The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-05-13
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s. HANTUA GORREsPoNDENcE.
The farmers in this section have i'm
proved the opportunity afforded by
the pleasant weather for week OF
two past, to sow large quantities of
oats, and are now bnsiIy engaged in
planting potatoes, notwithstanding the
low prices at present are very dis
couraging; many hundred of bushels
of excellent potatoes can be bought
for 30 cents per bushel.
The improvements at Mantua Sta
ton are going on steadily. L. j.
Rhodes tenement house will soon be
completed. G. Hotchkiss is improv-
ing his fine lot north of the Depot,
and has commenced building a new
house, while nearly every resident
seems imbued with the spirit of neat
ness and industry, and is adding to
the comforts and elegance of their
homes.
As in all other places of human
abode, where prosperity and happiness
kis1seen, the spirit of evil is here also
present. Paradise had its fallen angel
to disturb the peace of its inhabitants,
SO Mantua Station has its evil spirits,
under various disguiscs, and though
securely bottled and corked, they Of
ten find their way down the throats
of some thirsty topper, and thus man
age to awaken the peaceful and quiet
citizens from their pleasant dreams
One might last weekat II O'Clock, the
depot and telegraph Office was the
scene of a drunken row. Billy Cat
terrell having applied too much fusil-
Oil to his machinery, both physical
and mental, he became unmanageable,
and, after playing sundry pranks, such
Ras kicking in door pannels, smashing
settees, and raising Cain generally,
ended in leaving the aforesaid Billy
minus part of his scalp, caused by
carelessly striking his head against an
iron poker, in the hands of one Nc
Intosh, whom Billy had seized by the
Whiskers. DIR. Crafts took a few
stitches to secure Billy's naked crani-
um from the weather, while poor
Mack, the next day, was bound over
to the County Court to answer to the
charge of defending himself, under
bonds of $500.
A DAY or two after, one McCarty,
a son. of Erin, became somewhat OBJ
livious of what constitutes human
rights, while under the influence of
the spirits" and in that condition
assaulted Joe, a Frenchman. After a
few blows Joe became convinced that
Mack intended to hurt his feelings,
whereupon he aroused himself like a
Young lion, and Mack soon went to
grass. Mack's wife coming to the
rescue of her spouse, while Joe's fists
were flying about promiscuously, she
accidentally came in contact with one
of them, when she too, reclined on the
bosom of mother earth, leaving Joe
master of the situation, and subject to
fine of five dollars for his ungallant
attention towards a lady and gentle
man.
Such scenes are a disgrace to any
place, yet the people can better tole-
rate fight or two occasionally, than
the continued presence of a liquor
seller In their midst, who deals out his
villainous compounds, destroying the
souls and bodies of his neighbors,
while adding to his OWL ill-gotton
gains.
| A REGULAR "miIl took place be-
| tween a couple of swate lasses from
the Emerald Isle, last week. After a
few preliminary arrangements they
camesto tileoscratch and went in on
| time most beautifully, when after fight
ing a'few rounds, not exactly in ac-
eordance with the rules of the Lon
don Prize Ring, the sponge was
thrown up, and both the victor and
the yanquished hauled off to repair
damages. Their rosy cheeks bore sad
traces Of sharp finger Rails, while
their sparkling eyes were dressed in
deep mourning for the loss of sundry
glossy ringlets, while the scene of con-
aict was thickly strewnwith fragments
of shilling calico, leaving not even a
| ragged belt for the champion of the
fight.
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