The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-08-09

formerly noticed died at 7:15 yestelda
"wednesday morning.
Pie ces of 81 safras root put i'm sack
with apples aud o. 1er dried fruit, pre-
vent worms:
Put up seed pes aud beans in bottle
with several small pieces of gum cam
phor. and bugs will not harm them.
Miss Ethel Holcomb ia visiting rela
tives and friends in Salem with whom
she purposes to spend two or thre
weeks.
The Ravenna Gun Club will shoot
match with the Cuyahoga Falls team
on the grounds of the latter, thi
afternoon.
Miss E. C. Chase is fitting up bus
mess room in the Frszer building OIL
the south side of..Main street, and will
be ready in two or three days to resume
business.
The game of ball on Tuesdaylbetween
the clerks" and niue from Merits q
Riddles, resulted in favor of the for
mer by a score of "a to %.
T. R. Mason has charge of the Re-
corder's office for q few days, while
Mr.. Post is attending the reunion of
Battery A.
8. 8. Reecher, well known resident
of Garrettsville, died on Wednesday
of last week, after long illness, at mis-
home in that place.
The Union 8. 3. picnic was favored
with de ightful day for their excur-
sion to Silver Ls ke yesterday. A large
number attended.
Mr.. C. A Pitkin expresses his thanks
to those who assisted him in the re
moval of his household goods, and for
the kinu aels of those who rendered
them apa Gments for their storage, at
the fire Saturday night.
The Atwater correspondent of the
Alliance Leader says that Geo. HOugh
of that place has in his possession a
silk handkerchief with President VIM.
H. Harrison's inaugural address print-
ed on it in bold, plain - pe.
Ariel Case, an old time Ravenna
typo, now with the German Evangeli
cal Publishing House of Cleveland,
made us pleasant call Friday morn
ing. He, accompanied by his wife,
attended the Case and B'ssell family
reunions, of which an account will be
gwen IN the next issue of the PRESS
Ravenna Grange will hold an open
meeting at N. s. O,in:s in Streetsboro,
August IL. Preparations are being
made to make it an Interesting meet
ing, and a pleasant occasion.
All members are invited.
III. Ell. THOMPSON, Sec.
The laws of Ohio make it q penal
offense, punishable by fine or impris
Onment, to wear the badge or button
of the G.. A. r., Union VeteransU U nion,
8. of V. or Mill ary order of the Loyal
Legion, by any person not entitled
under the rules of the orders to wear
them. Orders have been issued from
GAR. headquarters to see that the
law is enforced.
MessIs. Holcomb, Cook & Fisher, OF
this city, have the contract for the
construction of the machine shops OF
the Mahoning division of the Erie Ry.
at Youngstown, to be erected on the
west of the corporate limits of that
city. They expect soon to complete
the shops at Wilson Avenue. Cleve.
land, aud work at Briar Hill. They
are ESQ engs ged in completing two
contracts on, the Lake Shore road, al
Blissfield and Mishawaka, Michigan
G. A. Pitkin has purchased of 8. G.
Crane his residence on North Chest
nut st. Consideration, 81 200. The
fire depriving him of home. he was
necessitated to follow the purchase
with immediate occupancy, and will
jointly occupy the house with ths
family of Mr.. Crane, until the latter'i
removal, contemplated to some point
West, to be determined upon by Mr.
Crane, who leaves for that section in 9
few days.
John H. Harmon died at the Ex
change Hotel, in Detroit, Monday
evening. He was q native of thi'
county, being q son of the late Johr
Harmon, of Ravenna. He was bOfI
1919, and commenced practical life by
learning thoroughly the printing bus
mess, in the offies of the Western
Courier, which was published by hi
father. From here he went to Cleve
land, aud rom there Detroit in 1888
where he formed a connection will
the Free Press, from which he retire'
in 1851. He servs two terms ss Mayo
of the city, aud af srwards became on
of the most widely known politician
in the country. He leaves a wife AM
tt rec ch. drea.
At the opening of Court Monda
forenoon, the case of the State VS. Ja'
Robinson being CO led, Prosecute
Maxson stated that it we thought &C
visable, as no new evidence had bee
obtained by the State, to noi'e the il
dictment, and thus save the count
any more expense. The Court col
Cured with Mr.. Maxson and q mol
was accordingly entered. Tbs pr
ceeding caused no surprise, ss it hi
been generally understood that Rol
inson would be set at liberty as 500
as Blinky Morgan wa executed. I'll
prisoner, who has been confined in tt
Ravenna Jail for over year, with Il
exception of the short time when |
was in the Penitentiary annex und
J sentence of death, was released in tin
to eat q hearty dinner at the Ell
! House, and-leave by the afternot
train for Pittsburgh.