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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-01
ATWATER.

correspondence
There was for the ben, fit of the chill
dren of the NJ. Z. Sabbath Scheol on
Christmas eve Il tree loaded with pop
coru and oranges, and in connection
there was singing, speaking, panOr
anna show, &c which made a very
pleasant time for the children. A lso.
quite u number of presents We're inter
changed between classes and teachers
The entertainment at the Congrega
tional Church Christmas night wa
goOi Santa Claus made his appear
ance among the children, which mad,
their hearts leap for joy.
At the brides parents, on Christmas
day, Wilson Woolf and Miss Anus
Bath were united in .matrimOny, Rev
Moore, pastor of the Nj. +, CHURCH
performing the ceremony. We wi>l
them happy lime, long life and pros
perIiy. On, yes! we will Lot fOIg
the faithful Dun Horse. who has file,
his m ssiun, and should be SLOWED L.
lie down and die in peace. But ",
understand that Z. &. w. has Tia,
promise to use him few tunes, /,
bilsnce accounts, before his retire
'nent.
II. III. Woolf.Our hardware man. ba
had quite a trade in sausage cutters
-leigh bells, &c, of late. People hav'
found out the place to buy hardware
Bath Il ] lcksnp have had a gOot
run in holiday goods, a.. One Womb
not think he panic had struck them
when We see four behind the C nniei
and people anzit.u-ly waiting thei
turn tO hand uyt.r their money anS
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THE MT. VERNON WATER WORKS
A statement that VIII BE OF Interest to d
Citizens Of Rayenna.

A statement that Will BE OF Interest to tue
Citizens OF Rayenna.
MIR. F. L. Fairchild. one of the trustees
of the Mt. Vernon water works, hns
written the following to a gentleman of
Ravenna:
By act of our Legislature our City
Council was authorized to issue bonds LOT
water works purposes to the amount OF
SIS, 900, bearing interest not 10 exceed
per cent, and TO levy special tax oi
three lniiis to pay interest on the loah
and provide a sinking tunu for the re-
demption of the bonds. The bonds were
! issued bearing six per cent. interest anu
sold at premium of between SIX anu
! seven per cent. The levy of three mills
was made, the interest has been paid on
| The bonds, and the sinking fund Ia DelhR
| provided at the rate OF about s5,ooO per
aunum aud the bonds purchased ana can
cellrd rs fast as the fund accumulates, al
though none of the bonds are due YET loI
ahbit enyear5 No other tax mas DEE
lev II for water works purposes eAcept
!. ,iiil to cover incidental expenses our
I.S the FIRST year of construction. Ohi
tax duplicate il about 81, sou, ,O0 uut nl
the procerdS OF these bonds ana so,w
which We had in the treasury tu com
mence with our water works were Diiiii
They are tirst class in every particular
and immensely popular. At the CON
, menrrmenE t.iIj,. j,.,.lrrlA were suggested
but soon q disappeared in The presence D
actual RESULTS u,I,i IhoSs. W IO most stfonS
ly opposed are now among the Warmes
, supporters and patrons of the works
No additional sewerage has been retliiirri
Private houses have generally prOVlde'
, their own cess pools where water Is u
general use in the houses. THIS Is cheap
e er and more satisfactory in some respect
v than general sewerage system. Some
thing, however, depends on the natur
= of the soil. Our revenue from all source
@ is about $5, 600 per annum and steadily IL
:, creaSing. Our rates are low. Our OF
v Grating expenses range from S2,3OC
it 81, 800 per year. The first year we ha
a about three hundred water takers.
~ We now have between Ave and six hunt
u red. One railroad company pays us 81:
a per annum and the other S2l9. We hol
,. to increase the latter soon. 1t is sma
,? road and in the hands of receiver.
Cost of construction now, should sa
would be from five to ten per cent. le
than when our works were built. III
important thing in building water worl
is to have an abundant supply OF go6
pure water; next, good machinery al
II materials, and with work well done su
cess is assured. 1t is difficult TO estllna
90 the convenience and advantage OF a goo
q. system of water works; they become
necessity, not a luxury.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-01

