The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-11


The Summer is rapidly reaching its
close.
Beware of punched coin. 1t will
only go at discount.
Work on the Court House is pro.
crossing finely.
Sneak thieves are plying their voca-
ton throughout the country.
The health in this section is gener-
ally good.
There is much complaint of q search
ty of water in this region.
The weather for few days past has
had decidedly fall like appearance.
John Meharg, Esq aud wife return
ell from their trip to Dakota last Friday.
Blowing will be resumed at the En-
terprise Glass Works on Monday next.
Frank Kenward is again on his laps
and ready to attend to business.
Cholera bombshells are in the market
in large quantities and look very
tempting.
The countcnance of Deputy Sheriff
Waters has improved very materially
since a week ago.
The Republican patriots are making
things lively and hot perambulating
the county drumming UP votes.
Miss Rosalind Unkefer, of Minerva,
is visiting her friend, Miss Emma
Burford, of this village.
E. w. Frazer. of Cleveland, shook
hands with his Ravenna friends on
Wednesday.
The front of Geo. E. Fairchild's fur
niture rooms in Phenix Block is re-
ceiving dressing of fresh paint.
Elder A. b. Green is to occupy the
pulpit of the Disciple Church next
Sunday.
A colored Camp-meeting commenc-
ed its session at Canton last Saturday,
to continue ten days.
Mr.. Geo. Whitlock is building new
dwelling house on his place, on East
Bowery street.
Our old Democratic friend, Isaac
Davis, contemplates a journey to the
land sf steady habits" in "a short
time.
There is DO break in the spell of dry
weather, and it is an old saying that
all signs of rain fail while the dry
weather continues.
E. p. Hatfield, Esq, has been ap-
pointed Attorney for the Pittsburgh,
Youngstown and Chicago Railroad for
Portage County.
PROF. HENRY SPERRA leaves this
morning for New York where he joins
Cal Wagner's Minstrels as Musical Di-
rector.
buzz saw at the Hub Factory on Mon
day afternoon. Three fingers of his
right hand were seriously injured.
DAVID CHESTER, second and young
est son of Edgar F. and Myra Doty,
died Saturday morning, August 9Th,
after an illness of two weeks, aged IL
and 25 days.
J. G. CALLIN & Son received anoth-
er carload of Salem Bone Wednesday
morning. They also have another in
voice of London Horse and Cattle Con-
ditiOn Food.
Messrs. J. H. Furry, Geo. Z. Fair
child and J. III. Oakley start for the
East on Saturday evening. Mr.. Furry
goes to Nantucket and the other gen.
tlemen to New York.
A blowing match is to take place
next Saturday, Aug. 13, on the farm
of J. n. Rhodes, in tie township of
Shalersville, one mile south and one
mile west of Mantua Station.
Elder Streatsr of the Disciple Church
at Youngstown has resigned for the
purpose of accepting call to preach
in the church of that denomination in
this place.
There was large attendance at the
lawn fete of the ladies of the NJ. E.
Church at the Parsonage grounds, last
Saturday evening, and everything
went off in a very pleasant manner.
There will he no services in the Uni
versaIist Church next Sunday. The
pastor, Rev. Andrew Wilson, will
preach in Brimfield that day, morning
and evening.
A light rain storm on Sunday morn
ing served to cool off the atmosphere
and give fresh appearance to vegeta-
ton, but there is p loud demand for a
greater supply of moisture.
Last Saturday John Kennedy re.
signed his position as watchman at the
crossing of the c. & P. and My. P. &
o. Railroads, after seventeen years oi
faithful service.
Rev. A. NJ. Hills returned home
Friday evening from the happy hunt.
ing grounds of Lake and Geaugs
counties where he has been spending
his summer vacation.
Very few tickets were sold at this
station to visit Coup's show at Cleye-
land on Saturday. The boys are all
anxious for circus but they don't fee
like going so far to see one.
Mrs. VIM. Barclay and grand-daugh.
ter Ida, of youngstown, recently spent
ten days in visiting the family of theiI
relative, Geo. w. Barclay, Esq, o.
Edinburg, returning home on Friday
morning.
Chauncey Beery, who has been fol
some years past residing in Indiana, ii
dangerously ill of Inflammation of the
bhwels at the residence of his father
Benjamin Beery. in the northwes
part of Charlestown.
An elegant new national flag, S2xl7
feet, was flung to the breeze from tn
a. <o in tho pn GofurHoxy I