The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-07-05
GARRETTSVILLE

Crane Bros store, which was SO Unexpectedly
| closed. and so remained for several weeks, is
| again open. g. M. Crane. brother of the mem
bers of the late firm. purchasing the stock of
goods of the assignee. He is having large
patronage, and when in the dry goods business
several years ago was very popular as sales
man. and it seems that this popularity has been
in no wise dimmed by intervening years. The
members of the late firm, and their clerks are
assisting the proprietor, and oftentimes these
are not sufficient SO that the assignee. A. E.
Crane. has to lend helping hand in waiting ON
| eager customers.
The Board Of Education is now wrestling with
| the problem whether to hire a music teacher for
| the coming year. and if so, whoP There are two
candidates at least for this position, Prof. Light
ner. of Youngstown. and Prof. Jaeger. of
| WindhAm The former is a decidedly able
| teacher and if The Board could forget how he
| so Hnceremoniously left it In the lurch when it
supposed it had him engaged flor another year.
/ we believe there would be little doubt but what
| he would be re engaged. AS it is. there is big
| If in the way. In casting ones bread upon the
waters it is a good idea to cast that kind that
one would be glad to have return. as it Is quite
| sure to do, whether sweet or sour. 1t may be
| possible that the Board will try and get along
without music teacher for the coming year
| as most of the teachers have had considerable
experience in teaching their pupils music.
THERE'S apeculiar but not uncommon. .malady
that has attacked few of our good citizens OF
this county. ltexhibits itself in an emotiona
| desire to shake hands with every one the victim
meets, even travelling from township to town
ship in sho for this purpose Our townsman
| A. j. Smith, meeting one CT these patients the
| other day, from RaveDna. Dickinson by name 1
think, had his hand grasped and shaken with
the cordiality of pump handle. Smith told
him that he was always glad to meet with those
| SO stricken. because no matter how severe the
attack, the sufferers always wore pleasant
smile, always of the best of nature, never
| showed any signs of cramp in their stomach
| by reason of not having anything to eat since
starting out from home at O'Clock iu the morn
| ing, Well, if Dickinson is nominated for and
elected Probate Judge he will make good one.
I'm convers alton with B. s Webb. he says.
| s The PRESS is mistaken in saying that am a
candidate for the Office of Probate Judge am
| not, never have been, and do net think of being
Gar1ettsville, with It's Surveyor Commissioner.
Treasurer and Auditor. has about its share" I"
Mrs. S. D. Wolcott. an estimable lady of our
| town, residing on South st., suddenly dropped
dead of heart disease. at her home, since our
last letter was sent you,
Mrs, Maria Beecher and grand daughter.
| Marie. have returned from Chicago. where they
have been for several weeks visiting Mrs.
| Beecher's sister and enjoying the Worlds Fair.
| What will it profit the farmer if the duty ON
wool and wheat ia exceedingly high. and what
he receives for them is most outrageously low?
The query now arises whether or not the advo-
Gates of the abolition of capital punishment
have not received 8 serious set back by the ac-
ton of the Governor: of Illinois. in pardoning
tho condemned and imprisoned anarchists.
| We read the following: There is but little
doubt but that the Romanish Church is endeav-
oring to extend its power in America" We
would be pleased to know whether or not there
| is any doubt but what every Church is endeav'
| oring 70 do just the same thing, and like the
Catholic Christians. the effort to obtain control
| is principally through the children-the schools
| Even in the town of Garrettsvillc there has not
been a school board election for years but what
this effort is made 1t is not consistent to heave
rocks at the Catholics for trying to do just what
the beavers OF rocks are trying to do themselves,
The old cry of sstop thief" is being howled for
all it is worth by those who claim. - Our religs
| ious belief is the only true belief. all who be-
| lieve otherwise are hereties and infdels.'