The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-08-04
TIVE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.

RAvENNA. rHURsDAx. Ago. 4, 1881.
oEkEzERY GATES open from SEVEN A. n.
| till EIGHT p. NJ until further notice.
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Band Concert next Saturday night,
weather permitting.
The work on the Court House inn
provements is progressing satisfac-
torily.
Clerk Meharg and wife are expected
home from their trip to the Far West
on Saturday.
The northern portion of the county
was favored with copious rain storms
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Henry Grohe is confined to his
bed by a very severe attack of inflam-
matory rheumatism.
r. II. Field, Associate Editor of the
Kent News made US pleasant call on
Monday.
Hello! Do you know we have a
telephone in Ashland.-[Ashla dPress
No; you tell-a-phony story to us.
Kowcumbers, Kolic and Kramps 60
together.-[Ex.
Well, let 'em go.
Lyman Hatfield, Esq, of Boston, is
spending several weeks visiting friends
in this part of Ohio. He is stopping
with his son, E. P. Hatfield, Esq.
NJ. w. Phelps, Esq, left OH We'd
nesday or a business tript New York
and Philadelphia. He expects to re- !
turn on Monday next.
Mrs. z. X. Smith has so far recov-
cred from her long and severe illness
that she was able to drive out on Tues
day last.
The flower vase in the front yard of
Postmaster Krake, manufactured by
A. n. Pierce & Co., is very artistic and
pretty.
There were thirty-six applicants-27
ladies and gentlemen-befOre the
Board of Examiners at their meeting
on Saturday last.
Miss Addie Brouse, daughter of G.:
A. Brouse, Esq, of Akron, isspending
a couple of weeks visiting the family
of r. S. Elkins, Esq.
Maj. D. G.. Goldman returned from
his Eastern trip on Saturday and rep
resents the prospects of the w. +.
Railroad as very encouraging.
Capt. F. w. Coffin and wife accom-
panied by Mrs. Henry Beecher and
Miss Mollie Horton left on Tuesday
for a visit to Nantucket.
At this season Of the year some rem
edy should be on hand in case of colds,
none better than Shumway's Com
pound Cough Syrup.
Vennor.is getting in his work again,
and the weather is becoming more ter
rid, though the nights continue cool
and comfortable.
The Chapman family are to hold a
reunion and picnic at Sandy Lake on
Wednesday, August 18th, to which all
their friends and neighbors are invited. =,
Our Mantua correspondent, "Ver- I
itas," made us call on Tuesday, and I
gave us assurances that he would en- ,
deavor to be more attentive in the fu-
ture.
Master Charles Raymond, son of w
B. Raymond, Esq, of Akron. spent
last week in visiting friends in Raven q
ma. the guest of r. 8 Eikins and fam !
lily. e
The City Band rendered some very
fine music at their open air concert
last Saturday night, and it was highly
enjoyed by a large crowd of people
from the surrounding country.
In another column will be found q
brief advertisement of Shumway's =
Compound Cough Syrup. From actual e
we can bear testimony. of :
the efficacy of this remedy.
The ladies Of the NJ. E. Church are
to hold Lawn Fete at the Parsonage =
next Saturday evening, August 9Th. :
The City Band will furnish music for
the occasion. I,
Rev. E. b. Mason, of Detroit, 0ccu- Il
pied the d'.sk of the Congregational a
Church in this village, fast S.1..siay, I
10th morning and evening. He left n
sor his home on Monday. iii
Henry E. Sperra spent Sunday with a
MS Ravenna friends. We una. fstapd b
ne is engaged 10 give Instructions to {
an orchestra in Akron for several days,
ind goes thence 70 Saratoga. {
Frank Kenward has been confined
20 his bed at the residence of Mr.. A.
tx;x - Aosv
pect streets, for several days. It is 7
hoped he will speedily recover.
+
The colored people closed their
Camp Meeting on the Grounds of the
Park Association Sunday night. The {
was not very large. and I
the meeting was not q sue. O
less. d
The person desiring to purchase an Z
sxcellent' fifty-acre farm within two r
md a-half miles Of this village can fnd
MS opportunity by calling at the
PRESS office, or on Phelps & Dussel.
A wide awake exchange remarks
hat it is easy to tell the difference be- !;
,ween a man who advertises and one :
who doesn't. One wears out the soles q
IF his shoes, and the other wears out :,
he seat of his pants.
She decorated her room with pic
lures, and she peached her husbands {
photo up on the topmost nail then sat i
Down to admire her work, and re- Q
marked quietly: "Now everything {
Is lovely and the goose hangs high" v
The Republican county nominating
takes place two weeks Q
from next Saturday, and, as the aus
picious daY approaches. the candidates =