The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-09-01
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP ITEMS.
.srArEoRD, Onto. August 20. 1885.

STAFFORD. OHio. August 20, 1886.
Ed SpIRIr: Thinking that perhaps a
feW items from this. part OF the .'dark
hills" might be interesting to 9 ,me Of
the many readers OF yonr valuable pa.
per, We def our homespun garments
and assume the qniilfor few moments.
Everything in aud about ourquiet lit
tie village appears tc be looking up. and
we hope ,osoon hear the old and nearly
lost yet true saying, "1imes are getting
better.
We understand that j P. Martin, onr
enterprising carriage maker, Intends to
put in steam and run his factory on a
larger scale. a
Mss Diel. OF Dexter. City, is visiting
friends in this vicinity. q
Several of our boys and some of The
G. AR members attended the reunion
at Caldwell last week and report the same
good old time.
Art Okey, of Caldwell. paid our vii
fage aving visit on the 17th.
John Okey, who has heen confined to
bis bed for some time withlraammatory
rheumatism. is again able to be out.
Miles Mallet met with quite q serious
accident on last Tuesday in the way oil
getting thro~n from his horse and get
ting badly bruised and sustaining frac.
ture of the shoulder blade.
DR.. Curtis has one of the finest fish
ponds in this part of the country. "The
Fish Pond Fever that has been epidemic
here for some time we are sorry 10 learn
is abating. We think that it will visi
US again about the time that the AsiatiG
cholera strikes the outskirts OF our vii.
lage, and we are fearful that 1t will no
be far distant if the Board of Health
don't take some of the back avenues into
consideration. The fumes disseminating
from some of the avenues are those o
carbonic acid gas doubly distilled ant
largely diluted with squalidity.
DR.. Brock, OF Harrletsville, was il
town on Monday.
Our school, under the proficient man
agement of Prof. Flanagan, has So pu
pills in daily attendance We understand
that the Professor will move 10 town a.
soon as Rev. Shaffer leaves the brick OF
Canada. We will be sorry to lose tn
Rev as We consider him one of the fines
men that ever lived here, and we know
because we have the pedigree of the en-
tire list on ale.
Our Literary ncciety fnee,s at th
school house every Wednesday evening
Last Saturday morning there was
stranger drove into town with all tn
pomp and dignity of an NJ, d and en-
lqnired for the residence Of DR. j. L. Ma
son. We have since understood that b
Is to be sn NJ. D but he is rather sma
mdse nov. It is reported that the DI
went to Brock early Saturday mornin
and borrowed pair OF steely ards
| John Flowers has torn down his oil
log cabin and putting up q iinetwe
story frame In its place. which will max
a pleasing appearance on East Mai
lstreet.
! The band gave us some ine music las
Friday evening. They are in good trir
and ready for picnics aud The campaigl
! Jerry Okey, of Iowa, is visiting in th
vicinity.
Colored camp meeting will comment
here the 10Th OF September.
II Flesh watermeloEe in 10 wn to-day.
E Wilson, having graduated at NJ
!. Union College, bas returned home
lake little rest; although little undt
the weather at present we hope that
will soon be all o X