The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-05-07

1t will require some warm weather
soon to bring forth the flowers in time
for Decoration-day.
The farmers are getting in theil
Spring work and are having rather /.
hurrying time for it.
Have you seen. the New White Sew
ing Machine? It's equal has never
yet been made.
Mr.. Robert Carnahan still continue.
to improve, and is able to be up ant
about his room.
Base ball, croquet and lawn teni.
are coming to the front, and will give
roller skating a rest for season.
| A. w. Stocker and w. H. Watkins
have moved into their neat new quar-.
ters on Meridian street.
C. L. French left last week for Bath
N. Y, to take charge of branch
Gallery at that place.
The circuses are giving Ravenna the
go by. Well, the boys will saye thei1
quarters for some other purpose.
The Council did not dispose of the
Water Works bonds on Saturday,
none of the bids being satisfactory.
The reason why men succeed who
mind their own business, is because
there is so little competition.
Bruce's ice wagan has commenced
supplying the people with the pure
cool crystal from Mother Wards"
pond.
A. d. Gurley, ESQ.,, has moved into
the place recently purchased by him,
on the corner of Prospect and Oak
streets.
Ladies will be delighted to know
that rosebuds may be kept for two
weeks by inserting the stems in holes
cut for the purpose in raw potatoes.
Mr.. Wanzor Holcomb has disposed
of his interest In the Diamond Glass
Works to his partner, D. G. Goldman,
Esq; consideration $4,000.
ALI kinds of Sewing Machines re-
paired at Newton's Music Store and
Sewing Machine Rooms, Pitkin's
Block, Ravenna.
ALL employees of the Nypano will
don the regulation blue uniform on or
before June Is, or else disobey the gen.
eral orders of Supt. Paine.
The day set apart by the Governor
for planting trees is past, but trees set
out at the present time might grow
and prove both ornamental and USE fII.
The cholera may not visit us this
year, but the time DEVOTED to cleaning
up streets, alleys and back yards will
not be wasted.
Call and see the fine display of
Pianos and Organ, musical merchan-
disc, &C., at Newton's Music Store,
Pitkin's block, Ravenna.
The following marriage licences have
been issued within week Wilbur
Scott and Lizzie Davis; Morris RAM,
ger and Augusta j. Bronson.
The wheat crop in this locality ia
represented as being in excellent con
dition, but generally throughout the
country it il is said to be in damaged
state, and will not yield half an aver
age crop.
1t matters much less to man what
his neighbors think of him than what
he honestly thinks of himself. He
should see to it. therefore, that he does
nothing to make the opinion any ything
but all good.
The last of the series of Progressive
Euchre parties which have been held
during the past Winter, was held in
Carpet Room of A. IT. Smith, the en-
being furnished by the
gentlemen of the Club. All unite in
saying it was a fit closing of very
pleasant Winters amusement.
Mrs. Fannie B. Ward has loaned the |
Art Club a very large and valuable
collection of Aztec, Toltec and Mexi- |
can curiosities and antiquities, collect
ed during two years residence in the
50 Land of the Montezumas."
There will also be one room specially
devoted to Japanese and Chinese curl
osities. Anyone having articles which
they are willing to contribute, please
Immediately with Mrs.
w. H. Beebe, Chairman.
On Monday evening the annual cleo
ton of Trustees for Oakwook Chapel
took place, resulting as follows: III.
G. Frazer, Geo. s. Husted, DIR. Geo.
sadler, G. r. Braden, and w. C. La
cey. Upon organizing, the Board
chose the following officers: Prcs't,
H. c. Frrzer; Sec., w. G. Lacey
Treas, Geo. 8. Hustled.
8. P. Benjamin is getting up new
directory for Ravenna, in pen work,
which will without doubt excel any
thing of the kind heretofore seen in
Ravenna. The center piece is new
and elegant design, and there will be
at least four large six card spaces, be-
sides many four and two card spaces,
elegantly lettered. 1t must certainly
prove good investment to those Sc
curing spaces in the work.