The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-12-10
HIRAM.

The farm of Iio acres belonging to the estate
of Caleb Vaughn, as good farm as is in Hiram
township, sold at Executors sale, a few days
ago, for S25 per acre. This farm is in the Guy
ahoga Valley, and few years ago. would have
sold readily for $50 per acre. Flora Kernahan
sold her farm of 70 acres, one mile south of ike
Center, last week, to N. A. Spencer, for s., 500.
Ten years ago SIS per acre was the price put
upon this farm. Verify farmers are amassing
wealth at rapid rate under our system of ex-
cessive taxation, commonly called protection
to our infant industries"
A youthful somnambulist is Frances Bennett
aged II years, who, on cold Thanksgiving night,
left her couch and with nothing on but her
nightdress. went out in the snow, crawled thro'
one fence and climbed over another, and with
bare feet went across a lot where briars and
bushes had been cut but short time previously
and went into the house occupied by N H.
Dyson, know as the Young house, went through
the lower part of the house and up stairs, to the
bed occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Dyson, and did
not waken until vigorously shaken by Mr.. Dyson
All the while she dreaming that several men
were at her house and were going to kill her
little brother. Mr.. Dyson carried her homer
but none of the family had missed her. The
| next morning her route was traced by her tracks
| in the snow. This is truly a remarkable case.
Last week Monday morning Mr.. Sanderson,
who occupied the Beaman house fourth of a
mile east, received fatal injury. He was pre-
pairing to butcher a hog, and to get the hog out
of the yard had loosened one end of a board
.I,a
post. had put on end an old wagon axletree in
which was Inch pin, between the board and
the next post. STOPPING down TO remove nail
from the end of the board the axeltree was
| loosened and fell, the linchpin striking him
| through the upper part of The right ear. He
| bled profusely, but after having the wound
| dressed he went on with the butchering, but
complained of severe pain. In the afternoon
he consulted a physician. but grew rapidly
worse, till death ended his sufferings Thursday
morning. Mr. Sanderson came to this place
| from Nelson few months ago. and by his affa-
bity and quiet, but genial ways, won the re-
| spect and esteem of all who had made his ac-
quaintance. His neighbors in Nelson, among
| whom he had lived many years, speak in the
highest praise of his many good qualities. His
age was 60 years. The funeral services were
held in Nelson, at the M. E Church. after brief
! exercises here at the house.
G. D. Westland, few days ago, fell from
ladder up which he was carrying mortar, and
broke his hip. He is now in a critical condi-
ton, as for some time before this unfortunate
accident, he was physically very frail.
A young lady-name unknown to your cor
respondent-while coasting lasl week, dislocated
her wrist but is recovering very rapidly.
Last Friday morning Mrs. Mahortar took a
book from high shelf for her child to- play
with. but dropped the book. which came IN con-
tact with porcelain lamp shade, breaking it.
and fragment lodged in her eye, by reason of
which she has suffered intensely.
| B. F. Pritchard, who for several years has been
at the head of the Commercial Department of
the College, died "Wednesday morning last, of
consumption, aged 3S years His funeral was
| conducted by the Masons, Saturday afternoon,
Prof Person, Chaplain of the Lodge. deliver
ing the discourse. Memorial services were held
at the Chapel Saturday morning.
| The Sophomores gave their annual literary
entertainment last Friday evening, to large
audience, which was most pleasantly entertained
Their exercises were enlivened by an excellent
orchestra from Cleveland The class had
severe struggle from early morn till evening to
retain possession of their banner which they
did, although at the peril of life and limb of the
| assailed and assailants. H,