The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-12-14

ITEMS.
Hon WM LAWRENCE and wife, OF
Washington, Ohio. celebrated the thirty
third anniversary If their wedding, on
Friday evening the Sd inst.
WITHIN the past week there has heen
an imm owed inquiry after nroper,y in
Bellaire, and, from present Indications.
considerable property will change hands
between this and sprins.-fribane.
Wool still moves of gradually at pri-
ces corresponding more to grades than
heretofore. The max,mnm and mini
mum prices are wide apart. All the way
from 40 to so cents per pound, strictly
owing to quality Belmont Chronicle.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad at
Baltimore and the grain dealer. rave
reached an amicahle understanding in
the storage rate ms'ter. by which all the
room required will he furnished outside
of the elevators, and thus relieve the
blockade.
Col HUIBURr is addressing railroad
meetings in the Olive Green valley, this
week. Dexter City and this valley are
making special effort to aecnre the
hnilding of the Woodsfnld Narrow
Gauge nv their route Noble County
Republican.
A SPECIAL election for justice Of thr
Peace was held in Beaver township On
Turshav November Both. which resulted
in tie election of Thomas Keenan,
Democrat hv a maj ,ritv Of TWENTY-FIVE.
over A C. Cooper, Republican.--Noble
County Press
y. L HUNTER. Of B-oolfi.li town.
ship butte ',ereta COW K.n,uckv Dnr
ham, eight years old that weighed, gross
1856 pounds Tie hind qna' ters weigh
Ell over two hurd'ed pnnnda each the
hide ninetv-oieht pounds Noble Co,
Press, 9th inst.
ST CLAIRsvILLE has lost one Of its
ancient relics. The daily bus which
has made i's regular trips to Wheeling
during the past fortv-6ve years with
great regularity, and during all kinds OF
weather. has heen discontinued for want
OF ruf1cient patronage to instifv the ex
pense ofsrunning it.-Bellaire Deme.
crdf.
AN INsUR lNcE FRiUD.-It is stated
that man ssilinq under the name of +.
C. Hunter, has without authority been
taking applications for insurance IN the
Steubenville Mu'ual Insurance Cnmps
ny, and that he has heen operating in
the western portion Of this county dnr-
ing the past week.-Belmont Chronicle =,
9th inst.
That Canadian weather prophet, Ven-
nor. has hurled . startling prognos,ica
tion upon the country. He predicts a
terrific snow storm to begin at IL :35
a. no on the 22i VI December, and to
Last precisely seventeen hours, seven
minutes an6 forty -one secords, dnring
which time an average depth Of eleven
and onc-hnlf feet OF snow will fall.
THE Zsnesville man who played lit
tie poker with snme of the Bellaire bovs.
left few davs ago with about 82500
moe money than he brought here with
him. We don't like to hear Of that much
money being permanently Withdrawn
from circulation in this town, but our
players may have learned to play aome
OF Mr.. Sherman's games.-Independent.
ON the night of September 18th laa',
/. N. Murdaugh, OF Morristown, was
knocked down and robbed by o couple
of roaghs on one OF the streets Of
Wheeling. The perpetrators Of the deed,
Morris sMcAdams and Frank Stanley,
have been captured and are in jill. Mr..
Murdaueh's watch was found in posses
sion OF McAdams.-S ClaIsvils Ga
zette
HARRISON coUSr. says the Repuhli
can, used to have to expend half the
received from her wool clip Cor
-four, bccause wheat enough. was not
raised hy her farmers Tor home con-
sumption. But for the past three years
the surplus wheat crop has sold for
nearly % much as the wool clip, so that
farmers are growing rich rapidly by sa-
wing both wheat and wool money.
HE-the good, kind soul-came down
from Richland township. A pretty lit.
tie lady passed him on the street. He
wss alarmed He thought she was los-
ing red skirt and blandly intimated in
a courteous wav the danger. Had he
not soon got away there would have
been q hroken parasol. He did not
know that femininitv 10 trimmed with
red edges now.-Cdmbridse Jeferso-
nian.
CouRr has been engaged for q week
past 10 the trial OF criminal cases. Theo-
dore Brown and Minor Gibson, both Of
Barnesville, have been convicted OF bur
glary and larceny and booked for the
penitentisry. "Dory" Brown has long
emf wed the distiuction OF being Barnes
VtNC . WtCACuCob uous SuO Oub istt0
gret will be felt by the citizens OF that
place over his departure from their
midst-St. Clairssilte Gazette, 9Th inst.
TIE outlook for the new tobacco crop
is not encouraging.so the grower, any
more than the sale Of last years's crop
to buyer. The recent sales OF tobacco
in Baltimore. grown 10 this County, are
from 81 to Al, few hogsheads brought
8 10 81. while still fewer hogsheads sold
for 6 10 81. Unless there is soon
marked Improvement 10 the market,
buyers will not feel like paving more
than 2 10 3 cents Tor this years crop
Noble County Republican, 9Th inst.
The Electoral Count.
q WASHINGTON, Dec. 9-As stated in
my dispatch last night, party lines have
been tightly drawn on the question Of