The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-11-09
-Sunshine-Friday


More piking is being done OF
our streets.
-Woodsfeld is to have a dra
matte troupe.
"A number of our sportsmer
were out last week.
John Dcherty, Jr., has had al
addition to the family.
The first snow of the season
fell here on last Saturday.
Read President Cleveland's
Thanksgiving Proclamation.
The Local train on the B. u. &
G. has new passenger coach o.
improved style.
Commissioner Mills estimates
. that one hundred million pounds Of
oleomargarine are annually manu-
factufed.
We call the attention of our
readers to the law card of John w.
Dohcrty, to be found in this issue
of the SPIRIT.
The Statue of Liberty is Isl
feet. ! inch high, and weighs 450,-
600 pounds. France never does
anything by halves.
The weather on election day
was fine; the order on our streets,
ditto; but the scratching was ridic-
ulous and uncalle5 for.
The business room of Mr.. Fred.
Diehl was rooted last week. When
finished it will add very much to
the appearance of that part of town.
Women don't object-in fact,
they believe in tight shoes, tight
gloves, and-and, yes, tight waists,
but they very properly object to a
tight husband.
The oleomargarine law went
into effect on Monday of last week.
Now let law be passed by which
we can get pure butter, unadultera-
ted butter, and bald-headed butter.
MIR. Schumacher of this place
has number of ears of corn which
he grew, that measure thirteen
inches in length. Two of them
weighed only three and-a-half lbs.
We pass.
The sever for the Ohio Sol
diers' Home, near Sandusky, will be
over 6,00G feet long, OF which over
1900 feet will be rock work. The
contract price for construction is
$2,630.15.
I'VE learn that Rev. w. L. Gar.
roway,. for some time pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, of this place
has decided on changing his loca-
tion. We understand that he has
accepted a call from Utica, Pa.
The 1000 Shakers in the Uni
ted States are said to be worth $12,.
100000. The Shakers are a sect ol
religious communists. AS they nev.
er marry, the last fellow of that 4,
600 will have competence for his
old agc.-Be1dire Tribune.
"A number of new names wer,
placed on our subscription books
last week, and several extra copies
called for by non-subscribers for ex
animation. What we want to d,
now is to place the SPIRIT in eacl
home in the County. With the hell
of our friends we can do so.
An amendment to the Ohio Law
fixing the weight of bushel 0
grain and other articles, fixes tn,
weight of the following additiona
articles: OF tomatoes, fifty-six lbs.
of peaches, forty-eight pounds. 0
turnips, sixty pounds. 1t also make
sixty-eight pounds of corn in ca
a bushel.
1t is with pleasure that W
learn l. NJ. Riley. of the st. Clairs
vile Gazette, has been enabled t
save his paper from the Sheriff
hammer. He paid the amount du'
and has brought suit against G. \
Gaumer, the former publisher, fo
breach of contract. Let justice b
administered.
"A number of stray cows wei
at large in the streets last week, an
succeeded in forcing an entrance int
private grounds, and doing consiC
cradle damage. If the owners can
keep them in their proper place
what is to hinder our Marshal fro
doing his duty? What's the use
having laws, unless they are G
forced?
AN exchange remarks, "a new
paper may do man a thousand
vors and get smile in return, viii
if it makes one divergence from Il
same fellows ideas, he will give
thousand kicks, swear eternal c
nifty and withdraw his patronag
but the paper still continues pub
cation, however.
Correct. Some people are bu
that way.