The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-02-28

The Arions, Friday evening.

The best Male Quartet in the State
at the Opera House, Feb. 90.
Only one day more in February.
The Winter will soon be over and gone.
Hiss Haywood, the popular soprano
q, the Opera House, Friday evening.
The distribution of presents at
Risdon & Taylor's will take place on
Tuesday next.
Don't fail to attend the best concert
of the season-the Arions, Friday
evening.
The weather continues open and
mild and betokens that the back bone
of Winter is broken.
Our mild weather took a sudden
cold on Saturday and we were given
second edition of Winter.
Miss Lila Foljamhe, daughter of Ed.
Foljambe, of Cleveland, is visiting the
family of L. M. Kelley.
The excellent piano used at the
Fairy Opera was furnished by Mr.. N.
E. Olin, of Kent.
Pure Glover and Timothy Seed, at
the Warehouse of Lewis Morgan, care
fully selected and at reasonable prices.
Attention is directed to the adver-
tisement of Geo. Strickland, in which
he offers Fresh Mich Cows and 80 or
40 Sheep for Sale.
Rev. E. Morris, of Kent will preach
in the Universalist Church next Sun
day, frrenoon and evening, in ex-
change with the pastor.
Col. J. C. Beatty and wife returned
from their trip on Friday after enjoy
ing a pleasant visit among their friends
in Washington and at their old home.
The banner of beauty waved majes-
tically from the splendid flagstaff on
the northern glacis of Court House
park, throughout the day on Friday
Cornelius Baldwin, Esq, of Nelson.
was in town on Friday attending the
Prohibition Convention. He returned
from his European trip about four
weeks ago.
There were over fifty couples at the
"return match'' party at the Opera
House, last Thursday night, and the
affair is pronounced an enjoyable one,
though not financially a success.
Everybody in need of Undertaking
supplies should call on NJ. V. Dunlap,
Atwater Station. His prices will as
tonish you reduced about one half.
OH, SUGAR! What will he do next.
He has been talking about going to
New York in order to buy whole
sugar refinery, so he cah sweeten up
the entire county. The low prices he
gives on sugar astonishes the State al.
ready. This is VanNess we are talk
ing about.
We are under obligations to M.
Stuart, Esq, for pamphlet copy of
the interesting paper read by him be-
fore the last meeting of the Ohio Bar
Association at Columbus, on the life
and public services of the late Judge
Matthew Birchard.
Sugar at any price you may name.
GLUCOSE is so cheap now the chickens
Vou't eat it, so when you want sugar
just state the price, and VanNess will
fill your orders. He does not keep any
glucose in stock but will get it for you
whenever you want it.
When Spring opens up, the peach
trees should be examined carefully for
boreIs and grubs, which may be found
in their trunks, just at or immediate
AS q preventive of the borer, place at
the butt of each tree a shovelful OF
Stacked lime.
Corn Sugar is very fair but not very
sweet. One pound OF real cane sugar
will go farther than three pounds of
corn, or glucose, sugar. Therefore,
which is the cheapest to buy? Van
Ness is the man who dares stand up
and say he will not sell inferior goods
The Prohibition Party Convention,
held in Citizens Hall, Ravenna, Feb.
22d, nominated P. B. Mead, E. Sose-
man, E. B. Lewis, Albert Haynes, F.
P. Bard and g. M. Beardsley to repre-
sent Portage county in State Conven-
ton to be held in Columbus, March 6.
The Fairy Opera, entitled the Naiad
Queen, was presented three evenings
last week to large houses, and with al
most enthusiastic satisfaction. Seldom
have the citizens of Ravenna enjoyed
SO rich an entertainment. The home
talent was excellent, and under the
skillful management of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kane, rendered their several parts ad-
mirably.
On Monday evening officer Vance
dIIOSICu SOlliIlS L1dkIDS
disturbance in the Etna House, Bill
lard rooms. On promising good be-
havior he was allowed to go, but in
few minutes was back again making
more noise than before. He was again
arrested, and was furnished lodgings
in the hotel de Wilcox. Justice Nor
ton allowed him to pay the costs, on a
charge of drunk and disorderly.
Clarence H. Sage, who has kept the
Cuyahoga House" at Mantua Station
for the year last past, has leased Mr..
D. Santoro's new brick hotel. called
the Mantua House, for three years,
and will take possession April 1st. He
is popular landlord. Charley Turner
will run feed and livery stable bust,
ness in conn ectiOn with the hotel.
Hiram B. Kelly died at the residence
of his brother, r. D. Kelly, on North
Meridian street at about As O'Clock