The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-06-17
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ITEMS. 49,,
TosAoco plants, this season, are very
scarce in al parts OF the County, aud
from Information furnished this Office,
the acreage planted cannot exceed one
fourth OF that Of Last ycar.-Ns6k 6ss.
y Repsbtioan.
An Eastern papor says that "slready
the Republican leaders are demerslized,
aud are at loss as to what sort of pol.
icy to adopt" John Shermau's feuces
we're seriously damaged ou tue 4th. by
the Democratic breeza 8: Colum bus, and
he should revisit Ohio Tor repairs
THE Attorney General has decided
that the compensation Of a County
Treasurer who, by reason Of location,
becomes the Treasurer OF city, shall
be determined by the County Commis-
sioners, bat not to exceed $500 year,
it being a part of the duty of said Treas
urer to disburse the school funds of the
city. a.ers z go ~
LAST Saturday morning when Daniel
Oldham, who lives in the western part
Of this county, arose he left his wife and
= six months old child in bed. An hour
later Mrs Oldham awoke to find her
child closely covered by the bed clothing
and dead, and the presumption Is that
its death was caused by suffocation.-
Jetersonian. @t '3is & ~
ALEX. LANE, Senecaville carpenter,
while at work on the roof of the NJ. E.
Church at Byesville. last Saturday, miss
ed his fooi-hold and slid to the caves
and fell thence to the ground shghting
on his feet. The nails we're torn from
his fingers in his efforts to save himself,
and by thelaall one of his ankles was
displaced and he received several severe
bruises.--Jefersonian.9 s5,sr,7 nv
| We have heard of number of clips
Of wool sold in our county the past
week at S3s Soma of our growers are
holding for s5; have no advice to
4 offer as to the policy Of selling at pres
ent figures or holding on for an advance.
tSince the above Was written wool bayers
are offering S. cents, and many clips
are being sold at that fgure.-Nsbk Co.
Republican, l2tk last
| PREvIoUs to the Democratic State Con-
vention General BEATrY said the nomin-
Eation of FosrER would lose the Repub-
licsns twenty thousand votes in OHIO,
but that as sgsinst TaURMAS or BIsHor
be would be elected by good round
majority. Well, THUsnAxwas not nom
mated Neither was BIsHop And BE-
ATTY hss not changed his. prognostica-
ton Of Republican disaster. BEATTY is
4 sagacious politician EnqSirer.
Tnr only question to be settlsd be-
tween the managers OF the B, 4 s. "
3. z Compsuy and certain Eastern cap
itsiists, 10 the price Of the bonds, and
an agreement upon this point is likely
to be reached within short time. In
the mean time other parties are making
inquiries With view to insesting in the
bonds Of the road, and We are justified
lin saying that IN early extension OF the
lroad may be looked for Bellaire Irib-
sne, 12tk inst.
TIE Directors of the Central Ohio
Railroad Company have brought suit
against the original purchasers Of the
Harris farm, ON which the central part
of Bellaire now stsnds, to. recover 843.
4 0s2, the amount paid by the company il
! 1852 for 14S acres of the land. Thi.
land was sfterwards placed in the bands
4 Of q trustee TO be sold in town lots 10
pay claim against The property and re.
imburse the company, and Aof the pro.
ceeds the company claims never to have
received cent, and hence fthe suit, =.
JefeYsoHian
/ TIE family OF Dr.. Henry West held 6
\ reunion ct the old home mansion in thii
place on last Saturday. The Doctor ID
4 the father OF eighteen children, sixteen
OF whom are living, and all OF the six.
teen we're present. The sons and dsugh.
ters who were present from q distsnce
were Peter West; OF Toledo; Joseph
West, Of Bridgeport; Mrs, Sarah Askew,
OF Kansas City, aud Mrs. Ada X Lane,
Of Columbus. The Doctor is one oi
our best and most substantial cilizens
and we hope be may live to enjoy many
more such pleasant occasions.-&. Gairs
silk Cor. Regiskr, ilA iass
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