The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-01-27
NELSON.

The woman that has the grit, while her hus-
band has the grip, te take her daughter. young
lady hitch up tn cir team of two horses to the
sled, load up load of wood. a good cord, drive
the team from two miles north of the Center in
binding snow storm. to Garrettsville, and de-
liver the wood. simply from the fact that the
wood had been contracted for. and was to be
delivered that day. will com par e favoraby with
the women OF sc, who while their husbands
brothers. fathers and lovers were in the Conti-
mental army struggling for the independence
we enjoy. they were doing all the needed and
necessary work of the home, spinning and
weaving, making the cloth that clothed them
selves and theirs But of such, they are few
today,
Maria Hannah was born July lst, 1916, mar
ried to W. B. Fitch Nov. II, 1884, and died Jan.
%. 1892. Her husband dying in California a
| number of years since. where her two sons now
reside. heonly other child. Mrs. Nettie Har.
| rington, who recently lost her husband. Mr., c.
L. Harrington. and now the only near relative
to follow her mother to her last resting place
as his two daughters are still unable to be out
| as the result of scarlet fever. Mr.. A E. Han
| nahs, of the Cascade being nephew. Her fu'
| neral was attended the 23rd, Bro. j. A. Nettle-
| ton discoursing from Col. 3rd. 2nd. Set your
affections things above, not on things on the
Earth.
George Beardsley, on reaching Nelson with
his children and his sister, soon after his arrival
| the two children of Mr., and Mrs. Gerrold Full
| ler were taken down with the measles, conse-
quently Mr.. Beardsley, after weeks visit re
| turns west. hoping to reach home Lefore his
children are also prostrated
Fifty years has rolled its cycle round. In the
winter of 1912 there swept through this town an
| epidemic, or fever, that m ade many households
desolate. mostly those in the prime of life or
young manhood the kind and indulgent father
| leaving his companion and children and the
| hopes of the parents. Among those may be
mentioned the names of Origen Adams, John
Brown, and Harmon Crawford, younger broth
er of our worthy citizen. Cyrenus Crawford.
Probably the same fever today could be easily
handled by the advanced practice Now we are
visited by almost all the ailments that flesh il
heir to, grip il its various forms. scarlet fever
measles. mumps. sc. Only two deaths sinct
the year came ia. and they were aged, whose
names recently appeared in ihe dist of those O.
| 10 and over.
The sleighing never was better. and is being
improved by those having health and strength
| to use.
The High School is closed for the present or
| account of sickness
Miss Cora Button is among the sick again
also, Miss Birdeena Lewis, with the measles.
| Richard 3, AtWater, after surviving his three
years and over term OF enlistment in the 23rC
Reg't o. L and Low old. feeble and infrm
with his petition before the board of pensions
Tor number of years. has thus far failed to re
ceiVe one cent from the U. S. government, whil
the thousands ard hundreds of thousands ar,
receiving their monthly allowance, While h'
shrank not from any duty assigned to him. a
the peril of his life and erfeeblement of hi
health. If any man should receive pension
| he should.