The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-07-12
MANTUA STATION.

The rubicund visage, ami eyes, of
our genial NN no longer meets the
gaze of our citizens, and the palatial
baiitiing once resonant " it'll his merry
laugh. and witty anecdote spiced with
"juat the wee bit of the brogue," is
deserted. The cheering gnrgie of the
"6iSt in town sur" is no longer heard
in the throat of the faucet, nor is the
bottom of the cut glass mug seen in
verted toward the lofty irescoed CELL
ing. The marble top counter, with
its lakelets and bayous Of "steck," its
bays of sport" aud its inlets of cham-
pange; the illuminated decanters and
gorgeous mirror; the elegant chanGe-
her ana the polished metal of the beer
pumps, are 10 longer in their accns-
toned places. Alas! the only high
toned, well appointed, "nobbv" re-
sort for wine bibbers we ever had is
gone forever. On sCme sunny for eign
shore, mayhap among the vine.clad
hills of southern France, or of Italy's
favored CLINE. the euld gintleman an
lady, the na,ty 6yes and gurls repose
in blissful reverie, recalling the time
when they were Inhabitants of the
land of the free and the home Of the
brave. Whatever may have been the
virtues of NN, he haj a powerful way
of minding his own business, and the
young "bloods," who were arrested
for insulting and threatening his FAM
lily had a very poor revenge in caus-
ing him to be complained of for sell.
ing beer to miuors-minors in nothing
but years.
We are informed that Mr.. aud Mrs.
w. III. Bradley, and Mr.. e. NJ. Turner
and lady are to start on Tuesday next
for a trip up the lakes, visiting De-
troit and other oints.
The ball at Brad!ey's On the night
of the Fourth, was attended by about
twenty-five couples, and passed off
pleasantly. There was fine music
given by Woods and Dayton's band
to have served a much larger gather
ing.
One day recently Mr.. A. A. Gill
breath's gray mare became frighten-
ell, on the hill north of the railroad,
and starting off at neck-break speed,
crossed the track and struck out fer
q. w. Franklin's shop, and burst in
The door, but whether in search OF
stabling or a new harness, she persist
emily refuses to tell.
We are frequently asked 10 pass
over lightly, or refrain from mention
ing entirely, occurrences in our place
of a disrepu'ahle nature, on the score
%. Excepting UP the credit" Of our viii
lage. Now runor and exaggeration
travel faster even than newspapers,
and we submit if 4 plain, n,unva:nishea
statement OF facts hiss any more tend
oncy to destroy our credit, than &
garbied and incorrect version? More
than this, i! some of these people had
the credit OF the place realty at heart,
something might be done towards
preventing the multiplication of places
Of business, where, or through the
agency OF which, many of these dis
reputable occurrences take place.
We are panied To learn of the Sc
we're illness of Hon. O. Blake, at his
home in MaEtua.
On Saturday, we noticed several
s;alw .rt young men with neither ex-
tremities clad in striped hose, an:l
| with huge biudgeons in their hands,
vending their way southwark. from
which we inferred that they had been
attacked with +. B. fever.
We learn that Rev. d. 7, White,
who was 10 have preached at the sta
ton last night, was unable, on account
of sickness, to keep his appointment.
Miss M J. Crawford and sister may
be found any time after this week, by
those who are in need of their services,
liz the basement rooms of L. j. Rhodes
store.
1t is reported that our meat market
is about to close for lack OF patronage.
Then "meet me by moonli gh'." will
take the place of meat me at break.
fast. MouRNEB.
Mantua Station, O., July 9, 1877.