The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-03-04

INSURANCE Companies do not issue
policies for sl 900 and, when the prop.
erty is destroyed. pay sl,l0O. Then
Why should they have license to issue a
policy for 1000, when, should the prop
erty burn, they will pay only esOOf-
Pass the Rowland bill.
A cAucus OF the Democratic members
Of the West Va. Legislature announced
publicly last week that Speaker Nor
rErr's views, as published in the Intslh-
senser, Republican, were not the views
Of the majority, and had it been known
that he entertained the opinions express
ed, he would not have been elected
Speaker.
TIE Woodsfeld Spirit saws when the
Bellaire tobacco warehouse is opened, as
It will be within few days, conmis
sion house will be established in that
city composed of gentlemen Of irst class
/ financial standing This is q business
movement, and will aid greatly in making
the warehouse successful. GAINESVILLE
Eateprise
WHEN the vul,ures Of the lobby hover
over and settle down 10 the halls OF leg
islation at Columbus, the public can rest
assured that some measure is before the
Legislature that is calculated to stop q
swindle and thereby benefit the people
The Rowland insurance bill is case in
point. against which the lobby has raj.
lied in force.
An action has been begun by 1AYLoE
4 ANDERSON attorneys for LUCINDA j
CARoTHERs administrative of WIN. A
CARorHERs. against the Cambridge Goa
Company for $4,000 damage alleged tc
have been sustained by the death o.
CARorHERs. who was killed in the mines
1t lis clsimed that the hank boss was in
competent Guernsey Go. Jefersonian
A SUIT for $4,000 damages has beer
entered in the Guernsey Common Plea.
Court by STEPHEN PorTs. guardian o
BARrHENA SPEERs. against PETER HAAS
and John W STEPHENS, liquor men -
The child mentioned is q son of WV
SfEERs, colored, who fell from bridge
here and was drown recently. SPEERs
was intoxicated at the time, and the &C
tion is brought under the Adair Law.
Isaac SAILOR had on exhibition ir
Caldwell last week, a peculiar device tina
he has invented by which street cars Cal
be started without the heavy pull requir
ed as they are now constructed Tn,
power works automatically and was verl
interesting to those who saw it in opera
ton He claims that it may be applied
successfully whenever great weights arr
to be lifted - Noble Co. Press, 9Th sk
TIE Batesville. Noble County, Nation
al Bank, was taken in few days sine,
to the smount of $4,000 on q forged
note. F. NJ ATKINSON. Tobacco Inspec
tor, Is President OF the bank, and i,
working hard to recover the money from
the rascal who presented the note
! LATER The forger was arrested nea
Parkersburg, West Va, by Mr., ArKlS
SON, and All the money recovered excep
90
TIE practice OF kneeling or bowinl
the head in church during prayer tin'
is quite general in the churches here aDi
excites no remark among the residents
but gentleman from Connecticut drop
ped in at the Methe.1ist church on Put
nam street, the other Sabbath, and after
wards expressed his astouishment ,ha
only one or two In the whole congrega
ton paid no attention to the custom -
: Z 81. a = &. r = ~ / /
He says he never saw church in The
East where the custom was so univer
sslly observed -Aaristsa Register, 27,l
sh
HUaH ELLISON. residing on Big Run
Washington county, died, last week
rather suddenly After his burial, hi.
wife, who had some fear that people
would suspect her of assisting to get thu
OLD man out of the world (they, having
been divorced, but still living under The
same roof Of double house,. bad hin
taken mp. 1t Was found that. his lungs
we're completely ossifed. 10 the exam
ination, his wife testified that he was 8
bard drinker; when he could not gel
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