writing.
aug4,' lift. WM WORKMAN.
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G re- Bcarin mind thatif Mr. VAN VoR-
HE'S endorses the State platform of his
party he is pledged to the contraction
policy.
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~Mr VAN Worries paid oar plac,

EF Mr.. VAN Worries paid car place a
visit during the Fair. He was accompa-
MED by Mr. KNOWLES, who is understood
to conduct the Marietta branch of the
Athens Ring This week we are prom
ised the distinguished honor of a call by
other members of the Ring, who, finding
things a little out of fix here, will under.
take to set them up. When they succee
in getting up any enthusiasm for Mr.
yAN Worries, We will mention% in large
type.
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The pollsto be opened between the hours
of and 10 O'Clock in the forenoon of said
day, and closed at O'Clock in the afternoon
of said day.
Given under my hand, at my Office in
Woodsfeld, this 5th day of September, A D.
1S74,and of the 72d year Of the State.
T. o. LITTLE,
Sheriff Monroe County, Ohio.
septS,74td
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Ig If the platform makers of the Re
publican party in Ohio are not ashamed
of themselves, their party ought to be
ashamed of them. 1t must be not little
trying TO such of the party as really have
principles and convictions, to be required
every year or two to renounce and de-
nounce the very doctrines which were
their especial pride anl glory in the pre-
ceding campaign.
But however embarrassing these eccen-
tricities may be to the misgrlide,a people
who sincerely believe some good m,y yet
be expected of the Republican party,
those who construct the platforms don't
allow the timbers of an old one to inter
fere with their plans in devising a new
one. They are not to be deferred from
resolving in favor Of measure this year
by the trifling circumstance that they re-
solved against it last year.
Their notions of consistency do not
include suclr unimportant matters as
principles. The party name is the only
thing which it is high treason to desert.
SO long as man will vote with the party
he may hold any opinions he takes fam.
cy to, on any given subject, and remain in
full communion. He may travel around
the whole circle of principles, accepting
and rejecting each in turn without com
promising his party standing. In fact il
he is not pretty alert in turning political
somersaults he will frequently find him
self at variance with the expounders ol
his faith.
The one unpardonable sin is for vo
ter to permit his love for principles tc
overcome his love for party SO far as to
lead him into the heresy of voting fol
his country's interests instead of voting
for his psrty's interests. According tc
this theory man may vote on either side
of question he may prefer, provided HI
does it at the same time that his party
happens to be on that side of the ques
ton.
This is convenient arrangement. Fol
while it is we'll known that the Republican
party is united on no one of the issue:
before the country, this frequent chang
ing from one set of principles to another
gives each faction chance to hurrah foI
its notions Tle pleasing variety o
opinions held by the party on paving the
bonds in greenbacks is good illustra
ton Of this.
For instance, in 1868 they proclaimed
to their party that the opinion to be en-
tertained for that year was to be, that th'
bonds should be paid in greenbacks, ant
that it never was the intention to pay
them in anything else. Now, in 1874, ,th'
other side must have their turn, and it i:
proclaimed that the opinion to be enter
tanned this year is, that the bonds must b,
paid in gold, and that anything else i
rank repudiation.
To avoid doing any injustice we pre-
sent the Ohio Republican resolutions OF
this subject for 1858 and 1874, side b.
side, calling attention to the fact that th
"act of Congress of March Is. 1852
referred to in the platform Of 1874, ex
pressly declares that the bonds are paya
BILE in gold:
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~ Couldn't NELSON send GRosyENoR
and KEsslkGER up here?. Our people
want to see them. @ <
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District Ticket.
Democratic County Ticket.

EFDecay is written on all things
earthly. The Republican party is earth.
ly.
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These examinations will commence at 8
O'Clock a. m. and close at 4 p. m.
A fee of 80 cents is required from each
applioar. as a condition of examination, and
must be paid iu advance.
By order of the Board.
aug25,'74-td. Al. PEARSON, Clerk.
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Notice to Teachers.

VlHE Board of Examiners Of Monroe county
Il will hold injecting for the examination Of
Teachers, as follows:
Woodsfeld, Saturday, September II. 1874
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Democratic State Ticket.

DeIIIOCTdtlC Htttlc llChtG.
For Secretary of State.
@r, WILLIAM BELL,
49, OF Licking County.
Judge Of the Supreme Court.
w. K. GILMORE,
OF Prehle County.
sri =. Clerk of the Supreme Court,
"a m ARNOLD GKEEN,
f@i9a Of Cuyahoga County.
State School Commissioner,
C. S. SMART,
Of Pickaway County.
Member of the B. of P. Works,
-. MARTIN SCHILDER,
Of Ross County.
District Ticket.
= For Congress,
Hon. W. Il. OLDHAM,
~ 81 Uf Washington County,
Democratic County Ticket.
GhiNt Fer Commissioner,
JAMES ARMSTRONG.
Recorder,
ARCHIBALD HOSKINSON.
ee Infrmary Director,
2e7 HENRY SMITH.
IL So Surveyor,
JOHN L. MIRACLE.