The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-06-25
New Advertisements.

Gold closed in New York on the 2lst
inst, at S1OOs
9,o46 carriages are valued for taxa
ton at S55,334.
Sixty.fve pianos in this county are
valued at SS,l45, ~ .l,.,. ,.r
Bonds in Monroe county, exempt from
taxation, $55, ,010.i SO brs fsv sTeslr e
ssBalloon Ascension from the Fair
Grounds on July 4th.
y The potato crop last year was S7,276
bushels from l,l50 acres Bsa zisys9
Four hnildings destroyed during last
year were valued at S704.
Graysyille will celebrate on the 4lh.
Programme on our FIRST page.
Credits and book accounts in this
county are valued at S34l,5S7.
Trotting aud racking races will take
place on the Fair Grounds on July 4th.
A number Of our citizens will attend
the. celebration at Stafford on the 4th-
Twenty thousand three hundred and
six tons Of hay cnt in this county last
year.
R..C. MIkEs, OF Somerton offers goods
for sale at panic prices. See notice else
where 80, - tsssssls ssiissg has larszg
From II, 1858 acres in oats last year,
in this county, the yield was 272,50s
bushels. i ifisf sai'aattt TaiH''i7 s.
Ohio township produced last year a..
ITO pounds of butter and 9S, 800 pounds
OF cheese. q, 8, -, IN, ~.
During the past year II out-paupers
were supported by the county at a cost
of. SAG, 49, 3S-..-ss@s. s.-saz-,sz.
$273,4 ,432 is the value of moneys in
Monroe county, according to the As
SCISSORS returns.
There were 20,6l3 acres in corn in
Monroe county last year. The yield
was 695,77S bushels. ...si4
In 1877, there were ,704 tons of clo-
yer hay and 7e3 bushels of seed pro-
duced in this county. AGO
The NIsPERLY mill and farm in Ohio
township are offered for sale. Adver.
tisement on this page.
The Assessors returns show 81 deal
and dumb, 8 blind, 3 insane and 8 idiotic
persons inIthis county. FI ZsF r
A Temperance Basket Picnic in
Hatcher's Grove near Malaga, on next
Thursday, the 9th inst
The total value OF all taxable person
al property in Monroe county, as return.
ed this year, is sl,595,3S4.
Every dollar spent in giving employ.
ment to home mechanics, is dollar loan.
ed at q good rate of interest. s9mgql
There are only 444 watches In this
county, so say the Assessors returns,
and they are valued at S5,55l.
The. stock of the merchants in Mon
roe county is valued at 100000, and
manufacturers stock at S47,7l2.
,Clarington was excited by an -elope.
ment last week The young man is Is
and the lady only IA years Of sge. s8
If you care to know what is going on
in Monroe county examine The SPIRIT s
columns. There You can ascertain.
GEORGE RrcHHER is putting an engine
in his Touring mill on Grassy Fork,
between Jerusalem and Woodsfeld. q
E. E. HuroHINsoN, of Bethel township
informed Us last week that the wevil was
doing considerable damage to his wheat
DIED -On May l7th, from q stroke
Of palsey, Mrs. MUrH, wife of HENRY
MurH Of Jackson township, this county
There are ,462 hives Of bees in this
county. The yield of honey the pasi
year was 1884 pounds. Much, sweet
ness. . ifes e 9o sts 10 -
There were l27, ,56S bushels OF whea
produced in this county in 1877 from
l3,406 acres; an average of 81 bushels
per acre. sT
T. ]. GRIFrrrH, Esq, Of Sunsbury
township, informs us that small greer
bug is damaging the wheat and oats
heads. a
There were sos acres in sorghum il
this county last year, and the yield wat
20 pounds Of sugar aud 35,52S gallons
of syrup. N - .
Twenty-eight barnes erected in th'
year past. in Monroe county, were val
ued at 35,675; and 50 dwellings wer,
valued at S11,435. .s,.-
Examine your wheat and oats ant
send Us report OF the damage beiny
done by the green bugs, or lice, now a
work on those crops.
The potato diggers have been gettin,
in their work in the lower end Of towE
Mrs RIcER's patch was regularly clean
ed out one night last week. '''S
The members Of Trail Run Insuranc
Company meet to elect their officers, 70
next year, on Saturday, July 10th. Sc
notice elswhere in this paper. b
Last year, 5,S95 acres In orchards i
Monroe county produced Isl, ,485 bust
elsof apples, 249 bushels of pears an
only l,104 bushels Of peaches. a s
There were 243 sheep killed by dog
in this county the past year valued Z
S5sS. And 260 injured, the injury {
which was estimated at 1851.
The members of the regular jury pre-,
ent at this term OF Court, are .frst-ra,
men, appear contented With their fat
and are having Jolly good time.
Thanks to p LoRILLARD d Co,
Jersey City, New Jersey, for q plug
their Tin Tag Tobacco. 1t is manufa
tured from fine yellow leaf ard is 4
No. I.
Treasurer NORRIS has extended IL
time for paying taxes up to and incl
ding July 18th, with the exception (
July 4th. Taxes will be received to th,
time, July 18th, without penalty.
The lands advertised in the ca.
of JACOB FISHER, Admir- against ALE,
KENNEDY and others, we're sold on IL
18th inst, to T S. FISHER, of Washin,
ton township, for Sl,244.
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