The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-08-07

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Business continues dull.
Cool and comfortable
Pastures begin to look fresh and
green.
Maud s. has beat her own record.
Blaine can't do that.
The black berry crop in this region
was total failure.
There will not be any services in the
Universalist Church next Sunday.
Fairbanks & Forsyth Scales at
827-tf Il. +. THOMPsON's.
Republican nominating Convention
next Saturday.
The Republican candidates for hang
man are numerous and active.
Otto Sontum and August Kemmer
lett for New York on Monday.
Sunday was hot day, but a brisk
breeze rendered it quite endurable.
Maj. d. c. Goldman left on Tuesday
for Columbus, to look after the affairs
of the o. p.
Rev. G. A. Stone occupied the pulpit
of the Congregational Church on Sun
day.
The Street Commissioners gang have
been doing good work cleaning out the
cutters.
James and Harry Garfield, sons of
the late President Garfield, were in
town on Sunday visiting friends.
Politics don't seem to be booming
with either party in this region. Is it
the calm just before the storm
Miss Rena Garee, of Geneva, Ohio,
who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs
Lewis Hadley, on Prospect street, re-
turned home last Friday.
On Wednesday forenoon Willie
Twitt, youngest son of Mr.. E. Twitt,
fell frem an apple tree, fracturing his
ieIG cOllAr DOn0.
The Universalist Sunday Schools of
Ravenna, Kent and Brimtield will
have a picnic at the Glens, CuyahOga
Falls. Oh Friday, the 22nd inst
Mr.. Harry Beaver and Miss Gertie
Richardson, Mr.. Lutte Kelley and
Miss snay, of Belle fontaine, spent Sun
day last at Nelson Ledge.
Let our Democratic friends bear in
mind the nominating Convention a
week from next Saturday. Let every
township be fully represented.
There..will be no Band Concert at
Mantua Station next Saturday eve
ming, as the Band is going to Hiram
to assist the Hiram Band in giving a
Concert.
Maud s. trotted on the track of the
Cleveland Driving Park last Saturday
afternoon, making a mile in 2: o., the
quickest time Oh record, She is enti-
tied TO be called Queen of the Turf"
The alarm of fire Saturday aftern oon
was Occasioned by the breaking of a
kerosene lamp in the photograph
rooms of Miss Thompson, in the Sey-
mour building. The scare was great
and damage small.
CrOckery at prices that will make
you sick, at NanNess'. The best En-
glish Ware Plates from 4Oc dozen up;
Cups and Saucers at ruinous prices
10 pieces Toilet at $3.50, Decorated
the same sold for $3.50 one year ago.
The Portage County horticultural
Society has received cordial invita-
ton to attend the August meeting of
the Summit County Society, to be held
at Mr.. l.. B. Pierce's, in Tallmadge,
Wednesday, the 18th inst.
We hope as many of our friends as
can conveniently do so will come for
ward and pay US in advance for the
coming year, and that those in arrears
will promptly scrip up, that we may
enter upon the next year free from
financial embarrassment.
f. w. Adams, of Nelson M. Rich.
ards, of Mantua A. A. Holcomb, of
Springfield, o.; Philo Bieree, of this
village, and their families intend to
pitch their tents on the north border
of West Twin Lake next Monday for
q season of camping.
You can buy Sugar of VanNess, 10 Id,
123 lbs, 1S lbs, IA lbs, Is lbs, and 16 lbs.
for a dollar and everybody says he
sells the best Tea ia the State, and if
you want some nice Coffee, he can sell
you some for 2Oc per lb, that will cost
you 25c at any other place.
: The Geauga Lake Pioneer Associa.
tiOn will hold its sixth annual meeting
in Kent't Grove, Aurora, on Wednes-
day, August Goth. Hon. d. r. Tilden
and B. F. Higley, Esq. will address
the multitude, and John Gould, Esq 4,
will relate some of the incidents Of
the war OF 1872. A good time is assured.
The colored people of this region
celebrated Emancipation-d in the
West Indies, by grand picnic at Twin
Lakes, on Friday last. The attendance
was large, Including quite a sprinkling
of white gentlemen and ladies, who
joined in the exercises, and all report
good time.
That Sewing Machine at VanNess'
is a very nice one, and some one will
get 1t with box of Baking Powder
Only few more left. Such chance
will not occur again to get Sewing
Machine for nothing. So buy box,
and leave your number.
The curative power of Ayers Sarsa-
parilla is too well known to require
the specious aid of any exaggerated or
fictitious certificate. Witnesses of its
marvellous cures are today living in