The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-03-09
MANTUA STATION.


The schools taught at the Station,
under the instruction of d. Tilden and
Miss Addie Wilmot, closed ON Friday.
An entertainment was given by their
pupils, at Bowers Hall, on Saturday ,
evening, the proceeds were to be used !
for procuring dictionary for the
school building.
Miss Ella Buckley, who has heen
teaching for the past three months in
what is familiarity know as the Mud
Mill District, closed her school on
Friday evening with very interest
ing entertainment, rendered by her
pupils. Miss Buckley has given uni
vsrsal satisfaction as teacher and not
only endeared herself to her pupils,
but to all who had the pleasure of max
ing her acquaintance.
Mr.. A. A. Barber, from Garrettsville,
who opened hardware store in the
Russell Block at the Strtion, Jan. lst,
by his congeniality, and keeping con-
stantly Oh hand complete assortment
in the hardware line, has met with
ualooked for success, much to the
satisfaction of this community, having
sold some thirty stoves, and over
thousand tin sap buckets, boiling pans,
stirring watts, and other articles neces.
sary for converting the sweet aquaous
fluid into solid compound proportion
ally. During the past week Mr.. Bar
ber moved his family to this place. oc-
cupying as their home at present, the
Loomis house. At the time of their
removal an incident occurred which
demonstrates the superiority of in
stinct. AS the last load of goods was
being placed upon the wagon, at the
door, the family cat came in, looked
around, and as if suddenly taking in
the situation of things, walked out,
jumped upon the load of goods and
took its position upon the lounge, re-
fusing to be removed, and "held the
fort" safely till the arrival of the goods
at the Station, distance of seven
miles.
Mr.. John Beecher, who recently sold
his farm to A. s. Beecher, has pur-
chased the village property owned by
J. Mcleod, which he intends to occu-
py as future home.
Mr.. A. n. Farr, being an extensive
fruit grower, is building fruit house
on his farm, in which he expects to be
able to perfectly preserve his rare and
choicely selected fruit for May and
June marketing.
People in this vicinity desiring any.
thing in the line of blacksmithing
repairing or wagon work, will find
their orders promptly responded to 10y
calling on Luelin Wilcox, who has
rented the commodious shop of Geo
w. Allen.
Mrs. VIM. Smith is spending few
weeks of leisure in visiting friends al
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Mr.. f. Frost, y highly esteemed gen
tleman of this vicinity, returned Fri
day evening from Baltimore, where ht
has been attending Medical College
We understand that honors worthy o
praise have crowned his efforts, re
ceiving from the faculty first clas.
diploma. We prophecy for one wht
has SO studiOusly sown good seed in th,
springtime of life, an abundant har
vest to be reapsd in advancing years
On Tuesday, evening, Feb. 28th, tn,
angels silently opened the gateway
through the skies leading to the beau
tiful beyond. bidding the entrance O
our young and much beloved citizen
Elbridge White, who leaves behint
him widowed wife of only two shor
months, a mother, sister and brothe
to mourn his departure. He leaves OF
memory's sad pages the record of :
short but useful aud energetic life
which endeared him to all who knew
him. But love with all it's devoted
ness could not withhold the stingins
bite of disease that for months had 81
lently beeu cutting loose the physica
cords that bound him earthward, a
last, with quick ultimate it came, anC
he has gone, gone where the idea
becomes the real," where the beautiful
dreams of love and truth are realized
gone to Gull fadeless flowers in the gar
den of eternity; gone to perpetuatt
through countless cycles of progress
and development, the song of life
which was but family echoed here.
STELLA.