The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-01-02

No MORE quail on toast for the pres
ent.
Now write 1879, and don't you for
get it.
Our Union schools will resume next
Monday.
The legal time for shooting quail
expired yesterday.
|. REMEMBER your good resolves and
never GO back on them.
THE next session of Buchtel College
opens on January third.
THE artic wave brought a smile to
the faces of the coal dealers.
Now you have sworn of, don't you
go back on your good resolves.
GEORGE ID. HARRIS, an enploye of
this office, has gone on visit to Chi
cago.
Raw Onions are said to be benefi-
cial for rheumatism, but bad for the
breath.
AND the loafers are no more seen
standing around the corners of the
streets.
THE sleighing continues good and
business in consequence is much more
lively.
THE splendid sleighing has render
ed the past week the most brilliant of
the season.
THE ice dealers have commenced
gathering large supply for the COM
ing summer.
THE Hudson people have raised Si50
with which to purchase instruments
for a band in that town.
J. c. BEATTY has leased the store
room in Opera House Block formerly
occupied by o. v. Searl.
A. T. SMITH and wife are at Salem,
attending the annual reunion of the
10Th Reg't, o. vi.
Merits e RIDDLE were on the street
on Tuesday with a fine four-horse
team and an elegant sleigh.
OUR former townsman, II. G. Ran
ney, Esq, made us brief call Mon
day Evening.
HAVE you seen any of John Sher-
mans "yellow boys" lying around
loose? They are abundant now, you
know.
efa q
extended pretty generally over the
country, and in some sections has
blocked the trains on the railroads.
CONSTABLE S. l.. Jenping is still
confined to his house from the injur-
les inflicted upon him by George Cole
man, and his condition is considered
somewhat critical,
ID. NJ. CLEwELL. has purchased the
house and lot belonging to the estate
of the late Ruthala Judd, corner of
Bowery and Meridian streets. Con-
sideration 5000.
THE concert of the Mechanics Glee
Club at Oakwood Chapel On Monday
evening was very pleasant affair and
quite literally patronized, the receipts
amounting to about $25.
Our friend, John Gould, Esq, of
Aurora, made US brief call on Thurs
day last He informs us he has entire
ly retired from the business of journ-
alism and become granger.
No one should mistake the ringing
of the merry bells for the jingle of
glittering gold, for though the day OF
resumption has arrived there ia not
such a great abundance of the precious
metal.
The boys of this town have great
sport in jumping on and off sleighs
while they are rapidly moving through
the streets. The practice is one that
prevails generally throughout the
country, but it is very dangerous one
The A. & G. w. Railway Company
have just placed on their road bran
new smoking coach, No. 399, which is
model of beauty and fine workman.
ship. The seats are quite novelty
being made of wicker work, and are
more comfortable and a great deal
more seryiceable than those of the ole
pattern.-Akron Argus.
| ON Christmas evening while George
Earnest, q glass-blower at the Dia
mond Glass Works, was returning
home from a visit up town, with {
pair of wooden shoes upon his feet
when near the corner of Main and
Sycamore streets he slipped and fell
fracturing his right leg near the ankle
THE day for specie resumption ha
come at last and now we shall sec tn
> bright countenances of the yellow
boys shining out from the interstice
of silken purses all over the land
But the Press office will continue t.
receive that dishonest" "greasy
"greenback" 'rag" money for due
, allie samee.
OUR amiable neighbor of the Re
publican seems to be delighted witt
: financial prospects. He says ether
> is a gradual improvement in busines
that commenced some months past.
As Clay said in reference to the ad
mission of Texas, "Personally we hav
! no objection, but on the contrary wi
be glad to see it." But really it don
look that way to Ga man up tree"
Mr.. N. CONVERSE, of the firm {
Converse &c Snyder, of this villas'
!. !. and his eister, Mrs. NJ. G. Davis, G
- northampton, Mass, expect to leav
here on Tuesday next to visit thei
:" brother, Major Amos Converse, ST.
J, perintendent Of the Galveston, Harri.
# burg and San Antonio Railway, VIII
d resides at Houston, Texas, intendin
: to be gone two Or three months. Ma