The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-05

CEkETERY GATES open from SEVEN a.
| till SEVEN P. NJ. until further notice.
Don't miss the Circus.
a fine rain storm on Monday.
Ninety-six III the shade on Sunday.
The harvesting is nharly ended.
The corn crop promises all abundant
yield.
The Teachers Institute commences
its session next Monday.
Brother Minich of the Kent Bullet
made us brief call on Monday.
The Commissioners were in session
on Monday.
The women are i'm the can. can bu-
siness just now.
Attend the Hancock Club meeting
next Friday night.
The Universalist meeting at Shall
ersville last Sunday was veil attended.
The Commercial House, under its
new management, is now ready for
business.
We expect TO have the pamphlet
premium lists ready for distribution
early next week.
The weather on Tuesday was quite
cool, and reminded one of the :. mel
ancholy Gays of November
Judge E. B. Taylor was in town
Monday, visiting friends, and proba-
bly, looking after his Congressional
boom.
Mrs. Ikert, widow of A. r. Ikert,
deceased, late Postmaster at Kent,
has been appointed Postmistress at
that place.
The saloon of VIM. Lee. at Kent,
was burglarized on Wednesday night
of last week and a considerable guam
tity of tobacco, cigars and wine stolen
Our genial friend, Seth Harmon,
foreman of the Detroit Free Press. is
making brief visit to his old Raven.
ma home and friends.
Mr.. Erastus Carter and wife return
ed from their Western trip OH Friday
morning last after a very pleasant
visit of over two months to their
children and friends in Iowa.
There is slight impl ovement, in
the price of wool, the best grades
bringing Al and 45 cents 1t is be-
lieyed it may yet bring 80 cents per
pound.
James G. Agnew, the police officer
OF the e. s. P. X. r was in town on
Monday and Tuesday for the purpose
of regulating the disturbances among
the Ravenna hackmen about the depot
of that road.
The wideawake Democrats o! Kent
raised fine hickory pole III feet in
height last Saturday evening. The
work was done under the supervision
of Mr.. Sweet, ship carpenter, who
did fine job and everything went off
in admirable order.
About two O'Clock fire was dis
covered in the roof of the Transfer
depot just west of the A. s. Ct w. |
station. The alarm was sounded and |
the fire companies and hundreds OF
people rushed excitedIy in that direc-
tiop, but before they reached the
scene of the fire the flames were ex-
But slight damage was
done.
There was fair attendance at the |
Races at the Old Fair Grounds, on
Tuesday afternoon, and all seemed |
we'll pleased with the sport. The
pacing and trotting race was won by |
E. II. Waits Sam" in three straight |
heats. The first heat of the running
race was taken by j. T.. Christy's colt,
bat he refused TO keep the track in
the second and third trials, and the
race was accordingly decided in favor
of Lewrie's mare. No time given in
either race.
Gen. Ed. F. Meyer, of Cleveland,
" transpired" through a lengthy har-
rangue before the Garfield and Arthur |
Club at Citizens Hall. last Thursday
evening. The speech was read from |
the manuscript and treated largely of
the .sanguinary emblem and Demo-
cratic bulIdozing and fraud and the |
usual rant and cant of such documents.
the speaker started out with |
q fair audience, which the Band and |
Glee Club had brought out, he had
not got half through with his great |
effort before he found himself reading
to very small and sleepy audience
LEG BRoKEN.-Between six and |
seven O'Clock last Saturday evening,
while parties were engaged a, the old |
Fair Grounds in training horses for
running race, q chestnut