The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-11-30
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The Commissioners held a meet
ing last Wednesday night.
Belmont County cast at the
last election l2,o5Svotes, indicating
a population of over 10000.
Our correspondents must send
their manuscripts in before Satur-
day or they will be too late for pub
lication.
Consult the advertisements in
the spIRrr and you will always know
where to purchase the best at'the
lowest prices.
From Darlington comes the sad
report of the death of J. W. Nc
Kimmie, well-known and promi
nent citizen of the County.
$4,000 hogs came into Chicago
n,three days, recently, about LOCO
car loads, or enough to make train
eight miles long. About one-halt
were reshipped East.
1t is an old and true saying
that the early bird catches the
worm. 1t is also true that the mer-
chants who advertise in the SPIRIT
catches the most Of the winter trade.
EpIToRs SpIRIr: / tried the Way
mill since T. II. Ford & Son has al
most rebuilt it. l got eighty lbs. of
extra -four from two bushels OF
wheat. FARMER.
Receiver Burgoon of the B. y.
& G. insists that the route in Bell
aire to the depot be lighted. An
Improvement long needed and the
city ought to have sufficient pride
to do it..
Rev. j. G. Black, of New Athens,
Ohio, will preach at the Buchanan
Church at 10 o'clock on the Cd Sab
BATH of December and at the Pres
bvterisn Church of Woodstield at
O'Clock of the same day.
Says George L. Angel, "The
COW must be treated kindly or the
milk is poisoned. Milkmaids who
can sing while milking are paid a
higher plce in Switzerland than
those who can not"
Cambridge pays her Superin-
tendent of Schools $500 year and
the principal of her high school
800 per month. st. Clairsville
pays $1100, and Bridgeport $500.
1t is always best TO pay Sood wages
and secure good teachers.
Henry Howe, Of New Haven,
Conn, is preparing work to be
called. "Ohio's Historical Collec-
tions." In it will be given a sketch
of the celebrated novelist W. ID.
Howells, who WAS born and raised
at Martins Ferry, Belmont County.
"A writer in medical journal
describes q new desease, ''Utremia'
the most pronounced symptom OF
the disesse is an unconquerable
aversion to getting out OF bed in
the morning. We are inclined to
the belief that Woodsficld is struck
with the disease,
Says the Barnesville Enterprise.
..It'is probable that our council will
in the near future pass an ordinance
prohibiting young boys Of a certain
age on the streets at night after q
specified hour" This wonld not be
a bad move on the part of the cour-
Gil of Woodstield. ~
The donation party at the III
f. Church on Thanksgiving was q
complete success Rev. and Mrs
Douglsss have succeeded in winning
their way to the hearts of their pco-
Pile, as was evidenced by the munili.
cent offerings made The event is
spoken of as very pleasant and
successful affair.
Three of our nimfods were al
work last week. The boys say that
the rabbits all run away wheneyel
'sTom' put in appearance ANY.
how the boys succeeded in captur
ing 26 quail, 7 rabbits, and 2 pleas
ants. Tom says if some Of the
game did run away, there was
enough of it tarried.
WASTED.--A good correspondent
who can get up the latest news in :
brief, interesting and readable man
ncr for the SPIRIT, at Cameron ant
Sardis. We respectfully sugges
that all applicants be able to writ
ON both sides OF page Of manu-
script, and to use hierogiyphics 0
so uncertain meaning that we cal
have the pleasure of guessing at tn
facts. None others need apply.
AS a funeral procession in Bell
aire, last week, was vending it's wa.
to the Cemetery, a hook in the en'
of the tongue Of the hearse eaugll
IN the mouth bit of one of the horses
The animal was forced backward
until the hearse was overturned int
ravine, the occupants tumblcd O
top OF each other, the coffin npse'
and the glass front broken. 1t too
considerable work and time for th
occupants to eytricate themselve