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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

GSWLLIAM O. RUTLER, Esq, of
Perry township, resigned the office of
Justice of the Peace. last week, to take
effect March 81 He intends removing
to West Virginia this Spring.
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Notice to Teachers.

THE Board Of Examiners Of Monros county
will hold meetings for the examination 81
Teachers, in WoodSfsld. - follows
Msrsh Il. 1874.
IS,
April II, 1874.
/" Is, 1874
May 23. 1874.
These examinations viii commence Al :
O'clock q. m, and close at 1 p IA.
A fec of so cents is required from each
appficar: as q condition Of examination, and
must be paid iu advance.
BY order Of the Board.
Fsb24, 4,T4-td. J.W. D0HekrY. cl.tk.
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HMr. JOHN POWELL writes from
Colnmbiana, Ohio: "Euclosed find 81
80 for TIE SPIRIT for another year ]
: am glad to receive it, for l see great
many familiar names and their doings.
Your local correspondence is great
featufep
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

EFMr. JoHN G. MANTz, of Pitts
burg, sold bis farm of 81 acres, on the
25th inst, lying one and half miles
northeast of this place, to Mrs Poo
GENBURa, of Lewisville, for S3.400.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

Union prayer meetings are still
held in the Christian Church every Wed
nesdav evening, and at the NJ. E Churci
every Thursday evening.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

HRev II. -. SMITH, pastor of the
NJ E Church, of Woodsfeld, during
the past year, has been returned 10 this
charge for the present year. Rev.
SMITH is an earnest worker and is we'll
liked by the community generally.
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Written for The Spirit Of Democraey]
Problems, Puzzles, EniSmlS, &c'

~Answers to problems and eEigmas
in THE SPIRIT of March II:
No Al
NJ. As-A s2769 231-l3; B slS48 Il
S 13; C 1884 GLIB.
No. 49-s94l1 764x.
No. 50-ll days
No 5l-Tuhercula Quadrigemina.
No. 52-Fairful School House.
No. 53-Lily Knpwlton.
NJ. 54-Issac Wallace Devore.
No 55--Josiah Massie.
No. 56-Charles Ohlin9er.
No 57-B $50 03.7; C$l447.
No. 5S-$l03S 2Sl00
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~From the Wheelipu r.

~From the Wheeling Register of
the 2Sth inst, we learn that Mr. THOMAS
WATSON, formerly of Woodsfield, was
seriously injured on the 9th inst, by
being thrown from a buggy. He was
near Washington, Pennsylvania, at the
| time.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

wThe Noble County Republican
asserted two weeks since that Noble was
the second tobacco growing county in
Ohio The statistics for 1873 don't
sustain Bro COOLEY The three coun-
ties producing the. greatest number of
pounds we're:
Montgomery, $3.50 504
Monroe, 3951 400
Noble, 1887, ,75S
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~The hair is now in puffs and
curls, all heavy hraids being ruled out
Less false hair is worn now than fol
several years pasta fact to be contem
plated with pleasure.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

WSpring dresses will just clear the
ground behind and be sufficiently short
in front to show the shoe tips; moder
ately scant skirts.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

~Hon. JAMES W ATsoN, Member of
the Legislature, passed through town on
Saturday last on his way home. He
has onr thanks for public documents.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

EMr. w. s. WILEY. of Cameron,
this county, has removed to West Vir-
ginia, where be has been engaged in
business, in Wetzel county, for several
years past
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

Ez-During the present. month the
Probate Judge issued nine marriage Ii
censes In the same month las year
there we're 81 licenses issued
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Written for The Spirit of Democracy.
From Wayne Townsville.

