The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-01-18
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Cowen. Sheets, & Co.. OF Belaire, has
been purchased by A. J. SchreibeI, OF
Moorefield, who, paid $3.50 for the
property.
BELLAIRE real estate is certainly on a
grand boom. L.st. Nav piece OF prop,
ertv vas offered for 81 400 Sold eight
months later for s3,s00 casb, and, last
Saturday, could have been at an advance
Of two hundred dollars.
CARDS are out for the marriage Of w.
C. Bergundthsl, Esq. deputy collector
of internal revenue for this District, to
Miss Cora, daughter OF Mr. Michael
Dorsey, Of Powhatsn; so The Bellaire
correspondent OF the Wheeling Intelli.
gencer ssya.
GEN WEIR called upon his son in Jail.
confined on charge of murder, Satnr-
day morning last, for the first time The
OLD General has been greatly prostrated
by the terrible calamity which has over
taken him 10 his old age Belmont
Chronicle.
LAST week the Republicans in the Leg
islature made an attempt to increase the
salary Of the Secretary Of State, but
the Democrats defeated the measure.
The egg was laid in the interests OF
Chss. Townsend bat it would not batch
-Marietta Times.
THE Marietta Lock Works, which
cost S55. 900. have been sold for &c.
600 to W. F. r ,bertson Il Co.. OF Bsv-
erly, who will move their Foundry and
Plow Works to that point. This remo-
val will be one of the heaviest losses
Beverly has sustained for many day
Noble County Republican. 4
THE Presbyterian congregation of St
Clairsville, which numbers about $50
4 persons, only had one death during the
past year We believe It would be bene-
ticial to the spiritual As we'll as the tenn
poral health Of any congregation il they
had such An excellent christian pastor as
the Presbyterian Church of St. Clairs.
vile has -Belldire Democrat.
| A LITTLE four year old daughter oi
Mr.. VIM Berry, who lives about mile
west of Bridgeport, was terribly burned
last Wednesday. Her mother was in the
yard, and while absent. i. is supposed
that the little ones olothas caught at the
open FIRE. Dr.. Fisher was called. hui
was unable to render but little assistance
as :he child was literally cooked.
OK last Wednesday Hon. Isaac Nor
ton reached home, being carried on 9
stretcher to the cars, 10 which he was
placed. rtill on the stretcher, in that way
making the journey Without serious in.
convenience, but is stil unable to rist
from bis bed. The dressing on the in
|jure,l limbs consists OF numerous ban.
dages surrounded bv liq lifisd glass =
Guernsey County Item.
RoBcRr FLEMING, of near Cambridge
fell into the Gre last Thursday aud wal
very severely il not fatally, burned
Mr.. Fleming who is about forty 1--WE
years OF ags, lived alone, and being sub.
|ject to Cts it is supposed that the acci.
dent happened while laboring in one o,
these When found patts Of the body
we're burned to a crisp.-Quaksr City
Iadependent, 18th inst.
OM-Orange Patton has struck vein
Of oil below Macksburg that promises
to be the best oil we'll ever struck in the
vicinity. II has been flowing oil for the
last ten days at the rate Of so barrels, al
least, per day. Some Of the more en-
thusiastic oil men claim that il IL yield
ing $50 barrels per day. It has given
the oil business ss Macksburg and Dex-
ter huge bnom.-No6ls Cosaty Repsb-
Iican.
GeoRaE WEIR. the murderer of Ster-
l.
ling Riggs, has about recovered from the
broken nose which be received the day
ot the murder. George is said to be as
defiant - ever, Notwithstanding all re-
ports to the contrary, and has expressed
regrets that be didn't kill Jack Riggs,
the brother Of the murdered man. The
Sheriff has strict wstch kept over him
at oil times, both day and night -St
Clairsville Gazette, 18th inst.
Mxs MARIA BRowN. wife Of G. "
Brown of near SummerGeld died Tues
day of last week. For many years she
has been afflicted with Asthma and was
= patient snfferer. She Was the second
daughter OF William Kent one of the
earliest and best known pioneers OF the
upper Wills Creek Valley. Mrs. Brown
was noble woman and much loved by
all who knew her.-CaldpeH Press, 18Th
inst.
Il A BROOKLYN doctor says; 81 do moi
think the cause OF diptheria Is we'll un.
derstood yet. In my opionion, it is 9
specific germ and is not dependent or
sewer gas, for it has been epidemic il
this country and in Russia and in al
parts Of the world, in small villages al
we'll as ID large cities And. furthermore
1t runs riot for certain length of TINT
and then there are periods when We heal
nothing Of it,"
u PHrLlr HARKINs, aged about IS years
one OF the early settlers Of the Uppel
Duck creek Valley. died Sunday night
January 9th. He had been complaining
a