The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-08-21
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.
RAVENNA, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 1, 1889

BUY your SCHOOL BOOKS, laDleGS &C.
at Mrs. E. A. Scriptures.
Portage County Fair September "a
25 and 26.
N. P. Catlin was in town Monday.
F. e. Poister. photographer, of Ken
was in the city Tuesday.
J. H Ford has returned from hi
business trip to Chicago.
Boom the Fair by your presence, arc
bring along your friends.
Miss Marie Leonord is spending the
week in Cleveland.
Seven happy couples of young folks
picniced at sandy Lake Monday.
Rev. r. NJ. Fresh water and daughter
Jessie are visiting Ravenna friends.
Mrs. c. L Bartlett left Tuesday eve
ming to visit friends in Minnesota
More attractions this year than ever
at the Portage County Fair.
Mrs. Huldah Lindsay is very sick
\
The two little daughters of Mrs. Cora
Fox, of Rootstown, are quite sick.
Mrs. R. L. Phelps returned from
Charlotte, Mich, last Friday,
sherman Newton, of Michigan, gave
Ravenna friends a call last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Wilder and daugh-
ter. Ruth, are guests of Mrs. A. d.
Gurley.
Geo. w. Brown has frightened up
his premises on Lincoln Ave-, with a
coat of paint on his house and barn.
Col. Bradford Rowland returned
Tuesday from two weeks eartern trip
combining business and pleasure.
A sawed stone pavement is being
laid in front of the West Main street
school house.
L II Siddall, Esq.. left for Ft. Wayne
Ind., Sunday evening, on legal bust
ness, returning Tuesday.
Mrs N. p. Callin, daughter and son.
visited in Hiram from Saturday to
Monday.
Miss Madge Rhea, of Oil City. Pa,
/. visiting her sister, Mrs E. w. Spring,
of this city.
Mr.. Baxter, of the firm of J Kirk &
Co, is. we regret to say, in very poor
health.
Mrs. o. P. Sperra and two children
returned home Monday from short
visit with her parents, in Akron.
Cresset Lodge X. of P. are complet,
ing a charter list in Kent, preparatory
to installing a Lodge in that city.
Don't fail to attend the Fair, and
bring along your exhibits and compete
for the premiums
Rev. A. B Nicholas, of Gambia, O.,
otficiated at Grace Church LitaDy SER
vices Friday evening.
L. T. Siddall, J. w. Holcomh and L
IL. Phelps, Esqs-, were in Cleveland,
Friday, taking depositions.
J. 81. Dussel, Esq has improved the
appearance of his law Office by putting
down fine, new carpet
Special Pension Examiner Piper.
from Washington, has been at work
here on number of Ravenna cases,
during the past week.
The annual meeting of the Portage
County Bible Society will be held at
the Cong. Church, at Edinburgh. on
Thursday, Aug. Goth.
One of the best Fairs in the State
will be held at the Portage County Fair
grounds Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday, September "a, 25 and %.
D. Fl. Gardner and family were in
Wadswosth, o last week, visiting his
brother, g. F. Gardner and family.
Miss Bertha Reed returned from
Cleveland last Thursday, where she
has been visiting for three weeks with
the family of Frank Spellman
Mrs. 8. A. Chapman, who has been
visiting among friends here for the pre-
ceding week, returned to her home in
Garrettsville. last Saturday.
The Alliance Grocers and their
friends hold grand picnic at Twin
Lakes today. A fine program of sports
with elegant prizes to the winners, is
announced.
Two trains, comprising 25 cars, full
of people attending the alliance GIo.
GERS Picnic," passed through the city
this morning over the c. & P.
Misses Nellie Shipman and Mary
Law. of Washington, D. c are visit
ing Ravenna friends. They will re-
turn next week, their visit being of
two weeks duration.
The w. C. IT. U will meet with Mrs.
Edgar Cox on North Walnut street,
Thursday, August 22nd, at O'Clock.
All are invited.
The fifth annual reunion of the de-
scendants of Henry and Matilda aapp
will be held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Shirtliff in Kent on Wednesday,
August 22th, 1883.
The immense barn on the farm of
Wallace Diver, u miles northeast of
Deerield, was destroyed by fire be
tween 10 and ii o'clock Wednesday
night, with contents.
Misses Packard and Hall, of Warren,
guests of Mrs. L. Il. Siddall, returned
to their homes in that city Tuesday
overland.
The Garrettsville campers at Sandy
Lake, also the party from Edinburgh.
broke camp Saturday and returned to
their homes.
Mrs. Hattie Hilderhoof, formerly of
this place but now of Indiana. is Wis.
iting friends in Ravenna, being called
here by the death of Mrs. Sarah Smith