The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-02-24
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Vance, an old prominent citizen of this
place, has applied for divorce on the
grounds CT cruelty and false accusations.
They have been married about thirty.
seven years. This affair creates quite q
sensation here.
FRENCH HUNr has returned from CO.
lumbus. after an enforced absence OF one
year, looking rather the worse for wear
1t is hoped and believed by many friends
that he will now turn over new leaf
and become worthy citizen Barnes-
vile Hnterpri.e.
TURNER G.. Brown, prominent citi-
zen Of Londonderry township, Guern.
sey county, died on the 7th in the S7th
year of his age. He had been County
Commissioner, Associate Judge of the
Common Pleas Court, and member Of
the Legislature. @
WITHIN six weeks four letters contain
ing money, addressed to the Marietta
REGrsTER, have been stolen from the
mails, and the REGISTER man thinks
there is q thief somewhere. A letter
sent from Caldwell to Clevelsnti last
Monday, containing 81 so. like the
REaIsrER letters, failed to reach its des.
tination.
MRS. MARY NoRcRoss, wife of Rev,
A. H. Norcross, Presiding Elder Of the
Cambridge District VI. E Church, died
last Wednesday evening of puerperal fe.
yer. Mrs. Norcross was possessed oi
social qualities that made her hosts ol
friends, and Of christian virtues, thai
evoked respect and admiration.-Cam
bridge Ne,ss. 18th inst.
Two Noble County men, Col. W. B
letters and Tim Kent, have struck rict
silver vein in Boulder County, Colorado
The many friends of Col. Teters, who
remember when be used to talk in sever
figures with holes in his pantaloons, vii
be glad to hear of bis good luck. HI
was for six years Clerk of the Court il
Noble County, and is deservedly popu
lar.
SERIOUS ArfAlR.-Last Thursday
while Mrs. Jane Archer was engaged il
picking some geese, cross COW attack.
ed her ip q ferocions manner and inflic
ted several wounds upon her person
besides bruising her very badly by tram
ping upon her, it is thought that a rit
or two is broken. Her recovery is con
sidered doubtful. A little child was al
SO slightly injured by the cow.--Nobl,
County Rcpu6licen, I9M inst
Mr. john v. HART, late Of Manager
the B 4 S. W. R R and formerly Su.
perintendent of the St. Clairsville mar
row gauge, ism town. Mr.. Hart viii
start this evening for Sanlin, New Mex.
leo, where he will continue in his favor
ite business Of railroading. Mr.. Har1
is well known and popular railroad
man and We wish him success in his new
location.-&. Clairsuille Gazette, 1871
inst.
JOHN TwINEM, Esq, Of Goshen town.
ship, died on Friday night last of con.
sumption, aged 6S years Mr.. Twinen
was member of the Presbyterian
Church, and was one Of our best known
and most respected citizens. He was
Treasurer Of this county from 1857 to
1851. At the;time Of his death he held
tie Office of Justice Of the peace. In
terment at Centrevile on Monday
Belmont Chronicle, 18th imst,
JUDGE FRAZIER has put his foot down
on persons soliciting seats in the jury
box and said o. Sheriff who would ap,
prove Of such practices by selecting
these persons as jurors ought and could
be removed from bis Office. The Judge
didn't accuse Sheriff McKitrick of such
conduct, bat said he had read Of it oc-
curing in other counties and he wanted
nothing Of the kind to occur here.-
Cambridge Neraa19A inst ssz q
1HE freight agent of the Baltimore
and Ohio road is considering the ques.
ton of reducing the freights on .tobac.
CO from BarnesvilIe to the same rate as
from Bellaire. As the matter now stands
Il costs considerable more to ship from
Barnesvilles to Baltimore than it does
from GAINESVILLE to the same place. Il
the reduction is made, it is thought BY
our tobacco merchants that most of tht
tobacco from Lewisville, Malaga, and
several other points win be brought here
At present they are shipping on the new
railroad, and all freight has to be han.
died again At Bellaire. u Enterprise.
DuRrNa the recent rise OF water ia
Duck Creek the residence OF Luther
Wheeler, north of Caldwell, was sur.
rounded by water, and an infant chile
less than two wears old, noticing th,
door open, walked out on the porch
and Immediately tumbled into the roar,
ing stream. Fortunately for the chilt
his mother noticed his disappearance il
very few moments, and running to tn,
front OF the house, saw the little fellow
floating away. Without thinking OF any
thing but the little fellow, she plunged
| into the stream after him, and succeeded
ID getting hack to the house with th'
child, neither the worse for the colo
bath except a slight 'cold,-Nobl Go
Republicon, 1sth inst.
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