Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-12-20
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Everybody that is n judge OF candies
buy at the English Kitchen. 81
RidgeviIIe Items.

The beautiful cloudless weather of the
past week has been improved largely in
this section, in threshing clover, and in
putting in tile drains, as many as thirty
loads in day have been taken away from
the tile factory ofthe Emery Bros. and the
end is not yet. Our township Is becom-
ing thoroughly drained at rapid rate,
and its capabilities utilized.
Mrs. Jennie Gilbert, better known here
as Miss Jennie Buyers, spent last Sabbath
in this place, being cordially received by
her friends here. She is teaching school
in Springfield township, Williams Co.
The peculiar glow visible in the west
ern horizon after sunset has excited the
attention and comment of sill who are in
terested in the appearances of nature, for
some time back. No one however pre-
tends to give any solution of the phenom-
enon. 1t is quite likely that there is a
close connection between it and the un-
usual weather we are now enjoying.
Our township Board of Education have
received their new apparatusj tor the
schools, at cost of sixty-four dollars pei
district. 1t consists of Andrews Lunar
Tellurian Globe illustrating great mum.
ber of geographical and astronomical phe.
nomena. Johnson's School Maps com.
plete and Webster's Unabridged Diction.
ary, as well as a complete set of mathemat'
ical blocks yet to como. This puts oul
teachers in possession OF much needed
help, and it is hoped that they will posi-
themselves so as to be able to use them eff
ficiently.
Mr.. Jacob Zimmerman, of this town
ship, will sell his goods and effects, at pub
lie vendue on Tuesday the 18th, prepara
tory to his removal to Putnam county
which takes place on the Tuesday follow
ing.
Messrs. Bair and Sons now have thei
feed grinding apparatus established at tn
Corners aud are prepared to do all worl
in their finc on short notice.
The partnership heretofore existing
between John Scotield and A. A. Chap
man has been dissolved by mutual con
sent. MIR. Chapman retires from the bus
mess while Mr. Scotield will continue a
sole proprietor. The two men have bee
equally successful in building up larg
trade carrying much heavier stock an
greater variety than ever known hers be
| fore.
Our newly married friend Mr.. Ed. -Cla
| has been tor time back moving hi
goods and effects to his new home nea
the Corners with new wife, house furn
ture, broom and all. The affairs OF tn
young couple must be in apple pie order.
Mr.. Alfred Tubbs, who was marie
some time since to Miss Sue Motter, {
Freedom Is putting up new house on h
little farm in Adams township.
A meeting was held last Saturday ever
ing at the NJ. E. Church, at which it ws
decided to have another Christmas Trt
this year and the usual preliminaries wei
entered into.
The yield of seed from late clover is veI
light in this section owing to the earl
frosts, about bushelto the acre is the a
erage yield.
Since writing the foregoing the wealth.
programme has materially changed, ar
old Boreas is apparently on bender ar
we are more fully made to realize that
':The melancholy days have come,
| The saddest of the year.
J EoLUs.:
Monday, Dec. 16, 1888.