The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-12-14
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The way the new subscriptions
rolled in last week, was beautiful to
behold.
Mrs. Judge Pearson who has
been very i'll for few weeks is re-
gaining her health.
Fred Bertram lost valuable
horse last week. Death caused by
an unknown disease.
The turkey that escaped on
Thanksgiving was granted stay of
execution of just one month.
Mrs. Elizabeth Moore, an aged
lady of SO years, died at Mt. Car
rick, on last Saturday at s P. Nj.
Ten million dollars went up in
smoke during the month of Novem-
Der in the United States and Cana
da.
Many persons have tried the
Cremor Pills and found them splen-
did. See advertisement in another
column.
There is a strong movement on
foot to, do away with the April cleo
tions in this state. The idea is non
partisan.
Rev. J. g. Black, of New Athens,
delivered an excellent sermon at the
Presbyterian Church at this place
on Sabbath.
Our ice men harvested last
week. The crop thus far this year
is of good quality, and about six
inches in thickness.
/ DIR. Chas. Horatio Goodrich is
now running Daily in connection
with his Weekly at Troy, O. May
his subscription list increase and
grow until it equals in length his
unabridged name. Success Charley.
When confined in a pipe, natu
raj gas travels at the rate of one
hundred miles an hour. When re-
leased from the. pipe it makes hu-
man lives travel considerably faster
than that.
Just now Parks & Dickens, of
Bellaire, have displayed a fine line
of Holiday Goods. Woodsfield peo-
pile, when In that city, are asked to
call and sec the stock whether they
desire to purchase or not.
"A GAINESVILLE canning establish
ment canned over million cans of
fruit last season, sold the whole lot,
and was forced to pass by an order
for forty thousand cans because they
could not do the work. Will Woods
field never take the hint?
The new time table on the b.
II. 4 C., went into effect yesterday
{ MONDAY. According to it all pas
senger trains leave Summerfeld for
the east and west. The local trains
leave Summerfield for the east and
west. The local trains will make
through runs.
"A boy named Smith, living in
Marion county, West Virginia, was
making a snare for rabbits, when
by some means the loop slipped
around his own neck, and the sap
ling to which it was tied springing
into an erect position, the boy was
swung off his feet and choked to
death.
"A mass Of hot steel weighing
about ton fell at the Steel Plant
at Bella rea few d.ysago and unfortu-
nately in its descent caught young
man BY the name of Harper and SO
seriously injured his limbs that one
of them have since been amputated.
He is a son of Nelson Harper for
merly Of this County.
One of the many interesting
lectures slready arranged for the
coming Teachers Institute, is that
Of PROF. Mitchell, of Marietta Col
lcge, who will make plain the mys-
tc1ous workings of the Solar Sys-
TEN. Prof. Mitchell will use care
fully prepared stereoscopic views to
aid in his illustrations.
The new dwelling house Of Mrs.
st. John on Irish Ridge caught fire
one day last week while the family
were at the dinner table, and was
destroyed, The building was in
process of erection, and was still in
the charge of the carpenter. 1t is
supposed that spark of fire from a
cigar was droppe1 into the shavings
On the floor. Small insurance.
1T is not perhaps generally
known that the stamped envelope
enjoys certain very practical advan-
tages oyer an envelope with an adj
hesive stamp. The latter can be
sent only by mail, whereas letter
contained in stamped envelope
may be carried ,"Outside of the mails
by railroads, steamboats,, expresses,
stages, and other means of convey
ance.r The privileges of the stamp
ed envelope may be. turned to good
account at times by business men.
AN untenanted dwelling house
belonging to Jake Scabaugh, of this
place, burned last week. As the
building had not been occupied fol
some time it is rather a mystery as
to how the fire originated. 1t was
first discovered when the flames
were under good headway, and az
nobody seemed to care whether the
fire was extinguished or not, The
flames were allowed to lick around
at their own sweet will. We under
stand the building was insured fol