The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-07-04
eTEPHEN a pouaLAg sIaTER
she IL Postmlstress Ut clifton Springs ~
tho Age of eeyenty-elght

she IL pOstmlsiress NJ clifton Springs Rt
tho Ago of seyenty-eight
Mira Sarah A, Granger was appointed
postmlstress Rt Clifton Springs by President
Cleveland, Thosa not already aware Of tho
fact may be Interested 10 learn that MIRA
Granger is tho sister Of Stephen A. DouglAs
6ho was first appointed b. tho Office which
fho now holds by President Arthur, during
tho latter part Of histerm, Ahe hasa deputy
In tho person OF Eugene " iloyt, her grand
son, a capable and popular young man, with
whom shs resides, Mira Granger, now In her
ssyenty'eighlh year, appears much younger
hhe 10 universally esteemed for many excel
leut qualities Of mind and heart, possessing
not fow Of thatrAits which distinguished her
brother and resembling him closely In form
and feature,
MA Granger "a Justly proud of her broth
erH memory, and from her Intimate lmowl
edge of hh history from childhood and her
personal Interest Ia hls career ahe "a enabled
70 speak more accurately Of many events IN
which he figured than any other person lly'
Ing. Aho laughed heartily when Tho World
correspondent referred 10 Douglas famoua
visit 20 hIs mother while no was a candidate
Tor president
"Ihe oarIpaiures IN tho Republican papers
40 that tlmo worried mother terribly fhe
said, "and made mo very angry One plct
ure, IN which mother was represented as
waaherwoman NJ work over the tub, grleyed
her very much, and everything | saw IN tho
papers against my brother made mo fairly
frantic with rage, Brother Steve used 10
laugh and say You won't mind such things
after you've aoon na much of them ~ hayeN
Mira Granger then Taled incidents con,
neoted with tho visit mentioned her
brother wont down 10 tho little gate before
tho house and waved his white felt hat 70 tho
immense delegations from surrounding townI
who halted In turn and eheorod for tho littlo
Giant Of Illinois, how her mother could not
bo Induced b 50 10 tho village and hear
Stephens speech that dayi how hho asked her
brother what no was going 20 ay, and ho 10.
Piled "l never know what | un going 10
say God VIII put words into my mouth
when an ready 10 talk Tho vast crowd
that heard Douglas speak that day laughed
and ohoorod with tremendous enthuaiam
when ho Widj AT last I have found my
mother and, thank God, the good old hdy Il
alive aud wolln In September 1855 Mira
Granger visited her native plhce ~ Brandon,
w., scarcely expecting 20 ilnd u ponson living
who would know her, liut an old Hcl,o0lmas.
Ger NJ tho ago Of W years remembered her
OF her old achoolmat0a sho found dx, and tho
Clergyman who married her came hxtocn
miles 20 pay her q yldt Hho waa royalty on.
tortaInod, Tho aendemy whore hho and her
brother attended .chool remained unchanged,
and many other old landmarks recalled vivid.
ly 20 her udnl tho scenes Of hcr childhood,
10 was here that stephen A. Douglas, NJ tho
ago OF II year., proved himself born orator.
In company with hia mother and sister no No,
tended tho meetings OF q debating sooloty In
which an oyorhouing and pompoua dlBpu.
iant named ConNnt usually had things hia
own way Finally ono night tho boy Douglas |
lskpd permission Of tho aoC0tyA president 20 |
reply 20 ConnntH romnrba NJ futuru meot. |
Iug, Tho request wnl granted, and nt tho |
noxt mcoting, after hearing what Conant
had TO say young Douglas arose, and 10 tho |
nstonIshmcnt and delight Of all In tho room |
excepting Conant who wnl not delighted, |
replied In manner that not only dlcnood |
1onant, but 10 oSafporatod him that ho with
lrcW from tho society
IN 1870 tho family removed 20 Clifton
5pringS Tho place which thcy mado their
iomo h situated about q milo wost OF tho VII.
age, II b known ~ Tho Granger homestead,
nd Is sim tho property Of MIRA Granger
Young Douglas wlg iont 30 CnnAndaigua
cudcmy, ten miles Distant He studied thoro
hroo years
MIRA GrangcrS huJbAnd, JulluaN, Grangcr
.lod a f5w years ago, having boon for thirty.
wo years IN the service Of thogoyorumont NJ
Washington. Among bis nolghbou NJ ClIf.
on Springs he was held In high cstcom. Ilo
,os Justice Of tho peace for eighteen yoatJ,
lis acquaintance among tho GtGtumon OF bis
limo was very wldo, and ho numbered among
10 friends many Of tho mogt eminent mon
Tho have left thoir lmprcS upon tho loglsla-
lon OF tho country, y,-Clifton Springs a. "
or, Now York World.