The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-01-13


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App pie. d Geld id Pssii I ksS - slIver.
Wefsals Ike the following. frrns an old and
tied friend. touch tise editorizl heart, and
come Ike aI4Ass df gold 10 pieturss Of silver,
to cheer atd enesnrage. 9 ~
A5scaA, Dsc rs. 1863.
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! g You will rsceilect, that ziavs sakea the
penscfat, orifs ancestors. / think, for about
half century, ai.l Of coufss thereby shown
my attachment 10 sour paper ! do not IN
tend, whensI write DgNoeEkT TO mean Cop
1,s,Asad-btlt pure Democracy. as il has exist
ed in our ialsd in years gone BY. I have be-
come so well acquainted with ths Democrat
newspapeF-alsd myself aud aid Detnocrat.
hsve SO well harInorfzed IL feelings and
views of the condition Of afIairsin our coun-
try. and through tie world, for 80 many years
past, that am unwilling 10 break of the ac-
quaintance just now I wish ts continue at
least while longer and see how ali our mat
ters viii terminate. I hope the clouds that
are sweeping over our country and scattering
thunder and storm will soon pass and pure
day, dawn upon us without one black cloud
SO big as a man hand, to soil the horizon.
We know that horizon has not shown
tclear and beautiful SIX y-black sposs lave Been
visible on our sun, and damaged its warming
influences. The spots which appeared ike
specks at frst, have spread until the face Of
our sun has become 50 covered. and those
spots have grown so large, that they must be
entirely removed, before we can receive the
full benefit of Clear shining sun on our
land h1uably thank God, that He. BY his
own instruments is clearing asss ~ the spots.
and that soon our Heavens Win spsrkie glori-
oasly without one Of them 10 dim rs fssir sur
face. This thought comforts me-.
sas s.s's.s eHAUNCEf EGGLESToN. !
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1IE Not often are we called 30 mourn amore
! sad or sudden death than that of Miss Lovi-
ma Capron, of.Aubnrn, Geausa County, She
was teaching school in Mantua, Andnn Mon
day morning. Nov. 30th, trent tesher school
in usual health About eleven O'Clock she
suddenly put her hand to her head xsff stag
bgsring towards the door, told her scholars
that > mething had abrokenein herehsads and
that they must take ,herte the nesress house.
She Immediately became insensibls andre
mainsd thus. unabaehto speak or move. mil
her death. which occurred Est ohed o'cleckdon
the following morning: Il il believed that
her death was caused by sheidruptpre Of
blood vessel in the BRAIN Medical skill uas
tunayailing. nor could the teve Il; freasss call
her back to life. Talented and educated,
joyous and hopeful, hers fathers house has
] lost much Of its ibrightpess. aud ssdly will
she be missed from many happy circle. She
a1was asdesoted Christian and is Numbered, we
trost, amor g etiToss of whom it Is said,
Esblesssd are the dead who dis III the Lords
te.ls ) Iaozs4x-4slf --ss..sz-s=ssl Az--lrh 1as
] Iss FATAL AecIDENr.--0 --0tf w Wednesday last as
1.-The mail train on the A. T. Go w Railway
was going west, an old soldier By the maine
of Patrick Fitz Patrick, from near Tidionte,
t'Pa, was instantly killed. Ia the following
iraanner. eHe was ouzhis way 10 avisit sister
iaof his residing 1t Portsmpiith. o. and was ta-
king a dog along with him. AT Qrangsyille
be took the dog out Of the baggage car to let
him get drink Of water, and while the dog
twas drinking he stood inside Of the track On
q switch upon which they were backing serhs
local cars, and he net perceiving therne was
Knocked down and run over, snsi of the
wheels cutting the top Of his head of Just
fabove the ears Wdrres Chronicle. 's5'.'s'sl