Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-06-25

School is progressing very well, in District
No. 2, this summer. The teacher, Miss Emma
Bickford, though young in years, and with
limited experience (this being her first term),
is proving herself capable of filling teach
ers position.
Mr.. Henry Retiring, of Harrison township,
is teaching school in District No. 8. Those
wishing to see well regulated school, should
take the time to pay Mr.. Retiring and his
school visit.
The farmers are through planting corn, al
last. Owing to the wet weather and poor seed
corn, some of the farmers have had to replant
several times before stand was obtained
BY all appearances, the late planting will dc
the best.
Miss Sarah Baum, of Liberty township, was
visiting friends in Monroe, but has returned
home again.
Mrs. Lovina Simmons and son Henry, OF
Wabash, Indiana, made a flying visit to Mon
roe, recently, but have now gone to West In
dependence, O., to visit relatives there.
Monroe was well represented at the picnic
given by The Henry County Farmers Asso-
citation, on June 18th, and join with them in
saying it was good to be there.
Malinta is going to celebrate the Fourth.
Look out for big time!
A surprise party was given in honor of Mrs.
Sarah Frankfather's forty-sixth birthday, on
Saturday evening, June 18th. A great many
presents were received. This was complete
surprise. About fifty persons were present,
who did ample justice to the many good
things set before them.
Saturday evening, the 18th of June, the rel
atives and friends of Mrs. Kate Whitmer col
lected together and took her by surprise on
coming with plenty to eat and using her home
as their own Gas all such crowds know very
well how to do). The occasion being her
birthday anniversary.
Readers of the NORTHWEST, suppose, by
perusing "Gid Goshen's" breezes every week
about Skunk, would come to the conclusion
that it is quite town. Oh! yes; so it is. We
passed the town, the other day, and, had not
our attention been called, we would not have
noticed it. We viewed everything in town,
including the tile mill, and never got out of
the buggy. Neither did we get lost.
The people of Monroe are, and have been
for some time past, troubled with fevers,
measles, mumps, &C., to such degree that it
has stopped some of our schools for time;
but, of course, other localities are about the
same-disease will come.
The U. B. Church at Malinta is under head
way again. When the building is completed
it will be a structure that the town may feel
proud Of; SO it is to our interest, as well as
our duty, to help the work long in every way
possible.
Mr.. A. G. Loveall has retired from the black
smithing business. But still there is first
class shop in town where the farmers can get
their work done as usual.
One day last week, Mr.. David Bickford
bought fine horse, set of buggy harness,
and brand new buggy. David has also dyed
his nustache, since the purchase of those ar
ticles. Now, girls, on Sunday nights look
out for that horse and buggy, with David
hold of the strings, for he means business.
The Supervisors of Monroe are determined
to have good roads this summer, if possible,
if we may Judge from the amount of work
that has been done and the way it was exc
ecuted. We give them credit for it, as good
roads are necessity in Henry county.
ZERO.
MALINrA, o., June %, 1885.