The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-04-16
The calf trade is getting lively.

Where, o, where abideth the haud
organ man"
There is but little sign that Sprin
has sprung yet.
The roads in this region are abou
as bad as they make them.
1t is comforting to read of Oat SOWING
and corn planting in the far West.
Probate Judge G. A. Reed has beel
confined to his house by sickness sine
Monday.
Miss Sadie Thompson, of Pittsburg
made her Ravenna friends n shor
visit last week.
Mr., Robert Carnahan, whose ex
treme illuess We noticed last week. is
slowly improving.
Mr.. George Ernst is erecting a com
modious business room near the Dia-
mond Glass Works.
Young ladies' Orange Race, at the
Rink, Thursday evening, and music
by the Rink Band.
Phenix Block occupants are receiv-
ing benefit, The Salvation Army
have located ia Reeds Hall.
Circuses are starting out on the road.
1t is surely lime for gentle Spring To
put in its appearance.
The farmers continue to come 70
town for feed for their stock. 'Tis
rather tough.
Mayor Smith says his Police Patrol
Register has got the bulge on our two
policemen.
n. p. Catlin, wife and child have
returned from Freedom, where they
were spending several weeks on visit.
The sweet songs of the robins and
bluebirds are but seldom heard in the
land, although tits the middle of April
The Salvation Army make lite Il
burden for the occupants of offices and
stores in Phenix block, under their
hall.
MIR. G. j. Braklow has entered the
employ of f. f. Deming, in the gro
Gerry business. Mr.. Braklow speaks
German.
Mr.. Charles Waidron, of Rrimfield,
has sold his pleasant home of about -
acres, near " Black Horse Tavern" to
Mr.. Thomas Parsons.
The Supreme Court will today hear
test case brought against a County
Treasurer to recover money paid under
the Scott liquor tax law
Don't buy Furniture, Crockery or
Carpets until you examine the i'm
nense stock at Stanford Il Menden-
lall's, Atwater Station.
The new Ravenna Rink Band will !
discourse sweet strains hereafter on
zach Tuesday, Thursday''and Saturday
evenings. Go and hear them,
Messrs. searl s. Davis have been
'warded the contract for building a |
ihe residence for Mr.. Dwight A |
Dewey, on South Prospect street.
DIR. Loughead has removed his resi- |
!ence from opposite the Congregations
i Church, to the Leach house, at
he corner of Chestnut and Cedar Sts
Messrs. II. l.. Scarf and &. F.. Davis
ave the contract for erecting a fine
ew dwelling house for Mr.. Chester
Usher, on his lot on East Main street.
Stanford & Mendenhall are now
howing Spring styles In Furniture,
ew square shapes in Crockery, and
he latest patterns in carpets, at Bed
sock Prices.
Miss L. G.. Jackson invites the atten,
on of the ladies to hor complete stock
elegant Spring Millinery, which
as just arrived from the Cleveland
nd New York markets.
Messrs. Hamm & Felt have leas, d
ne new room of Bernard Walter,
here they will carry on the business
I manufacturing cigars and dealing
tobacco and cigars, as soon as the
Dom is completed.
Norman Rood, an old aud respected
ltizen Of Charlestown, died at his res
ience in the west part of that town
nip, after a brief illness, on Thursday,
-pril 9th, in the 18th year of his age.
The friends of d. l.. Rock well, ESQ,
ill be pleased to learn that his health
materially improving, through the
ledical treatment he Is receiving at
lot Springs, Ark.
We are in receipt of the Youngstown
ally News, the new penny paper re-
emily started in that thriving city. 1t
3 neat and wide-awake sheet that
ill deserve success.
Iflightning rods will protect build
lg from destruction or damage by ,
ectricity. the Court House is safe. ,
hey may be good thing, but we
mt say that they add to the beauty
the structure.
It was the intention to have a Polo
,ntest this week, between Cleveland ,
I'D Ravenna teams. but owing to the
cture by Hon. VIM. Parsons taking
lace on the night proposed, the match
indefinitely postponed.
Word reaches us from the Metropo-
3, that Bro. Minniek, of the Kent
has. in company with the
lon. Joe Pereira, engaged in the prac-
ce of law. The firm is strong one
nd will make Bar" oratory a spe.
atty.
Mrs. Thalia, wife of Almon Chitten-
en-, died at the family residence Oh
outh Prospect street at about s e'clock
[ouday evening. April 18th, of pneu-
lonia and heart disease, in the eSrd