The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-02-01
NELSON.

Our worthy Citizen. Cyrenus Crawford. was
suddenly bereft of his companion.
Mary Brown youngest daughter of Thomas
Brown Clong since gomez and the youngest of
ten children. was born in the State of New
York, Dec. 1st, 1927. removed to Ohio with her
parents in early childhood. and with them set
tied in Nelson, where she has since resided
Married to Cyrenus Crawford Sept. A. 1859, and
with him finished up her life work. Tuesday
Jan 10. she done her usual household work
That might she was stricken with paralysis,
from which she never rallied. but was in
measure conscious of her DOOM and on Satur-
day. the 14th. the last Pickering fray of life
ebbed away, and all that remained of Aunt
Mary was her cold and lifeless clay. Her fu-
neral was attendediTuesday. the 18th, Rev Fair
banks, of Troy. officiating. She was sister of
the late Isaac Brown. of Freedom. and has two
other brothers. James and VIM. Brown of
Parkman. and her husband, near three-tourths
of century old Mrs. Crawford was highly
esteemed by all with whom she was associated,
and Aunt Mary" had many friends. She had
no children. Two years since she made visit
to California. returning through Colorado
alone, visiting her deceased sisters sons, and
none OF them were near enough to pay her their
last tribute of respect. Her remains rest in the
| burial.
The wood bee for sMrs. Proctor left her quite
pile of wood Also the bee for Rev Netteton
helped him in the wood pile
Some of the neighbors drew some for Henry
Graham. on accound of his frozen fingers.
Mrs A. +. Hannahs continues rather low /;
| also, 2. G Furnis' child.
The .Garrettsville journal has robbed us of
our recent departures for the sunny South, by
giving them to Hiram. Thomas Merwin, Is
years old and always resident of Nelson, and
his wife. some younger. his son John and his
wife, her father and mother Mr.. and Mrs.
Archibald Osborn. and daughter and grand
daughter, of Pennington. left Tuesday, the 18th
| inst, for Orange City. Florida. Mr. Merwin
has daughter there. Mrs. j H. Strong. where
| they wintered some few years since, 1t makes
| it donbly pleasant for a man in his declinipg
years to have those in the Sunny South. where
the beautiful snow and the rigid blast never
chills. and where the oranges blossom almost
the whole year.
Henry Graham froze three fingers on his
right hand last week-a pretty hard freeze.
while b. Graham, of Garrettsville. lost
three of his fingers in the table factory.
Geo. Misner while in Warren a short time
since. got the hook on his neap in the back of
his hand, among the cords and nerves, making
a very sore and dangerous wound
Martin Bundd is on the sick list, under the
treatment of DR.. Snow, of Garrettsville, If
there is any virtue in the beautiful Snow he
will be cured
The pretended gentlem an who took the letter
from the postofice at Warren, addressed to an.
other by the same name. and failed to retusn it
to the Office that it might go to the right one,
might be dealt with. and made to drop his fine
plumes one or two deg rees
Mrs. jennie Hedyn was the winner in the
spelling contest last Monday night Miss Mat,
tie Crosby won the previous CO ontest.