The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-02-19
MONROE COUNTY.
The Condition of the People In the
River Townships.

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Thursday, the Ii'h inst, to devise means
to ascertain the condition of the people,
and the number who needed aid, along
the Ohio river in this county, W. 7.
MoRRRIs and H R WEaT were appointed
a committee to visit Clsrington, Hanni-
hal, Sardis and Cochransville.
The committee reached Clarington
Thursday night and had consultation
with Mr.. B. H. MALLORY and MIR. G. L.
TYLER and suggested the propriety of
having Relief Committee appointed to
extend sid to persons needing help. The
citizens assembled on Friday and ap-
pointed the following committee
G L TYLER, B II. MALLORY aud II.
HABERMEHL. B. II. MALLORY. Auditor.
G. L. TYLER, Treasurer. FRANK TYLER,
Siorckeeper.
Mr.. ALVIN BALDWIN kindly permitted
the committee to use room in bis build
ing as a store room from which the
committee is issuing supplies. They
have supply OF bread, meat, potatoes
and other articles, and no fears need be
entertained OF any person suffering there.
But while those ctiz ms who are able to
help are nobly discharging their duty,
the people of the county should not
aba,e their efforts to render assistance
az BAREsvrLLE.
This town was damaged considerably,
near the river. The citizens we're buslly
engaged in putting their property in
shape an cleaning away the drift and
rubbish and arranging their stores, but
at the susgestion of the committee 8
meeting was held and the following
committee appointed:
G. CEHRs, A NJ VoEGrLY. n. NIEUEN-
soHwANDER, Taos FUNK and JOHN DIET
RICK.
There are some persons who need help
and the Committee will see that no one
is allowed to suffer.
The losses were as follows:
JOHN BucHwALD's silver smith shop
carried away. DAVID NoLL was the
heaviest loser in town. He exerted him
self to save the property Of others and
neglected to look after his cwn. Unsel-
fish conduct OF a character like hi;
should be rewarded by the citizens. His
)ss will reach $4,000.
Mr.. MIscHLER lost bis dwelling
JOHN HoFFER lost half his grocery STOCK
and all OF his warehouse goods. The
BoIoE dwelling, Mrs. HARrER's, Mrs
SrRAIN's and MARS were off their foun'
dati,ns. H. NIEuENscHwANDER's dwell
ing was wrecked. VoEGrLY's large
warehouse on the wharf was washed
away. D. NoLL's warehouse is of the
foundation and his hardware store taken
away. One end of E. RIsr's brick house
was knocked down. Nearly all the small
buildings in the low part of the towr
were total loss. One dwelling house
was carried away from Rockport, above
Baressille.
The loss here was very light compared
with that in other towns along the river
After consulting with number Of citi.
zens The committee decided that there
was no necessity for the appointment o
q local committee Fi'teen families were
obliged to move out of their houses
bat they saved their household goods
and provisions. The property loss wa.
A. R BRIDGEMAN 8 saw mill and dwell
ling house 10 town, the property OF Mr.
JAMES NEsBITT. The citizens OF Sardls
have been sending food and other sup,
plies to their unfortunate neighbors il
the town of New Mar,insville, West Va
that town vas overfowed and many
people lost everything they had, while
others suffered heavily.
CoCHRANsvILLE.
Here was presented scene of DESC
lation and ruin that has not its counter
part aloug the Ohio Valley. The fol.
lowing persons lost the buildings men.
lioDed:
DR.. P. Yost, dwelling, Office, bakery
and stable. u
Jas. Amos, dwelling, store, warehouse
and stable.
Abe Hall, dwelling and stable.
E. D. Amos, warehouse, dwelling and
stable.
Abe Bever, dwelling.
Isaac Sutton, two dwellings.
H. White, dwelling.
John Hines, dwelling.
George Hall. dwelling and stable.
George Cochran, yelling.