The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-18

I were dHlOuS tuc 1SdSShuiaD W uO vs.
tied Chautadqua l. t week. i
4 The school vacations have nearly
ended and The youths of the land must
begin to prepare for hard work again.
There were .;32 tickets sold at Ra-
VIENNA Station for the "ut-in-Bay Ex-
cursion on Thursday LIST.
Eighty-fve Ravennis IS visited Ak
ron on Friday to t. G L the great
Barnum show.
The Republican Circ comes off at
Citizens Hall next Saturday. 1t is a
big thing, and lots of lun is antici-
pated. There's music in the air.
T. B. Alcorn, Esq, returned t. Pitts
burgh on Wednesday, after q pleasant
visit of fseveral weeks with his Ravenna
friends. ~
DIR. A. w. Alcorn and family were
among the visitors at ChautauqUl last
week. They returned home Tuesday
morning.
People should be careful about walk
ing upon the brick and stone walls of
the Court House additio Il, } it causes
great trouble and expense.
Farmers looking for Plows should
examine the Wards Patent MaIleable
Iron and Wood Beam Chilled Plows
sold by Messrs. Baldwin & Waller.
If you have friends and wish to
make them happy, buy them bottle
of Shumway's Compound Cough
Syrup.
Ephriam E. Thompson, of Wheat
land. Iowa, is visiting friends at his
old home in Portage County. He
thinks Iowa is the land of paradise,
most.
The funds due Townsh ips, Corpora
tions and School Districts from the
August settlement of the 1880 dupli-
cate are ready for distribution, See
notice in another column.
The Quaker Mill Co. are paying 4Oc
g. bushel for choice new white Oats-a
I.gn price for the season of the year.
With more liberal e'ots at all mar
kets, they will PROBABLY be lower in
September.
We are pleased to call attention to
the advertisement of Messrs. Baldwin
& Waller. Their stock is large and
complete and those in need of anything
in the hardware line will do well to
call upon them before purchasing.
Peter Flath writes from Germany
that he arrived in Fatherland safely,
aud is highly enjoying his trip. He
expects to sail for home next Saturday
and to arrive here in about q month,
stopping few days in New York.
The Republicans of this judicial dis
trict hold their Convention at Warren
on Saturday, September Sd, to nomi-
nate a candidate for Common Pleas
Judge to fill the place now occupied by
Judge Arrel.
The Ravenna Custom end Merchant
Flo lring Mi'l is about ready for ope a.
ton. T. macT'ne e a., new ID
first cir -s and the proprie RS expect \
give en'' e sat'sf ION {, .',e.- CT
TONER ).
On Sa,lrday i, Jacob Par: 'ol, a
railroader, 26, on the track of
the Connotton Rail Dad near Mapleton
Stark county, ldap 'ing trs'n sew
cred . head ON rs body.
G. NJ. Ph''r, of No hfield, Minn.,
has been spend ng seve.' days during
the pest week visiting h parents and
the frien6s of t's you n kavenna
and vicir.ty.
At the pre';m mary he .ng on Mon
day morning at Canton of Tom Rice,
charged with the murder of an un-
known man, on the Monday previous,
the prisoner was committed to nswer
for murder in the first degree.
To-day Thursday the members and
..iends of the Universalist Sunday
Schools of Kent and Ravenna will have
a picnic at Twin Lakes. Tickets for
the round trip to Earlville and return,
good on any train, enly"5 cents. All
are cordially invited.
Mrs. John Myers, mother of Con-
ductor Lewis Myers, has b IN danger
ously ill for about week of infama-
ton of the bowels, at Newton Falls,
where she went to visit relatives. She
is lady about 6S years of fage. Atlast
accounts her condition was somewhat
improved. :.
Henry f. Smith. of the firm of J.S.
Smith & Son. while opening a box of
goods on Saturday evening, had the
misfortune to step on a sharp nail
which penetrated his foot to the depth
of over all inch, causing a severe and
painful wound, which has compelled
him to keep his bed most of the time
since.
Contractor Carpenter returned to
town OH Tuesday from Salisbury, Pa,
where he has been spending week
camping with his old Regiment. His
comrades, for the purpose of OBTAINING
him longer in camp, hid his citizen
clothes, and he consequently made his
appearance in full regimentals. But
it is all right. He Is q Captain and
! easilled to wear 'en