The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-07-25

At the Annual Meeting of the Uni
versalist Aid Society the following of
ficers were elected: President, Mrs
T. L. King; Vice President, Mrs. G
P. Heimes Secretary and Treasurer,
Mrs. Andrew Wilson; Executive
Committee, Mesdames L. A. Parsons
Rob't Knapp, P. w. Snyder, Fl. T
Cushing and G. III. Pitkin.
Last Sunday the UniversaIist Snn
day School elected officers for the year
as follows: Superintendent, Rev. An.
drew Wilson Assistant, Sup't, l.. A.
Olin; Sec'y. Nina King; Asst Sec'y,
Eva Wolferd; Treas, Mrs. Andrew
Wilson Librarian, G. E. Jones; ASST
Librarian, Katie Heimes; Organist,
Rose A. Morath. The school is in a
healthy condition and doing excellent
work
The Oxford League, of Ravenna,
will hold picnic at summit Lake,
August l4th. A cordial Invitation is
extended to all the leagues of the
county.
REV E. d H0LTZ. Pres
HELEN NJ. kELLY, Sec.
Rev. E. 8. Hoffman, Rector of St.
Johns Episcopal Church at Youngs
town. will preach and administer the
Holy Communion at Grace Church,
next Sunday morning at 1890 O'Clock.
Mr.. Hoffman is an earnest, interesting
speaker, and full attendance is re-
quested.
Mrs. Susan Mcintosh died last Sat.
urday morning, at the Infirmary asy-
lum, of which she" has for some time
been a paying inmate. She was S4
years old. Her funeral was held Sun
day and the remains taken to Cleve.
land for interment in the Erie Street
Cemetery Tuesday.
An interesting and closely contested
game of ball was played at Brady lake
last Thursday afternoon. between the
DIR. A. Barchfield Club, OF Pitts
burgh, who are camping at that pleas
ant resort, and picked nine, from
Cleveland. and was witnessed by about
thirty ladies and gentlemen visitors.
The score was q to %, in favor of the
nine.
At the regular shoot of the Ravenna
Gun Club. Thursday afternoon of last
week, the following score was made,
at 25 single blue rocks each:
Madole 10. Bierce Is Day II, Sever
ance IL, Patton IL, Stenger II, Leonard
IL, Kelso Is. Lewis Is. After the reg
ular score, there were several closely
sweepstakes.
D. G. Heacock, resident of Atiya
tes. died quite suddenly last SatTfday
morning. He had been afflicted with
throat trouble for nearly year, and
on Friday went to Cleveland to consult
a doctor, and Oh returning home took
some morphine, as he was in the habit
o. doing, and it is supposed, got too
large dose. He was "a years of age
and leaves wife and five children.
Regular services were held at Grace
Episcopal Church last Sunday morn
ing and evening, Rev. D. 1. Hobbs,
from Philadelphia, preaching very
able discourses. The society are to be
congratulated in having secured the
services of this talented Divine, and it
is earnestly hoped that he may per
locate here. Regular morn.
ing and evening services will be held
until further notice. at 10: 80 a. m. and
7: 80 p. m.
Ravenna Grange will hold their next
open meeting at Sandy Lake, Satur
day, August Srd. The heavy work of
over, day of recreation is
needed, and all members of the order
are cordially invited to share in the
days pleasures. Picnic dinner, with
music and few literary exercises will
be in order.
Fl. II. THOMPSON, Sec'y.
At an early hour last Saturday eve
ming, two prisoners. confined in the
County Jail at Cleveland, William A.
Smith, charged with grand larceny,
and Richard N. Mansfield, under in.
dictment for horse stealing, effected
their escape from the prison, and being
pursued and overtaken by outsiders,
who had Joined them, a fight with re
volvers was commenced, which ended
BY Deputy Sheriff Joe Goldsoll being
shot in the groin and dangerously
p srhaps fatally wounded, and one of
the crooks, a mere boy about II years
Did, being shot dead. At this writing
neither of the escaped prisoners have
been recaptured.
The attention of our Huma ane Socie.
~ is called to one of the hack and bus
teams of the city. Monday evening,
4 certain proprietor of one of the lines
stopped his team in trout of the post
office and the attention of bystanders
was called to the condition of one of
tbe poor horses, which was evidently
suffering with an aggravated case of
he heaves and was painting for breath
and evidenced great exhaustion and
suffering. We understand this party
mas been up several times for his cruel
driving, and it would be we'll to look
the matter up and ii he persists in his
i'll treatment,give the full extent of the
law.
The sale of ponies last Saturday,
called together large crowd of spec
tators. among whom We're some buyers,
over twenty animals being sold, at
prices ranging from $40 to 500. After
The sale came the ropeing up," and
rs some of the ponies had never been
the work of subduing them
amusement for the crowd for
the afternoon. The owner of the herd
having offered to ride any of the ponies