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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-01-15

Court commenced it's January term
on Mondaymorning, with Judge Tay-
Ior on the bench. But little business
of general interest has. as yet been
transacted. Most OF the first day was
occupied in impanneliDg and charging
the Grand Jury, calling the docket,
and hearing of motions, demurrers,
SC. The first case was that of the
Second National Bank of Ravenna vs..
j. D. Horton and &. A. Reed Assign
ees of L. w. y H. r. W. Hall, in which
the Bank seeks to subject certain
mortage given by Lyman w. Hall in
1872 to III. r. w. Hall to secure him as
endorser for said l.. w. Hall. at said
Bank for the sum $40, 600, which mort
gage was assigned to, and deposited
with said Bank and by them held as
security for their loans to said l.. w.
Hall, and by understanding with him
withheld from record until just before
the said Halls made their assignment.
1t is sought to defeat recovery by
the Bank on the ground that the
transaction in regard to said
mortgage was fraudulent and
void as against the other creditors of
the said assignors. At the time of 60
ing to press the decision of the Court
IN the case has not been rendered.
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The wool-growers hold their next
meeting at Warren, Saturday, Janu-
ary 31st.
There is little of general interest IN
the proceedings of either Congress or
our State Legislature.
The Democrats had q very interest.
ing and pleasant celebration of the an
niversary of Jackson's victory at New
Orleans, at Wooster, on Thursday last.
Prof. Chapman, of Mt. Union Col
lege is very i'll. The Alliance Review
says his condition is not 80 hopeful as
last week, and his friends fear that the
end is not far off.
An artist named Dana has taken .
photograph by use of the electrict
light light in the space of thirty-three
seconds, the negative of which was as
distinct az though taken by sunlight.
The miners about Massillon are en-
joying strike, and the Independent
says the prospects are favorable for it's
long continuance.
A deed by the late Leonard Case,
deceased, was filed in the Auditors
Office of Cuyahoga county on Tuesday
conveying to Henry G. Abbey in trust
property valued at over one million
dollars to be held for the eventual es-
tablishment of an institution to be
known rs "The Case School of Ap.
piled Scienees"
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Wholesale Agents for Portage G.
The Old M0untaineer-Dr Geo
-'t'S EeFraFd.

The Old MOuntaineer-Dr. Geo.
Eefrafd.
Will permanently locate in Ravenna
at the Commercial Hotel on January
End, 1880, where he may be consulted
in his specialties every week until
May. from Monday morning until
Friday night. On every Saturday and
Sunday from Jan. 10th. Qnclusive)
1880, he will be in Kent. at the Collins
House, near the depot. Be sure and
get one of his circulars.
Read the following from the Kent
Bulletin:
The OLD MoUNTAINEER-In another
column will be found an announce
ment by DIR. Geo. Ferrard, better
known as the Old Mountaineer, now
located at Akron. By his successful
treatment of disease he has gained
wide reputation in this section and
many persons from Portage county
have consulted with him with the de-
sired result. In several cases of gravel
with which we are acquainted, he per.
formed miraculous cures, dissolving
the substance and leaving the patient
in perfect health. He will visit Kent
on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 10 and
IL, 1880, and each week thereafter, as
will be seen by reference to his card.
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PALMYR A.


:. A grand Essteddfod is to be held
here on Friday, the 2lst of January,
1880, and it promises to be a fine affair.
Prizes are to be awarded to successful
competitors. We are in hopes that we
will have sleighing for the occasion.
The total number of deaths in this
township for the year 1879 were %, the
average age being about 80 years. The
general health of our community so
far this year has been very good, and
we are in hopes that it will continue
the same during the rest of the winter.
Our town now affords printing of
flee, which has longbeen needed here
Mr.. f.. B. Lewis is the proprietor, and
is situated on the southeast corner of
public square.
PERsONALs.-Mr. Charles Hine, of
Omaha, Neb., has been spending few
days in town, being a guest at the
Jones House. Mr.. NJ. "A. King and
lady, of Cleveland, are visiting rela-
tives here. Mr. G. w. Tuttle and Mr..
Il. b. Davis, who have been in Cleve-
land all winter, are spending a few
days at home. Mr.. Waldo Ruggles
and Prof. E. A. Tuttle are at Ada,
Ohio. Mr.. Ruggles is teaching school,
and Prof. Tuttle is teaching music. 81
Jan. II, 1880. &c. u. o
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The Electric Light

