The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-10-19
Rtv a. J. Brockway is in town.

Rtv "A. J. Brockway is in town.
o. w. Coy has gone into the coal
business.
Treasurer Jenkins is ready to receive
the peoples taxes.
M'liss, the child of the Sierras, at the
Opera House, tomorrow night.
The frosty nights have come and ad
monish us that winter is near at hand
A new Oat Meal Mill is in contem.
piation among some of our business
men.
Go and see the Meteors at the Opera
House tonight. They are pronounced
first class.
DR. Willitts expects to make his final
lecture tour in the West this season.
Should he come to Rsvenna he will
be warmly welcomed.
The fires have been lighted in the
new Flint Glass Works, and in a few
days that establishment will be in full
operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebenezer Olmstead
left for Wichita, Kansas, on Tuesday
of last week to visit friends, expecting
to spend the Winter in that region.
Our young friend, James D. Carey,
has engaged to teach the school in the
h;r1i n iGfr vi in, a-f Of
Edinburg, the coming season, to COM
| mence in about two weeks.
Mrs. John Waite, of Burlington
Iowa. is in town visiting her old
friends, the guest of her brothers, n.
D. and M. S. Clark. This is her first
visit to her old home in fifteen years.
Hon. James J. HazIett, his wife, the
wife of Ex-senator Cowan, and grand
daughter, of Greensburg, Pa., spent
Sunday in town, the guests of Dr. A.
w. Alcorn.
Charlie Bogue, son of Daniel Bogue,
Esq, Of Rootstown, who has been
lying dangerously i'll at the residence
of his father, was slowly improving,
at latest accounts.
We understand that Rev. Andrew
Wilson is arranging to give the citi-
zens OF Portage county, during the
coming season, an opportunity to hear
some of the best lecturers in our
country.
Next Sunday evening Rev. Andrew
Wilson will discourse from Rev. 20; 13 |
"And death and hell delivered up the |
dead which were in them and they |
were judged evary man according to
their works.
II. r. w. Hall, Esq, late editor of
the Republican Democrat, has been
prevented from entering upon his en-
gagement at st. Paul by the serious
illness of his daughter, Birdie, who is
gradually improving.
The Ravenna Democracy were large
ly represented at the Grand JOllifica-
ton over the victory won at the late
elGCLlOI, dO "A hIOn Ou 1Onudy ulSDC
The boys represent agrand time.
We are under obligations to Rev. J.
D. Bowles for q pamphlet copy of the
address of Rt. Rev. John Ireland, de-
livered before the Catholic Total Alb
stinence Union, in the Cathedral, at
ST. Paul, Mimi, August End, 1882.
The Royal st. John Sewing Machine
for which our friend Noah Stockbur-
ger, of Edinburg, is the agent, was
awarded the red card by @ committee
of competent judges, as the best ma
chine on exhibition, at the Randolph
Fair
DANCING School Prof. w. F.
SteckIe. of Akron, will be pleased to
meet such ladies and gentlemen as de-
sire to take dancing lessons, at the
Etna House parlor, on Friday after
noon of this week, Goth inst.
QUICK WORK.-Mr. Geo. Aughen-
baugh, a box-maker at the Diamond
Glass Works, one day last week man
ufactured thirty glass boxes In twenty
nine minutes, saving the parts from
the boards and driving twenty nails in
each box. If any one can beat that
let him speak out.
There was a large crowd in attend
ance at the Palmyra Fair one week ago
last Saturday and the Fair was grand
success, but no one has taken the in
grand Exposition. 1t would be mat
ter of interest to the people of that
region to let the outside world know
what is going on among them through
the columns of the PRESS. Who will
undertake the task
The Philharmonic rehearsal Tues
very successful. Prof. Smith, of Cleve-
land, conducted, and gave great salts
faction. Prof. Beck, likewise from
Cleveland, was in attendance, and fa-
vored the Society and visiting friends
with several fine violin pieces, accom-
panied by Prof. Smith. Prof. Beck
desires to secure class on the violin
in Ravenna. Any one desiring to hear
the Prof. play and consult as to lessons,
are invited to attend the Philharmonic
rehearsal next Tuesday evening.
J. o. Converse, Esq, editor of the
Geauga Republican, has favored us
with pamphlet copy of his lecture
delivered before the Teachers Insti-
tute of Portage county, August 18th,
1882, subject, Garfield, the Ideal
Man" The address is very cleverly
written and is neatly printed and
bound. containing fine likeness of the
late President. The lecture will be
sent to any address on receipt of 25
cents, by the Geauga Republican,
Chardon, Ohio.