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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-27
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-27

10y THOS. WAGGAMAN,
- Real Estate Broker and Auctioneer,
washington Georgetown Office SIG 7th st., op. p O.
CHAECIRI SALE OF VALUABLE UNIM.
PROVED PROPERrNON STREET, NEAK
PENNSYLVANIA AvENUE.
= Under and BY virtue Of a decree OF the Su-
preme COURT OF the District Of Columbia, passed
lin cause therein dev~ndfAg, No SIS, 1qutty
Docket 5, between 0sorge =. Allen and others,
painants and Matilda Coyle and others defendants,
the undersigned, appointed trustee thereby, will
ell at public auction, on the premises, on THURS
DAY the 18th day Of January, 1871, at O'Clock in
the afternoon, the property In the proceedings in
the said mentioned that 10 say, part Of Lot
8, IN square sE, IN the city Of Washington, having
front Of twenty I'd feet street north and rua
ming back with unequal width 70 the rear of said
lot and containing l,7O square feet.
This property 10 situated In street, between llth
very valuable.
Terms Of sale, - prescribed By the decree, are:
One third cash, n the balance IN equal payments
In and two years, the purchaser 70 give for de-
endorssd OF received. All seanDs and conveysncins
at the cost Of the purchaser. -
WILLIAM B. WEBB, Trustee.
THOMAS Z. WAGGAMAH,
del6-2avSw&ds Auctioneer
- THE ABOVE sALl Is POSTPONED UN.
place. By order Of the Trustee.
THOMAS 3. WAG0AMAN.
jan u 3aw6ds Auctioueer.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-11-16

SMALL Pox.-Some of our large
cities are being visited with a severe
epidemic of this very loathsome dis
case. 1t would not be strange if the
dis ase should find its way to o oIr town,
as we possess every means to import
it; ana we are only five hours, by rail-
road, from where it prevails to an
alarming extent.
Suppose a Ravenna boy goes to
work in the city and unconsciously is
exposed to and contracts the small
'pox disease. He may continue at
work niEe or ten days during the Ia
tent stage of the disease1 when, unex-
pectedly he is taken sick. He thinks
he has eaten too much, perhaps, or has
got the " "Ager." He thinks of home,
while his head and back ache dread
fully. If not better in two or three
days he's "going for home" He feels
as if he had sustained severe frac-
ture of the stomach. He starts for
home and gets there just in time to
"break out" The doctor is called,
and about the time he, (the patient)
learns that he has got the small pox,
the small pox has fairly got him.
Everybody keeps the thing quiet
until every body knoWRthat there is
" small pox around town." Every
body is going to have the disease, and
the question is 8 Who is going to
break out first ?" Some have been ex-
posed, they know, for they returned
to Rayenna the same evening that the
small pox did, when the truth is
there were three or four evenings of
difference in time. The patient, doc
tor and family, have a friendly time
of it. They are about the. only re-
markable folks in town; the doctor is
questionable character. To keep the
family in possession of what they've
got, guard is stationed to keep people
from running off with any. People
are quite unselfish in the matter of
small pox; in fact, they generally pre-
fer that the little thing be kept entirely
in one family.
To keep down these little excite.
ments about small pox, it is only nee
essary for parents and guardians to
see that those in their charge are
promptly and thoroughly vaccinated;
and then, when there is any danger
of being exposed to the contagion, let
overy person see that they are protect
ed by revaccination. The virus should
be inserted until it ceases to affect the
system. Then, and not till then, we
should regard person protected.
A. W. ALCoRN, Health Officer.
P. S.-Persons afraid of small pox
should read these lines in the open
air.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-11-16
Letter of Acknowledgment.
The following letter is handed u
for publication,