Answers to problems and enigmss in
THE SPIRIT OF March II: No. AR E.
Tlford, WOodstield, Monroe Co., Ohio
No 4S-A 80 769 231 13; B B3l,S46 Is
5.l3; c S13S4 81 7-l3 No. 50-ll
days No 56-Charles Oblinger.
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i RM Mr. HENRY MASON, of this town
ship, Center, sold his farm of 120 acres,
: on the 25th inst /. 10 Mr. GEORGE ScHU-
MAcHEk for 81 500.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

.sD~Mr. WILLIAM SHEPHERD of W. ash
ington township, has sold his farm of
120 acres to Mr. LEVI ALLEN. of Wayne
township, for the sum of S3,050.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

EDAvID MAYEs and JAMES K b.
etHANAN hsve purchased 16 horses du-
ring the past two weeks. They left
with them for the East on the 9th inst
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

Recorder HosKINsoN informs Us
that for the month of March he recor-
ded 63 Deeds, and II Mortgages, and
released 20 Mortgages. sew
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

D~Mr. ADAM JAcKMAN Of Washing
Ton township, will remove to West Vir.
ginia during April
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DR.. JOHN Z. LON,
Physician and Surgeon.
W O o DIS FL E l. D., OH 0.
WILL attend to calls At all hours of the
w day and night.
Uiics at his residence on East side Of town.
mohl7,'74Y.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

HLet every Democratic voter in
the county attend the election on Mon
day, the 9Th day Of April.
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ET The parties recently engaged in
liquor selli.g here, have the credit, and
So far as we know deserve it, of hon.
estly fulfilling their promises to refrain
from selling.
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Tom the Chronisle, March 25.l

The saloon men of this place have
generally received the Ladies courteous
ly.
Mrs. ]. H. Heaton has sold her resi-
dence to Robert Thompson, Esq, fol
1000.
We understand that the sheep:pelting
mania has reached Coerain and Pease
townships. Eli Cleaver, James Gray
and VIM Gorden, have lost from Ten
to fifteen sheep each, in this way.
Kerr Giffen a son of Samuel Giffen
on last Friday while hewing a post
which was set in the ground, allowed
the axe to slip and strike his foot cut
ting it badly. One of the large vein:
was severed, and it was with the great
est of difficulty that the flow OF blood
was stopped. DR.. Hewetson is in at
tendance.
Last week we omitted to notice tht
death of Mrs Rebecca Ridgeway, ageC
81 years. which occurred on the Stt
inst J., we believe. Mrs. R. was the eld
est sister Of Elijah Pickering. and was
one of the first settlers in this county
having removed to it from Winchester
Va, in 1902 Her remains were in
TERED at Concord.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

MARRIED On the 29th inst, at the
residence of the brid's parents, Mr..
JARED HAWKINS bv Rev l Wilson,
Mr.. WILLIAM w WRIGHT and Miss B.
HELEN HAWKINS, both of this county,
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To Whom it May Concern.

\ Office is hereby given that will net ply
IN aeertain note given by me to R. 4. Fen
ner & Co, Of Urbana, Ohio, for the sum Of
three hundred dollars, payable In ak months
from March IA, 1874. Said note was obtained
without consideration and through fraudu-
lent representations. Whoever buys said
note will buy lawsuit and lose his money.
moh24, '74w3. DAVID sCnANK.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

~ Rev MCDONALD. of Iowa, held
services in the Presbyterian church of
this place on the 29th inst
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

b~Mr. ROBERT NORRIS died at his
residence in this township, Center, the
: Eth inst. aged 81 wears
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

r. The fashionable shoe of the pc.
fiod is Of kid and buttons at the side.
II comes above the ankle and is hand
somely finished
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

HWILLIxA SMITH, Jr of this place,
purchased of Mr.. THOMAS WALTON. last
week, the property formerly occupied as
q Drug Store, South of the Court House.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

HThe Democratic Committee meets
in Woodsfeld on Saturday. April IL =
See call of the Chairman in another col
umn,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

@Our township correspondents will
please report the pros pect for Nheat,and
different kinds of fruits in their several
localities.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

EThe ladies are wearing wide
belt heavily embroidered with black je'
beads aud fastened in front with &
showy jet clasp.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

~Wide bands of black velvet about
the throat are again in fashion, with
lpng ends hanging down the back below
the waist.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

TWe tried it last week and didn't
catch any. The small ones nibbed, but
the big 'uns wouldn't stop to even look
ut q worm
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

~ Monroe county tobacco raisers
will receive about $4,000 during the
first week in April.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

@For spring costumes, round
waists with tight sleeves will be the
rule.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

Township Assessors are required
TO meet at the Auditors office on Mon
day, the 18th day of April,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

sS~ Sheriff LITTLE sod the slime land
l60 ceres, ia Perry township,on the 28lh
inst, to Dr.. A. B. COVERT, for S2.775
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Netp advertisements,
Public Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given to the public that
lN my wife, Mahala Orr, has left my bed
and board Wit hout cause and all persons are
notified not to trust her on my account, as I
will not pay ,sny debts contracted by her.
March 81, 1S74w3. LEANDER ORR.
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Black lace sleeveless jackets lined
with pink or blue are fashionable.
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Transfers of ReaI Estate.

