The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-05
DIARIES for 1879 at +. III. STILES.
THE roads are very muddy.

DIARIES for 1879 at F. II. STILES.
THE roads are very muddy.
The gentle zephyr from the hyper
borean regions has not hit US yet.
EDWARD TODD s. Co.'S Gold Pens
and Pencils, at F. III. STILES.
ONLY three weeks from to-day,
"wednesday till Christmas.
THIS is rather rough time for loaf
ers to hang about the street corners.
HOLIDAY Goods just received, at
535. F. II. STILES.
The Thanksgiving party at the OPP
era House was well attended and was
very fine affair.
The County Commissioners COM
menced their December session on
Monday.
BOGUS fifty cent pieces are said to be
in circulation. Now, that is d" "dishOn-
est money" for fact.
THERE were fifty-six deaths in Cleye-
land last week :thirty-seven of minors /;
fifteen from diphtheria.
The next meeting of the School Ex-
aminers will be held on Saturday, De-
cember 2lst.
Mrs. FANNIE 3. WARD left for
Washington on Saturday, to resume
her journalistic labOrs.
WE made slight mistake IN alluding
to the temperance refOrmer "who
buys his bottled beer by the barrel"
1t was by the case.
REMEMBER the Universalist Sociable
at the residence of Moses Parsons.
Friday afternoon and evening of this
week.
THERE was pretty general observ-
ance of Thanksgiving by our people.
The business houses were mostly
closed, and the town presented dull
and Sgnday-like appearance.
MRS. LAMER HAYES, Of Kent, died
suddenly on Thanksgiving day, from
the rupture of a blood vessel, causing
hemorrhage of the lungs.
On Thursday night last, while Mr..
Edward Myers was engaged in coup
ling cars at Kent, he had one of his
legs crushed. His residence is at
Braceville.
ON Monday last the Diamond Glass
Works received an order from Chi
cago house for 1850 boxes of glass.
That has little the appearance of q
revival of business.
THIS is the season for tax-paying,
but the farmers, with the low price of
their produce, find it hard work to
raise the spous with which to meet
the demands.
The Dorcas Society wish. to return
thanks to the citizens for their liberal
supply of food on Thanksgiving day,
from which twenty families were fed,
also, for the donation in money from
the NJ. E. Church.
THE BosToN CLOTHING HOUSE has q
new advertisement in this issue, to
which attention is invited. This house
has an elegant stock of winter goods,
and proposes to close out its entire
stock Immediately. in view of con-
templated changes.
Mr.. WILLIS S. ADAMS, of Spring
field, Mass, brother of Mrs. Theo-
dore Grundel, of this village, was one
of the passengers ON the ill.fated
steamship Pomerania. He is young
artist and was on his way to Europe
to perfect himself in his calling. HIS
friends have the gratifying intelli-
| gence that he is safe.
| The cards are ont for the marriage
of Miss Henrietta Linn Jeffries, ,daugh.
ter of General N. L. Jeffries, to Colo
mel William l.. Brown, editor of the
youngstown VindicatOr. The cere
mony will take place in the Church ol
the Epipleany in Washington, ID. c.,
at o'clock on Thursday. December
18th. May long life, prosperity anf
happiness be their portion.
The question Of county superin
;. tendent of common schools is being
discussed in many of the towns o
Ohio. 1t is a subject of great impor
tance, and our columns are open t.
those who may have any views upol
it which they desire to express.