The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-01-24

recorder BieTce'S EOrtielh Birth.
day.
Saturday, Jan. 10Th, 'S4, was to our
worthy Recorder, Philo Bierce, a day
not soon to be forgotten. The devoted,
amiable little wife of Mr.. Bierce, who
| is ever ready with heart and hands to
add to the pleasure and happiness of
[ her home. and to the comfort of him
who to her is dearer than all others,
thought it capital idea 10 celebrate in
quiet way the for;ieth anniversary
of her husbands hirth-the dag which
! in human destiny one mounts the very
height of manhood, for our allotted
time at most, is but four score years,
and when we reach the fortieth ami.
! versary of our existence, we stand on
the summit, III the prime and full Wig
or Of life, when our day for activity
and usefulness in the field of labor can
spread its widest influence and reap
| its greatest harvest-so Mrs. Bierce. in
honor of this event, invited Mayor
Robinson and wife, Auditor Olin and
Clerk of Court John Potter and wife,
ex-Treasurer Smith and wife, Postmas
ter Krake and wife, and many other
good friends, both young and middle
aged, i, join her in happy little sur
pr,so party on Saturday evening last.
The I,ivitations were cheerfully ac-
cepted by all, and the beaming faces
of the happy company who were de-
lighted with tre joke they had played
on friend Philo, who we all know is
'thard to beat" bespoke the pleasure
each felt in the enjoyment of the lit
tie event.
A lovely worked foot-rest with slip
per case was the birthday gift of Mrs.
Bierce to her husband, and large
willow rocker, trimmed with fashion,
able tidy and scarlet ribbons, was pre-
sented with the following admirable
address by John Porter, Esq, in behalf
of the company, to MIR. B.:
PHILO: Forty years ago in your
fathers family there was introduced
what the late Artemas Ward denomi-
mated an "tpisode," of which the
central figure was yourself. The in
tervening years have brought to you
something of joy and much of sorrow,
and we gather here this evening to
congratulate you on this fortieth re,
currence of your birthday.
Wbon hcoIIS pouU ,,,orp xuoc
just bursting on your vision your coun.
try called, and the prOmptings of duty
were by you given ear. and in the per
formance of that duty you were
brought in sight of the beckoning fig.
ure of the Grim Ferryma who forev.
er plies his craft DER the turbid waters
of the River of Death. But it is no
the past we desire to recall, but t
wish you many happy returns of today
and express the hope that shoule
"Time," that Prince of all Recorders
be called on to furnish an abstract o
your existence, there may be fount
written thereon the words, " Prosper
ity, i" Happiness" :" Peace"
On behalf of those here assembled
[ present you this chair, with the hop,
that you may long live to enjoy its use
and that it may give you perfect rest
Mr.. Bierce arose and expressed hi
: appreciation of the gifts, and return
ed sincere thanks for the same.
Card playing and social pleasure wa
r.
after partaking of elegant refreshments
r prepared by Mrs. Bierce, the company
dispersed with many wishes that ou
genial friend Philo may live to b.
twice forty.
. a post-mortem examination wa
held Oh the body of Richard Davis, .
Ednburg, Saturday, Jan. 5th, 1884
; All surrounding pnJ slcians We're III
, viIed by postal, but OWING to the mai
, some dld not receive the nUtIue III TIM,
, To attend. The hour for autopsy Wa:
| p H., but wac postponed until q lit
tie alter two. Drs. present, Smith ant
DAVIS, of Palmyra, and Spires of Ed
Iubufg. Examination conducted by
DR.. Spires, assisted by DR.. Davis aut
Mr.. oGauIold, the undertaken, a mum
Der Of friends of deceased being present
The general appearance OF The body
was one of rotundity and tuiIness, bu
to those attending the patient in hit
last illness, this appearance was known
SO be deceptive, the tullness being due
in fact, TO the drOpsicAl condition. NJ +
Stanford drew from the body, before
and during the autopsy, about foul
gallons of fluid. On opening the thro
AK the abnormal condition II the hear
was qnickiy discerDed. III the peri
cardlum was found nearly one pint o
| fluid. amber colored, slightly tingeC
with green. The heart was abOu
twice its normal weight and thevenrti
cles and auricles much dilated. The
left auricle being about eight times it,
| proper size, filled with clOtted blood
ana in the central part of the mass
greenish yellow looking. substance
more vlscld and ropy than the rest
The Internal lining OF the heart pre-
( sented evidence OF previous intlamma
tion. Near The valves was seen plastic
f eXudatlOn or deposit, and the mira
valve was de1Orned and ossitied with
, its edge everted toward the auricle
the valve being so ossified and deform.
ed that on pressure OF heart the open.
, ing between the auricle and ventricle
could live with the heart in the condi.
ton presented was a mystery to al
present. The liver was much enIarg
ed, though otherwise healthy. The
lungs assumed the appearance of those
found i'll nearly all stone-cutters. The
, other organs OF the body were normal
Mr.. Davis was truly great sufferer
but his suffering was of that nature in
which physicians can give but tempo.
rary relief. DR.. SPIRES.
A Most Remarkable Case.
Dying-yet living. DIR. MILLER, OF
, l29 South Tenth Street, Philadelphia
Pa, says: " l am personally acquaint-
ed with a middle-aged lady i'll Phila
delphia, who had been given up to die
by a consultation of many physicians
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