The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-01
MANTUA.


Ia "A Az \ ~ "a
Correspondence.
ED. FEEss Without apology for
many weeks of silence, s'Veritas" re-
sumes his post as chronicler of pass
ing events in this locality.
Old Winter has almost gone, with
its cold and stern realities, and hard
earned arnusements. The usual signs
of rear approaching spring are now
upon Us, ,admonishing rs TO make prep.
araiions for the coming labors of the
seasons that follow, in order that har-
vests may be gathered and stored for
for the use of man and beast.
Within the past three weeks, the
warm and pleasant weather has vast
ed The deep mantle of snow, which,
tor the past three months had covered
the earth. During the past fortnight
the s0cch0Tine has flowed abundantly
Oh some days, which has been secured
by but few of our sugar. makers, as
majority of the owners of sugar.
bush deemed the time to be too early
10 commence operations in earnest
An early spring is now looked for,
consequently short sugar season is
anticipated.
About week ago, a company of
American citizens, of African d-scent
said to hail from "Away down in old
Tennessee favored the music-loving
public with variety of religious
plantation songs, on two successive
evenings, drawing a full house each
evening. These darkies were adver-
t,sed as being full of piety and chris
tian virtue, hence were largely patron
lied by a class who would scarcely
| have appreciated Barnum's efforts to
instruct and amuse the people. Here
after we shall expect negro minstrelsy
to be above par, and Sambo fully rec
nized as brother, as well as a voter.
| A protrasted effort for revival of
religion has been held in the Union
Church, lasting two or three weeks,
with results fully demonstrating the
fact that the people of Mantua don't
fear "ihe lake that burneth,'' &c, or
else they are so good that repentance
and conversion are not needed.
On Sunday evening, February 11th,
Marcia, a lovely daughter of G. B.
White, went to her home with the
angels, after an earth life of nine
years and seven months. Called suG-
denly from her happy and pleasant
home ; her fond parents, her sister and
brothers and piayma.es could not be
| recoaciled to her early departure were
it not for the assurance that ''of such
i the Kingdom of heayen." Elder D.
j. White offlciatcd at the funeral n
Tuesday, large numbers of sympa-
;hizing friends and neighbors being
present on the occasion.
Last Sunday morning aud evening,
at Citizens Hall, Mantua Station, Mr..
a. B..French, OF Clyde, o., gave two
| of his interesting lectures before large
audiences. His subjects were .Invis-
ible powers" and judgments of His
tory" and were treated from the
standpoint cf AZ enlightened and lib
elal philosophy. Want of time and
space compels us to omit q synopsis
of his very able lectures, which were
listened TO with that deep interest and
close attention which his presence al
ways commands.
On Monday morning last, February
ID, q sad but expected event occurred
at the home of Il. O. Iialstead. AT
that time, his niece, Miss Isabel Sill
yernail passed on to a CHER life, aged
Is wears months and - days. She
had lived in his family nearly all her
life, being left motherless at two years
of age. OF a modest and gentle de-
pertinent, and sweet and engaging
disposition, united with loveliness OF
person and character, and purity OF
life, she had secured the love and es-
teem of large circle of acquaintan-
ces and friends, who deeply and sim
>OASiy houih IL uCi carly uCpoItuiC III
the freshness and beauty of her young
life. After many weary months of
suffering, in hopeful, but vain stug.
gle for life, with that wholesale des-
;royer. consumption, she was COM
oelled to give up the contest, and
cs!mly and peacefully passed "over
tla rICnr'! n hn Uolnnn,n1 hx,o al
mother and loved friends. to their
bright and happy spirit home "on tie
ther shore
On Thursday, large number of
'elatives and frien ds from this and ad-
jacei.t towns assembled to witness the
burial of the lovely form in beauti-
al spot near her home, which she had
selected for that purpose. Here, low
'ngly and tenderly, she was laid away
rom mortal form, while the now free
ana happy spirit, released from dis.
e sse and pain, was now in the full en-
ioyment of the enchanting beauti.s o,
higher and better lite.
An excellent discourse was deliver
i by A. Il, French, full of consola-
ion to the bereaved friends, showing
the true character of the chsn called
death, which is only a birth iuto
higher life; a transition TO the beauti-
full home of the tnfranchised soul,
over taere. VERITAs.
Feb. %, 1877.