Sheriff little to L Griffith, 78 acres
Center township, S1.015
A. Wagonheim 10 F Nsibch, lots la
and lis, Wnodsfield, $500
James Foreaker to W. S Foreaker
90 acres, Bethel township, 500
Sheriff Little to Thos C Penn. II
acres, Jackson township. 500
G T Murrell to VIM s Wav, 4(
ac~es. Washington township, $725
Tho> B inill to Elizabeth Theile, 4s
acres, Jackson township, $40
A Goertler to o. Frank, 100 acres
Wayne township, $4,000
ames Hubbard to o. Wait, 4 acres
Lee township S400
Miller ct al to NJ V B. Monroe, 85l
acres. Sunsbury township. S2.739
NJ V B Monroe to D RuhIe, 7;
acres. Sunshury township, S9675.
Edward Starkev to C G Ohlinger
139 acres. Franklin township, $4,000
H H Thornberry to j. W Bracy
394 acres. Adams township, $1,000.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

r. The shape of the new bonnet
looks as though il had been repeatedly
kicked.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31

HFlowers of tinted tin foil are
something new.
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EEThree readable letters will be
found on our first page
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local.

T. ~ Reading matter on our first and
fourth pages.
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MASTER COMMISSIONERS SALE,
F. osliuger, Guardian.
vs..
jane. Wells, 81 al.

I
ny viftus Of an order Of sale to N difssssa
from the court Of common pleas Of Mon.
roe county, Ohia, will o6sr 70, sale st the
front door Of the court house, In the town d
Woods6eld. between the hours Of 10 o'sleck
.. m, and 4 o'clock p. m, ON
Saturday, the 18th day Of April, 1874,
the following described real estate, situsss ID
Monroe county, Ohio, to Wit: i.
Five-eleventbs OF the northwest quarter
Of section dvs. In township seven and range
seven; said quarter containing one hundred
and sixty.ssvsp acres. being the part OF said
quarter Where James Wells now lives and 70.
cupies; also, thirty<thrss acres one quarter
and ten rods OF the vest side Of tbs north
west quarter Of section Ave. in tewnship
seven Of range seveui o. equal BREADTH
through said quarter section, together wit6
the privileges and apiurtsuanees thsrswish
belonging,
Louis HORFFLBn,
Mas. Com, v. C.A
L. HosFpLsn, AmJ. nchl1, 1,7lsS.
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From the Gazette, March 90 |

l
Judge Chambers has thus far senten.
ced six liquor sellers to be fined and
sent to jail for twenty days.
Died, of pulmonary consumption, at
Bridgeport, Ohio, March Is, 1874, Da
vid H. Stedman, in the 33d year of his
age.
DIED -Oa Friday evening, March
l3, 1874, Of Hemorlhage Of the lungs,
after long and painful illness. Mary
H.. daughter of Joseph P. and Rebeccs
H. Arrick, of Heudrysbure. aged nine
teen years and five months.
The trial of Joseph Monahan and
VIM Shivers, whose thieving operations
in this place and cinity we mentioned
several weeks ago, came off in Court on
Tuesday this week. Both were found
guilty of Burglary and Larceny.
The prosecution OF the case Of Gary
and Emery for the mu der of Gotleib
Powell. costs the tax PAYERS of Belmon,
county about So 900. The whole affair
was caused by whisky. And vet we are
told we cannot afroid to d. without the
whisky traffic on account of the reve
nue. derived therefrom.
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Heeiing Of the Democratic Gem
tran CNHsms,iee.

The members Of The Monroe County
Democratic Central Committee will mret
at the Court House, in Woods6eI,l, on
Saturday, April, III, 1874,
To determine the time and manner of
holding Convention to nominate can
didates for county offices
The following are The members Of the
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GAINESVILLE DISTRICT.

