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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-11-11
A Mexican Pomreii.

The Mexican correspondent, OF the
New York World. SAYS: Charnay has
discovered what he very properly terms
"the Indian or Mexican Pompei" "a
city buried for at least 600 years. In
my last | mentioned the discovery Of a
villa near lula Tha. house has now
been fully uncovered. and found 10 CON
tain twenty-five rooms, stair-cases and
twelve corridors Attached TO i, are
two cisterns, with clay pipes, which were
used 20 convey water 10 different apart
ments. Some OF the household utensils
are OF coarse clay, few OF porcelain and
one article of glass. Remember Tollan,
the capital of the Tol,ec Empire, covered
net only the site OF the present town OF
lula, but the spot where Mr. Charnev
discovered the villa, and now he is IN
earthing, near the former building, a
large palace. Perhaps during these ex-
eavations he may find histoyical data
that will clear up all mystery with regard
to the origin Of the first inhabitants of
the Western Continent. On the 18th
ult., Mr.. Carnay announced 20 lie Trait
dUnion, Of this city, merely the discov
cry Of palace, bu. made no sllusion to
any architectural peculiarities. We
have, however, heard tina: the ruins re-
Gently u earthed are more distinctly
Asiatic il. style than any Toltec remains
now known. In tie course o: a few
days we shall receive further particulars
Mr. Carnay also had the good fortune
to find The bones Of some gigantic ami
mails These remains are now en- route
to this cspital.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-11-11
A Raven Tribunal.

In the leading journal Of Geneva a
well known Alpine tourist publishes al
account OF the proceedings OF q raven
tribunal, accidentally witnessed by him
during'a recent excursion in the Swiss
mountains. Descending from the region
of glaciers he came upon small, Sc
Guided glen, surrounded by thick cover,
concealed in which he was enabled 20
contemplate strange spectacle. From
sixty to seventy ravens had formed a
circle round one Of their fellows, obvi-
ously a misdemeanant, whose alleged de
linquency they were eagerly engaged in
discussing with infinite c!atter of croak-
ing and wing-Aapping Every now and
then they interrupted their debates for
a brief space to listen to the energetic
representations of the prisoner, who
conducted his own defence with amaz-
ing fervor, the judges breaking ousinto
a deafenipg chorus # comments and
refutations after his every statement.
Presently having arrived at the unani-
nous conclusion that the rrsigned bird
had failed 20 exculpate himself, they
suddenly few upon him from all sides,
and tore him TO pieces with their pow
erful beakS. Having thus summarily
executed their own sentence, they dis
persed, leaving the remains of the dead
offender bestrewing the very sea. Of JUS
tice.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-11-11
A Female Monk.

Matrena Ivanovna, Russian peasant
girl of two-and-twenty, has recently &C
quired considerable notoriety in her ma
tive land through the fact that, under
the mcnastic designation of "Father
Michael" she succeeded in passing sew
eral months in the cloister Of Staraia
Ladoga, without mourning the least sus-
picion on the part of her fellow monks
than she seemed to be. Forced by her
father to marry person whom she de
tested, she disappeared from her home
on the day succeeding her wedding; her
clothes and TWO long plaits her "back
hair" were found near the Wolchof
river, as well as a letter in her hand
writing, stating that, rather than live
with her husband, she had resolved to
drown herself. Her relatives forbore
any further inquiry, and mourned for
her as one dead. She, however, dressed
in mans clothing, applied last March
for admission to the aforementioned
monastery, and was duly received into
the fraternity on probation, taking the
minor VOWS and officiating as coachman
to the prior. There is no knowing to
what ecclesiastical digni.ies she might
not in time have risen had not unkind
fortune decreed that a native Of her
own village should have been sent to
Staraja Ladoga by his master fot cor
rection at the hands of the brethren,
his ofense being inveterate drunken
ness. Promptly recognized and DC
nounced by this indiscreet topper as Mat
rena Ivanovna. friend Of his youth,
Father Michael" was handed over to
the police authorities by the indignant
monks, and is now awaiting trial for i'm
posture upon religiouc conmun;ty--a
crime likely to be visited with severe
punishment in Russia.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-11-11
A Brand New Office Boy.

