The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-08-16
HIRAM.

| Correspondents.
The fall term of College will COM
mence the 2Sth of this month. A full
term is anticipated. Pres't Laughlin
has arrived, and is ready to commence
labors i'm his new field. He comes
with an excellent reputation as a
teacher, and with unquestioned exec
utive ability. 1t is not doubted that
the College will retain its good reputa-
ton under his management.
Several of our people rusticateI at
Punderson's Pond during the heated
term. This exquisitely beautiful body
OF wafer ought to be more popular
as pleasure resort, and the time
Is not far in the future when its
merits as such will be better appfe-.
ciated. The gently sloping hills OF
hard, white clay, intermingled with
blue, which surro unds the pond, form
most fascinating landscape ofseveral
rods in extent, and when astron~ north
wind blows the thick green scum from
the surface of the water, the rich blue
muck can be plainly seen at the bottom
alive with crawfish, worms, lizards,
DC. At night, when gentle zephyrs
are put away in their little beds, and
the atmosphere is murky, natures or
chestra deligk kts the ear with the sweet
| tenor OF the festive mosquito, and the
deep, melodious bass of the solacious
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symphony. Our friends left the Pond
with deep regret and firm resolution
to go again another year.
Mrs. Lorinda Taylor, wife of Rev.
VIM. NJ. Taylor, of Mt. Jackson. Pa,
died very suddenly, of heart disease,
at the residence of her parents, Mr.. |
and Mrs. S. II. Packer, Of this place,
last Monday evening. Death came
without warning and claimed for his
victim, one respected and loved by all
her acquaintance. A true friend,
filial daughter, and affectionate wife,
and exemplary christian. She was At
years of age, and had been married %
years. All of her married life, which
was without shadow, was spent in
Pennsylvania, where her husband has
a prosperous congregation. Every
Summer, save one-when she and her
husband went to Palestine and other
ancient places in Asia-she had spent
several weeks at her old Hiram home.
and had about completed this seasons
N1Ttn Il I,.},
her to the unknown home. The aged
parents, who have buried six of their
eight children, and the disconsolate
have the sympathy of the
entire community.
Thirty five ladies, with lots of pro-
visions for themselves, accidentally
dropped in on Mr.. and Mrs. NeWing-
ton last Saturday afternoon, and quilt
ed the biblical number of quilts, and
made five carpets. That is what might
be termed a friendly visit, and one
that could be appreciated. The Gus
tomary invitations to gentlemen was
appropriately omitted.
The drouth is having bad effect on
potatoes, and corn also suffers for warm
weather and more wet.
r. w. HAGEN brother of Gen. Hagen,
4 former resident of this place, but
now of Washington, was in town last
week, on his way to Nebraska, where
he has farm. Although a Republi-
can, he thinks his party must go, and
that it is high time for it to ge, Sew
oral thousand persons are in Washing s
ton doing nothing but drawing paw
from the government. A large num-
ber of these are females, /" friendsn of
Mrs. Newington, of this place, lost
several hundred dollars by the Niles
failure. An increase of tariff is de-
so that the manufacturers IN
i infant industries can ape the aris-
tocrats of the old world in extrava-
gance, and travel Yurrup" without
an assignment, thereby cheat .
ing honest toll out of its honest dues.
The netprofit on wooden manufactures
g AZ per cent, and they want more 6
The net profit on agaicuI-
.ural products is about per cent, and
agriculture has no projections, save |
little on wool. which will be taken off :
f the protectionists can have their I
way, very soon. Farmers make no I
nor wear diamonds, nor
ravel in Yurrup" H.