S. Burt, P f.
Barnesville-J. A. Swaney.
BIiageport-T. McCleary.
Bellaire-Jas H. Rogers.
St. Clairsviile-J D. Vail.
Fairview-P G Edmonds.
Morristown-John Albright
Belmont-Supply by A G. R"bb.
Nv oodsfeld Homer J Smith
Woodsfeid Circuit TO be supplied.
Somerton-M. j Ingram.
Barnesville Circuit-H H. Pershing.
Hendrysburg-D Rhodes.
- Beallsville-To be supplied.
-- -Hannibal-R. II Frcshwater.
- Clarington-J Shaw
Centerville--L D King.
Beliaire Circuit-G. A. Sheets.
Mooretield-John Wright.
Freeport-J H White
Powhattan-J. l. Wilson
= An,ioch-W Gamble
After very excellent address BY Bish
op Foster, the Conference adjourned a,
lOA NJ, March 24,after perhaps the mos,
pleasant and profitable session held for
many years. All were pleased, and gave
much praise to the excellent retiring Pre-
siding Elders, Rev H. Snodgrass and
Rev. John Grant, and also to the locaI
Committee for the pleasant entertainment,
provided for the Conference
1t will be seen that the appointments al
Hope, Eddy's. Mltonsburg and Potts
have been severed from WuOdsheld, and
are to he supplied. Thi, is not precisely
what was desired here, still it may be for
the hest.
We add the location Of several minis
ters, nol in the above named districts, ir
whom many OF our readers feel an inter
est:
NJ. ". Dallas, Wesley Chapel, Pitts
burgh
j. H Wilkinson, Connellsvillc, Pa
d. NJ. Hollister., ,Wilkesburg, Pa
J.J McTlyer, Union Centenary, Pa.
w A, Davidson, Union, Pa
JOHN Coil. Letonia, Ia
j E Hollister, Wasneshure. O
j.. $ Bracken, Steubenville, y.
W. Baker, do.
j Stephens, New Market, q.
b. F. Beszelle, Coshocton,0
j. GA Miller, Yves, Wheeling, O.
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Appointments by the NJ. Z. Cen.
ference.


We give below the appointments for
the Barnesville and McConnelsviiIe Dis
tricts, made during the session just closed
of the NJ. Z. Conference held at BlairS-
vile, Pa:
CuNNELsvILLE DISTRICT.
S NJ Hickman; p E..
McCnnnelsville-A R Chapman.
Beverly-W H Piggo,t.
Unionville-W 5 Cummings.
Mt Zon-N C. Worthington.
Morgan-R S. Strahl.
RichhilI-J. W Foutz.
Bethel-W r. Barcus
Sonora-E Il Webster.
Duncan's Falls-D Gordon.
Senecaville-G. g. Waters,J. ". Rob-
bins
Quaker Citv-M. c Grimes.
Summer field-H NJ Radir.
Freedom-1 c Russell
- S,atfnrd-L. Tim berlake, one to be
supplied
Caldwell-D. c. Knowles
Mackshurg-A ID. Mccormick.
Salem-S P Marsh, Sup
Lebanon-W N Webster, one to be
supplied.
Newport--F D. Fast.
Mnskingum-To he supplied.
= Bfownsville-W F Smith.
G A. Holmes transferred to Central
Pennsylvania Conference Stationed a,
Chase Church, Harrisburg.
D A. Pierce transferred to ST. Louis
Conference
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From the Marietta Times, 26th inst,

~ >A'A~Nof ~SsAA AAS"J
The term of Court which closed on
Saturday, disposed of a large number of
cases Judge Guthrie, with his usual
promptness, rushed business through
without any unnecessary delay Clerk
Torpy had the proceedings OF each day
written up in full for reading the morn
ing following. so that there was no delay
on his part. There we're in all 1853 cases
disposed Of Uf this number lao we're
civil and the remaining 13 criminal. Of
the criminal cases s were nollied by the
Prosecuting Attorney One of them was
for mauslanghter, ,one for assault and bat
,terv, one for petit larceny and five for
selling liquor to h. drank on the premi
ses where sold. o. the five remaining
criminal cases three were acquitted, one
plead guilty and one dismissed for want
of prosecution. Twelve persons of those
indicted bv the grand jury for violating
the liquor law appeared and entered into
recognzsnce for their appearance at the
next term Of Court. None of the liquor
cases were tried
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Eel The following is recipe for
checking the most obstinate case of
diarrhoea:
One teasnnOnful Tr-of Rhnharh
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County ulcers.