He was brand new Office boy, young,
pretty.faeed, with golden ringlets and
blue eyes JUS. such boy as one would
imagine would be taken out Of his
trundle bed in the middle Of the night
and transported beyond the stars. The
first day he glanced over the library in
the editorial room, became acquainted
with everybody, knew an the printers,
and went home in the evening as happy
and CHEEKY as sunbeam. The next day
ne appeared, leaned out Of the back win
dow, expectoiated on a bald-headed
printers pate, tied the ca. up by the
tail in the hallway, had four fights with
another boy, borrowed 81 from an ocou
pant of the building, saying his mother
was dead, collected his two DAYS pay
from the cashier, bit the janitor with a
broomstick, pawned coat belonging to
member of the editorial staff, wrench
ed the knob of the doors, upset the ice
cooler, piea three gaueys Of type and
smashed his fingers on the little press.
On the third day note was received,
saving: my mother do not want l to
work in such dull place. She says ]
would make good preacher; 50 do / Ny
finger u better; gone 6shin'. Yours till
deth do yank u Boston Courier.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-11-11

There is fashion in inks.ands as in
everything else, and reminders Of the
"ant,que" world are at present in favor
A, little temple of Vesta in green bronze
a tiny Cupid audaciously playing with
one Of the Thunderers eagles. shipper
ing Venus and q riotous Bscchus are
the kind of things seen at present on
your eIsgante's writing desk.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-11-11

II we have rightly understood our
English contemporaries for long time
past, the one special thing in which the
English lady surpassed her American
sister was in the robustness Of the ealth
of the former. Yet now several E E
C.s are asserting that English ladies, as
class, are no. healthy. Can this be sol
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-11-11

There are twenty four officers yet liv-
ing who took part in the battle of Al
giers in 1916 under Admiral Viscoup.
Falmouth.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
A Model Tswn.

.' 81 A Model Town.
q The Bulletin of last week publishes
the following communication. from
Mayor Wo0dard.:i! H"y te,,4 -!
KENT, October 9th, 1880.
EDITOR BULLETIN Our town ia in
. ahourishing and prosperous condi-
ton. Every department Of trade and
business 'isI.iu; good running order,
even down to the lowest whisky
shops, which turn out from five to
twenty idranks q day, and that element
is bound TO rule or'ruin our town. 1t
is hardly safe to stand on our streets
for fear of being insulted by some
drunken lOafer. Our Whisky shops
are turning out trampsi for; winter
nuisance by feeding them whiskey
over tho bar as long as their money
lasts, then turning them into the street
to tramp the comfy or to the lookup,
at tho evpen q Of the city. III could
have my way ] wo''d reverse this
manner of doins busine >. Instead OF
putting the drunka d in the lookup, to
suffer, l would pot the whiskv sellers
there for the reckless manner in which
they violate the laws. B1t inorder to
do that, 1t is necessary to have Mar
shals that do not belong to the whisky
ring men that are willing to help put
down this unnecessary drunkenness
and disturbance about town-a man
who has the nerve and disposition to
walk into these whisky shops and tell
them to stop this wholesale slaughter
or he will enforce the laws, which are
ample to stop the nuisance.
- U JAMES WooDARD, Mayor.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04

Death of Mrs. Ruby .. Seymour.
Mrs. Ruby 8. Seymour died at the
residence Of her brother-in-l law, Eras-
tus Carter, Esq, in the north part Of
Ravenna township, ON Thursday,
October %, 1880. in the sixty-third
year of her age. She was the widow
Of the late Henry T. Seymour who
was killed in . collision on the Cleve-
land and Pittsburg Railroad, in De-
cember, 1854. She leaves daughter,
Mrs. E. A. Jones, of youngstown;
two sisters-Mrs. Erastus Carter and
Mrs. Bsszle, of Ravenns, and one
brother, Frank d. Skiff, of Lost Ma.
ton, Iowa. Mrs. Seymour was the
daughter of Julius Skiff, who came to
Portage county from Litchfield, Conn.
in 1875. Some seven or eight years
ago she fell and broke her hip, since
which time she has been an invalid,
unable to get about except by the aid
of crutchee, but she has endured her
severe sffiiction with heroic fortitude
for many long years and has gone to
her rest. With the exception of brief
intervals her life was spent in Ravenna
whore she leaves many devoted friends
to mourn her death.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
A Marrow Escape.

NoSePOe
Just before six o'clock last Friday
evening, Capt. Daniel Ladu, Of Brim.
field, Iswho had been to this village
having some blacksmithing done,
started for home with a span of horses
and wagon. He went around by the
residence of Mr.. John Carroll, who
had been doing. his work, to convey
him to his home, and after landing
him, started on his journey, and was
crossing the track of the c.. & p. Rail-
road, east of the water tank, just as
the AlliaAce accommodation train was
approaching the station. The tank
was between the train and team, which
obstructed the view, and the train
came rushing on just as the horses had
got fairly upon the track, killing both
animals outright, and making COM
plete wreck Of the wagon. Capt: Ladu
was landed, PROSTATE and insensible,
upon 2 side track three or four rods
from where the collision occurred, and
for a minute it was thought he was
killed, but he was picked up and con-
yeyed to the station, where he soon
recovered consciousness, and it was
fonpd his injuries were not of a very
serious character. .t1 Li'iu; ..,-f ti,.l.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04