The following letter is handed US
for publication.
GREEN Bar. Nov. 9th, 1871.
l shall take the liberty of calling you
all dear friends, however unknown
may be your personal presence TO me.
! The two small packages from Rayenna,
marked Baby Wardrobe, with en-
closed notes, spoke very warmly and
tenderly to mothers heart. They
came into my possession strangely too.
OF three families, made homeless,
penniless and sorrow stricken by the
late catastrophe at Peshtigo, who were
made my personal charge, each has an
infant, ranging from seven weeks, four
months, and fourteen months. There
were so few baby clothes sent, that we
despaired of securing anything suita-
Bile, until the society should cut and
make them. While looking round in
the departmentment for mems clothing
and family supplies, i spied box re-
Gently opened which appeared to con-
tain sundry articles of apparel, which
were not all masculine. The first bun
I die upon which laid my hand was
the one from the Widows Mite So
ciety', and little farther down, anoth-
er with a sweet pathetic note from a
young mother, aged II, who had just
buried her infant. The last goes to a
wee bit of creature, just seven weeks
old, who survived at three weeks old
the terrible baptism of fire and water,
through which it. and its delicate
young mother passed. The grand
mother was among the victims TO the
dreadful confiagration. The widows
gift, goes to little maiden, aged four
months. This belongs to family of
five, named Dawson, whom 1 took
from the Hospital in my own home
the day they reached Green Bay. The
children were three, the youngest four
months, the second twenty-one months
and the oldest four years, the whole
constituting a. very interesting house
hold. Mrs. Dawson, after sitting for
eight hours in the stream, which ran
so swift and cold around them, was
benumbed, and three times the baby
slipped away from her arms. and went
down into and under the deep water !;
but with a mothers constant and des-
perate love she siezed it, although both
had scarce vitality enough to think or
breathe. Mrs. Dawson was baptised
and confirmed in the English Church,
having been born in Canada, but there
being no church privileges at Peshtigo,
the children had neither of them been
baptised, which solemn ordinance was
administered to the trio of little ones
by Congregational clergyman on
that fatal night, which they all feared
was to be their last on earth. I tell
you these particulars that you may
know to whom the little gifts will
henceforth belong. Words cannot
express the wonder and thanksgiving
which fills our hearts at the grand
benlficence shown to the poor and
wretched in this, their hour of great
est need. 1t is SO truly divine, with
unselfish generosity. May Heaven
bless the Widows Mite Society,"" in
Ravenna, prays the daughter of
widow.
ELIZABETH S. MARTIN.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-11-16

DEDICATION DANcE.-The citizens
dance at the new Coach Factory build
ing of Messrs. Merits and Riddle on
Friday evening last was the largest
and pleasantest party ever held in our
town, and was in every respect COM
plete success. There were 200 tickets
sold to the dance, and though the
number appears large, yet there was
ample room in tine spacious building
for all. The second floor of the build
ing was used for dancing purposes,
and in the room of the third story a
splendid supper was served, of which
most of the dancing party, and many
of our citizens who did not partipate
in the terpsichorean pastime partook.
The proceeds amounted to $3.50, which,
after deducting expenses, is to be ap-
propriated to the purchase of bell
for the establishment.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-11-16
HIRAM.

| lCoRREsPoNDENcE.l
The trustees of our township have
erected hearse-house, and located the
same ON the Disciple meeting house
lot, directly south of the church. The
original cost of the Hearse was $500,
but cost this township $3.50, it having
been used in Newburgh short time,
and the people there wishing more
stylish one, this was sold at bargain.
The building cost $170. Our trustees
did not, like the trustees of other town.
ships, ask authority of the legislature
to levy tax for the purpose of buy
ing hearse, but construed the statute
as Congl ess construes the Constitution
when they wish to do what they have
no right to do-They found by the
statute that they had no right to levy
a tax to improve the Cemetery. And
what would improve it more than the
purchase of hearse? The case was
clear and our people acquiesce, as they
ought.
We had last week, spirited contest
for Postmaster. Mr.. Garfield, not
wishing to choose between his neigh
bors, intimated desire to submit the
question TO meeting of the citizens
who are patrons of the Office and legal
voters. Accordingly the Republican
Ex. Com. issued a call for the patrons
of the Office to assemble Thursday eve
ming, etc. This caused futter among
the "truly loil," for fear the Demo-
Gratis would come in and elect cop
perhead. But the Democrats quieted
their fears by the assurance that though
they would be on hand, no one of their
number would so debase himself as to
take the Office under the present ad-
ministration. The anti-Female suf-
fragists were afraid of the women, and
the old men were afraid of the boys.
As "Patrons of the Office" meant
everybody, consequently there was a
fierce, bitter and malignant strife for
the organization of the meeting, which
resulted in the choice of Alva Udall
for chairman, and Ozias Allen and
Clinton Young assistants, and B. II.
Hank and F. NJ. Udall secretaries. A
motion was made that the chairman
and assistants should decide who
should vote. This motion was fiercely
contested, ordinations and recrimina-
tiorffollowed; the lie direct was given
several times; several votes were
taken on the question, and finally de-
cided by the chair as carried. The
chairman announced that none but
citizens and patrons of the Office, who
would be voters at an election, would
be permitted to vote" This announce
ment was greeted with Kisses bya num-
ber of students and citizens who were
present in the interest of ono of the
the candidates, and by applause by
others. The chairman was grossly in-
suited by some of the hot bloods, aud
an officer was called upon to quell the
disturbance. ComparatiYe quiet hav-
ing been restored, ba1leting com.
menced, and resulted as follows. j.
c. Ellis, 3S B. II. Hank. IA; j. Streat-
or, 13; E. Mott, q; Mrs. Martha Ru-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-11-16

