The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-02-07
MRS. NJ. O. WEST, Local Editor,

Photographs, c HEMP TED
Road Notice, PETITIONERS.
JoHs BRlsrkR asks $500 for his pacing
horse Joe"
Volume thirty-nine OF THE SrIR,r he.
gins next week.
THE SPIRIT is thirty eight years old
to-day. 7ih inst.
A Erst class supper will he served to
the masquersiers at the DRIaGs House
k,-niQht. 7th inst.
Sanstnr PEARsnN spent last Saturday
snd Sunday at home.
A boy and girl at Mr.. Mar. SrEES.
kop's on 'Possum Creek.
Common Pleas Court convenes In
Belmont county on the 1lth inst.
There are more sore arms in the Uni
Ted States this week than ever before.
Masquerade suits will be at the Driggs
House, to rent. at noon to-day, TIN inst.
The county jsil is the proper place
Tor people who disturb public meetings.
Senator PEARSON has an interesting
c0mmanicstion in The SPrRIr this week.
B.llaire coal miners are on strike
They refuse to work at cents per bush.
ei.
The Ground Hog saw his shallow on
the 81 inst. Six weeks more Of winter
weather.
Gen W. P RIcHARDsoN. Of Marietta.
had another stroke OF paralysis . few
days since.
There will he q1its number Of hana-
some costumes at the masquerade party
Tuesday evening.
HELBLIxe & SrckaR can furnish anv
article you desire in the furniture line,
! ct reasonable prices
NIev JoHx WRIGHT. Of Antioch. con.
tincted the services at the u E Church
last Sunday evening,
Fifty persons recently connected them.
selves with the II E. Church at Sutu.
nerEeld. Noble county.
DlMEL HARrER. Sr, of Malag., fell
through hay loft few days since and
broke three of his ribs.
Mrs LlDE GRAY, OF Ozirk. ad'led an
other name last week to her list OF new
subscribers to The .Srrarr.
The R.ilroad contractors between
Woods6eld and Lawisville have worked
almost every dsy this Winter.
The Post Master Of this place has
made arrangements to have 80 Yale
,ock Boxes put in the Office.
Masquersae party at the ERiees
House ,hia. Tuesday. evening. A num-
Der from other places will he presen'.
Al MAckEY anil Louis SIXTH left
herr, on the 3lst ult., with Eve tine look
ing horses for the Pittsburgh market.
J.M LEWIS snd family who moved
from BaInesville to Quincy. Ills. last
year have returned 10 their old home
w. BARsE. is local editor of the
Noble County Rrpubl;cas. J Wis one
OF the beet local writer's in Eastern Ohio.
The zsnesvilIe & Southeastern R. R
voted on the lst inst. in favor Of con-
solidaiion with the Bellaire d Southwes-
tern.
Mrs. WooDrARD and Miss Cora
CLARK. OF Paris. H.. are visiting Mr
and Mrs. GEORGE LANG of Darlington,
Ibis county.
Seven iron establishments at Bellaire
with capital of 81 $4,000, paid div
idend OF 100000 to their stockholders
during the past year.
-,-CHARLae DAvf. aged II years, ell
depth Of ifty feet down 8 coal shaf',
near BarnesviIle. on Ihe 9th inst., and
VAS only slightly injured.
The Detroit Free Pres SAYS in its
Geography lesson, that town is place
where fcur or eve fellows run things and
lend money at Is per cent.
Rev. E. P. EDn,rDs let here to dav.
the 7th inst. to visit hi. brother at
KinssvilIe, Ohio. aud to assist him at
protracted meeting IN progress there.
The Inirmary Directors at their ses-
sion on the Is, inst. reappoin,ed LOUIS
CBllkeER Superintendent OF the Cunt,
Infirmary for one year from March 1st
ON .ers nf the consolidated Railroads.
the b d S. w. and the Z & S E.,
will be elected by the stockholders of
both roa is at Wpodsfeld on the 2Sth
inst
MiLFcs McXELvET, son-in-law of Ex
Sheriff READ. Of this plsce, recently
purchased the bakery Of SiLas fRuAx,
in Ballaire, and moved to that place last
week.
Judge FaAsrEs will hold part Of the
Aerm of court which commences in B /
mont county the l4,h inst. Judge KEEL
LII viii dispose OF cases in Which he was
not engage IS attorney prior to goin z
on the bench.
~ Bonde we're quoted in New York
on the 81 inst, as follows:
Sixes extended, iGGl
Fives extended, ic?3
Fsnt-and-s-half coupons. I4s
Fours coupons. 1lSt