The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-12-25
Fenasssee"'s Friday evening.

PHiLO L. KING. SEXTON
Feuaessee@'s Friday evening.
t;uiy "ie WEEK more remains of 1851
Ihe ice crop has been rapidly ripen.
ipg fai the past few days.
The RaveDna Postoffice will be clos
ed at p. m. today, Christmas.
Roller skating rihks are said to play
out dancing parties.
Work On the Rink has been pushed
ahead rapidly despite the cold, rough
wintry weather.
We extend to our friends, one and
all, the compliments of the season, and
wish them Merry Christmas.
The Thermometer Oh Saturday NOR
ming registered eight degrees below 0
the cOldest weather OF the season.
BY going to the rink the live young
men can survey the ground where they
will shortly lie.
The Odd Fellows Rebekah meeting
was well attended and a generally
pleasant time was realized.
eAttehtion is called to the advertise
ment of Messrs. Furry d Williams in
this issue. They offer big inducements.
Harry MOntague's dudes" gave a
big show to comparatively small au-
dience, at the Opera House, on Tuesday
evening.
The alarm of fire on Thursday morn
ing of last week, was caused by
chimney of a house on Day street
burning out.
Mr.. Martin Gretzinger has just COM
pleted large and commodious new
ice house on the east end of his prem
ises on Chestnut street.
December just now is not as pleasant
as May, nor quite as enjoyable as it
was earlier in the month. but it is |
pretty much played out.
Jacob Roth, of Brimfield, was bound
over to the Common Pleas Court, ON a |
charge of assault with intent to kill,
on hearing before Justice Norton.
Boys who are in the habit of jump
ing upon sleighs and sleds passing
through the streets, should remember
that the practice is attended with great |
danger.
The sleighing on Saturday was pass
able and the country people took ad-
vantage of it and came to town in large
numbers. The business men had
big boom.
No Ravennian should forget that he
is called upon to vote on the Water
Works question on the 18th of January.
There should be a full vote. Vox populi
is what is wanted.
At meeting of the Congre egational
Church and Society held Dec. 22ud,
w. l.. Poe, William Grinnell, F. w.
and A. w. Alcorn, were
The citizens of Bazetta and adioin-
ing towns in TrumbuIl county, design
10 inaugurate the New Year with a
grand old time ring hunt. which it is
expected will afford lots of rare sport.
Passed to spirit life, in Mantua.
Tuesday, December 23d, 1884, Fred Fl.
Cobb, only son of Henry Cobb, Esq
aged 80 years, months and days.
Funeral from his late residence Friday
next, at II o'clock.
Our exchanges are publishing the
names of old Democrats in their sew
aral locations who voted for Jackson. 4
We would be glad to obtain list of
he Jackson Democrats still living in
Portage county.
The weather has been little tickle
'Or few days past. On Sunday a
-haw set in, and rain prevailed through
out the day, but cold wave came
along Monday afternoon, and made it
all solid again, and now we have a
of a long spell of-weather.
The untidy, dirty appearance of
grizzly beard should never be allowed.
Dye for the Whiskers
will readily change their color to a
Drown or black, at discretion, and thus
keep up your reputation for neatness
and good looks.
Mr.. A. A. Harris, Jr. has our thanks
for basket of fine Florida oranges,
which were part of present from
mis- aunt, Mrs. R. w. Gordon, of Or.
ange City, Valentia Co., Florida, and
were as nice fruit as ever came from
that sunny land.
Henderson and Kerr have had a good
sleigh trade this week, having sold ten
Of their home made cutters, also two
"A passenger sleighs for the M. d.
Loveless omnibus and hack line
Warren Chronicle.
One of these passenger sleighs has
been shipped to this place for use on
the line here. Mr.. Loveless has also
purchased two fine cutters, which can
not fail to please his many patrons at
the Etna House.
Chiidren,s Meeting.