The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-09-25

win in the long run every time.
For sale cheap-Track Sulky, used
but few times. IT. F, THOMPSON
A heavy frost visited this section on
Sunday morning, the first of the sea
son.
The Portage County Fair opened
yesterday. and if the weather is favor
able, promises to be grand success.
The Deerfield Fair will be held on
the grounds of the society ON Friday
and Saturday of this week.
Several Ravennians attended the
great Laine and Blugan circus at
Youngstown on Saturday,
Miss Jessie Hurlbut, of Cleveland,
is spending few days with her friend
Miss Flora Parsons.
DIR. Chas. J. Kneeland and family,
of Traverse City, Mich, are visiting
relatives and friends in this county.
Hon. John b Finch, of Nebraska,
is booked for speech for st. John in
Ravenna in the near future.
Mrs. Lila Ives, daughter of the late
Governor Henry A. Swift, of St.
Peters, Mimi, and her two children,
are visiting friends in Ravenna.
Mrs. Albert Kernen and daughter
returned on Thursday from their visit
to friends in the State of New York,
much improved in health.
The Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad
Company run special cheap excur-
sion to Niagara Falls today, Thursday,
Sept, 25th.
During the storm on Tuesday night
two trees on the premises of s. w.
Reese, on Lincoln Avenue, were struck
by lightning.
Did you hear of the great earth
quake? Everybody shaken up, but
VanNess. He is still at the front SELL
ing more goods than ever.
If there is school book, slate, pen
Gil, ink, pens, or anything you need
for use in the school room, you can get
it at +. H. STILES.
If the person who has borrowed
Vol.VlI of Zeimssen's Encyclopedia
will return to DIR. II. P. Hugus he will
be literally rewarded.
The Annual Sunday School Ami
versary will take place at the NJ. E.
Church, next Sunday evening. The
program will be very interesting one,
consisting of essays. declamations,
music, &c. Exercises commence at Z
o 'clock.
VanNess has his coffee put up in
Id. packages. air tight, and the best
coffee on the market. People have
come to the conclusion that what Van
Cess says is so, for they have never
known him to sell a poor article for a
good one.
The shock of an earthquake was dis
tinctly felt in several localities here
shortly before three o'clock Friday
afternoon. The phenomenon was ex
parienced throughout Ohio, Indiana,
Michigan, Kentucky and Iowa. Much
alarm was caused by it but no serious
damage.
IS, Eliza Swift, relict of the late
Dr. Isaac Swift, died at the residence
of her son in. law, E. r. Wait, on South
Chestnut street, on Monday night,
September 22nd, aged "a years. She
was one of Ravenna's oldest inhabit-
ants, and a woman universally re-
spected.
Master BERTHE Cooley, son of o. r.
Cooley. of Shalersville, few days ago
sent to our round table a potato which
measured IL by II inches in circumfe =
ence, and weighed 2i lbs. 1t is Of Il e
variety called Queen of the Valley,
and is a beauty.
DIR. Elijah Wadsworth, of Oakland,
Cal, son of the late Frederick Wads
worth, who was Sheriff of Portage
county from 1880 to ls34-and his wife
and daughr Mary, are spending few
days visiting Ravenna friends, the
guests of w. II. Beebe.
The tenacity with which people
abide by their early faith in Ayers
Sarsaparilla can only be explained by
the fact that it is the best blood medi.
cine ever used, and is not approached
in excellence by any new candidate
for public favor.
The trial of criminal eases was COM
menced on Thursday last, the first case
being that of the State VS.. Walter
Hickox, indicted for incest, which oc-
cupied the time of the Couri till about
IL o'clock Tuesday forenoon, when il
went to the jury, under the charge OF
the Judge. After about three hours
deliberation the jury returned into
Court with a verdict of not guilty.
The Democratic meeting held at Cit
izens Hall on Wednesday night of last
week was a rouser. The room was
packed to its utmost capacity, anG
many were unable to obtain ever
standing room. No glaring torch
lights or drum corps were required t.
bring the people out. Mr.. Heisley
who was announced to speak, failed tt
make his appearance, but sent Gen
A. J. Sanford, of Cleveland, to fill thu
appointme Mt. who in a speech of near
ly two hours length discussed the is
sues of the campaign in an able ant
eloquent manner, the delivery of which
was frequently greeted with enthusi
astic applause.
On Wednesday afternoon of las
week two large barns and a large shet
and stable belonging to Mr.. Juliu