The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-09-28
Deerfield Fair next Saturday.
The weather is getting fail-like.

Deerfield Fair next Saturday.
The weather is getting fail-like.
Palmyra Fair Saturday, October 7th
The rains interfered materially with
the Garrettsville Fair.
John F. Beaver, of Battle Creek
Mich, was home on short visit last
week.
The slander case of Belle Raymond
VS.. John French is on trial when we
go to press.
The Second National Bank has put
in furnace for heating their rooms
with hot air.
Charles Leonard, Of Battle Creek,
Michigan, is spending a short time
visiting his Ravenna friends.
A full line of Mems, Boys and
Youths hand made Kip Boots, at
732-4t. RUMBAUGH & CHAPMAN's.
Chas. J. Brigham returned from
Texas on Friday last after several
months residence in the sunny land.
M. w. Phelps, Esq, left for Pitts
burg on professional business, Tuesday,
expecting to be absent the rest of the
week.
The Fisk Jubilee troupe sang at the
Congregational Church last Sunday
evening and called out very large
audience.
Last Saturday Charles F. Collins
won the purse Of $50 at Congress Lake,
swimming his mile in 80 minutes.
There were 3s applicants before the
Board of Examiners on Saturday-28
for the regular examination and 10 for
examination in U. 8. history.
VIM. L. King and son, w. B re-
turned home last week to spend few
days. Their headquarters are at At
lanta, Georgia. They seem much
pleased with the Sunny South"
Goss Brothers, of Edinburg, have
returned from the East and are in re-
ceipt Of store full Of Fall and Winter
Goods which buyers will do we'll to in.
spect.
Our old friend VIM. Harmon, of
Shalersville, started on Thursday last
to visit friends at his old home in
Massachusetts,. May he have pros
porous journey, a pleasant visit and
safe return.
KISS Me-" TEABERRY," the new
and exquisite little gem for the Teeth
and Breath, has beautifully plated
metal screw top. Try cent sample.
For sale by Bedding & Armstrong.
Almon Chittenden and family have
removed to Cleveland and opened a
boarding house at No. 127 Lake street,
where they will be pleased to meet
any of their Ravennu friends who
may be visiting the Forest City.
The Portage County Fair is in pro-
gress. This "wednesday is the day
for making entries and arranging ar
ticles. AT the time of going to press
we are not advised as to the number of
entries, but the prospect is for large
attendance and successful Fair,
On Saturday last we had a pleasant
visit from our old friend Cornelius
Baldwin, Esq, of Nelson, who gave
us an interesting account of his trip to
Europe, and a description of the Meth
erlands and habits and customs of the
people of that country, among whom
he spent some three months during
the past season.
Our former townsman, w. D. Gard
ner, has left Joliet, ILL.,, to take a DO
sition in the Union Iron and Steel
Works at Chicago, in which he has
the superintendency of the Bessemer
department. Upon leaving his old
position the foremen of the Joliet
Steel Company gave a lunch in his
honor at the st. Nicholas, which was
a splendid affair.
In the case of John A. Holden VS.,
5. p. Thompson, the jury, on Thurs
day last, returned verdict of Sl4 in
favor of the plaintiff, for the non-de-
livery of eight calves pursuant to al
legged contract. The case has been
twice tried before juries in Justices
courts, and twice in Common Pleas.
The first juries in each court failed to
agree upon verdict and the second
in each returning verdiots for plaintiff.
The township Board of Education at
their annual meeting last week, re-
solved to introduce the study of United
States History into the district schools
of this township and adopted the
Eclectic History of the United States
as the text book forthat purpose. The
following text books were also adopted,
with the proviso that none others be
used in the district schools after April
1st, 1888: The first, second, third and
fourth, of McGuffey's series of Readers.
the Eclectic History to take the place
of the course of study formerly occu-
pied by the fifth and sixth readers.
Whites series of Arithmetics, Ray's
Higher to be added whendesired: EcIec-
tic Geography, Cosley's Grammars.
Eclectic system of Copy books.