The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-05-25
GARRETTsVILLE.
CFRREsPoNDrNCE.

For several nights jack frost has Wis
tied this neighborhood, being quite
careless as to his incursions amongst
the young and tender apples, peaches.
straw berries and various other fruits
for which this section is so well noted.
But to-day the cool bracing wind from
the north has changed and once more
the warm summer sun quickens all
classes of vegetation, and leads the in
dustrious farmer to believe that he
will soon see the green blades shooting
forth from the planted seed.
Last winter an organization was
formed here styling itself The Farm
ers Savings and Loan Association,
with capital of one hundred thou
sand dollars, which capital has all been
subscribed by responsible parties, and
the required amount paid in. Last
March the organization commenced
business with very efficient corps of
officers to manage its interests, Z. M.
Hank, Esq, of Hiram, being the Pres
ident of the association and James
Norton, Esq, its Cashier. 1t now has
an office in the east end of the Bank
Block on the south side OF Silver
street, which will afford very COM
modious place for doing business.
Again the followers after the pre-
cepts of B. f. Butler, Esq, the gI eat
lover of other peoples sjewelry, espec-
tally their spoons, have visited our
village, and the result has been d series
of law suits and several delegates to
the County Jail. A few days since
one D. T. Bliss came here represent
ing himself to be an agent and associ-
ate editor OF the Buffalo Lire Stock
Journal. He operated here Tor sew
eral days, getting subscribers for the
publication, receiving money and lssu-
ing receipts for the same in the name
OF I'll. Z. Springer u Co., the propri-
etors of the establishment at Buffalo.
Some parties here notified them OF the
proceedings and in reply they were
directed to arrest this party as he was
sailing under false colors and was not
their agent.
Bliss was arrested on the charge of
forgery, and afIer an examination. was
committed to the county Jail at Ra-
VIENNA.
Last Saturday two strangers named
respectively Smith & Day came o the
Hotel here and renamed over Sunday
during which time Day drank so much
liquor that Sunday night he was una
bic to leave his room. Several persons
were led to be suspicious of the good
moral character of these individuals
and took means to detect them
George Armstrong who has been here
for the last few weeks, plying the vo.
cation of paper hanger and painter,
undertook the task of detection. He
tell into the good graces of smith, al
the same time keeping the proper Off
cials advised in refereuce to his op-
erations. At about eleven O'Clock on
| Sunday evening the twain started out
| for the purpose of cracking some safe
or entering some ones house. About
one o'clock Smith entered Mrs. Caro-.
line Beardsley's house through win
dow, aroused the inmates and LETT
without accomplishing anything
From here Armstrong decoS ed Smith
to the dwelling of G. y. Foote, where
the proper officials were ready. Smith
took off his shoes, climbed a tree to
the upper window of the house and
was about to enter when he was ar
rested. When brought before Justice
Cole he waived an examination and
was committed to Jail. Armstrong was
subsequently arrested on charge OF
burglary and was held to answer III
bonds of one hundred dollars at the
next term of court. We regret ex
ceedingly this mania for the wrongful
possession of other peoples cash and
jewelry, but we learn that all of these
individuals were members of the army
from some of the eastern States, an6
we presume were with General Butler
during his New Orleans campaign
which would be an ample reason toI
their lawless behavior here and want
of respect for other peoples cash, jew.
elry or spoons. One OF these men has
a somewhat squint eve and nous
tache in imitation of his illustrioui
teacher. SOUTHERN.
Garrettsville, May 18th, 1871.