The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-05-21
Picnics will soon be ripe.

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complimented these days.
Reserved seats on sale now for tn
McGibeny Concert. Price 35 cents.
The festive fisherman now relatetl
big stories about his great achieve
ments.
The weary school children impa
tiently await the arrival of vacation
days.
Farmers are busy getting In theil
Spring crops and times are consequent
ly dull about town.
Strawberries are in the market, but
they are too costive for the palate oI
ye printer.
The apple and pear blossoms are be.
ginning to put forth and give promise
of an abundant yield.
Remember the McGibeny Family
concert, at Reeds Opera House, Thurs.
day evening, May 2sth.
An exchange says the mosquito will
make his appearance this year on
roller skates.
Miss Lillian FOljambe, daughter of
Ed. Foljambe, of Cleveland, is the
guest of Miss Julia Kelley.
The Springtime has at last achieved
the victory and hOary old Winter has
been compelled to take back seat for
brief season.
A. FL. Bean has sold his meat market
to Messrs. Moatz & Tibbals, of Kent,
who will take possession of the same
on Monday next.
Rev. e. A. Stone, of the Congrega.
tional Church, exchanged pulpits with
Rev. 7. T. Gardner, of Hudson, on
Sar day last.
Joseph Bazel, of Rootstown, has sold
his filly colt, nine days old, sired by
Mambrino Mohawk, to s. N. Andrews
for one hundred dollars.
Mr.. P. h. Bean lost very valuable
Smuggler, Jr., sucking colt on Mon
day, which was kicked to death in the
pasture by another animal.
1t is reported that Mr.. D. w. Delen-
barger has been appointed Postmaster
in Randolph, vice A. Dickinson
whose commission will expire in June.
The steam sawmill of Mr.. Darwin
Smith, situated just south of the Cen
ter of Brimfield, was destroyed by fire
on Monday afternoon. Loss from
81 900 to 81 500.
The venerable Ellison Ticknor, HUI
ron Morse and Mrs. J. G. Brainerd, of
are reported as being dan
gerously ill, and but slight hopes are
for their recovery.
David Mcintosh Post, G. A. r have
had an elegant new globe headlight
put In front of their headquarters in
Phenix Block, the work of Messrs.
Cady & Bowen, plumbers and gas
filters.
We are panied to learn that Mr.. D.
w. Thomas, of Paris, has lost three
children within two weeks past, from
malignant diphtheria, and that his
i've other children are afflicted with
he terrible disease.
Next Saturday and Sunday the pas.
or of the Universalist Church will at
end Conference of the Western Re-
erve Association of Universalists, al
Geauga Co. Hence there
will be no services, except Sunday
school, In the Ravenna Church.
The California Meat Market, Messrs.
Potts & Phelps proprietors, will put
lelivery wagon on the road next Sat
lrday. Those wishing meat delivered
will please leave their orders at the ,
market, No. 8, Mechanics Block. {
The c. & P. r. r will change time
lext Sunday, May "a. Train No. ],
lue here now at 9:53 a, ~, for Cleve-
and, will arrive about 40 minutes ear
Ter on new schedule, making close ,
at Hudson with fast train {
or Akron, Columbus, Cincinnati, and
II points in the South.
Mr.. John G.. Catlin observed, on I
evening last, brilliant
aeteor i'm its course across the heavens.
rom north to southeast, passing
early over head. Its progress was so
low that it was perhaps a minute be-
,re it vanished from sight.
A bill has passed the Legislature 8
the game law so as to extend |
be time for shooting ducks in the t
pring until April 18th, and to prevent g
le killing of squirrels from February |
1T to June 1st. Quail can be killed
uring November.
A new time card went into effect Oh d
ne N, Y. P. & o. on Monday last. t
rains now leave Ravenna Station as L
'llows: Going East, 7:3O. a: M, 9:15 v
M, 2:52 a. M, 5:3S a. m, 4 p, m z
% p. m. Going West, $3.50 am, 9:47 :
m, 1l:42 a. m., las p. M, $50 p. m., /,
% p. m., l1:55 p. m. :
The bids for the work of building a
le Bank Barn on the farm of the In d
rmary were opened by the Directors $
q Saturday afternoon last and the
blowing parties were declared the
lccessful bidders E. c., Willyard,
.ayenna, for the Stone work D. b. =;
e. K. Kingsbury, Ravenna, for the Q
arpenter work /; Wilcox g. Son, Gar
sttsville, for the Stating.
The Salvation Army continues its I
scket on the streets. singing, yelling c
nd praying, but they don't seem to be '