The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-09-04
.,MAruA STATION.

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s'Asre-nniOnl of the Plum family cam,
off on Thursday, the 18th ult., ut til,
house of Silss .Rawson, Esq, in tn,
i west part of MAntua. Gathered ther,
and bound together ny endearing ia
ternal ties We're male Plums and fem ak
Plums; old Plun's and young Plums
fair savored Piums and good favored
Pluns; large Plunns, and small, plump
Plums and sweet, but never q soul
Plum to. be found among the sixty OF
more who bad for q day relaxed from
the busy cares and anxieties Of life,
and completely surrendered themselv.
up to social enjoyment.
/ R1Ra jntlicious course Of ingral Ciny J
some of the fruit had been changed in
name, hut had pre- ,erved all the good
qualities of the original, combined, as
seen, in some of the young sprouts,
with the most desirable echaracteristics
of the stock upon which they had been
ingrafted. ,...s..s. -. .5.s.ps.ssv.,s. ~
. The first greeting. and salutations
over, there followed ball playing aud
quoit pitching; amusing anecdote and
Pleasing "reminiscences; : sly jokes and
hearty laughing; chatter from the la
iiesand chatter by the children, ending
in stfel, sfeats Of feasting at well filled
tables, laden with snbstantials and del
icacies. including. We are told, a verit7
able PLUM pudding, as would have
tempted an anchorite to forswear his
vow, and become IS he ought, a man
among men. n5..i ss,..ls "a -.
: When all this was done. aud the
lengtheningf shadows reminded that
the day was drawing to a closs-a fit-
ting type of the longer day of Hfe-the
individual members of the Plum FAM
fly gathefing, each with q clear con-
science and buoyant spirits, .wended
their way homewards. with the hope
and expectation Of all meeting again
for their next annual reunion at the
home OF Geo. Plum. Esq, of Mantua,
which, hope and expectation we ear
nestly pray may be abundsctly real
,fzcCi.is = = sasirsis i7
=. TO the overworked, hollow-eyed.
neFyopssman or woman Of business, to
whom ,exertionI "a forced, and sponta-
niety q thing OF the past, we would
say, II there is any virsue in pure air,
unique and varied scenery, wholesome,
well cooked and we'll seasoned food,
with plenty Of it.; good clean beds.
and in fact, all the comforts of home,
combined with agreeable companion
ship ON the part of the genial host and
his estimsble lady, then you have no
need 10 protract your search beyond
the Cascade House at Nelson Lodges,
kept by A. F. Hannahs.1 All the above
caa b. bad 1t = price within the reach
Of people Of moderate means, else it
had not, been possible for thy servant
to spend,a pleasant, week there with
his. s.wifs'andSb baby, - he recently did.
Go there and do likewise, only more
anVeg ascaf' IL ssf',i'- VN-t',-s'l . ."
a Al c. Bradley. has returned. from
Cleveland, but little II any improved
in health, and it Is feared he VII. be
permanently disabled. ia,.1.,, =. 4.
!. Arthur sB Bradley, son of A. g., has
gone TO Kent, we understand with the
purpose Of attending the High School
there. ....s. q.
L. 8. Bidlake, E. M. Frost, Jessie
Ling, w. 81. Bradley, Frank Frost, L.
G. Cochran, and g. w. Trask, attended
the Democratic convention at Raven
ma August -30th, = delegates from
Mantua.. laa-.i s,saeq Z MOURNER. /.
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