The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-03-19
The Winter still abideth.


| Cricket, Monday night.
The mercury below zero Monday
night. How is that for the middle of
March?
Tuesday was st. Patrick's day.
There was no public observance of the
| occasion here.
d. L. Rackwell, Esq has gone to
Hot Springs, Ark where he expects
| to remain till June.
The boys have begun to shout "fen"
but Spring has not yet put in it's APP
pearance.
1Oc. and 20c. are the exceedingly low
prices all of next week to the Cora
Van Tassel Co.
The Ravenna Union Schools close
their Winter term Oh Friday and will
resume on the 3Oth inst.
Miss Bella Moore will be supported
by strong company in the play of
"a Mountain Pink"
The solar eclipse on Monday was no
great affair, and did not obstruct the
light of the sun to any considerable
extent.
There is a bad hole in the plank
crossing between the Opera Block and
B. Little's store that may cause trouble
unless soon repaired.
The Heine Brothers, three in num-
Der, acrobatic skaters, will give eXhi.
bitions at the Rink Friday anu Satur-
day evenings.
Mrs. DR.. G. L. Belden died at seven
O'Clock last Friday evening of dropsy
at the family residence on King street,
after long and distressing illness.
Chas. E. Witter, cashier of the First
National Bank of Ravenna, has been
confined to his house by a severe at
tack of malaria since Saturday.
The Spring elections are hear at
hand and it is time for the patriots
who are ready TO be sacrificed on their
country's altar to be up and doing.
Mr.. D. NJ. Clewell has been confined
10 his residence, corner of Meridian
and BOwery streets, for two weeks
past, by severe illnsss.
The weather since the End of Feb
ruary has had tendency to increase
faith in the grounding theory. That
little animal is now regarded az more
reliable weather guide than Wiggins.
A sentence containing every letter
in the English alphabet, a flvoriie of
writing teachers. is "A quick brown
fox jumps over the lazy dog"
By the giving way of floor in the
sheet room of the Diamond Glass
Works last Friday several hundred
dollars worth of glass in sheets was
badly mashed up.
Geo. T. Smith, book keeper at the
Diamond Glass works, when getting
out of buggy at the Works on Friday
fell. striking upon his face, cutting
and bruising himself quite severely.
? The Circuit Court for this County
commenced its Spring term Tuesday
morning, with Judges w. HI. Frazier,
FL. B. Woodbury. and P. A. Laubie on
the bench. 1here are % cases on the
docket.
Some prophet of evil predicts that
every Sunday in March, bnt one, will
be gloomy, SO far as the weather is
concerned. Well, thank fortune, there
are but two more of them.
THE second game between the Kent
and Rayenna Polo clubs, played at the
Kent rink Monday night, was won by
the former by score of three to two.
The Ravenna boys will have to win
the next three games to come off vic
tors.
Jefferson Sphinx, proprietor of the
House at Mautua Station,
while skating at the Roller Rink in
that place Saturday evening, received
a fall which caused the breaking of one
of his legs.
For the benefit of those who wish to
witness the Carter Clearwater pool
match. which takes place this (Thurs-
day. evening, the q. & p. r. r. will
make special excursion rates to Cleve-
land and return-$l 55 for the round
trip. Tickets will be good for return
on Friday.
On Saturday evening gentle rain
storm visited this locality, but it was
of briei duration. The cold north
wester cam. during the night, and
made il ali soiId again. On Monday
the beautiful" came sitting down
throughout the day, and to all appear
ances a second edition of dreary Win
ter set in.
Ayers Hair Vigor stimulates the
hair cells TO healthy action, and pro-
metes a vigorous growth. 1t contains
all that can be supplied 10 make the
natural hair beautiful and abundant !;
keeps the scalp free from dandruff,
prevents the hair from becoming dry
or h2rsh, and makes it flexible and
, slossy,