The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-10-05
.Woodsfield has population of


-Woodsfeld has population Of
1925.
"A wedding is booked for Woods
field next week.
Wool is still advancing in price.
Democratic hard times are doing it.
Since the introduction of natu-
raj gas, the manufacturing interests
of Pittsburg have increased $1,000
600.
Everett McMcKelvy of Green
township, is the owner of a Brister
Norman colt two years old, that
weighs only 1,iSO lbs. This is the
largest little colt we have on the
list.
Miss Carrie Cassil has been ap-
pointed teacher in room No. | of the
Woodsfeld school, in place of Miss
Lucy Pearson who resigned the po-
sition and will remain in the Probate
Office.
The contest for Postmaster at
Barnesville, has at last been settled,
and has resulted in the appointment
of Jno. W. Hingely. The appoint
ments in that office are made by
the President and not the depart
ment.
Farmers desiring to obtain the
finest breeds of Poultry, or German
Carp, or of getting one of the fa-
nous Scotch Collie Dogs should call
on M. V. Decker, Of Beallsville.-
He has some of the finest specimens
of each to be found anywhere. Read
his advertisement in this issue and
when writing him, say you saw it in
the SPIRIT.
Mr.. Oscar Little took the emu
meration of Woodsfeld School Dis
trict last week, also the population
of the town, with the following re-
suits:
Males over 6 and under 21-167.
Females over and under 21-173.
Youth between l6 and 81 years
81.
Population ofthe village of Woods
field-1025.
-Bellaire now has a Board of
Trade In organizing they elected
the following officers:
President, James F. Anderson,
ESQ.,; first vice president, Col. David
Rankin; second vice president, P. T.
King; third vice president, Miller
Booth; secretary, O. o. Cummins;
Board of Control, W. A. Gorby, l.
Blum, j. I. Kelly, W. j. McLain,
M. Sonneborn, John Dubois, S. O.
Cummins, A. p. Tallman, George s.
Jennings.
Some time since, petition was
circulated at st. Clairsville, asking
for vote on Prohibition. About
200 voters signed the petition. On
last Tuesday vote was taken, and
when the result was announced, 10,
and behold! a wondrous change had
taken place in the minds of the two
hundred, and they numbered but
one hundred and forty-four. The
saloons gained the victory, having
polled one hundred and forty seven
votes.
There are people who are best
described as belonging to the Morn
ing Glory variety. That is, crawl.
ing all over the ground and holding
on both sides Of the fence with
equal tenacity. Decrepitude In the
main branch, causes a lack of Leaf
covering, and their designs are un.
veiled to the open sunlight of day
Do they delude themselves with the
belief that they are unseen?
The Congressional Committe,
met at Marietta the evening of thu
Democratic convention and organi
zed by electing A. D. Follett o
Marietta Chairman, and Wire Ham
ilton of Woodsfield, Secretary.
The time to be spent in eacf
county by General Warner was ar
ranged as follows: Meigs, Oct. 6,
and s; Athens, Oct. IL to 16; Wash
Iington, Oct. 1s and 10; Monroe. Oc
tober 20 to 26.
! When the port of Boston wal
!, closed by the British, and the peo
pie of that city suffering, Charles
! ton, S. c., sent a generous contribu
tion. In Charleston's present ca
lamity Boston sees a way of return
ing the favor SO long ago rendered
i and in connection with New Yorl
has raised $135,000 for aid to tn
stricken city. The American hear
is a generous one. No North; n
South.
In our account of the Fair, an
owing to the hurry at the time, W
omitted speaking of one of the mos
commendable displays on exhibit
the Poultry. Monroe County farm
ers are rapidly coming to the from
in the raising of fine poultry an