MICHARL HORFFLRR. AUDITOR.
DAVID OKBY ......... .CLsRK OF CouRrs.
sAMES R. NORRIS. PROBATE JUDaE
WILLIAM READ. TRgAsURER
THOMAS O. LITTLR. SHERIFF..
ALBERT J. PEARSON. .PRosBcurrSa ATTORNEY.
ARCHIBALD HOSKINSON >. 80. RECORDER
OLIVER s. SLOAN. N.............s SURVEYOR.
JOHN MUHLRMAN N.............. CORONER.
&, IHrRnARY DIRBcroRs.-P. SCHUMACHER,
6i., JACOB DRUM and JOHN PFALzGRAF.
CoMxrssIosEs-JAS. ARMSTRONG, CHRIS
rIAN CBHRs and HOWARD oNBY.
Commissioners meet on the first Mondays
of March, June, September and December:
and as Board OF Equsliz alton on the third
Wednesday Of May in each yeaf.
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& Ohio RailrO ad.

(CRNTRAI ouIs DIvIsIoN.)
Trains Leave RarneSvIIle
GsING EAsT-l IS A. NJ; $50 P. NJ; ASS P. NJ
aorNG WEsr-9.0S A. NJ; 1910 p. M:S1e NJ
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The prices the different Ferry's in this
county are permitted to charge are as
follows:
The New York herald., 1874-09-27

correspondents and his story is told
to-day. A strange legend exists OF the
grave Of Aaron Burr at Princeton, how
he was buried at midnight and how even
the tombstone was secretly placed above bis
resting place at night by unknown hands
Even as accurate biographer as MIR. Parton
has preserved portion OF this dramatic
legend, and it has perhaps been too thoroughly
Incorporated in our literature ever to cease to
be a matter Of popular belief. Yet we think
the testimony we publish effectually disposes
of the story as one of those extravagances
which unaccountably obtain credence to
which they have not the smallest right.
Professor John s. Hart, who attended the
funeral of Burr, in 1886, as student, de-
clares that it took place in the daylight, with
out any attending mystery; and the old man,
John Murphy, who put up with his own hands
the stone, survives to tell the plain facts OF
that unromantio work. The true story OF the
burial of Aaron Burr u.s. therefore, we think
given for the first time, but the destruction of
these delusive traditions does not affect the
wild and gloomy romance Of his life.
The New York herald., 1874-09-27

his nature on the icy surface of the Main.
Honor to the inventor of geometry, but we
wouli rather see company of youths
scampering from base to base after hard
ball, than poring in heated room over the
problems OF Euclid.
"Take away his gun |" exclaimed Mr. Pick
wick, when the unhappy marksman Mr.
Wrinkle, shot at the rocks and hit the game
keeper, but no one sympathized with this
alarm yesterday at Creedmoor, nor could
have repeated the ancient sarcasm OF Diogenes
about the safest place to escape the arrows of
the archers being in front of the target The
shooting was superb and the good feeling of
the international rivals perfect. The close
ness OF the contest was remarkable The
Irish team was victorious at the ranges Of
nine hundred and thousand yards, but they
were defeated by the majority of nine
points which the Americans made
at the range of eight hundred
But that the latter should win by
only three points in total of eighteen hun
dred and sixty-fve is an astonishing proof of
equal skill. The closeness of the contest
makes the victory all the more glorious for
the Americans, but from another point of
view it makes even defeat an actual tri-
umph for our distinguished guests. One
shot might have changed the result and,
as will be seen by the account elsewhere
printed, no more determined struggle was
ever made with the rifle. The losers have
lost no laurels, while the victors must wear
their crowns with becoming modesty. No
finer contest than that at Creedmoor is re-
corded in the annals of rifle shooting.