The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-07-26
NELSON.

The aerial voyager sent up from Nelson on
the occasion of Uncle James Chalkcr's birthday
landed in Pennington. and was great surprise |
to those who discovered it,.
Mrs. Judge Rotc, of Pierce. Nebraska, (nee
Edna G. Bapcroft) is visiting her aged mother.
Aunt Ann Bancroft, and her brother and sis
tiers, having made the Worlds Fair a visit on
her transit. She will remain until after the
Chalker family reunion, which occurs Aug. 16'
Everybody cannot go to Chicago to attend the
great shew. but almost everybody can go to the
Ledges and have good social and enjoyable
time. Itneed not take half the day to go and
the other half to come away. Get there early
and stay all day. bring the chicken pies. roast
turkeys, unsquealiug pigs. &C.. and don't forget
the date-next Saturday. July 20 Bring your
hammocks. swings. wheelbarrows. sacks, &c
The Nelson Band will be in attendance to en-,
liven the occasion.
Married, at West Middle ebury. Logan County,
Wednesday, July 10 Mr.. George Tinker of
Nelson. and Miss Ella Bernice Aspinall. Mr..
Tinker Is postal clerk on far western rail-
road. and receiving 80 days leave of absence.
| is taking tU himself better half, and after
| spending few days with his parents and
friends, and introducing her to his many friends
| and well wishers will leave again for their far
| off western home. at Helena. Montana Miss
Claudia Tinker attended the nuptials of hs T
brother and accompanied the bridal pair home
Success to them as they go hence. But three
thousand miles by rail now is not like three
hundred in an ox-cart eighty years ago. as ouI
ancestors wended their way over the Alleghe-
ny mountains.
Thursday, the Goth inst Wallace Hunt had
his wheat threshed and the grain stored in his
granary. all in good shape. Saturday. about
| O'Clock Mrs Hunt discovered the straw stack
was on fire. It was soon consumed, also tht
barn, with hay. harness. seeds. tools. one thre'
, months old calf; the granary also took fire ane
, was entirely consumed, with 100 sap pals aut
= | the 12O bushels of wheat, adding to the charret
and blackened mass. 1t was only partially in
. sured. 1t was only by the almost supernumar
, efforts that the house was saved. The question
is what started the conflagration Ii it wa
started by sparks from passing threshing en-
gine it will need the utmost care or other con
! hagrations may follow. everything is so dry
Mir, and Mrs. Charles Cotton and son Linn. Q
Ravenna. made his parents. H. s. Cotton an
II wife a visit Sunday. They were accompanie
s by U Barnard and wife, also of Ravenna.
u Cashier Fritch, OF the Crafts Il Hine bank. {
e Mantua, made a visit to Nelson. in the interet
IL of the Treasurership, Give the Offices to th
e unfortunate not to the most able bodied me
= in the county, just because they are tall an
u good looking
II Richard Clark has decided to try the matr
= monial ship again. Miss Nellie Rowe of South
| | ington, is the lady.
e nev. e. s Rothrock. of Garrettsville. occl
Il pied the Con gregatlonal pulpit Sunday afte
e noon, using for his text the last three verses
,r the last chapter OF Matthew In the evenir
" Miss Dole represented the interests and wan
is OF the South. for the education. amelioratit
fl and advancement of the colored youth of tn
ID long blighted and benighted portion of our
re main. Her home. when not in the South, is
is Illinois.