The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-12-27

1ACCp SOuI SOou IVSOlNeS.
Daylight is OH the increase.
The open-winter prophets are a little
off.
Almanacs for 1883 are about played
out.
Live virtuous and die happy; never
mind the fun you may miss.
For over a week the sleighing has
been very fair.
The Girl Love Co. at Opera House
Monday evening.
A. d. Alexander. of Akron, made
us brief call OH Monday.
For over two weeks stern, rough old
Winter has held the sway.
Ladies, look in the show window at
J. 8. Smith g. Sons.
The ice dealers have not yet COM
menced harvesting their crop ofcrystal
If you swear off at the beginning OF
the new year, stick.
Did you get present in your stock
ing, or was it only your foot?
When the sky is clear the comet is
now visible to the naked eye.
A grand holiday dancing party will
be held at Reeds Opera House Friday
night.
Quite smart rain storm prevailed
Sunday night, but the sleighing still
sticks.
Rev. Andrew Wilson will give his
lecture on John Calvin the first Sun
day evening in January.
The next term of the Court of Com
mon Please will commence its session
one week from next Monday.
Leap-year will be here in five days
more, when the ladies may assert their
privileges. Bachel Ofs, beware.
A decidedly funny play, A Dia-
mond Mystery" at Opera House Mon
day evening next.
Our streets have been crowded for
several days past and there has been a
large holiday trade.
J. S. Smith & Son are having manu-
factured some fine Confectionery for
their Holiday trade.
Go to the Opera House Monday eve.
next and enjoy hearty laugh. Costs
you but so cents.
Ex-Treasurer Smith, who was quite
severely injured by falling on the slip
perry sidewalk week ago last Tuesday
morning, is able to be out again.
The Oakwood Chapel Sunday School
will hold their Chistmas exercises at
the chapel on Tuesday evening, Janu-
'ary 1st.
Regular picnics at VanNess' grocery
every day, as hundreds of baskets full
of goods are constantly going out to
the millions.
The favors of our Atwater and Ran
dolph correspondents came too late to
receive attention this week. They
will appear next week.
The legal time for paying taxes
without penalty has expired, and the
great rush at the Treasurer's effice has
pretty much subsided.
There are said to be large number
of counterfeit silver dollars in circula-
ton. They are all right in appearance
and have the right ring, but are of light
weight.
The regular semi annual Children's IS
Meeting will be held in the Universal
ist Church next Sunday forenoon, and
in the evening discourse appropriate
to the close of the year will be given.
J. 8. Smith & Son have always had
on sale during the Holidays the finest
stock of Confectionery in Ravenna.
They will do SO this year.
The Edinburg Literary Society will
give an Entertainment at the Town
Hall in that place on Friday evening
next, Dec. 2sth. They present varied
and interesting program.
Can't some of our patrons who have
promised us wood and coal bring it to
us at once? We are in pressing need
of it, much more than we will be in
the hot days of next Summer.
The Mechanics Club will hold an
extra holiday dance at G. A. r. Hall
on Friday evening of this week, the
proceeds of which will be donated to
David Mcintosh Post, g. A. r.
w. G. Vaughn, of the New England
Candy Store, in Mechanics Block, has
our thanks for fine Christmas pres
ent in the shape of a liberal package
of his choice assorted candies, several
nice oranges, &c.
Our former townsman, J. L. Christy
is doing big thing in the hedge fence
business in Trumbull county. Last
week Wednesday, the Western Re
serve Democrat says, he sold nearly
two miles. His address is Cortland.
There was slim turn out at the M
e. Church last Sunday evening at thu
services in commemoration of th'
tenth anniversary of the women.
crusade. The unfavorable weathe
doubtless kept many away.
We are now in the midst of the ga,
holiday season. May it be a merr.
and CHEEKY one to all our patrons, an,
may the New Year upon which we ar
soon to enter have in store for each an
all of you al abundance of prosperit,
and happiness.
M. Stuart. Esq, left for Columbu
-, yy.Ipos,Jaxy to attonH the Y~,oot;o