The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-26
Prepare for the Fair.

Prepare for the Fair. .
Jane COOmbs Combination at the
Opera House, September 9Th. "
The finest stock OF tIold Pens and
Pencils at F. ii. Stiles. i:IH
DIR. John NJ. Crafts, of Guy yahogs
FalIs, was in town on Friday.
The County Board OF Equslization
is in session at the Auditors Ofibe.
SCHOOL BooKs.-AII The books in
use i'm our schools at +. III. Stiles.
The Rayenua sir Knights are not
enthusiastic over the ePgreatS Chicago
display = ~ X asl4 sZ -Ai
The Universalists will hold their
annual pic mic next Saturday, at Sandy
Lake. Isl J fIRIlD'f1 1-lfl
Services will be held in the Univer-
saIist Church next Sunday forenoon
aud evening. ,aai .-.oaaz 7i'.'sl
Don't fail to attend the Pioneer As
SOC ltion meeting at Kent next Thurs
day.
The heavy rain storms inierfered
with The races on Saturday, compell-
ing their postponsinent.' .,aS sl4
The Universalist Sociable on Tues
day evening, was largely attended and
was fine affair.
The Democrats of Mantua design 10
raise \ hickory fixgpOle at the Station
on the Sd of September.
Corydon o. Arnold and wife, of
WelIsville, former residents of Raven
ma, paid q visit to their old home and
friends on Thursday last.
A. S. Beecher, Esq, of Shalersville,
harvested this season from thirty
acres of land 1G03 bushels of wheat,
which was secured in excellent con-
dition. Who can beat it?
/. B. Reilley, wife and daughter, of
Newark, o., are spending a few days
visiting Portage county friends, hay
ing stopped over on their journey
home from a trip to Pennsylvania. -
THE next term Of the Court of Com
mon Pleas will commence on Monday,
September 9th. AS it is understood
Judge Taylor intends to resign, to
take effect on the 9th, the term will
probably be brief one. and but little
business will be transacted.
The PIONEERs.-The eighth annual
meeting of the Pioneer Association
of Portage and Summit Counties will
be held in Kent's Grove in the VILLAGE
of Kent next Thursday, September
End. These meetings have grown in
interest each year since the organiza-
tion of the association. and the ap-
preaching gathering promises to be OF
still greater interest and importance
than any former one.
The friends of deceased members
of the Portage and Summit County
Pioneer Association are requested to
procure and forward to DR.. A. NJ.
Sherman, the Secretary of the Asso-
citation, at Ken, photograph likenesses
of such deceased members to be placed
in memorial frame Tor the use of the
Association. 1t is desired as soon as
possible to obtain a full collection OF
the portraits Of the pioneers of the
two counties, and especially of those
connected with this organization.
PoLE RAIsIsG.-Thes Democr.tss OF
Solon, Guyahoga county, raised of IL e
finest hickory poles in the State on
Saturday last. 1t stands -125 feet in
height and is straight as q dart. Able
and eloquent speeches were delivered
on the occasion by +. j. Blanden and
John w. UeisIey- Esqs., of Cleveland,
which were listened TO by crowd
vsriously estimated at from five hum
drcd 10 eight hundred TO eight hun
dred and greeted with frequent ap-
plause. The Democrats of that Sec
ton seem to be fully aroused to the
Importance of the contest before us.
1t is reported that Judge Taylor