REV. \. J. MERCHANT, Presiding
Elder Nj. +. Church, Meadville, Pa,
writes:
(hprIl Sc 1884, "Dr FENNER'S Kidney and
Back ache Cure gave me almost instant re-
l'cf. II encCtcd cure completely l have
needed nothing since took II four years ago.,
FRANK +. PERCIVAL, Rochester, N. Y, writes /:
april : IS'3 "One bottle OF DIR Fenner's
Kidney and BacIS-ache Cure ped me more
han all the Kidney remedies taken in the past
two years: sin bottles entirely cured me-
Mrs. JAMES FULLER, Frc,lOnia. N. Y. writes
March : 1888 ''Dr. Fenner's kidney and
Raclx-AChe Cure has relieved me OF kidney
Disease. Heart Disease, and Female Weak ness
a never had Il medicine help 80 quickly.''
HARRY WATERS, Hamlet. y. Y. writes:
July 9, 1S-:i~) lone bottle of DIR. FeDDer's
Kidney and Back-ache Cure h; : cured me of
Kidney Complaint and Rheumatism IN after other
celebrated Kidney Remcdi,s and doctors had
faile -
Cures all diseases of the KIDNEYS,
BLADDER, URINARY PASSAGES, BACK
ACHE, OR0PSY, FEMALE WEAKNESS,
NERVOUS DEBILITY, HEART DISEASE,
RHEUMATISM, &c, The most success
'ul remedy that has ever been admin
| stored in the diseases named Supe-
| iOr to all others.
Get of your dealer the Memorandum
iOok entitled "Dr. Fenner's Peoples
| :eemedis are used all o. er the World ,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-01
csunsins tho Votes.

The electoral vote for President and
Vice President of the United States
will be counted on the second Wednes.
day in February. The two House,
will jointly assemble in the House OF
Representatives, and senstorE'imund'
will preside. Each House W choo c
tellers to keep record of the vote as
announced. Senator Edmunds will
open the envelopes, and their contents
will be read by committee chosen for
such purpose. The proceeding will
occupy the matter of two hours, a.
there is no conflict between either
House which will require them to sep
arate. Mr.. Edmunds will, when the
votes are all counted, declare Groyer
Cleveland duly elected President, and
Thomas A. Hendricks rs Vics Presi'
dent of the United States.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-01
A lot of secondhand Buggies at
S27-tf II. +. THOMPSON'S.
TiOa Triad.

Time tried and true is DIR. BigelOw's
Positive Cure, which combines the
o"".i qualities of all the best cough
rem dies without the defects of any OF
tn m. 1t cures promptly, thoroughly
an permanently, all coughs, colds,
Group, whooping cough, influenza,
sumption, and all throat and lung
diseases, healing to the lungs safe and
pleasant for children. Price 80 cents
and one dollar; trial bottles flee, OI
Belding & Armstrong.
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Bucklen's Arnica Salye,

The BEST SALvE in the world 70
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum
fever sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
blains, corns, and all skin eruptions
and positively cures piles, 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, o
money refunded. Price % cents pc
oOx. For sale by G.. p. Reed, Ravenn;
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-01

CONGRESS has adjourned to January |
9Th.
THE Ohio law makers will,meet next
Monday.
Col INaERsnLL is said to have made
$25 ,OU from fifty lectures during the
last two months.
JAY GOULD predicts glorious and
prosperous year of business in the one
that begins to-day. He's no Blue Jay.
ACCORDING to Rradstreet, there are
now employed SIC. 22l9 persons less than
were engaged in the same industrial
pursuits in 1880.
IT is reported that Samuel J. Tilden
will go to Washington March 1st and
remain over till after the Inauguration
of Cleveland. He ought 10 have been
the central figure in such a ceremony
eight years sooner.
THE postoffice and Pitkin's jewelry
store Mt Chardon were burg arized on
Friday night last. From the postoffice
safe the thieves obtained $500 or $500
in money and stamps, but they failed
to open the money box of Pitkin's
safe. No clue to the burglars.
CORNELIUS AULTMAN, one of Can
TONS most enterprising and respected
citizens, died suddenly of heart disease
at his residence in that city at O'Clock
last Friday morning. His death viii
be severe blow to the business inter
ests of Canton.
SENATOR SHARON, of California, has
received nice Christmas gift in the
shape of a verdict of divorce in behal
of his left-handed wife, Miss Sarah
Althea Hill. The decision carries
with it q division of the Senator's es
tate, which is valued at $40, ,OO0. 600
This is case in which there seems tt
have been a very remarkable combina
tion to fleece a wicked rich man.
TWOrld.
BEN BUTLER. it is said, has made :
contract with a New York publisher
to write two-v0lume story of hi
crooked life and exciting adventures
for which he is to receive $5O,O00. Thi
is better than selling himself out as .
stool. pigeon to a Republican candidate
for President, and if the veteran sin
ner will only tell the truth about hi
career in New Orleans. the publisher
will make money! World.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-01

