The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-02-18
Easter Sunday April 25th.

The Union Rink at Garrettsville has
been converted into an exhibition hall
All last week the weather was mild
and spring like, but it is different now.
The roads are perfectly horrid, in
some places heing almost impassable.
The boys were out nearly every day
last week, playing marbles on the
| street.
Another winter like this, and deal
ers iii sleighs can work up lucrative
trade in the South.
From three to four inches of snow
fell on Monday morning in about the
same number of hours.
Miss Lottie Curran, of Cleveland, is
visiting with the family of Mr.. Gee,
Strickland on North Chestnut st,
Mr.. Horace Reed, of RootstOwn, is
suffering from severe bilious attack.
He is in his Slst year.
Courage " is the subject of the lee
ture in the Universalist Church next
Sunday evening
The Cemetery Association will have
Sugar Festival the first run of the
aason, at Town Hall.
Miss Lillian Jacobs, of Kent, was
the guest of the Misses CLARA and Ber-
tina benjamin from Friday till We'd
nesday.
Just received new and complete
and Calf Shoes in the latest styles.
2w C. l.. Rood & Co,
Mrs. Harriet Babcock, OF North
Chestnut st, has been suffering for
the past few days from a severe attack
of neuralgia in the side and shoulders.
Mr.. Don Gardner, wife and child of
Newton Falls, and Mr.. Miles Gardner
of Mantua Station. were the guests of
their brother, Mr.. D. G.. Gard ner, on
Lincoln Avenue,a few days last week.
| The establishments of ID. L.. Bald
win & Son and Work II Yeend We're
recently connected with the water
mains, and nov these gentlemen have
pure water for their boilers.
Hamm & Felt have sold portion of
their stock in trade and shipped the
remainder to Fostoria, o., where they
con template engaging in the same bur
siness.
The people of Kent are to hold q
special election on the 18th of March
to determine whether they will accept
the proposition made by Eastern par
ties to construct system of water
works for that village.
If the little grounding went back
into his quarters on the I'd and did not
emerge therefrom during the past two
weeks, he is a bigger fool than we sup
posed him to be.
James Kinney has moved his stock
of groceries into the old bank build
ing, corner of Main and Meridian Sts.,
and his old quarters are to be occupied
by Frank McTighe as boot and shoe
store. Success to the young men.
F. G. Wolcott, of Chicago, returned
home on Monday, after about a weeks
visit among relatives and friends in
Portage Co. He is brother of Mrs.
I. H. Phelps. Some thirty odd years
ago he worked in the blacksmith de-
partment of CIark's carriage works in
this place.
On Thursday last William Hollister
of Edinburg, and Will Halloek, of
| ROotstown, returned from New York
city, where they have been employed
on the construction of the great Gro
ton aqueduct. Robert Lowrie, of this
place, is expected to return this week.
We recently stepped into the May
or's office, and while there were shown
a glass containing water which was
taken from Crystal Lake and placed
therein one year ago. The water is as
clear as crystal, emits no bad Odor,
is perfectly sweet, contains no sedi-
ment, and is as grateful and pleasant
to the taste as if freshly drawn, all of
which goes to prove the purity of the
water from Mother Wards POnd.n
A musicale was held at the residence
of Mrs. H. ID. Seymour on Wednesday
evening last. under the auspices of the
ladies of Grace Church. A program
of vocal and instrumental music was
finely performed. Misses Seymour,
Coe, Leonard, King, and Mr. Harry
Beaver, violinist, carried out the mu
steal portion. Miss Lydia Lord elec-
trified the auditors by well rendered
recitation. Everybody was encored.
and all thoroughly enjoyed the occa-
sion. The attendance was very large.
Union services were held in the
Congregational Church last Sunday
eve. which were participated in by
Revs. Sluts, Scott and Stone. The
subject considered was the good of the
church, embracing the Bible idea,
mission and success Of the same, the
Rev, gentlemen treating the topics in
an able and interesting manner, Rev.
Slutz gathering the Bible idea from
writers of both the old and new dis
pensation. His discourse, though nee
essarily brief, was logical, and COM
manded the closest attention of the
large audience.
The stand of the Italian fruit ven
der, located in front of the 1st Nation
al Bank, has been transformed into q
6x9 business block of grace green
hue. Several years ago an ordinance
900. hxy tho 0ifu nnnnaiI ra,