The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-09-26
Township Campaign News.
ATWATER.

ATwATER.
On Friday evening we held our
Greeley semi-monthly Club meeting
as usual. The turnout of outsiders
was not large, owing TO their absence
at the Garfield meeting held in Ran
dolph; but we had quite an interest
ing time caused by the opposition of
a few malignant Grant men who
sprang upon US the old worn-out piece
of ignorance about bailing JEFF Davis
Our friends Case and Bettes of Ran
dolph were present and replied to
more than usually happy in his re-
marks and gave the folly its complete
quietus. AT the conclusion also had
the pleasure of putting in one of my
belly-go-fisters as to bring the house
down on the heads of the discomfort
ed GRANTEES. i4 s-ii
We elected i've delegates to attend
the nominating Convention to be held
at Ravenna on Thursday, October Sd,
and took up collection among the
friends towards the payment of our
quota of Campaign State expenses,
which / shall pay over this week if
possible. We sill hear of more dis
satisfied Republican Grant men, Two
more of our leading citizens are
enough on the fence TO say they can't
vote for Grant. Great efforts are
made to keep them away from our
meetings; but the leayen must work
in good and honest hearts. The pangs
of the new birth; are upon plumbers
but we cannot expect whole Town
ship to be born in day where cor
L. koI- fo hall m
Atwater.QJ
You Ravenna people must not ex-
pect us to turn out en- masse to your
big meetings at this time. We are
doing all we can, and have concluded
it best to throw all our strength into
one big meeting to be held at Ran
dolph in q short time. We expect to
get Mr. Rhodes to follow Garfield. and
bombsheil his oratorical plaitatudes
to the four winds. He's the man that
twelve wagons and as many other We
hicles, and are afiame with enthusi-
asm for getting up flags and a band
Of music. For my part am bpsy
phihting a life-size portrait of Mr..
Greeley, which. with crowned Grant
on horse back picture, will make a
magnificent typical exhibit eflthe is
sues of the Campaign. 1 hppetoIhave
them ready for your hall on the 3rd of
October, an3.i'oasf. = ,9I'i ..... e.i:'i
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fE. ,.sis.s. Il GENERAL NEWS. dsg a..t's
e I, + We have an item or two.e While
attending the funeral of Mr.. Clover,
and listening toFthe sermon iHfthe M.
E. meeting house the cry of fire was
raised, and on gaining the street we
beheld the old Blacksmith shop at the
station in one big mass of flame. The
old building had been lately occupi-
ed as joiner's shop and in a portion
of il, was stored one hundred new ap-
pile barrels owned by Mr.. Dix. The
great effort was to save the adj joining
buildings; the nearest being Mr.!
Dix's store, which was only sixteen
feet from the burning shop. It was. a
lively time you may be sure; water
was not far to fetch, and our citizens
went into the work as if they were
perfect salamanders the gable end
next the fire was kept drenched with
water, and men on the roof did the
same to that. John Linn's house
across the street was preserved in the
same way. The Railroad Company's
wood which was piled close up to the
burning building suffered some but
was finally removed. Luckily there
was very little wind or nothing could
have saved Dix's store which was be-
ing fitted with large new stock of
Dry Goods and Groceries from New
York and Cleveland. The cause of
the fire was not exactly incendiarism
of the wilful, malignant, criminal type.
hut something almost as bad and for
which the parents ought to be held in
some measure responsible. Two lit
tie boys lighting matches TO light and
smoke cain sticks, which is the COM
mon practice here among little shaw
ers who are under no restraint and
allowed to do as they like,-these
were having their fun at the
back of the building and through a
hole in: the weather boarding set7fire
to the straw and shavings inside. The
next question is, who shall pay the
damage r Mr.. Dix loses fifty dollars
worth of barrels and Mr.. John Ar
mold the worth Of the old shop. We
presume Mr.. VIM. Burns and Mr..
Robert Ellison, the fathers of the two
boys will have to foot the bill. We
think that is the justice in the matter.
VIM. HICK,