Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-10-25
Ridgevllie Items.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Fauver are just now
on trip TO Lorain county.
Our brick and tile factory has just
closed its labors for the season.
Mr.. w. S. whitman is making substan-
tial repairs on his dwelling house.
Messrs. Bear & Son seem to be doing
quite business with their new cider mill
at the corners.
Mr.. VIM. Abbs and wife have been
making a short visit to their friends i'm
Paulding county.
Mr.. August Potter has rented farm
near Stryker, of two hundred acres im-
proved land of which he will take pos
session the coming spring.
II. L. Chapman's repair shop has been
closed up for short time owing to an at
tack of muscular rheumatism, from which
its proprietor has been suffering.
Mr.. J. S. Emery sold his stock and
farming utensils at pubic vendue, on
Friday last. Mr.. Emery vii! move To
Napoleon, where his wife will continue
her medical studies under Mrs. DR.. Saur.
Rev. L. ]. Carver, who has for some
months been officiating Ms pastor OF the
Congregational Church here, preached his
final sermon here on Sunday evenin. the
18th inst. He leaves to resume his studies
at Oberln College.
Mrs. J. II. Shaffer and her sister. Miss
Lucy Minley, are doing quite a business.
in the way of manufacturing ladies hoods
The work is said by our lady friends to be
very fine. Give them a call at their room
over Scotield IL Chapman's store.
Rev. f. D Whitlock, Presiding Elder of
TnlaHn niSt hQna hia In hnrS in hat
pacity on this circuit at its lst Quarterly
Meeting held at Independence on the 18th
and l4th inst, preaching on Saturday and
Sunday. lie is a man of good parts, and
stands far above the mediocrity.
A very fine oyster party came off at the
residence OF l.. w. Rogers on Tuesday
envening last for the benefit of the Ridge
vile Silver Band. A Goodly number were
in attendance, and anticipations fully re-
allied. The members of the Band are pro-
crossing finely in their musical studies.
At the recent election in this township,
thirty more votes were pOlled than ever
before and the vote on the Prohibitory
Amendment ran very much on party
lines. There were thirteen Democratic
votes for the Amendment and eleven Re-
publican votes against it while two were
simple enough to vote for both. Nearly
all the Democrats voted for Regulation
and Taxation"
Our little village presents quite lively
scene every evening in the week, but more
especially on Saturday evening, which is
the grand weekly climax. AS the shades
of evening come on, the people come pour
ing in from all quarters, each determined
to have his share in the grand interchange
of ideas. All questions are discussed and
all opinions ventilated. The farmer who
has lapored hard during the week, here
finds an opportunity to throw off the cares
incident to life's turmoil and joins in the
general good cheer. Here the young gent,
with boiled shirt, and ''side- boards" on,
makes it a point to meet his fair "ducina"
for an evening promenade. Here young
damsels, ST. in the market with "fX.ups"
on with faces all radiant with smiles, and
hooks all baited, seek to capture the un-
caught fish. Verify, our Saturday even
ing is the great harvest OF Cupid, the i'm
portant period for gas ventilation! What
is home without a mother? What is Ham
let with the Prince of Denmark left out?
What would Ridgeville be without Satur-
day evening? 1t is the sine qua non.
EoLUS.
Saturday. Oct Goth 1888