Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-03-05
An Exciting Affair.

| Mr.. George w. Green is q respect
/ ed and honest citizen Of RlotstOwn,
and has kept store at the center for
some wears. Rather recently by the
death of his partner he became town.
ship treasurer. The business was
new to Mr.. Green, and he needed the
assistance oI some expert 10 write up
the booKs. He sought the aid of
Judge Seymour in this matter, aud
| one day last week appeared at the
Probate Office with the books and pa
Ders to have his friend aud neighbor,
the Judge, write them up.
It Was a busy day at the Probate
Court when Mr.. Green came up, so il
was late in the evening when all the
intrieacies Ofthe accounts were put
To rights" and Mr.. Green very sensi-
bly, acc. pied the kind Invitation of his
nephew Mr.. Whippey, to dOmocile
with him until the morrow.
Mr.. Green's absence from hOme
seems to have created anxiety. Some
how it seemed to be understood that
he had come up TO Ravena, in his ca
pacity as Treasurer, TO receive the
fund due to ROOtstOwn township from
the December collection of taxes
The horrible suspicion was entertain
ed that Green had been robbed of
this treasure, and very likely murder
ed. Along about the wItching hour
of midnight a solitary hOrseman was
noticed patrOling Main street, Raven
ma. Pale as pearl, and wan was he.
With chattering teeth he made the
circuit, and finally turned his face
hOIneward with heart that had fall
en many degrees below zero, as 1t
were. Nothing of Green did he dis
Germ. Little comfort bore this mes
senger 10 the distres- ed wife of the
absent TrersureJ, whose fears had
been aroused by the devotion of some
superseviceable friend. While this
drama was being enacted, Mr.. Green
was sleeping the sleep of the just and
innocent, aud snoring as an honest
man may, while his faithful steed
nIunched corn cObs in q Chestnut
street livery stable.
The morning dawned, but it was a
mighty solemn one at ROOtstOwn
Center. Because of one of those in
scrutable causes THAT no feller can
find out" the absence of Mr.. Green
became notorious and daylight having
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anybody in that vaeinity had ever
absorbed. u new version of the matter
ran off from peoples tongues, and it
was rumOred that Mr.. Green had
drawn the money belonging to Roots
town treasury (say . couple of thous-
and dOllars) aud abScC nded to parts
unknown While all this agony was
being endured in ROOtstOwn, poor
Mr.. Green was eating good Raven
ma breakfast, and selecting sOmelittle
knick kuacks for his good wife and
babies, aud at his leisure drove home,
reaching his place of business about
10 o'clock A. NJ, much to the relief of
an agOniZed community.
The whole excitement grew out OF
nothing, as Mr.. Green neither came
to Rayenna to receive any funds nor
did.he tell any one so. but simply came
up TO have some intricaeies of ac-
counts explained 10 him, aud by cir
Gums tances over which he bad no
control. was detained over night. Il
may be fearful thing for a township
officer 10 stay in Ravenna over night,
but Mir. Green cannot find il in his
heart to say that he met with any
thing but gind and courteous atten-
tiOn. So runs the life OF man away,
If he happens to hold an Office in these
Credit MObilier dayE-RGUeHRG Dem
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