The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-06-25
The days will soon begin to shorten

The days will soon begin to shorten.
Farmers are now busy cultivating
corn and potatoes.
The Rink will be open all day and
evening on the Fourth.
At least six Brass Bands will be in
Ravenna on the Fourth.
Grace Church Sunday School picnic
at the Glens today Wednesday,
George Waggoner is home from Ann
Arbor Tor the Summer vacation.
Charles Durham arrived home on
Thursday last from his European tour.
The Dorcas Society will meet Satur-
day eve, this week, at Mrs. Swain's,
East Main street.
Attractions of an extraordinary
character will be secured tor the 4th.
Come, everybody.
Mr.. Orrin Stevens, of Palmyra, left
here Monday for Fargo, Oak, on a
business trip.
Mr.. Geo. E. Fairchild has purchased
the ID. K. Wheeler homestead on East
Main street.
One fortunate feature of Sundays
storm was that no one received serious
DersOnal ipjuries.
Mrs. III. G. Jennings, who has been
visiting at Whiting Carter's. returned
to Ottumwa, Ia, Monday.
The athletic sports on the afternoon
of the Fourth will be very attractive
and satisfactory.
Potts & Phelps have sold their meat
market to Kenward & Marsh, who
take possession next Monday.
Abundance of home grown straw
berries of splendid quality have been
coming to market for several days.
No such fireworks We're ever seen in
Ravenna as will be shot in this village
on the evening of July 4th.
Amid-the general wreck from the
fearful storm of Sunday evening, the
old Exchange building escaped dam
age altogether.
The ladies of the Dorcas Society
will serve ice cream and lunch the
4th of July, for the benefit of the Dor.
cas- Society.
The institution termed Children :
Day originated with the Universalists
but is now used by nearly all the
churches.
Will Beckley returned home from
Ann Arbor, Mich, on Monday, and
will spend the Summer vacation with
his Ravenna friends.
The work of clearing up the rubbish
and repairing the damage caused by
Sundays storm is rapidly progressing,
and soon we will be all right again.
About 40 trees on the farm of Orrin
Harmon, Esq, were leveled by Sun
days storm, and ten acres of timber
on Mr.. Willis Strickland's place was
prostrated.
The regular Annual Children's Day
meeting will be held in the Universal
ist Church next Sunday forenoon. An
interesting program has been pre-
pared.
Come to Ravenna to celebrate the
Fourth. The latch string will be out.
and the managers will spare no pains
or expense to make the celebration an
enjoyable one.
Mrs. A. T. Stewart and niece, Miss
Maggie Stewart, of Pittsburg, are Wis.
iting relatives and friends in Edin-
burg, and are also the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank F. Cline, of Ravenna.
Mr.. James Reynolds had about four
acres of valuable timber Frustrated on
his farm by the storm on Sunday. A
year ago on Monday he had 80 valua.
ble sheep killed by lightning.
Excursion to Cleveland, Saturday
the 9th inst, via. G. & 2. r. R., tG
the Thomas Concert. Fare, $l.50 fol
round trip, including admission tick
cts. Good on all trains.
The rain Saturday evening some
what interfered with the ice cream
festival of the Young Peoples Assocl
alton of the NJ. E. Church, but they
had q good time all the same.
The annual missionary supper of the
ladies of the Congregational Church
will be given in the parlors of the
church next Friday evening. from $50
to 8 o'clock.
B. A. Hinsdale, formerly President
of Hiram College. and now Superin
tendent of the Cleveland Schools, will
deliver the Grafton at the 4th of July
celebration in Ravenna.
Arthur Poulson, young man aged
about 20 years, while giving an exhi.
bition of his agility as high-kicker
in front of Phenix block, Sunday after.
noon, fell and fractured one of his legs
in two places.
Ayer'sSarsaparilla operates radically
upon and through the blood. and is s
safe, reliable, and absolute cure for the
various diseases. complaints and dis
orders due to debility, or to any con
stitutional taint or infection.
Our town was not in very present
able condition Monday morning, the
streets being filled with tin roofing
bricks and mortar, and all manner o
rubbish strewn about by the storm
still a large number of country people
ame in TO look upon the wreck.
The Newton Falls people are antici
psting good time July 3rd and 4th