The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-31
This is the end of Spring.


The roads are about as muddy as at
any time this Spring.
Strawberries at 25 cents a quart
there's some cents in 'em.
The cold north winds are quite too
frequent this season.
The weather of late has been favor
able for growing young ducks.
The fragrant lilac blossoms fill the
air with their sweet perfume.
J.J. Richardson is suffering from a
severe attack Of erysipelas in his face.
There is one consolation lefty
time will likely be of short duration.
The glorious Fourth is nigh onto us,
and how will our people observe the
day
There don't seem to be any immedi-
ate prospect of drouth. 1t rains just
as easy.
IT is thought that little or no dam
age was done to the fruit by the late
cold spell.
Trade with Swain, the Jeweler, and
receive in change the new five cent
nickels.
Mr.. Geo. Strickland is reported rs
improving, and is considered out of
danger.
Ravenna has half a dozen or more
bicycles, and tricycles, vsiocipedes and
sich innumersble.
mfr. w. A. Lacey, OF Cleveland,
spent Decoration day with his parents
and friends in Ravenna.
Those wishing to obtain the new
five cent nickels, can do so by trading
with JOS s. B. Swain, the Jeweler.
THE people of Warren are making
arrangements for grand celebration
of the coming Fourth in that city.
The best place. i'm Portage County to
buy wedding and Anniversary gifts is
at Fairchild's, PhenixBiock, Ravenna
Mrs. Albert Underwood, of Cuya-
hoxa Falls, is visiting Ravenna friends,
the guest of Mrs. Needham, East Main
street.
The Portage County Teachers Asso-
citation will hold its next meeting at
College Hall, Hiram, on Saturday,
June 2nd, commencing at 10: 30 a. M.
Mr.. Geo. w. Holden spent Sunday
with his family aud Ravenna friends.
He is now located i'm Cincinnati doing
business at the Cattle Yards.
We would be pleased to show the
ladies what we have in Haviland's
fine decorated china. No trouble to
show goods at FAIRCHILD's, Phenix
Block.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Lewey and their
three boys, of Geneva, o., are visiting
their friends at Ravenna, the guests of
Mrs. VIM. Wadsworth, on Prospect
street.
We had a pleasant call on Tuesday
from our old time typo friend, Deming
Hatfield, who is travelling for the Link
Bolt Machinery Co., of Chicago, and
represents business in his line good.
During the rain storm Saturday af-
ternoon q heavy wind storm set in
which for a few minutes seemed to
threated destruction, butit passed over
without doing any considerable dam
age.
Messrs. Geo. E. Fairchild and E. s.
Comstock, Jr., have been appointed
lay delegates from Grace Church to the
coming Diocesan Convention at st.
Paul's, Cleveland.
Reuben Cooley and wife, of Shalers-
Vile, started ON Tuesday, May 20, fol-
a visit to their son, Henry D. Cooley,
at Belville. Republic Co., Kansas, ex-
pecting to be absent about six weeks.
There is great activity in the grocery
business. On Monday Mr.. Ezra Van
Ness sold his interest in the firm OF
Risdon & VanNess to his partner, and
on the same day purchased the stock
of VIM. L.. Poe.
Sunday started out bright and beau
tiful, bat about three o'clock in the
afternoon cold and chilling rain
storm accompanied with high winds
set in, rendering the rest of the day
dreary.
SPECIAL BARGAINs in Marble toI
Bedroom Suits. We have too many
we are determined TO reduce stock ant
offer special bargains in them for mex
ten days. Other furniture proportion
ately low. FAIRcHILD's,
Phenix Block, Ravenna
The team of Mr.. III. o. Reed wer
missed from his pasture at the Cente
of Rootstown, on Monday. One wa
dark chestnut mare, years old, ant
{ the other bay geIding II or Is year
! old. Whether they have strsyed o
r were stolen is not known.
3 We learn by letter from a frien
. that Adam Huffman, an old citizen
l died a few days ago at the residence c
: Lucius Butler, at Atwater Station, a
], ter short illness, aged seventy-eigh
! years. He was formerly resident {
3 Deerfeld.
Wm. Bergin, of Franklin. who ws
t 80 severely injured about three weeh
Y ago by being gored in one of his knee
8 by the tusk of a hog as to be confine
Q to his house for some time, has 80 Il
! recovered rs to be able to get abol
with the aid of eratch.