The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-10-11


@ of Indian summer,
The large plate glass for the front o
Riddles new block has arrived.
The telephone has been taken out o
!. !. the Court House.
List of letters remaining in the Pos
Office Oct. 10, 1883.
I. g. W. Detwiler, Mr.. Edward Mann
Mrs. Charlotte Merrill.
A ditchiDg machiae will be in op
Grafton Saturday on Mr. Geo Wisman's
farm, about one mile southwest of this
9 city.
c B. P. Converse, of Texas, arrived
Monday for a short visit with his fam
: : lily and friends.
C We were pleased to meet E. A. Van
Ness OH the street Tuesday. He still
) shows the effects of his long and severe
I sickness, but is gaining rapidly.
, The Directors of the County Agri-
cultural Society will meet on Saturday,
October 18th. at so p. m. ALI are re
quested to be present.
X. s. WING, Sec'y.
There will be no water pumped at
the WaterwOrks next Sunday. it being
necessary to stop the pumps to place
new Lowrie hydrants and make some
repairs. Consumers will take notice.
During the past week Mr.. G. II.
Goldman has been engaged in serving
subpenas in Youngstown, Alliance
and other places, it being his first Of
ficial work as Deputy U. s. Marshal
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Blackman and
Mrs. Bartholomew have arrived home
after All absence of some three weeks
visiting friends in Iowa and Illinois.
w. d. Durham has put new plate
glass front in No. 2, Mechanics block,
and will soon do the same in Nos.
and 4, making a great improvement in
the appearance of the block.
Flour has advanced nearly fifty per
cent. in consequence of the corner"
in wheat at Chicago, yet the farmer
who raises the wheat gets but small
portion of the advance,
&C. B. Smith, Mayor of Jacksonville,
florida, and wife, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Austin Blackman, East Main st. |
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Blackman are |
sisters.
The ruins of Pitkin's Block are be. |
ing cleared up and the debris hauled |
away. Most of the woodwork follows
that of the old Exchange to the brick
yards of Mr.. Henry Carts.
About thirty members of Battery
l." Capt. Dilger's Company, are en-
joying their Annual Reunion, which
is being held at g. A r. Hall today.
Wednesday,
A small but pleasant dancing party
assembled at the Rink Tuesday eve.
ming. The affair was gotten up on I
very short notice, but was neverthe-
less decided success.
The show which was billed for two
performances, Monday and Tuesday
evening, did not materialize. Monday
evening there was neither performers
nor audience, and Tuesday evening
no audience.
There was a fair attendance at the
dance given by Pixies Orchestra last
Friday evening, at the Town Hall in
Brimtield, Notwithstanding the unfa.
vorable weather. A Club was organ
lied for the winter
Henry F. Smith starts Monday next
on a hunting trip to Michigan. He
joins party from Tiffin. and expects
to make deer and bear mighty scarce
in the vicinity of their camping place
before he returns. May his expeeta-
tions be realized.
The dangerous sickness of Prof. J.
w. Pike last winter, disappointed the
citizens of Ravenna who had arranged
to hear his scientific lectures. The
Prof is again able to lecture, and Rev.
Mr.. Wilson intends to try and secure
a course Of lectures as soon as possible
after the election.
81. II. Thompson, wife and daugh-
ter, left Tuesday noon for a ten days
visit among friends and relatives in
Stark county. They will visit Mt.
Union College. the Orphans Home,
and other places of interest, taking in
NJ, |
A Sunday School Institute will be
held in the Congregational Church, in
Kent, Wednesday and Thursday,
October Oath and 25th, under the aus
pices of the Portage County Sunday
School Union. An interesting pIo-
gram has been prepared for the ocea-
sion.
Owing to the stormy weather, there
was not as large an attendance at the
meeting of the Thurman Club last
Friday evening as there would other
wise have been. Those who were
present were entertained with an ex-
cellent speech by Hon. s. D. Norton,
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place in this issue.
Edward Humphrey and wife, of Sa
lineville, spent Saturday and Sunday
with their son, w. w. Humphrey, of
this city, returning to their home on
Monday.
Mr.. Pumphrey accompanied Captain
Norton in one of his hunting expedi.
tions in Pennsylvania. year or two
since, and is numbered among the
" Buckeye Hunters" He takes an
annual trip to the wilds of Maryland,
West Virginia, and other resorts of
nimrods, in search of game He inn
proved the opportunity to call upon
the Captain, whom he remembers as
not only successful hunter, but a