HUNTING PARTY.-S. ID. Norton,
Esq, has got up hunting party
which starts this morning for grand
hunt among the foot hills OF the Alle-
ghenies, In Pennsylvania. The party
consists of S. d. Norton, Alex. Vair,
James VAir, John c. Catlin, Miles
Whitney and Fred'k French, of Ra-
VIENNA; Orson Collins and Victor o.
Collins, OF Garrettsville S. s. Hurl.
burt, Freedom Hiram Hudson, Wind
ham, and Spang. Wheelock, Cleve-
land. We wish them lots of sport
aud hope they may have . safe return
and bring back dead loads Of game.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
PALMYRA.

correspondence. -.f
EDITOR OF THE PRESS :-Thinking
q word from Palmyra would not be
out of place, take the liberty of send
ing few lines for your paper, and in
form the citizens of Portage County of
the growth of Palmyra, and the busi-
ness done here. In the last year thir-
ty-seven families have moyed into
Palmyra, and but three have moved
away. There have been a number of
houses built here this summer, and
there are several now in process of
construction. Houses pay good rent.
Farmers need not go away from home
to sell their products, as they bring
good prices at home, and there is q
good demand for everything the farm
er has TO sell. The mines here furnish
work for over two hundred men, and
are shipping daily about two hundred
and fifty tons of coal. Shipping about
equal from the two mines.
Mr.. John Filler, of Sharon. Pa, is
sinking a shaft on the farm of Clint.
Scott, near the Kimberly mine, which
is down to the depth of sixty feet at this
writing, and is being pushed forward
rapidly, working night and day.
The engine on the narrow gauge was
smashed up at Phalanx last Tuesday
night, which compelled the mines to
suspend work for the week, but it has
been repaired and will resume work
to- day. rt--e. .'.
The r. r. Company have ordered .
new engine, which will be put on the
road the last of this month, to meet
the largely increased business of the
road. t.t...-
The lumber trade is no small affair
in the business of this place. There
is q great deal of sawed lumber, ties
and slaves shipped from this place.
Politics have been running high.
The farmers have been busy for the
past week gathering their winter ap-
Piles. The cider mills, of which we
have two, are doing big business.
The youngsters are wild over trav-
cling photograph car that has stopped
here for few days. ..9i... ". ....-
!. AS my letter is somewhat lengthy,
close for this time. =, i:..4--..,. s.
.i9. Yours, &c., oi ,..i FACTS.
i Nov. 1st, 1880. q 80 'i,.. aii " ---,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04

BARN BURNED.-About six o'clock
on Thursday morning the farm barn
of Thos. B. King, at Augurburg, in
Charlestown township, was destroyed
hay and stia = ;sioafed thsfSinE A
granery adjoining containing about q
hundred bushels of wheat, a quantity
of oats and corn. was also destroy cd.
A email portion of the grain was
sayed but in q damaged condition.
The loss is estimated at $1,000, with an
insurance of 5000 on the barn only in
the Ohio Farmers Company, but none
on the other property. The fire is be.
lieyed to: have been the werk of an
incendiary or q tramp who had taken
up lodgings in the barn the previou,
night.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
The Attraction that Wins.

Tho Attraction that Wins.
The most attractive ladies, noted for
,uersonal beauty, are those whO'have
charming, white, clear complexions,
akin soft a. velvet, free from all un-
slightly: blemishes, cheeks blooming
With the roseate hue of perfect health.
Every lady, young or old, can possess
all these Desirable charms by applying
Dupree's H.sOils Of Beauty" which is
used everywhere by the elite Of refined
society. 1t is not an Injurious paint or
powder. neither an artificial "bloom :"
or BALM" to fill up the pores and dis
49, the akin, but clear, fragrant
4Sqsid, hesdtiffd is pure water, perma-
nsntly removing sallowness, black
heads. tan. &C.. preventing chapping'
and makes the skin supremely beanti-
full Sold by Seymour & Go.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
speer's Port Grape Wine.

