The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-11-19
HIRAM.

The Y. M. C. A. has made thus far a most
happy selection for the fall course of lectures
The Course opened Thursday evening. the 9th
inst. with the most eloquent and instructive Iec-
ture ever given here. by Rev. F. W. Gunsanders'
DID,, of Chicago, subject. "Savonarolo." the
eminent and distinguished italian reformer. of
the 18th century. The audience obtained an
exact idea of Italy 400 years ago, as well as the
! character of the subject of the lecture. The
second entertainment of the course was given
Thursday evening, the 18th inst, by the justly
celebrated Nashville Students" a company of
seven as accomplished vocalists as ever appeared
In public They confined themselves principally
to camp mp-meeting. cabin and plantation songs.
Many were unable to obtain seats in the Chapel
The College Museum has lately received val
liable collection of Indian relics, donated by Cor
nelius Baldwin of Nelson. and Mr.. Bowler, of
Cleveland. The collection gathered by Mr..
Baldwin. for some of which he had to pay con-
i siderable amount of money, a part of which was
| refunded by Mr.. Bowler. There are several
hundreds of articles in the collection. embracing
specimen of every article used by the aborigi-
nees so far as known. 1t is a rare and valuable
collection.
About forty Democrats remained at home on
election day, and allowed the Republicans to do
the rallying. Had there been full turn out by
the Democrats they would have been in the ma
Jorlty, But somehow. those best democrats
that the party boss wrote me about couple of
years ago, don't rally worth cuSs. Those who
heretofore. have done the organizing and rallying
have apparently retired from the business. and
are anxiously waiting for the best democrats
to put in their work, One democrat lost his vote
by carelessly folding two tickets together Quite
laugh was raised during the count. when Pro-
hibition ticket was brought out, with E, B. Tay.
lor for Representative and James Jones for
Sheriff, An evil disposed individual suggested
that that Prohibitionist was probably litigant
and sought to obtain a favor. F. A, Derthiek had
one vote for Representative in Congress- and
observe that he had some votes in Trumbull Co.
We have three men in town who know more
about the tariff than anybody else-that is they
say they do-because they have made it a study,
and comprehend the whole question. We very
modestly suggest that they ought to be placed on
Senator Pl1mb's committee. Their knowledge
ought to be utilized and preserved. Pres't Har-
rison will please look this way when the Com
mittee is to be appointed.
VIM. Sullivan. living in the west part of town.
is 20 years old, and saw his father for the first
time about ten days ago. Years agone, John
Sullivan was an active. dashing young man, who
came to this place from Trumbull county, and
married Angeline Vaughn. a daughter of Caleb
Vaughn, John and AM geline lived together sew
erai years. but as in many badly regulated fami-
lies. domestic differences arose. and John de-
parted for parts unknown. and left no trace of
his travels. His relatives. his wife and children,
believed him dead. till. few days ago, they
heard from him in an Asylum in New York State
where he had been placed a couple of weeks be-
fore William went to the Asylum. and there for
the first time saw his father. For 20 years John
had lived in the vicinity of the Asylum butIin all
that time had not revealed to any person where
he came from or that he had any friends or rela-
tiVes. After being in the Asylum few days he
made known that he had relatives in TrumbulI
county. He is now wreck, but whether insane
or demented is unknown. Ii,