The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-08-12
ATWATER.

AUGUST 10.-Mr. Martin is on a short vacation.
perhaps will be at home next Sunday, ready for
duty.
A student from Oberlin was here yesterday.
whose home is in Bulgaria. lie has been in this
country seven years. attending colleges and will
stay two years longer at 0berlin. and then will
return missionary to his native country.
Arthur Seymour was at church yesterday, and
some others: Mrs. S. B. Shipman. Mrs. Fanny
B. Haines and daughter. Miss Perkins and Miss
Parker. .Mr. .Chapman.oneo of Ira Jackson'S clerks.
Ner and Ed. Stroup. Ner Stroup has an offer of
six months school in Charlestown. 1t is not
known by me whether he will accept or not.
Mr.. McGavin. graduate of Oberlin College.
was here last week. visiting friends and relations
1t is his prospect to go to India for missionary
work. He has been preaching for year or more.
/ saw man last week who said he was from
Garrettsville. and you know letter writers are
mostly on the lookout for news. so thought
would learn something from him about the po
litical standing ofthat place. Says I: " Is not
your town run by the Farmers Alliance men ?'
He looked little surprised and embarrassed, and
said, No; we have no organization of the kind
in the place." Then" I said. 1T must be run
by the Prohibitionists ?'' NO" he said, their
number is diminishing. Once they polled so votes.
but at last election they could only muster r."
How has the gold become dim This self sacri-
fcing party is doomed to fade away. The Peo-
pies party will soon follow it. The two per cent.
interest clause is an old craze. resurrected from
the Greenback party. The Government may
borrow money at per cent. interest to pay off
Indebtedness. but it has money to lend at that.
1t would not be safe to do so. There is as much
evil brought on our country by land monopoly as
by any Trust Co. in other lines of business. Sup
pose the Western land speculators could mort
gage their land far below its worth. and get mon
ey at a low interest. they might conclude to let
| Government keep the land. and they would go
where land is cheaper. and purchase again. The
Government would have more land on its hands
than it could dispose Of proftably.
The talk of combine to raise the price of such
articles as they have to sell. is not going to at
tract other classes of laboring people. Of what
advantage will it be to mechanics and other
classes who have to buy their provisions. to have
their wages raised. if they have to pay more 20
everything that goes to make up their living?
Henry Woodruff was here last week, visiting
old friends. 1t was pleasant to see him once more.
Henry Strong was married yesterday to Miss
Mowen.
Mr.. Bevington. from Mt. Union College preach
ed yesterday morning and evening at the Station.
E. M. Chapman and wife went tu Sandy Lake.
He was taken sick. and had to stay longer than
they intended to when they went. Jacob Gelhart
and wife were there one day last week. W.
j. Huxley. of Princeton. Kansas was visiting
| his father-in-law IL. Nichols, last week. He is
| now visiting his aged mother, in Green town
ship. Mahoning Co.
VIM Heiser is employed in the electric light
| works at Alliance. and will move his family
there soon.
Your corresponds mt was in Garfield last week
The oat crop in that part of the country is the
heaviest they have raised there. so farmers say