The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25
NE1GHBoRHooD NEWS.

NO Vel0clpeQe mas lnaQc us appear
ance in New Lisbon yet, The two pa
pers there, both weeklies, are urging
the young men of the place to form
clubs for the purpose of practicing
riding the "iron horse"
WE learn that one night last week
some person or persons broke into the
liquor closet of the American Hotel,
at Salem, and destroyed two whisky
barrels and some ale kegs, spilling the
contents upon the floor. Some very
good temperance men, our informant
among the number, doubt the propri-
ETY. of such highvhaRded proceedings,
especially so long as the courts are
open and disposed to execute the laws.
Buckeye State. en- ZIG ''''--
A FEW nights ago, Mr.. John Nc
Conner, residing naaE FEank lin sGllare,
was aroused by the barking Of his
dogs, and getting up UP, he saw man,
passing behind the barn and going
rapidly toward the road. Upon going
to the barn he found the lock broken
and the door open, and as he owns
several fine horses, it is supposed that
this night prowler designed edlappropri-
ating one or more of them to his own
ure.-Bmckeye State.
On the I'd inst, Vim. Weldon, late-
ly conductor on the Cleveland &
Pittsburgh R. r.. was arrested at his
home, in East ROCHESTER, charged with
being engaged in the robbery of q
bank in Washington county q short
time since. The Grand Jury of that
county have found an indictment
against him. He has been released on
bail, and his friends appear confident
of his innocence. He, has heretofore
sustaineda gond chaiafteF:4Bgfc gfckeye
State.
We observe that in several towns
in this State in which the Office of
Postmaster is worth striving for, the
people propose to select that officer by
ballot. This is q very sensible, and
should be very satisfactory way OF
settling this very delicate question,
and there is no good reason why it
might not be generally adopted. 1t
might divest members Of Congress OF
a portion of their patronage, lbHt it
would at the same time relieve them
of a trust which is not ulfreauently
exercised to their Disadvantage
Buckeye State (RddicaD.
| A MEAN THEFT.-On Monday night
the 9Th, some wretch forcibly entered
the warehouse Of George Weimer,
Esq, and not finding anything of a
profitable character with which to en-
rich himself, coofly took off the hinges
of the doors, screws and all, and de.
camped witlrthem. He did not do a;
did Samson with the gate of GAIA
but carefully replaced the doors ana
departed.-4kron City Times. r.,
A Few OF THE MopEsT OSEs,,A4s =
Among the many modest ones wht
desire to serve their country by per.
forming the arduouss dniesu of Post
master of Akron, are S.. A. Lane, Jas
Storer, George Billow, Benz, Wheeler
George Reynolds, r. S: Elkins, Henr,
Purdy, William Bower, G. p. Ash
nun and Rev. Mr.. Brooke.--Akro,
!. city Times. '''''' Z q u ii . u
About the same lpEu number in : thi
, place.
: On the 18th inst, the house of II
: A. Steinhow, on Cedar street, Akron
5 was almost totally destroyed by frs
Most of the contents were saved
. Some one at the fire appropriated tn
!. watchof Mr.. S. to his own use. Los
0 by the fire, between two and thre
# thousand dollars. Insured for S100(