The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-05
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The ten cent store is ameng the
things that were.
The Windham Free Fair takes place
next Saturday.
Frequent and copious warm rains
are long felt necessity.
Apparently the weather clerk is
getting down to business and the reign
of the frost king is at an end.
Andrew Jackson, Esq, is taking in
the great fight of the Republican fac
tions at Chicago.
The commencement exercises of the
Ravenna High School will take place
Thursday evening, June 10Th.
The venerable VIM NJ. Folger was
in town on Saturday. He retains his
youthful vigOr in remarkable de5ree.
The County Commissioners held
their quarterly session on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
When you want good Tea, ,go to Van
Ness and get it. Good Tea will win
in the long run, and is always the
cheapest in the end.
Charles l.. Slough, the popular land
lord of the Dudley House at Salaman.
ca, N. Y, visited, his old Ravenna
home and friends the latter part of last
week.
Col. John c. Beatty and Quincy
Cook, Esq, started for Chicago Tues
day evening, to witness the hot fight
raging there among the representa-
tives of the g.O.p.
There was fair audience at the
concert given at the Opera House last
week Wednesday evening by Prof.
Rudloff's class, and everybody was
delighted with the entertainment.
During this long spell of dry wealth
er Ravenna people greatly feel the
need of Water Works. Why can't
some of our leading and influential
citizens stir up the matter?
Treasurer Jenkins is again ready and
waiting to receive the peoples taxes.
We hope those who are in arrears to
this Office will contribute a little of
their surplus to our relief.
The advertisement of Burr Bobbins
circus and menagerie trenches some
what upon the space usually devoted
to choice miscellany, but then every.
body wants to read all about the big
show.
Mr.. G. w. Bean desires us to return
his heartfelt thanks to his neighbors
for their efforts to save his property
from the devouring element and
for the sympathy manifested to him
self and family in their great misfor-
tune.
Z. p. Brainerd, Esq, and wife, left
Saturday morning for a few weeks
visiting with friends in the East. At
ter spending a few days in York State
they will go to Deep River, Conn.,,
where they will remain for two or
three weeks. -.-....
The Union Pacific Tea Company
have closed their business in Ravenna.
R. &. Mcbride, the general manager
of the Company, expresses entire sat
isfactiOn with the manner in which
the business has been conducted here
by Mr.. w. F. Whitmore, their agent.
The heavy frost of last Thursday
morning extended pretty generally
over this section, doing great amount
of damage to early vegetables and
fruit. The grapes are pretty much all
destroyed. 1t is thought the injury to
wheat is not as great as was at first
supposed.
| Major ID. g. Goldman returned home
from his Ohio River railroad job on
Saturday night after an absence of
about four weeks. He left again for
the works on Tuesday, expecting to
finish the job and turn it over to the
syndicate before again returning.
Albert Herman has taken the rooms
lately occupied by Moses Parsons, in
the basement of Phenix block, under
P. Flath's clothing store, where he
will serve meals at all hours also, ice
cream and lemonade. The best brands
of cigars and tobacco always on hand
No Intoxicating liquors sold.
N. w. Colt, of Shslersville, called
upon us last Thursday. He is suffer
ing from severe fracture of the TIVE
middle fingers of his left hand, caused
by by being accidentally struck by his
hired man with heavy sledge whil,
driving fense posts, on the 22nd ult
The wound is very painful but is doins
well.
When an alleged Democrat bestow
his favors and all the patronage in hi
control upon a paper that is expected
to devote its entire efforts and abilit.
to the defeat of Democratic principle
and measures, he furnishes pretty con
elusive proof that his Democracy is o
very shaky character and his pro
fessions are purely hypocritical.
Lewis w. Creager, of Shalersville
died Friday morning, May 80, 1884
aged 78 years. He had resided in Sha
lersvilIe about As years. A wife an
one daughter mourn his departure
His funeral services, conducted b.
Rev. Andrew Wilson, were held Sur
day afternoon at the Disciple Ch urct
in Shalersville, and were largely al
tended.
J. s. Brigham, of this village, re
ceived telegram this "wednesday
: morning, informing him of the deaf