Speer's Port Grape Wine.
This article lof American Wine is
highly esteemed bylthe best ply ysiclans
in this country. The following is .
testimonial we saw from the New
York Hospital. We publish it for the
information of our readers: -. -
$40 'i'':''"s an' New York, Nov. IA.
am usfng Speer's Port Grape Wine
and find it to be ap excellent tonic
and gentle tinnlant, and as such be-
lieve it preferable to the commercial
Port, and all other wines, as it possess
es their tonic properties without the
deleterious effect cansed by their i'm:
purities. 1t Is also very palatable, and
this is . Recommendation to many, es'
peciallyI females. ll.
S. S. HARRIs, NJ. D., n. Y. Hospital
This is an excellent article for fam
lily use, and for females. For sale by
1ri C.h,,oob ~ "t iii"Hl lFislE IT. t.-'.
~ 0euuSA' .-i.i .,.ii is-:i..s..-4i -,.!
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
Dupree's Oil of Beauty

A complexion beautifier and skin
preservative that is the wonder and
admiration Of every person who tries
it. Ask any druggist for it. Take no
other.
For tbe teeth, pse DELisLE's"PINK
OF PUkrTY,h a new dentifrice that
perfumes the breath and keeps the
teeth white as pearls. Sold by l.. p.
SeYmOuL,t.. --..i...N -. .--- -----.-- -.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
QUEER NOTION. :,

Many people think it is cheaper to
buy, 25 cent sizes of u proprietary med
icine. But they make mistake. For
instance. DR.. Wistar's Balsain of Wild
Cherry contains about eight times the
quantity of ordinary. 25i cent cough
balsams. Besides it takes u less guam
tity of Wistar's Balsam to cure a cold.
A single dose is often sufficient. For
deep seated Colds and Consumption it
has proven itself to be the best and
quickest cure ever discovered. ,.
Bedding q Armstrong. Agents.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04


The weather continues fine.
Leap-year is nearly ended.
The holidays are approaching.
The farmers are shucking their corn.
Don't hunt quail yet tits unlswfu
j. G. Catlin s. Son, Main street, have
. sure cure for Epizootic. 50
Ills predicted that the coming win.
ter will be severe one. Hope not.
The epizootic has hade its appear.
ance among the horses Of this reg ion.
Thanksgiving is coming and the
turkies are beginning to roost higher.
Halloween passed OF without any
distur bance, SO far "a we have been in
formed. szs s.,l i..s.
If you are troubled with rheuma-
tism use 'Kendall's SPAWN Cure, See
advertisement.
Leap year is rapidly drawing to a
close. Those who intend to live up
to their privileges will have to hurry
up. ~,.
The sportsmen are going for the
cotton-tails at q lively rate. In three
trips last week Ez. Carey and PARTY
brought IN forty!fxe.of them. 4.A
Try sKendall's SPAWN Cure a sure
remedy for Spavins, Curbs, Ringbones
or any enlargement. of tbs fSinsG. See
advertisement.
]. H. Ensign, of Warren, has pur-
chased the r. d. Hughes property in
Windham, and designs to fit it up and
occupy it a. . hotel.
Sam. Carey and ST. Hoffman spent
Sunday night in town, having been
left by the train on the N. Y. Pa. & O,
road on their return home from York
State.
An exchange says, and we don't
doubt it: "The man who loves his
family will always take newspaper,
and the man who respects his family
will will. .lx.,. psz for It t1irclI&I
We are pleased to learn that n. A.
Norris, Esq.,. Of Kent, who was Sc
verely injured by being thrown from
q buggy about two weeks ago is rap
idly recovering.
II you are contemplating going
West you should be sure and take ad-
vantage of the cheap rates offered by
the NY. Pa s. o. Railroad, in The
excuFsion that starts next Tuesday.
The Highland Union Agricultural
Society met In Gsrrettsville Nov. 1.
Guy Warren was elected President,
and w. D. Webster, Secretary. The
Fair for 1881 will be held, September
20 II and p. sI.Ah l6Ih III
2 OR comps. last week omitted q mo-
tice of a nice large egg contributed 10
the round table over a week ago, by
Mr.. L. E. Jennings. 1t measured s
inches in circumference the long way
and 81 the small, and was q perfect
beauty.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04

Anytn people 70 know that our
price Tor Cleaning Watches is only
One Dollar Springs. same price.
When you have fine Watch do not
nut it into unskillfui hands. We claim
TO have the best workman in the State.
All Repairs done promptly, and with
full satisfaction. Isl: -
922iau WAIT, DEWEY 70 co.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04

Mrs. FANNIE B. appears to be much
concerned about that Democratic
rooster. She makes. great mistake
i'm assuming that, because our hand
some bird had few Of its elegant tail
feathers shattered, its beauty or useful
ness were seriously impaired. We are
happy to inform her that the brains OF
our bird are in its head, and not in
what she is pleased to call its stern.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
"A Notable Event.

