The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-06-16

Ine SCOrlnS OF laSC week OlO muCn
damage to bridges, railroad tracks, and
crops on low lands. There has scarce
ly been SO heavy rain fall in the same
length of time since the great freshet
of 1S43, which occurred on the 4th of
June. People in this region will re-
member that as being the time when
the Mahoning overflowed its banks,
inundating the little burgh of Camp
bellsport and a young man named
Henry p. Thayer was drowned in at
tempting to recover goods which had
been washed by the mad waves from
the warehouse of Mr.. r. b. Campbell.
The friends Of deceased members of
the Pioneer Association of Portage and
Summit Counties are requested to send
their address to, the Secretary, DIR. A.
M. Sherman, at Kent, Ohio, at once.
1t is also hoped that the families of
deceased members will send photo
graphs Of their departed friends to the
Secretary at as early day as conven-
lent, that they may be placed in the
memorial frame for exhibition at the
next annual meeting of the Assoeia-
ton, on the first Thursday in Septem-
ber. '
\; The officers and Directors of the Pho.
neer Association of Portage and Sum-
NIT Counties held q meeting at the
Continental Hotel, in Kent, on Satur-
day last to make arrangements for the
Annual meeting on the first Thursday
in September. The meeting was q
very pleasant one, and we feel assured
that the coming annual gathering will
be the most interesting and enjoyable
of any since the organization of the
Association. ..sa.
Mr.. s. Simmons has sold one car load
of fCincinn ati Buggies, besides two lots
hauled by teams from Warren, since
the opening of the Spring trade. He
has just received another car load,
which he will sell at the unprecedented
low prices of from $50 to 500; and he
declares that he will not be undersold
by any other parties in Northern Ohio.
He has in connection with his business
a feed stable and desires to announce
to persons coming to town on show
day or other occasions that he will pro-
vide their teams with good feed and
care ct reasonable rates. VI 8iIIE n \
Oar neighbor Of the Republican, in
publishing the census statistics of Por-
tage County, commits the same error
as the Rep.-Dem., of placing the pop
ulation OF; Ravenna Village at 2,134.
This is an act ofinjustice to our thrifty
village which is entirely inexcusable
after we have made the correction
showing that the figures are too low
by at least a Thousand. The officers
who took the census did not separate
the population of the township and
corporation, but 1t is libel upon the
village to state Its population as our
contemporaries have done.
Matters are very much torn up about
the Court House and the work of re-
modelling the old temple has been COM
menced and will be vigorously prose-
cuted to completion. The walks in
front of the yard have all been remov-
ed, the hitching posts taken away and
gutter removed. The walk is to be ex-
tended straight across from the old
Exchange building to the Etna House
which will give about as much room
in the park as heretofore.
Last Sunday evening an alteration
occurred between VIM. Finch, tender
of the water tank Of the C. & P. Rail-
road at the transfer, and a young lad
named Eddie Enders. The affair COM
menced in fun, but, as is too frequently
the case, ended in blows. Young En-
.ders threw q stone, hitting Finch on
the back Of the head, cutting cash an
inch and a half in length, and frac-
turing his skull. The injuries are of n
serious character, and it is feared may
terminate fatally. s@st
Several of our Ravenna Greenback-
ers went to Akron last Friday night to
hear General Weaver discuss the great
financial issues, and came home much