The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-04-03

. The late warm weather started the
grass, and soon the earth will be clad
in its elegant garment of green.
E. D. Lynn, of the Sandy Lake
House, has. sold his big draft team to
John Price, of Streetsboro, for $4OO.
The big blizzard predicted for last
Thursday by the veracious Vennor and
the wofulWiggins failed to materialize.
Mrs. A. Fl. Parsons and daughter
went, to Cleveland ON Tuesday morn
ing to attend the Spring Openings of
Millinery. 1 i.sse .za..
The annual Easter Festival of the
Universalist Church will be held ON
the afternoon and evening of Tuesday,
- - - ..... .sasa.a4 tf- .-.s-
Democrats, attend the caucuses and
see that good and true men are nomi-
mated for the various offices, and then
labor earnestly for their success
; Our friends throughout the county
will do US a favor by sending in the
returns of the elections in their several
townships as early as Tuesday.
The iron bridge on the c. & P. r. R.
over the P. G. & T. Railroad, south of
town, was completed on Sunday, and
trains commenced running over it on
Monday * -
Mr. Chas. e. Ward left on Tuesday
for Milwaukee, Wis, where he takes
position In the office of the Superin.
tendent of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul Railway.
1. H. Phelps and family have moved
into the house of the late s. 8. Allen,
corner Of Main aud Diamond streets,
Mr.. Pryor having returned from sIlli-
nois to occupy his house.
Mr.. SUrbino Chapman, Station agent
at Earlyille, had horse stolen from
his stable last Thursday night. He
offers reward of $50 for the return of
the animal and the capture of the
thief. - a..
Messfs. Oscar Williams and George
Rogers are erecting building adjoin-
ing G. A.. Pitkin's, on East Main St.,
which they design to occupy as har
ness, trimming and repair shop.
The span of horses of Geo. E. Fair
child & Bro, which has been down
with the prevailing distemper, for -four
or five weeks, have so far recovered as
to be on the road again.
e. b. Babcock has sold his house
and an acre and a half of land, Oh
North Chestnut street, known as the
Harvey Hotchkiss place, to Simeon
Crane, of Shalersville; consideration
$1,000. icg.flssp
Mr.. Charles E. Smith, who has oc
cupied DR.. Waggoner's house on Val
Buren, street, for the past year, has re
turned to his farm in Brimfield. Mr.
d. A. Dewey and family will occup!
the vacated premises.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Fairchild lef
Cleveland. for Washington, Monday
to visit Mrs. Fairchild's uncle, Col. z
X. Spalding, who has been spending
the Winter there with his family fron
Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands. The
are to be gone about ten days.
On Monday, while Mr.. Frank Smith
the mechanic employed by the Camp
bell Press Company to put up thei
machines, was at work about the ne,
press just put in at the Republica
office. he accidentally got his finger
between the rear rail. aud the bunte
smashing the third finger severely an
considerably bruising the two adjoil
ing ones.., The wounds were quiz
painful.
On Friday last Mrs. Jane B. Smitl
widow of the late William Smith, al
'1 mother of Is. and A. T. Smith,
this village, who resides in the sout
!. part of Deerfeld, was prostrated by
severe stroke of paralysis. She h,
been in feeble health for some tin
previous, and fears were entertain
that sAe would not rally from this 6
fiiction5but at last advices her conc
i. tion was slightly improved.
r i
3 Geo. F. Douthitt, Principal of t
q Aurora High School, was in town
Monday. He was on his way home
:. Atwater, where he expects to spe
two weeks vacation prior to CONNER
r. ing his Spring term, April l4th. T
'g High School closed its Winter tel
~ March 18th. with an exhibition at {
ID Town Hall, consisting of recitation
n essays, music and tableaux. At
u close of the entertainment the you
IT. ladies ofy-the school presented n
IN IN Douthitt with fne plush Album
at q token of their regard. This was [
". first term of the High School in [
* new building and has been deoit
success.