The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-10-14
suFFIELD.

CSrrsspondencs.
We had rcusing meeting here last
Thursday evening, at heCenter schosl
house. The addresses delivered by
Mr.. Hall, Of Akron; Messrs Hatfield
& Phelps of Ravenna, were eloquent
able and appropriate, we had also
some very sensible remarks from D.
G.. Goodman and few laughable pass.
ages from Col. Cotter, with some
choice pieces Of music from the Union
Town Band, the boys, and in fact, the
Democratic voters of this place enjoy
Cd II hugely, and we take this oppor.
tunity Of rendering our hearty thanks
to all concerned.
We have commenced to organize q
Band here and are progressing won
derfully well, under the management
of M. Bletzer, Jacob Fritch, Dr. Brouse,
and Smith & Cramer. They hav. the
largest part Of the funds collected by
liberal subscriptions and we expect
before long to hear the discordant
notes of the boys practising.
l noticed in the PRESS of Sept. Both,
a paragraph devoted to large corn, or,
as you term it, tall corn, raised in the
north part Of Rootstown and, indig-
nantly want to know, "who can beat
it" as was reading it aloud, my wife
said, ,"Why, old man you can beat that, =
and said "of course 1 CAM. Let me
see it was one stalk 133 inches and
the other 122 inches, the highest being
11Ieet and one inch, 1. took out a
twelve foot measure to my corn lot
and stood it up again a cornstalk,
when, 10 and behold, the stalk stood
about Is inches above the top of the
measure. Then communed within
myself and said that when any town.
ship in Portage county wanted to
blow about, or send out challenges, in
any of the agricultural products, there
would be wisdom in excepting Suf-
field, and We will willingly accede to
you the superiority in cheese. In
reality there are several lots of corn in
this township that might be averaged
at eleven to twelve feet in beight
several Of the stalks with two we'll
filled ears Of corn on them. First, we
have good land second, we have good
farmers third, we have probably the
best seed csrn in the state; we call it
the Sweeney corn, for want Of better
name, as John Sweeney was, 1 believe.
the man who introduced it in this
place. 1t was peddled around here
last year in packages containing one
hundred kernels for one dollar, but W Q
thought it was too high, and only a
few invested. John had the corn on
exhibition at the Portage county fair
Of 1874 but the very intelligent gentle
men Judges. scapcely noticed it, and,
to use his own expression, when he
got home he said: 81 believe. by golly,
it was q gum game" There are some
here who object to it, but ask them
why, and they will tell ysu because il
is to heavy to handle. o, what pro-
found reasoning. The same argu.
ment would apply to any other cror
where you have twice the usual guam.
tity. ...-.
We don't write the above for the
sake Of advertising, but if any of tn.
farming community who read the
PRESS, would consider it an accommo
dation We will make arrangement
through the PRESS Office whereby
they can have a peck of the above
corn, shelled, on receipt of one dollar
By the time this arrives suppose yol
will be crowded with election news
think we will give a good account o
Sufheld. ROVER.
Sufield, Oct. 9th, 1875.