The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-12

vices will be presumed Augr>t 29th.
The ladies OF Grace Church are en-
gagged in soliciting aid TO cancel tin
debt of the church. Chip in, friends
Bro. Minich, of the Kent Bulletin
we are glad to learn. has fully recov
cred from his recent attack of "census.
Mr.. A. HasbrUuck has purchased tn,
Green-house stock of Day & SutlIff anl
will hereafter conduct the business.
Mrs. Stillman Streator and daughtel
started for Chautauqua, on Monday
expecting TO be absent couple o
weeks.
Miss Angie Hall, of SteubenvilIe
has been spending a week with Ra
VIENNA friends, the guest of Miss Clara
Knapp.
The Akronians are investigating the
electric light with u view of adopting
it for lighting the streets of that thriv.
ing city.
At the return game of base ball be.
tween the Ravennas and Parkmans,
the former were the winners by score
of 26 to L.
We regret the necessity which COM
pels us to defer the welcome letter OF
our ever worthy Mantua Station cor
respondent this week.
Mr.. Ruflie, the baker, is engaged in
removing his oven in the rear of the
Opera Block to his new premises on
West Main street. 4
Mr.. A. G. Bradley, fol nerly of the
Bradley House, Mantua station, con-
templates visit to the Western States
for the benefit of his health.
M. B. Bateham, the eminent agri-
culturist and horticulturist, died at
Painesville, Ohio, on Thursday last,
aged about sixty years.
There will be no Band Concert next
Saturday evening, the City Band being
engaged to play in Kent OH that eve
ming.
NJ. Stuart, Esq, returned from New
York on Monday. He represents the
Democratic outlook in that section as
very encouraging.
We are rejoiced to learn that our
friend, DIR. Trask, of Mantua Station,
who has been afflicted with stomach
and liver disease, is gradually improv-
ing.
Says one of Kendall's SPAWN Cure
it is the best liniment for human flesh
1 aver used, and thousands have .ex-
toled it in similar terms. See sdver-
tisement.
Each one of our patrons in the
county might send us an additional
with but little effort and
thus aid the good cause.
ARochefort, Fayette, Mich, writes !:
your Eclectric OIL gives good satisiac-
tion in this place, please send neten
dollars worth by express and oblige.
The picnic of the Congregational
School will be held at Twin
Lakes on Friday, August Goth, instead
of the Wednesday previous.
A. T. Smith and family went to Deer
field on Wednesday morning in re-
spOnse TO u note informing them of
the serious illness of Mr.. Smiths fa-
ther, Mr.. William Smith. s-trEftf 81
We hope the idea will not become
prevalent that, because DIR, Tanner
10 crowd through a forty
days fast, newspaper publisher can
get along without money.
Why will men allow themselves to
suffer and their noble horse when
:" Kendall's SPAWN Cure" applied pro-
perly will, remove all suffering from
man and beast. See Adv.
The pamphlet Premium Lists for the
coming Fair of the Portage County
Society are ready for dis
tribution. Address G.. l.. Bartlett,
for copy,
If all our delinquent subscribers
would come forward and pay up we
would be able to make some material
in the mechanical de-
partment of the PRESS. Won't they
do it? ~
Kent boasts of the only five story
in the county-refering to
the Continental Hotel" We SUBJ
NIT, Bro. Minich, that the public eye
should not be called to that upper story
as "thing of beauty"
The Republican Congressional Con-
vention for this District meets at the
City Hall IN Warren to-day, and the
public will not long be kept in sus.
pense as to who is to wear the brogans
of the great J. A. q.
We are pleased to learn that frankie
the little son of Otis Kingsbury, who
was so severely injured while prac.
ticing on a trapeze last week Tuesday
is recovering from his injury as rapid.
ly as could be expected.
There was a fine turn out at the
Hancock Club last Friday evening ani
many names were added to the roll o
members. 1t was designed only as /.
business meeting, but q number o
lively, spirited speeches were made.