The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-07-05
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h'ent.
Some extra fine clips OF wool have
been sold in the northeastern part oI
Belmont County and in Southern Har-
rison at 40 cents pound. Wool not
so valuable brings 36 and 81 cents in
that region. Most of the growers are
holding for 40 cents. - Enterprise.
WHEAT is ripening very slowly in this
part of the country, though farmers re.
port it well filed and the quality likely
to he good. Corn is doing but little
good, and the crop now promises to he
light, though favorable weather NAV do
much for it yet. The potato crop will,
in this part of the country, be unusually
light, owing to the loss Of the crops on
the low lands along the river and creeks
where the bulk Of the potatoes soli in
this part OF the country are raised
Bellaire Independent.
The Columbus papers speak in COM
plimentary terms of the work exhibited
by Miss Essie C Diins at the Art School
Exhibition OF that city. She had three
pieces on exhibition, head, enlarged
from photograph, Gipsv, aud Italian
girl. The Sunday News says she
showed brilliant work, has rare taste,
and apparently paints with mpch ease.
Mics Collins was formerly OF Barnes.
vile, and took her first lessons in paint
ing from the Misses D ,ddridge, OF
Wheeling -Barnesuille Enterprise. 30th
uh.
S. B. PHILpor l. Son, with Charley
Wilson and Rob Horton, have bought
q, Summerflsld about 10000 pounds OF
wool, at prices ranging from 50 to 3S
cents; the most Of it costing them 81
cents. Fsber and Danford of the same
place have bou Iht aboat 10000 pounds
at about the same prices. These two
firms have put in circulation in the last
few days among the farmers In that
section more than $4,000 in good law
ful money. That beats the sobacco
trade in its palmiest days.-Noble Co.,
Republican.
BUYERS are deplorlng frmness which
is being exhibited in the face of the
new clip, and we can assign no other
reason for this than that the wool mar.
ket has been SO long kept down by those
whose interests it was to do 80, that the
pressure is no longer possible, and the
upward tendency will break out now and
then. And while the prospects for fifty
cents may not be Aa,,ering, yet the
grower is safe in not allowing the local
buyer TO examine his we'll washed clip
OF wo i unless he will pay more than
:hirty-five Woo1 Grooers' Bxue-
tin.
TIE ghost mystery at Winchester has
been cleared up by the discovery that
the bell ringing waa caused by a large
rat with a bell fastened on him. The
bell was probably placed on the rat for
the purpose Of soaring his associ iates,
but, like dog with a tin-can to his tail,
this rat was more scared than others and
fed away to Winchester, where he has
caused hundreds of gaping fools to as
semble and invent all sorts of theories
and stories about the "mysterious
mise. A newspaper at Cambridge was
the worst victim, sending a reporter to
the scene, and printing labored articles
about the ''mystery. ."-Eatsrprise.
A SAD case of drowning occurred at
the B. & o. bridge pier, on Saturday
evening. William Hockinberry, q young
boy Of about is years Of age, was out
riding in row.boat, and when below
The bridge and about fifty feet from the
shore, his boat was upset by the swift
around the pier, and when
thrown into the water the young man
started to swim into the shore, but sank
before assistance could reach him. He
was found about two hours after the
drowning within two feet of the place
he was last seen to 60 under. The fu.
neral took place on Sunday, from the
residence OF his parents, on Guernsey
street.-Bclaire Tribune, 30th ult.
THE work of grading part OF the
Bellaire and Beaver Valley Railroad will
be begun at Cumberland, July 4th. 1881
From there to Seelysville-a distance of
ten miles-the work will be pushed as
rapidly as possible, and it is thought it
can be completed before winter sets in.
This, with the ten miles Of line running
from Point Pleasant to Cumberland, re-
Gently purchased by the B. 4 B. Valley
Co., will make twenty miles OF road.
leaving only thirteen miles to build to
reach the Muskingum river. From
Point Pleasant to junction with The B.
& S. W. road the distance is greater, but
We believe the line,will,be completed =
Bellaire Independent.
ONE day last week young man named
McCauley, stole Sl00 out Of the pocke,
of pair OF pantaloons that John But
Ter, of Independence township,left hang
ing in his room st the McCauley House.
McCauley had spent $40 of the m m"ney,
had $40 on his person and had the other
$50 hid in the back porch at the McCau-
ley House. He gave up the money he
had and told where the balance was hid
on condition OF being released, which
Butler gladly accepted as it was all the
money he had, the price of load OF
slaves which he brought to town aud
sold. Marshal Dye worked up the case
and ma 40 tho orrpst-. HOx.effn Time.