22 Dec 1853
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Newspaper
Ohio Carrollton Carroll Free Press
Location
Carrollton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1853
Page
1
Fragmentary verse paints a mourner recalling a departed beloved. Images of shadows, a death watch, a vacant chair, and a widowed heart express grief. The speaker laments unwept sorrow, then finds solace in the idea that love endures beyond loss, tied to memory under starry skies.
A fragmentary verse parody laments a last gold dollar as its companions vanish. It mocks temperance laws and fading fortunes with lines about melting coinage and dwindling pockets, imagining postprohibition thrift and vanished drinking money.
A country week yields a humorous tale as Cousin Hezekiah Green aka Hex tells a story to a group of rosy cheeked countryside girls led by Fanny. The Bloomer dress prank, the party’s reaction, and a playful chase across the grove climax in comic relief and social satire. The piece blends rustic charm with a mock dramatic narrative.
Correspondence notes a slow first day of the 1855 session with Benton failing to secure the chair. Benton approached the seat, a fellow claimed it, and others offered the seat while a drawn name prize influenced seating. Clingman of North Carolina votes for Ash, then for Whig selection.
In October term 1243 Stark County Common Pleas Court Judge Geo W Belden heard Horace P Dunbar's petition for divorce from Mary Ann Dunbar. Adultery alleged. Mary had been confined to Stark County Infirmary after transfer from Columbus Lunatic Asylum. Proceedings begun Sept 1853. summons issued at station.
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