Prof. E. NJ. Avery, for several years
connected with the public schools OF
Cleveland, and author of Avery's Nat
ural Philosophy, which has been
adopted as q text book in most of the
Western cities, will give an exhibition
of the new electric light at the Opera
House this wednesday, evening.
The exhibition will be accompanied
with a lecture explanatory of the light
both in scientific and economic view.
The Professor has all the necessary
machinery and apparatus for illus
trating the subject and we have no
doubt will give an entertainment of
great interest aud profit, and which
should receive the liberal patronage
of our citizens.
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A few days ago party of Belgian
glass blowers in the employ of Day,
Williams & CO., Of Kent, took their
guns and sailed ont for little sport.
In their wanderings they passed
through brush lot where they espied
black animal which they mistook
for a bear 7Uponhesring him ejscu-
late "bra-a-hl" they were quite sure
it was q bear, and discharged q volley
at him which laid him out. Tieing
his legs together and string him on .
pole, they started on their homeward
journey proud Of their Achievement,
and little dreaming Of the trouble that
was brewing. The owner of the ami
NAL soon overlook them and endeav-
ored to explain the situation, but they
being unable to understand our lam
guage and he to speak theirs, it was q
fruitless task, and they trudged on
till they reached the wsrks where the
matter was fully explained. They
lost no time in making up q purse to
fully compensate the granger for his
pet calf, and solemnly resolved never
again to indulge in bear hunt in the
wilds of America.
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scfapes so numerically had to pass
through this clay bed twice day, and
at night, as other poor plodding citi-
zens have to-; perhaps they Nigh,
think some. other wayeof spending a
poll tax of two dollars would be more
economical. e
Mrs. Marietta Porter, wife of Aaron
Porter, was buried at the Center of
Atwater, January Sd. She was in her
59th year, was the oldest daughter of
Capt. James, who settled in Atwater in
1916. He is over eighty-five years of
age, and enjoys good health.
Mr.. George Gilhart and Miss Delilah
Willsey were married on Dec. 31st uIt.,
by Rev. r. Chaplin, at Atwater Center
Mr.. Eli Newton and Miss Lucetta
StahI were married on New-Year's
day in Deerfield, by whom + cannot
say. Mr.. Newton's home is in Deer
field, Miss Stahl lived in Atwater.3
David Way and family settled in
Suffield in April, 1903. and located on
the northern part of lot No. 8, and
passed the rest of his life there. He
stopped awhile i'm Garfield on his way
from Connecticut. He married Miss
Baldwin, sister of Moses and Joseph
Baldwin. He was mechanic, of what
particular trade cannot at this time
tell. He made the first plow that was
owned by Theophilus Anthony, of
Atwater, a brother-in-law of Mr.. Way.
Mr.. Anthony carried this plow on his
back distance of ten miles. I do not
understand that this was done on a
wager or to gain money from any one,
but this was the most convenient way
he had to take the plow from the place
where it was made to his own home.
;; Mr.. Way had large family. About
half OF his children are living. The
oldest child, .Rebecca, lives in Ran
dolph; two live ia Suffield; Solomon
lives, south of the Center of Suffield !;
Harrison's. widow lives east of the
Center, is married second time. I
may have more to tell at another time.
Jan. 18th, 1880. w.
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New AdvertiS'tS.


