The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-10-26
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"A number of people were in
town Saturday.
They don't use boats on the
Ohio river now.
The new one dollar silver GER
tihcate are handsome bills.
"A number of friends called In
last week to view us in our new
quarters.
If you want to perpetrate a
astove pipe joke" get off one to SCOT
the jokes.
Jubilee Devotion at the R. G.
Church at Ozark on the Goth, 3Oth
and 31st of this month.
The B. Z. Il C. road between
Caldwell and Woodsfield is being
treated to new steel railing.
Conductor Judkins of the B. L.
Il G. says the road is handling more
freight now than ever before.
MIR. Fred Diehl is having new
business room erected on Main
street, opposite the post office.
LET EVERY DEMOCRAT
IN MONROE COUNTY BE AT
THE POLLS NOVEMBER I'd.
President Cleveland contributed
500 towards relieving the suffering
occasioned by the late hurricane at
Buffalo.
Democrats, vote for briggs
You can't make anything in voting
for Kelley, a man who has already
had the office one term.
Mr.. Z. w. Armstrong, of the
wide-awake firm of Morris d Arm
strong, leaves this week for the East
to purchase a large stock of winter
goods.
Has the street lamp question
been abandoned? Most towns the
size of this one are provided with
lamps, and for Woodstield to be des-
titute of any thing of the kind, is
an indication that we are behind the
times
MARRIED.-At the r. c. Church
in Woodsfield, at Solemn High Mass,
on Tuesday morning October 18th,
by Rev. Father Weisinger, Mr..
Adelph Burkhart, of Ozark, and
Miss Katie Arnold, of Wheeling.
The SrRrr offers hearty congratula-
tions.
The Sulzberger House enter
taincd eight guests a part OF last
week. On Friday one of them call
ed for his bill and after paying the
same, left the hospitable roof. The
remaining seven seem 10th to leave,
and are still partakers of the deli
cacies to be found there. BY way
of pastime, they have been occasion
ally taking a little exercise-on the
stone pile.
"A number of boys about town
have been amusing themselves lately
in running the streets at night, and
engaging in the very lo~ sport OF
throwing corn against the windows
of residences. The parents of such
boys are as much to blame as the
young offenders themselves, and il
they don't know where their boys
are after dark, they ought to. II
this matter is not stopped we will
take pleasure in publishing the
name of those engaged, and if these
same parents want to see the names
of their promising (?) young men
in print, with a little description
added that will not contain any fiat
tcry, let them remain oblivious OF
their actions, and their desire will
be gratifed.
FieHdish.
A most diabolical deed was com
mittcd at Mt. Pleasant, Belmont
County, on Sunday night of last
week. Four masked men entered
the home of John Parker, resident
of the town, and after overpowerlns
the inmates, proceeded to search th'
premises, not finding anything t'
reward them for their search, they
then proceeded to torture the old gen
tleman and his wife, by lighting
matches and burning their bare feet
at the same time endeavoring b.
question to learn the whereabouts o
certain money that they said hac
been paid to him recently.
Failing in their efforts to extor
ANYTHING from the old folks, the,
left the premises, taking with them
shotgun, revolver and rifle, be
longing to Mr.. Parker. Before leav
ing they took the precaution to til
the old folks to two beds. Wher'