The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-23
HIRAM.
CORRESPONDENCE,

CORRESPONDENCE
1t is a pleasure to notice that the To-
cal correspondence of the ''Press' is
ON the increase, and that the 'paper
is increasing in favor with the people.
In some townships however, our
friends are criminally negligent in
communicating little local items,
which, if not of interest to them, may
or might be to others. If they have
no present local items to communi-
cate, let th em dig up some. from the
dead past, which will be new where
before unknown. I shall have to do
"that same" and go back a few months
for an item old to us, but ludierons
still. In one corner of our township
reside two individuals, aged respect
| lively sixty-three, and seventy-four
years; each the head of a grown up
family, near neighbors (but not in the
scripturaI seuse) between whom a
fued las existed for years, and many
have been the threats, by both, of dire
vengeance, when one or the other
should give provocation, however
slight. Many have been the predic-
tions of fatal consequences, by those
acquainted with both, should they ev-
er meet in open hostility.
Early last fall they did meet, and
each determined on war, and war to
the hilt. The cause of their meeting
was the one most productive of hard
feelings, difficulties and Iitigations
between ueighbors, :'the partition
fence" The younger of the two, who
stands feet inches in his stockings,
was putting the fence on the supposed
line, when the elder, who stands
plump feet in his boots, remonstrat-
ed. Words passed, accusations were
made, thick and fast; there was GRIM
inatien and re-crimination, when
luckily a third party, the nearest
neighbor, aged eighty-three years, put
in an appearance. Each of the par
ties seemed embodied by the appear
ance of the third party. The younger
through fear of ridicule if he showed
weakness, the elder that there would
be living witness of his powers. @
1t should be remarked that hereto
fore both had maintained a respectful
distance, but now both began to ap-
proach nearer; but silently, gradually,
cautiously and warily, with .clenched
fists, compressed lips, distended nos
itrils, rigid limbs, curbed necks and
(save the tails) like patriarch bulls
well skilled in CORY war;" 1t was
like the meeting OF the Scottish chiefs,
Grant ana Mcpherson. The silence
was as awful as that preceding the
earthquake, until broken by the
younger, who expressed a doubt as to
the elder being able to whip him.
The elder hadn't doubt of his ability
to do that little job, and Immediately
put himself within reach, when the
younger let go a violent kick with
his off foot, when the elder in parry
ing, tell PROSTATE; the younger, miss
ing his calculation, lost his balance
and fell also, but upon the elder.
With remarkable presence of mind,
finding himself thus i'll the advantage,
he was preparing TO give the old man
vigorous pounding, when the third
party acting as referee, cried ''foul,"
and seizing the uppermost combatant
put him in an upright position, with
AN admonition to not thus play foul
again in his presence. Slowly and
reluctantly the parties separated each
vOwing vengeance, and expressing
determination of having sometime a
decisive engagement.
The many friends of Mrs. Fanny
Rider, wife of Dea. Jason Rider will
regret to learn that she sustained a
serious injury several days ago, by
slipping OH the ice which had accu-
mulated on the porch of their house.
Her right arm and shoulder were
severely injured, though no bones
were broken. She is recovering
slowly. One who has ever been
ready as she has, to aid the unfortu-
nate cannot fail to have the sympathy
of the entire community.
Thos. Bowen has sold his place on
the hill, one mile west OF the Center,
to Thos. Alexander, 20 acres for $500.
Samuel Stivison has sold his farm
one and quarter miles north of the
Center, go acres, to John f. Bennett
for $3.50. III.
Feb. 21st, 1871. ea- q.