The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-06-02
Bird Cages at F. H. Stiles.

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Bird Cages at F. H. Stiles.
Il. Il. Alcorn, Esq, was in town q
few days last week on . visit to his
parents and friends.
Clerk Meharg has 80 far recovered
from his late illness as to be able to be
on 2uty again.
| There were twenty-four applicants
for certificates-elevenl ladies and thir-
: teen gentlemen-before the Board OF
Examiners OH Saturday.
Geo. +. Douthitt, teacher OF the Pal
myra High School, will lecture ON
Education of Labor" at Grange Hall
Edinburg, Tuesday night, June 9th.
The potato bugs are said to have
made their appearance in large num-
bers, and they are gsing for the tender
vines as a fearful rate.
Mrs. H. H. Smith has purchased the
house and lot of A. II. Stilman. on
West Main street, near the School
building; consideration $1,000.
For RENT-Dr. Leonard has a neat
new house located on South Chestnut
street which he desires to lease to
good tenant.
The enforcement of the tramp law
might have the effect of getting rid Of
a great nuisance, or somewhat miti-
eating the evil.
Miss l.. c. Jackson. in the Opera
House Block, has received stock OF
elegant new millinery goods to which
the attention of the ladies is invited.
Drillers are at work in the west part
of Paris prospecting for coal, and much
of the land in that section has been
leased for coal purposes.
The passenger depot at Garrettsville
was burned between and O'Clock,
Tuesday morning. The fire is suppos-
to have originated from sparks Of q
locomotive.
The Baptists of Paris have about
completed arrangements with Rev.
Norton, of Pittsburgh, to supply their
pulpit for the coming year. Mr.. M.
is highly educated and able preacher.
Elder w. H. Martin, of Bellefon-
taine, Secretary of the Ohie Christian
Missionary Society, will preach in the
Disciples church on next Sunday, |
morning and evening.
The work of remodeling the front of
NJ iod hyyI
E. Fairchild, furniture dealer, and put
ting in plate glass has commenced and
it is expected will be finished in . week
or ten days.
Francis Murphy failed to put in sn
appearance xt the Opera House on Sat-
urday night. The hot weather and
the slim audiences he is having are the
excuses made for his failure to come to
time.
There will not be an services in the |
Universalist Church next Sunday, as
the pastor and several of his cOngreHa-
ton will attend the Ohio Universalist
Convention in Akron.
WANTED All the big men and the
little men, to buy their genuine blue
Middlesex Yacht Cloth Suits at the
Boston Clothing House. Extra large
sizes a specially.
Sheriff Wilcox left for Columbus
Monday evening, having in charge
William Stubbs, convicted Of burglary
at the late term of the Court OF Com
mon Pleas and sentenced to impris0n-
ment for three years in the peniten-
tiary,
The Ravsnna Township Board OF
Education have procured for each
school district within their jurisdiction
q complete set (seven in number) Of
MOnteiths maps, to be placed upon the
walls of the school houses, for the use
of pupils studying geography.
We had a pleasant call on Thursday
last from J. HI. Wilson, of the Water
loo QOwa) Tribune. He was formerly
from Edinburg, this county, and
learned the "art prsservative" in the
Office of the Western Reserve Chroni-
Gle, at Warren.
J. N, the renowned philosopher
came to time on Friday, but the pres
sure was SO strong that he made no at
tempt to " remove the veil" or "lift
the burden" He promises to permit
the light of his benign cOuntenance to
shine upon his Ravenna friends in the
course of four or five weeks hence.
The Streetsboro Dramatic Club, ac-
companied by the Silver Cornet Band,
will give an entertainment, by special
request, in Bowen's Hall, Mantua Sta
ton, Saturday night, June 4th, giving
with other exercises, the drama Home
Guard" of two hours length, which
was recently rendered successfully on
two nights, in the Town Hall, Streets
boro. Admission % cents.
The Portage County Hedge Compa-
ny have been doing lively business
this season for a beginning. Messrs.
Boydston and Christy have already set
out $1,000 Usage orange plants, and
they feel confident that another season
they will more than double that num-
ber.
Our Democratic friend, Andrew NJ.
Douthitt, ESQ.,, of Atwater, made us a
call on Saturday evening. We learn
that he intends to open a select school
in Brimfield this fall, and we have no
doubt he will make it q success, for
he is an experienced and competent
teacher.
Chief of Police Schmitt, Of Cleve-
land occOnnpa m iod INV notocfive .ohP. |