The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-17
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rASTw Ann TRAINS-
Big freeze Saturday night.
House cleaning is in full bloom.

Decoration Day one week from next
Wednesday.
Mr., J. w. Vinall, of Bellsire, is Wis.,
iting Ravsnna friends.
The windmill ut the Gas Works was
demolished by the gale last week.
The opinion is becoming quite prev
alent that December is as pleasant as
May.
The copious rains of Monday night
started a boom in the vegetable king
dom.
We regret to announce that VIM.
Ruffle, the City Baker, is seriously i'll
with lung disease.
Major D. G. Goldman left on Mon
day for visit to his railroad job in
West Virginia.
The program of Decoration day SER
vices has been prepared and will be
published next week.
G. l.. French, the Photographer, has
raised the frame of his residence on
North Chestnut street.
The County Board of Equalization
will meet at the Auditors office on
Wednesday next, the 23rd inst.
The lawn in front of the Court House
is being put into fine shape and will
soon present an elegant appearance.
There is no use talking, no boom will
take place in ice cream, lemonade and
soda water till the weather mOderates.
c. A. Myers has purchased the resi-
dence of Mrs. M. Painter, on South
Chestnut street, and taken possession
of the same.
Several Ravennaians attended the
Damrosch Concert at Akron on Friday
night and they speak very highly of
the entertainment.
The Band stand has been moved to
its position in the center of the Park
in the rear of the Court house. Now,
where is the band2
Strawberries have made their ap-
pearance in this market, selling at
quarter quart. They are rather too
strongly cented.
A few evenings ago some scamp bor
rowed from the porch of our residence
couple of umbrellas and forgot to re-
turn them.
About twenty couples from Ravenna
attended the dance at Edinburg, on
Friday evening, and all report very
pleasant party.
The clouds of free soil that are driven
through our streets on windy days
suggest the conundrum, =" Is the street
sprinkler to lie idle during the whole
season 2"
Mr.. r. G. G. Knight, of Mason,
Mich, is spending few days with
Ravenna friends, having been called
here by the serious illness of his mother
Mrs. J. Knight.
We call attention to the advertise
ment of c. Fl. Kent, of Kent, in this
issue. He has the largest and finest
stock of Wall Paper to be found in
Northern Ohio.
Miss Lucy f. Mcconnell, who has
been spending some time in the family
of Mr.. Geo. E. Fairchild, returned on
Monday to Cleveland, where she will
resume her residence at 206 Woodland
Avenue.
On Monday our city authorities re-
ceived fine span of gray Normans,
which they purchased of Mr.. Shana-
felt, residing in the south part of Brim-
field, and for which they paid $3.50.
They are slick team.
Officer Vance captured couple of
drunken tramps over the Rhine to-
wards dusk Thursday evening and
conveyed them to the cooler for a
nights lodging. The next day His
Honor sentenced them to pay the costs,
failing to do which they were remand
ed to prison.
There was a fair audience at the pre-
sentation of" The Tramp's Daughter
by the Matte Vickers Comedy Com
pany, and all seemed delighted with
the performances. The acting OF
Matte Vickers was superb and proved
her to be an artist of rare excellence,
while Mr.. Rogers, by his rare powers
of mimicry and comicalities elected
the most enthusiastic applause. In
fact, all the characters were admirably
rendered and it is hoped that should
the company again visit our town they
will be greeted with packed house.
On Tuesday afternoon VIM. P. Cha.
pin was arrested on a warrant issued
by Justice Sperra, ON the affidavit Of
Mary Dunn, charging the said Chaplin
with the seduction of the said com.
plainant when under the age of Is
years, under promise of marriage. The
defendant entered into bond in the
sum of $500 for his appearance before
said Justice for hearing of the com.
plaint, at three o'clock Saturday after
noon next.
ARM BROKEN. Thursday morn
ing, while Johnny Garrison, aged four
teen or fifteen years, and another lac
were carrying a heavy iron slab at tn,