TN pursuance of an order of the Probate Court
i of Portage County, Ohio, will offer for sale
at public auction.
ON THE 21sT DAY OF FERRU AIRY, A. D. 1880,
between the hours of II O'Clock A. and 4
o'clock p M: M upon the Prem,ses the the fSiowIg
of Shalersville. County of Portage. ana State Of
Ohio. First tract on lot No. 70 in said township,
bounded north. east, south and west by the orig.
acres therefrom formerly belonging to George
Crooks heirs. and now owned by Grove Fenton,
being about 195 acres Of land above said excep-
ton. Second tract in lot No. 81 In said town.
ship. bounded north by the north line of said
lot east by the east line of said lot and the n.
51 H Nehes and BY
James H. Rhodes: south by the south line of
said lot and said James b. Rhodes land and
l23h acres of land. more or less. Said land is
encumbered by the dover estate of Rindia
and is bounded and described as follows: Be-
ginning at stake in the center Of the road at
the s. ". corner of said lot No 81. thence n
80 deg. 80 min. w. along S. line of lot Ne 20. 80
e. along west line of said lot 70. chs. to post
line SO chs. to post in the E. line Of lot No.
20; thence n. deg. E, on the east line of said
lot. IL chs. ks TO post; thence s. ss deg 90 90
min. K. II chs. 1S lks, to post IN the center OF
road chs. IS iks to stake; thence S. s deg.
Of n. corner Of spring house; thence S: deg.
w. 9 chs. Al ks to 8. e. bank Of river. about 16
feet SOutherly from 3. END OF Drldge; tnence
S. A deg 80 min. W along south bank of river,
chs 90 ks to the south line of said lot No. 81
thence n. go deg. 81 min w on g. line of said
lot 81 IA chs. SIS lks. to the place Of beginning,
containing 7s acres of land. being So and 10-100
acres in south part of lot TO- and 36 and 90-10O
acres in lot No. 81 aforesaid.
Appraised as follows: g. acres, more or less.
on the east side of said road. and on said lot
No. 81. is free of dover, and is appraised at
$1,100 20.
The one hundred and eighty $50 acres of
said land. on the west side of said road, be:
ing ON said lots Nos. 81 and 10. subject to said
dover estate OF Riudia Rhodes on the u acres
thereof assigned to her. as above described. Is
appraised at 81 40 90.
TERMS OF SALE:-One-th In hand; one
third in one year, and one-third In two years
from the day of sale, with interest; the pay
ments to be secured by mortgage upon the
premises sold.
HORACE LADD, and
JAMES III RHODES,
Administrators of the estate of James F Rhodes.
deceased.
P.B. CONANT and s. d. MORTON,
Attorneys for Administrators.
Shalersville. Jan. 10th, 1881. 5944w
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Death of AIanson 4oAnson.

Died in Nelson, Portage Co, 5anua-
ry snd, 1850, Alansoh Johnson, one OF
the oldest pionaers of that township.
He was born in Derby, Conn. Oct.
25th, 1871. In 1901 he removed with
his parents to Cornwall. AT the age OF
Is he was apprenticed to learn the
trade of tanning, currsing and shoe
making. February-2S, ,1Sis, he mar-
ried Betsey Northrop, of Cornwall,
with whom he lived ga years, and by
whom he had five childred, four Of
whom survive him, viz: Mrs. Antoi-
nette Couch, Mrs. Juliette Hunt, Har-
low S. johnson and Mrs. Elizabeth
Spencer. In 1915 he started on foot to
look for future home in Ohio. He
selected q place at the Center of Nell
son, erected a log house and tapnery
during the winter. In the summer
of 1916 his wife and two small chill
dren arrived, accompanied by his
parents, the journeyihaving been made
with span of horses and wagon con-
tanning a few household gOOtis.ri He
Tcnldlncu NJ Juo ScntCl uhuA 2S~DS SesA
rying on quite a. business as tanner
and employing several men in the
shoe shop. His health not permitting
his working at the business longer, he
bought q tract of landin the south
part Of town, q farm well timbered
and stocked, it being an unbfoken.
forest and stocked with bears, wolves,
deer, wild hogs, &c. In few years,
by unceasing industry. and economy,
the forest became cultivated fields, and
the log house gave place to acomfort-
able frame one. Here he lived with
his wife, whom he ever regarded with
a feeling akin. to veneration, nearly
half a, century; here they died !; from
here they were buried. ~, The verse Sc
lected for remarks on the occasion of
the Fathers funeral being paFtiGplarly
q E3. lst,, chap. 9Th ":
"And Joseph died and al his Brethren
and all that generation" ~,
Deceased was a pronounced Demo-
crat. and had voted at every Presiden-
tial election, form the election of Mad
isen, in 1912, to the election Of Tilden
in 1876. He was very rigid in his
views of the right of suffrage, believ-
ing no man hada right to stay away
from the polls, never himself neglect
ing township election. He was pos
sessed of great energy and persevsr-
ance, very public spirited and man
of unbounded benevolence. During
the late war he was untiring in his
efforts to relieve the needy families of
absent soldiers. He was great grand
son of Sir William johnson, of whom
he had quite traditional history. diff
fering essentially from other written
history, however.
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.WINDHAM.
Correspondence.


Mrs. Champion Smith, a former res
ident of this place, was buried here
last Sabbath. She, with her husband,
who survives her, moved to Newton
Falls several years ago, at which place
she lived until her decease.
John B. Harrison was elected Super
of the Methodist s. S. at
the commencement of the new year,
and E. P. Clark Sup't of the Congre-
gational s. s. Rev. Hiram Bingham
was elected President of the township
Library Association, at their annual
meeting. The annual meeting of the
Windham Bible Society will be held
next Friday evening. Rev. Randolph
of Ravenna. is to deliver the address.
Jan. 10, 1850. OCCASIONAL.
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PURE CUssEDNEss.-Last Saturday
night some miserable villains got into
the brick school house on West Main
street by crawling through one of the
windows from which light of glass
had been broken. The door was then
unfastened, when they commenced
their work of vandalism. Books were
torn to pieces and scattered about the
rooms. valuable maps and pictures
stripped from the walls and demolish-
ed, inkstands overturned and the
desks and room smesred with their
contents. The perpetrators of the viii
lainy were actuated solely by the
spirit of evil, as no properly was
taken from the premises SO far as
could be discovered. The Villains are
still at large.
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EDINBURGH.


