The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-02-28
HIRAM.



The coolest of tae season by several degrees
was .ast Sunday moaning when, at some hour
the lhe momeec reg stored 1a deg. below zero
MS. TasonES; eator mas been for several days
,fferng from a severe and stubborn attack oi
n .uralgia He; many friends are pleased to
.arn ;hai she is convaescing
Mr. Reno suffered from a severe attack OF
heart trouble last week. caused by driving a
f:actious horse.
M, Baxter, student from Stark county, has
been confined to his room several days. the re-
suit of vicious a, ,ack of quinsy. He is also
convalescing raoid,y.
Prof. Pec&nam's three children have been
afflicted with some malady of diphtheretic
ia:u-e.
The series of meetings at the Disciple Church
has thus far resulted in large number of con-
VERSIONS.
When the newspaper press has demolished
the foolish Card of 1han;s. in cases of affllc-
tion &c, it is hoped inc barba1ols custom OF
pcblicly exhibiting a corpse. and the foolish
formula of :e;urning thanks 10 the public, at the
grave, fof oulying the dead on. of our sight, "
viii next receive prompt attention.
Some of the f ul.y. with the class in Greek,
attenGed the Greek theatrical entertainment
well as enjoyable occasion.
A word to the friends and patrons of the
PRESS. 1t is wi.h pleasure that we notice of
late very marked improvement in the general
appearance of the PRESS. not only in irs appear
ahce, but in its general makeup in its selections
Improvement in IS local items, which is of chief
impo- tance in the success of local paper.
Young blood, life, v:gor and energy has been
Infused into'it, as well as increased capacity. 1t
has now all the essentials TO make-it first class
paper, but 10 make il a success it must have
patronage. and large subscription list. Its
friends must remember that it lacks many i'm
portant advan ages whi>h its neighbor. the E.
PUBLICAN possesses, local political majority
and the patronage of The county. With the
prestige of having heretofore been ably edited,
and is the same now, what the PRESS lacks now
is local correspondents, one or more in every
township in the county which it ought TO have,
and might if its friends would wake up 10 the
interest which they ought to have in its success.
There is ce, anly some ONE land | certainly
would blush for very shame if there is not a
score or more) who are highly capable of enter
ing into the pleasure of township correspond
ent of the PRESS. Will not the friends increase
the local correspondence, and thereby increase
the value of their paper, and as consequence
increase the subscription list. There is the "Ex-
ponent." not as meritorous as the Press, and a,
the disadvantage of being located in decaying
town, has large circulation and all on account
of its local correspondence. There are numer-
a local paper is local news. They get their re-
ligiol and poliIcs from more prominent papers.
very large majority of Republicans in the
county take thei: local paper. There are rea-
sons that actuate them to do this that do not
actuate Democrat. Probably if the Demo-
Gratis were in ehe majority in the county, the
same reasons that actuate Republicans now
would actuate the Democrats then. 1t is now
with the friends Of the PRESS TO make it sue
cess, and more useful, and they can make long
stride in that direction by increasing the local
news. If the elderly ones, those to whom, like
myself. the grasshopPer is becoming burden
will not lend their aid in this direction. then will
they not lend their influence, and prevail upon
some schoolboy or gid to act as correspondent
and send communication once in two or three
week would do better, but better
than not at all. Get your friends
to report to you the local happenings in their
localities, enquire for news everywhere you CO.
at church, school, quiltings, visiting, &c. To
the young this will prove not only a pleasing
but profitable task. Friends, let US all hear
from you through the PRESS, H.