The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-09-09
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s RANDoLPH, August 3O,s1S75
Ed. Press The annivsrsary Of the
Portage County Bible Society brought
together good audience at tho Con-
gregational Church. Rev. Mr.. Elliot
presided. Rev. Mr.. Merriam gave q
brief history of the organization Of the
Society, in the fall Of 1928, and, so far
rs he kaews hevwas the. only surviving
member who was present at its organ
ization. Rev. Mr.. Hills, of Ravenna,
preached the anniversary sermon,
which was ape able argument in de-
fense of the Bible.
! The Agricultural Society met on
last Saturday evening, and after trans
acting soma Important business, Sad-
journed to meet on the Fair Ground,
on Saturday, Sept. 4, at 9 O'Clock. A
full attendance il. desired = - aAia
The Farmers club which, was well
attended, met at the residence Of r..
Merriam, on last saturday. ,Iteis. re-i
ported that they had aeood time, with
lots Of good things.
ri The few days Of warm, pleasant
weather has improved the prospect of
the corn crop. sae faa o. .a.as -
~. September 3, 1875.
A trip to Canton, Stark county,
furnishes the following notes: A
large breadth of corn on the ground,
locks well, but about two weeks later
than usual. An average breadth Of
wheat is to be put out this fall, Where
threshing was beiug done straw stacks
locked small, and the straw does not
haye that bright color, common when
We have dry harvest. Plenty Of feed
in the pastures. ,,o;,.,ja,, 4.,tg.r s9t >,
/ On the Canton Fair Grounds we
met several hundred farmers from all
parts of the county, who had come to-
! gether for . Grangers Picnic, and TO
listen to speeches from Master Ellie,
4 of the State Grange, and others.
The first speaker was Mr.. Wales,
who furnished the farmers of Stark
county some figures to think about
while they are busy this fall in see ling
for another harvest and casting about
tor money to pay taxes. He showed
that the taxes of that county had in
creased, since 1s4O, from seventy
thousand dollars to about ono million
of dollars in 1875; that their faeins did
not produce so much per acre new q
then, and that the average price oi
wheat was no higher. That they were
paying many of their county officers
more than was received by the Gov
ernor of the State, His remarks were
full of suggestions and his figures full
, Of facts which many farmer heard
for the fret time. $3.50
4 Master Ellis followed, after dinner
with very sensible speech, in which
he showed the objects of the Grange
He said demagoxues, Salary Grabberf
&C., did not take much stock in the
Grange; in fact, it was q bad thing fol
that class of persons. The farmers, he
: said, had no conflict with any other
industrial class, but there were some
very astonishing facts and smong them
was this, that while the farmers com.
pose about one half of the entire pop
ulation Of the United States, they only
had five per cent. of the representation
in. our legislative assemblies: tina
: while lawyers were only one thou
sandth part Of the population, they
. composed sixty-six per cent. of all th'
! legislative bodies. That while th'
f farmers represented about one-halt o
the wealth OF the nation, they had tt
: ; pay about three-four,hs of all tn,
taxes. These, questions, were bein,
> Investigated By the g q ,gers, ard u,
I d .mand was becoming more rryen
net so much for the party men as 10
, honest mel, aud he theught it ~
duty of farlners to become educate!
: and qualified. 10 hold the e,prnsill
. p PSI, ions in society. which The TIME
demand, and in the providence Of God
he believed the Grange to be ~
school in which they were to beeoln
SO educated .5ma,oa lie 4as5s4s
The Canton Band was present an.
furnished some splendid music, sans
also the Canton Glee Club. ID slo85sa
The prospect sbrighteMs. ta 3.