The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-03-21
Written for The Spirit Of Dsmocracy,l
From Svnsbury TeyvnsiIip.

From SInsbury ToWnship.
BEALLsvlLLE, O., March13 1876
Ed Spirit 1t appears that our Bealls.
Vile correspondents asleepI sod have
concluded to send you few items while
he takes his rest
Business is brisk Here atpfesent, owing
to: the favorable prospects Of the Marrow
Gauge Railroad. which we feel confident
wiltsoon be commenced hefem svst -
Another important enterprise is claim
ing our attention at present, and that is
the building Of large steam Touring
mill, which is already commenced and
will be finished the coming summer. The
parties building the mill are James Dixon
and William Riley, both citizens of
Beallsville G Ill 4 - a 4 4 Is
Our schools closed here on last Friday.
The school in the lower department clos
ed IN the forenoon; the morning was
spent in, reviewing the school by the
teacher, ]. B Shnnse; there were also
several declamations and dialogues by
the little folks, after which We were ad
dressed by the Revs. Mcdonald and
Smith, of Beallsville. In the higher de.
partment the forenoon was spent in the
following mapner The examination Of
classes in Elementary aud Higher Alge
bra and Grammar. There were classes
in various otherhranches to be examined,
but time " Would not permitit.
| THE frst exercise in the afternoon was
review in Arithmetic, and the second in
Geography j have Witnessed the re-
viewing Of several schools, but. have
never heard school as thoroughly and
Systematically reviewed as thissechool
was, and more than this / never saw
scholars so well drilled as the Professor
has his. .s .sss s..
After listening to the reviewing Of THE
school, we were highly entertained by de-
clamations and dialogues by the scholars,
after which We were entertained by some
select reading by the scholars. Miss
Lucp Fletcher, Miss Mamie Mcdonald
and Miss Mary Lohmire each read an %.
say which cannot be excelled after which
we were addressed by Re,s Mcdonald
and Smith, Next the Professor made
his closing speech, in which he urged that
parents see more to the education OF their
children and stop so much loaing BY
their boys in our stores, which he claims
has tendency 10 keep them from school
He also urged that our merchants and
mechanics prohibit loading Id their stores
and shops by bows who should be attend
ing school We think the Profession ID
pulling the right string, snd our citizens
Ishould, and no doubt will, assist him in
this.
Prof McYay asserted, when he com
menced school here, that he intended to
build upa school second to none in the
county, and our citizens claim he has
made his words good. He will now resi-
from his labors until the first Of April
when he and j. B. Shouse take charge o1
our school again for the Summer.
| The Select School which is to be taught
here this Fall, is creating quite sensa
Ition among teachers and scholars. Seve
rel students have already occurred board
ing and rooms. We wish the Professor
success in this important enterprise. 4
sIwoald like to say . few words in hon
or OF our Sabbath Schools, bat as / hav,
worried your patience now, will Say
nothing about them at present, afurthei
thsh We have three good Sabbath SCHOOL,
Ihere-the Methodist under tie superin
tendence Of Mr. D. Mcvay, the Presby
l,egian under Mr.. J. 3. Shouse. and + th,
Christian under Mr.J B. Thofnberry,-r
At some future time Twill write UP III,
condition Of our Sabbath Schools. tss'
yi1s3 'Hoa4 s'I'at M MoRE ANON
I'm the future don't stop writing be
causeiof feapof worrying Us give US full
accounts of everything transpiting il
your section, and we'll be under obliga
.tions to you-PuB SPIRIT 80