The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-07-02
Ii. Fourth At a.v.ss.! !
The Citizens OF Ravenna will
Celebrate the Fourth of
july in an ApprOpri-
ate Manner.

PROGRAM.
National Salute of IS guns at Sunrise.
Grand Parade at 10 90 a. m. of the Ravenn
Fire Department and Business Interests OF Ra
VIENNA anG surrounding towns.
Colonial salute-13 Guns-at lam.
Exercises in the Court House Park at 80 7
m., consisting of Prayer by Rev. r. M. Fresh
water Reading of the Declaration of Indepen
dence, Music. &C.; an Grafton by B. A. HlNs
DALE; closing with the National Hymn-Amer
ica-sung by the entire audience.
! Mammoth Balloon Ascension at p. m,
! Band Tournament at 8 80 p m open to al
Bands in the County outside OF Rayenna; PriE
es. $50, $3n. and San 10 be followed by Athlet
| ic Sports
Foot Race, 10 yards, S. 80
| Running high jump s. 00.
Bicycle Race. one fourth mile. IS 90.
Sack Race. 100 yards. So Oa.
Barrel Race. 100 yards. s. 90.
Wheelbarrow Race. 100 yards. 81 10.
Water Race. 100 yards. 81 10.
Three Legged Race. 100 yards. $500.
Walking Race. 800 yards. $3.0V.
Prizes to be awarded by the Committees.
Rope Walking sc &c.
The whole TO conclude with the Grandest Dis.
play of Fireworks ever seen in Rayenna
COMMITTEES.
DECORATION.
Main Street east OF Chestnut: ii Waterman
F. II Stiles, +. NJ. Rumbaugh. C. A. Myers,
Frank j, smith. o. W illiAms.
Main Street, west of Chestnut: ii. Il. Shell
don, l., 3. Ward. George W. Freeman. Henry
F. Smith, Charles Waller. 4. A. Van Ness.
BAND AND SPEAKERS STANDS.
wa jenkins and wife. Frank Chapman and
wife. !. H. Furry and wife. L. p Seymour and
wife.
John Shrader, Philo Bierce. Ii. L. osborn, l..
F. Hunt. Henry Goddard.
PROCESSION.
Henry W, Riddle, j IL. Andrews, ID. Nj.
Clewell, H, ID. Seymour, Geo. E. Fairchild.
TO CONDUCT PROCESSION.
o. c. Risdon. ]. Ii. Furry, Chris, Keck, l.. H.
Bean.
VISITING socIEsIEs.
Referred to the Officers of Mcintosh Post. G.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
O. p. Sperra, John Helt, A. Z. Seaton.
VOCAL MUSIC.
G. P. Reed, j. II. Oakley, Albert Seymour,
Frank Spelman.
BALLOON ASCENSION.
W. H. Linton, John Dodge. h. b. Witter.
ATHLETIC SPORTS.
j. w. Holcomb. j. L. Henry, A. K. Seaton,
Frank Pitkin, G. II. Goldman,
BAND TOURNAMENT.
s. j. Post. C. H, Beaver, c. II, Goldman. A.
w. stocker. W. f Swain.
PRINTING.
Geo. ID. Harris John Meharg.
ADVERTISING.
c. L. Rood. B. p. Converse, James Miller.
FINANCE.
OP. Sperra Frank Rumbaugh. Robert Carn-
ahan.
FIRE WORKS.
W. ii Beebe, o, &. Risdon, u. NJ. Clewell.
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS
W. B. Thomas o. Sperra. ID NJ Cleweli,
&C Risdon. j. c. Beatty, j. II. Andrews. and
s. j. Post.
President, W. b. Thomas; Marshal, o. c,
Risdon.
VICE PRESIDENTS,
Atwater. Wallace Ripple; Aurora. j. l..
Thompson; Brimfield, Doc Williams; Charles
town. Clark Baldwin; Deerield, U. 5. Tibballs !;
Edinburg, Will Turner; Franklin, Hon. NJ.
Kent; Freedom, Oliver Olds; Garrettsville,
Enos e. smith; Hiram, John Rider; Mantua,
G. W. Brainerd; Nelson Columbus Fuller;
Palmyra, A T. Baldwin; Paris, Richard Nor.
ris; Randolph, Marvin Collins; Ravenna. John
Porter; Rootstown. ii. o. Reed; Shalersville.
Horace Hine; Streetsboro', N. D. Peck; Suf
field, ]. Geidlinger: Windham, J. b. Harrison.