The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-01-18
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We notice in the Cleveland Press that DR.. l..
L. johnson and Miss Anna Upham, both of this
place. were recently married. Both of these
parties are SO well known to the citizens of
Garrettsville that no further introduction is
Awell posted physician tells us that this is
healthy weather, that since this cold spell com
menced there has been most total cessation of
the demand for cough. and kindred medicines,
which previously was very frequent. yet to us
poor mortals, it hardly seems that good he alth
demands that the mercury enthrone itself on
zero and there remain till spring time comes
again. Here we will leave this interesting sub
ject. for we know that on it your correspondents
will be loaded to the muzzle.
The lecture committee of former years. Messrs
jackson and Paine. not only secured good en-
tertainments. but by skillfuI hard work. and
good judgment, made it a financial success
that is. dill not lose money, and saved little
but no more than enough to fairly well COM
pensate it. We can imagine that the latter fact
was enough to make a few groan. and wish that
they were in it. Others, patriotic good souls.
would mourn because the small surplus SO easi-
ly secured ~ was not put to some public use.
the purchasing of q town clock, the increasing
ofthe school library, the embellishing the Opera
House. etc. These sighs 'and lamentations be-
ing waited to the ears of this committee. it very
gracefully and willingly stepped down aad out
SO as to allow Others to step in. Whatever
might have been the fault of this,l late committee
| it never attempted to deceive the public as to
| the cost Of seasons entertainment; that was a
matter that in its Judgment the public had 20
concern. 1t endeavored to satisfy the ticket
holder. to hsYe him feel that he got the worth
of his money, that he received fair treatment
| in securing seat in a comfortable house. and
that was as far as it tried to go, or was under
any obligations to go. To advertise that the
course cost several hundred dollars more than il
really did, would be to advertise its verdancy
that was not part Of its composition. A few
at least would know that it never cost any such
amount. and the few would not hesitate to in
form the many. 1t further knew that while
some might purchase season tickets because the
sum total the cost of the course had large
cost tag tackled to it. the large majority woulc
subscribe besause Of the quality To reason
otherwise would be to have q low conception ol
the intelligence of its patrons. We have M
reason to doubt that the entertainments of thi
winters course will be satisfactory to its pa
irons. Yet there are grave doubts that the com
mittee, at its close. will have any surplus t.
give to the object itproposed to advance whel
soliciting patronage, yet it will doubtless hav
fund of useful. practical knowledge, but no
derived from the platform speakers, or othe
performers in the course,
We see by yonr Hiram correspondent ii. i.
that Hiram has had the good fortune to have.
few lectures by Professor Hinsdale. and we d
not doubt but what there was more instruction
in one lecture of his than would be obtaine
from whole course of professional lecturers
whose grest and almost sole object is to simpl
please. for on that depends lneir bread an
butter.
The centcmptability Of the attempted punish
ment of our late tax collector. for independen
voting, which we mentioned in our last article
becomes more apparent. as the search light 9
investigation. indicates more definitely VIII
those warm friends'' ~ were who were iu
strumental in getting him removed.