THE population of Connecticut by
the census of 1880 was 632, 700. and
may be roughly computed at the pres
ent time at $50, 900. In this numbel
Frederick Nash has detected more than
six thousand above eighty years old,
and publishes list of them arranged
by townships. OF the six thousand,
there are six hundred and fifty mo. e
than ninety, and one hundred and
twenty more than one hundred years
old. These interesting figures cores
pond closely with the data afforded in
the tables of the life insurance en-
panies /
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-01

The Ohio Republican platform for
the late campaign denounced the al
legged Democratic policy Of admitting
free of duty into this country raw ma
terial used ia manufacturing. Aud
now comes the Republican Secretary
of the Treasury, just confirmed as such
10y the Republican Senate, recommend
ing the adoption of that identical pol
icy by our Government. And this
recommendation is made in order to
enable American manufacturers tn
compete with those of other nations
in foreign markets. This is the rank :
est free. .tradeism because, assuredly,
If We can compete with other nations
iD foreign markets, We can competr'
with them at home. We may further
remark in this connection. and ~ per
tinent to closing inquiry We have in
mind, that three treaties are now pro-
posed between this and other countries
one with Spain, one with Nicaragus
and another with Mexico. These have
all been projected aud outlined undel
Republican auspices, and may there
fore be regarded as rejecting in thei
general character the policy of th'
party to which they owe their origin
In all of these free trade concession
are made OF proposed to be made
) These pointers, regarded in connection
with The general tone and drift Of th
. late relmrt of the Republican Secretar
of the Treasury, constrain US to pro
pdund the following inquiry: Is th
Republican party on the eve Of me-
departure involving the espousal by
of the free trade policy? 1t looks th'
j way. And iiHnot-since its sections
q issues and ammunition are exhauste
what is there left for it but free trad
y Il Bellsfontaine Examiner.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-01
Holiday EXcursIons.

The Pittsburgh d Western R. r
Co., Lessee of Pitts Clcve. 4 Tol. R
R., will sell excursion tickets on Dec
%, "a, p, 81 and 81, 1854, and Jan. /
1885, from all ticket offices to all sta.
tions on its line. Tickets will be good
to return until Jan. 2, 1885.
For time of trains, rates, etc, apsly
to local agents. -
&. w. RAssETT,
Genl Pass. and Ticket Ag't,
Allegheny, Pa.
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NOTICE,

