The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-08-28
Local Notes and Notions.

A eift thabs At Rev. CuLP's
The new seats for the Court room
were received last week.
Ne JOSIAH DAVIS and wife are visit
Ing friends Mt Mstsmoras.
The Faw this wear promises to he
tlrst-class In every respect.
B DxfdeA Esq. was In Marietta
last week on legal business
Judge JERExnAR BLACK, Of Peunsyl.
yania, died on the 10th inst.
Mr. Will KnrzEBUE of Middlebouine.
West Va, yes in town Monday.
Whes daished our Court room will
be tue iaes' in this section Of Ohio.
Mr. NJ. r. ATKINSON an aged resident
81 Calais, is reported dangerously III.
The Stafford, Burr's Mills and Mouuds-
vile camp meetings closed last week.
Regular session Of the County Com
nis.iorers 90 Monday, September 81
M 1T. JuDKINs and ~lfe spent Sum-
iay ct SnEmeffield, whiting Mr. Ton
DEw.
Mr.. ". r, BEARDMoRE, Of Denver,
Colorsdo, wasvisiting friends here last
week.
PErER Dom, Of Miltonsburg. recent
" purchased two lots in the South end
Of town s as9sis.7
Mrs Nj CLARK I, Vi .iting her sister.
Mrs. CALLAs. at Byesville, Guernsey
County. e
Mrs. W. AooRE. OF Jerusalem. spent
SsndsS with Mrs. JoRx GArcHrLL OF
this plsce.
Warson q Amos. the new firm, are
doing large business. See their adj
yertisement.
Mrs. JANIS A. DRleas, Of Beuwood,
West Va, was WISHING friends in this
place last week
ROAD TAX RECEIPTS for sale at
THE SPIRrr Office, Orders by mail will
rece,vspfompt attention.
Misses MATTE cKEr, RESA WAY, AD-
DIE Lfr7LE and PUss DIRHL attended the
picnic ai Wittsn's las, Saturday.
Rev.yW WEssrNaER: Pastor OF the r. G.
Church, is having building erec' ed for
school purposes south of the church.
ReMefbsss ths Fair ON September 18th.
19,h and Goth. The premium list will
be founasoa Ehe drst page Of this paper.
W. r. HusrER. Esq, and Mr.. W. c
MoenEy. made business trip TO Chica-
20, and Des Moines. lows, last week
MRS. WEsT and Miss MATTE OKEr
returned home last Thursday from their
yi.n to friends IN Si.tersville. Wes, Va.
Rex.s.ExoRs viii hold reli ,ioes ser
vices at the County Indruary a, O'Clock
the afternoon Of Sunday. September
l6.h. ~. 49,
Mrs. MAsY. WErsERD. Mrs. W E.
MALLoRY, and Miss JOE HoFFFLER, OF
this place. shopped in Wheeling last
week.
Mrs. JoE WAY. OF Elm Cove, is here
With Ter 'son, THOMAS, who had an or
era,ion performed on his hip few days
Mfs. GkoReE W! MARTIN and daugh.
Ter, Of Brookneld, Mo, ere visiting
friends In shis .coan,y. and in Wheeling
West Va.
Mrs. F. A. WILKINS and children,
who have been visiting friends in Woods
neld, wiIlEIeturn 70 Washington City
this. week, ..s
MACK GAuBLE, Clerk on the steamer
Courier, running between Wheeling and
P.rkersburg, will start on a Western
trip the present week.
Oaly very small boats are now rnn'
ming on the Ohio river The large boats
are laid up and are nearly oil undergo.
ing much needed repairs. ~
TLeCounty Commissioners contract.
ed with the Wilmington Iron Bridge
CompzsyEIast week for bridge at Gard.
ner's Ron. near ClariIgton.
slr Ross SAIrH, who has been spend.
ing I aoalh 9Th bls parents in K.usas
fetui1eA saizkdsy. He vas aecomps,
hied :by his.sisier, Miss ADDlE.
Hon. william WaHE. Of Pittshurgh
broshes-in Law Of JAe REISHERR. o.
WoodSdeld, hss been elected President
bf the Iron WORKERS Associ; ton.
:. JAilss,DAiLY, who resides near Calais
Il So ysata Did and carries the mail OF
horseback distance of ten miles eacl
day. Last Winter he made 100 rails II
DR.. KEEtERs and wife, Of Beallsville
spen. Sunday zith Mrs T. SrScLAtR, o
this pIsceii Mrs. Keepers came over IL
4 brahtneN phpton. birth dsy presen
from her husband.
Mrs RUrH Russell, wife Of Mr.. c
r. RUSSELL, OF Jackson township, VA
dangerously injured two weeks since b,
4 calf bhttipg her in the side. Mrs. r
has suffered severely since and is still
In . ckaic3 condition.
,rd
cF Here is bint for potato growers
A tian used quart Of sawdust in eact
hill Of potstoes In one plot and none IL
another. The ssadust bills yielded
nearly twice as much as The others ant
the iubers were larger and smoother.
SeS-----s=-=--a
eEAn exchange says: II the peopi
would buy green coffee and brown it Il
their homes. there would be fewer csse
Of diph,heria, scarlet and typhoid fever
The srome ariainO from browning tn