The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-08-18


the Kent Bulletin, is doing some pref
ty loud growing over the fact revealed
by the census that the INCORPORATED
Village of Kent contains q larger pop
ulation than that of Ravenna by SO
persons, and claims that it is the ban
ner town of the icounty / He sent
clear down TO Cincinnati and got q
cock to help do his Growing, and he
devotes over column of his last pa
per in boasting over the matter. 1t
is certainly cause. of. graduation that
we have in Portage county town of
such magnificent dimensions, and we
would not detract one iota from the
great JOY which that fact gives our
neighbor. But in comparing that
thrifty, go-ahead town with Ravenna,
there is another ground for boasting
which is entirely overlooked by our
neighbor: - Not ,onlye has, ahats town
9S more inhabitants than this, but it
also covers more than four times the
area of Ravenna. While the township
of rRayenna has 1886 Inhabitants out
side the corporate limits of the vii
lage, the township of Franklin has
but 1856 inhabitants outside of the lim-
its of the incorporated village of Kent.
IF the balance of the territory of that
township were annexed to that village
their enterprise and thrift would be
be still more apparent q We si1entiohi
these facts with no view of disparag7
ing our 1ieighbors, but to show our
own citizens how thriftless and ShifE
less they have been, when by a little
enterprise in anne3ing Contiguous ter-
ritory, extending our borders trifie,
we might still have retained the proud
distinction of being the banner town,
the metropolis Of the paaty, Instead
of an "inconsequential little hamlet
just six miles from Kent" But the
glory of Israel has departed!
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SoLD.-Ours ,s Kepts sc0grespondeni
furnishes the following item: Fish.
ing at the lakes has been tip-top for q
few days back, but the best joke OF
the. season iss on "a party that Yent
| from Brimfeld to have a little sport
They provided themselves with the
necessary articles that people general
ly take with them on snch occasions
went up to the lakes to have moon
light fish. They got things all fixed
and commenced fishing. They haG
not been there long when they pulled
in the bass very lively. Seeing tina
they were in luck, they took q string
and strung the fish and put them doWl
in the water. In the morning, having
had enough fun, they thought the.
would pull up and gpo home. .yrWbel
heyihauled up their fish, they wSr
badly beaten, for, instead Of . nle
string Of fish, they had pSthipg IIu
heads, the turtles having gobbled al
the fish and left the heads for the fish
ermen. How are yoa Brimfeld !,
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PERsoNAILfss..T7zENlS. aD,nr GlafIkips fIkips iEssq
leaves to-day ON aafshDftiEisit fofh
Eaton Magnetic Springs, Michigan
where his wife, in company with iMfl
E. 7. Richagdsbn' and MI: Daniel T
Richardson, has been spending seve
raj weeks for the purpose of tryin
the healing properties ofIthe yVster
of those springs upon the young gen
tleman, whe has long been an invalid
Is is gratifying to learp that hopes ar
entertained that he IS receiving stli,
stantial benefit from their use.
WE are pleased to afiifounce tha
Mr. Mussef, mine host Of e he A,Eth
House. has so far recovered from hi
late illness as teibe atie iaSgain sto a5- al
tend to business & 81, z e ae s as aa P'sa lsl 90
Mr. C.%y;s tiill{s, yyho eeeptiy pal
J, "a visit to friends at st. Rali1, elAianet
: ota, has returned, and is very ppG
pleased with thai seetion.eei4 90 sa,os