The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-10-18
Autumn reigns and October rains.

Main street, as far east as Prospect
. preparing it for a covering of Stag.
Mrs. Abner Reeves and daughter
Ellen Beebe Reeves, from Belmont
Iowa. have been the guests of Mr.. an
Mrs. w. II. Beebe the past week.
Mrs. II. F. Sheldon, of Ravenna
wife of the Sheriff of Portage county
was at the Forest City House yester
day.-[Cleve. Leader, 18th.
"IN LUCK. I'm scraping the stree
in front of the Opera Block, this morn
ing. Street Commissioner Sapp foun,
silver dollar in the mud.
The Young Peoples Society of tn
Cong. Church is preparing for an in
teresting musical entertainment, to b'
given in the near future.
Seth A. Gillette, formerly a promi
| nent citizen of this city, died at hi;
home in North Lawrence, Kansas, OIL
the 4th inst.
/ l.
Directors of the Agricultural Society
at their meeting on Monday, to in full
pay all premiums.
The Ladies Cemetery Association
will serve Supper and Oysters in the
room east of Opera Block on Election
night, commencing at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winders, of Indiana,
who have been visiting friends and
relatives in this and other towns in
the county, returned home Monday.
VIM. Cline, an old and respected
resident of this city, died this (Wed-
nesday) morning at his residence in
the south part of town. aged 76 years.
The case known as the Randolph
Ditch case is now on trial in the Com.
mon Pleas. The jury was called Oh
Saturday and taken to view the prem
ises.
In the case of p. B. Conant vs.. Ra.
VIENNA Village, which was tried in the
Common Pleas last week, the jury,
after being out over two days, failed
to agree, and were discharged.
Mrs. Fred. B. Howard and Son,
Hor,on Howard, accompanied by
Jennie Finley Horton. who have been
visiting in Nelson, O., are now the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. a. Beebe,
ineSf their old home on Bowery st.
Will. Reynolds. of Brimfield. cap
tured the red card at the Randolph
Fair, on his sucking colt, by Toronto
Abdallah. She is a beauty, and de-
served the honor.
Mrs. A. D. Gurley leaves today for
Columbus, at which point she will
join party en- route for David City,
Neb, where she expects to remain
several weeks, visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
George Wilder.
Alfred Harmon Gridley, father OF
the editor of the Kent News. died at
his home in Kent, the 10th inst, OF
consumption, aged "a years and eight
months. His funeral was held at his
residence, Saturday, at 2 o'clock p. M
Mr.. w, A. Horr, of the Lake View
House. Lake Chautauqua, is q guest
at the Hawley House. Mr.. Horr says
that the past season was one of the
most successful in the history of Chau
tauqua.-[I.eader, l4th.
Miss Jennie Alcorn, having resigned
her position as teacher in the Ravenna
Schools, Prof. Charles Durham has
been engaged to fill the vacancy, and
will commence his duties on Monday
next.
Arrangements are sufficiently com
pleted to insure Ravenna q lecture
course, of five entertainments,th the first
of which will be given in November.
Hon. e R. Vending. Prof. A. P.
Burbank, and the Hungarian Gipsy
Band, are already engaged.
Mrs. Carrie Perry, of Providence.
Rhode Island, on her return home
from a western trip. stopped at Ra-
VIENNA, where she was for two weeks
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Ethan
Babcock, and other friends. Last Fri
day she resumed her hOmeward jour-
ney, purposing to call on friends in
Lancaster, Pa, and New York City
Miss Clara Willyard received last
week. from her brother, J. C.Willyard,
who resides in Stutzman county,
Oak , two pairs of wings, one from an
Alaska goose, and the other from a
crane, the latter measuring, when ex-
tended, over five feet. They will make
ornaments.
Two Grand Concerts are to be given
at Kings Opera House, Mantua Sta,
and Thursday evenings of
this week, Prof. Geo. w. Oles, Vio-
linist, and J. G. Bane. Guitarist, sup
ported by Harlie q. Stowe, the Acme
Quartet and Chs1ker's Orchestra, take
part in the program each evening.
ID. Z. SOuNcISC SApcCCs W tcEMIuatS
his visit with Ravenna relatives and
friends next Monday, returning to San
Antonio, Texas, where he has spent
the most of the past three years. In
accordance with their purpose to take
up their residence in that city his wife
will accompany him, Mr.. Converse
having house in waiting for their
occupancy in housekeeping" upon
their arrival. The best wishes of their
many Rsvenna friends follow them to
their new home.
The Studio of the Ravenna Art
School opens today (rhursdsy). Miss
Mary Foster has on exhibition china
decorated in Royal Worcester, Doul-
ton, and Sevres, done under the best
Berlin artists.
Four new studies in oil give Beverly
Harbor, Early Rising, Mt. Belmont,
n