The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-08-01

Saturday.
The Congregational Sunday School
holds its annual picnic at Sandy Lake
tomorrow friday. ALI are invited.
Kew. E. D. Holtz was in attendan ce
|, at the commencemente exercises at Mt.
Union College, last week.
The fence in front of the M. E. Par
sonage has been removed, making a
decided improvement in the appear
ance of the premises.
Rev. E D Holtz left, Monday morn
ing, to join his family in southern
Ohio, expecting to take vacation of
about ten days.
The Portage County Prohibition
Convention, to nominate candidates
for county offices, will be held at Citi
zens Hall, on Saturday, August 17lh.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Oxford League will be held on Tues
day evening, August 9Th. All MEM
bers are requested to attend, as there
is important business to consider.
The Busy Bee Band of the Disciples
Church will give an Ice Cream Festi-
val in the Church, tomorrow friday
evening. All are invited to come. and
help the children.
% cars of silk, tea aud fruits passed
through this station, Wednesday, over
the Erie, enroute from SanFranciscO |
to New York.
A photograph of the Atlantic Mills
and employees was taken Tuesday, and |
Wednesday morning the enterprising
photographer was seen at the ruins,
taking a view of the site, with its con
trasted appearance.
The passenger receipts at the G. & P.
station in this city for the twelve
months ending July lst, 1889. are $40,
671. The lowest amount received dur
ing any one month being ST. 1853 20 for
May, 1889. and the highest being So,
045,85 for August, 1888.
Treasurer M. Collins and Cal. Nc
Manus caught two black bass, Tuesday,
which, together. weighed IL lbs. 10 or.
They were beauties.
The Hilltop Club and the Dr. Barch-
man Club. both of Pittsgurgh, the
former of which has been in camp at
Muddy Lake, and the latter at Brady,
struck camp and returned to their
homes, Tuesday. after pleasant out.
ing of three or four weeks.
The ladies' of Grace Church will give
an evening social at Mrs. H. D. Sey
mour's, ,this( s(Thursday) )evening. Light
refreshments will be served. Also,
some fine music rendered. All are in
vited.. Admission, is cents.
The next regular meeting of the
Rayenna Grange will be held Satur
day, August 3rd, at Coffmans Grove,
II miles south of town, instead of at
Brady Lake, as announced in our last
issue.
Rev Earl d. Holtz officiated at the
Uuion service Sunday evening, held
at the Disciple Church. Next Sunday
evening, union services will be held at
the Methodist Church, at which time
Rev. Powell will deliver the sermon.
The machinery. tools and other ap
paratus of the Enterprise Egg Case
Company were sold, last Saturday, by
the Sheriff to Hon D. G. Goldman for
$775. It is confidently expected that
the plant will soon be in operation
again.
The organ annex of the Congrega.
tionai Church is completed, and is
soon as the plastering has become SUI
fiently dry so as not to injure the new
organ, it will be placed in position. 1t
is expected to have it set up ready for
use by August l1th.
VIM. Fox, of Charlestown, who for
some time past, has been making ex
tensive purchases of Michigan sheep,
favorably known everywhere, has now
about 1000 head of these excellent wool
famiiiarly known as the old Farmers
place, Parties, desiring to purchase,
will find good lot to select from.
Rev. A. M. Hills has SO far recovered
from his recent sickness and effects of
the surgical operation performed upon
him as to again occupy his pulpit in
Allegheny City. We join with his
many friends in congratulations, hop
ing that his complete recovery and
restoration to his chosen field of labor
may be speedily realized. Nellie and
Henry. his two oldest children, are
visiting in Rootstown, at Mr. Harvey
Reeds.
Mr.. 8. ". Bedikian, an Armenian,
gave an interesting lecture to large
audience at the NJ. e. church, Tues
day evening, on Turkish customs and
manners. giving historical and phys
ical description of that country, and
portraying the social customs of the
people, explaining their marriage rela
tions and performing mock ceremony
by way of illustration. He exhibited
a large number of relics from the land
of the Orient and his lecture gave ex
cellent satisfaction to those present.
Monday forenoon, James Shepherd |
and Will Dodge, employees of G. A |
Beckley, were engaged in overhauling |
a gasoline stove, and while in the act |
of filling it from an open vessel, its |
contents became ignlted by careless
ness on the part of Shepherd, and |
Dodge, who was attending to the fill |
ing. called upon Shepherd to open the |
door for him to carry the burning |
fluid outside the storerOom, and in the |
hurry of the moment, some of the |
gasoline was spilled on the clothes of |
Shepherd and in an instant his legs |
were enVelOped i'm flames Fortunate