The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-06-08

SEvEee Rosr-L 8 s4 a. lay as =. eel'i
dsy for the season, The -hsrinaaerr an day ir
the ar 1t 30 'in ,nly eight degrs ssore he ire z
ing point On saluudsy night there as -fVrre 'rost
snd rseze ~hich syrpai wide sc ie OF ri-tns
r-<t sinn'avrr The segefate World f"rds pan an
r, s.,ds otso fields. and f-rit of every de
-ietien wen. v .i1e board The crops OF wis',
&c have suffered great extent bow sreat cs,i-
not vet he satisfactorily aseetained onthis point opin-
lions are samszhst confctine-sore beeve The wheat
70 be nearly ruined. while others claim that the dam
age though considerable, is NOT 80 serious
Never .as tere finer promise for fruits and crops Of
avery descriptions than was presented Saturday
l Ing hut nov the sspecf l. desnists enough =
few apples may have escaped, etherwise the fruit
The general opinion Is taat ihe and po fslds
will aenif come forward without planting, and vet
sope farmers commenced planting teir 6eds
Monday.
We learn that the bigh grounds Of Nantua Hiram,
t&c the fruit and crops have escaped Prous injury but
| on lower grounds tlse desoiaton IS general
We hope fears In regard the wheat crop viii not
be realized as many who after having made
lexaminaons, are vers hopefai few days, however,
will fully decide this point
On The niebs of the 4ti Of June isI7 sfros occurred
which destroyed the fruit and seriously daased every
Description of growing crops
I on,he le,h Of May 1892, there as;nisn-frest.
which DESTROYED the ,ruit, down the~heat crop &c
In that year. fhe wheat growers of County moved
thei whea fields and cured he straw for foidef-afer
which the wheat startea up sgain and produced fai
crop.
Or the 26th ofEay 1915, there heavy fros in this
;regon which made similar havoc with an fruits.
tsnce viieh there has been nothing like it till now
ft would seem from the record that this frost
blight occurs regular intervals, in
fifteen years. L s
Farmers should plant acres of corn, trusting
to favorable fai to rpen it, large fields of buck
wheat turnirs .nd make every possible eortto sup
DIV the deficiency which the frost has made grains.
grass &C. In this spect the damage may be in
ure epsed-and in regard fruithe lass of that
be repaired and the deficiency
endured with phlosophc patience and ortitude
LATER AND BETTER NEws.--By later and thorough
examinations in this vicinity, pleased learn that
the wheat crop injured to the extent which
first feared The prospect is that there will be
fair crop OF wheat a .Hi',f' =
Our information from all the region ronnd about and
from tho wheat growing counties is to the effect
While considerable da sge has been done to wheat the
crop will be by means failure 80
In Canton Monday morning -four advanced two dol
per barrel before nj ht favorable
came in, it fell back 10 its former rates - -s e4
Texts FOR THE SEASON. BR the breath of
God frost is given Job 49, TO- He casteth forth his
ice ke morses; who stand before his cold Ps I47
IT, Although the fig tree shall blossom, neither
shall fruit be in the vines; the labor Of m olive
fail. snd the fields shall yield meat the flock sai be
cut off fro,u the 6-Id shall be herd the
stas vet will ejoice in the lhe lord, will Joy the
God of uy salyatou.' Hah. 3: II, 10. y. u
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STATE SENATOR We cut irofn the Summit
onty Beacon of tine 18th the following According
usage the candida for senn this Senatorial
District is conceded to Portage Counyand according,
alsa TO suppose the didate for Member of
the Beard of Equaza ion will be conceded to Summit
County. -
The Beacos says: -ssss-5gf sgss.5E i5s.,tsE
The following letter s from personal friend residing
IN Portage county Is and judicions observer
political in this part the State We have
dispo lou to uresta opinion in behafo any candiare
since the selection of didate, by the usage of past
years. tain conceded the county " hci
is entitled Senator 1t is p, oper
however say, that should Cyrus
be presented the Republicans Of Portage, it would be
acceptable to the Republicans Summit far as we
have the of judging Mr. Prentiss is almost as
well kao" in Summit il Portage, aud 1t is superfiR
present qualifications aud Ito use com
mon but very improper phrase) claims to thai Office if
he desire it, = 3tt 74lsf n ~ ID 4
RAvENNA, May 13, 1850. q
Editor Of The Summit County Beacon: Il suppose nc
cording to that the caudiate TOR Sen tor this
Portage will be conceded The last na;ned county; and
sup the Republicans Of Summit will fay tue nom
ination of any proper and r liable gettlenln upon
whom the Republicans OF Portage sha1 generally n
eentrnte. - 7'-s-sA
In this view Of the case write to inform you and your
readers that Prem Esq OF this vage is being
muc talked of candidate for the State s nat, not
in Rayeuna alone but the townships of tn COUNTY to
expected this eariy day Mr. Prentiss oud make
very usefil able, working member, all who him
knows and he is well krowt need Introduction
to the people of the strict suppose therefore, from
wfia hear, that his VIII be rresented to the Con-
venon for nomination. Ipesume with the very general
approval of the Republicans of this county; not
at present that other will suggested
tn lugh other may yet be connected with the
didacv.
Mr. Prenriss has filed many posts of responsibility and
trust. wi ability and fidelity; he has abored long and
zealousy in the of free principles and his friends
deem it but citing that he who has ahored long and
faithfully the and for the elevation Others.
should receive his political worke this
ken of commendation and appreciation of his worth,
hesiies the weghy consideration the pub
lie service his acknowledged tles great experisGce9
We want best aud most caI.ab e men in next +
legislature From my knowledge of the estimate in |
which Mr. Prenfiss is held Summit county,
hdeut the belief tina. the sug eson his will
be received with popular favor; and that The
digestion of in this county b-ing received with
great aud most gratifying eordality .5rs --r-5--
A PORTAGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN,.
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