The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-05-25

uitte Enterprise, 2th INST
A YOUNG man named Leander Devore,
Of Ludlow township, Washington coun-
1 ty. accidentally shot himself while draw
ing loaded revolver out of his hip pock.
ct. The revolver was discharged. pas
sing through his sposterior, hip and COM
ing out at the knee-joint.
FrRE.-The dwelling house of Rachel
Patton, in the town of Middleburg, was
destroyed by, an accidental fire, last Fri.
day. The family who was living in the
house saved a part of their household
goods; loss about Sl50.-Noble Coun-
fy Republicans, e0tk inst.
We learn shat tobacco is heing hauled
from Somerlon to Jerusalem and shipped
to Bellaire over the B. IL S w. railroad
This report is qnlte different from the re.
port recently published that tobacco was
beirg hauled over the pike from Woods
field to Barnesrille.-Bslidire Tribune,
Goth inst
TIE Democratic County press is al
most an absolute unite In the declaration
that the Delegates who shall seek to de-
| feat the nomination of Senator Thurman
though an apoiogetic support will call
down upon their heads an execration
that will effectually blast their future
political aspirations.
We have no sales Of wool to report in
this C,uutv. Growers generally will
hold for so cents, while huvers are ma
king no offers. but expect to buy, if they
buy at all, at 40c. 1t is safe to say that
little, il any, wool will change hands un-
til late in the season, at the latter figures.
NOBLE County Republican.
TIE European shores are lined with
Ithousands Of people who are waiting
their turn to be brought to this country,
and as rapidly as the throng is diminish.
ed by the fleets OF steamers it is recruit
ed from the interior. To say that we
are ON the eve of one of the greatest emi-
grafton booms ever known is to put it
very mildly.
UNDER the management Of Messrs.
Cochran and Cogley the Bellalre & South
western is rapidly improving, and there
is now good reason to believe that there
will be no recurrence Of the accidents so
common on this line few months ago.
The ruad bed is rapidly heing put in fret
rate order, and the machinery is now
working well.-Bellare Independent.
Mr. DAVID LINN, OF Westland town.
ship, is a thrifty farmer and lucky one
as well. He has q SIX acre field of vol
unteer wheat, for. which be neither plow-
ed nor sowed. 1t came up among last
years stubble and is evenly and thickly
set over the ground. 1t is great won
der in the neighborhood. and may be
seen from the Cumberland road We
want to hear how the crop pans out at
harvest Guernsey things
WEsT VIRGINIA has no reason to he
dissatisfied with .the appropriation bill
pending before Congress at this time,
inasmuch as it gives her the big end, Of
s3OO,OOc. viz: 100000 for the Big
Kanawha river Improvement; $4,000
for the Little Ksnawha; $4,000 for the
New river; 330,0 900 for the Big Sandy !;
S20,0 900 for the Mononghela; s.. 900 for
tue Shenandoah; $1,000 for the ELK
aud $4,000 :or the Guyandotte river
Fhesting Intelligencer. iS
Col. SULLIVAN aud w. G.. Barnard
spent part of last week looking over
.he proposed line of the Beaver Valley
Railroad. Mr.. Barnard is highly pleased
with the country along the proposed line
of the road, and thinks the people are
determined to build it. w ills township
lin Noble county decided last week to
tllevy tax on the property OF the town.
ship to aid in the construction Of the
road. There was majority of 17S in
favor Of the proposition.-Bellaire In
dependent, 20th inst.
AN exchange; under the head, "Coes
Advertising Pay" remarks: "The Chi
cago Tribune. for column q year, re-
ceives $4,000. The New York Herald
receives, for its lowest priced columns
Il $50, 1923, and for its highest SPAS, 900
and the New York Daily Tribune, fol
its lowest, S27,729, and for its highest
$S5, ,64S, and these papers are never at 8
loss for advertisements in their columns
0 Their patronage comes, not from any de
t sire to assist their respective papers, bu
from business men who find it profitable
to advertise.
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+ wThe County Board of Equaliza
!. ton met on the 18th inst. j. LIEUELLEl
i was elected President and s. A. ATKIN
SON Clerk.
On motion Of D. LENrz the appraise
ment on all live stock was ordered L
= stand as returned by the Assessors.
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