The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-01-18
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Ox Sabbath. New-Year's day.the Rev. Mr.
Merriam PIE. :bsd Ee found 10 Job 81 T. and
q, his eustom he scenes of the past
referring particularly to of the prominent
changes which had taken place He referred the Har-
pers Ferry affair who feels with those bonds
bound with them. BE read from John Browns
letter his family, which showed the Christian spirit
and heroic frmness old hero He referaed the
Reformation in Ireland Scotland and Wales cheer
ing sign Of the advance Of the Gospel well as that of
Temperance After referring to the state of religion in
this country compared with other years. he presented
the following statistics of Randolph Township :s
Number of Families, s3s; number of white male.
21 years DID, 392; natives Of the United States 253; of
these New Engand and New York furnish 49, Pennsy-
vana. Virginia States Ill Foreigners 142 of
these SO Protestants SO Catholics. Number of
voters 3s2; number Of youth between and 81 of
age, 64I; number of German Catholic families, 70;
Der of German Protestant families 49, whole number of
German population, 500: total population OF the town
ship, 1850. f
Number of acres Of land in the township, Is 4Ie;-
plough land ss0f grass land 31I9 acres Forest
S,50S acres; swamp, 465 acres.
On Monday, January 2nd, the Tweny-sixth Annual
Donation party had at Rev. Mr. Merinms.5 1t SUR
passed all former donation parties both the number
attendancc and the amount given. There present
hundred and twenty during the evening. The amount
donated was over fifty dollars. of which thirty dol
lars was in cash.
This makes thirty six years since Rev Mr. Merriam has
been settled as minister in Randolph. My he live to
meet his friends many more such hppi occasions.
MIR. and Mrs. Merriam and family duly appreciate the
Hbersliy and kindness of their friends manifested to.
ward them on the occasion of the Donation.
The number of deaths in Randolph Township in The
year 1859, was a. s,,ssz - = 3.
The contribution to the funds the Asr:cap Bible
Society In the Township during the year 1882 S45
disease commonly known as putIid sore throat pre-
walls to quite extent among the children the West
part of the township No death from this disease has
yet occurred. -s..-- a Is,.-s5 :.
During the last week the people of Rando p have been
called upon pay the last tribute respect to ali that
earthly Of of their Oldest esteemed cit
liens Ira Morse, Esq, died the morning the 9th
inst aged rs and months The deceased born
in Wallingsfrd Connecticui, year 1888, where
he resided until the age of "a years At the age %
years he married Laura Alma Hull sti survives
the period of his arred life being nearly 81 years. At
the Of "a years. he mored with his family consisting
Of wife and child, into the township Of Atwater
where he lived Il years He served in the of 1919
under Capt Harper. He held an Ensigns commission,
and acted as recruiting officer. He elected Justice
in Atwater in 1875 and three years He was one
of that band of brave who pursued after and cap
tured the Indians that memorable occasion, when
Daniel Diver, of Deerfed, shot, He into the
township OF Randolph in the 1927 1888 he uni
ted with the Congregational Church. Through whole
of his long life he enjoyed remarkable good health and
his last illness seemed the Of old age than
that Of disease. es ,sss-.
The Methodsfs held their Quarterly Meeting last Sat-
urdny and Sunday. Elder Gregg ofHeiated. Evening
meetings have been held during the the charge
of Rev. Mr.. Ely.
Mr. Brock. colored man, gave lecture on the sub
ject of slav the Center Tuesday evening"
also lectured in the North part of township
"Wednesday evening Of last week, The meeting at the
Center was not large in numbers owing to the uelemen
cy of the weather.