The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-16

II, Accommodation, 9:55.
New moon last Sunday.
This is fine growing weather.
= The farmers are cutting their wheat
The days are perceptably diminish
ing.
The town will be dull till the har.
vest is over.
The weather is warming up to bust.
ness of late.
The Newburg strike and riots have
subsidized.
Il. B. Alcorn, ESQ.,. of Pittsburg, is
visiting his Ravenna friends.
B. P. Sharp, OF New York, made us
a pleasant call on Monday.
The evergreen arch on Main street
is no longer thing of beauty.
Weather prophets are predicting a
long, hot Summer. Let it come.
Miss Ada Wilcox is clerking for a
brief season in A. T. Smiths dry goods
house.
E. J: Darrow, of the Kent News,
made us short call on Tuesday after
noon.
,Messrs. NJ. Gretzinger and John b.
Dussel left on Wednesday for a busi.
ness trip to Philadelphia.
The Rink will be open next Satur-
day evening, from s to IL p. M, fol-
skaters. Good music in attendance.
Watermelons are in the market, and
with the help of the green apples will
succeed in doubling up youngAmerica.
The Salvation Army have abandon
ed their Hall, but still keep up their
racket ON the streets in feeble way.
What has become of the locusts from
which SO much damage was predicted?
They don't seem to have materialized
muchly.
A heavy rain storm Monday after.
noon compelled farmers to suspel d
hayiHg and harvesting for the balance
of the day.
&c. Beatty, Esq, has been confined
to his residence on Bowery street sew
eral days by severe attack ofinfiama-
ton of the bowels.
The Congregational Sunday School
will hold their annual picnic on Wed
nesday of next week, at Silver Lake,
going via c. & P. r. r.
The sixteenth annual reunion of the
10th Reg't, o. v. l. will be held at
Congress Lake. Stark Co., O., on the
5th, 9th. and 7th of August. 1885. A
grand, good time is anticipated.
Republican candidates for county
offices are around shaking hands and
anxiously enquiring after the health
Of the families of their neighbors.
Any one having light driving
horse, weight about 800 lbs, can find
,ale or exchange for No. Fertilizer
Grain Drill, by calling on M. V. Dun
ap, Atwater, o.
On Monday, the Sth inst, Mr..
Daniel Moatz, of the firm of Tibbals
MOatz, of this place. had his lower
Irm bones fractured above the wrist,
While attempting to lead an unruly
,eef creature.
The work of laying pipe for the Ra-
emma Water Works has been COM
nenced and soon our streets will pre-
ent torn up appearance, AT present
he Water Works don't look as much
ike failure as they did.
The farmers of Portage county are
one of the finest crops of
wheat ever grown in this section,
While the grass and oat crops promise
N immense yield and potatoes and
Orn are doing well.
Messrs. Geo. F. Robinson and A. It.
smith, with their families, and Brad
ord Rowland and Thos. CIail, went
nto camp at Twin Lakes on Monday.
Ne understand others expect to join
he party during the week.
THE Commissioners have issued an
rider that no more lounging be allowed
IN the steps in front of the Court
House, and that no meetings shall be
leld on that corner without a permit.
This includes the Salvation Army,
n the remainining remnant of it, and
Ia hoped We may now have peace.
About II m. Tuesday, June 14th, the
milk wagon of L. A. Plum, the milk
lealer, in charge of his son, was de-
cending Bowery strert faom Meridian
when the whiffietrees fell upon the
lorses feet, which caused them to run
own to Cleveland Avenue with such
orce as to upset the vehicle, contain
ng feed, can of oil, &C., which was
around promiscuously. The
lorses, becoming detached, went
lome. The young man, fortunately,
vas not hurt.
A NEW ENTERPRIsE.-Mr. f. M.
stewart has leased of G. r.. Gilbert his
for manufacturing the Eure-
"a Union Picket Fence, and has al
'eady commenced operations in the
Id nlana factory huilding on Spruce