The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-09-03
HIRAM,

The Assembly session closed last Friday. 1t is
universally conceded that the Assembly has been
decided success in all the depar tments. The
lectures. by able and competent speakers. gener-
ally embraced wide field of literature and SCI
ence. The Normal department was conducted |
| by the most thorough and efficient teachers, and
| great good has been accomplished in that most |
! important educational equipment. The musical
| department., vocal and instrumental, was under
the thorough supervision of DR.. J. B. Herbert.
who closed his labors Thursday evening, with a
grand concert, which was a rare and rich musical
treat, fully appreciated by the large audience,
The attendance. during the whole session. was
much larger than expected, even by the most
sanguine. Although at first this Assembly was
considered an experiment yet before its close the
extremely fiattering success it had made, meas
ures had been taken to ILake it pefmanent, and
it is now regularly organized institution. and
we presume will in the future grow to be power
; for good work.
, The meeting house is undergoing repairs. An
, iron roof has been put on, new coat of paint
has been added where paint was necessary. and
the plaster ceiling has been removed to give place
to one of wood in panels.
There are associations of all kinds of profess
ionals. mechanics, laborers, merchants. apothe-
carries, BARRIERS. undertakers. officials and last,
e national association of e-diggers-and we
IL believe of necessity, this must be the last
n What the objects of this association are has not
n been disclosed at least so far as I am informed
)? Whether it is to devise some new kind of grave
IL in size or shape, or length or depth, or width
n or whether to change the direction in which th'
IL body shall lay. with the head east or west. o.
lie north or south OF whether to discard the mattocl
is and shovel and introduce implemen
ye with which to scoop our last resting place." OF
| whathpr if ia IN mOOOn01iZe the huSinasS
IS have none but licensed operators to prepare ou
dreamless bed;' or. perhaps, our " marrow
is home" is to be patented. and royalty is to b
ay taxed upon all, who in the of nature will
d. need place where worms can hold high carniva
ed with discarded mortality; or perhaps it is
e. form a fashionable trust, to break down and oh
A. literate the crematoriess perhaps the object
ar to have a uniform and high moral price. regula
rs ed by statute. and none allowed to prepare th
TO hungry grave" but those who have served a
ill apprenticeship. We notice that the Trustees ft
Ravenna township allowed their grave-diggt
,er twenty-five dollars. for his expenses in attenC
az ance at the garve-diggers association, Tho
trustees should make public the objects of tt
is Association. by Immediately requiring graz
rl- for themselves, to be prepared under the rul
tba and regulations of this most grave association
is grave subject. and ought to be treated grave
,o and candidly.
In conversation with farm erS IN Inherent tow
pin ships. find that there is great dissatisfaction
in garding the recent assessment of real estate, al
some are eursing the assessors and some the A
cry can why VIC hayo iSsess'
de. es IL "e 'na' 'ho' "ie aseis' 70 INC a'ol'
o 1t is true, the law requires the election of asse
nm ors. and defines their duties, and one of their
in ties is to fix the taxable vaus of real estate
at a convenient season after the election all t
he County Auditors of the State hold meeting
appears that they have assoeiation-and
.oc- that meeting they resolve that the real esti
,me "'' ~ We "'Se''e" d. 'ne p1A0o 'loS INC "sso0i
of their orders to the assessors. and they.
i obey like good little boys. This question of al
80 annraismentis is heinc discussed as never hefn
A. and ifit keeps on, it ought, all county oici
will learn in due time that they are servants, I
masters.
The outrage perpetrated at the Republic
the Congressional Convention at Warren. is si i'll
hem ing discussed. and there appears to be no aba
ment of wrathful indignation engendered the
d at by. Mr.. Taylor and his friends will have Ito
ma an immense amount of fawning. toadying a
coaxing, to keep him up with the balance of
unt ticket. In my last communication I done
lter Derthick very great injustice. in saying that
be hesitated. and pandered to the party bosses.
ld q acted cowardly part, &c. 1 am reliably infor
ime ed that nay information was entirely wrong, Il
ain. Mr.. Derthick did not hesitate nor falter.
to pander to the party bosses. but on the contra
ends consented in coed season. to have his name p
girl sented. and it would have been announced haC
ased uot been for the contemplate trick played vi
The him and his friends. Derthick.s delay was oc
to stoned by the Ashtabula delegation. which
lied rived late and used the time from their arri
till the afternoon call of the convention, in
will endeavor to agree upon a candidate from t
Su- county. And when the question of nominal
by acclamation was to be put, Derthick de
the gate yociferously protested, but Chairman La
has son. Reed like, refused to recognize him, and
son nomination was made by brute force. throl
.om, no fault of Mr.. Derthick. We very much res
that our article had tendency to put Mr.
w. thick in q false light.
. in Mr.. f. NJ. Udall has commenced building
bank barn, to supply the place of the one
,day stroyed by lightning early in the season.
Sta 1t is rumored tnat II. N Dyson will take cha
" of the gentlemen's boarding hall the com
year.
A light frost in Pigwocket on the low lar
,itt Sunday morning. August 31st No damage.