The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-02-10
HIRAM,

The series OF meetings closed last Wednesday
evening. Rev. DIR. Belding conducted the SER
vices throughout, and is most eloquent and
forcible speaker, presenting his ideas fairly,
candidly and clearly. Although lively inter.
est was manifested in the meetings, the con
fessions were not as numerous as some mad
hoped for. Ore young lady, resident OF the
township. was very anxious to become christ
ian in the manner recommended to her, but her
father objected. 1or the reason. as he states it;
that when he sent her to College there was three
things she was forbidden to do. She was not to
slide down hill. chew gum. nor join the church.
AS the parent is obdurate and grossly l. n GRANT
the young lady has to remain in her sins. Mr..
Hertzog occupied the pulpit Saturday eve
ming. Sunday morning and evening.
The first of the winter entertainments of the
Y. NJ C. A. was given week ago last Wednes-
day evening. being a concert by Swedish
Quartette, and readings by one of the company
| The music was pronounced by those capable of
Judging as being the best, home talent except
| ed. that has cen presented here for some time.
| far better than the Schubert Co. which has
been here twice. The readings were snperb
| One night last week, about midnight. Mr.
Horace Mum was aroused from his sleep oy
knocking On the door. Supposing it to be MS
son returned from watching at sick nelghbors
| he said: "a Come in, the door is not fastened" !"
| when, to his surprise two young men stumbled
/ into the house, and demanded cider, and
persisted in their demands, and even proposed
to help themselves. Mr., Mum managed to get
into his bedroom, and when light was pro-
duced by ssme one of the family. the young men
were surprised to find themselves looking dl-
rectly into the muzzle of well loaded double
barrelled shotgun. and listening to.the pleasing
information, that unless they left Immediately
they would receive the contents of the barrels
they were then gazing into. instead of the con-
tents of cider barrel. They went, and so hastily
that no trace of Identification was left behind
1t was rash act. and ore that might have
| proved very dangerous.
John Allen, the blacksmith. had his shoulder
dislocated a few days ago, in a scuffie with Fred
Brown, All the neighbors sympathise with
John in his misfortune.
Saturday morning Judson Cramer. living with
Mr.. Bagley, on Day hill, was doing chores
which necessitated his being near strawistaca
which b lad been cut down, AS he did not come
in to breakfast, search was made. and the stack
was discovered tipped over and one of Cramert
feet protruding from beneath the mass, 1t tool
: some time to extricate him. He was dead, bu
whether he was crushed by the heavy mass o
: frozen straw, or suffocated, it is not reported
g He was about so years old, single, and of veal
mind. and pensloner.
Several young ladies gave leap year part
, for their particular friends. One young gen
9 tleman was very anxious to receive an invita-
u ton and indeed was on the list, but some OF ia
0 ladies thought to perpetrate joke. ana sen
Q him an invitation purporting to be from gil
II of very weak intellect. The young gent de
it clined, with the excuse that he had an engage
IS ment out of town; and did leave to escape tn
Ilaugh at his expense. and thereby lost the genu
q inc invitation.
1t Saturday afternoon I witnessed, in N.
: Spencer's barnyard, battle between larg
?. boar and a large three years cid bull, an
d strange to say. the boar was victorious. Aftt
being repulsed he made a second attack, whlc
was terrific, and the bull retreated with all po
s. sible speed. The victorious animal Ghen rurne
y his attentio Ii 10 me- Retreat vas not only dal
g gerous, but impossible. Happily had n n
hands a long heavy club, with which a su
cessful defense was made. Ihave been attack
many times by bores, without fear or tremblin
but confess another attack like this 1 nev
| wish to experience
1t gives our people a warm glow. and pc
. spiration, when we hear that in towns aroui
= us the thermometers registered32 81 degrees belc
= zero. The best we could do up here on The hi
was to register below.
Mr, Foster came over from Pennington la
= week and rented his whole house to Fral
Green. which indicates that he intends to +
= main in Farmington.
:, The indicstions now are that the McAdan
lied road to The station is an assured fact Will
:, is consumi much desired, and if a succe
(which We liz Il Il doubt-Wiil be the beginnil
of more eNtt hslve improvements in our ro
: system.
:. We cheerfufiy concede to the Shaltrsvilie co
respondent the medal and congratulate bi
upon his well earned victory l did think
=, competing for the prize, and gave poor boy
nickel to go out and hunt ems. or hens egs
- and alter working diligently all day, he r
= turned me these items: Dea, Oppenhauser,
;. putting UP stovepipe. was observed to n
% swear more than mep in general DR. Squil
% drove his colt to cutter, and it didn't IL
q away. Esq. Scruting. while moving la
# week, struck in.o hornets nest and was S
a v,rely stung. Che last item he thought wou
\. keep till next July and SO l thought. al
IS thel efore idn't compete H.