LOOK well to your chimney fuei
and stove pipes
We were favored with very fine
rain storm on Thursday last.
FoR elegant job work come to the
Press Office. We have some elegant
new type.
THANKsGIvING is near at hand. Tur-
keys that value their lives should
roost high.
OUR Band gave one ftheir choice
street concerts on Saturday evening.
1t was delightful.
As the season for parties approach
es boys begin to feel gallant und gals
buoyant.
The Georgia Minstrels give an en-
tertainment at Citizens Hall on Satur-
day evening. They have the reputa-
ton of being first class troupe.
The new foundry building of Knapp
Bros. near the G. & P. depot is nearly
completed. 1t is substantial stone
building.
A GRAND exhibition of shooting
stars was in the programme for Mon
day night. We don't learn that any
one witnessed the performance.
How, and when, and where shall /
obtain my supply of winter clothing,
is the leading conundrum at present.
For its solution consult the advertis-
ing columns of the Press.
Our city fathers have procured a
fire bell weighing about 1400 pounds.
1t has been put in its place in the tow
er of the engine-house, whence it
sounded its first alarm of fire last
Monday forenoon.
QUITE a snow storm occurred on
Tuesday night, and still prevails. The
earth is covered with its mantle of
white. Let those who like it, sing of
the s'beautiful snow"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-11-16

ALMOST A CONFEDERATION. - At
about half past eleved o'clock on Mon
day forenoon a fire was discovered in
the roof of one of the buildings of j.
S. Marvin, on West Main Street. The
alarm was given and in few minutes
several hundred citizens rushed to
the scene. The fire when discovered
had got well under way, and every
body present expected to see the
whole row of buildings consumed.
But the Engine and Hook and Ladder
companies were promptly on hand,
the machines were soon got ready and
worked most admirably, and in about
twenty minutes from the first alarm
the fire was completely extinguished.
The roof boards on the inside of the
building were completely charred
over tor nearly the entire length and
breadth of the building, and in sever
al places the flames had burst through
the root. The lower part of the build
ing is occupied by L. T. Moses, as a
tobacco and cigar store, and Moses
Parsons as a restaurant; the upper
rooms are occupied by two families
for residences. AS to the origin of
the fire there is considerable specula-
tion. A closet or stairway adjoining
the chamber occupied by one of the
families-Thomas E. Ahearn-was
completely burned over, and from ap-
pearances was the spot where the fire
originated. 1t is thonght by some
that this place had been used as de-
posit for ashes, from which the fire
caught; but the occupants assert that
they had moved into the rooms but
the Friday before, and had no occasion
to take up ashes in the mean time.
The damage occasioned by the fire
is estimated at from $500 to S400-
that to Messrs. Marvin, Moses and
Parsons was wholly covered by in
surance and has already been ADJUST
Ad
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-11-16
The New 7-30 Gold Loan Bonds
OF THE
Northern Pacific Railroad.
The First National Bank,
OF RAyENNA,

