The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-05-14

| PHILO l., KING. SEXTON.
! Straw hats don't seem to have big
boom yet.
Flowers for Decoration Day are like
l. to be scarce.
E. J. Darrow has taken charge of
,e Kent News.
The Assessors are nearly through
their work.
Our Court report is unavoidably
! crowded out this week.
! The early vegetables in the market
send chill through ones blood.
Farmers are having catching times
getting in their Spring crops.
Col. P. B. Carpenter, of Girard, Pa,
was in town on Monday and Tuesday
Mrs. James Ball, of FIT Scott, Kansas
is visiting relatives and friends IL
Ravenna.
Quite number of of citizens visited
Kent on Sunday to take look at the
burnt district.
D. L. Rockwell, Esq, returned from
his trip to Hot Springs, Ark, Monday
evening.
Our young friend, Robert Carnahan
has so far recovered as to be able to be
on the streets again.
The work of cleaning up and re.
painting is going forward at a lively
rate.
Neighbor Mosley, of the Republican
lost valuable young Jersey COW, a
few days ago, by death.
We are under obligations to Thos.
II. Bancroft, State Inspector OF Mines
in Ohio, for copy of his Annual Ee-
port for 1884.
Those interested in rifle shooting
should not forget the meeting at the
Fair Grounds, Thursday and Friday
of this week.
Rev. Father Cahill win lecture at
Reeds Opera House next Sunday eve
ming. Subjects there a God or
what Consistency is there in Inf
delity? Admission 25 cents.
Norman Ripple has purchased Joe
Goss, flyer recently owned in Edin-
burg, Portage county, and proposes
giving the boys the dust the coming
seAson.-[ Youngstown Daily News.
The McGibeny Family, fifteen in
number, will give one of their pleasing
musical entertainments, at Reeds
Opera House, Thursday evening, the
2Sth inst. They have an orchestra,
band, and ten soloists.
Colt Bros sold their COWS at once on
arrival home and Frank is after more,
with which he will reach home Sat
urday. They also have horses, hay
hogs and small pigs to sell. See them
for what you want.
The Rayenna Polo Team visited
Warren Monday evening, playing a
friendly match with the Team of that
city. The Ravenna boys were victori-
GUS by a score of to 0. A return
game will be played at the Ravenna
Rink next Tuesday evening.
The May Meeting of the Horticul-
tural Society will be held on Wednes-
day, the 10th inst, at the residence of
Geo. w Boosinger, one mile west of
the Center of BrimfeId. Essay by
Andrew Wilson. Ali are cordially
invited. ANDREW WILSON, Sec.
The memorial services of the Por-
tage County Bar in horor of the late
Judge Luther Day, will take place in
the Court room at o'clock next Sat
urday afternoon. The services viii be
of an interesting and impressive char.
acter and all citizens-both ladies and
pentlemen-are invited to be present
The winter of our discontento
don't seem to be in any great haste to
take it's departure. Saturday was quite
wintry day, brisk snow squalls oc-
curing throughout the day. Sunday
the weather was windy. cold and raw
and Monday morning the mercury
nearly reached freezing point
The barn of Erastus Case, of Roots
town, which burned Thursday night.
April 30th, was insured in the "Sun
Fire Office" of London, by D. G
Gardner. Ag't. Tuesday, May 5th,
five days after the fire. the State agent
of the Company, III. c. Bedell, of
Cleveland. adjusted and paid the loss
in full. Pretty quick work.