Spirit of Democracy April 13, 1899 Sardis Case's shirt factory is pushed with orders and funning full time. A number of machines have been added and we are beginning to highly appreciate it as an industry. Now since election is over, we hope our new supervisors will give us good roads as there has been great complaint all winter about the conditions of our roads. E.D. Lemmon and wife of New Martinsville spent Wednesday here as it is their custom to spend that day each week in their Art Gallery at this place. J. Summerville has recovered from a recent attack of measles and has gone to St. Mary's to work. Master Ed. is also recovering from the same disease. Azeriah Hoskinson, an old resident of our place, died Thursday and was buried by the G.A.R. Post at Mt. Olive cemetery Saturday morning. E.A. Walters, who moved to Lewisville last spring, has returned and bought the flouring mill which he intends to repair quite thoroughly. Will Vetter returned to school at New Philadelphia Tuesday. He was accompanied as far as Wheeling by his mother and brother Roy. Our public schools closed one week ago. We will have normal by P.E. Fraley, which we hope will be well patronized. Moving time brought about an unusual number of changes in town. We lost a few of our residents and gained some. Miss Bertie Cook of Barnesville has returned to Sardis and is employed in Mrs. Goodwin's millinery parlors. Mr. Dornbush of this county has moved to town and will open a store at once in the Brennan property. Miss Maggie Work is still confined to her room quite sick. Roy Suter is filling her place in the postoffice. Mrs. N.J. and Rachel Goodwin and Mrs. Sam Williamson were shopping in Wheeling one day last week. Mrs. J.P. Goodwin and milliner returned from Pittsburg last week with a fine stock of millinery. Dr. Pugh of Miltonsburg has moved to town and located in the home of the late Dr. T.J. Roe. Ephriam Romick of the Pittsburg wharf boat is at home after an absence of several months. Quite a number from this place attended commencement at Hannibal last week. Mr. and Mrs. E.O. Kiefer of New Martinsville spent Sabboth with friends here. J.O.K. Hubbard, who has been sick nearly all winter, is able to go to work. Mr. Clem Walters of Canton Ohio was the guest of friends here last week. Ed. Martin of the Steamer Ben Hur is among his friends. Quarterly Meeting was held at Mt. Mariah Saturday. transcribed by Sara Richardson Kelly re: Richardson, Suter, Griffith, Nesbitt, Deiter