The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-07-06
CALAIS.

EDS. SPIRIT: The health OF our CON-
munity is o. present good, there bring
no one on the sick list.
The farmers are busily engaged in
gathering in 'shea's." The corn crop Of
Seneca is good, and the VIII, at crop the
best We bavo had for years.
c. W. Eberle, who is attending school
at Wheeling, is at home on short visit.
W. o q. Butt, o! Lewisville, spent
Sunday in our midst
Barber shop: Herman Craig, propri.
tor
John Tuttle has moved bis stationary
saw mill 10 town.
The Band Festival passed cft qaie'ly
only being one 62ht (and 200 inloxics.
ted
Prof. D D. jackson closed success
nj term OF school here last Friday, and
moved 10 Swszey on Monday. We
would like 10 attend his Normal; but IL
We have one here, Of course, then -.
G W Wehr closed term OF school
in the Vernon district last Friday he is
10 teach there the coming winter.
Jas L. Jones will teach this coming
winter in The Repner school, Noble
County, Ohio. and c. F. Wehr, at TEN
peranceville, Belmont County, Ohio
Boys, how are the examinations when
you 60 to other counties2
W. A. Hodge occupies his new dwe'-
ling.
A W. L goes North. 1--WE too offer
60 on q gas'ronomic tour c. C.
CALAIS, o., June 80.
EDS. SPIRIT: Yesterdays SPIRIT was
chuck full OF news both. local, political
and personal, and by this We caught ,he
inspiration to try it again in The columns
of the SPIRIT Those who have paid
even the least attention to your payer
generally. and to the indicated progress
mentioned by its editors, can now realize
that you do desire and intend TO make
the SPIRIT one OF the leading newspa.
pers OF this section OF Ohio We extend
to you our kindest wishes that ,hp::SPRIT
may reach the zenith OF Journals 10.
Your offer, or price, for the SPIRIT is low
enough, though there ere many in the
county WHO do rot take your paper and
never did, and perhaps never will, sim.
ply because The, rely on other peoples
papers Tor the county news; and this
Kind Of business would do were it no,
for the encroachmenl upon the civilized
rights OF our neigbbors who do lake the
papers No one can even keep posted in
county matters unless The county aper
he handy as reference guide. To keep
the run OF agriNplture, politics, religion
and industries, the new papers must be,
20 great extent, relied upon for this in
formation.
There is one grand difficulty in the
way OF those who do take the papel 8,
and that is, they have to paw fnr u.
Now, Mcssrs Editors. il you could con.
ceive s"me plan whereby Won couli make
US a present OF the SPIRIT for q year or y
lifetime, then subscription stock would
be at its glorY-but the editor, where
oh, where would he beY
"Sly's" remarks on "Hard Times"
we're very reasonable, and il he will only
continue 10 try the hard times subject q
while longer, we will be gla. TO read his
comments.
Wonder il our Fcrt Peck agent wss
requested to rcsign2 II we mistake not,
1t is our recollection that said agent a,
one time notified Messrs. W. S. Gro we'll.
Henry BOIL, - Smith and James H
Hamilton to resign their seals in the 66 h
General Assembly Of Ohio. because Hon
Henry B Bayne was elected U S Sena.
tor.
We quote the following from The Gin.
a.unati Enquirer of June %: "We are