Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-12
PORTAGE COUNTY.
The Ravenna Democrat says:


After the demonstration of the prisoner
Cooper and Berry, on the night of Deem
Der 31st, Cooper attempted smother little
job onhis own account. By sheer muscular
force, he relieved himself from the chain
attached to his foot, took up a stone in the
floor, and made a feint at digging out.
This was discovered before he proceeded
far, and the two prisoners were put on a
new police regime, and presented with ad-
ditional bracelets.
Last week the following Ravennians de-
parted Southwark for trips of business
and pleasure, viz: N. ID. CLARK and wife,
| VIM. Ward and wife, VIM. NJ. Butler and
S. j. Hopkins. The latter parties go to
Memphis, to investigate the feasibility of
establishing a produce trade at that place.
The former go to Texas, for the purpose
Of looking after claims made before the
war, and to visit scq~uaintences of aud
lang syne.
A special election for Justice of the
Peace on Monday, resulted in favor of
Andrew jackson, a good Union man.
The Rootstown Congregational Church
and Society, at thei- annual meeting a few
days since, voted to increase the salary of
their Pastor, Rev. E. E. Lamb, from $3.50
to $3.50.
Upon Friday last, A. S. Seaton had his
right hand caught under the ponderous
machinery of the Beaten Hay Press of
Seaton Bros. on Prospect street, crushing
and manning the two first fingers.
At a recent special election in Paris,
Brainsrd Selby, jr, was chosen Justice of
the Peace. .-l
There has been a vacation of a few DAYS
of the Hiram school. The students mostly
went home but have returned for their
years work.
General Garfield during his brief tarry
at home, refreshed the minds of the stu
dents of the Eclectic at Hiram by giving
them a few eloquent remarks on the life Of
Thomas Corwin. The General has re-
turned to Washington, taking his family
with him.
The Congregational Society of Roots
town held its annual meeting on Tuesday,
January I'd. The following officers were
elected; Deacon James w. Seymour,
President; A. H. Barlow, Secretary /;
Captain Valentine Monroe, Otis Reed and
Roland Hough, Trustees. The annual
renting of the pews in the Church will be
held on Tuesday next, January 10th, at
one o'clock. P. II.
Mr.. James Clark, of Rootstown, re-
Gently butchered a pig eight months old,
which weighed 3l6 pounds.
The following soldiers died from Roots
town during the war, Alpheus Clark,
Frederick Coffin, George Hoffman, Myron
E. Tuttle, John Wildman, William
Gillett, Luther Sanford, james A. Hazen,
William NJ. Andrews, Newell Whitney,
Charles Bow, Charles Monroe and ]. S.
Parsons, Jr. Of these only three died of
wounds, namely, Coffin, Whitney, and
Bow. One was starved by the rebels, Mr..
Andrews.
There have been twenty deaths in
Rootstown during the past year. Many
of these were aged people,.
Dennis Goodsell, of Nelson, owns a pair
of yearling steers which weighed Dec, 9th,
two thousand one hundred and twenty
five pounds.
Since the close of the war the pressure
upon Mite Societies has much abated, but
the people of Nelson are 10th to give them
up entirely, and for this winter a Dime
Social is being held for the benefit of the
M. Z. Church. The last one in 1865 was
held on the 22d ult, at Rev. Mr.. Ingham's.
Cash receipts IS. On New Years eve an
oyster supper was had at the house of H.
". and W. F. Mills late residence of
father, Albert Mills. Cash proceeds, s35.
Upon Friday evening last, a Dime Social
was held at the residence of Albert Mills,
at the Center.
For about three weeks a gypsy camp has
been established on the east line of the
town Of Nelson, and has proven a great
attraction, "multitudes hocking thither.
from miles around, to have their fortunes
told by these cunning and crafty vaga-
bonds.