The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-08-19

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A vender of worm medicine attract
ed quite crowd on the street Friday
evening,
The boy contortionist, the greatest
wonder of the age, at Reeds Opera
House, Friday night.
VIM. Sackett and wife, of Cleveland.
are visiting Ravenna friends, the guests
of Postmaster Kelley.
The wind on Monday relieved the
overloaded fruit trees Of large part
of their burden.
Alliance council has already passed
the prohibition ordinance, to take eff
feet in ten days.
Mrs. H. ]. Sapp caught black bass
weighing 81 pounds, at Muzzy lake,
one day last week.
About 1,5O0 excursionists went to
see the grandeur of Niagara Falls, via
N. Y. P. & O., Thursday last.
The Newton Falls Echo comes to us
this week enlarged to five column
quarto, and otherwise improved.
The water works trustees have made
contracts with the railroad companies
to furnish water for their engines.
The Diamond Glass Co.. is tearing
out its old fattening even and will re-
place it by a new one of more modern
pattern.
Mrs. Isaac Welton died at p. m. on
Monday, at the family residence ON
Cleveland Avenue, of heart disease,
aged II years.
The Ladies of Grace Church gave q
supper and festival at No. 8, Opera
Block, Friday evening, which was
we'll patronised.
H. Frazer has been kept at home
some weeks, suffering from a carbun-
kle upon the spinal column. He is
now slowly recovering.
THE Republican Congressional Con-
vention held in Warren, Wednesday
of last week, nominated Judge Taylor
by acclamation.
Don't fail to see the great street pa
rade of B & M Black Bees, accompa-
MED by their Metropolitan Brass Band
and Orchestra.
Turner, the great steam caliope man,
the man with a mouth that challenges
the rest of the profession, with the b
& M Black Bees.
The beautiful drama, entitled THE
RAINBOW, will be rendered Saturday
night, at Reeds Opera House, and
should receive a liberal patronage.
Mr.. John Musser, of Medina county.
brother of the late Elias Musser, is Wis.,
iting relatives in Ravenna, the guest
of Mrs. E. Musser and Mrs. Adam
Grohe.
On Friday last Mr.. Lewis E. Jen.
nings pitched onto the wagon over q
hundred dozen bundles of oats. A
pretty good days work for man past
Is years of age.
"An Evening with the Poets" was
the subject of lecture by Prot. Marsh,
on Tuesday evening, at the Union
School Hall, under the auspices of the
Teachers Institute.
The August number of The New
South, published at Birmingham. Al
ALBANIA, is on our table. 1t is filled
with interesting and instructive read
ing, and its illustrations are elegant.
We place before our readers with
this issue, four page supplement from
the office of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
It contains much valuable and inter-
esting reading matter.
Messrs. Harry Beatty, Will Beck.
ley, Geo. Waggoner, Geo. Robinson.
Harry Robinson, Rob. Day and Hazen
Armstrong went into camp at Muzzy
Lake on Tuesday.
The Commissioners of Portage and
Trumbull counties, in joint session last
Thursday, ordered that the ditch in
Windham and Braceville, known as
the Yale ditch, be cleaned out.
J. s. B. Swain is stopping in town
for couple of weeks vacation, before
going to Lafayette, Ind, where hs
has accepted a position in a wholesale
and retail jewelry establishment.
w. II. Phelps, Esq, of the Alliance
Leader, and a brother from Atwater
made us brief call Thursday morn
ing. They were in the city to attent
the reunion of the Phelps family.
Mr.. Gilbert Clayton and Miss Eft
Reed, supported by a strong Metro
politan Cast, in Walter Standish'
beautiful Comedy Drama, THE RAIN
BOW, at Reeds Opera House, Saturda,
Eve.
O. S Ferris, Esq, has purchased tn
half interest in the Garrettsville Tier
formerly owned by l.. w. Ahren.
who will travel for a paper company
The contract took effect last Saturday
Master Henry Beitz, son of Ott
Beitz, the fresco artist, returned o
Saturday to his home in Clevelan
after visit of several we, ks here. H
was accompanied by his aunt, Mi'
Louisa Beitz, who will visit there
short time.
Joseph Welte was arrested on MOI
day for disturbing the peace. I'll
Mayor fined him So, and informe
him that a repetition of the offens
will furnish him place in the worl
house.