The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-01-01

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6Hosr.-The quiet people of this
place have been disturbed by the ap-
pearance, few nights ago, of a real
ghost-not one of your sensational
ghosts of the lady kind, floating
around in long, white robes. Our
ghost ia of the masculine gender, big
burly fellow, who shakes the building
from the roof to the foundations, every
time his foot touches the floor and
carries with him at least half ton of
iron chains. He appeared in an old
house that is now used as & harness
shop, where party of young men
were invited By the proprietorto par
take of civil game of euchre. The
young men were seated around the
table and enjoying themselves hugely,
when.a at once they heard a dreadful
stamping, and rattling of chains. The
proprietor is our Constable, and a
first rate fellow, not afraid of any
thing in the flesh. He said he would
settle this disturbance. whether it was
cansed by man or devil. He took bis
gun out back of the house to have a
shot at the ghost, but, like some fell
low we read of II think it is FaIstaff1
his courage all oozsd out through the
ends Of his fiugers. You know there
is no use wasting ammunition on a
ghost. Quiet being restored, his
friends advised him to try another
hand at euehre. He did, and during
this time, it seems, the ghost invited
some of his friends. This time there
must have been four of them up stairs.
They commenced to dance the sailors
hornpipe to the tune of 'ePop goes the
weasel" and every time they turned
round, or changed partners, the chains
made an awful noise rattling against
eaeh4other.. The euchre players got
up and put, and the ghost and his
party are still masters of the situation.
Some. of oprneighbors who pretend
to have more wisdom than better
people, try TO make us believe that the
ghost was manufactured for the igno-
bic purpose of frightening the Consta-
bic. They say theysixed balanced
beam TO one of the collar beams of the
old house, with 4 heavy chain at each
end of it and q string ingeniously at
.tached that they could pull from below
and make allthe noise. This being
done to cure the young men of a
growing propensity for the game of
euehre. But the most of us will not
believe any such tomfoolery as that.
FW6 beIieye 1t was real GHOST. 1t is
curious what an effect q visitation
from the other world has on ns NOR
tails here below. aaa sl
s3Since the above our constable and
his family attend regularly Divine
worship he plays no more euehre,
and his hair will stand,np on end if he
hears one word of profanity in the
shop or near It ]. in fact, III any place
where he thinks il might be heard by
the ghost. .at5
aCHAKGR 30 oFFI1EAEa 11sTATE.- John
E6udensiager, sen., sold his first class
one hundred acre farm to his neighbor
Mr.. Philip gramer, Consideration
lsI1, 1,O00.a The latter gentleman owns
ninety acres adjoining, making him
No. i farm OF 100 acres.
. Our Schools are, running in good
sorders as can hear we got good and
competent teachers in every district.
There is Literary held al the Center
school every Friday evening, but your
correspondent is not able TO attend,
so / cannot say much concerning it.
Everything seems quiet here, no
disturbance of any kind. We would
be as happy as any people in the
world if it was not for that cussed
ghost. ROVER.
SuHfeId, Dec. 25, 1872.