The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-05-23
The Dow law pays into the city

The Dow law pays into the city
police fund this year about ST 900.
Potato bugs are Ioafing around wait.
ing for the tubers to shoot up.
Clean up your premises before the
Board of Health gets after yon.
A. l. ReagIe and Mrs. D. d. Schaef
fer went to Seattle. W. II, Thursday
last, via the Erie line.
B. a. Derthick ESQ of Garrettsville
was in town Friday on legal busineas
Court adjousne.i Friday morning tC
the following Monday, owing to the
lack of business.
Miss Cora Dole went to Akron Sat
erday to visit her sister, Mrs. Frank
Wells, on Ohio street.
Misses Bertha Raah, Eeeley, and
Fleming, of Windham, were in town
Saturday
Rev. Broadwell, Rector of the Miles
Episcopal church, delivered All excel
lent discourse at s6race Church Thurs
day evening
1t would he well for every farmer
who has any shoes to buy, to read
Harris & Co.'S article. in this issue.
A slate roof ia being put on the res
idence of f Lord, North Chestnut
ST., in accordance with his idea, that a
building of brick or stone should have
a roof of corresponding durable mate
rial
IF you would have a desirable head
OF hair, Use HALLS Vegetable Sicilian
Hair Renewer, the most wonderful
discovery of modern times for the hair
and scalp.
The w. G. T. u. will hold a Lawn
Fete Saturday evening, May 25th, at
the residence of Mrs. Stevenson. East
Main street. Ice cream and strawber
ries will be served Proceeds to be
used for an ice fountain at the corner
of the Riddle block.
u. Fl. PARSONS, Sec.
The Spring Meeting of the Oak
Grove Driving Club will be held at
Warren. Saturday June 1st The pro.
gram includes three trotting, green,
8: 40 and 2: 40 classes, and a running
race for ponies.
T, F. Thompson and Miss Ella NJ
Almon were married at Ionia, Mich.
last Wednesday, the 18th inst by Rev
w. H. Scott. former pastor of Christian
church here. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomp.
son arrived in the city Monday
evening. and are keeping house in
their home on West Main street
E. Twitt has the finest stock of inn
ported Bohemian ware ever on sale
in Portage county, comprising Salad,
Frnit and Cake dishes, Fruit baskets,
Butter dishes, Sugar bowls. Pickle
dishes, Cheese and JelI dishes. Celery
dishes, Spoon holders, Jugs Creamers.
Water Bottles and Glasses, Vases.
See his ad. in another column.
The street committee have contract
ed with Mr.. Conrad Sapp for two hun
dred loads of gravel from Bunker
hill," at 10 cents load. 1t is under
stood that this is sort of trial order,
and if the results are satisfactory, a
large amount Of gravel, or the entire
tract of six acres of land will be pur
The really pre- per way to serve
nowadays is with The
stems on. Part of email saucer
should have little mound of powder.
ed sugar poured into it and on the
other side the largest and choicest ber,
ries should be heaped up. Each berry
is taken up by the stem, dipped into
the sugar and eaten from the fingers.
A Missionary Convention was held
at the Congregational Church, Friday
invited the Churches at Kent, Roots
town, Edinburgh, Charlestown and
Freedom. Rev. Il. q. Cotton presided
at the afternoon session, and Rev. e
B. Chase, of Kent, in the evening. The
principal addresses were by Rev CHI.
Daniels, Sec'y of American Board OF
Foreign Missions, and Rev. Tutterson,
Missionary from Madras, India. Mr..
Tutterson's account of the people of
India and of missionary work among
them, was especially interesting.
One hundred years ago the Method,
ist "Book Concern" started out on a
borrowed capital of 5000. 1t has al
ways paid 100 cents on the dollar and
given 100 cents worth for dollar, and
now the establishment has net cap.
ital of over $2.340,000, and pays this
year a dividend of 800, 900, to the old
and worn out preachers. A suitable
service will be conducted in the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, this city, next
Sunday morning, celebrating the Gen.
tennial anniversary of this prosperous
religious book concern. A full printed
program will be used. embracing songs,
readings and short addresses.
At the adjourned meeting of the
Council Monday evening, Members