The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-05-09
Written for The Spirit of Democracy
From Green Township.

| APRIL Il, 1916
Ed. SPIRIT: Without any prelimiaa
ries, we have had very wet, disagreea.
BILE winter, and are now having cold,
backward spring, similar to those Of the
| last -two- yoers---W Waoas- y-fre-
zen in March, though some pieces look
very well. Considerable of oats have
been planted, and people are preparing
for corn Grass is backward and feed
very scarce
There has been CO considerable sickness
in this community during the latter part
of the winter.
To sum up the who'e, hard times,
goods low and money scarce. Pray
without ceasing.
Religious matters are still progressing
The Methodist and Brethren Churches
have had several protracted meetings
aud some rousing revivals; the congre-
cation of Disciples of Christ. at West
Union, is still breathing, like Saul Of
Tarsus when on his way to Damascus
"Let the elders that rule we'll be counted
worthy of double honor"
Considerable of fox racing and gas
| ing going on here. Hard matter to keep
hounds and be christian. Some of the
boys and young men dug out fox den
or two the other Sunday. Naughty
Satisfactory evidence Of good moral
character. "Train up your children in
the way they should 60. Keep the ball
rolling
| The blue deer that Mr. Edward Nor
ris wounded on the Kanawha, was found
dead about fifty yards from where he
quit looking for it; bad luck.
| A short time ago three Of the Monroe
boys started to West Virginia, land job
bing; travelled considerably toward the
interior of the State; looked at several
pieces of land, and then concluded TO
start for home. They decided to travel
by instinct; struck the foot of hill, an6
:. up they bounded, like cony, and soon
lthey were on the ridge, and on they hie
till they come to where the ridge forked
They paused did not know which fork
to take. Finolly they came to the con
clusion to start, and the sound of "honk
honk, honk," went around and on they
. go; but alas! they were wrong and go,
lost. Good luck in their favor; they
met with kind old Virginia lady, and
. she pitied them much, and they pawned
their penknives to get her 70 show then
the way. "Honk." 1t is very common
for the citizens of Benwood and vicinity
to shoot wild geese; also, something i
killing Mr. Ed. Norris geese fganders
they are generally killed between Satur
day evening and Sunday morning. II il
supposed to be graceful animal which
is lurking about to catch one of Mr.
: Norris ducks
1. Harvey Norris and H. Jackson
Wright just returned from buying farm
in West Virginia; they secured it witt
the money; wisdom. Good luck to th'
|. boys.
l forgot part of my fox story. Las
,, Friday evening Chris. Conley and Thos
!. A. Wood started their hounds after
fox, and two of them run till Saturda,
evening, or 81 hours; any one havln!
, the papers for longer race than tbi
will please advertise.
Mr.. Elitor, had notion to tell yol
= not to put the fox story in the same col
umn with the religious items, hut as it i
common to eat soup with fork in Mon
roe County, and to have bread, potatoes
beans, meat, parsnips, sourcrout and on
ions all cooked in one spot" together,a a
a conglomerate mass, though | woul
70 not say anything to you about it.
Yours, as ever. CESAR.