The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-01-04
The days begin to lengthen.

The cold begins to strengthen.
'Tis 1858 now, and don't you forget it.
The Banks were closed on New
Years day.
The ice dealers are gathering large
crop of cleaf crystal.
The Ravenna Union Schools will
resume next Monday.
l. L Sample, of Youngstown, spent
New Years in Ravenna.
Newell, the little son of w. p. Clark
| is down with scarlet fever.
The County Commissioners CON-
day.
The January term, 1888, of the Court
of Common Pleas will begin on Mon
day next.
Let Ravenna greet Mr.. Parsons as
he is greeted all over the country, by
crowded house.
The tracks of the rabbits are thick
in the land, but those of the hunters
are still more abundant.
Do not fail to hear one of the most
eloquent lectures that has ever visited
Ravenna next Wednesday evening.
S. r. Sturdevant is home from Da
kota intending to spend the Winter
here and return West in the Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Sheldon of
Mantua, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Phelps Saturday.
Merits & Riddle closed their works
on Monday to enable their employees
to welcome the New Year.
Dr. Geo. Somerville, of Cleveland,
came down Saturday evening for a
New Years visit with Ravenna friends.
The annual crop of good resolves
sown on Monday will have matured
and begun to decay before the month
is ended.
There is but a thin covering of snow
upon the ground, but the slipping is
very fair, and the sleigh bells make
merry music.
The Dlncing, Glass will meet ou
Thursday OF this weekat 2 and Z o'clock
p. M, the Opera House beiug other
wise engaged for Friday.
The annual sale of slips in the Con-
gregational Church will take place at
the Church tomorrow (Friday eve
ming, January 5th.
Messrs. John Beaver and II. R. Will
liams of Battle Creek, Mich, came
down last Saturday to spend New
Years with the Ravenna boys"
William Redfield and wife left Man
tua last Monday for Iowa, their future
! home. He is brother of Mrs, Isaac
Phelps and Mrs. T. q. Austin.
An article from the Geauga Leader
sent us with a request to publish,
came to hand at too late an hour to
receive attention this week.
Farmers, Attention! London Horse
and Cattle Powders will cure most OF
the ailments that horses and cattle are
subject to.
The pastor CT the Universalist
Church, next Sunday evening, will
begin series of Sunday evening lee
lures on practical topics.
Reserved seat tickets to the lecture
by Hon. VIM. Parsons will be on sale
at Reeds drug store on and after Sat
urday, Jan. 9th.
Call on n. p. Catlin and get a boz
of LONDON HORSE AND CATTLE Pow
DERs and see what u change it will
make in your stock.
Mrs. Betsey Convers Lyman, con
sort of Darius L man, Esq, of Wash
ington, d. c., died at Parkman, Ohio
on Christmas morning, aged 63 years
Mrs. Lucinda B. Baldwin has sole
her farm of 78 acres on lot No. p, il
Streetsboro, to John Mil, formerl.
from William burgh, Germany, TO
81 900.
w. J. Warner aud wife, Mrs. Matt
Warner, of SO Prospect street, Cleve
r land, spent few days last week witt
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Phelps, West Mai
: street.
: Il. w. Frazer dropped in upon Ii
; last week Wednesday after our pape
had gone to press. He is on the roa
for Bay City tub and pail factory an
is doing good business.
l The Mechanics Club held the frs
: of their series of dancing parties i
>, Philharmonic Hall last Friday eV'
ming. 1t was well attended and a yer
4 enjoyable affair.
= H. Y. Beebe, Esq, has resigned I'll
\ position of BOokkeeper of the Diamon
f. Glass works, and is succeeded in ii
q place by Mr.. Geo, Il. Smith, who el
tered upon his duties on Monday.
1t The lecture from beginning to en-
q was in Itself mastery production
is and the oratory of Mr.. Parsons Shove
9r him to be one of the most eloquent
5, the many eloquent orators who ha'
'r declaImed from the stage of the Aca
20 emy.-Philadelphia (Pa.) Newspape
= The entertainment by Frank S. d
wilson at the Universalist Churt
= Wednesday evening of last week W
a very pleasant affair. Mr.. Davids'
III is fine eloeutionist and splend
y singer, who has the faculty to ents
tain an audience.