Mr.. EDITOR In your issue of the
9Th inst. was an article that has aroused
the minds of quite a number. of the
people of our town, and we thought it
about time to rectify some mistakes
of the author, and, whoever he may be,
he Is certainly out of his place in
writing such piece about our quiet,
successful and temperate little town,
misrepresenting it as he did, and hav-
ing it published in paper which goes
to all parts of the county. Our town
certainly ought not to be reported in
this way without better cause than he
had for such report. We will admit
that the boys ought to be corrected
when they are out of order, but he
doesn't know but the boys had four or
five pumpkins given to them, and the
thought of it made their hearts SO glad
that they shouted a little to think that
they were so much ahead of those who
had to pay ten cents apiece for them !;
and also that they would have pump
kin pies for Sunday. The idea of say
ing that the amount of cussedness aud
total depravity in our quiet little town
is not surpassed by any other on the
Reserve, is very gross misrepresenta-
tion. We can, without much difficult
ty refer him to several other towns on
the Reserve where the amount of
cussedness and total depravity exceeds
ours by far; and he has no respect
whatever for himself nor the town in
which he lives. / have heard gradu-
ates Of colleges say that a person can
go to college just long enough to make
fool of himself, and we are inclined
to think that this does not strike him
any too close and if this is the way
all collegians'turn out, we are not in
favor of colleges.! We hope the read
ers of the PRESS who are not aware of
what a nice little, town ours, really is,
will bear in mind the sort of person
it is who SO misrepresents it. But we
hope we shall have no more of his
slurs, especially through the county
paper. E. j. f.
Jan. 12, 1880. z37-l, es.ict.s So
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HEALH AND HAPPINE ESS.
+ oooroo stronUo that anv ono IN

It seems strange that any one will
suffer from the many constitutional
arrangements brought on by an i'm
pure state of the blood, when GUYoTT's
YELLOW Dock AND SARsAPARILLA
will restore perfect health and physical
organization. 1t is indeed a strength
ening cordial, pleasant to take, and has
proven itself to be the best blood puri-
fer ever discovered, effectually curing
Scrofula, Syphilitic disorders, Weak
ness of the kidneys, all Nervous disor-
ders and Debility. It corrects Indi-
gestiOn. It makes the old feel young,
and the young feel gay, and will in
variably drive out of the system the
many ills the human flesh and blood
is heir to. Price of large quart bottle
with full directions, $500. A single
bottle will prove to you its merits as a
health renewer, for it acts like charm
especially when the complaint is of an
exhaustive nature, having a tendency
to lessen the natural vigOr of the Brain
and Nervous system.
Remember we keep this excellent
remedy, for sale at our drug stores in
Ravenna, O., and do most cordially
recommend it to our customers and all
good people generally.
Very Respectfully,
BELDING & ARMSTRONG.
Wholesale Agents for Portage Co.
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F. & A. NJ. INsTALLATION.-At the
regular meeting of Unity Lodge. No.
IL, F. & A. NJ, held at the hall of the
Order on Monday Evening, January
18th, 1880, the following officers were
installed for the ensuing year:
Gideon Seymour, w. M;
Quin Cook, s.. W.;
e. G. Swain, J. W.;
VIM. r. Alcorn, Treas;
e. Twitt, Sec'y;
o. P. Sperra, S. D.;
John Lee, J. D.;
8. r. Barr, Tyler.
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Catarrh can be cured. Being
a poisonous infection of the entire
mucous membrane, the virus can be
only reached with inoculative ele-
ments which are absorbed by and in.
corporated with, the purulent mucous.
Wei De Meyers Catarrh Cure is
q constitutional remedy as reliable
as vaccination for Smallpox. Sup.
piled by Druggists, or delivered by
ID. b. Dewey s. Co., 46 Dey ST.,
N. Y, at $1.50 package. Pamphlets
with full explanations and erwhelm-
ing proofs, mailed free to anybody,
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/. Z. SATURDAY afternoon Ernest Sage
don, boy, tumbled headlong through
an elevator opening at a furniture shop
in Cleveland, Ohio, and fell distance
of forty-five feet; but. strange to say,
only an arm was broken. !, He sustain
ed internal injuries, however, that will
probably prove fatal.
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The highest authority in New Eng
land, ihe State Assayer of Massachu-
setts, after a careful analysis of Halls
Vegetable Sicillian Hair Renewer cer-
tilted that it is the best preparation
for its intended purposes that has been
exhibited for examination, that its
constituents are pure and carefully
selected for excellent quality, and
that it forms an efficient preparation
for promoting the growth of hair and
restoring the original color. This
world-renowned preparation is for
sale by all druggists-lR Record, Red
Oak, Iowa. ss
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Our iron export trade with Europe
is fast becoming an item of great i'm
portance. Competing most favorably
with the foreign markets, DIR. Thomas
Electric Oil is justly becoming pop
ular, for when once used it becomes q
standard medicine.
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CoNsUMPr ION CAN BE CURED


