The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-08-13
HIRAM.

ing Ine corner near the cemetery 100
rapidly, turned their carriage over,
thereby injuring themselves, breaking
their carriage and frightening the
hose SO that he stayed not his flight
an exhausted condiiiOn-that is, the
horse was in an exhausted condition,
not the Station, which is very lively, |
growing town.
The ladies of the Mite Society held
an Ice Cream Festival Saturday eve
ming, which was most literally pat
ronized-so much so that their liberal
supplies were wholly exhausted. The
Band discoursed some of their choice
music during the festival.
The Band boys. since the report
of the committee on music at Ravenna
Fourth of July, are paying more atten-
ton to the drum accompaniment
They expect to get two octaves out of
the bass drum with proper practice
and drilling.
The Republicans in this place are
supplicating President Cleveland to
retain Postmaster Beaman In his
place. 1t seems to be inferred that
Democrat hasn't the ability to sell and
cancel stamps, and read the address on
letters and papers.
We notice among the local laws OF
the last legislature the name of Mrs.
Minnie a. DensmOre was changed to
Miss Minnie A. Young, her maidea
name, for which her many friends are
under obligations to DIR. Sherman, our
, very attentive and obliging represent
ative.
r The enemies of Hiram College still
D continue their bOmbardment, and eve.
ry week the public is notified, by the
publication of the stereotyped notice
= that Hiram College is to be removed
to Warren. The removal fixed fact
, so says prominent trustee"
e That this question of removal which
i heretofore was considered a joke, is
= getting to be monotonOus, if not seri-
l. Gus, is perhaps too true. That the
n public may correctly appreciate the
movements and status of the enemy
few facts may be briefly stated. Al
Il the final meeting to locate the institu'
= tion, at the founding thereof. thirty
II one churches were represented. There
e were seven localities competing for the
Is location. The chief competitors were
n Hiram, North Bloomfield and Bedford
!, After several ballots without a choice
4 the representative from Hiram with
,s drew, for the sake of harmony, tn,
q claims of Hiram. To this the othe
b representatives who favored Hiram
Te objected, and vigorously and mos
n, positively denied his right to do SO
y. and insisted upon their right to still
vote for Hiram, Notwithstanding tn
of withdrawal. Their argument was tina
ut they wanted place that would benefi
is the Institution they were about found
he ing, rather than place that would b
le benefited by the institution. Hiram
Iy was selected, and it may of a truth b
a said, that no un fair or dishonest mean
1 were used by any of the represents
ut tives to secure the location. On a vOt
of to make the selection unanimous, Dl
er Robinson. who represented BEDFORD
,n alone refused to vote. Thus ii will b
e. seen that Hiram was invited to tax
K the institution by very large major
BIT ty OF the thirty one churches engage
G. in the enterprise. The institutiO
came. 1t was q success, and to max
it so the people of Hiram put fort
IT, every exertiOn in their power. The
n gave freely of their means, they CAV
es their labOrs, they entertained freel,
Ig they took unto themselves iuconveI
~ iencies without number, they denie
1t their own families that they migf
II moIe 10 .pitably entertain the strar
be gers within their gates. They file
many premature graves to fulfill thei
obligations to the other churches,
achieve success for the institution.
Opposite. n. however, soon develope
ID by those who originally opposed II
=, ram. This opposition conceived ia
~ idea of rival, to be located at ALI
t. ance. Prominent in this mOvemeI
ID we're Isaac Errett, DIR. Robinson, Hal
he mon Austin, a Mr.. Way and B. A
ys dinsdale. 1t was urged that Hiram
~ WAS not large enough, that Allianc
le was city. it was n railroad town, th
In church in and around Alliance wa
x strong, &c. They succeeded. A large
4 | N,o At l,ri il.iinkr fs.N
" Alliance College was launched upo
lie the great educational sea with grea
le eclat. Rev. Errett, the most popula
a. minister in the church, was called
Us the Presidency, and b. A. Hinsdal
Ill was one of the faculty. The resul
was, Alliance struggled through on
year, and died, one of the wealthies
men in Stark county was bankrupte
or and his family made paul e:s; one c
III the gang run the couatry to escap
:" penitentiary. and Mr. Hinsdale return
l ed to Hiram, and Hiram still prOspere
e and took high rank among the educs
r. tiOnal institutions of the country.
ne turned into the active field of usefu
ness more eminent men and wome
than many more pretentious College,
1t was growing in popularity and USE
fulness. when the enemy slyly, insiG
~, uously and secretly commenced hosti
=, tiles. So secretly had their operation
been carried OH that their nefariou
-. and cOntemptibly dishonest schem
was nearly accomplished before th
friends Of the College were aware {
!, the movements The first move Wa
to get majority of the trustees, whic
:, was easily done. for they were nc
suspected. The next move was to Oui
Mr.. Wilcox, the financial agent, wh
was active IN the interests of the CO
=, lege. He increased the patronage an
elso the endowment fund. Mr.. LathrO
- Cooley took his place, and the fir
vear dill nnf Snnl tO tho nnlIo,yo IN,