The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-07

MICHAEL. DoSAHUE has opened q
fresh stock of Groceries at his old
stand on Main Street.
The Holidays are near at hand
Now is the time to advertise goods
suitable for the times.
THE letter of Jed. Parsley on .oul
first page is an old one, but it is not
spoiled yet.
G. p. REED, Esq, hiss moved into
his splendid new residence on the cor
ner of Oak and Meridian Streets.
Now is an excellent time to SUBJ
scribe for the Press We would be
pleased to add two or three hundred
names to our list.
SENSIBLE A gentleman from ST
Louis purchased a marble monument
of L. III. Jones last Monday worth six
hundred dollars.
THE Presidents Message has shut
out the excellent letter of our Mantua
correspondent, and much other matter
intended for our issue this week.
READ the advertisements in this pa
per to learn where to buy your Holi-
day Goods. Those who don't ask the
patronage of our readers don't want it.
GONE WEsT.-Mr. Peter IL. Bean
started on Monday morning on a trip
to Montgomery county, Kansas, will
be absent from home about three
weeks.
WE are under obligations to our
friend Clinton Young. of Hiram, for
liberal supply of splendid apples of
the Vallandigham variety, which are
unsurpassed in quality.
The Akron Times notices the fact
that short time since DR.. Ferguson,
with Mr.. Barber, of Mogadore, shot
in two days, one hundred and fifteen
birds. They can wear the belt.
THE County Commissioners COM
menced their annual session on Tues
day. Isaac Brown. Esq, was installed
into office, in place of I'll. j. Noble,
whose term expired.
THERE was report in town, Just
before we went to press, that the town
of Burton, Geauga County, was de-
stroyed by fire on Monday night last.
No particulars.
PRoF. MARTIN had a big run last
week. The house was crowded
every evening, and he carried away
lots of " "stamps." Those who we've
SO lucky as to draw big prizes, say it
was good show.
On Monday evening last, young
man named Hine, living near the CEN
ter of Shalersville, while engaged in
wrestling, fractured one of his limbs.
Medical aid was promptly summoned,
and he is now quite comfortable.
We learn that two females and one
male were arrested and tried in Kent
yesterday, for keeping house of i'll
fame. They were sentenced to Jail
for ninety days, and also fined, the
amount of which we are not advised.
The personal property belonging to
deceased, of Deerfeld, was sold by
the Administrator, at public auction
on Monday of last week, generally
bringing reasonable prices.
Mr. w. A. SMITH, of the firm of d.
Smith & Son, dealers in books. sta
tionery,. toys, and fancy goods, was
confined to his room several days last
week. by severe attack of diphtheria.
He is out again, and able to attend to
business.
THOSE who have listened to the mu-
sic of Humphreys Quadrille Band,
speak in the highest terms of their
performances. They furnish first-class
music, and those desiring tos procure
music for parties, should give the boys
q call.
FAMILY REUNIoN.-The family of
George Robinson, ESQ.,, had reunion
at the parental residence on Main ST.,
on Thanksgiving day. All the chill
dren, except one, and their families
numbering nineteen in all-gathered
around the festive board.
WHITE OwL.-Mr. Ebenezer Ohm
stead, of Palmyra, shot and killed
large white owl on his premises few
days ago. 1t is a. bird rarely seen in
this region, and is supposed to have
been driven here from the burnt dis
trict, by the smoke and heat.
A BIG PoRkER.-A few days ago
Mr.. Lester Olmstead, of Edinburg,
buechered a Chester White hog which
weighed when dressed, 504 pounds,
from which he made 1861 pounds of
sausage, and obtained 26 gallons of
rendered lard. How high is that?
OPEN AGAIN.-We are pleased to
learn that Messrs. A. NJ. 81 E. B. Hig-
ley, whose store was lately destroyed
by fire at Windham Station, have fit
ted up newroom in their Warehouse
building, and opened up with an en-
tirely new stock of goods. They are
live business men. and are bound to
success.
WE had the pleasure of brief call
last week from General Thomas +.
Wi1des, editor of the Athens County
Journal, one of the most lively Re-
publican papers among our exchanges.
The General was formerly one of our
Ravenna boys, and we were gratiied
to meet himin the enjoyment of ex-
cellent health and spirits, and to learn
that he is doing prosperous business.
YEARS since, Claf1in, the author of
Woodhull's being, kept hotel in
Shalersville, Portage County. The
reputation of the house was not of the
best at that time, nor the character of
the family untainted. Clafiin applied
for renewal of his license, and the
Court, on such evidence as was deem
ed sufficient as to the character of the
house, refused license. Clafin sued
the man who. testified against him and
his family, ,and recovered $100.-Clece-
land Herald.
There are some slight errors in the
above. The hotel kept by Claflin was
I'M Strectsboro', instead of Shalers-
vile. The snit was brought by Buck
man Clafiin against Amos Chamberlin,
to recover damages for defamatory
words spoken of the plaintiff by de-
fendant, for the purpose of obtaining
the signatures of certain persons to
remonstrance against the renewal of
Clafin's tavern license. The SANDER
nis Wnrds ronnlainnd of xroro