The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-10-21
Vote for a new jail.

| dayed with RaVtnna IIlenus'
Hicks & Sawyer's Minstrels Monday
evening, Oct. 18th.
Ravenna can boast of rarity. She
has honest butchers.
Skating rinks will soon begin to
boom again.
Potatoes briug 35 cents per bushel
in this market.
Henry A. Beaver and son Harry are
off to Michigan on bunting trip.
Witness the grand parade of the
Zouave Band, Monday noon.
A full line oi Seaside Library publi-
cations at Mrs +. A. Scriptures.
The new silver dollar certificates
have made their appearauce-but not
to us.
The Colored Minstrels are % in
number-next Monday, at Reeds OPP
era House.
The high winds last week helped the
boys to clean the chestnut and hickory
trees.
We are infol med that the Ravenna
Rink will open for the season on Sat
urday next.
Clinton Severance has about COM
pleted handsome dwelling, on Day
street.
Vote ror John Mcbride, the man of
the people and true friend of the labor
ing man.
s. r., Freeman returned last week
from Nantucket, with health much
improved.
The residence of D. L. Rockwell,
Esq, on South Prospect street, IS
being newly painted.
&c. "Behold how good and
how pleasant it is for brethren to
dwell together in unity"
The ladies of the Congregational
Church will give "chicken pie sup
perl Friday evening, at the Church
parlOrs.
The forests are fast becoming "brown
and scar" Chestnuts are plenty, if
one goes about four miles away from
the city.
The famous drill of the ZOuave Band
will be given Monday noon upon the
arrival of the Hicks and Sawyer's
Minstrels.
McAvoy's Irish American Tourists
give one of their excellent entertain
ments this, Wednesday evening, at
the Opera House.
Treasurer NJ. Collins has moved to
the house which has just been built
by Geo. E. Fairchild, on Walnut st,
north of Main, and is very pleasantly
located.
The list of premiums awarded at the
County Fair occupies much OF our
space this week; but everybody wants
to see the premium list.
The Ravenna Rink Band, under the
direction of Prof. II. r. Pryor, gave
grand promenade concert at the open
ing of the Kent Rink, Wednesday
evening.
The flag staff which for oyer ten
wears has stood in Court House parE,
has been taken down. Its beauty and
usefulness both departed when the
cyclone struck it.
A piece of copper ! camphor and
asafCetida, each the size of a haZel-nut,
put into a little sack and worn at the
throat, is said TO be good preventive
Of diphtheria.
The M. E. Quarterly Meeting of
Mantua charge will be held at Shalers-
Vile October 23d and Gath. Services
at p. IN. Saturday and at 10 a. m. on
Sunday.
Wheelmen Byers, Beazle, Carnahan
and Griffi n made journey to Youngs-
town, a distance of 40 miles, and re-
turn, ole day this W k The roads ale
excellent and weather eXcellent-er for
wheeling.
1t is very difficult to obtain good
butter in this market. Our people
who are obliged to depend upon the
market for their supply, are beginning
to think the oleomargine bill works
most too well.
A council of neighboring churches
was held at the CongregationalChurch
here on Tuesday to take action in the
matter of the resignation of Rev. c.
A. Stone. The resignation was ac-
cepted.
John Quayle, a former resident Of
this city, cecently in the employ Of the
Akron Milling Co., has returned to
Ravenna and entered the employ of
the Quaker Mill Co., for whom he
worked previous to going to Akron.
Inc snow Ol euuCdtcu LloISCoi "hlCh
occupied tue Opera House last week,
was not a financial success. Although
a very interesting exhibition, it was
not of the kind which person would
care to see more than once, there being
too little variety to the performances.
Delegations from Akron, Talmadge,
Hudson, Kent. Ravenna, ROotstown,
and Atw ateI were present at the Puri-
tai Conference held at Randolph Sat
urday last The attendance was large
and much interest manifested by the
young people
Rev Jones, a tor of the Congre-
gatinnai & inich aJ Vindham, preach
ed sunday fnprains and evening at
the Crug ChnTch in this city. AS an
original thinker lie will compare ia
vorably with mauy emiu.nt city di-
vines.
The array of talent to be presented
before orr citizens the coming season
by the Young Peoples Societies of the