The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-14
Treasurer Collins is busy receiving
the June installment of taxes.

an OInccr, appeared DeIoT0 mayor
Holcomb, waived examination and
was bound over to the Probate Court.
Hon. D. G. Goldman returned from
St. Louis Friday night. OF course he
is immensely pleased with the work
of the Convention.
Mrs. SpeIIman Watrous and son, of
Girard, stopped over Sunday, on their
way to their new home, in Michigan.
They were guests of Mrs. E. B. Brown.
Mr.. Frank Rood left on train Sat.
urday evening, for Riverside. Cal,
where his wife has been for some time
past in the hope OF benefitting her
health.
Orrin Stevens Esq has moved from
Palmyra to Ravenna, and now occu
pies the fine property which he pur-
chased of r Ii. Peck. just east of the
city. Ravenna would be pleased to
welcome many more such citizens.
Mrs. Poe's new livery barn, on West
Main street. is completed ready for
occupancy, and those who wish first
class turnout at moderate price will
do well to call at the new establish
ment.
Mr.. Stanton Turner. Asst Chief of
the indianapolis, und) Fire Depart
ment, has been spending few days
with bis relatives and friends in this
county. He visited his sister. Mrs. c.
w. Force, on Monday.
A young man named Valentine
Brainerd, had his left hand SO badly
mangled in a planning machine, at
Mantua Station, Tuesday, that ampu-
tation wss NJ cessary. DR.. Tidball, of
GarretssviIie. performed the operation.
Officer Lewis went TO Cleveland on
Monday a. er Jfsse Dade. who hes
been serving tenn in the wOrkhOuse.
He was wanted here to answer to the
charge of burglary, the circumstances
pointing very strongly TO him as the
party who stole the silverware from
the residence of Hon. D. G. Coo'man
last winter.
Township trustees have duty to
perform in the matter of providing
watering troughs along the public
highways. Ravenna is well provided
for in this respect, as are most of the
townships in the county, but in some
districts the matter has been neglected,
to the great Inconvenience of the
public.
Nancy E., wife of Delos Goddard.
died on Monday morning, the 11th
inst, at her home in Cleveland. Mrs.
Goddard was a native of Shaiersville,
this county, where she had many ac-
and friends. For a time
past she has had charge of one of the
of the millinery estab-
of Harrington & McHenry.
Cleveland.
Several of the enthusiastic gentle
men who went to meet the New York
delegation's special train on their re
turn from the st. Louis convention,
are wondering what they went for.
After waiting patiently for the train,
which was two hours late, they had
the pleasure of seeing it pass through
without stopping. the occupants being
evidently sound asleep. Most of the
" reception committee" quietly folded
their new red bandanas for future use,
as they took a short cut, through the
alleys, to their homes.
The timber for the new Flagstaff has
been cut, and the stick for the spar is
on the public square, where it is being
shaped up under the experienced hand
of the master newer, Oliver Green,
who "hews TO the line. let the chips
fail where they will" 1t is an elegant
stick of wildwood timber, S5 feet in
length; the tree cut for the base will
be seventy feet. Both were cut on the
Doolittle farm, in StreetsbOro, and we
doubt if finer ones could be found in
Ohio. The staff will be completed in
time to float the stars and stripes on
the morning of the Fourth of July.
The graduating exercises of the
Ravenna High School, Glass of 'SS,
will be held at Reeds Opera House
this Thursday evening. 1t is never
necessary to urge the people to turn
out on these anniversaries, as the
house is always corowded with inter
9. ted spectators, and will doubtless be
on this occasion. The class is COM
posed of eight members. four ladies
and four gentlemen, namely: Misses
Edith l.. Coe, Jennie E. Beatty, May
Kelley and Winifred Reed; Messrs
Karl Grohe, Jack Searl, Earnest Da-
wilson and Chauncey Bowman.
Prosecutor Maxson returned on Fri
day from his trip to Georgia. where he
went in company with several wit
nesses who were on the train between
Pittsburg and this pla e on the nigh
of the Ravenna rescue. for the purposl
of identifying the prisoner, Powell
against whom Detective Norris sue
ceeded in procuring an Indictment
None of the witnesses identified tn
man, and the conclusion was reache'
that the whole stery originated in tn
fertile brain of j. T. Norris, Detective
The indictment has accordingly beel
nolled.
Il Lycurgus Gaver recently shot a fisl
in the creek near Robert Mcclellan
residen that weighed 164 pounds. ]
} was 80 inches long and belonged to tn
. carp family.-[New Lisbon Patriot,
And what is the fish and game wa
den of Columbiana county doing thu
I such violations of the law are openl
published? There are doubtless man
fish shot, speared and caught in ne
|, in Portage county, but the fact is NJ
, usually told publicly, unless tt
= enthusiastic fishermen are require
- to answer the question, "guilty or n