The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-03-04
Maj ching on.
Roads rough.
Getting the lion end.

Getting the lion end.
The sugar makers are busy.
HI Henry's Minstrels next Tuesday
night.
1t started little lionish but soon be.
gan to tame down.
A large invoice of Brackets just re-
eiyed at F. II. STILES.
The coming in of March brought a
marked change in the weather.
The net receipts of Mrs. Livermore's q
lecture at this place were $l57.
The County Commissioners COM
menced their March session on Mon
day.
The Portage County Medical Socie-
ty will meet to-day at the Office of DIR.
II. p. Hugus.
The letter of our Mt. Union cores
pondent came to hand too late for in
sertion this week.
The box and block puzzle is the latest
amusement out. All are racking their
brains over the intricate problem.
We learn that seven large bank
barns are to be built in the northern
part of Suffield township this spring.
I.H. Phelps, Esq, is about to open
an office for the practice of law in the
old Frazer building on West Main
street.
W.B. Taylor has leased rooms in
the Exchange buildings and designs
opening therein q restaurant and sa-
loon.
So far as we have heard the sug-
gestions for remodelling the Court
House meet the general approval of
the people.
j. 8. Smith has leased the room in
Etna Block formerly occupied by
Musser q Parker, and we understand
intenda to open grocery store therein.
If you want anything in the line of
castings you can be accommodated by
calling on Robert Doig at his new
foundry on Prospect street.
We learn that R. S. Elkins, Esq, of
Akron is about to move upon his
farm-the old DR.. DeWolf place-in
the west part of this township.
Mrs. Mary E. Stedmsn, widow of
the late Gen. Wm. Stedmsn, died at
her residence in Randolph on Tues
day morning of typhoid pneumonia,
after a brief illness.
Joseph P. PownslI, former citizen
Of Rootstown, this county, died at
Plato, Texas county, NO., on the 26th
OF January last, of dropsey, aged rs
years.
A Conference of the Western Re-
serve Association of Universalists will
be held in Akron, beginning Thurs
day evening, March 1lth, and contin-
uing over the following Sunday.
On monday last DR.. L. w. Reed
sold his span of bay Hambletonians
to Commissioner Merrill. The price
we did not learn. They are q fine
young team.
Joseph Schroeder, for many years q
prominent German citizen of Ran
dolph. died at his residence in that
township on Saturday morning last,
aged 70 years.
The Boston Clothing House is hay
ing its room enlarged by the addition
of about twenty-eight feet at the north
end thereof in order to accommodate
the increasing business OF the concern.
Mrs. A. III. Parsons has leased the
neatly fitted rooms recently fitted up
by Mr.. A. II. Stillman for q restau-
rant, and intends in a few days to re-
moYs her millinery establishment
thereto.
Rey. d. p. Livermore, pastor of the
bingham, Mass, Universalist Church,
occupied the pulpit of the Universalist
Church of this village, on Sunday
morning last, and delivered a very
able and eloquent discourse.
Messrs. Phillips and Ed. Richards
sell at auction at the residence of the
former in Paris township, on Tuesday,
March 9th, a horse, cows, sheep, shoats,
hay, grain. farming implements and
household furniture.
Mr.. William Smith. of Deerfield,
who has been suffering for several
months from an attack of paralysis,
came to town Saturday and remand
a few days visiting his sons, j. S.
and A. T. Smith and their families.
His health is gradually improving.
The audience at the Opera House
Saturday evening to hear the lecture
of Mrs. Livermore was very large, and
everybody appeared completely salts
fed with the entertainment. Mrs.
L. lectured again Sunday evening, at
the same place on the subject of "The
Coming Man," to a respectable audi
ence.
Our fellow townsman VIM. L. King,
Esq, has been appointed Road Master
on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad
with headquarters at Lexington, Ky.
Mr.. King has had long experience in
railroad matters and will undoubtedly
make an able and efficient officer Of
this new and important thoroughfare.
j. B. Machamer, Agent, is to sell at
auction, one mile northwest of New
Baltimore, one brood more, one geld.
ing, heavy and of good color, cows,
sheep, wagon, farming untensils and