The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-02-03
SHALERSVILLE.


Our pub ishers having kindly offered g leather
medal to the correspondent who shall send in
the largest budget of news. for limit ed time,
we have donned the paint, and with the
help OF an unlimited number OF Old gossips.
who will lay awake nights to catch ntws from
the telephone wires and clothes lines in their
vicinity. we hope to succeed in this important
race. We have dropped all of our q family
c2res'' and expect to stand around on one foot
in the store and on street corners. and by listen
ing to the conversation of others, pick up much
of our news. We have placed Il dry-goods box
of capacious dimensions just around the corner,
where the timid can deposit .any items they are
afraid or ashamed to acknowledge the author
ship of. Now we, of course want the assist
ance nf every person in the township. whose
fertile brain or fanciful Imagination is capable
of concocting anything either wise or foolish.
funny or sentimental. You need not be back
ward about coming forward, for it is we'll
known by this time who ''ycur humble servant
is, and everything will be laid te him, thus
| clearing you from eensure for any faults your
communication may possess No matter how
stale the items may be, or if they have appeared
in some other paper week or two before some
one who has been sick three o. four weeks will
think they are quite fresh. Ii you should want,
| puff now and then for your services. you can
have it no matter how undeserVing you may
| be, as they are cheap and easily written. With
| these few preliminary remarks we are ready to
/" sail inn for that piece of leather, in great
| shape.
Miss Anna Johnson's Elocution class, from
Mantua. gave an entertainment in our Town
Hall. on Wednesday evening. Jan. 9th. which
in point of merit was deserving of far better
patronage than it received. The delsarte move
ments were we'll executed. The recitatons by
Misses Anna johnson and Lila Chapman, and
| the vocal selections by Misses Minnie English
| and Bessie King, and Mr.. II. B Coe were excel
| lent. Mr.. Coe had charge of the program and
rendered efficient aid in his usually pleasing
and attentive way. The entertainment was a
success in every way but financially. and we
hone they may come again and be greeted by a
much larger audience
Mr. Carlow mas purchased new X L evap
orator,
Some have been selling their potatoes lately.
| Bound by an Oath.'' is bound up so tightly
! that you need not expect it to get loose before
spring
| Miss Rebecca Smith. an elderly and much es-
| teemed resident of this town, died in Rave nna
last Friday Miss Smith has been a resident of
| this township all her life, and for some years
past has been a great sufferer by the loss of her
mind She was highly esteemed and respected.
| Her fureral was held at the home of her brother
Lafayette Smith, in Ravenna, on Tuesday last.
Mr. Elmore Parker of Freedam, and Miss
Inez Holcomb, were q ;ietly married, at Mantua,
by Rev X. Shaffer on Monday last. They
left same day for a few days sojourn in tn e
Forest City when they will be at home at Mr.
| Parker's pleasant resi1ence in Freedom.
| If we are rightly informed the matrimonial
| moose is about the necks of more of our worthy
aspirants, who are liable to be swung off any
day.
Mrs, Jessie Barber is visiting in Cleveland.
T. Rhoies has had his dog killed. That is
right vicious dogs have no business running at
large
Our oung friend Willie Weaver can tell the
.smost killin'' skunk story of any youngster in
this town.
| Miles Tuttle has purchaser new Grimm
evaporator.
Royal Colt and family expect to leave for
their home in Missouri thi7 week.
Lite Resaie Colt has got well and entered
| school again. Johnny Kimes will soon be out
! again. Mrs. Alma Wharffeld is getting better
W Jones' straw stack tipped over a few
days since. burying several sheep beneath it.
but neighbors come to the rescue in time to pre-
vent any serious results
| Those who have been having measles are rap
| idly improving and we have no new cases to
report
Mrs. L, Cooley and dau- er Dora are both
nursing severe colds.
| The lost is found the finder declared upon hel
honor sh ; knew rot where it was hidden
Sleighs are very treacherous vehicle at times
one will occasionally upset though the driver
be skilful and have his :. est girl" by his side
as a yonng couple from the south part of the
| tow n. hip can testify. Well Well
| few Gays since as Geo. Eldridge was driv
! ing his team up the Goodell hill just south Of
Mantua Station. one of the horses stumbled and
fell In getting the horse up Mr.. E. strain ed hi,
left side so to prevent his working for sever al
days
| W, "A. Moore is sick at the home of s. e Crosby
| with diarrhea.
Mrs E. *. HosRin and son Robbie are botf
suffering with severe colds.
A little child of Elmer Mason is sick
Burton. Abbie and Cora Cooley visited Ra,
VIENNA friends on Sunday.
W. E. Hurd has been cutting ice on East Twin
Lake lately. While there valuable team OF
horses then i service IN the lake broke through
| ard were drowned We did not learn to whom
the team e!onged
The following "pome' was donated, [regard.
less of rhyme or lythm.)
Four little girls went out to slide
Up hill and down hill, how they glidel
Four little boys thought to go along too.
Up hill and down hill how they flew
Four little girls with tempers ruf1led.
Up bill and down hill, how they sh lffled
Four little boys, heads hanging down,
Up hill and down hill. went back to town.
-Four little girls first had little spat.
Then sat down and had friendly .chat.-by
thems elves.
TSing 10 tune OF Six little rabbits went out tc
run
Sister Slim rises to SIX: " DON'T It beat all
natur low little some people know when they
really think you want to find out anything
but they are always willin to tell ye what ye
don't want ter know hadn't ought tel
know" PHOEBE.