The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-07-10

notice to carriages to leave the grounds.
Sunday Time Table.
Gates open at O'Clock A. NJ; close at P. M.
PHILO L, KING. SEXTON.
A fine assortment of Harnesses at
s27-tf I. F. THoMPSoN'S.
Daylight is diminishing.
The Commercial Hotel has been
freshly painted.
The weather Sunday and Monday
was cool and Fall like.
DR.. Geo. Somerville, of Newburg
was in town over Sunday.
Fifty cents will secure the PRESS
from now till the first of December.
Fairbanks & Forsyth Scales at
827-tf T. F. THoMPsON's.
Business is very quiet, with no i'm
mediate prospect of a revival.
The Street Commissioners is doing a
big job on South Chestnut street.
The usual number of casualties are
reported throughout the country on
the Fourth.
The County Commissioners held
their monthly session the first of the
week.
Citizens Hall has received a coat of
fresh paint and other improvements,
adding much to its appearance.
A few Horse Rakes cheap, to close
out. Also, Eureka and New Clipper
Mower, at T. F. THoMPsoN's.
There were 1896 tickets sold at the N .
Y.P. d o. station in this town for the
Fourth of July celebration at Kect.
VanNess' Tea must be pretty good
when parties from Canton and Char
don come to Ravenna to buy it of him.
The Fourth was ushered in at Day.
ton by lively cyclone which did
damage to the amount of 500 to
$l2.O0O. ......
Major D. G. Goldman, Peter Flath
and l. It. Siddall, Esq, are taking in
the Democratic National Convention
at Chicago.
Mr.. Joseph Dauber, wife and child,
of Tiffin, o., spent a few days over the
Fourth visiting relatives and friends
here and in Akron.
Mr.. Otto Bietz, the artist, with his
wife and child, of Cleveland, spent
the Fourth visiting relatives here and
in Rootstown and Randolph.
VanNess has a few toilet sets that
cost SIS so which he will sell you for
S4 90 to close them out, as he needs
the room for the new stock on the way.
Ex-Mayor Robinson, A. T. Smith
and Thos. Grail and families pitched
their tents on the eastern bank of East
Twin Lake, on Monday last, for sea
son of camping. Max. Riddle is with
the party.
Rev. G. A. Stone, of Racine, Wis,
has accepted the call to the pastorate
of the Congregational Church of this
place, to commence his labors the first
of August. He occupied the pulpit OF
that Church last Sunday, and deliver
ed interesting and able sermons.
The best authority on farming (espe.
cially on potato growing and the prize
winner for best farming IN Ohio) pro.
nounces Kemp's Manure Spreader 6
success. Sold only in this vicinity by
S2-tf T. F. THOMPSON. RAvENNA.
The celebration of the Fourth al
Kent is pronounced grand success
Notwithstanding the rain storm dur
ing the early part of the day there wa.
large crowd of people in attendanc,
and everything passed off in the mos
orderly and satisfactory manner.
The July meeting of the Horticul
tural Society will be held on Wednes
day, the 18th inst, at the residence o
Mr.. George Eckert, in Charlestown
Essay by Mrs. F. A. Merrill. All ar,
cordially invited.
E ANDREW WILSON, Sec.
Am agent for a number of manufac
turers of Threshers and Engines.
T. F. THOMPSON.
A BIG BAss.-On the 1st inst. MI
Henry G. Carts and sons, of Rootstown
went fishing in the waters of Sand,
Lake. Mr.. Carts hauled in an i'm
mense black bass, a geduine Jumbo O
the tinny tribe. He measured "a inch
es in length, and weighed pound
and 8 ounces.
The Cleveland Penny Press is man
ifesting a commendable spirit of enter
prise in reporting the proceedings @
the Democratic National Convention
1t has leased wire in Convention
Hall, at Chicago, and another in il
own Office at Cleveland, with five ex
perienced men to gather and transmit
the news, its reports will be as full an
reliable as any of the great dailies c
the country.
On Friday, the 4th inst, youn
man named Andrew Bietz, nephew Q
Mr.. A. Bietz of this place, arrived her
from Germany. He has chosen Amer
lea for his future home, and intend
to become citizen in due time. Hi
native place is Stulpe, in Angermund
Prussia. hle was much pleased wit
his sea voyage, i'm the vessel Donan, {
the German Lloyd line. The voyag
across the ocean from Bremen laste
but twelve days. The ticket was oil
tanned from J. II. Dussel, of this plac,
agent for said line.
The Fourth passed off very quietl
in Ravenna; indeed. but for the crac
and sizzle of firecrackers and torpedoe
there was nothing to mar the Sunday
like quiet of the day. The busine.
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