The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-11-26

| Much mud.
Now give thanks.
Bank Up your cellars,
The roads are horrid.
| The weather is gloomy.
Hon. F.. b. Taylor spent a few hcuIs
in town on Friday.
The ground is clad in its beautiful
robe of white.
"PRoNoUNc1Na BEES" are the rage
in some places.
The Post Office will be. closed at l
O'Clock Thanksgiving day.
What has become of the Indian
Summer? 1t was of brief duration.
Mrs. Geo. McGahan, of Akron, is
visiting her parents and friends in this
city.
The season for hunting quail is past.
Very few birds were killed, in this
locality.
i. The cold wave struck us Monday,
and we are having a touch Of winter
weather.
Will Horr is home from Salamanca
spending few days with Ravenna
friends.
The "Argonauts" gave good show
at the Opera House last Thursday eve
ming, but failed to draw a big crowd.
Reasons for Thanksgiving" is tt
subject of the sermon in the Univer-
salist Church next Sunday forenoon.
Some of our subscribers don't seem
to realize that we need money, but we
do, all the same, badly.
The storm doors have been put up
at the Court House and the inmates of
the temple are prepared to welcome
the cheerless winter.
Major D. G. Goodman has been Sc
verely afflicted with Jobs com forters
of late. The last onemake1ts appear,
ance in his auditory organ.
The use of ferrets has resulted In
reducing the number of rabbits to
such an extent that the sport of hunt
ing them has about lost its charms.
The Salvation Army Officers have
shaken the dust of Ravenna from their
feet and fled to other parts. peace
on earth and good will toward man."
Mr.. M. Schneck will please accept
onr thanks for a generous supply Of
fresh shell oysters. He keeps all the
best brands, at his new place on West
Main street.
The pumping machinery for the
Water Works has teen received and
is being placed in position. 1t is ex-
pected the works will be in operation
in week OF ten days.
Mrs: Matilda Milliken died at the
residence of her mother, Mrs. Henry
Sapp. on Friday morning last, after
brief illness, of paralysis, In the
forty'eighth year of her age.
Mrs. Jane Coe, widow of the late
Samuel A. Coe, died at the residence
of her son, Alvin Coe, in Canton, on
Monday night, Nov. 16, She was
buried at Rootstown last week Wed.
nesday.
Thanksgiving services will he held
at the Disciple Church, commencing
at 1880 a. M, in which the other de-
nominations of the city will join. DIR.
Locke, P. e. of the M. E. Church,
will deliver the discourse.
Capt. Norton, with five others Of the
Buckeye Hunters are off to the big
woods of Forest county, Pa. We un,
derstand the Capt. is not very sanguine
of their success in finding a large
quantity of venison in that region this
season. but hopes for some sport, new
ertheless.
The Universalist Aid Society will
hold Basket Social tuesday after
noon and evening, at the residence of
Mr.. Pitkin, on Main street, entertain
ment by Mrs. G. P. Heimes. Supper
from to s. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.
MRS L. A. PARSONS, Sec.
Many years ago LeGrand Byington
was a prominent politician in Ohio.
He went to Iowa and we notice in
dispatch that he is now in Jail on
charge of extorting money by threats.
Byingfon must be well up in the sew
enties. He. edited the Buckeye