The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-12-23
NELSON.

OF his eyes. Coming home cold he went to move
the stove lid finding the poker hotter tn an he
cared to hand e. he left it and sat down in front
of the stove. Mr.. W. P. Knowlton coming up
took the poker to lift the lid. The poker slipped
from the lid and some hot ashes were thrown
in his eye causing him the greatest pain and
misery conceivable.
Carly Harrington is again down with epilep-
tic prostration; question of the future as to
his recovery.
Rev, Nettleton occupied the Congregational
pulpit Sunday, using for his text in the day and
evening service, Hosea 10 ~.
MIR. VIM. Bartlett, of Warren. has been visit
ing in n elson three or four weeks. the guest OF
Hiram Larnard. He was born in England 75
years ago, came to this country at the age of 35,
resided in Philadelphia number of years, but
for a qusrter of century Trumbun county has
been his home He has been quite coal mag
nate.
Rev. Marcus B. Fuller, after ten years absence
as Missionary in that far on heather land of
India, returns greeting to his old home and
| aged father. Mr.. Z. q. Fuller, and his hosts of
| friends, and to re-oceupy and extend greetings
| from the old pulpit from which he preached his
farewell ere he left US. as he went forth in the
| full vigUr of his youthful manhood to better If
possible, that portion of the human race.
The aged and gray of Nelson those who have
passed their three score and ten mile stone in the
| journey of life:
| Isaac Nicholson. born January A. 1902 on
| Long Island. two weeks after the arrival of his
parents from England.
| Mrs. Rhoda Curtis, relict of the late Julius
| Curtis. born December 81, 1903.
Joseph r. Downs, born in Massachusetts Feb
ruary %. 1907.
Samuel Downs. born in Massachusetts Decem-
| Der 6. 1918.
Mrs. Harriet Hannahs relict of the late David
| Hannahs. born in Wethersfeld. Connecticut,
January 9. 1868.
| Mrs. Sarah Clark, born May 20. 1909.
| Mrs. Parthena Cole. born April l, 1910.
Eben 7. Prentice. born November 25 1911.
j. Belden Cotton, born November q. 1911.
Mrs. Zilpha Pritchard relict of the late Lam
| bert Pritchard. and the mother of Gen. Benja-
min Dudley Pritchard. the captor of Jefferson
Davis. born May Is. 1915. in Norwich. Hampshire
county. Massachusetts.
Mrs. Mary P. Mccall. relct of the late Joseph
Mccall. born September 6, 1872.
| Mrs, Mary A. Tinker, relict of the late Benja-
min Tinker, born June 9. 1872.
Miss Emeline Thompson, born July 80. 1908.
John Younker. born September 4. 1872.
James Chalker. born June Is. 1872.
DR.. John ]. " arren. born in Buffalo, N Y,
June "a, 1918.
VIM. S. Clark, born March 2, 1916.
Mrs. Maria Fitch, born July l, 1915.
Chauncey Bancroft. born in Nelson. March 13,
1914.
Artelissa Bancroft. born in Great Darlington,
Massachusetts. August %. 1876 wife of Chaun-
cey Bancroft.
Mrs. Olive Wright. born January 8, 1915.
Mrs. Joanna Sherwood. born Dec. Is. 1916
Mrs. Mary Emeline Stow. reiict of the late
B. Stow, born in Granville. Mass. May 4. 1915.
and was IS years old the day she stepped foot on
Ohio soil.
Mrs. Anna Bancroft. born March 16 1915.
Luman c. Hopkins, born May 8. 1920.
Thomas Merwin. born July 16, 1877.
S. L, Afford, born Dec l. 1919.
E. D. Crosby. born May II. 1915.
John N. Hopkins, born January q. 1917.
Benjamin F. Stowe, born August IT, 1920
Trad Goodsell. born June 8, 1920.
Columbus c. Fuller. born April %. 1878.
Cyrenus Crawford. born August S. 1918.
Mosley Merwin. born January A. 1919.
Mrs. Lydia Martin. born April II. 1918.
Mrs. Angeline Mills. widow of the late Isaac
E. Mills. born December II. 1S9
Mrs. Cynthia Moore, relict of the late Hiram
Moore. born August 25. 1878.
| Mrs. Ursula b. Lewis. born May 3, 1917.
Mrs. Fanny Sweet. born January IL, 1872.
Thatcher L. Robe born February II, 1916.
Susan II. Robe. born August 20, 1920.
Of list of 20 of those over 70 made out and
published Is years ago. while Garrettsville was
part of Nelson. but one is living. the venerable
Isaac Nicholson, just one month less than 90
years old. And of another list of SIS over 70. in
Nelson alone. and published six years since, but
Is remain, making the number of 80 dead. And
| the question comes up. Our fathers. where are
they? Echo answers. where? But the sculp-
tured urn or marble slab announces. here.
We are indebted to our friend and former
townsman, Smith B. Hail. for Minneapolis pa
pers, containing account of the death and
burial of the veteran journalist, Martin Will
| liams, in that city. The deceased spent his
! youth in Palmyra, this county, He learned the
| printers trade in the Office of the Ohio Star
published in Ravenna, by Lyman W. Hall. and,
| in the year 1858 went to MINES eta. where he
| has since been engaged in newspaper work
He was well and favorably known among news
paper men. being one of the most popular as
well as the Oldest journ alist in the northwest,
His death was quite sudden, of heart disease,
J His funeral was held on Sunday, the 18th inst.