40 NOW selling and unhesitatingly recommend
t1.ese bonds TO their customers and all parties
.rio have money to invest. as the most pronlAbie
as we'll as safe investment that Is now onereu "
the public .,..S.. 30 ,oofl and re-
snonsible financiers who have fully In sestlsa5, s5
ted the securities upon which the ~ Soia so1s
Ronds are based cannot doubt the reports, Doth
official and unofficial, heretofore pubiisnea.L5
Sonilrmed as they are by the letters 9i snch
-hirI-toned honorable gentlemen as Das srai
rrsvior ex-tsoy Bross. OF illinois, T. w; bryah
y md otI,ers VINO have recently visited the New
Northwest. Letters just published ana can DC
had at Bank free =. ....a ssar,,,;ties
nave ordered large amount of the s-o0 doiu
Loan Bond, and will be pleased 70 supply az ~
onr customers and others who are deslrous q
MAKING Good Safe and Profitable lngestmens. ea
we Keep on hand Bonds of xluO. $oOV anu $i;a Ia
ooo which we exchange for Government o ~
bonds on which interest wiz soon cease. lHns ms
reaIizing handsome profit and increasing the
capital 10 to 10 per cent ...co,,,,,,,s on,
Will nav highest market price lof Coupons oiA
Norfilern Pacific and Government Bonds-
interest allowed on time depostts.
Drrfta drawn and cashed on all the prineiPai
clsiss sssh n ' prsfts on England. Ireland and all
cities N EUROPE. ND. CLARK. Prest.
C.E. WIFTER. Cashier. 162-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-11-16
death of MIR. wallace MorreI1.

There having been SO many contra
dictory and generally incorrect ac-
counts, not only told but published,
concerning the manner in which the
late Mr.. Morrell, of Deerfeld town
ship, in this county, came to his death,
we publish the following statement
concerning it from a neighbor who
examined the whole ground and whose
conclusions are scquiesced in by the
whole immediate neighborhood
The bull had been confined all sum-
mer in an orchard, and adjoining the
orchard is field, in part of which
next to the orchard, had been potatoes
and in a part of it was drilled corn.
On the 22d of October, about noon,
Mr.. Morrell went out to salt his stock,
and the last that was seen of him
alive he was walking very fast in the
direction of the drilled corn. The
bull had broken down the fence and
was in the corn throwing down the
shocks. He went into the field, and
evidently attempted to troll the bull
along with the salt, scattering it along
the ground through the potato patch.
| For, some reason he abandoned the
idea of getting the bull along with the
salt, and setting his box in a fence cor
ner, picked up fence stake with
which he undoubtedly drove the bull
to the gap in the fence. The strong
presumption is that the bull refused to
go through. and Mr.. Morrell used the
stake probably rather roughly, for the
stake was broken. when the bull turned
/ L
most desperate combats that ever took
place anywhere, could it have been
seen. But there was no witness to the
fearful struggle for life. Mr.. Morrell
was stout man, and evidently fought
the bull with desperation that can
only be imagined, over about a half
acre of ground, making all the time
for the bars, which he reached, and in
his efforts to get out tore down one of
the bar posts, but the bull was too
close upon him, and here was, no doubt
where Mr.. Morrell received his death
wound, the bull having carried or
thrown him about two rods, where he
was found dead. Mr.. Morrell had
nothing on but his shirt, boots and
socks, when found, the balance of his
clothing being scattered over the half
acre of ground.
He had one wound (only skin deep)
over the left ear, a cut in the back of
the neck,tw gashes In his right thigh,
one severe one in the lower part of the
abdomen, Bnd his ribs on the right
side appeared to be entirely broken
loose. There was scarcely a square
inch of his body, from his knees to his
neck but was SCARED by the horns of
the bull. Mr.. Morrell was about 81
years of age and was most estimable
citizen, and his loss is public calami-
| ty. The bull was an Alderney,-
would have been three years old next
spring, and cost when q calf about
$I6O.
The conclusions arrived at are made
from the appearance of the ground,
and the position of the fragments of
clothing. and are generally received as
correct.
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| TUE I'm aarf IL r,oe ef hvIf hvvr
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-11-16

dolph,4; Total, 76. Second ballot
J. C. Ellis, 43; B. II HANK. %; j.
Streator, Is. Consequently. Mr.. Ellis
is to be the p. NJ. After the first bal
lot Mr.. Mott withdrew his name, and
Dir. Streator requested his name to be
withdrawn, but it was not done. The
air is yet full of curses. bus they avail
nothing.
The personal property belonging to
the estate of Peter Cooper was sold
last Saturday. A very large crowd
was present and the bidding was spir-
tied and lively. Ii.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-11-16
c. & P. r.. R.-eo1NG SOUTH.

