The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-06-14
EIRANT.
CORRESPONDENCE.

Cores pon,lence.
Decoration day was observed last
Wednesday evening. The procession
formed at sundown, and, preceded by
the band, marched to the Cemetery
The exercises were brief. Music by
the Glee Club, dirge by the Band,
and distribution of flowers. The
members of the Band also embraced
this opportunity decorate the grave
and execute some of their choicest
music oyer the final resting place of
their departed comrade and leader,
Clarence Q. Young, this occasion be.
ing the night before the anniversary
of lis burial. Ii has been their GUS
tom, at each anniversary, to gather
around the grave where reposes. the
remains of one they loved so well,
and there by sweet music manifest
their affection and kind esteem for
one of their number who, it is hoped,
witnesses these kind testimonials from
a brighter world. The fair hands and
kind hearts that literally covered the
grave with choicest flowers remember
that kind heart molders beneath.
Yet bleeding hearts will hold in
thankful remembrance these touching
expressions of affection cherished by
the associates of their buried hopes.
In the PRESS of last week was pub
llshed very interesting item, and one
which furnishes a good theme for
thought and observation. It is the
assessment of personal property-and
i'll my opinion, instead of being a fair
account of the wealth of the several
townships, it is just the reverse. l
will compare two townships, Hiram
and Mantua. Mantua has more acre
age and greater population than
Hiram, and did have before large
slice was taken from the latter to form
Garrcttsville. The people of Mantua
are as enterprising and one would
suppose they were as wealthy as the
Iliramites. yet Hiram is returned with
almost $2l4,OO0 valuation of personal
property, and Manuta with less than
S11O,C0O, difference of $4,000. II
we add to Hiram One-fourth of Gar
rettsvillc assessment, which is $l4l, ,QOO
we will have in Hiram Gn its original
limits) an excess of S105,OOO. This
excess is almost two-thirds of the en-
tire valuation of Mantua. Ii tax OF
$1,000 was to be raised by the two
townships, Hiram would have to pay
about two-thirds of it. If PROPOSE
ton was submitted to the voters oil
for some public Improvement it would
be voted down by an Overwhelming
majority, and yet they will blindly
vote into office incompetent men who
by their extra officiousness saddle
more than that amount upon them
We congratulate the people of Mantus
upon their ability and good sense in
electing competent officials.
The new counterfeit Registration
law is ar other rich theme for specula
ton, (by speculation I mean its every
meaning). The cost thereof is enough
lOr our present purpose. There are tc
be two registrars, to be employed two
days before the State and April cleo.
tions to sit from a. m. till 9p. m
This will make eight days. Then they
are to make lists of their registrations
which will take two days more, in al
ten days, at 81 per day, amounting te
$50 for each election precinct. There
are u precincts, mafing S42O the cos
to Portage county. In Hiram there
will be two persons who will have tc
register to be entitled to vote. In the
II precincts there will possibly be one
hundred voters who will have to com.
ply with the law to vote, every one Of
whom would be honest voters before
the law, or rather without the law
For this expense of $40, what haye
the people of Portage county to gain
June 9th, 1877. H.