The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-03

: Now for forty days more of Winter
The grounding might have seen his
shadow.
February started OFF with a genuine
blizzard, and was one of the toughest
days of the season.
The Hyers Sisters Combination gave
very excellent Entertainment at the
Opera House Tuesday evening. The
singing was splendid.
A week from next Monday will be
Valentine day, and dealers are laying
in stock of fancy chromos suitable
for the occasion.
Mrs. Woodbridge, the noted tenn
perance worker of Ravenne, is lectur-
ing in this -[GarrettsviIle
Journal.
There are numerous complaints in
this section of the scarcity of water,
and there is a general desire for let
up in the temperature.
For an hour or two of real solid fun
the Express recommends the acquaint-
ance of the Terre Haute
Express, Dec. 80. '79.
Mr.. Peter Knapp, who for some time
has been employed in Bernard Wal
ter's restaurant will hereafter be found
in Barrett's Etna House Billiard Par
lor.
w. F. Swift, for some time past City
editor OF the Cleveland Leader, has re-
signed his position on that paper to
take an agency for the Brush Electric
Light Company.
Why will men allow themselves to
suffer and their noble horse when
Kendalls SPAWN Cure applied proper
ly will remove all suffering from man
and beast. See Advertisement.
In this country the idea of a free
press is so prevalent that many per-
sons never think of paying the printer
for their local puffs, and want the pa
per thrown in.
Burdette's lecture is likely to be the
great event of the season. Everybody
wants to hear this natural humorist.
For reserved seats, go to Reeds Drug
Store.
1t is said to be fact that the human
figure is six times the length of the
feet. Some fellows we know ought to
be ten or twelve feet high according to
that rule.
When the question is put to the
equines whether they desire pro-
longation of the winter weather and
excellent sleighing, they answer with
an unanimous and emphatic neigh.
A Baltimore paper says it is very
bad thing to get rich too rapidly. We
never thought of that before, Now
here's another danger for us to worry
about and strive to guard against.
Rev. Edward Morris will occupy
the Universalist pulpit next Sunday,
in exchange with the Pastor, who will
preach in Kent forenoon and evening,
and in Brimfield at P. NJ.
Theodore TiIton will lecture in
Kent's Hall, Kent, Monday evening,
7th inst, on "The Worlds To-Mor.
row." 1t is probable that Ravenna
will be well represented.
Mr.. r. j. Burdette, during his brief
stay in Ravenna, will be the guest of
Mr.. N. D. Clark, whose nephew, Mr..
Wait, is associated with Mr.. Burdette
in the Burlington Hawkeye.
The Youngstown papers pronounce
the story that huckster confessed on
his death bed that he was the murder
er of Lizzie Grombacher, for whose
murder Sterling was hanged, a wicked
hoax.
AT 4 o'clock Wednesday morning
the thermometer at the Gas Works Is
said to have showed a temperature of
% degs. below zero, and at O'Clock
20 degrees below. The coolest of the
season.
A large number of Ravennians took
advantage of the excursion to visit
Cleveland on Saturday last, to see
Mccullough, as Spartacus in "The
!GladIatOrs." ALI the tickets left at
the station were sold.
Eye peeping" is the new game
Two holes are made In screen. The
performers stand behind it and place
their eyes in the holes while the per-
sons in front guess to whom the eyes
belong.
Those contemplating engaging i'm
sugar making should call at the hard
ware store of Messrs. Baldwin & Wal
ler, in Etna Block, and examine the
Eureka Sap Spout, of which they have
the exclusive sale in this place.
We learn that Messrs. Boydston &
Christy have already sold twenty miles
of their FLASHED hedge fence, to be set
during the coming season. This hedge
makes a very handsome and cheap
fence and is becoming very popular
among our most thrifty and intelligent
farmers.