The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-07-31

The Prohibition Party hold nomi.
mating Convention at Town Hall, on
Saturday, August 23d.
Fred. Kellogg, of Peoria, ILL.,, is
paying a short visit to the many friends
of his old home.
A lot of second hand Buggies at
S27-tf IL. h. THONPsON's.
Mrs. Henry Whitlock is very ill OF
dropsy. Little or no hopes are enter.
tanned for her recovery.
Mr.. A. P. Myers, of Parkersburg
w. Va, is visiting his son, s. G.. Myer.
and wife.
Mrs. J. Kebort and daughter, Miss
Katie, of Meadville, Pa, are guests oil
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Gurley, Day st.
Mrs. S. G. Myers, who has been
spending some time visiting friends in
Cleveland returned home onThursday.
VanNess is selling Crockery way
down below auction figures. The best
English ware in the market.
Marvin Severance, Joe Fox, Will.
Holcomb, Thos, Aikens and their fam
lilies are camping on the bank of Muzzy
Lake.
The frequent rains during the past
week have been most welcome visitors
and have covered the face of nature
with smiles.
Owing to the repairs being made in
the Opera House our rooms have been
completely flooded during the recent
rains and rendered nearly uninhabit-
able.
Steps are being taken to organize q
gun club in Ravenna, for the purpose
of enforcing the laws of the State for
the protection Of game and fish.
There was large crowd at the Ex-
cursion picnic of the Congregational
Church Sunday School at High Bridge
Glens on Friday last, and the affair is
pronounced very pleasant one.
Mr.. Geo. E, Fairchild and family
will return to Ravenna to reside next
week, and will occupy the Bedell
property on North Chestnut street as
their home.
The Enterprise Glass Works were
sold at public auction by the Receiver,
Geo. F. Robinson, Esq, for s., 100.
The property was struck off to VIM.
b. Thomas, Esq.
The dull trade these days would
seem to indicate that the talk about
the prosperous condition Ofthe country
should he taken with some grains of
allowance.
Mr., George w. Freeman, of the firm
of Snyder & Freeman, left on Sunday
for visit to the home of his youth,
in Rroome and TiOga counties, State
of New York, expecting to he absent
two or three weeks.
Everybody going to VanNess' now
for Baking Powder. A Sewing Ma
chine given away is a big thing. Some
one will feel happy when the seal is
broken, and they find they have the
lucky number.
On Tuesday three thousand young
bass were placed in Muzzy Pond and
the same number in Sandy Lake.
These fish were obtained from the
State hatcheries at Sandusky, and will
doubtless furnish fine sport j.. for the
"boys" in the future.
During the storm about noon last
Thursday. the barn of Mr.. Harvey
King, just north of the Center of Shall
ersville. was struck by lightning and
set on fire, and with its contents, en-
tirely destroyed. No insurance.
Not particle of calomel or any other
deleterious substance enters into the
composition of Ayers Cathartic Pills.
On the contrary, they prove OF special
service to those who have used calomeI
or other mineral poisons as medicines,
and feel their injurious effects. Tn
such cases Ayers Pills are invaluable.
A meeting of the Directors of the
Portage Co. Agricultural Society will
be held at the Fair Grounds, Ravenna,
on Saturday, August End, 1884, at Ia
o'clock a. m. All are earnestly request
ed to be present, as business of impor-
tance will need their attention.
X. s. WING, Sec'y.
The Blainites of Ravenna haven't
yet got their standard oil works in
running order. When they get their
glee club and drum corps in operation
and get their lubricator to work the
fellow who fails to realize that Milligan
Blain and Black Jack are entitled to
his support is an ijot.
The case of Hook VS. Brooke occu.
|pied the time of jury in Justice Nor.
toms court three days last week with
out coming to a conclusion, the jury
falling to agree upon a verdict. This
was the second trial of the case with
the same result.
DIED.-Tn this village, Wednesday
morning, July 30th, after a long and
distressing illness, of drOpsy of the
heart, Amanda, wife of William Cline,
in the Goth year of her age. Mrs. Cline
has resided about sixty years in Ra.
VIENNA. Her husband, three daughters
and two SONS survive the loss of kind
and affectionate wife and motAer.