Caroline Sweet
VS.. In Portage County Con .
Luciano Sweet ct att mon Pleas Court.
II UCIAN q. SWEET, those place of resi-
Il denre is unknown, but is supposed 10 be IL
Kansas City. Missouri, is notified that Caroline
NJ. Sweet did, on the 25th day oi November
1854 file her petition in the office of the CLERK
OF the Court of Common Pleas within AID for
the County of Portage and sta of Ohio cha1g
ing the said Lucian a. Sweet with adultcI y
with one Clara q. Moody. nee Law renee; also,
with gross neglect Of duty and wIllful absence
Tor three 81 ears last past, and as king she may
be divorced from Lucian o. Sweet, restore
to her maiden name, allowed reasonable ali
m~ny. and that the premises located in keEi
Village, Portage county. @. and known as lOI
No 146. and bounded on south by Cherry street
west by Pine street. north by Alley. east by
lots of Norman Eraig he decrred her fully di-
vested Of anv right. title or interest defendant
Sweet has o. may claim therein. and for su6h
other rcliei us he nature OF her case anu equity
may require.
This petition will stand for hearing at the
next January Term of Portage Jommon Pleas
Court 1sSs, on and AT, er six weeks and one
days Lorice hereof, within which line defend
ant Sweet Is required to answer.
CAROLINE ii SWEET, PHI.
Bye. F. NEWTON, her Atty.
Dated Nav. 2sth,Issi. s4s-6W
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The following, which we find in |
exchange so exactly hits
our case that we prig 1t bodily, with
mere change of locality, and commend
il to the consideration of the Demo
Gratis of old Portage:
We want to say to our party friends
that we are sparing neither labor nor
expense to give them first GLASS organ
at Ravenna. We can assure them that
publishing Democratic paper here is
no bona"zi, and we need AL the aid
they can give US. Some have not cn-
operated in this matter as they enoLId,
probably more from thoug hLIe4siy tnau
anything else. Remember, friends,
that when you see to it that your
Democratic paper is prosperous you
are doing the best thing for you party
that You can. IT your publisher il
making enough to send out a few
copies of his paper free-where they
will do the most good-all the better
Help us. Help US now. Help US often
THE following, clipped from the
MassillOu Independent contains mucl.
truth, as the experience of nearly ev
cry country editor will verify:
| Running u newspaper. is not or
of the pleasantest pursuits that a per-
sou eau engage in; AMI he who entels
Into il must do SO with the expectation
of bcing drawn over the Goals at least
once week. 1t will make no differ
ence how much he may try to avoid
giving Offense, his readers will imag
inc themselves badly treated. Com
, ments or remarks made on this sub
ject or that, publishing one thing Ol
, leaving out another treating this mat
ter too lightly and not saying enough
= about that, will be thrown at him ev
, cry day, and the only thing he can d'
: is to pay no attention to it or quit tn
, business, just as he likes. 1t is Onl,
l by studied patience and personal Ell
] durancs that he is enabled to with
stand the pressure and look upon sucI
matters as a part and parcel of tn
business, something to be borne fo
the sake of the cause, and only by hi
taking this philosophical view G
things, that he can learn to look upo
q his readers with any degree of charity
e We always feel genuine pity for ma
:, who takes everything he reads in hi
local paper to himself. We have actu
Z ally known persons taking To then
n selves articles clipped from other pa
,. pers, and applied in a general sense
:, refusing pOiuledly all arguments an
elOquence to be convinced to the con
trary. Then again there are some pc
SO rs who are chronic and ready to fin
, fault with the paper, editor, and e,
erything connected with the office.
y is their nature. aud growing comes ;
& natural to them as it does To Il eros
grained bulldog. They cannot see All
= farther than the nose on their face IAN
50 they keep up a constant growlin
Z and snarling, but very seldom do any
" thing else. Noisy men, like barkin
/ dogs, like to be heard. but never bite,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-01

THE public debt of the State Is ~
l02, ,s79.19, only about one. half the debt
of the city of Cleveland.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-01
EARTHQUAKES i'm Spain.

A Madrid dispatch of Dec. 9th says:
Two slight shocks of earthquake were
experienced in this locality Christmas
The shocks were felt at Gibraltar, and
severely in the southern provinces
and caused great alarm among tn.
people of Granada. At Malaga two
persons were killed by falling walls.
Many towns are reported to have
suffered from the recent earthquake
Several houses, Including the telegraph
station at Vsiez, in the province OF
Malaga, were badly injured, and the
terrified Inhabitants encamped on the
outskirts of the town during the night
Many persons were injured at Lola,
Motrie and Alhambra. The convent
at Seville was partly destroyed.
An Off cial was killed at Velez, and
several persons were killed elsewhere
At MOtrie one person was killed and
several injured. The village of Alba.
muscles was nearly destroyed. The
cities of Seville and Granada were not
much damaged.
Later reports from the Province of
Granada state that 526 persons were
killed by the earthquake there, and in
Malaga hundred. In Albania over
$50 bodies have already been received
In Periaua sixty bodies were recover
ed. Many persons died from fright.
SECRETARY of the Treasury McCul
loch in his late report sounds the key.
note of Republican new departure AS
follows:
"All the leading Nations of the
world are engaged in manufacturing
and all but Great Britain are fencing
themselves in by protective duties
Among them the United States has
been conspicuous. Has not the time CONT
when neD departure is demanded?'
The Secretary concludes his report
with the following "new departure D
recommendations:
1st. That the existing duties on raw
materials which are to be used In man.
nfactures should be removed. This
can be done in the interest of our for
eign trade.
I'd. That the duties upon the articles
used or consumed by those who are the
least able to bear the burden of taxa
ton should be reduced. This also can
be effected without prejudice to our
export trade.
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> Pianos, Organs + MGlOdGOn
w u2uu TUNED AND REPAIRED.
Organs and MelOdeOns to Rent.
q. F. GRBBN,
Teachers Examinations.

