The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-05
MANTUA STATION.

EDITOR OF THE PRESS Days have +
glided silently into weeks, weeks into
months, and been swept away by the !
onward march of time, carrying with |
them their freighia 20 of cares. tolls, !
smiles, tears, sorrows and joys, since !
this dull pen of mine found favor in !
your columns.
Mrs. Georgia Beecher has been very |
sick for the past week. We are pleased |
to learn she is convalescent, hut not !
sble to attend the New Years gather
ing at home.
Mf. VIM. Bowen has been confined
to the house for several days with ma
larial fever.
Mrs. Newton Cobb has been suffer-
ing for the past three weeks with
asthma, and still finds no relief.
The citizens of this vicinity are very
much pleased over the fact that A. A.
Barber and Son open a first class hard
ware store in the Saddler and Russell
block, on Monday, January I'd. They
will make speciality of stoves of the
latest improved patterns.
Mrs DIR. Erwin left on Wednesday
for Syracuse, n. Y, where she expects
to remain for some months, visiting
friends. The DIR. will join her in a
few weeks. DR.. Parmley will respond
to his professional calls during his alb
sence.
Less than twelve months ago, DIR.
Erwin came to this place, stranger,
and by his united energy and skill he
has won unparalleled success, thus Sc
curing for himself an extensive prac-
tice and hosts of friends.
sive and satisfactory business in the
dental line.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Stevens recent
ly returned from a Western tour,
where they have been visiting friends
and relatives in Illinois, Iowa and
/ Missouri. They report, owing to the
drouth in the localities they visited,
great scarcity of garden vegetables and
potatoes.
Miss Cora Chaplin, our friend and
neighbor, launched her boat this New
Years day for matrim Onial voyage
adown the stream of time. with Mr..
Bartholomew w for oarsman. May their
voyage be prosperous, the twin angels,
Love and Contentment, Gisperse the
clouds and calm the waves that may
break at their feet. -
christmas was observed as usual.
Santa Claus most literally bestowed
his Christmas gifts among our neigh
boEs aud friends. The writer, in COM
pany with other friends, spent a Mer-
ry Christmas" Eve at the home OF
Chauncey Blair. We visited most
merrily, listened attehlively to the
music, vocal and instrumental, and
with indications of u good appetite in
general, we made way with the deli
cious oysters, rich pastry and other
delicacies.
Miss frankie Blair is now teaching
her third term of school i'm their own
District, with marked success. The
one day of recreation with her and her
pupils, which revealed to us most
plainly, that by her refining influence
and love she governed her pupils at
will. In this lies the true secret of
success.
Rev. Andrew Wilson held a meet
ing in Bowen's Hall, Friday evening.
Owing to the inclemency of the wealth
er the audience was not large, but APP
preciative. He selected for his text
these words; ''ThOu shalt love the
Lord thy God with all thy mind,
might aud strength. aud thy neighbor
as thyself." He gave these words rs
the embodiment of all true religion.
We regret we have not the time to give
a brief synopsis of his most excellent
discourse. There is an effort being
made in this community to secure his
services once month for the coming
year. We sincerely hope it will prove
successful.
Patrons of Husbandry, Order 519,
held their annual election of officers on
Thursday evening. The result of the
election for the most important offices
was as follows: Master, d. NJ. King il
Overseer, Mrs. Samuel Sanford Lee.
turer, Mr.. Henry Cobb; Sec., E. Chap
man; Chaplain, F. P. Bard. After
the election of officers we had a gen.
eral good time, visiting and eatingil
oysters. To our body of officers who
have so faithfully discharged their re-
spective duties for the past year. we
would cordially extend our thanks.
AS we cast glance backward it brings
to our minds the vividness of your un-
unselfish labOrs, we can see no place
wherein you have left duty undone,
a word of cheer unspoken. Too well
we know there have been times when
you have wearied in the march and
felt as though your labors and efforts
were unappreciated, more especially
in our open Grange exercises, in which
the laboring classes should be particu-.
larly interested. Yet you have this
thought to cheer and brighten your
past labors kind words and unselfish
labors for others are never lost, but will,
bud and blossom in your pathway,
either in time or eternity. AS you va
cate your positions to be flied by 9TH
ers, you carry with you the unanimous
good wishes of our Order. and we can
only hope that our officers-elect will
accomplish as much for our Order as
those whose time has now expired.
This week Thursday evening we
hold an open Grange, an extra session,
for the purpose of discussing the ques-
ton of Monopolies and its impending
danger to our free government. The
leading disputants on the affirmative
are A. N. Earr and d. NJ. King; mega
tive Henry Root and l.. S, Bidlake.
After which general discussion will
follow. All are invited.
We sit tonight and muse in the cur
tanned shadows of the dying twilight
of the old year. Tho pendulum of