The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-08-05

Misses Flora and Matte Parsons are
visiting relatives in Sandy Lake, Pa.
T. B. Alcorn, Esq, of Pittsburg, is
spending his Summer vacation among
Ravenna friends.
During the month of July over $40
in fines were collected by the Mayor
and turned over the treasury.
The building on Lincoln Avenue
formerly used as school house. is be-
ing converted into dwelling.
The present number closes the 18th
year of the publication of the DEMO-
CRATIC PRESS.
Our Republican friends " set down"
on Judge Conant's temperance resolu-
ton in their Convention, last Tuesday.
The ven erable George Knapp is WIS.,
iting Ravenna friends. the guest of G.
E. Davis and family. He has passed
his s7th birthday.
Mrs. L. M. Potts left on Tuesday
last to join her husband at Townsend,
Montana, where Mr.. Potts has been
located several months.
The mercury last week cavo:ted
around among the nineties, but the
heavy rains of Sunday brought most
agreeable change.
The resignation of Judge Conant as
City Solicitor for Ravenna was accept
ed by the Council at their meeting
Tuesday night.
Mrs. Morris Davis, a lady over 80
years of age, residing In the southeast
part of this township. had stroke OF
paralysis on Saturday last.
OhicerLewis found the Cong Church
doors open and the room brilliantly
lighted, at twelve o'clock Saturday
night, but no meeting was in progress.
D. W. Thomas, of Oakland Stock
Farm, Paris, has a stable of fine horses
in training at the Fair Grounds. III
will pay lovers of good horses to see
them.
Ravenna got gloriously drunk on
free beer, over the defeat of local op
tion.-( Numerous Exchanges.
Ravenna did no such thing, and il
is time to stop that lie.
Today, Wednesday, the Republican
Convention of the second subdivision
of the 9th Judicial district, is being
held at Warren for the purpose o
nominating two candidates for Judges
of the Common Pleas Court.
The meat market of J. 8. Allen waa
broken into on Monday evening. be
tween and 10 o'clock and from SIS tt
$40 taken from the cash drawer. Thf
thieves gained an entrance by cutting
through screen door at the rear o
the building.
The Eighth Annual Meeting of tn,
Geauga Lake Pioneer Association will
be held Wednesday, August 18th, 1886
Hon. E. B. Taylor. of Warran, O., ane
other good speakers will address th'
people. A good band will be in at
tendance.
Three cases came before the Mayo
Tuesday, Comfort Porter, Fred. Coz
and a saloon keeper from Aurora
whose name we did not learn. TIL
charge was intoxication, in each case
The two former were fined So and cost
each and the latter SIS and costs.
The Women's Relief Corps of Davi
Mcintosh Post, g. A. r. will give
festival in the Park on next Saturda.
evening, at which peaches and cream
ice cream and cake will be served.
the weather is unpleasant the Tow
Hall will be used instead of the Park
We have received a neat pamphle
copy of the 18th annual cataIog of TIA
Missouri State Normal School. locate
at Cape Girardeau, Mo. Richard MOI
| ton, brother of our fellow citizen, H on
8. D. Norton, is President of the Fat
ulty, The institution is apparentl.
in a healty and prosperous condition
The Executive Committee of tn
Farmers' Protective Association me
at the Town Hall, Saturday, July 81
and organized With c. r. DOOlittle i
the chair. After acting upon sever'
questions connected with bogus butt,
and cheese, the Committee adjOurne
to Attn Saturday in October.
The Lawn Fete given by the ladi
of the M. E. Church, last Friday ev
ming, at the Church grounds, was we
attended and very pleasant affai
, The grouds were beautifully deeorat
and brilliantly lighted with Chine
q lanterns. The festival was brought
, an abrupt close at about 9 o'clock,
, a shower, which caused a genel
I stampede.
On Saturday last a young m
named Edward White, whose pareI
reside in Kent, was drowned VIII
bathing III silver Lake. His co
panions heard his calls for assistar
:. but at first thoush Int he WAs in fun, a
" ;, did not realiZs the tru until it "
too late. lie was about Is years of 8
:. and was an industrious, economi
boy, and great help his parents.
% Great surprise is expressed at
4. action of Ravenna on the prohibit
IF question. Our people prefer to hs
l. the saloons within the corporate lin
II where they will be subject to who
d some police regulations, and not
/. drive them just oyer the border VIII
they will be under no restraint. AYE
they right?