The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-05-01

The Concert of War Songs brought
out big crowd at the Opera House
Saturday night. M
I Mrs. Harvey Baldwin left ON Wed.
nesday for visit to friends in Stress
boro and Cleveland.
The mild Spring like weather of the
past few days is bringing out the avn.
ings and straw hats.
The Spring term of the Court Of
Common Pless will commence it's ses.
sion next Monday.
With SO much work to be done there
ought to be no excuse for tramps and
idle men in the country.
| A Free Fair will be held on the pub
lie square at the Center of Deerfield,
next Saturday, May 3rd.
The weather clerk is getting in his
work well at last, though occasional
warm showers would be acceptable
and help vegetation wonderfully.
DIR. Waggoner is constructing an
addition TO his building on the corner
of Main and Prospect streets, which he
designs to occupy as an Office.
By law passed at the late session OF
the Legislature township trustees are
to fix the value of sheep killed by dogs,
instead of county commissioners.
A special mseting of David McIn-
tosh Post, No. 327. G. A. r. will he
held Thursday eve, May 1st, at g. A.
II, Hall. All members are requested
to attend. aaa.. ......s
Mr. D. G. Snyder, of Pittsburgh,
formerly connected with the Enter
prise Glass Works, of this village,
spent a few days beginning of the
week with his Ravenna friends.
Are we to be annoyed with clouds of
dust during the livelong Summer. or
will some public spirited citizen get up
a subscription to bring out the street
sprinkler, and thus end it? Halas.3
Decoration day will occur on Friday
May 30th. David Mcintosh Post No.
326 @. A. r. will take charge of the
G ceremonies of decorating the graves of
our nations defenders.
The character of the entertainment
in the Universalist Church next Tues
day evening, and the cause to which
the entire proceeds will be appropria-
An exchange truthfully remarks:
When man is so stingy as to borrow
a newspaper that he is able to SUBJ
scribe for, he. will talk through his
nose to save wearing out his teath.
On Saturday last Mr.. Bernard Kim
ney sold to Otto Sontum strip of land
20 feet wide by 80 feet deep on the
southwest corner of lot "A (the lot on
which Citizens Hall is situated) for
$4OO. szz sEE @
The lemon trade was quite brisk
among our grocerymen the latter part
of last week. On Saturday some deal
ers sold nine pounds of the delicious
and wholesome tropical fruit for 25
cents.
For Horse Furnishing Goods, such
as Collars, Summer Sheets, Busters,
Cotton and Leather Fly Nets, go to
G. P. Heimes', who has just received
new stock. ..a
Next Sunday there will be no SER
vices, except Sunday School, in the
Universalist Church. The pastor will
be absent from Friday to Monday at
tending Conference of the Western
Reserve Association, at Windsor.
The Twenty fifth State Convention
of the Ohio Sunday School Union will
be held at Toledo, in the First Com
gregational Church, beginning Tues
day evening, June 8, and closing
Thursday evening, June 5, 1884.
The Wood Pigeon has again made
its appearance after an absence of
nearly twenty years. i secured today
fine male specimen, through the
kindness of master Charles Phelps.
Ravenna, Apr. %. J, q. CATLIN.
One week ago last Sunday Mr. Frank
Hoot. while riding in one horse
wagon, going towards the residence of
Mr.. Joseph Lansinger, in Brimfield.
fell from the wagon and dislocated his
hip bone. The injury is of serious
character. r
Prof Cassius Marcellus Clay Zedak er
the renowned poet and philosopher,
honored our town with his distinguish
ed presence on Saturday. He found a
very ready sale for his book against
Pagan Bob" The great infidel will
be wholly unable to break the force OF
the profound arguments of the distin-
ghished professor. ss.tH
4 VanNess has a large lot of Lemons
on the way, and will continae the
Lemon war till the lake freezes over,
and you can cross on the ice. He is
bound to sell goods cheap, regardless
of others feelings. as he will not run
in the same old rut with others, but Is
bonnd to do business as he pleases, and
as long as he sells goods cheap and
still makes decent profit, 1t will be
hard work. to stop people from going
there TO trade, t