The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-01-17
HIRAM.

Several days ago, jeremiah Crafts
and his grandson, Timothy Hopkins.
who has lived with Crafts from a very
early age, had a difficulty regarding
the work at the barn. Crafts attacked
Hopkins with d heavy milking stool
The young man retreated from the
hay barn to the horse barn, closely
followed by Crafts, where being una
ble to retreat farther, he siszed a pitch
fork and struck Crafts blow on the
head, which felled him to the floor,
and rendered him unconscious for sew
eral days, and was consequently in a
critical condition. Crafts is now con-
valescent, and says that he is wholly
responsible for the unfortunate occur
renee, and that the grandson is entire
ly blameless.
Mrs. Parker, an aged lady, while in
duiging in a little playfulness with her
children, fell and fractured her arm
near the wrist. Elderly people, how
ever young they may feel, ought not
to indulge in youthful pranks, for
when they fall, old age is most pain
fully manifest.
VIM. e. Udall put several hams and
shoulders in his smokehouse and left
the "hired man" to do the smoking,
while himself and wife went visiting.
When they returned the smokehouse
wes an uncertain quantity, because
the ashes were so scattered-but the
meat was well cooked. The thrifty
farmer can gather several morals from
UdalPs misfortune Have fire-prooi
smokehouse smoke your meat your
self; lock the doors at night, &c.
Wallace Bruce delivered his Land
marks of Sir Walter Scott" last Fri
day evening. AS literary production
this lecture is perfect success, but tC
the mass of people the utility of it is
not apparent. The lecture cannot faiI
to delight literary audience. After
the lecture banquet was held at the
Hall, for the benefit of the lecturer
The Faculty, advanced students anc
invited guests were present, and rich
literary lore had full sway after thu
feast was disposed OF.
The Glass OF 1913 held a reunion here
last Saturday. which was most pleas
ant and enjoyable meeting. The
whole class was present, except G. M
Young, who is in Dakota, where, i
Signal Service reports are correct, he
is too frigid to extend Warm greeting
to the inside world.
The Sunday School gave a most en-
| joyable entertainment Saturday eve
ming. The program consisted of reel
tations, tableaux, songs, solos ant
duets, vocal and Instrumental, whicl
was rendered most satisfactorily t.
all present. An admission fee of fift,
cents was charged, for the benefit O
the new taptistry, which cost 5000.
The Democracy in this vicinity ar
well pleased with the result of tn
Democratic Legislative caucus, select
ing H. B. Payne for Senator. AM
they would have been satisfied will
Ward, Geddes, Morgan, or any othe
Democrat of acknowledged ability, ex
cept Pendleton and perhaps Thurman
In interviews with large number Q
Democrats iu this and adjoining
counties, found not one in favor o
Pendleton, and about half were a
much opposed to Thurman. Nine
tenths of the opposition to Pendletor
was on account of his.vote for the con
firmation of Stanley Matthews. An,
Democrat who aids in the promotion
of anyone who aided and abetted tina
most damnable of all frauds of 1876
ought not only to be retired, bu
kicked out of the Democratic party
Any Democrat who forgets or con
dones that fraud is unworthy of recoe
milton as a Democrat. The Civi
Service Reform" was not the rock ol
which Mr.. Pendleton split, and tn
lesson might be pondered by others.