The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-31

Picnics are still numerous.
Ice cream still holds the fort.
| The end of Summer has come.
Farmers complain that potatoes are
rotting.
The rains during the past week have
been abundant.
The Republican circus is performing
as we go to press.
Work has been commenced on the
building of the new Flint Glass Works
The Bavenna Union Schools will
commence their Fall term next Mon
day.
Will. Fl. Linton is home from Chi
cago visiting his friends in this vicin.
ity.
The fires have been kindled and
work resumed at the Diamond Glass
Works.
j. H. Furry returned Tuesday morn.
ing from three weeks trip to Macki-
nav Island.
Mr.. B. F. Locke, of Wellington, has
been spending short time among his
friends here.
Mrs. DR.. J. G. Preston, of Cleveland
is visiting Ravenna friends, the guest
of her brother, H. G. Frazer.
The Court of Common Pleas will
commence its session on Monday next,
Hon. w. L. Spear on the bench.
Peter Flath has gone to New York
for the purpose Of laying in stock of
goods for Fall and Winter trade.
Mrs. Linus Ely and her sister, Mrs.
Charles Lewis, Of Chicago, ILL.,, are
visiting friends in Ravenna, the guests
Of Mr.. Ralph Ely.
The Ravenna Universalist Church
will be fully represented at the Asso-
citation in Kent next Saturday and
Sunday.
There will be NO services in the
Universalist Church next Sunday.
The house will be furnished and ready
for use by Sunday, Sept. 10th.
e. b. Babcock, Esq, left ON Monday
for Coldwater, Mich, to attand to bus
iness connected with the estate of the
late B. J. Wells,
DR.. A. F. Frice, of Fremont, was in
town the first of the week. He went
to Akron Wednesday to attend the re-
union of the AID Regt. o. VI.
A valuable colt belonging to Charles
Mahan, living in the east part of
Charlestown, was struck by lightning
and killed during the storm Friday.
The Oakwood Chapel Sunday School
will hold picnic in Parmelee's Grove
today, CThursday) commencing at half
past one o'clock p, m. The friends of
the school generally are invited to at
tend.
The Fifth Annual Exposition of the
Palmyra Agricultural Fair Association
will be held at their elegant grounds,
Stevens Grove, Palmyra, Ohio, Fri
day and Saturday, Oct. 9Th and 7th,
1882.
Next Thursday is the Portage and
Summit Pioneer Reunion at Kent.
The indications point to the most in
teresting meeting since the organiza-
ton of the Association. Be on hand
with we'll filled baskets.
Wards New Sulky Plow is offered
to the farmers of the county as the
simplest, strongest, most durable and
lightest running Sulky Plow yet pro-
duced. For sale by Baldwin & Waller,
Ravenna, o.
Don't forget the County Convention
next Saturday. Let every township
be fully represented; let ticket COM
posed of capable, upright and reliable
men, be put in nomination, and then
let every Democrat use every honora-
BILE effort for its success.
Have you carriage or sign you want
painted? Take it right down to the
shop of Joseph Henson, at the carriage
works Of Furry & Son, South Prospect
street, and he will do the job for you
in a neat and satisfactory manner.
Persons attending the Tenth Cincin-
natl Industrial Exposition, which will
open next week and continue to Octo-
ber 9TH, will find excellent accommo-
dations at the Crawford House, corner
of Sixth and Walnut Streets, Lewis
Venden, proprietor.
1t is hard for an editor to gather up
all the news of interest that may occur
in place, and many items of news are
undoubtedly omitted that we should
be pleased to publish had they been
brought to our notice. We ask of our
friends and subscribers to kindly fur
nish us with such news items as may
be of general interest.
On Saturday morning a pair OF
horses belonging to Mr.. Wilbur G. Coe,
residing just, north of Charlestown
Center, were struck by lightning and
instantly killed in the pasture on the
premises. They were in an open field
and not near any tree. They were in.
lsnred for s. i'm the WatertOwn Co