The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-06-13

Mrs. Newton Richardson has been
engaged for another year as janitress
of The Chestnut st. school building.
Treat your girl to Soda water al
Hart's.
We are selling excellent wall paper
at 10 cts. per double roll.
G. A. MYERS
Elder Charles Clapp, of Lebanon, .
and his son. Geo, Ciapp, of Kent. mad e
US short call Wednesday afternoon,
Miss Verde Seymour has returned
from Vassar, where she has been al
tending school.
Johu F. Byers shipped one of his
hoistiug engines to Mansfield, Wed
nesday.
The Strawberry Meeting of the PoT
tage County horticultural Society hss
been postponed till Tuesday. June Is
The Dodge colt. wi ich was injured
some time since, was killed last Satur-
day, To end its sufferings, all hope of
curing it having been abandoned.
There are more squirrels this year
than have been seen in this locality for
several years, and the hunters are hav-
ing fine sport.
Miss Flora Parsons has sufficiently
recovered from her recent illness to
enable her to exchange the atmosphere
Of the sick room for that o out doors
The injuries received by Mr.. George
Price at the recent fire, were more Sc
we're than ;s5 first reported, Including.
n broken leg, iustead or spraIned
ankle.
The following score was made at the
regular practice shoot of the Gun Club,
on Thursday, at p single bluerocks
each: Lewis %, Grail i9, Severance
Is. MadoIe IA. Bierce l3.
A new tile walk has been laid in
front of Mrs. Morgan's premises, on
West Main street, and A. w. Stocker
is preparing to lay a sawed tagging
walk i'll font of his premises adjoining
An eloquent disciple of Henry George
divided his time between selling pa
tent medicine and expounding the
single tax theory, on Main street,
Monday evening.
The Garrettsville Item came to our
table last week enlarged to a twelve
page sheet, evidencing its merited
prosperity. The Item is one of the
best papers in the county, thanks to
its able editor, Q. S. Ferris.
The Social of the Ladies Cemetery
Association, announced in the REPUB
LICAN, to be held FRIDAY evening, at
the residences of Mrs. Walter Fletcher.
is postponed on account of the death
of it's esteemed member and former
Secretary, Mrs. D. M. Clewell.
The Semi.annual Convention of the
Portage Co. S. S. Union will he held
at Windham next week, Wednesday
and Thursday. in the Congregational
church An interesting program has
been prepared.
Hon. M. Stuart has gone TO New
York and Philadelphia, on important
legal business. On its conclusion, he
expects to spend some time at the sea
shore, rusticating.
In another column appears "Anoth-
er Batch of Tontine Policies" settled
by the Equitable Life, and is remark
able as being the largest returns on
ordinary life policies ever made by any
company. Read it.
B. Champney, conductor of the G.
& P. construction train, was taken
suddenly and violently ill while on
duty at Macedonia last Saturday, and
taken to his home in Wellsville, o.
Harry Young, of Columbus, and
Ralph w. Young. of Cleveland, were
Sunday guests at Mr.. and Mrs w. G.
Lacey's, Lincoln Avenue, Harry re.
manning until Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Leonard, of Peninsula, who has
been visiting his sister, Mrs HuIda
Lindsay, returned to his home, Satur-
| day.
Il. Fl. Shaffer, of Kent, through the
agency of G. A. Snow 81 Go, Patent
Lawyers. Washington. ID. g hes been
granted a patent on a lifting jack.
Ella M. Newton returned Saturday
from Erie, Pa and will remain few
days with ner sister Mrs Stevenson,
where she will he pleased to meet those
interested in her work
There are miles, 50 feet of wire us
ed in our electric street lighting the
boiler is 50 horse power, ,and the engine
SO. The wire is strung on 2S3 poles
The dimension of the station building
is 90XS4.
The opening exercises of the w. G.
T U. Drinking Fount, placed in froni
of the Riddle Block, will take place
next Saturday eve. at O'Clock, al
which time the fount Will be opened
to the public. All are invited to attend
Short addresses by Revs. Andrew
Wilson and E. D. Holtz.