The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-09-01
'Tis still hot and dry.

. weather permitting.
Now begin to make preparations fol
the County Fair.
Mayor Robinson started for Mime
sofa on Tuesday for u short visit
The fall term of the Ravenna Union
Schools will commence next Monday
Farmers generally agree that the
corn crop is pretty much of a failure.
The State Fair commenced at COlum-
bus ON Monday and will continue till
Saturday. .oss,.si .-sis..T
Rev. A. M. Hills went for the tobac-
co dealers and users at a lively rate in
his lecture last Sunday evening.
We are under obligations to d. L.
Rockwell, Esq, for copies of Toronto
papers. lr.if ,
The fires along the railroad tracks
have done much damage to the fields
and timber.
Mr.. VIM. r. Alcorn has been con-
fiued to his house for over two weeks
with severe attack of dysentery.
| Vennor predicted rain last week but
the weather seems to have entirely
gone back on him.
| Remember the Democratic County
Convention next Saturday. Let every
township lie fully represented.
The work of grading on the P. Y. &
G. Railroad has been commenced near
the old Summit mill site about q mile
east of town.
DIR. &. S. Leonard returned from his
trip to London on Thursday morning
last. He very highly enjoyed the
journey.
There were "a ladies and Is gentle
men before the Board of Examiners
on Saturday last applying for certifi-
Gates TO teach,
The fellow who sat down in the
mortar bed in the park last Monday
afternoon had "soft thing" though
not so very neat.
There was a large turn out at the
Pioneer Picnic at Geauga Lake on
Wednesday oflast week and a glorious
good time is reported.
The game between the Warren and
Ravenna, Jrs., on Saturday; resulted
in a victory for the latter by tight
squeeze, the score standing % to "a.
Four car loads of Rayennians went
on the Congregational s. s. Excursion
to High Bridge Glen last Friday, and
all report an enjoyable time.
Isaac Phelps, Esq, is down with
bowel complaint. He has but just re-
covered from severe attack ofinfiam-
matory rheumatism and is very poorly. |
A union meeting of the Portage and
Trumbull County Medical Societies |
will be held in Kent next Tuesday, |
Sept. 9Th.
Next Sunday evening, Sept. 4th,
Rev a. nj. Hills will deliver q sermon |
to young people, at the Congregational |
Church /; subject: ' Courage and self
To-day. Sept. 1st, the Annual meet
ing of the Pioneer Association of POr-
tage and Summit counties. The occa-
sion promises to be one Of great pleas
ure and profit.
The dry weather and the consequent
fires running wild in fields; |
and forests are largely increasing thej
business of the insurance companies
aud bid fair to in as great q degree
augment their losses. "a
Mr.. p a. Bean last week sold his
fine sorrel horse, Billy" to RID.
of Youngstown, for $225. He
is one of the finest animals that Travels
the road and very cheap at the noney.
Last Friday morning, Frank young
est son of H. L. Searl, had a severea
tack of bowel complaint which mahi-
tested every symptom of genuine
cholera. -.Ha7 .-,ey Is
Mr.. J. d. Darlington and daughter, |,
Of Alliance, spent several days last
their friends in Ravenna, Mr..
is just recovering from q
severe attack of cerebro spinal menin-
gifts. -.
On Monday afternoon while George
French was in town looking for the
contractor of the Pittsburg, Youngs-
town and Chicago Railroad, he was
prostrated by a sunstroke, but soon
recovered to return to his
The Court of Common Pleas will
its session on Monday next,
Tuduo = Moyor nm tho bopob Nxv{po ~ |
to the torn up" condition Of matters
about the Court House it is not antici-
pated that great amount of business
will be done.
Mr.. John James, residing two mi lies
north of the Center of Paris, while
hauling water from q creek, was
from his wagon and barrel
upon which lac had been sitting falling
across three fingers of his right hand
them so badly that amputa-
ton became necessary, - -,
Mr. Manley &. Severance left ON
for Tecumseh, Mich, where
he will remain for q time and, perhaps, J.
engage in business. He was accom-
panied by his niece, Miss Eva. daugh-
Ter of Marvin Severance, who is visit
ing relatives in that place. II
About ii o'clock last Thursday fore i
noon, while Richard ellison, a brake
man on the local freight train Of the
G. & p. Railroad, was engaged in coup
ing cars at the Kavenna station, he
had his right hand caught abGYe4
he bumpers and SO badly smashed
that it was necessary to amputate =.
and it was taken off at the wrist He
was conveyed to his homo near Wells
Vile ON the afternoon Express train.
Rev. G. L. Shipman, of Girard, Erie
IN pa RevH N COndOn of Mad