The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-09-08

BALLOON ASCENSION On Satu
= day night. at 8 O'Clock, from the frOI
of Geo. f. Fairchild's Furniture an
Crockery store.
Cash for Oats, by B. LITTLE.
Hon. Il. B. Taylor is in town thi
week.
hi Henry's premium Minstrels 8
the Opera House to night.
The picnic and excursion season
approaching an end.
Mason's Fruit Cans at cost, to clos
out, by B. LITTLE.
Mr.. Marcus Heath is fast recoverin
from his severe illness.
ID. c. Goldman, ESD, visited Buffal
last Tuesday on business.
The Commissioners were in session
on Monday. ~"
! Work was resumed in the Diamond
Glass Works on Saturday last.
The Ravenna Union Schools com
menced their fall term on Monday.
The dog days are ended and gone
still the weather continues hot anG
sultry.
Portage County Agricultural Fail
two weeks from next Tuesday. Be W
therefore ready. -et-i 1a!
Work is being pushed at rapid
rate on the new P. Y. & c. Railroad in
this vicinity
The sunday School and parishioners
of Grace Church picniced at Twin
Lakes on Friday and had jolly time.
Mrs. P. J. Snay and daughter, OF
Bellefoutaine, are visiting their Ra-
VIENNA friends, the guests of Mr.. M. s.
Clark.
The annual renting of the pews of
the NJ E. Church will take place this
Thursday evening, Sept. s, eommenc-
ing at 80 o'clock. 80
VIII Day has again changed his vo-
cation, having taken the position of
Clerk at the Commercial House under
the new proprietor. PA&
The occasional refreshing rains DUR
ing the past week have tended to
brighten up the face of nature. Still
there is cry for more.
An infallible remedy for Fever and
Ague is Ayers Ague Cure. Wholly
and containing no, quinine,
it is harmless and sure.
Last Sunday E. s. Skilton killed
dry land black snake in the northeast
part of Ravenna township which
over five feet in length.
The Northern Ohio Fair opened at
he grounds of the Association in
on Monday, and will con-
'inue till Saturday.
The Republican County Central
was in session here ON Fri |
lay to fix up matters for the campaign. |
Fhe candidates were Oh hand to tap |
heir little kegs. ftil
Sterling Smith, an. old citizen of Sha-
died at his residence in the
outhwest part of that township, of
aralysis, at about three o'clock Mon
ay afternoon. ~ ~
The Court of Common Pleas COM
its session on Monday. Owing
D the disarranged condition of the old
smple it is not expected that the term
ill be a very busy one.
The Edinburg Union Pioneer Asso-
iatiOn will hold its annual basket
icnic on the farm of T. B. King, Esq,
ear Augerburg, on Wednesday next,
eprember IA. s a |,
The Commercial House again chang
i proprietors astThursday, Mr.. Full
II retiring and Mr.. J.B. Smith, for
lerly of Rochester, Pa, taking pos !
.ssiOn. H s
Judging from the loud talk one !
ould think our city dads had . lively
me at their session last Monday
ight. They should not get gritty
yer discussing the subject of gravel ,
anks. ls
We regret to learn thatthe venerable
'aac C. Davis, Of Freedom, is suffer z
lg from a stroke of apoplsxys with
hich he was attacked on Friday
'ening last. Mr.. Davis has reached
le age of eighty years. -
The success of the coming Fair de- !,
ends in great measure upon the in s
rest manifested in it by the people. 7
he people of Ravenna can do much
render it a grand triumph, and they Z
lould omit no effort to securef that \
,d. = "
Mr.. p. Snyder, of the dry goods firm
Snyder & Freeman, leaves this
'hursday) morning for New York
I'd Boston to select a stock of goods
r the Fall and Winter trade. They
i'll soon be able to show as fine a line
goods as can be, found in the county.
Hi Henry's Premium Minstrels be- t
N an engagement of one week at the b
,liseum last night, presenting an in a
sesting programme well rendered i
other words really excellent min h
rel performance. = Detroit Daily /
ews, May 3, 1881. - b
Parties from Mecca, Trumtull coun-
. o., and Butler county, Pa, have :
ased about nine hundred acres of
nd in the vicinity of Frederick, Ma .
ming county, (near the Portage !,
unity line) and are preparing1to en- 4
ge quite extensively in the oil busi- :
sS. ~it ut'-a u !
About nine o'clock last Friday eve d
ug Thomas McMahan, a labOrer, a
ed 25 or 30 years, was run over by a t
sin bound West on the MahouingsI v
vision of the N. Y. p. 4 D. ksiirpad, i b
out half mile East Of Ma1t5h Sta- !.