The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-03-01

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The Philomatheon Society of the
Ravenna High School had very
pleasant social party at Philharmonic
Hall last Thursday evening.
On Friday night thieves went
through the Continental Hotel at
Kent, relieving the landlord Of his
gold watch and $40 in money.
o. P. Sperra, Esq, has removed his
law Office to the rooms in Wheeler's
building lately occupied by DIR. H. p.
Hugus.
A Dance will take place at the Opera
House on Friday evening, March 9th,
for which music will be furnished by
the Akron orchestra.
w. M. Reinneck has opened a mer-
chant tailoring establishment in the
old Republican Democrat building, up
stairs, where he is prepared to suit his
customers.
Farmers and dairymen of ftheTcounty
Will find fine drove of COWS at Colt
Brothers, in Shalersville, on and after
Saturday, March 3rd, until sold. Make
note OF this.
The Haverly Minstrel performance
at the Opera House on Tuesday eve-
ming is pronounced one of the thinnest
affairs that has visited Ravenna for a
long time.
Mr.. J. T. Smith, proprietor of the
Commercial House. has again taken
charge of that institution as mime
hoste" and its guests will receive the
best of fare and attention.
1t is about time for farmers to be
gathering up their old dilapidated ag-
iicultural implements and machinery
and taking it to Byers' Machine and
Repair shop and having it put in pro-
per condition for active operations.
A number of our exchanges are en-
gagged in the pleasant pastime of dun
ming delinquent subscribers. If they
meet with no better success than we
have in that line they are not likely
to have large surplus of ready cash
in their pockets very soon.
The Alice Oates Opera Bouffe Com
pany, embracing thirty ladies and gen.
tlemen talented artists, are billed for
the Opera House Monday evening
March 5th. 1t is among the best
troupes travelling. When here before
they gave entire satisfaction. They
should have crowded house.
Messrs. Potts, Phelps & Co., have
opened a new Meat Market in the
rooms lately occupied by E. Fl. Wait
in Mechanics Block, where they de-
sign to keep constantly on hand sup
ply of all kinds of meat of the best
quality. The proprietors are gentle
men of experience in the business and
will spare no pains to give entire sat-
isfaction to their customers.
1t is rumored on the street that Mr..
J. H. Fluhart has sold the subscription
list and good will of the Portage Co.
Republican, to the Republican-Demo .
crat Publishing Company and that the
Republican will retire from the field,
leaving the, Rep Dem. master of the
situation as the sole organ of the Re-
/ publican party in the county.
Miss Anna Clark, daughter of Theo-
dore Clark, Esq, of Highland Home
Farm, died very suddenly at Toronto,
Canada, on Friday last, February 23d,
aged twenty years. Her remains
were brought to Ravenna for inter
ment, the funeral taking place from
her fathers residence ON Sunday, the
services being conducted by Rev. A.
NJ. Hills.
Friday night Willard Wickwire and
Charles Carts were arrested at Kent on
a charge of horse stealing. On Satur-
tday their preliminary examination
took place before Justice Russell, who
held them to bail in the sum of $500
each for their appearance at the next
term of the Court of Common Pleas to
answer the charge.
AS will be seen by advertisement in
another column, the charter of the
First National Bank of Ravenna has
been extended for period of twenty
years from February 9th, 1888. The
Bank retains it's old officers, stock
holders and unmber, and will seek tS
merit by upright, honorable dealing
} continuance of the patronage of tn,
, business public which has been ex
tended to it in the past.
A stove-pipe passing through cell
lug in the residence of Mr.. A. II. Her
rick, two miles north, was the cause o
, setting fire to the house, which cam
near consuming it. Mr.. Herrick awok
about five o'clock in the morning an,
found the rooms filled with a stifiin,
smoke and upon going into the hal
3 the building was discovered to be Oh
fire. With the assistance of neighbor
: who responded to the alarm the flame
( were extinguished, Our informan
+, could give US no estimate of the dam
r age, bat it is entirely covered by in