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

Merchants are preparing for tn,
spring trade and hope to see it lively
The patriots who are anxious IL
serve the public are preparing for ,
shake.
The smallpox prevails in many
parts of the country. Guard agains
it by getting vaccinated.
The musical event of the season will
be the Litta Concert. See advertise
| ment.
The Portage County Commissioners
Enabling bill has reached it's third
reading in the House.
The strike among the biddies has
about ended and eggs are getting with
in the reach of common purses.
Two Justices of the Peace are to be
elected in Franklin township at the
coming Spring election.
Miss Kate Herley, of Ravenna,s spent
Sunday in town with her sister, Mrs.
Maloney.-[ Meadville Dem. Messenger
Christ. Tochtermann re-opened the
Atlantic House for the accommoda-
ton of the public on Saturday last.
E, p. Brainerd, Esq, and c. J. Brig
ham, are the only Ravenna represent
atiYes at the Inauguration, SO far as we
have learned.
March came i'm like lion, but this
did not prevent a large attendance at
the Supper at the Universalist Church.
The net receipts were over S17.
Next Sunday evening Rev. Andrew
Wilson will preach from Mark Is: is.
:" He that believeth and is baptized
shall be saved he that believeth not
shall be damned"
e. S. Hutchinson and r. E. Hedden
of Garrettsville, have purchased the
National Hotel, in this city, and will
occupy the same in the spring.-[ War
rem Record.
Charlie Slough will again have
charge of the Lake View House, at
Chautauqua Lake, having leased the
same for the coming season. Mead
Vile Dem. Messenger.
The storm of Monday and Tuesday
was one of the most severe and un-
pleasant that has occurred since the
winter commenced, about the middle
of Novem ber.
1t is asserted that the coming season
is to witness the return of both the 13
and II year locusts. Well, misfor-
hope there is some mistake about this
prediction.
We are under obligation to Rev.
Andrew Wilson, Secretary Of the
Portage County horticultural Society.
for a pamphlet copy of the proceedings
of the several meetings of the Society
during the past year.
The Opera Heuse was well filled
Saturday night to witness the present.
alton by the Janauschek Combination
of the great Historical Drama of Mary
Stuart, and all were well pleased with
the performance.
The wheat crop is said to be in good
condition as yet and promises good
yield unless frequent freezing and
thawing should throw out the roots or
some other untoward circumstance
shall occur toiDjure it.
Mr.. A. III. STILLMAN left on We'd
nssday for Little Rock, Ark where
he expects to purchase property and
enter into business. Mr.. Stillman is
an excellent mechanic, aud an intelli-
gent and enterprisiug citizen. May
success attend him.
Many of the friends and adm irers of
Gen. Garfield in this locality We're
sadly disappointed ut not having an
of gresting him on Mon
day afternoon en- route TO Washington.
But the General gave his Ravenna
friends the Slip going via Ashtabula,
Youngstown and Pittsburgh: and
thence over the Pennsylvania road.
turks.
LAST Saturday evening Mrs. Har-
men L BittersoD, who resides with her
i'm the Borth-w west part of Ra-
VIENNA township, received severe in
Jury from Il fall, occasioned by slip
ping upon a piece OF ice W bile she was
engaged in procuring pail of water.
The head OF tie right thigh bone was
fractured by the fall. The injury will
confine her TO her bed for long time
to come, and il is though; viii result
i'm permanently depriving her of the
natural use of the inj ured limb.
About seven O'Clock last Monday
Frank Thomas and Anthony
Rodamer, two birds confined i'm the
county cage to serve out sentences for
house breaking and larceny and hav-
ing yet about twenty five days of their
terms remaining, managed to avoid
the vigilance of the sheriff and skip
out. The officer had let them out into
the yard adjoining the Jail to do some
slight chores, when they took it into
their heads that they would like to
attend the Inauguration. so, remov-
ing a window from the water closet,
they soon made their escape from dur
ance vile. AT last accounts they were
still at liberty.