The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-04-06
HIRAM.

This place was visited week ago
last Monday afternoon, the 2fIh uit., /
by the most terrific and destructive
wind and hail storm, known foryears.
Railstones as large rs hens eggs, COW
cred the ground. A large amount OF
window glass was broken, every house
in the track of the storm being dam
aged TO considerable extent. Not
one pane was left in the west windows
of James Young's house and Mrs Ra--
chel Udalis house.
a young man, a student, was arrest
ed here n few days ago, and fined by
ESQ. Hank Que dollar, for an g attempt
to provoke a breach of the peace
The young man was accused of creating
a disturbance i'm the P0Stnfiice and
was ordered to leave by the p. NJ, but
instead of Obeying orders, manifested
disposition TO fOrcibiy contest the I.
Ms. right to preserve order in the
office. II is to be regretted that such
measures hare to be rcs0rtcd to to maintain
order in public places, and TO teach the
restive the proper places to exercise
their huoyant spirits. 4 few words
from these who have the young in
charge concerning department and be-
havior would save, perhaps, unpleas-
antness and sometimes humiliation.
Parents sending their children abroad
to school have right to suppose that
a wholesome restraint will be exercised
over them, and that they will be in
structed in the rules of decorum, as
we'll as their studies. A College facul-
ty could much more profitably do this
than to lecture young people from
year to year on questions and sui -
jects that are discussed pro and con
in the current literature of the day
In brief it is a waste of time to endeav-
or to make black appear white, for the
black will be visible sooner or later
People have right in Postot1ice, to
transact business, when their business
cannot be transacted, then they have
no rights there. People, the young
more especially, should be taught this
and then much difficulty and bad feel
ing would be avoided. The young
men-supposed to be students-made
another raid last Thursday evening,
along the whole line, amusing them
selves and the faculty, in a harmless
and legitimate manner, and demon
strating, to the correct business capac-
ity of the President, the necessity oi
, the people dispensing with various
other articles which interfere with the
students in their studies. In theil
raid, gates and wagon wheels were
carried off to the woods and secreted
farming implements, pl0ws, &c, Were
s altered, sidewalks torn up, the ladies
hall barricaded with lumber, gates anG
, grindstones, the postof1ice chimney
/ was filled with straw aud stones, anC
the College climneys obstructed 10y
some means not reported A Iargt
Z corn crib was plaeed in front of tht
/ Presidents residence, which was prob
: ably to remind him that he had long
. been waiting at the public crib, as
r empty, for him, as the one he gaze;
t upon. These little eccentricities art
T as nothing compared To going to the
PostofIice of an evening for the mail
1 These amusing episodes, induiged ir
l not more than once i week, do no
disturb the serene repose of the worthy
a President, and be can at his leisure
t collect and combine liis meritoriolE
9 literature, that is destined 10 be tn,
| guiding star to unborn generations, i
| his own estimation is not at fault. j}u
t let him discover the young men afte
. an evening mail, and all tire energy q
his otherwise serene ana placid dispu
, sition is aroused to white ic;tt, and Tia,
$ whole innocent community is brough
+. under the condemnation of his lierc;
( wrath. We helieye Hiram College il
under the best plan OF discipline OF an
f College in America. The idea Of TAX
1 ing away the temptation is a good one
: II we don't have any chi.nneys tn
yonng men won't stuff them. ifLhar
t are no sidewalks they won't be tori
4 up. If We don't have any mails th
Z young men won't go TO the postoflice
. That the faculty will be successful W,
s haven IT Il doubt.
' Advertising must be a success 70
. Beaman sent out thirty thousand cop
/, les of his Bugle" last month.
:, President Hinsdale returned from
Boston last week, where he had Eeel
to arrange for the publication Of hi
c " Speeches and Writings of Garfield.
i The work will be out soon.
q Mrs. Boynton, mother of DIR. Boyn
:. ton, is very i'll, and slight hopes ar
e entertained for her recovery. She i
It with her daughter, Mrs. CIapp, of thi
;, place. Friends were hartily summon
Il ed from Cleveland, among them Mrs
l. Garfield, who arrived Sunday morning
IS H