The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-15

EDITOR PRESS:-Having been on q
visit to friends in Portage, Geauga and
Ashtabula counties, we thought, per-
haps, few items might be interesting
to you and your readers.
Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 80, we left
home; going with our own convey
ance. we had a chance to see the
country and enjoy visit. Tuesday
night we spent with the pleasant fam.
lily of Mr.. William Harmon. in Sha-
lsrsvills, warm hearted friends that
know how to impart joy as well as to
receive it. Wednesday and Thursday
we visited the cheerful home of Mr..
Myron Miller and his sister Emma, in
South Newberry, Geauga county.
They own fine farm of two hundred
and forty-six acres, we'll stocked with
horses and cattle, and they keep large
dairy. The pleasant visit here will
long be remembered. Miss Miller is
well known to many in Portage county
who will be pleased to know that she
is well, prosperous and happy. Friday
night and part of Saturday we visited
the genial family of Rodney Marsh,
Esq, of Hartsgrove, Ashtabula Co.
This gentleman owns a farm of tive
hundred acres, and seems to be sur
rounded with all things pertaining to
comfort and enjoyment. Our visit
there took our minds back to the
scenes of our childhood, making it
seem as though we had almost seen the
loved faces of long, long ago. Sunday
and Monday we visited the family OF
B. F. Phillips, Esq, of New Lyme,
Ashtabala county, We find Mr.. P.
an accomplished gentleman of over
four score years, with mind we'll
balanced, active, intelligent ana inter
esting, and his wife most estimable
lady, well calculated to fill her place
in his household. These people live
in one of the pleasantest towns we
have yet visited. From New Lyme
Station to Brownville, distance Of
between three and four miles, the street
fellows up the south bank of Lebanon
Greek and is flanked with fine farms
rich buildings and tasteful yards, and
is appropriately named Euclid street
At Brown vile is the New Lyme In
stitute, with its pleasant surroundings
The students at the present Fall term
number 175. In this vicinity reside
c. Dodge & Son, the great cattle king
of Ohio. We found there some very
fine stock. The Dodge farm consists
of about two thousand acres in all, fOu
hundred in their home farm. One o
their barns holds about eighty tons o
: hay over the scaffold floor. 1t woult
be no disparagement to the Dodg
stock to say the finest cow seen on ou
route is a five-year.old owned by B. F
: Phillips. She is a descendant from
old Britain, the finest animal eve
owned by the Dodges. Her produc
of butter is two pounds per day. Sh
. has the name of being the finest mile
COW in Ohio, and is truly a beauty
On Monday we began to retlace ou
l. way homeward. Part of the afternOo
! and evening we visited the famil
a of beloved cousin, Deras Miller. i
: Rome, ,Ashtabula county, (he is know
r to many in Portage county, where W
g had pleasant time, and on Tuesda
:. we came as far as Huntsburgh, whel
t we visited Mr.. Stephen Miller, tindin
n him to be lively, interesting man,
1t gentleman worthy of his surrounding
He owns one hundred and .sixty-od
acres, the great fruit farm of Geaui
county. On this place are about g
ID hundred apple and four hundred pc
st trees, quite large ounce orchard al
le some other fruit. From this farm '
r. have a fine view of the surroundil
d, country. Mr., Miller once resided
" Portage county, and is known to son
% of your readers. Thursday We arriv
~ at our home, feeling well paid for o
al trip of over one hundred miles.
Il A. FARMERS WIFE,