The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-09-28
HIRAM.

The annual Preachers Meeting'' termin-
ated last Thursday evening after very inter-
esting and profitable session of three days. The
topics under discussion embraced wide range
and were most ably discussed by the talented
members of the meeting
The new dwellings of Mr.. Ellis, Dayton. Rms
sell. Aiss Edwards and Mrs Miller, are nearly
completed under the direction of w. j. Weaver
the contractor.
Miss Williams, of Ravenna, has purchased a
lot of Miss Hescock. and has contracted with
Mr. Weaver to erect dwelling thereon his
fall
Domestic help is scarce in this vicinity; so
much SO that people are willing to accept SER
vices however Indifferent. One lady being in
extreme need of help and being of Christian. as
well as charitable turn of mind. thought to OBJ
Tain the desired end and work a reformation.
by taking ft minnie habitute from the Cleve
land Workhouse which she obtained by rea-
enable persuasion and the payment of the un
worked fine of ten dollars. But unfortunate
for the charitable lady. her object of charity
unluckily fell in company of a plumber from
leveland the next day after her arrival here.
and both i'm bibed too freely in Garrettsville's
best wbisky-which at its best is the very vilest
and the oonsequece was the reformation did
not work. The Prohibitionist enquiries, "of
what benefit is local option if such specimens
of degraded humanity can obtain all the damna
rion they want in town where the sale of
liquor is supposed to be probibited?'' Thtre
are just two ways to settle the liquor question
First, by we'll regulated license; second. by
absolute prohibition Tie idea of giving to
drug store the monopoly of the liquor traffic is
ouly one of the delusions and frauds of the re
publican party
The .. at Cation (Hiram Station) was bur
glarized last Monday night No stamps nor
money was obtained. Several express pack
ages were broken open, but the contents were
not such as the burglars desired The burglar
should circulate petition for the removal OF
the postmaster.
Mr.. Moss. from Niagara Falls. has moved
has taken possession of Mrs. Copp's house. Mr.
Skidmore now holds forth in Mrs Hannah
Hankss' house; and several more new corners
whose names and former residence have not
been fallen upon the hearing of your CORES
pondent.
Mr.. Nehemiah Hill. formerly of Pigwocket
but now of Michigan, is visiting relatives and
old acquaintances. after an absence of % years
He finds but very. very few of those who were
in town when he first came IS years ago.
Mrs. Mary Patterson, saf Atchinson. Kansas
| is visiting her uncle. K M. Hank.
Mr. S. e. Young mas returned from business
| trip to South Dakota. his former residence. HE
was prominent Litzen in that State and was
| Speaker of the House of Representatives. He
reports that all the N. w. States will probably
vote for Weaver, the Peoples Party candidate
| for President. In towns where he stumped it
two, three and four years ago, where the ma
| jority was overwhelmingly republican. the vote
| he says will be as strongly for Weaver, One
town in particular where two years ago there
were l16 republican votes and not one demo
crate vote. they now have to look around to find
| a republican. Mr.. Young is still republican
but from his long -residene in Dakota. he ha:
imbibed the views of the people of the State
regarding the iniquities of the robber tariff.
| From other private sources we are led to be
lieve that the rotton borough States of the n.
W, or some OF them will be of little value Il
the republican party in the coming contest.
THE best laid schemes of mice and men
gang aft aplee,'' ii.