Teachers Examinations.
Examinations of Teachers will be held at the
Onion School House in Ravenna. commencing
at O'Clock A. M. and closing at O'Clock P. N.
on the following SATURDAYS. to wit:
December 9Th. 1854.
January III, 1895.
February 7th. 1855.
The examination of September 2Oth, 1884, will
be held at GarTettsville.
SPECIAL NOTIOK.-Ho certificate will be ante
lated By order of the Board.
DD PrCKETT CIarh
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-01

For sale cheap-Track Sulky, used
but few times. T, F, THOMPSON.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-01

The Press Tor $3.50 a Year,
tss ddcdnce.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-01

.'sS~' 5aa RsIp1sa & ARMSTRONG. children.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-28
AT THE THEATRE.
Mcintyre n Heath's dInstrsIs on Mon
day and Tuesday Nights.

Mcintyre n Heath's MInstrsls on Mon
day and Tuesday Nights.
The amusement season will open on
Monday night with Mcintyre & Heath's
mlnstrels. The sale OF reserved seats will
begin at Davis Bros at $3.50 o'clock this
morning.
The Richmond State says better min
strel performance has never been given
than that by Mcintyre n Heath last week.
1t was refined and entirely free Of coarse
ness and slang. The "New Telephone"
by Messrs. Mcintyre, Heath. Kayne and
Armstrong, was very pleasing finale.
new feature introduced was the shad-
Owgraphs OF the Braham brothers, which
We're highly amusing and were received
with enthusiastic applause.
MIR. Delhnuer, as the wonderful frog,
gave a most novel and marvellous perform
auce. The entertainment concluded with
the comedy OF 'Way Down south" pre-
senting a life-like picture OF scenes in the
South prior 70 the war. The scenery and
mechanical effects were very fine.
The building was taxed to It's utmost 70
accommodate the vast crowd; every seat
was taken, and standing room was az a
premium. In fact, before the perform
snce commenced the sale Of tickets was
stopped and between three and four hun
dred persons were turned away from the
dOOra
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-28
IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.
DASHES FROM ALONG THE
TRACKS AND CROSS-TIES.

Work Begun on the Road mp LookOu
MOuntain-PrOgress of Roads in North
Georgia-New Schedule on the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western - Gossip
Gathered In FIOrida-General Railroad
News.
Over 100 laborers are at work on the
new Sanford and Indian River railroad in
Orange county.
The people in Levy county are agitat-
ing the extension of the Florida Southern
railroad to Williston, in that county.
The Jacksonville and Atlantic Railroad
Company have ordered another new loco
motive from the Pittsburg, Pa, manutac-
turing company, and it is expected to ar
rive here in ten days.
Work on the ApOpka and Atlantic rail-
road is progressing satisfactorily. The
chief obstacle in the way of rapid progress
Is the difficulty OF securing workmen.
About five miles of the line is graded, and
ties for nearly three miles of the line are
out.
Sixty convlcts from the Chattahoochee
brick company's camp, under charge OF
Capt. Gentry, commenced work upon the
NJ. and d. railroad on Monday morning
last. The work is progressing rapidly,
there being one mile and quarter graded
up to Saturday. The space intervening
between the stockade and the river, a dis
lance OF three miles, will be completed
by the end of this week. The work is uu-
der the supervision of chief engineer Ar
thur POu.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-28

A metallic telegraph pole has been
adopted, it is said, by the Canadian gov
eminent for it's telegraph lines on the
Northwestern prairies. The pole is CON
structed Of malleable galvanized iron,
and is l y inches in diameter at 'the top,
and % inches in diameter at the bottom,
and weighs less than fifty pounds The
bottom OF the pole is set into a claw-plate,
upon which the earth is closely packed to
a height Of about two feet. Then another
plate is put into place around the pole
and the earth packed upon it to the level
Of the ground. The claw-plates take a
hold In the ground at once, 50 that the
pole becomes sOlidly fixed Immediately
after being set. which desideratum is
only obtained by the ordinary wooden
pole after it has been in the ground for at
least year. A recent test 10 said TO
have shown the great strength OF the
pole, as a heavy No. 6 government wire
was strung and the poles subjected to the
greatest possible strain, but without mov-
ing them in the least.