The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-09-30


Main and Meridian. The results were
quite satisfactory.
Fred. Gantner, who kept the saloon
near the Crown Flint Glass Works
known as the Matthews place, died on
| Thursday last. He had the reI utation
of keeping one of the most orderly
saloons i'll town. His funeral Was held
on sunday, and was very largely at
tended, the society of glass blowers, of
which he was member, attending in
a body. Services were conducted by
Rev. Andrew Wilson.
Quite an excitement was caused at
Atwater Station, on Saturday last by
the sudden aud mysterious disappear
ance of Frank Wolford, who left his
family and creditors to mourn his un-
timely departure. 1t is hoped that
some mitigating circumstances may
be bro.ght to light to relieve the
odium which he so unscrupulously
heaped upon respectable family, who
have the heartfelt sympathy of the
entire community.
II. P. Morgan and grand daughter,
Miss Rena Chittenden, returned Sat
urday night from trip East, visiting
New York City and points in Connect
icut. Mr.. Morgan was born and raised
in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Ct, which
place he visited. He found the place
substantially changed, very few of his
old friends and associates remaining.
He also visited Tarrytown, N. Y, and
went to the exact spot where Major
Andre, was captured. At this point a
monument has been erected to the
memory of this gallant young officer
by the American people, on which is
engraved an appropriate inscription.
On Wednesday night unwelcome
midnight visitors made descent on
Lincoln Avenae. entering the resi-
dences of John Burke, Geo. Brown,
Mr.. Kingsbury and Mr.. Byers. At
Mr.. Burke's they got about $3.50 in
cash and pie, with which they made
their escape without being detected
They next visited Mr.. Browns, and
gained and entrance through the
pantry window. Mr.. Brown was
awakened and proceeded to interview
his visitors, but they declined to be
interviewed, and taking pie, they
made themselves scarce in double
quick time. If these parties were a
committee on pies. they have failed to
report their decision, and no premium
was awarded. AT the other places
nothing was disturbed. Cold lead is
the best remedy for this class of mis-
creants.
Geo. F. Green, an old and respected
citizen of Ravenna, died at his resi-
dence on South Prospect street, at 9
a. M, last Friday, in the 62d year of
his age. He has been a resident of
this village over thirty years, and was
an excellent mechanic and valuable
citizen. He was in business in Phenix
block for number of years, where he
carried on the business of manufactur-
ing and repairing pianos, organs and
melodeons. and during his long busi
ness career he obtained reputation
for honesty and integrity of which
anyone might feel proud.
His funeral took place on Sunday
at II O'Clock, from his residence and
was attended by the Odd Fellows and
Masonic Societies, both of which Or
ders Mr.. Green was an esteemed mem.
ber.
The large amount of sickness at
Ravenna, of a typhoid nature, is at
tributed to the use of water from
Mother Wards Pond. A Ravenna
gentleman informed us last Saturday
that the water is heavily impregnated
with organic matter and is unfit for
culinary pprposes-[Kent Bulletin.
The Bulletins informer must have
been little OFF, when he talked with
Bro. Minich. We are happy to say
that Rayenna has had but little sick
ness of typhoid nature during the
summer. We are further happy to
say that Mother Wards Pond Water
has been pronounced by competent
authority remarkably pure, more so
even than are the waters in a majority
of our wells. Whilst we have had
some sickness here it has not by any
means been confined to families using
this water.
During the Fair last week, couple
of gentlemanly appearing men applied
at the residence of w. D. Durham,
representing that they were Agri
cultural Reporters" and wished to Sc
cure room for few days, where they
could invite parties with whom they
had business. and where they could
make their reports undisturbed. Their
story being plausible, Mrs. Durham
allowed them to occupy spare room.
During Thursday afternoon one of the
reporters" met prominent farmer
to whom he introduced himself, and
succeeded in enticing him to his room,
and introduced him to his partner.
The two sharpers, for such they were,
succeeded in inducing our friend to
invest in prize drawing. The old
gentleman of course won the grand
prize. but it was necessary that he
should deposit s. 500 with them to Sc
the prize. Going to the bank to draw
the money, he fortunately mentioned
the affair to a friend, who immediately
saw what sort of people were "work-
ing" his friend. Officers were sent in
search of the sharpers, but they had
taken their departure for other fields
of labor. There were various rumors
on the street regarding the amount
which the villains obtained from our
farmer friend.