The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-04-01

You will not fail to get your mon
ey's worth at the Opera House mex
Wednesday night.
The copious rains of Saturday art
regarded as beneficial to the growing
wheat.
Next Sunday evening Rev. Andrew
Wilson will lecture on "The Atone.
ment," in the Universalist Church.
Communion services will take place
at the Universalist Church next Sun.
day morning.
The Democrats are we'll pleased with
their ticket.-( Rep.-Dem.
Why shouldn't they be?
There were 76 applicants for certifi-
Gates before the Board of Examiners
on Saturday, mostly ladies'.
The District Court commences its
term in this county next Monday with
twenty-three cases on the docket.
Mr.. John L. Christy lost a valuable
young horse on Tuesday from cholic.
1t was sick only about two hours.
The Fifth Avenue Combination per-
formed at the Opera House last Thurs
day and Friday nights to rather slim
houses.
Heller, the Magician, gave an enter
tainment to large crowd of deluded
people at the Opera House Monday
night
Sheriff Keller and Mr.. George W.
Stouffer expect to start the early part
of next week on q trip to Bismark,
Dakota.
r. 8. Elkins and family, of Akron,
have moved upon their farm in Ra-
VIENNA, situated about mile and half
west of the village.
1. H. Phelps, Esq. has fitted up a
neat and comfortable Office in the old
Frazer building on West Main street,
and is prepared to wait upon all those
desiring his services as an attorney.
Thomas Love, for several years
at the timing business in this
village, left Wednesday afternoon for
Tower City. Dakota, where be has as
surance of permanent employment.
The preponderance of Germans
names among the applicants for mar
riage licenses would seem to indicate
that none but the Dutch deserve the
fair.
H. w. Knight, the gentlemanly
young local editor of the Akron City
Times. made us brief call on Tues
day morning, and we are pleased to
learn that the Times ISIS fiourishing
$Ekss
We received from Mr.. w. P. Sim
mons, of the Geneva, O., Greenhouse
on Tuesday frsta a box Of elegant plants
embracing some twenty varieties
which came to hand in fine condition.
Persons desiring to obtain first class
and Towering plants should
send to Mr.. Simmons for his catalogue
1t is no longer the Atlantic & Great
Western Railroad Co., the new man
agement having taken control of it,
the name was changed on Monday to
that of the New York, Pennsylvania
and Ohio Railroad Company.
Our young friend Fred. L. Sharp,
son of j. E. Sharp, Esq, of this town
has been appointed Station Agent at
New Philadelphia, on the Cleveland,
Tuscarawas Valley and Wheeling rail
road. He is a young man we'll quail
fed for the position, aud his many
friends at his old home will be pleased
to learn of his promotion.
The late firm of Converse s. Snyder
undergoes a change to-day, Mr.. Con-
verse retiring and Mr.. Geo. w. Free
man taking position as partner in
the concern. Mr.. d. FL. Austin has
returned and taken q position as clerk
in the establishment and will be pleas
ed to meet all of his old friends and
customers.
The residence ot Mr.. George Tuttle,
about three miles north of.this villag e,
caught dre from q defective f1ue on
Monday last, but luckily the fire was
before it had made much
progress, and by the prompt action of
the neighbors, the flames were extin-
guished before any considerable dam
age was done. The loss amounting to
about $50 was fully covered by incur
ance.
The funeral of Mrs. II. L. Heyd
who died at Oakland, California, in
February, took place in Garrettsyille,
on Sunday. The remains were brought
to Garrettsville, where they arrived
on the 25th ult., accompanied by Mrs.
L. ". Hopkins and Miss Matte Heyd
daughter of the deceased, who went
to California with Mrs. Heyd in No.
vember last. Mrs. Heyd was lady
very highly esteemed in that commu-
nifty. She leaves q husband and two
children to mourn her untimely death.