In this changeable climate of ours
every one should remember that WIS
TAN's BALsAM OF WILD CHERRY has
proved itself to be positive cure for
Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, and
all lung diseases. 1t has saved the
lives of many even after all hope had
fled. Many of our most intelligent
families would as soon be without
wOolen clothing in winter, as to not
have Wistar's Balsam always on hand,
for it never fails to Immediately re-
lieve all soreness of throat and lungs.
A single dose taken at bed time will
gently warm the blood, cause refresh
ing slumber, and by morning an or
dinary cough or cold will be gone.
Ask your druggist and your friends
regarding the merits of Wistar's Bal
sam, and be wise in time. Price Of
large pint bottle, $1.O0. n. B.
None genuine ,cithout Signature of
Sanford ce Park on outside ,crc ppe s.
Remember we keep this exCelle, t
remedy for sale at our drug ST. te3 in
Ravenna, O., and do most cordially
recommend it to our customers and to
all good people generally.
Very Respectfully,
BELDING & ARSTRONG,
Wholesale Agents for Portage Co.
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The regular monthly meeting of this
Society will he held on Wednesday,
January 2lst, at 10 A. NJ, at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Geo. Tuttle, two and a
half miles north of Ravenna. Mr.. It.
r. Mason will present an essay on
Corn" and Mrs. Geo. ]. Streeter one
on Winter Decoration of Homes"
All members are coadially invited.
ANDREW WILSON, Sec'y.
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The people of Germantown, Ohio
thought he could find coal in the hill
Of that vicinity, and while prospecting
log cabin twelve by fourteen feet
%sS sn san no0 aSbbora s turned
proprietor of the ground on which the
house stands, has been offered $4,000
for it but the offer was rejected
ICoshocton Democrat.
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Five Hundred Thousand Strong

Five Hun0fe0 TnOuSSnO SCrOnS
In the past few months there has
been more than 100000 bottles of
6hiloh's Cufe Sold. Out of the
vast number of people who have used
itmore than 1850 cases of C0nsump-
tfon have been cured. All Coughs,
Group, Asthma, and Bronchitis, yield
at once. hence it 10 that everybody
speaks in its praise. To those who
have not used 1t, let us say, II you
have . Cough, or your child the Group.
and you value life don't fail to try it,
For Lame Back, Side or Chest, use
6hiloh's Porous Plasters. Sold by
your Druggist.
e. p. BRAINKRD & Son.
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Was made in Complexion Beautifers,
when the wonderful OIL OF BEAUTY
was introduced to the ladies of this
country! How they cast aside the old
poisonous skin preparations, and flock
ed to every druggist and dealer In the
land, for bottle of this wonderful and
permanent beautifier. No more paints,
for DUPREE's OIL OF BEAUTY will
make the skin transcendantly lovely,
.rd Is sold In Ravenna by L. p. Sey-
ronr & Co., the popular Druggists and
,olkaelIers.
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HAND CUT.-On Monday morning
Hst = sad accident happened to Mr..
Geo. Dewey, Jr. He was engaged in
splitting wood and in. some way his AK
caught in his clothing, and in descend
ing went into his left hand nearly sew
erin the thumb from the hand.-[Kent
Bulletin.
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We have a speedy and positive Cure
for Catarrh, Diphtheria, Canker
Mouth, and Head Ache, in SHILOH'S
CATARRH- REMEDY. A nasal In
jector free with each bottle. Use it il
you desire health, and sweet breath.
Price so cents.
Sold by E. p. BRAINERD s. Son.