The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-03-18
HIRAM.

The Junior Glass gave their public entertain
ment last week Wednesday evening The class
is large. talented and of much experience; and
first class entertainment was eX-
pected The members all seemed to realize !
their responsibility, and resolutely and with !
assumed it. 1t is saying much for !
this class when we realize and remember some
of the preceding classes, that their entertain !
ment was fully equal with any Junior enter !
tainment given at this place. 1t was richly
selected program and faultlessly presented,
giving entire satisfaction to all, even the most
critical. After the entertainment the four col
lege classes and the Faculty wers banqueted at
the Ladies' Hall, where sentiments were an
nounced and appropriate responses given.
Mrs. Perkins. Of Cleveland, made visit to
this place week before last, in the interest of
the W. G. T U. Whether she represents the
partisan or non partisan branch of the organi-
zation. am not informed. She gave a very able
address Sunday evening at the church. un-
derstand that branch organization has been
| formed here but as everything thrives best by
healthy opposition, we predict the 'branch'
will wither and die in the near future, unless
we have a saloon in cur midst. Of course, what
| little liquor is used by our people comes from
our neighboring "dry towns'' near by. A drug
store and physician's prescription is not, in
many cases, an inconvenient substitute for a
| ''doggery." On the Republican principle of
protection considerable money might be
saved to our town in the course of time. by hav-
ing respectable doggery or modern drug store
started in our place. The money that goes tc
the adjacent dry towns for the ardent and fol
prescriptions would be saved to our own peo
Pile. There would be very great saving ir
other directions. Only few days ago one O.
our most highly respectfully citizens visited
dry town and came home hatless and head don'
up in bandages. the result of pummeling
i Now, if we had had good doggery in our midst
the respectfully citizen could have had hom
pummeling and his hat would not have beel
utilized by foreigner. aad perhaps paupe
at that. And there the branch of the W. C. T
U. would have home subject to grapple with
While on the subject of protection, p we wis
to call attention to the travail of the Clevelan
Leader just now on the potato question In
labored editorial of recent date it says that tn
tariff of 25c per bushel on potatoes is of no ben
eft to the fa ming community only once i
seven or eight years. on account of short crop!
and then to only few farmers in the immedi
} ate vicinity of the Canada border Potatoes,
it says, "are much cheaper in Canada than i
} the States, and could be imported so as to les
sen the price were it not for the IS cents tariff
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| pays the taxi AS there are about SO consumer
to one producer of potatoes to sell. the Leader
effort is to mollify the SO by claiming that i'm
} portation is necessary only occasionally, dul
ing intervals of several years, and the consume
: is damaged only occasionally. and only yer
: few farmers along the border are beneftte
, thereby. Therefore the tariff on potatoes doe
: not amount to much anyway.
,i MrJF. Bennett has decided to his grand sol
/ Herbert Rose, sixty acres of land, the farr
known as the Merwin farm. He has also deed
ed to his daughter Mrs. Rose, of Burton, fiftee
4 acres. on which she is preparing to build a re;
5 idence this season. Both pieces conveyed al
0 in 'Pigwocket.''
el The Holdridge place of forty acres. two milk
east, has been sold to Henry Pierce for 81 so
e Mr.. H. paid few years ago Tor it $2,2O0. III
e Crawford place adjoining was sold at Sheriff
sale few days ago for $1,000. Mr.. C. five yeal
0 ago paid for it 81 500. That is the way real e.
e tate goes these prosperous times.
t Mr.. James Young has recently sold 100 rods
: land, 10 rods square. east of his house, to s.
5 Young for $3.50.
y Mrs. 3. E. Young. of Sioux Falls. N. D h'
d been visiting friends in town.
It John Murray, of Chicago. has been visitin
It his mother for several days.
il Mr.. Taft. after visit to his family, has r.
o turned to Texas where he is engaged in ra
# road business.
e Many friends of James Young, sympathizir
e with him in his sore affiiction. visited him OF
= evening last week with oysters and receiptt
d physicians bill of $50. for which Mr.. Your
d publicly returns his sincere thanks.