The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-04-18

preparation Bills with their Senate
amendments were reported back to
the House, and the amendments were
non-concurred In. The Banking and
Currency Committee put in Bill re-
tiring from circulation National Bank
notes, after which the House went into
q Committee of the whole on the Tar.
iff Bill. DEMOCRATS.
MANTuA STATION. a
Correspondence.
Our election passed of ct the -ap.
pointed place. and although there were
reports from time to time of pretty
severe conflict, and the result would
seem to indicate that there was hard
fighting all along the lines. When we
found time to visit the field the dead
had been removed aud tho wounded
cared for, so that the vicinity Of the
polling place presented it's usual peace
full, pastoral aspect. The Democrats
were euchered out of one Trustee,
Mr.. VIM. Fl. Bowen, aud one Consta-
BILE, j. T. Sphinx, being elected by the
opposition. The remaining township
officers are as follows: Truatees.
Frank Proctor and VIM. H. Bradley ;
Clerk, d. A. Plum; Treas, Edward
Plum; Assessor, Edwin NJ. Frost /;
Constable, VIM. p. Wadsworth; Su-
pervisor, in the Station distriot, M.
Keyes. atc,.... ,... s.,.. .s.o .s,..j.
Mrs. Jno. M. Crafts has met with q
great bereavement in the sudden death
of her father, Mr.. J. Dodge. Of Au,
burn. which occurred on Sunday,
April 9th. Although Mr.. Dodge had
recently been quite i'll, and ailing since
that attack, it was hardly thought .
fatal termination would occur 90 soon.
The deceased was up on the morning
in question and shayed himself. Mrs,
Crafts has the sympathy Of all in her
sad and unexpected bereavement.
Mr.. Chauncey Blair met with some
thing of am accident recently but is
around to-day as usual. Mr.. t. and
his hired man were in the woods haul
ing logs, and in passing q tree close TO
the track slipped and fell, striking on
some roots in the manner to bruise
him in the region of the short ribs.
We are glad it was no worse. i.
School district No. 8, in this town
ship, seems to be in q deplorable con-
dition. We do not exactly mean NOR.
ally, though the condition of affairs
might justify such an appellatiop, for
the inhabitants of that particular To-
cation are as moral and upright % any
to be found. We do not mean physic-
ally, for nowhere can more stalwart
men, or generously proportioned. at
tractive women be produced. some
even having arrived at that period of
thorough ripeAess which precedes
speedy decay. The facts in the case
are, that the industrious, well-disposed
people of the district want to have
and sustain q good school, but they
are lacking in one very important fea-
ture, viz: scholars. During the past
winter the attendance at achool has
been, we are informed, just six, and
three of them had to be imported.
Now this is discouraging and SCENE
to admit of only one remedy. To
neglect lawful aud proper means to
furnish the necessary attendance At
school is to eventually destroy our
common school system, Of which we
are justly so proud. The heart of
every American citizen swells with
indignation at the bare thought. Two
well disposed, aud we may add, well
preserved male specimens of ripeness
have lately added unto themselves
that glorious element without which
there could be no schools, but with
what effect so far as this particular
school is concerned remains to be de
termined. Now there are at least four
more Of these well preserved males
who have like duty to perform, and
if forgotten from being SO long upper
formed, will they please pardon. our
presumption in thus jogging their
memory. Two of them-noble bro
thers-are personally known to us,
and having lived In the before-men-
toned locality and titled the soil 10,
these many years, without having con-
tributed their mite or their might to
the support Of their school, numerical
ly speaking, IL is suggested that unless
something is done. and that right
speedily, they should infiict them
selves upon como more favored l0ca-
ton and give place to family men.
And now comes the most painful rev.
elation of all. In this i'll -fated locality
are four maiden ladies, who, slas can
not vote. That they are maids, gal.
lantry compels US to believe, is from
choice and for no fault, but ere the die
is irrevocably cast, we pray them to
reconsider that choice. There, we have
added this much from sense of duty,
but will not pursue the melancholy
theme, for we never could bear to
speak ungraciously of the fair sex.
We trust It may not be said of them as
of the foolish virgins in the inspired
volume, Terbuna sap. 5
The widow Dayton farm, of log
acres, in the before mentioned 3fstrict, |
was sold at sheriA,s sale on the 9Th |
inst, to Frank Proctor and his brother,
for $4,O25, and by them resold to Will
H. Crafts, for $40 per acre. 81 j ..soI
For the foregoing statement of