The Ravenua special correspondent
of the Leader furnishes that paper
with the following account of nota-
BILE social event which took place in
our village on Wednesday evening Of
last week: ..a.l
IL RAvENNA, Oct. 2S!-The marriage
of Miss Eida Merits with Mr.. Charles
w. Ffansheim, of Wheeling, w. Va-
took place last evening att the residence
OF the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chsries Merte, Main street. The
house was tastefully decorated with
flowers and vines, and was rs charm.
ing as q fairy bower. The ceremony
was performed in the main drawing
room BY Rev. A. NJ. Hills, pastor Of
the CONGREGATIONAL Church. The cer-
emony,. the marriage with the ring,
was underneath a horse shoe five feet
in dimension. suspended from the
center of which was an exquisite
aoral chip. The bridesmaids were
Miss Kate Merts, younger sister of the
bride, and Miss Adsh v. Horr. Little
Amy Riddle was an assistant brides
maid, aud bore the talismanic ring
upon floral tray. The groomsmen
were Mr.. w. B. King and Mr.. Will
Franzheim. The brides dress was of
ivory satin with orange blossoms,
trimmed with duchess lace, with su-
perb diamond ornaments. the gift of
the groom. Miss Kate Merits wore .
dress Of white silk null and satin,
red roses and pearl Or
!nssospt tsa;N Mis-. HerN white blk null
and satin, pink rOaes and diamond Or
| Marta rnnkh0r nf the
bride, was in elegant black silk and
point lace, and Mrs: Franzheim dress
Of the same material. The gentlemen
were In full evening dress.' s.'ef7,
The supper was served from Weis-
gerber's,. Cleveland, and WAS in the
height .SSi, .ss .ss; sS.,t. w.re fr,snds..pa
rel1fivea1 from Wheeling, ". W,
Pittsburgh apd Cleveland.
The preseBts were nuinerons. From
Mr.. Merits, = $l;900 check from Mrs
Merits, q solid silver dipner set; from
Mrs. FranzheiM and the five brothers
of Mr.. F., sev1rslcases of tsblS .tilver
from other ftiends, vsrtous FITS o
silver, books. pictures, yesss &C, in
Guiding fiji stand With sMexicaI
onyxfefS6m Mr.. and MrS Fl. w
Riddis Humphrey's orchestra ap
peArad 4ting the evening, renderin,
fi1D@ Mr. and Mrs FraBzheiil
leffpn ikss 40 I'm. trein on ttp New
Yotk. Pennsylvania &Ohio Railroa.
for Naw. York and Boston, the tra
dattosN cha Of rice following thea
fsonthas hsnd Of Miss Ida Hardel
and the lucky sfipper from some othe
fair handk-In al respects it was
| n 14~1 n. ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04

WHEN the lady correspondent of the
Cleveland Leader, from Ravenna, goes
nosing around Democratic EDITORS
pockets for the purpose of discovering
straw7covered bottles and smelling Dat
Ftheif contents, 1t would seem itfiat il is
about time tor another confession to
be written.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04

See Q woman on horseback in anoth-
ar column, riding near Spears Vine
yards, with . bunch Of grapes from
which Speer's Port Grape Wine Is
made, that is so highly esteemed by
tha medical profession for the use OF
invalids, weakly persons and the aged.
Sold by M. Schneck. 6l2-y.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
EnViod. Beauty.

What is more handsome than nice,
bright, clear complexion, showing the
beauties of perfect health2 All can
enjoy these advantages by using EIec-
nic Bitters. Impure blood, and al
diseases Of the. Stomach, Liver, Kid
neys and Urinary Organs are speedily
cured. For nervousness and all at.
tend.nt ailments they are q never
failing remedy, aud: positively cure
where all others fail, Try Electric
Bitters and be convinced of their
wonderful merits. For sale BY E. P
Brainerd s. Son, at fifty cents . bottle
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-11-04
Mans NOblest Work,

Mans NOblest Work.
This is an age of great works and
wonderful inventions. Steam, cleo
tricity, water, air, all are made to serve
man, but unquestionably the greatest
inventions are those which preserve
mans health and prolong his life, and
among the greatest of these is DR..
KING's New DISCOVERY for Consump-
ton. Its effects are truly wonderful
and hundreds are happy to-day, who
once looked forward to an early grave.
For Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Asth-
ma, loss of voice, Hay Fever, Hoarse-
ness, Group, or any affection whatever
of the Throat, Chest or lungs, DIR.
KINGS NEW Discovery will positive
ly cure. We can cheerfully recon-
mend it to all, and can unhesitatingly
say it is the only sure cure for Throat
and Lung affections. Trial bottles 10
cents regular size 81. For sale by E..
P. Brainerd & Son, Ravenna.