The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-05-03

his presence the weary hours of suf
fering, made doubly SO in the absence
of home friends and surroundings.
Attention of our readers Is directed
to the advertisement of the Security
Corset elsewhere in our columns. This
corset has become immensely popular
with the ladies wherever introduced,
and is having very extensive sale.
Call and see them, at Mrs. A. 81. Par
sons.
There Is q wonderful amount Of un-
selfish and high tension anxiety to
serve the county in an official capacity
among the rank and file of the g. o. p.
in this county. There is particular
ly lively hustling for Sheriff Sheldon's
shoes, which he will cast off at the
close of his term, the coming winter.
It has been the custom of the Uni.
versalist Church for several years, to
discontinue Sunday evening services
from May to September. In harmony
with this plan, only Sunday morning
services will be held from now till
early fall. Church services at 1890 a.
m, Sunday School at noon. ALI are
cordially invited to attend, and wor
ship God of unlimited love.
Mr.. Alfred Curtis, of Charlestown,
drove team through town last Thurs
day which attracted much atten.
ton. The team was made up of cow
and bull yoked together. Though
not as stylish as some of the teams
seen on the streets, they "get there
just the same.n
willard Wickwire again occupies
room at sheriff Sheldon's. having been
caught in the act of driving off F. B.
Longcoy's horse and buggy, on Tues
day of last week. He was bound over
to court in the sum of $500. Some
strange attraction seems to lead him to
take Mr. LIS horses, as this is the sec
ond time he has been jailed for trying
to steal one of them.
The County Shooting Tournament
will be held tomorrow, Friday, May
4th, on the grounds of the Kent Gun
Club. Shooting for Championship of
the County will commence at 8 a. NJ.
under Chamberlain rules, at 25 blue
rocks. The afternoon will be devoted
to number of matches. ALI shooters
in the county are invited to partiei.
pate.
Gentlemen interested In the electric
light business were in town again last
week. looking over the ground and
interviewing some of our business
men. We understand they found a
strong fesling in favor of the plan.
If the streets can be lighted by elec.
tricity at anywhere near the price now
paid for gas, and we are told it can be
done at the same cost, it should GER
tainly be done. for we are getting very
poor street lighting for the amount of
money paid.
Henry Fitzgerald, boy about II
years old, was killed while attempting
to jump from train. at the crossing
about one mile south of this place. on
the c, q P. railroad, Monday evening
last, at about 7 O'Clock. He had been
fishing at Twin Lakes and jumped on
freight train, at Earlville, to catch q
free ride home. The train did not stop
here, and finding he was being carried
farther from home than when he
started. he attempted to jump of, but
was struck by a car and killed, his
skull being crushed and one of his legs
badly mangled. When picked up he
was yet alive, but expired in a very
short time. The remains were taken
20 Jenkins & Collins undertaking
rooms and prepared for burial, aftel
which they were removed to the home
of his parents.
M. Mowen has put new sash int
his house on South Chestnut street
which makes quite an improvement
in the appearance of the house. B.
the way. the boys think they have I
.good one" on Mowen. He was /,
search of customer for his old sasl
and some practical joker told him Mr.
Riddle would need them to put in tn
fence he was building around his new
block, SO the men could see to work
He lost no time in hunting up Mr.. R.
and the absurdity Of the thing neve
struck him until he had endeavore
to make a bargain with that gentle
man. 1t isn't safe to say anythin
about lights for Riddles fence whe
Mowen is around.
The editor seldom has an opportunl
ty to ride behind a genuine "1yer,
so when s. n. Andrews drove Torrent
Abdallah up to our office, on Thurs
day last, we gladly accepted his inv
tation to take seat in his carriage an
see the horse move. Toronto Abdalla
is beautiful brown stallion. l54 hand
high. weighing about LOO lbs, yer
stylish, and trotter. He has show
trials in 243. His breeding is unez
oelled by any horse in this vicinity, be
ing Standard, and is registered, NJ
1868. Toronto Abdallah is thorough
ly broken, has quiet, good dispos
lion, can. be driven on the road by
woman. and lean haul a Buggy" 6
rate that allows very few horses t
show him their heels. We don't blaun
Seth ii he feels little proud of TIA
piece of horsedesh.
: Mr.. P. o. Wood, formerly of tn
firm of Vsnderslice & Wood, of til
Garrettsville FIGURING Mills, has lea
ed ons.h half interest in the Atlant
Mills, Ravenna, and moved to tn.
city with his family this week. M
Wood has an excellent reputation
q miller, and we recommend him
Ravenna people as being a good citize
and business man.-Garrettsville 10,
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