The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-11-08

"MoRE bed clothes" is now the CRY
IA the wee sma' hours.
THE ladies are going to furrin' pr.
ties these days.
The County Commissioners were in
session during the early part of the
week.
AND row the voice of the politician
is hushed in the land and the people
are e'permittedt to haye peace once more,
|. BLOOD will tell, so will good SO cent
Tea, which the people do say can be
found at j. s. Smiths all the time.
DoN'T kill the poor innocent quail
yet unless they come at you with their
mouths wide open ready to bite you.
HAYES has issued a proclamation
setting apartThursday, November 29th,
as day of national Thanksgiving.
THE largest and cheapest stock of
Hamb0rgh Edgings in Ravenna, is at
J. S. Smiths.
"JAM the jambed stove-pipe to jam
nation is now waited on the still breezes
Of autumn from many W cary hearted
man.
THE sun is getting to be quite lag
gard. 1t don't rise as early as ii did
two or three months ago aud retircs
much earlier.
THERE was a slight snow storm on
Monday evening, the first of the sea.
son,and we had little fortaste of win
ter.
If you haven't already done it, go
sto,, work and put up that stove. Do it
At ouce aud without grumbling or
swearing, for it has got to ba did.
MUssER Sc PARKER have the largest
stock of Oyercoats in Portage county,
aud will sell at prices clear down to
hard pan. Call III and look at their
stock.
LADIES will find at J. S. Smiths the
choicest line of New Dress Goods TO
DC found in this market, consisting of
Seal Brown, Bronze Brown, Navy Blue,
Myrtle Green, and a large line ofGrey
Suitings.
SOMEBODY is anxious to haveIsaven-
ma furnish company for the Ninth
Regiment o. N. &. Our boys are
some on train but they prefer to 60
it independent-every fellow on. his
own hook.
The Masons of Kent are about to
revive their sociables to 0e held every
two weeks during the coming winter.
The first of the series is to be heldFri-
day evnning, Nov. 9th.
On Tuesday last Mr.. o. V. Sesrl,
while engaged in arranging some mat
ters about his store, had the misfor-
tune to sprain his right ancle, and is
NOW disabled from attending to busi-
ness. We nope he may speedily re-
cover.
Our popular and reliable jewelers.,
Messrs Wait, Dewey Il Co., have been
holding auction sales in Kent several
days during the past week, and have
lone very fair business. Those pur-
chasing goods of them, whether at
auction or private sale, can rely upon
their being just as represented.
PRoF. III. McGinnis, the blind ora
Tor, delivered his lecture on the evils
of shallow education at the Opera
House on Monday evening to u rather
small audience. The subject was ably
handled and deserved a more liberal
patronage.
OWING to the crowded state of our
columns last weed the letters Of our
Mantua and Hiram correspondents
with much other matter prepared for
that issue, were crowded out. We
publish the correspondence in another
column.
The Universalist Aid Society will
meet at tie residence of B. j. Wells, ,on
next Friday afternoon and evening,
(Nov. 81. Gentlemen are invited to tea
from to Z O'Clock. To all q candid
Invitation is given.
MRS. SUSIE PITKIN, Sec'y.
On Wednesday afternoon of last
week post-mortem examination was
held ON the BODY of Mrs. A. NJ. Hin
man which developed that her death
was occasioned by structure of the
large intestine. Mrs. Ii. suffered for
period of siXty.two days without a
passage from the bowels, much of the
time being in great distress. A full
history of the case is given in o letter
from DIR. Alcorn, the attending physi-
clan, in another column.
MUssER & PARKER are now ready
for the Fall and Winter trade, and
would invite all to come to their store
and buy goods at less prices than at
any other Clothing House in Portage
county. Oct. %, 1877.
A UNION Temperance meeting was
held at the Universalist Church on
Sunday evening which was largely at
tended, SO many being present that
many were unable to find seats. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Revs. An.
drew Wilson, G. v. Wilson and Col.
G. S. Cottter. Several names were
signed to the pledge. This was the
first of series of monthly meetings
of like character to be held at the
oavoroI churchns ruoufhl;y 1uriun tho