The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-28

E. d. BRoBsT,
Brimfield, O., June 20, 3t*
Mrs. E. A. Scripture has an elegan
assortment of Wall Papers, and at tn,
lowest prices.
A splendid rsin Monday night.
Alliance is to have street cars. - -
+ Court of Common Pleas adjourned
over till next Monday.
For good shave go to the Etns
. House Barber Shop.
Potato vines are covered with bugs
and blossoms.
DR.. White is attending the Railway
Medical meeting at Chicago today.
If you want to get your hair cut &c
to the Etna House Barber Shop.
Haying hrs commenced. and wheat
will soon be ready to harvest.
Hon. E B. Taylor has our thanks
for public documen :.
If you want nice, clean bath go to
the Etna House Bath Rooms.
There was no water last Sunday, the
pumps being stopped while repa' is
were being made.
Riddles new block is progressing
as rapidly as regard for substantial
aud permanent work will permit.
B. P. Converse has returned rom
Texas and expects to remain q couple
of months with his family in this city,
| Mrs. A Iva Wit and Ms. E. A.
Scripture visited friends iu Chicago
during convention week.
Premiums on woodchuck scalps and
sparrow heads threaten to bankrupt
some of the township treasures.
The Akron Times came out last
week with a new dress. and looks as
bright and clean as a new dollar.
Mrs. Poe purchased of DIR. Alcorn,
on Saturday asst, his stylish driving
horse, which she has placed in her
new livery stable.
C. c. Gardner, of Freedom, market
ed the finest strawberries we have seen
this season. Furry and Williams han
die them.
The Busy Bees" of the Disciples
Church held strawberry and ice
cream festival at the Church parlors
Saturday evening.
A six foot Florida gator is sporting
in the fountain basin in the Forest
City Monumental Park, where he was
placed last Friday.
Stark county has seventeen news
papers and twenty six brsss bands.
1t is evident they are preparing for q
lively campaign.
E. F. Cannon came down from
Cleveland last week to visit his family
and friends, returning Monday morn
ing. He is well pleased with his place
in the city.
Venus, the morning star, is brighter
than it ever appeared to any man now
living, and is nearer the earth than it
will be again in $50 years. Get up in
the morning and see it.
Mr.. Ches. Merts and daughter, Miss
Kate, arrived from California Thurs.
day last. Miss Melts' many friends
are pleased to learn that she is steadily
gaining strength.
A word to road supervisors Don't
make the roads worse. When you
cannot better them let them alone.
This advise comes rather late, but we
are not certain that tit would have been
acted upon if we bad given it before
The jury in the I" Barber will" case
failed to agree. This isl the second
time some stubborn men have tried to
decide this CO Sc, with the ssme result
Lawyers say, "If at first you don't
succeed, try, tty again."
Henry Mitchell, of the Sandusky
fish hatchery, distributed large mum.
Der of silver cells in this county and
Geauga last week. $4,000 being placed
at Mantua, and 1000 at Garrettsville
They were hatched at Hudson river
hatchery ,lbut were raised atHandusky.
Pleasure parties eau be accommo
dated at the new Main Street Livery
Stable, with a beautiful, easy riding
Cabriolet, Surrey, Phaeton or Piano.
box carriage, and fine holses. The
unique" Hay makers" picnic turnout
can be furnished on short notice.
Extra aud almost unlimited accom-.
modations will be furnished for feed.
ing on the 4th.
Fred Brown was brought before
Judge Ingell on Thursday last, to an
swer to the charge of beating his wife
and his mother. He plead guilty to
assault and battery aud was fined $40
and costs and sentenced to sixty DAYS
at hard labor in the Workhouse, to
which Institution the officer was Good.
enough to escort him Friday morning
| The Kent Ball Club came over to
Raven na last Thursday and played q
game with our club. The game was
too one sided to be interesting, the
score being 80 to II in favor of the Wis.
itors. On Friday the return game
was played at Kent, which resulted in
another defeat for the Ravenna Club,
the record being 20 to z against them.
We are told that our club has q fine
uniform, but, unfortunately, uniforms
do net play ball.