The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-09-19
DEERFIELD.

Correspondent.
Our Asricula"ral societ, Is making ample
preparations their Fair. 10 be held saturday,
Sept. 2sth, being the 23l Annual Fair since ITS
organization. They intend to spare no expense
in ntting up the grounds, Floral Hall. &c
Reports say PALMYRA is going to have an indc-
pendent Fair of her own, the first week in octo-
Der. We wish the enterprise success.
On Wednesday Major Mckinley 'okc ut Pal
myra to Il very respectable audience. II RAJ ncd
in the moi ming and the weather WIS unlavora-
BILE. The Major spoke very highly OF our ,an-
didate, Gen. w iley, but he scored the G3d GSl
cral Assembly of Ohio. on the Soldiars' orphan
Home. Also, he spoke on the financial condi-
ton of the country: amplified on the excellcncy
Of the currency, OH greenbacks. silver and gold
being equal; the prosperous future, &c, but he
never made allusion to the bankruptcies. sheriff
sales. or their causes, or the reason of Manulac-
lures suspending throughout the country, and
labor being depressed in every department. His
speech was rehaSh of many others, all prom
ises and no performances. He rr2fes>ed to be
great friend of the laboring man. We say, vote
for Mckinley and you will riyet your chains
tighter; but vote Tor Gen Aquila Wiley and
you will ave equal rights and one currency for
all, ard the man tramp will be unknown in the
land forever.
On w ednes1ay morning it commenced RAIN
;lR and rained continuously for co hours. caus
ing the old Mahoning to swell and roar, doing
considerable damage on its imrctuous way;
first taking the tow mill bridge, at Alliance
then the Lexington iron bri lge. IL beautiful
structure; then Rowe bridge. and 1O5 sheep for
Jacob Hotties, then the covered bridge, taking
scaff0lding and everything i'm its way. The
Yellow Creek bridge at George Notmans thence
to Slack's. taking away his dam. but the bridge
was left. His loss is about $1,000 Thence to
Carters Iron Bridge. cutting II channel in the
back of north abutment and washing everything
from the pier. leaving the bridge resting ON the
wall. Next 1t came to the Narrow Gauge bridge
but did not reach the tressel work. aud the
bridge was saved. Solomon Hartzell had -
sheep drowned. and John s. Wilson ha'i 45 taken.
Next it came to Lazarus Saw mill, taking it
aud the bridge; loss $3.50. Thence TO Aaron
Marsh's Tow mill. taking about 40 tons of tow
and flax, doing heavy damage to his mill: loss
&i0N. Next the Berlin bridge. lonsening the
west abuttment. The bridge is saved. VIM
Swanson lost 200 sneep Next came ShillIng's
mill, taking his dam, His loss is about $4,000
Thence to Fredericksburg, flooding the village
with about feet of water, causing the people to
flee to the hills for safety. The abutmcnts of the
Fredericksburg covered bridge were looSened
but the bridge was saved. Next the iron bridge
near Price Town. This bridge was and the
best structure on the Mahoning. Thence to
Newton Falls, where we submit the report to
those more convcrsant with the locality. Re :
viewing the situation and information received
it was the most terrible storm that ever visited
this section, The MahOning was highe" than
was ever known since the first settlement in the
place. The water raised twenty feet. AL along
its route is the picture of desolation. Submerg-
ing all the bottom lands, taking horses. cattle
sheep, and hogs in its course. All corn fields
destroyed, fences oblterated. destruce
tion marks its track. The amount of damag-
cannat be estimated. We hear of no lives being
lost, owing to the sing of the water being III
day time. OMEGA.
Sept. Is, 1878.