The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-12-21
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"A little more snow, please.


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Daylight dwindfed to its short
est span to-day (Tnesday)
Quail can be killed until and
including New Years Day.
A number of Bcllaire childrer
are afflicted with throat trouble.
-Four days more until Xmas
Excuse as-but, Christmas Gift,
-Cadiz has subscribed about
$4,000 to the Cannon Ball railroad
The Mcclure House, of Wheel
ing, will change hands about th'
first of April.
u. Brilles, leading clothiel
dealer, of Wheeling, made an as
.signment last week.
We invite attention to the pres
pectus of the Wheeling Weekly
Register in this issue.
-AIexander Brannum, promi-
nent wholesale grocer, of Bridge
port, died Friday 18th inst.
-Urichsville claims to have an
old gentleman seventy years Of age
who is now cutting his third set.oi
teeth.
The Woodsfeld schools viii
.vacate one. week for holidays. So
should all the schools of NJ onros
County.
Many persons have tried the
Cremor pills and found them splen.
did. See advertisement in another
column. "a
Bishop Foster. Of the, NJ. Z
Church, will probably give a lecture
to the people of Martins Ferry
some time in January.
Shopping for holiday presents
has already commenced. The ad
yertising columns of the SPIRIT show
its readers where to buy.
The NJ. Z. Church at Cameron
will be dedicated on the second Sab
bath in january. 1887. All are cor
daily invited TO be present.
This season it is difficult t.
draw the dividing line between ONT
cold snap and another. What's th,
difference anyhow; let 'er snap.
&c. L. Gould, civil engineer o
the proposed Ohio Valley Railway
says that the Pennsylvania Com
pany has decided to build the roal
next spring.
1t is proposed to pipe the nat
ural gas from the Washington { Pa,
field, : to Cleveland---a distance o
40 miles. The estimated cost il
$2,000000.
The roads in town and through
ont the country are in first-clas'
condition, but look for the bottom
TO drop out when the first tbaw puts
in appearance.
"A. G. Okey, Caldwell young
man, while out skating recently fell
striking his head and shoulders
Concussion Of the brain was pro
duced md his memory has entirely
left him.
Mrs. Morris, Of Bellaire. wifi
of "Zeke' Morris. the eccentric no
tel man of that place, hes been be
queathed $4,000 by her grandfath
er in France. "Zeker will now b,
more eccentric than ever.
some of our exchanges wht
have been publishing "The Rec
Acorn" as fresh, bran new seria
are disgusted with themselves sine
learning that it is an old "chestnut.
1t appeared in book form severa
years ago,
The Noble County Republica,
figures that the school house a
Summerfield is fourteen hundred
feet above the sea level. In case 0
an another inundation it would b,
the last point out Of water in thi
part Of the state.
Two freight trains collided ol
the B. a O. at Belmont last week
and caused a general smash-up.-
Each train wanted to pass the othe
without going around-but tha
couldn't be, so they both went TN
der. No lives lost.
Our printers take this metho'
of returning thanks for the bounti
full supply of wedding cake received
and all unite in wishing the Senio
Editor and his beautiful and ac
complished Bride, health, happines
and prosperity through life.
While your heart is softencd b
the glad Christmas times, and you
purse strings loosened in gift me
king for your family, don't forge
those whose financial circumstance
will not permit such pleasures Max
their Christmas q merry one, too.
The farmers have general
closed up their work, and rejoicin
in the abundant crops they hay
stored, are dropping in to pay the
December tax and subscriptions
They say taxes are as easily pal
under a Democratic Administratio
as any other.
Come to the Bazaar this wee
and buy your Christmas gif
and candy. On Thursday evcnin
lunch, only 10 cents, coffee extr
Friday evening oyster supper ar
Art Gallery. This Art Gallery wi
contain collection Of new and wo
derful pictures.