The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-15
Il he Fourth is Coming!

A meeting will be held at the Office
Of Rockwell & Hatfield Il Thursday
evening for the pul pose of considering
the subject of making arrangements
for celebrating the anniversary of
American independence. A general
attendance : desired.
Commence ment exercises at Buchtel
College will he held on Wednesday, the
2lst inst. A class of eleven will grad
uate. Rev. j. M. Pullman, D. D. of
New York, will give the annus ad-
dress before the graduating class.
The extreme wet weather for a
month past has much interfered with
corn planting and much of that which
is up presents sickly appearance, but
few days of hot weather will produce
marked change and with the rest of
good crop.
Messrs. Barnard Kinney and Peter
King have made some valuable i'm
provements in their business places on
Main Street. They have erected new
and substantial steps in front of their
stores and in few days will have
down neat and solid flag stone walk
in front of their premises.
Mr.. Samuel Babb, of Freedom, was
in town ON Tuesday with his two years
old Hambletonian horse colt hitched
to sulkey. The colt was sired by
Mr.. Merrill's Kentucky horse, General
Harris. He is jet black, without any
white points, and full is hands high.
A finer animal of his age cannot be
found in the county.
very substantial improvements in his
residence on West Main street. He
has built fine addition to his house,
aud constructed an artificial stone
walk across the entire front of his lot
with walks of the same material ex-
tending therefrom to both front doors.
At meeting of the directors of the
Pioneer Association of Portage and
Summit Counties, held in the parlors
Of the Continental Hotel in Kent on
Saturday last, Hon. Rufus P. Spalding
was selected as orator and Hon. Luther
Day as alternate at the next annual
meeting of the Association which will
be held OH the grounds in Kent, Sep
tember 9TH.
Our former townsman, M. G. Sever
ance, is engaged in the business of
house painting in Alliance. During
the past week Mr.. Henry Lewis, of
this city, was down there assisting
him in doing some fine granting and
ornamental work. Mr.. Lewis is an
excellent workman in that line and
we learn that Mr.. Severance has made
arrangements to secure his services in
that department. We commend our
friend Manly to the people of Alliance
as faithful and competent workman.
There was an old time crowd on the
street Saturday to listen to the open
air concert of the Band. The boys did
admirably considering that they had
but one evenings practice together
this spring and there were several new
members. They were led by Prof.
l.. Sterkel, an accomplished musician,
leader of the Eighteenth Regiment
Band, of Pittsburg, who is talking of
making Ravenna his future home.
Yesterday morning J. S. Cassaday &
Son, the enterprlsing furniture dealers
and undertakers, received from the
manufacturers, Merits & Riddle, of Ra- |
VIENNA, hearse, the equal of which in
point of construction, elegance and
beauty, cannot be found in Ohio out
side of Cincinnati. It is a superb We
hicle in every respect costing Messrs
Cassidy d Son $l,500. I Alliance
Standard.
Messrs. M. d r. are sending abroad
large quantity of their work this
season, which, continues to enjoy a
high reputation everywhere for ele-
gance of stHls and excellence of work
manship.
The Prohibition committee have
called Convention to meet in Citi-
zen's Hall, Ravcnna, Saturday, July
1st, to select delegates to the State
Convention and nominate a county
ticket, and to discuss the temperance
issues of the day.
On Monday morning Henry San
ford, while at work on a scaffold at the
top of the Continental Hotel block, in
Kent. fell to the stone tagging below.
He was taken to the sample room of
the Hotel, where he died at about p.
m, after severe suffering. The acci-
dent was caused by the giving way Of
the staple holding the rope by which
the scaffold was suspended. The de-
ceased was yet young man, having
been married only few months, and
was highly esteemed.
Proposed REORGANIZATION of the
Csty Rand.