The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-12-02


FIFTY-FIvE marriage licenses were
issued last month by the Probate
Judge of Stark county.
The Alliance College opened its
winter session on the 18th inst.
MT. UNION College commenced its
winter term on the 23d ult.
DURING the last ten years there have
been erected in Tuscarawas county
500 buildings, valued at S5S6,4S7.
The citizens of Akron are agitating
the question oferecting public water
works in that city.
CANTON is fast place. They build
houses 16 by 81, IL stories high, con-
tanning 4 rooms, in three days and
half.
THE Buckeye State boasts that the
citizens of New Lisbon are cheered
with the sight of a newly painted
house in that city.
WARREN mourns wholesale slaugh-
ter of dogs. Some fellow has been
treating them plentifully to strychnine
in the form of whiskey, and the result
is-death.
THE Chronicle says a great many
potatoes are yet undug around War
rem. 1t seems the lethargy that per-
vades everything in and around that
village, has seized upon even the
harmless eseulents.
On Thursday morning last the oil
refinery of John T. Good & Co., of
Akron was damaged by fire to the
amount of fifteen or twenty thousand
dollars. Il,
The Odd Fellows ball and supper
at Youngstown on Thanksgiving eve
ming, for the benefit of q widow and
family of deceased brother, cleared
between five and six hundred dollars.
A MAN named James G. Shum, was
arrested in Wellsville, the other day,
on the charge of bigamy, but before
he could have hearing, managed to
escape. He evidently didn't like the
restraint imposed upon his religion
by the law of the land. ft
A BREAKMAN upon the "Dutch Lo-
cap engaged in unloading car on
Friday, sustained fearful fracture of
the leg by the falling of cask of
spirits. His injuries were cared for
by Dr.. Metz-Masstllon american.
Two young men were arrested at
New Brighton. recently, for loafing
on the street corners, and after being
treated to free lecture by the Mayor,
were discharged. Wonder if little
medicine of that kind wouldn't put
stop to the nuisance in Ravenna.
BRO. RUCKFNBRoD, of the Salem
Republican has adopted the ready-pay
system with his subscribers. That is
sensible thing, and one which all
country newspaper publishers will
have to resort to before the lapse OF a
thousand years. qr.
On Thursday of last week, young
man named Mcintosh, engaged in
mining coal at Johnson's bank, east of
town, was kicked i'll the face by q
mule, having his jaw broken and a
quantity of his teeth knocked out. He.
was drawing out a car load of coal at
the time, when, coming in too chose
proximity to the animals heels, he re-.
cieved spat with the above result
Buckeye State.
JOHN FISHER, conductor on the
Dutch local." on the P. Ft. w. s.. c..
r. r. was mortally wounded at Mas
silon, Wednesday noon. A dispatch
sent Immediately to his wife, who
reached him before his death, which
occurred at P. NJ. a
Mr.. Fisher was resident of Alli-
ance, a young man highly esteemed.
A wife and child mourn the loss of
worthy husband and father, and the
community good citizen.-Auiance
| Monitor.
THE certificate of incorporation of
the Salem Manufacturing Company
was filed at the Office of the Secretary
of State, at Columbus, last week. The
capital stock is eighty thousand dol
lars, divided into shares Of one hun
dred dollars each. The corporators
are Daniel Koll, Alexander Pow, j.
o. Tabor, Abel Carey and John L.
Fire.
Mr.. WIN. ENGLISH, one of party
who were returning home from a
public sale at East Fairfield, on the
evening of the 10th inst, was knocked
down and trampled upon by the
horses of another party who came up
in their rear. He was taken, in an in
sensible condition, to the house of Mr..
! Shrum, near by, where medical aid
was summoned, and the unfortunate
man made as comfortable as possible.
At last accounts Mr.. English was in a
very critical condition, with but little
hopes for his recovery.-Buckeye
State.
THE family of Martin Rawdon, of
Warren, received a dispatch on Sun
day of last week, informing them that
Mr.. Rawdon had been killed, on the
preceding day, on the Toledo rail-
road, on which he was employed as
brakesman. In this capacity he was
at work on the top of a freight car,
and in passing under bridge. he was
struck by the timbers, knocked off the
car and killed. The deceased leaves
a wife and several children.
| SOME fellow who. evidently, was