The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-05-02

THE dancing season is ended.
The picnic season is near at hand.
The sheep-shearing season is near
at hand.
The tax-paying season has come
again.
THE Commercial Hotel has put up a
| nice new sign.
THE Blond Ministries at the Opera
House, Friday night, May 3rd.
VIM. WARD, Esq, has SO far recov-
cred as to be able TO be about again.
WINDOW Shades and COrnices made
and hung, at F. II. Stiles.
SAITH BROTHERS are constantly re-
ceiving additions to their immense
stock of goods.
Mr.. P. p. DAwLEY died at his resi-
dence, in this village, about 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning.
THERE were twenty-six applicants
at the Teachers Examination on Sat-
urday.
IT ia pleasant to see the machine
works of Stockwell Bragg q Co,
again in operation.
Our former townsman Charles L.
Slough, was in town on Saturday.
His present residence is at Urbana.
WHEN weather will permit the
farmers will lose no time in getting in
their spring crops.
The Court of Common Pleas will
commence its session in this county
next week.
GRACE Church Aid Society meets
on Friday, May srd, at E. s. Comstocks,
Jr., from 2 to o'clock p. m.
The Pastor of the Universalist
Church will lecture next Sunday eve-
ming, on "The Resurrection"
FINE Stationery in quality and
quantity 10 suit the purchaser, at f.
II. Stiles. 2t.
Mr.. DANIEL Stout has procured a
new wooden leg with which he seems
10 be quite handy for beginner.
Our young friend VIM. d. Gard
ner, a native of Rayenna, but now of
Joliet, ILL.,, made brief visit to his
old home last week.
The man or woman who purchases
carpets before inspecting the splendid
stock of Smith Brothers, is very peeu-
liar.
On Monday last Mr.. Amos T. King
had the misfortune to have both bones
of his right forearm fractured about
midway between the wrist and elbow.
THE property on Main street occu-
pied by Kennedy's Marble Works,
formerly T. NJ. Jones) has been pur-
chased by H. Y. Beebe, Esq.
THE boys of the City Band gave
most delightful entertainment Satur-
day evening. Most of their pieces
we're new and first class.
THE knights of the pole and line
are putting in their best licks' these
days. If they get any fun out of it
they keep it all to themselves.
T. We are under obligations to Senator
Beebe for copy of the Biennial Re-
port of the Attorney General of Ohio
tor the years 1876 and 1877.
We regret to learn that our old
friend, Timothy Taylor, is suffering
from paralysis, with which he was at
tackled ON Saturday.
THOSE in want of house, sign or
ornamental painting, paper hanging
or kalsomining, are referred to the
advertisement of o. s. PhilpOtt, in an
other column.
GEORGE SANFORD. formerly resi-
dent, and once Treasurer of this county,
died at Castleton, Warren county, Ind,
on the 2Oth of April, of bilious pneu-
monia, aged about fifty-four years.
By a law passed on the sixth of
April, assessors of personal property
receive only two dollars per day for
their services, instead of two dollars
and fifty cents, AZ heretofore.
The course of lectures delivered by
G. VIM. Bailey on the subject of China
and Chinese, closed ON Sunday even
ing. They are pronounced by all who
attended as being entertaining and in
structive.
The story in this issue is from the
pen of Miss Julia E. TORY, daughter
of our former fellow.townsman, Rev.
ii. T. TORY. 1t is very readable
piece of composition.
THE Universalist Aid Society will
be held Friday afternoon and evening.
May 3d,at the residence of John Jones
west of the Diamond Glass Works
Gentlemen are invited to tea from
to o'clock. To all q cordial invita-.
ton is given. Mrs. s. PITKINs, Sec.
THAT pump IN the well in the north
part of the park is doing most excel.
lent service and is spoken of in the
highest terms by all. 1t is from the
works of Messrs. z. and r. Knapp
near the Club Factory" who manu-
facture a first-class article and are
prepared to supply the public at very
low prices.
LosT.-Between Rootstown Center
and the Court House in Ravenna, I