The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-05-10

at one o'clock p. m.
By'order of the Dem. TIP. Com.
G. 81. GOLDMAN, Chairman,
A splendid rain fell Tuesday night.
Detective John T. Norris ia in town.
Democratic Caucus Friday evening.
Take look in Beatty's show win
dow ond see his new hat rack.
This is the time when the man that
plows the gardens reaps his harvest.
Ravenna is ON the list of towns en-.
titled to q new postoffice building.
Mrs. E. A. Scripture has an elegant
assortment of Wall Papers, and at the
lowest prices.
Rev. Andrew Wilson will preach
in the Feeder Dam Schoolhouse next
Sunday evening.
Remember the Convention to select
delegates to the State Convention will
be held next Saturday, May 18th.
Mr.. James Carnahan is dangerously
sick, at his residence on West Main
street. He has gangrene in his foot.
Miss Effie VanMeter has been ten.
dered a position as teacher in the
Cleveland schools.
Mr.. J. d. Phillips is seriously ill, at
the residence of his son in law, J. n.
Furry, on North Walnut street.
Mr.. Chas. Marvin is sick, with ty-
phoid fever. at the residence of his
father-in.law, Mr.. Henry Cushing,
south of this city.
Will Reynolds thinks we made him
sick most too long in our notice last
week. We intended to say two weeks,
instead of two years.
field and Mogadore people at Court
Tuesday, most of them being invited
to visit the grand jury.
A beautiful work of art in the way
of tapestry painting, is on exhibition
in Jenkins & Collins show window.
1t is the work of member of the Ra-
VIENNA Art School.
Mrs. Laura Rodenbaugh, relict of
the late John Rodenbaugh. died Tues
day night, at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. J. c. Converse, in this
city.
Mrs. d G. Gardner and daughter
left on Friday last for Michigan, to
visit her parents and friends, expect
ing to be absent a month.
We are in receipt of late Florida
papers, for which our friend w. P.
Hazen, of Thonotossa, will please ac.
cept our thanks.
Mr.. James Frost. who has recently
become resident of Ravanna, made
us short call on Saturday. He in.
forms us that in his younger days he
worked sat the case" several years.
There seems to be as many shades Of
fancy as tints in the paints of the house
painting artists, busily engaged in
Frightening up our city domicils with
their brushes.
With seed potatoes at 81 60 per BUSH
81, only the amateur gardner will spend
all his spare time in catching Colorado
beetles in his garden, the coming sea-
son.
A sidewalk at an angle of forty i've
degrees, in our city may prove as great
an attraction as the leaning tower of
Pisa, though 1t would be ventursome
person who would jeopardize life and
limb in the attempt to traverse it.
The Erie changes time next Sunday,
May 18th. No. 5 will be some later
and No. will be much earlier, will
probably reach Ravenna about 5: 80 OF
5: 40 p. m. No material change in
East bound trains.
A 8. 8. Concert was given at the
| Congregational Church last Sabbath
evening, embracing q miscellaneous
program of singing, recitations, re.
sponsive readings, and remarks by the
Pastor.
Among the sins that grocery anG
provision venders in this city may
have to answer for, will not be the one
of creating an appetite tending tt
gluttony, by the sale of full cream
cheese, thanks to the skim-milk hon
esty of the cheese factory man.
| Florida and California papers tell o.
early fruit and vegetables, and try t.
make us envious of their climate, bu
let as record the fact that our frient
J. e. Sharp was seen swinging his
scythe last week, making hay whil
the sun shines.n
The Court of Common Pleas com
menced its May Term on Monda,
of this week, Judge Gilmer on tn
bench. The grand jury was empan
nelled and shown to their room, wher
they are still receiving callers. Tn
time of the Court has been employs
in hearing motions and demurrers, AN,
no cases have yet been tried.
Putting "new wine into old bottles
, is considered by some to be in the sam
line of economy as putting new ez
penditure in remodeling, furnishings
and renovation of old buildings, ante
dating in their construction the glim
meripg of architectural genius in al
tempting to construct an sdifice com
bining harmonious effects in keepin