The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-05-29

hAinS up ABOUT Town. lis gOOQ
thing.
The esplanade in the front of the
Court House presents a pleasant ap-
pearance.
Don't fail to attend the Concert by
Prof. Rudloff7s class, this, "wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Erastus r. Taylor has been Wis.,
iting friends at Springfield, o., for
over a week past.
G. B. Newton, Esq and wife, of
Newtow Falls, were in town the latter
part of last week.
Frequent warm rains would be well
coined by the farmers. They would
help the crops.
The bugs are watching for the young
potato sprouts and don't seem to be
afraid of their shooting.
There was an old time crowd out to
listen to the open air Concert of the
City Band Saturday night.
Nice lucious Strawberries, green peas
string beans and a general supply of
garden sass" are sale by oungrocers.
A dozen Ravenna Sir Knights Joined
with their Akron brethren in the OBJ
servance of Ascension day last Thurs
day.
Miss Ollie Snyder visited Ravenna
friends, Sunday.
Fred. Geoppinger, of Ravenna, was
in town Frlday.-[Newton Falls Echo.
Several attempts at burglary are re-
ported in the west part of town during
the past week, but we have not been
furnished with particulars. EH ...
Witnesses in the Court of Common
Pleas are now allowed one dollar per
day and cents per mile from place of
residence and returning.
The pipe line of the Standard Oil
Co. through Trumbull, Portage and
counties has been assessed
at 81, 600 per mile, being an increase of
$500 per mile over last tyear's valuation
Messrs. Reed have commenced the
work of remodeling their Opera House
which, when completed, will be one
Of the finest exhibition halls in North
ern Ohio.
The trade still continues with Colt
Bros. They will arrive home today
Thursday with a nice lot of cows,
fresh and close Springers. Finish fill
ing out your number with this drove
by calling early in the day.
The many friends of A. l.. Sharp in
this vicinity will be pleased to learn of
his success in securing the appoint
ment as Postmaster at Juett, Texas,
his present home, He will be an eff
cient and accommodating officer.
The reunion of the Vaughn family
will be held at the residence of Thomas
Z. Williams, at Diamond, in Palmyra,
on Friday, June 13. 1t is the wish that
all the friends will turn out and give
the old Sheriff good family greeting.
Messrs. Williams & Rogers have re-
Gently sold to Charles Merits, Esq,
single harness manufactured by them,
which is real beauty, and is said to
be the finest piece of harness work ev-
er turned out in Northern Ohio.
There is fair number enrolled in
The class studying German under J.H.
Dussell, Esq. and there is still room
for more. The class is divided into
two sections, one commencing and the
other advanced, thus accommodating
all. Recitations twice week.
Jason G. Noble. a we'll known and
much esteemed citizen of Freedom,
died suddenly, of heart disease, at his
in the east part of that town
Ship on Saturday morning, May oath,
aged So years. He had been unwell
for two or three weeks, yet his death
at the time was not anticipated. His
funeral took place from the family
residence on Monday. and was largely
M s
The Ohio River Railroad, for the
building of which our tOwnsman,
Major d. G. Goldman and Hon. D. r..
Paige, of Akron, had the contract, is
nearly completed, and trains will COM
mence running regularly over it's en-
tire length go miles) ON the 10th of
June, when the event will be celebrated
by grand excursion over the line and
Il blow out The syndicate for whom
the road was constructed give the con-
tractors credit for having done COM
plete job.
The incest lot of Pineapples that
Ravenna has ever seen may be found
at VanNess'. Prices from 1Oc. up,
Green stuff of all kinds. He had two
large express loads today, on which
the transportation charges amounted
to a large sum, but this is an every day
occurrenee,s and goes to show the
amount of business be is doing. He
always orders the best of everything
and this his customers know.
CROWS are said to be doing great
damage to the sprouting corn. An
intelligent farmer furnishes us the fol-
lowing method Of getting rid of the
pests: Soak quantity of shelled corn
in strong saltpeter water, and scatter
among the hills. Three kernels will
lay out any one of these black pests.