The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-09-07

SATURDAY, October 9th, 1853,
on which occasion they will be addressed by
the following able exponents Of the Demo
cratic faith:
HON. RUFUS p. RANNEY,
HON. HENRY B. PAYNE,
HON. DAVID TOD.
Every Democrat 10 the county, who has
the success Of our time e-honored principles
ut heart, will, we trust, endeavor to make
such arrangements In his business as will
enable him to meet with his brethren on
that day. Further particulars will be given
hereafter.
EDITING A NEWSPAPER. - Every body
thinks it is an easy matter to edit newspn'
per. We are frequently told by those who
are imbued with this idea, what newspaper
should be like. One would have 1t full OF
foreign news another wants the speeches OF
this or that great man; third thinks. if it
be q political paper, that the editorials are
not possessed of the requisite amount OF
.get.up" and swim - fourth thinks poll
tics bore and would have none OF it; h'th'
generally a sentimental creature, would ex'
clude oil advertisements anddevote the space
10 the stories OF "Corn Cob" and DR.. Rob.
inson and other writer's for the Ledger and
Msrcurv o sixth insists that all love stories
are insufferaby stupid; a seventh wants
only local news, and tells US that too little
attention is given to the local news OF the
county, and 60 on to the end Of the fault.
finders chapter.
Now. we submit that it is impossible to
please all these diverse tastes, and as the
next beat thing after pleasing every body Is
to please ones SELF we try to do that, and
trust to luck for the balance. But there ia
one thing we could do, which would please
vast msjority Of our readers, and which we
would do, if we could receive hel p necessary.
And that is to make our local columns q
more perfect transcript OF the goings'on In
the county. But we cannot do this, unless
we receive the cordial help of our friends IN
the different townships. Matters are occur
ring every day in various parts Of the county
that possess an interest to all, which, it we
we're turnished the particulars, we c"ud
dress up for our columns and thus give them
an interest heretofore unthought of. 1t is
impossible for us to be cverywhere-t" b.
here, in cur Office, attending to our business
and at the same time taking an editorial OBJ
servstion over each township. But, il some
friend in each township would spend hall ar
hour 40 occasion may demand, in writing u
q letter, stating concisely what hid occurred
in bic neighborhood, we would then be 0bl'
each week to spresd the same before ou
readers. We do not ask you to write 10
the press-we only want you to write when
ever anything new occurs In your neighbor
hood-and out of the information thus fur
uished we will prepare it for the press. |
your Eeighbor Jones, or Smith, or Brown
breaks his leg, disables himself with his ma
Chinery, or has his barn or house, or anythin
else struck with lightning, or destroyed b.
fire, write US the particulars. II Brown
unruly bull chases Smiths little children
and scares them out OF years growtb,writ
to us that we may "poiDt a moral and ador
atale" on the necessity Of keeping vlciou
anima ls secure. II some foolish misantbropt
tired Of life, "shtffies fl this mortal coil,
without the help OF physician or the benef
Of clergy, we want to know it, Tor OF sue
paragraphs are newspapers made. Ia shor
whatever occurs in your neighborhood, Civ
us, the particulars and "we'll nuke no,
on't"-and thus one OF the complaints, Ol''
ded to in this article, that too little atten til
is paid to the local news Of the county, wi
be removed. Think of this, friends, ar
next week, or the week after, or any tin
when the "spirit moves" and the occosic
demands, as the fish said to the angler, "drt
US line."
SINGULAR ACCIDENT ON THE CLEvELAl
g. P1rrsBuRG RAILROAD A very singul
accident occurred on the Pittsburg & Clev
land Railroad on Saturday evening last.
the train going north was running near Eal
VILE, the front wheels Of the locomoti
struck a "chair" which had been placed (
the rail. The usual result would have be-
the throwing off Of the train, and prcducin
probably, serious disaster to the passenger
Singular, however, to relate, the chair W
jeyked backward, and caught between t,
spokes of the driving wheel. AS the Whe
came around, the projecting corner Of
chair cut a hole in the casing of the boil,
30 that the water could escape. 10 runDi
STEW rods every drop Of water was "bloy
out" through the hole, and the train came
I stund still without any damage being don
FAIR AT TwrNsBuRG. Union Ag
cultural Fair At Twinsburg, Summit c.
commences to-day and will continue thr
dsys. In addition to the attractions of I
Fair, the cantata Of 1.-THE Haymakers," W
be presented, to morrow evening. under I
large tent, by one-hundred and fifty you
lsdies, in costume, who have been under I
professional training Of Prof. A. BTR