The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-10-29
SHALERSVILLE.
In heid or lane, or crowded street.
On mountains. hill or pain.
Nothing will put man in quite such heat
As fortnight of drizzling rain.


On mountains hill or pain,
Nothing will put man in quite such heat
AS fortnight of drizzling rain.
The Farmers Alliance have received their
charter. They held a large and enthusiastic
meeting Saturday evening. They meet again
Nov. sth.
D. l.. Cooley is sick with inflamatory rheuma
tlsm' His wife, who has been sick in Kent, has
returned to her home, but is still quite feeble.
Horace Hine is sick with pneumonia.
A good IN many people in this section are suffer-
ing from hard colds.
The fall term Of the center school closed on
Friday. We are informed il has baen both a
profitable and pleasant session
Mrs Clarissa Marvin spent last week with
| relatives in Ravenna
Mrs Z. D. Nichols and adopted daughter Mrs.
Hattie Weiser, of Brooklyn, Mich, who have
been visiting relatives in Ravenra, AIlisnce
| and here returned to their homes Tuesday last.
a A. Barber and W.J- Weaver made bu.i
| ness trip to Cleveland, Saturday.
The school in District No z began cne week
ago last MonGay, with Miss Nellie bradford
| teacher.
Our new post master received his official
| sheep skin one day last week
A'isI sunday as GAVIN Price and his hired
| man were loading stone at the abutment of the
new brlage recently built over the Cuyahoga
| near n. W Colts. one of the team of horses
slipped and went into the river, pulling the
ether one after him The river is now quite
deep at that point. having been swollen by the
| recent rains. The horses became entangled in
the harness. which prevented their swimming.
Ar. Price and his MN went into the river. but
| having 10 knife with which to cut the harness
their attempts to extricate the animals were in
vain and they came near drowning also The
| horses foated sonae distance down stream when
another man seeing them went in ard cut them
| loose and saved one of them, but the other
| drowned Mr.. Price has some good horses and
| no doubt this is quite a loss TO him.
j. Z. Llbis is masing extensive repairs on his
| house.
On Saturday afternoon }ast, Miss Eva Der
thick was returning frcm shalersville to the
| residence Ct AZ Albert Nichols in Freedom,
where she makes it her home When about
| M dway between the residence of Mr. William
Walker and the Lime Ridge school house, she
| was stopped by two burIy and very rough look
| ing tramps. One stepped in front of the hor. e,
| and saying Hello sissy" grabbed the horse
by the bits, while the other went to the side OF
the buggy and attempted to get in The lady
whip nor anything to protect herself with she
nit tie horse with the lines and it reared strik
lng the man in front with its fore feet This
angered him, and with fearful oath. he drew
| pistol, but the man at the side of the buggy
SAID to his companion: "Ch come on, Pete
don't let's do anything desperate" Miss D,
yelled at the horse. which sprang away from
them, and thus made her escape 1t is needless
| to say that the young lady was very much
| frightened. yet showed a presence of mind that
is remarkable. Had they known that sh, had
| quite sum of money by her at the time. no
| doubt robbery would have resulted. This in
| broad daylight on prominent and much tray-
eled road, near by two farm houses, certainly
would suggest the necessity of going well
| armed nowadays. Are we going back to the
days Of highwaymen and dark deeds? II is
well enough for people to take warning from
.hlS ana the Ran affair and be prepared
for such vagabonds
PHGBE