The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-03-15
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.
RAvENNA. THURSDAY, MAR. Is, 1883

nave Deen VeT1uou even 10 tue ulAuIcSt
details,
"Peck's Bad Boy and his Pa" book
form, illustrated, at the Book Store of
G. A. MYERS.
Mr.. John T. Byers has just added an
elegant new planer to his machine
works on Prospect street.
According to the Almanac makers
Spring will commence on the Goth inst.
Hope they are correct.
Mr.. Milton Bentley has purchased
the 40 acre farm Of August Bierle, at
Johnnycake Hollow, Randolph.
The ladies of the U Universalist Chucrh
will hold an Easter Festival at the
Town Hall, on Tuesday, March 9th.
G.. w. Humphrey, leader of the
Great Western Band, of Akron, made
his Eavenna friends pleasant visit Oh
Tuesday.
Virgins succeeded in getting up
considerable of scare but his predict
ed storm was pretty much of fizzle
after all.
John Jones. Esq, returned home on
Saturday from Michigan, where he
has been spending the Winter visiting
friends.
Dewitt Gardner is building a COM
modious new barn on his lot on Lin
coin Avenue. Mr.. Geo. w. Brown
has the job.
Jacob Hawn, former citizen of Ra-
VIENNA, died at Akron on Monday last,
from paralysis. His remains were
brought here Wednesday morning for
interment.
8. w. Reese, Esq, left for theWest
on last Sunday on business for the
Russell manufacturing Co., of Massil-
lon, o., and will be gone perhaps two
weeks.
J. Fl. Dussel, ESQ.,, has removed his
Office from the Wheeler building to
the rooms in Phenix Block formerly
occupied by J. H. Nichols. Esq, over
Flath's Clothing Store.
The ladies of the Disciple Church
geye a sugar festival in the rooms of
the Church edifice last Saturday eve
ning-the first of the season. They
had sweet time.
Mr.. N. P. Catlin, travelling salesman
for the Baltimore Cattle Feed firm has
returned home to spend few days,
when he will start on.-a new trip.
J, G. Prentiss, who is travelling in
Michigan for Crawford & Taylor,
cracker and cake bakers, of Mansfield,
Ohio, was home on a short visit the
first of the week.
Mayor Norton, of Garrettsville, re-
Gently married couple, and after q
week it was ascertained that the knot
was not legally tied and the parties
appeared before proper authority and
had the job done over again.
From letters received in town from
st. Paul. Mimi, we learn that 81. r..
w. Hall, Esq, has been dangerously
i'll at his residence in that city, but at
last accounts was much better and in a
fair way to recover.
We have received from the Interior
Department at Washington the COM
pendulum of the Tenth Census of the
United States, 1880, Parts and 2, for
which we are under obligation to the
favor Of Senator Pendleton and for
which he has our thanks.
There was fair audience at the OPP
era House Msnday evening to hear
the lecture of Hon. s. P. Leland on
"The Words We Use." and all were
delighted with the able and eloquent
manner in which the speaker treated
his subject.
Miss e. M. Adelaide, youngest
daughter of Colonel and Mrs. J. S.
Herrick, formerly of this town, now
of Cincinnati, was united in marriage
on Wednesday morning of last week,
at the Gibson House, in Cincinnati, to
Daniel James Francis, of Syracuse,
N. Y. The wedding is reported to
have been q very elegant affair.
On Monday night, between and 9
o'clock, Mr.. r. H. Rogers dwelling
house situate in Johnnycake Hollow
Randolph Township, was destroyed
by fire, with its contents. 1t was in
sured in the Randolph Farmers insur-
ance company. AS to the origin of the
fire and the amount of loss we are not
advised.
Mr.. Edward Webster, late of the
Commercial House, died suddenly at
his wife's parents, in Hanoverton, OF
Typhoid pneumonia, on Sunday, the
4th Of March. He was yet young
man and full of promise. All who
and highly respected him for his man
illness and integrity. His untimely
death is deeply deplored by his friends.
He leaves widow but no children.
The great storm predicted by Prof,
Virgins to occur on the 9th to the 11th
inst, did not materialize to any con-
siderable extent in this region, and did
not fill the bills by long sight. Fri
day was bright, pleasant day, while
on Saturday and part, of Sunday the
weather was quite clustering, very
much after the order of March days in
former years, but very far from being
the severest storm ever known.
The members Of the Ravenna Me.
chanics' Club, with several outsiders
numbering in all about fifty ladies and
gentlemen, paid visit last Friday