The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-07-10

aud quality of work do much credit
the good reputation of Mr.. III. J. Lang
ston, who has charge of the job.
Gen. w. B. Hazen and wife are sti
remaining at his old home on the farm
passing the Summer away from bus
life in the city. The General expect
soon to join his regiment at Fort Bu
fort, from which he has been absen
about three years, the most of whicl
time he has represented the Unite
States at foreign Courts.
Pease's Dramatic Company exhibit
ed at Buckeye Hall on the evenings 9
the 3rd, 4th and 5th of this month
They were not greeted by very larg
audiences, although their production
were rare and well presented. w
have been visited too often by compa
nies of this sort who are seeking live
lihood by something other than homes
toll.
The Fourth was universally Observ
ed as a holiday. Many of the store
and business places were closed. II
the morning our Base Ball Club play
ed against Club from Mt. Union ,ant
after a long and hotly contested game
won it by one score. In the afternoon
they played the Southern Rocks, o
Cleveland, and at the close of tn,
ninth inning the Garrettsville club hat
made thirteen tallies and the Southern
Rocks only five. So far this season
our Garrettsville Club has won every
contest, and have now established s
good record. The last two games above
mentioned were played at the Fail
Grounds, aud the attendance was large
Lockwood did some very fine pitching
which has built up u reputation as q
pitcher which none have, excelled.
Rice also is a very fine player, and il
seldom equaled as short stop.
July Z, 1879. Eco.
Mr.. Philip Russell, ST., one of the
pioneers of Windham, died at the res
idence of his neighbOs, Samuel Yale,
July Ist, aged 80 years. He leaves a
wife about Sc years of age and
seven children out Of thirteen born to
him. Mr.. Russell had been resident
of Windham for fifty years, and much
respected by all who knew him.
On Thursday last Mr.. AlansOn Jag
ger left his home in Windham to work
for J. A. Birchard. On his return in
the evening, imagine his feeling at
finding his wife Abbie, cold in death,
having apparently died without a
struggle while at work in the pantry
preparing for a visit from her daughter
the following day. Mrs. Jaeger was
50 years of age, and on the morning of
her death was feeling rs well rs usual.
She was a sincere Christian and was
much loved by. all her acquaintances.
Esquire Sperry and Walter Swain
were noticed on our streets the Fourth.
GARRETTsvILLE, July 2, '79. f.
A HALF-DozEN buildings in the busi-
ness portion of New Castle, Pa, were
burned on Friday night, the fire being
caused by fire-crackers.
SEVENTEEN persons at Lanesboro,
Minn., were poisoned by some SUBJ
stance, supposed to be tartar emetic, In
lemonade, at picnic Friday, some
and recovery doubtful.
MATTHEW BERRY, aged ferty-five,
was run over by freight train on the
c. Mt. V. and G. Railroad at Akron,
Ohio, on Saturday, and seriously In.
iured, perhaps fatally.
THE total receipts of the Govern
ment for the fiscal yeal ending July
1st, 1879, from all sources, amount to
$276. .25O, 1927. The total ordinary ex.
penses, not including interest on the
public debt. amounted to $l64. .59s, 1884.
The new insurance law went into
effect on the first inst. It provides
that in case of loss Insurance Com
panies shall pay the amount covered
by their policies.
THE Akron Argus has ceased to ex-
ist, Messrs. Lake & Garfield having
sold the office to Paul E. Werner, Esq,
proprietor of the Germania and Sum
day Gazette,
THE weather throughout Europe is
reported very bad for the growing
crops, and the outlook is most discour-
aging. The French Minister of COM
merce estimates that France alone
will be compelled to buy over $50, ,OOO,-
600 bushels of foreign corn.
NEW YORK, July THE advance in
wheat is attributed to the unfavorable
that "shorts " are covering on all
even as far ahead as Septem-
Der. There are also large European
orders to buy here. 0Hi8
Dawn KIRE, the wealthy oil opera
tor who was the Greenback candidate
for Congress in the Pittsburgh, Penn
sylvania, District at the last election,
and who made things warm for Pay
master Errett during the past week,
his determination to take
the stump in Ohio for Ewing and Rice,
as the real practical Greenhack ticket.
The County Executive Committee of
euO ~ NS%uAOn"A 'esA " AnCU AL aVVoDuAt th
and formally read Mr.. Kirk
out of the party which he established,
and, with his money, was entirely
in Allegheny county.
THE Merchants Bank, of this city,
in forms Marshal Prentice that 1t will
furnish him ali the money he requires
to run his Office till the necessary funds
are provided by Congress. All right
but let not the fact be lost sight of that
the Democratic Congress passed y bill
providing ample pay for the sixty-tive
United States Marshals aud their nec-
essary Deputies, aud that the Presi.
fraud vetoed it because the
measure failed to provide for several
extra Deputies fOrinterfering
in elections and arresting Democratic
without law. It behpOves the
Democrat press To keep this fact prom
inently in the public eye. 1t is a sweet
mOrsel for the crop of the intelligent
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