The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-11-30
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LEBANON.

mill at Germantown few evenings
ago, and a general fire was happily
avoided, by Charley Pierce discov-
cring it IN time to smother The flames;
so Mr.. John Day informs us. Gen
tlemen, keep your property insured;
remember your losses in that village
q few years ago.
Day & McPeek are making their
annual tour inspecting the tobacco
in this vicinity. They have pur-
chased about 10000 lbs. at prices
ranging from two to three dollars
per hundred. This seems to he q
small price, but from the amount on
hands in the East, and the over pro-
dnction of the weed will not justify
our buyers in paying more.
Nir. c. L. Large, who is recently
from Dakota, started Tor Cincinnati
to-da7, Monday, to consult DR.. Will
Jams. Mr.. Large's hearing has been
affected from child hood.
Regularly as the leaves fall, Joe
McPeek starts for the mountains of
W. Va, to hunt deer and bear. AS
G Nimrod Joe is success. We eX-
peet to be the recipient of a saddle
OF yenison when he returns
F. B. Hannah is visiting the Cap
ital of Noble County.
It may be interesting to the boys
of Co. G., 25th O. Y. Y. l., to know
thst their old Lieut.. Sam Hutchison,
is in Lake City, Iowa, Sam has
represented his County several terms
in the Iowa Legislature He writes
me that he will attend the next re-
union of the regiment. As lie was
o good soldier we believe lie would
be equal TO the emergency rs leg
islator, even if he is On the wrong
side of the political fence. SANS
native place is the classic hills Of
Monroe.
JAS. Warwick, formerly Of Leban
On, but now residing in Dakots, at s
recent hunt killed 3 deer, dozer
jack rabbits, aud killed six geese al
one shot.
Ella Wire has just returned from
q two week visit to friends in Stat
ford.
Saturday Mr. Reub Curtis, 0
Stafford, paid US flying visit, arc
while here entertained US with som,
good vocal music.
Our friend, Il. a. Connor, mourn
the loss OF an estimable wife. Sh
was inferred in the Mt. Hope celne
terry on last Thursday. -Four chill
,dren are left without a loving meth
er; kind husband without her al,
: in the battle Of life.
VIII Hannah, who.ha been at
tending school at Nj. Union, return
, ed home Friday.
General Repairs have visited tn
residence Of g. VI. Stewart and Mrs
Bellville. Appearances are inrpro'
ed.
Al the Temperance Concert, Sur
!, day night, the church WIS filed b
, a very orderly and attentive congr'
cation. The exercises were by tn
!. s. S. assisted BY friends from Hal
rietsville. Opened with prayer b
Paran Pierce, worthy old msn VIII
has spent moro than half n centur
battling for temperance, and th
: building up Of the Church. III
little ones, under the guidance {
c Lib Wire, rreited appropriate pas
ages Of scripture relative TO tempe
ance, among them was John Stewar
g Will Day, Ed French, Katie Brow
e Bette Day, Rena Handschumache
n Jennie Blythe, Bertha Pierce, Emm
/ Masters, Retta Law, Jennie Brow
], Mollie BelleAille, May Day. Decl'
i nations by Lide Ekey, Jennie Brow
d Matte Barnes, Hettie Shanklanc
: Mrs, T. Dickson, Rcna Handschl
+ macher, Fornie Armstrong. and Fa
V Stewart. Essays by Jennie Wilso
and r. Henry. Speeches by Cha
: ley Williams, l.. L. Lovctt, Para
n Pierce. Tho drawing upon I'll
y blackboard representing Light an
! Darkness, by Dick, was explaine
c by Rev. Pettay. A laughable pc
sonation Of a Dutch saloon keept
: by Will Gray concluded the exc
t. cises.
e NoTEs.-Thirty visitors were pre-
$ ent from Harrietsville. and wit
: them was John Rouse and his bo'
girl. The Shafer sisters assistc
by Mr.. Wepicr, Lovett, and Shaft
rendered some very good music. Mis-
Bay Pettay and SADIE Warwick pr
sided st the organ. Good clocutiol
AIRY talent was cviBccdly cur yoUr
ladies. Il. H., takes pleasure
: thanking Z. /. Day, Mrs. NittcI
brook, Fornie Armstrong, 1Iaad Ia
and Ella Wire for assistance in de
joratiag the house.
{, The thanks of the s S, pre te
Z dered Squire Warwick for the u
OF h;s organ. RICHARD II.
e Excitement in Texas.
l. Great excitement has been eau
: cd in ihe vicinity of Paris. Tex, J