The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-12-16
List of Advertisements,
FoeLE's ELIxIR OF LIFE.


l the BEST GOODS LEAsi AoNhh-
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Ravenna. Oct IL. 1875. s124w ? , iili
d THE roads are quite rough. ~
The sleighipg is rather thin. -.
f,nii WINTER seoms 10 be settling down
to business. -a saoF - 49, >
The boys are getting their skates
ready. E -,a,.-s
The show-window of Messrs. Sey.
incur s. Fsirchild is quite attractive.
| lREApfR, if you are indebted to US,
plSase call and pay us. ifss
The Disciples are to have a fine
Christmas tree at their church on
Prospect street, Christmas eve.
/ CHRISTMAS will be here one week
from next Saturday. Beye therefore
ready. rH i.r ..t.r
+ NEVER kick ap old dug hat until
you have pretty thoroughly examined
it. 1t may have 'brick" in it.
t<rA-wAGoS will .Raa without grease,
f-aad- can be e-dene without ad-
yertising, but it ls rather dry work.
ThE crowded state of our coiuIanr
Ithfs week has compeilsd us to defer
I |sAsLssaerto The. G GraDgers, No. A." till
next. week. .FTreVEG )
THE Ravenna Union Schools will
close their present term next week
Wednesday, taking a recess till after
the holidays. ~ Y 4Let
The first annual ball of Goodwill
and Alert Hose Companies is to take
place at Reed QpsraHouse onOhrist-
mas eve.
Goss BRoTHERs, OF Edinburgh, are
offsring heavy discounts on goods
purchased Of them during the next
thirty days. See advertisement.
FRIDAY was rather rough day for
Christian people to be upon the street.
for. twas exceedingly difficult for the
wicked to stand on slippery places.
The rascal who, instigated by the
devil, deliberately stole bowl OF milk
from our front porch one night last
week, deserves 10 have a punch. Per-
haps he got it.
The Ladies Aid Society of Grace
Church will hold its next meeting at
the residence Of Mr.. T. NJ. Jenes, on
Sycamore Street, eli Friday afternonn
December, 18th. f.ts.l-s
| ON Thursday evening last, Mr..
Bernard Kinney dislocated his right
knee by slipping on the icy sidewalk
in front of his residence on Meridian
street.
THE Ravenna Sengerbund will give
a dance at their hall in Gretzingers
building. New Years Eve. All are
invited. J4/
Those who want an enjoyable time
should not forget the New-Year's
party TO be given at the Shalersville
Exchange on the evening of Decem-
ber 3Iet.
IT is claimed that potato carried in
ones pocket is preventive of rheu-
matism. We know of a man in town
who ha. tried it and pronounces it a
success.
WHEN you want a first class Photo
graph of yourself or friend, go to the
rooms of w. F. Stein. in .Seymour's
building. No artist i'm this - region
takes better pictures than he does.
MATTERS about town are not very
lively. We don't hear anybody COM
planning that money is too abundant
The money that jingles has not made
it's appearance yet to any considerable
extent. Our Radical rulers should
hurry up matters,
The minstrel troupe of Happy j.
Webb" at the Opera House on We'd
nesday night of last week. did. a
smashing business. The audience was
very slim and the performance about
the thinnest that has been presented
to Ravenna audience for many years:
THE best way to prevent chapped
hands, says an exchange, is to be care
ful in washing, that the soap is entire
ly washed of, and afterwards wiping
the hands perfectly dry, rubbing tbem
briskly until there ir not the slightest
feeling Of dampness remaining.
A TRAMP giving his name as Gilbert
Perte, was arrested last week at Ak
ron and brought to our county Jail on
suspicion of being the perperator Of
the burglary of the reridence of Mr..
z. X. Smith. There being no evil
dence to convict him of the crime, he
was discharged from custody on Mon
day., .tsf
The Continental Hotel, at Kent. has
passed into the hands of Mr.. c. F.
Collins, of this village, and Mr.. Oliver
Wallace, Of Salamanca, Ny. They
are both experienced in the hotel bus
mess, and the Continental, under their
management, will be one of the best
kept houses in the country.
Compulsory Education.
Rev. r.. B. Forbush, of Cleveland,