The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-09-06
Pioneer Picnic at Kent today.

| s%AS AAASS P%~6O'
A hydrant has been placed in from
of the Blackstone Block.
Mcintosh Post, g. A. r., will NEE
in their hall Sunday evening.
Prof. Pickett reports the Fall tern
of school as satisfactory in attendance
Our shippers are busy with the peacl
crop which is abundant in yield.
| The Commissioners were in session
three days this week. Sheep claim
amounting to $l47 so were allowed.
Charles Ward. of Minneapolis. Min
arrived Monday, to be in attendance
at the funeral of his grandmother.
Lantz' Orchestra furnish the musi
for the benefit ball at the Pioneer Parl
this evening,
The Ravenna base ball club play
game with AL. G. Fields Minstrel
this afternoon. The Minstrel Ban,
will enliven the occasion with music
Mrs. Mary Yeend died at the resi-
dence of her son, ]. G. Yeend, or
Clinton Ave-, Sunday afternoon, ageC
7S years.
DIR. D. r. Jennings and wife, o.
Cleveland. are visiting his brothers.
A. J. Jennings family and Ravenns
friends.
Judge Robinson will preside at the
September Term of the Mahoning
County Court, commencing the 18th
Our water works make highly sat.
isfactory showing, the receipts footing
up q handsome excess over expendi.
lures.
Prof Yonkerman was in town on
Monday, to examine the two animals
which were said to have glanders and
have been in quarantine several weeks.
People with thin heads of hair should
use Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair Re.
newer to make the hair grow out thick
healthy and strong.
Col. Royal Taylor's 8s years, which
last Saturday recorded, find him pos
sessed with remarkable '.vim and yig-
Or" which few of mis- age retain.
Street Commissioner Sapp is fitting
up up the streets and crossings prepar.
atory to the fall and winter campaign
of mud and slush.
The stock of Freeman & Jones YVES
bid off by I. T. Siddall, Esq, for 81. 900.
We do not understand that the pur-
chaser expects to go into the dry goods
trade himself.
Treasurer M. Collins commenced his
second term of Office. The business OF
the office has been conducted, during
his administration, with com mendable
prOmptness and care.
Alpena attorneys are making inqui-
ries of our county and city authorities
in relation to the Blinky Morgan re-
ward, the Council. and Prosecutor
Maxon being in receipt of letters in
reference thereto.
Almon Chittenden died on Sunday
last, of dysentery, aged rs years. His
funeral was held ON Tuesday from his
late residence, on Prospect street, and
was conducted by the Ravenna I. o,
o. F.. of which Lodge he was an hon.
ored member.
Rev. A. M. Hills, of Allegheny City
former pastor of the Congregational
church in this city, and DIR. w. H.
Locke, will deliver addresses at the
Union Pioneer Association, which
meets in Reeds Grove, Rootstown,
next Wednesday.
Comrade" J. 81. Furry. of this
city, was recently the recipient of q
very fine q. A. R. badge, from the A.
H. Day Post. of Kent Also, Buck.
eye Badge, hand painted, the gift OF
an amateur artist, OF this city. A fine.
ly executed American flag adorns one
side, and I" G.. A, R." the reverse. II
is an exquisite thing of beauty ~
highly priced by its recipient,
Work on Riddles new block is near
ing commencement on the interior.
The roof is slated, and but few fin
ishing touches remain to transfer the
artisans of the plane and hammer to
the inner finish. 1t is an imposing
structure-a fitting monument to the
enterprise of Mr.. Riddle, whose pride
and accumulations are in the line oi
building up "home industries" sans
q crippling tariff for protec tion."
81. Waterman is putting the finish
ing touches upon the Improvement oi
his premises, including the closing
and occupancy of the alley on tn,
north of his pleasant home. He has
remodeled and frightened up with
paint and given it slate roof, the barr
which he removed from the Dalrympls
premises, purchased by his sister, and
otherwise improved his home sur
roundings.
Frank w. Smith lectured in tn,
Congregational Church, Monday nigh
his subject being "Under Which Flag
His audience were treated with feas
of hnmor, intermingled with touching
psthos. Mr.. Smith is a natural wit, Il
which is Joined deep pathetic natur,
and true Christian spirit. His hearer
were moved to laughter at his humor
GUS word pictures of human eccentric
titles and peculiarities,or to seriousness
over human woes which might be ca
silly removed if selfishness were sup
planted by thoughtfulness and ittl
self-denial in mems hearts.
There was large attendance at tn
Western Reserve Association of Uni
versalists, held in Ravenna last Sal
urday and Sunday. Revs. DIR. o. Con,
DIR. H, l.. Garfield, G. E. Nash, w