The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-09-16

pete for premium if it comes within
the list.
Membership Tickets for Portage Co
Agricultural Society will be Oh sale at
Snyder & Freen,an's store, on and
after September 9Th.
GEO. w. FKEENIA \, ,sTreas.
The man who sells those beautiful
watches, and throws in an extra one
or two, and nice chain, and $40 bill
and variety of other trifles, all for $5,
found plenty of victims, as usual, at
the Garrettsville Fair.
A A. Barber has bought the old A g.
V. Horr store, at Shalersville, and is
putting in a large stock of choice fam
lily groceries, boots and shoes, hats and
caps, gloves aud mittens, dry goods,
in fact, everything usually found in a
country store.
The old tow mill, on Cleveland Av-
enue. near the Atlantic M; Ills, has been
leased for the purpose of evaporating
apples, and will be ready for operation
by Monday next, Sept. 20. Apples
will be purchased at the highest mar
ket price, according to quality.
As will be seen by reference to the
call for our County Convention, pub
lished in another column, the Demo-
cratic township Caucus will be held
at the Town Hall, this Thursday
evening, at half past seven o'clock
sharp. Let there be full attendance.
Letters remaining in the Postoffice
at Ravenna. Sept. l4th.
Miss Franc Asper & Co., Mr.. H. A.
Benjamin, Timothy Dinier, Mary
Ford, Mr.. August Haberle. Mr.. A. M.
Newton. Mr., James Pickex, Fred J.
Short. Mr.. r. w. Sheppard, Master
Harry Thompson.
Miss l.. c. Jackson has just received
a full and complete stock of Millinery
of bonnets and hats, an elegant line of
feathers, plushes and trimmings of all
kinds, which she will be pleased to
show to all those who call at her store
opposite Reeds Opera House.
A new grocery store is being opened
on the north side of West Bowery ST.,
west of the Diamond Glass Works, by
Peter Hentz, sen.in-law of Bennie
Seigler. Saturday, Sept. Is, will be
the "Opening." The store is styled
the Workingmen's Grocery Store. No
drinks will be sold. This indicates
that our city is growing.
At the regular session of the County
Commissioners, last week, after hear
ing the arguments pro and con in the
matter of the petition to incorporate
the village of Mantua, the prayer of
the petitioners was refused The wide
glacis " of the county's territory will
have to wait a little longer before it
can put on city airs.
Mambrino Mohawk will be at the Por-
tage Co. Fair on Thursday, the third !
day ,and will be exhibited with num-
ber of his colts, not for a premium, but |
TO give the people chance to see
half brother to Mambrino King, the |
handsomest horse in the world, that !
is on exhibition at Cleveland this |
week.
"Man wants but little here below"
but he wants that little awful bad,
when maturing bills are staring him
in the face ,and his assets consist chief |
Iy in experimental knowledge of de-
linQuents with their wealth of good
wishes for the success of ye editor,
which rarely materialize into medi- |
um of cancellation, save ye EDITORS !
credit and peace of mind.
Mr.. John X. Smith exhibited at our
office, on Saturday last, a collection
minerals, from bank on his farm in
Auburn, Geauga county, the most val
uable being black oxide of manganese,
which is Used in the manufacture of
Bessamer steel. Several of the others
are valuable for making paints. The
hank is being operated by Mr.. l..
Hadley.
Mr.. n. J. Jones, of Oberlin, has been
commissioned by the Portage County
Bible Society to make a canvass of
Portage County in the interest of that
Society. He is to begin his work in
Ravenna at once. We hope he may
have a cordial reception by our people
as the work is undenGminatiohal, and
is for the good of all.
The Triennial Conclave of Knights
Templar will Occu: at st. Louis, Mo.
Sept. 2lst, for this OCCASION. The c.
& P. r. R. will sell excursion TICKETS
to st. Louis and return at rate of one
cent per mile, short line distance, with
the bridge rate, ST. 90, added, for MEM
bers of the Order, ther bands, families
and servants only; and one lowest first
class limited fare for the round trip,
for the public. Tickets good going
18th to Goth, and returning until 2Sth.
Monday, the 9th inst, closed w. A.
Jenkins second term as Co. Treasurer.
While We haven't a word to say in
commendation of his politics, as an
official, Mr.. Jenkins has filled the
office most acceptably, the duties of
which have never been more accurate.
ly and satisfactorily performed. He
leaves the office in systematic per-
fectiQn for dispatch and accuracy in
its requirements. we understand he
will, for the present, remain as an as
sistant to his successor. We cheerful
ly indorse him as model official, and
wish him many years of success. save
in his &. o. p. idiosynocracies.
The parents Of young lady, living
in the suburbs of the village, were
thrown into anxious solicitude as to
the outcome of mishsp, when in
formed by her that she had "discola-
ted " her knee, which happily did not
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