The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-19

We are now paying Cash for Wool
N. CONVERSE & Son.
HIRAM,

correspondence.
The copious rain week ago revived
the crops, which were in pressing need
of moisture, and corresponding rise
in the hopes of the desponding farmer.
The situation is about this: Wheat,
will go through without more rain !;
oats have received good impetus, and
with plenty of wet and cool weather,
will he good crop; grass, under the
most favorable circumstances, will be
less than halfa crop; apples and ounces
promise full crop, but peaches are
total failure; cherries and plums, a
few. Pasturage is short, which cur
tails the supply of milk. which is SELL
ing at cents per gallon, a lower point
than was reached last year. The gem
eral outlook for the agriculturist is not
bright, even with the most favorable
conditions in the future.
commencement has occupied the
attention of our people for some time
past. The Baccalaurate, by Pres't
Laughlin on the Sth was a mastery
effort. The subject. Evolution OF
Culture" an interesting one, was made
doubly so, by the matter and happy
delivery of the discourse. Wednesday
the llth, was the annual meeting OF
the Trustees. In the evening the
Hesperian and Olive Branch Societies
gave an entertainment in the Taber-
nacle, which was filled to its utmost
capacity. The societies most favorably
impressed the large audience by. the
free and easy presentation of their ex-
cellent program, and more especially
the rendition of Hiawatha. Although
the lowering clouds threat 6 co lious
rains Thursday morning, yet the rain
did not come, but the people did, in
great numbers, to witness the exercises
of the graduating class, which num-
bers eight persons-three ladies and
five gentlemen. Time and space are
too limited inr Inc to dwell at length,
as their well merited efforts deserve,
but it is no disparagement to the others
to say that the orations of Mr.. Tilden,
of Nelson, Mr.. Clark, of Bedford, and
Miss Sherman, of Cleveland, were
most highly commended. The master
Grafton Some phases of American
methods" in the afternoon, by Mr..
Stone, of Warren, Class 1881, and the
address of Mr.. Wakefield, of Bloom
field, on the Mormon question, were
well received. The Delphic Society
was greeted with a full house in the
evening, at which entertainment the
Arion Quartet was the leading card,
and everybody was delighted. At the
Alumni, Friday, Mr.. G. Cope, of
Brooklyn, Glass '79, most happily
welcomed the Glass of '84. and Mr..
Tilden as happily responded. The
Memorial Address of Mr.. Charles
Fillius, Warren, Class '75. on the
death of G. Fl, Ryder, of the same
class, was most worthy production,
and received that f1attering response
from the audience. which the author
and subject SO well merit.
The Germania Orchestra and Hiram
Band did the music for the occasion.
The good order observed, the high
talent displayed, the rigorous training
of the faculty, as evinced by the tone
and character of the exercises through
out, score another big tally for Hilam.
Some mischievOus chaps broke into
H.
carriage to the woods and secreted it
in the bushes. 1t was fun to secrete,
and it was fun TO see the owner search
for the property. Some other chaps
took Mr.. Hinckley's horse from the
stable and were about to have some
fun, when the owner cOllared one and
two fed. 1t was fun to get the horse
out of the stable, and it was terror for
one, who has not yet stopped running.
Mr.. Turner's boy was going to Gar
rettsville Saturday, when near that
place some part of the wagon broke,
the horse became unmanageable, and
ran. Mr.. Watson Allen was coming
from Garrettsville with double wagon
loaded with coal and other articles.
Seeing the horse running away, he left
his own team and endeavored to stop
the runaway, which he failed to do,
and his own team took fright and,
turning around. ran back to CARROTS
vile, scattering the load promiscuous-
ly, breaking his wagon and doing
soma damapa to others Fl