The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-01-07

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PHILQ L. KING. SEXTON.
Tomorrow is ST. Jackson S day.
The next term of the schools will
begin Monday.
If resolves are to be broken, bette
: make bad ones.
The Court report is necessarily de
ferred until next week.
Do not fail to hear Prof. Claypole'.
lecture. 1t will do you good.
Ravenna is no longer well.watered
and yet Ravenna is we'll watered.
All your reform resolutions should
be written with indelible ink.
Young Garrison, who was so seri-
ously shot, is improving.
Miss Hattie Twitt left ON Monday
for Ada, o., to resume her studies in
stenography.
Mr.. Alaric Wilcox, of Garrettsville,
son of ex-Sheriff Wilcox, was in town
Saturday.
The annual sale of slips in the Con-
gregational Church occurred last FRI
day night.
Mr.. Charles Baldwin is putting up
an extensive addition to his residence
on Cleveland Avenue.
Miss Kittie Scarf has accepted sit
uation as operator at the telephone
exchange.
The Court of Common Pleas began
its session on Monday, Judge Arrel on
the bench.
Those who have failed to pay their
taxes will soon find the collectors after
them.
The Kingsbury Bros. have their new
dwelling, on Lincoln Avenue, nearly
enclosed.
Mr.. Chas. e. Smith and family are
occupying their elegant new residence
near Sandy Lake.
"A sudden change in the weather oc-
CURED on Tuesday night, and now
we have winter in earnest.
Rule or Ruin is the subject of the
lecture in the Universalist Church
next SUNDAY evening.
T. b. Alcorn, Esq of Pittsburgh,
spent few of The first days of 1856
with Rayenna friends.
The Dorcas Society are making ar
rang gements Tor Charity Ball. at the
Rink, in the near future.
The Crown Flint Glass Works re-
sumed operations Monday after two
weeks vacation during the holidays.
The moot court has held two sessions
and now that the holidays are over al
increased attendance is expected.
George Severance celebrated New
Years day by raising the frame of his
new house on Beecher street.
Miss Helen NJ. Kelley, on Monday
picked bunch of pansies from her
fathers garden, on Meridian street.
The second number of /" Our Church
Organ" has been issued, and contains
much valuable and interesting matter.
The Rink managers made special
efforts during the holidaysto draw the
multitudes, and succeeded well.
A gang of men are engaged in set.
ting the polos for the new telephone
line between this place and Mantua
Station.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. F. Young. of Cleve-
land, spent New Years day with the
family of w. c. Lacey, on Lincoln
| Avenue.
Will Monsey has disposed of his
! business in Cleveland and proposes to
return to Ravenna and engage in bus
mess.
Frank Butts was in town Monday
on his way to Mt. Union College,
where he contemplatss taking a full
course of studies.
Will Hotchkiss has been spending
few days at home during the holidays
Will is bookkeeper for coal company
in DaytOp O.
A singing school has been organ
lied by the members of the Congrega.
tional Church and s. 8. Rehearsals
every Friday night.
The law lectures at Cleveland are
pronounced to be excellent by those
who are attending the same. The sub.
ject last week was I" tests.n
On Saturday night D. l.. Jones and
John Barclay, of Edinburg, captured
coon measuring #. 8 in. in length
after the hide was stretched.
Polly Dix, the oldest resident of
Palmyra township, died on Saturday,
the I'd, inst, in her 9th year. Her
funeral took place on Monday.
On New Years day-the day on
which the works commenced opera
tions-there were SO connections made