MLK.-Our old associate, who
abandoned the ssart preservative" over
a year ago, to go into the milk bust
ness, continues to furnish a large
number of our citizens with the lacteal
fluid. He has a lot of excellent new
milch cows from which he expects to
supply his customers during the COM
ing season, and those who wish to
patronize him will be furnished regu-
larly with fresh, sweet milk of the
best quality Give him trial.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-11-16

INTELLIGENCE, apparently reliable,
comes from Utah that Brigham Young
has ba6es adieu forever to the scenes
of his greatness and glory, and, with
a miserable retinue of a dozen men,
is wandering up and down the earth
in search of q place of refuge. In the
stereotyped obituary literature, Gle
leaves sixteen inconsolable wives and
a hundred (more or less) interesting
children to mourn his untimeiy de-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-11-16

DEATH OF AN OLD CITIzEN.-Gus-
tavus Lane, an old.citizen of Ravenna,
died at his residence on Main Street,
at ten o'clock on Sunday morning. Mr..
Lane was born in the town of Canton,
N. Y, April 2lst. 1880, and moved to
Ohio in 1907. He came to Ravenna
at an early day and established him
self in the cabinet-making business
which he continued to follow until a
few years ago. His funeral took place
at one O'Clock on Tuesday last and
was largely attended.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-11-16

New DRAy.-On Monday last, Mr..
e. Richmond, one of our village dray-
men, made his appearance on the
streets mounted on a new dray, one
of the finest vehicles of the kind we
have ever seen. 1t is from the works
of Messrs. Furry s. King.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-11-16
THE AUTUMN BULLETIN OF
SMITH BROTHERS

Having been so fully occupied in waiting up
ON their customers that they find time now only
| to say, not that they have received. as usual. a
large and well selected assortment OF
Fan and winter Goods,
but that this assortment was duly received and
has been so nearly sold out that second supply
has been ordered and is now on the road from
the East, and that one of the firm will in few
days, leave for New York, Boston and Philadel-
phia. TO fill up their handsome rooms to the
caves and sidewalks, with all the materials for
an active and successful
Fall and Winter Campaign.
SMITH Bros. avail themselves of their frs
hour of leisure in the temporary Stacking up o
trade in election week, to tender their hearty
thanks to the people of Portage and adjoining
counties for the extensive patronage gene
rously given them by discriminating public.
GOOD GOODS have had good customers, and the
sound principles of business which this young
firm has aimed to inaugurate, have been sealed
with the marked appreciation of the public
They pledge to their friends, in the future the
same unreintting efforts to please in the quality,
variety and extent of their stock of goods and
to justify in all particulars THE GENERAL C0N-
FIDENcE which they have already earned.
Smith Bros. sell goods for what they arc. No
customer. of whatevr age and experience, shall
ever have cause TO complain of being deceived
They sell goods for SMALL but SURE PROFIT;
nothing under cost and nothing at exorbitant
figures to meet deficiencies created by bad debts.
Cash or approved credit can command anything
they have at the Slight advance upon cost which
no reasonable customer could deny to them.
This rule has already vindicated its propriety
to the benefit alike of themselves and their Gus
toners.
AS usual, it is needless for Smith Bros. to fill
the columns of the papers with minnie cata-
logue of their stock. The PEOPLE KNOW that
they keep PULL line in ala branches of the
trade, and don't care to read detailed inven-
tory of calicos, ribbons brass buttons shoe
strings. That style of advertisement has been
played out for some time, except with the one
horse concerns at the cross roads. Smith Bros.
are simply prepared to meet every want of the
public, in every department of the trade.
They have now opened the Fall and Winter
campaign equipped and provisioned at every
point. and gratefully recognize in their expert
ehce of the past the most assuring omens of a
continual success.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-11-16

NEW TIME TABLEs.-A new time
table went into effect on the Cleveland
and Pittsburgh Railroad ON the 18th
inst, and on A. s. G. W. R'y on the
18th. The following are the times for
the departure of trains from the Ra-
VIENNA stations under the new sched-