The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-06-07

7. NJ. Heard, OpticiaD, will be at
our store, Monday, June 18th.
WATT Bros.
We had pleasant call on Tuesday
from our old Democratic friend, Aon.
NJ. A. Birchard, of Windham.
The Rev. J. E. Hammond, of Kent,
will supply the pulpit of Grace Church
next Sunday, morning and evening.
When is a jester like Ravenna's re-
tired milk peddler? When he is
joking Joe King.)
Rev. ]. D. Bowles, of st. Ann's
Church. Fremont, is paying short
visit to his Ravenna friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Parsons, accom-
panied by Mrs. J. E. Brown, of War
rem, attended the Universalist State
Convention at Norwalk on Saturday
and Sunday.
The Treasurer is engaged in receiv-
ing the last half of the taxes of 1882,
but there don't seem to be great rush
in the direction Of his office.
Remember the Convention next
Saturday to choose delegates to the
Democratic State Convention. Let
every township be represented.
Old Probabilities seems to be getting
down to business since the advent of
June, and has given us few days of
genuine Summer weather.
IT. NJ. Heard, Optician, will be at
our store Monday, June I1th.
WAIT Bros.
Ice CREAM.-Mrs. G. A. Pitkin will
open her Ice Cream Parlor, two doors
east of Opera Block, Saturday evening
June 9th.
The constant drizzling rain on Dec
Grafton day interfered greatly with the
exercises Of the occaeion and prevented
the carrying out of the program in full.
If the weather bureau has any more
such wretched weather as We have
been having this season in store it will
please keep its drawers closed.
The first Annual Picnic of the A. f.
g. w. u. of l.. u. No. 35 OF RaVenna,
will be held 1T the old Fair Grounds,
next Saturday; June 9th.
The Alumni of the Ravenna High
School will hold their Twentieth An.
nual Reunion at the Etna House on
Friday evening, June 22d.
Charles Knight, son of Mr.. James
knight, is lying very low with mala-
rial fever, at the residence of his father
corner of Prospect and VanBuren Sis.
The practice of throwing orange and
banana peeling upon the sidewalk is q
most nefarious one. 1t endangers life
and limb, and should be discontinued.
Wm. l.. Goldman was out riding
Sunday. Though he has not yet re-
covered the use of his right side. his
general health is fair and he manifests
his usual cheerful spirits.
The American Medical Association
and the Ohio State Medical Society
commenced their sessions at Cleveland
on Tuesday. Several of our village
M. d are in attendance.
1t was D. A. Dewey and family (not
Lewey, as the types made us say last
week. who are visiting their Ravenna
friends. What wrelched work the
displacement of types does make.
A meeting of the Ravenna Library
Association will be held at the Office
of Judge Seymour, Friday evening,
June Sth, at O'Clock, to amend the
constitution, elect officers and raise
funds for the society.
Farmers are beginning to prepare
for sheep shearing. As yet we hear OF
no buyers in the market In some
sections thirty-two and thirty-three
cents are named as the paying figures,
but the farmers will be 10th to part
with their clips st these prices.
Last Friday, while Mr.. John B. Rus
sell was engaged in placing a mill
stone at the Quaker Mill, the crane
broke loose, letting the stone fall upon
Mr.. Russell's foot, injuring it so Sc
verely as to lay him up for several
days.
Last week Wednesday evening Mr.
L. II. Skiff, who resides in the north
part of this township, upon going int
his wood lot found one Of his valuable
Ayreshire heifers dead with a bulle
hole in the center of its forehead. Mr.
Skiff is disposed to think the killing
was accidental.
E. A. VanN ess has opened store o
his own, let's go and see him, is wha
every one says. He has the best stanC
in town aud intends to handle an i'm
mense amount of green stuff and fruit
buying only the best of everything
and sending out no inferior articles
This is the place for everybody to trade
farmers, mechanics and all others will
, find it the place for bargains. Goo'
butter can always be had at the marke
price, and NO EXTRA price charged fo
. the best.