The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-11-28
Local Notes and Notions.


until Christmas.
II is about time for shooting matches
10 commence.
Some farmers complain Of scarcely
6f corn-huskers.
Judge OKEY va, at Columbus last
week On 6Hsiness.
Mrs. JAGoB Hrar, OF Salem township,
dlea suddenly on the 18Th inst.
Onions are said to be preventative
against scarlet fever and dirhtheria.
{. PHIErP EAaALA. Of jackson township,
died on the BIB inst, aged So years.
Mrs. W. F. HUsrER spent several
DAYS shopping IN Wheeling last wetk.
Regular session OF the County C'w-
miasioners next Monday. December 4th.
We can send THE SPIRIT and Harper's
Weekly, or Basur TO subscribers at 81
70.
"The Beautiful Snow fell to the depth
Of two inche 10 this locality last Sun
day.
The Ohio State Agricultural Conven.
ton will meet at Columbus, Jan. 10.
1885.
The NJ. E Church choir will give an
entertainment some time during the
Holidays
n YOU want to suhscribs for snv of
HARPER's publications, call at TIE
SrlRrr Office.
Mrs. MARTHA SMITH, of Jackson town.
ship, died of CONSUMPTION on the 18th
inst, aged 20 years.
Dawn OkEr, Esq was Ia the River
townships la.t week working up the
Ohio VALLEY Railroad.
". T. MoRRIs had an iron roof pu,
on his residence last week. WILLIAM
h.sa performed the work.
Mis-. HATTIE DIRHL left for Indianar-
ole Monday morning and will spend the
winter there visiting friends.
DIED. D.-On the 2lst ins'., in Center
township. FaKDERlck SCHNEIDER, aged
4s years. The deceased was good
cittxen.
A young man in the employ OF an
Tnaurance C,mnany made a msl of the
business part Of the town on Thursday
Of last week.
At the Thursiar evening prayer NEE.
jnp at the N E Ciurch thu su ct for
discussion will b."What is our duty as
Church members"
The High School Literary Society
will give an entertainmenI between
Christmas and New Years at which they
will play "G,ps Qleen.'
Prors. BRUsH and BRowS will attend
Che next session Of the Teachers lnsti-
tute, in this county, as instructors. The
session opens December 26ih.
Several Of our Iaiies are talking Of
spending Thanksgiving day at Wheel
Ing and taking in "Mv Swestheart" al
the Opera House in, the evening
DR.. FARe0HAR and wife, who have been
absent from town for some time, return
ed last week. They we're accompanied
by Mrs. FAEouHAR's sister, Miss LAURA
CoLLIss, o: CALDWELL.
Mr.. j. j. HoLLlsrEs and wife, who
have been spending several weeks with
friends here, will leave for Pittsburgh
Wednesday to attend family reunion
on Thanksgiving day.
There will he a-meat dinner. and oys
tersupper given by the ladies OF An
tioch, Ohio. on Thanksgiving day. The
proceeds TO be applied on the new par
sonage. All are invited
Quarterly Meeting services will be
held in the NJ. E. Church on next Sun.
day. Rev. .GRAr will preach in the
evening", after which the sacrament Of
the LORDS Supper viii be administered.
The prospectus u the Wheeling Reg
;sssr vim be found Ii this paper. The
Register is an excellent paper. Any of
our patrons Who desirea city paper can
not do better than to subscribe for the
Resisssr@ II s
Rev. A j Culp aad Mss Mackall OF
Middleton township, we're united in
marriage October a6. by Rev Butts, OF
East Liverpool. The presents at the
wedding were numerous and costly
RellspiHe Uaioa.
There will be q meeting OF the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society 10 the
basement Of the NJ. e. C,urch on Tues
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. All mem
bers of the Society are earnestly reqles-
ted to be present.
"A new st,le OF postal card, with IsI
10 cover the message, is to be pressed
on the atiention OF the Post Office Com
mittees OF Congress. This should be
adopted. The j,b Of lifting the flap
will employ the leisure hours Of country
postmasters.
Swindlers. cunning and crafty, ar'
among the people. Offering all sorts o.
the best bargains You NAV safely cal
cuiate that when you are Offered re
markably good bargain hy a stranger
trap'is being prepared to catch yo'f In
Bite not at all.