The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-09-09

mCuCC0 tACh ioii SaAAs oiA <AVhuoJ'
The finest stock of Gold Pens and
Pencils at F. III. Stiles.
Miss Jane Coombs at the Opers
House tonight.
SCHOOL BooKs<-All the books in
use in our schools at F. III. Stiles.
Judge Kenney, of Ashland, will ad
dress the Democracy at Kent next
Saturday evening.
The Pastor of the Universalist
Church will resume regular services
next Sunday.
ii. X. VsnMeter has just received q
car load of Bone Dust, which he will
sell at S35 per ton.
H. r. w. Hall, editor of the Repub-
lican- Democrat, was called to Detroit
on Monday. by the news OF the death
OF Smith Bagg, a relative.
Mr.. A. II. Witherell has his Clydes-
stale Stallion, Highland Rover, at the
Newton Falls Fair, which is now in
session.
We learn that the wide-awake Dem
ocrats Of Kent have purchased fine
six-pound cannon for use in the polit-
| ical contest.
The colored people held religious
services in Court House Park at 4
O'Clock Sunday evening. The meeting
was not large yet very enthusiastic.
There were twenty-five applicants
before the Board OF Examiners on
Saturday last-twelye ladies and thir-
teen gents. sfl fttf /
The Portage County Teachers AS
sociation will meet at Nelson at ten
o'clock q. m. next Saturday and will
spend the afternoon at the Ledges.
Our young friend Richard A. Has
brouck left for Chicago on Friday
morning last, to attend the Bennett
Medical College 10 that city. May
success attend him.
The Boston Clothing House will
hold its Fall Opening next Monday,
and invites the public generally TO call
in and take q look at its large and ele-
CANT stock of Fall and Winter Goods,
VIM. Ruffie, the Baker, is now per-
manently settled in his new and con-
venient quarters on West Main Street,
where he is prepared to serve his old
customers, and as many others as may
favor him with their patronage.
On Wednesday Sept. Let, Baight &
Myers threshed for Thornton Douthitt
of Atwater, ALL bushels of oats in 2
hours and 90 minutes. The engine
used is owned by John Byers, of Ra-
VIENNA, and was run by Harvey Sage.
GOOD CRoPs.-Mr. Levi Swinehart,
of Stow township, Summit county,
raised, the past season, from % acres
of land, S9l bushels of wheat, half
Fultz and half Todd varieties. -,
Our Democratic friend, &c. Carver
harvested the past season, 49S bushels
of wheat from II acres of ground in
Tallmadge, Summit county, of Fultz
and Todd varieties. That is pretty
good for hard pan, clay soil.
p. Flath, the Clothier, has returned
from New York, where he purchased
q large and we'll selected stock of goods
for the fall and winter trade. The
goods will arrive in q few days, and
he INVITES the people generally to call
and examine them. See advertise
ment next week.
On Saturday last. Mr.. Orrin Smith,
of Sufield, raised his new barn, which,
it is claimed by mechanics, will be,
when completed, the best farm barn
in the county. 1t is SO by A feet on
the ground, with 20 feet posts and
1O1a feet stone basement. One of the
stones in the wall weighs 1850.
Mr.. Horr, of the Etna House, has
recently fitted up, in connection with
his dining room, an elegant ordinary
for the accommodation of small par j.
ties, public speakers and other distin-
guished guestse of the house. The
Etna, under Mr.. Horr's management,
will be found fully up with the times.
On Wednesday, Sept. 18th, the New
York, Pennsylvania & Ohio r.. r.
will run an Excursion to Niagara Falls
leaving Ravenna at :35 q. m, arriving
at Niagara Falls at 6p. m. Returning
the train will leave Niagara Falls at
7 80 p. m. Sept. 16, and tickets will be
good for return on any train (regular)
of the 17th. Fare for the round trip
has been placed at the low rate of 81.
If Garfield wasn't preacher, as
some of the organs of his party claim,
what business had he to be round
kissing the sisters whenever he visited
Aurora on his missionary tours?
Pew RENTING.-The annual renting
of the pews of the M. T.. Church will
be held Thursday Evening, Sept. 9th,
1886, O,commencing at half past o'clock.
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
BY order Of the Official Board.
g. p. REED, Rec. Steward.