The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-11-05
THE RING
Contest Between Agriculture
aud AntI-AgriCuIture.
Great Excitcment-PrIze, $50.

Reported for the Conservative.
In addition to tho unfavorablc
condition Of tho weather, durlngth the
past week, on last Friday our heres
toforo peaceful and quiet town was
thrown INTO not n little hustle and
confusion by the sudden Jawning of
two stalwart pugihsts. We need not,
however, say sudden rs many Of
our citizens, perhaps, have 'snuffeG
the battle affair off," and now stand
in great wonder and surprise at the
viyor and fierccRcss which charac-
tcrlzes the opening of the contest.
As to She exact ago and weight Of
tho combatants, we will not at pro.
sent attempt a description ; but, ms
Anti-Ag CLAIMS to have becn born
before Ag, It, Of course, naturally
follows that one must be older than
the other therefore, says Anti.hg,
"and il is pcrhaps we'll that il was,
TOR had it not been the county might
have been without either" @ But
as We claim to take no part IN this
"bruising' canvass, other than to
stand aloof and indulge in n philo.
sophical view Of the situation, we
will give the progress Of the fight,
so far, in the following "rounds."-
The Ring being cleared, and each
Of the combatants having taken
their respective positions, Anti-Ag,
opened with the
lSt Roumd-"We made some allusion
to the agricultural Board last week, and
we thought sufficiently specific to be
understood to whom we referred
THIS well intended "right-hander'
was very dextrously parted by the
following from Ag.
"In your extreme anxiety to venti
late the action of the Secretary of the
Morgan County Agricultural Society in
the matter of printing for that body, il
your issue Of the 22d Oct, you studious
Is avoid informing your readers tina.
you are paid Sixty $500 Dollars PEI
annum by the Board of Directors fol
the great convenience ! made Of your pa
per in announcing Mule Races" &c.
There being but slight injury t,
either party, in this "round," wall
round was INDUCED in, when "timo'
bong called, both parties came "
promptly TO the scribe, Anti-Ag
opening the
2ad R0uma-"We do think, however
that they have been q little careless il
entrusting business with the Secretary
and in allowing him, from selfish mo
tiycs alone, to pursue Il course entirel,
inimical to the best interests of the So
ciety, as we are abundantly abe t.
show
This being somewhat calorifC
Ag. "fendiEg' with the left, let driv
q "rght-hander,' planting the sam
Immediately above tho left eye {
Anti-Ag. in tho following manner:
"And yet, after paying you LIBERAL
for the convenience we make of YOU i
apprising thepublic ofour managemer
Of their affairs, you are so ungrateful {
to complain Of me because | do not civ
you all the "loayes and fishes
Thus deliberate "right-hander.
struck out from tho shoulder, ha
the tendency to aIarmIngly Stage
Anti.Ag, and would have "foored
him like a shot, but for his once b,
ing n champion Base BalIist. I'll
blow created considerable c1nfusio
among bettcrs, who became bolster
GUS in their clamors for their MAJ
This was, indeed, q critical momen
! So uprorIous was the noise, thato OF
would have supposed that all Bee
/, lam had been turned loose upon NJ.
Connelsville. But, upon Anti>Ag'
. rallying, no drew himself up pugl
isticly, like "Billy Burke" with Il
left "fending," and, striking a dan
aging blow from the right open'
tho third round on time.
Sd Round-"In order to secure the
sisfanca of the praea in advonoip0 ~