The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-05-01

| VIENNA, ana elsewhere Oy al Oc0ieEs.
| FINE showere.
FARMERS are busy.
The roads arc becoming passable.
OLD PRoBs, has got down to busi-
ness.
LeoK at New Ribbons, at Mics Jack
sons.
STRAWBERRY festivals will soon be
in order.
The street sprinkler will soon be on
duty again.
The oyster season has about reach
ed an end.
ALL kinds of Millinery work done
at Miss Jackson's. aei.e-
THE Kent alpaca mills will soon be
in running order.
LIVE altogether on the ground floor.
High living is said to cause gout.
VERY handsome Baby Bonnets at
Miss Jsckson's.
The churches are beginning to pre-
sent the appearance of flower gardens.
CALL and see new Fancy Silks and
other trimmings, at Miss Jackson's.
The Court OF Common Pleas will
commence its May Term on Monday
next.
M. c. SEVERANCE has opened Boot
and Shoe shop in the Empire Build
ing, on Chestnut street.
DE-. ID. r. JENNINGS and wife were
in town visiting their relatives and
friends on Sunday and Monday.
The warmldays of the past week
have sent the ulsters into retirement
and brought out the doAters and straw
hats.
The weather has bcen balmy and
spring like during the past week
which has caused the fruit trees and
fields to put on their gay attire.
If the budding trees and springing
grass don't betoken that spring time
has come, the gorgeous circus pictures
ON the walls give assurance Of the fact.
The City Band gave its first open
air entertainment from the stand at
the Park, on Saturday evening. it was
highly enjoyed by q large crowd Of
people upon the streets.
HAIRAs," is the way the sage Of
the Portage County Republican writes
it. Well now, that is dignified and
Christian like, and contains great
chunks of wisdom and intellect.
Mr.. STILLMAN unveiled the front of
his new restaurant on Main street ad-
joining the Exchange Building on
Tuesday morning. 1t presented
very neat appearaoce.
WE observe by some of our ex.
changes that the Warren and Raven
M Railroad is to be completed by the
1st of August and hope the informa
ton is reliable. But at present we
see no signs.
The attention Of contractors is call.
ed to the advertisement of the Trus.
tees of Ravenna Township, for the
building vault in the cemetery north
of the village, which will be found in
another column.
BUSINESS at the Coach and Hearse
Works Of Messrs. Merits & Riddle
seems to be brisk this Spring. They
arc almost daily shipping their work
to different sections Of the country.
On Monday they shipped seven fine
jobs.
MRS. CLARIssA BEMAN, relict of the
late Anson Beman. and former resi-.
dent Of Ravenna, died of Apoplexy,
at the residence of her son, A. w.
Beman, Esq, in Cleveland, on Sun
day, the 9th OF April, 1879, in the SD
year Of her age. Her remains were
brought to Ravenna on Monday and
buried in our village cemetery.
TIE great debate between the re-
nowned orators Prof. ]. Wesley
Wooden, d. D., and Rev. Artes, P. B.,
at the Opera House, on Wednesday
evening of last week furnished heap
of solid fun for the boys. The scene
was undescribab:e and to be realized
needed to be seen. The subject of
"Sperrlts" was fully elucidated.
The audience at the Opera House
on Friday evening to witness the pre-
sentation of Pinafore was very fair,
considering the threatening condition
of the weather, and the piece was ad-
mirably rendered, tho Philharmonic
sustaining their well earned reputa-
ton.
A DRAMATIC ENTERrAINMENr is to
be given at the Opera House next
Monday Evening, for the benefit Of
the City Band. in which Burk c. Tay
lor will appear in the character of
Fritz in the sensational drama of "The
German and the Little Waif;" to con-
clude with the laughable Farce of
Murder at the Gas Works." or the
Watch Dogs Fatal Grip" Give the
boys . rousing house.
| Circus CoMING- A. will be ssea by