The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-25
The town is very dull.
Local items are scarce.

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Sassafras tea is in demand.
The weather last week started tn
grass.
Master Max Riddle is reported a
improving.
II. w. Riddle is suffering from al
attack of quinsy.
Seymour will give you prices below
the bottom.
Stewart w. Reese, Esq, spent Sun
day with friends in Ravenna.
The frogs have held their first ora
torio.
The Winter terms of the district
schools are mostly closed.
1t is about time for the professional
garderer to begin operations.
Mr.. N. Converse and his son Ed,
have been sick, but are better again.
The first thunder storm of the sea.
SON visited US on Saturday morning.
Severe colds and throat and lung
troubles are quite prevalent.
Last week the weather was bright
and springlike-since then it has been
different,
Fred'k d. Reese has been confined
to his house by sickness for several
weeks past.
The equinoxisl snow storm which
was billed for the 2lst. made its ap.
pearance promptly on time.
Mr.. A. D. Knapp has been on the
sick list since last Friday, but is re.
ported improving.
M. Stuart, Esq, was called to
Streetsboro on Friday last, by the ill
ness of his mother.
R. l.. Phelps has sold his house and
lot on Cleveland avenue, to s. J. Gross:
consideration $4,000.
The yield of maple juice has not
been very abundant thus far, and does
not promise to be very prolific.
Those who commenced making gar.
den during the bright sunny days last
week were a trifie previous.
The days are now more than twelve
hours long between the rising of the
sun and the going down thereof.
Mr.. Oliver Steel, of Freedom, has
our thanks for sample of maple syr.
up from his camp. 1t was superb.
Temperance meetings have been
held at the Town Hall since Sunday,
and will continue during the week.
The ladies of the Cemetery Associa
ton gave supper at the parIors of the
Cong. Tuesday evening, March %.
Mr.. Jessee w. McGahan is recover
ing from his disability occasioned by
partial paralysis of the lower limbs.
M. Stuart, Esq attended the funera
OF Gen. J, II. Devereux, at st. Paul,
Church, Cleveland, on Saturday last
Miss Lena Gretzinger returned last
Thursday from an extended visit te
relatives in Iowa and Indiana.
One thing is certain, the Ravenn,
mud is no deeper and of no wors,
character than that of other places.
]. g. Smith, Il. d. Seymour, T. R
Mason, Bion Boosinger and M. r
Furry have recently had their houses
piped for water.
The clothes-pin" festival given by
the ladies of the Cong. Church, was ,
novelty in its line, and was well pat
ronized.
An unprecedented large number O
deaths have occurred lately in the
township Of Parkman, Geauga county
from pneumonia
Miss Emma Stuart returned Tues
day morning from Cincinnati, where
she has been visiting the past foul
weeks. - Ls-EEt-
The Republican judicial convention
held at Alliance ON the 10th inst,
nominated w. r. Day, Esq. for Com
mon Pleas Judge, by acclamation.
The pumps at the Water Works will
be stopped from 10 q. M. to p. M,
next Sunday, and there will conse-
quently be no water during that time
Mrs. Abram wygle has sold the
Wygle farm, In the southwest part o
Ravenna township, to George Wis
man, consideration $50 per acre.
Ravenna Grange No. 80 were te
have held meeting last Saturday
evening, but owing to insufficient at
tendance no bust ness was transacted
Mr.. E. w. Bassett was in town ovel
Sunday. He says he is permanently
located at Youngstown, or at least al
permanently as expressmen ever get.
The subject for last Thursday eve
ning's meeting at the Cong. Church
was I" The Sunday School," A large
number were in attendance.
We are informed by people from
various directions, that the roads have
seldom, if ever, been in worse condi
tion than during the past ten days.
Adam Heisler has enlarged hiG
blacksmith shop by building an add
ton to the north end. Adam evident
ly believes in having plenty of room
In former days Ravenna could boas
of well organized vocal society, con
tanning some very fine talent. Their,
is plenty of material left to organize
another.
Miss Carrie Dortiinger, of Randolph
completed her term of school at tn
Black Horse Tavern on Thursday