The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-03-05
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS
RAvENNA. WEDNESDAY, Mar. i, 1896

Come to the Dickens party, March II.
| D. H Gardner is confined to the house b
sickness.
Hon. hi. Stuart was in Youngstown, MondaJ
| on professional business
C. F. Gardner, of Wadsworth, was in the cit
| last Thursday. The guest of his brother d.
Gardner.
Mr.. and Mr.. George McGahan and tw
children. of Pittsburg, are visiting their parent
in this city
j. s. Allen has purchased of ). D. King the
remaining portion ofhis farm at tCampbellsport
$50 per acre.
Mayor Holcomb left Sunday night for Nash
vile. Tenn. where he went as a delegate to the
National Convention of Republican Leagues
He will return Marc 10th.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Myers spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Hawn. in Edin.
burg.
J. II. Dussel and II. B. Dickinson, Esqs made
the semi-annual examination of the County
Treasury, Monday and Tuesday.
Frank A. Comstock and wife. of Akron, late
of Sweetwater. Tenn, visited his parents in this
city. over Sunday.
That the Equitable Life is public benefactor
is indicated by its statement in another column,
giving partial list of policy holders who have
received $4,000 through its Ravenna agency
during the past seven years. Read it.
The March meeting of The Ladies' Cemetery
Association will be held Thursday afternoon,
March 9th, at 80 p. m, at room 81 Riddle Bl'k.
A full attendance is desired.
A party of our young people visited the Kent
Opera House, monday night, to see Victoria
Vokes in Hubby"
H. L Beatty. Esq. received deed, Monday,
or the John Urquhart residence on Meridi en-
street. and will move into the residence next
week.
Try Peacock Bros Massillon Washed Nut
Coal.
David Lold has moved into David Kings
oury's house on Lincoln Avenue.
Miss Emma Carothers is visiting friends in
ittsburg.
1t is stated on good authority that R ev. ]. NJ.
VanHorn has resigned his ministry at Berken-
head, Eng and will return to this country.
Miss Mary F. Twitt is very sick at the home
Of her aunt Miss Fannie Twitt, 27 Parkman
street, Cleveland.
j. FL. Nichols. Esq, is unable to be at his Of
lce by reason of the grip.
Mrs Miles Tuttle, of Shalersville, died Mon
ady. at $50 a. m. Funeral today, from the
: hurch in that town.
Miss Flora Parsons is attending the Millinery
Openings in Cleveland this week.
Harry Beckwith, who has been employed in
over year past, is no ne for few
days visit.
Mrs. A. D. Gur,ey and Mrs. e A. Scripture,
Of this city and Mrs. Geo Prindle. of Rootstown,
left today for trip through the South in search
Of pleasure and health Florida being the OBJ
ective point
Miss Mary Roberts has gone to Niles to en-
gage with her brother John W, in the bre nch
of the Hope Novelty Store.
At the Gun Club shoot last week the following
score was made; Madole 10. Bierce II. Andrews
3. Grail 13. Fletcher 49, Lewis %. A second score
was shot. resulting as follows: Madole 81. Bierce
l6, Andrews l3, Grail IS, Fletch or IS, Lewis 81
List of Letters remaining in the Postoffice at
Ravenna. March 5th. 1892: J. S. Dicks, VIM,
Deitz. E. Essig. Miss Amelia Heriff Mr.. B. B,
Smith. J. C. BEATTY, P. NJ.
Stanford Mitchell was welcomed by full con-
last evening at the Universalist
Church. and all were gratiied and uplifted by
his admirable singing. Mrs. Danforth. of Kent
will preach this evening. and Mr.. Mitchell will
1eo1 tha Sip 1av
ming att 80, All are fraternally invited to the
feast of sacred song and thought.
Ida Reese, little daughter of Mrs. Lucy Reese,
Lincoln avenue. was the lucky contestant for the
prize offered at the Town Hall side show Friday
night for being the prettiest little girl in town
she receiving the votes of II of the q persons
present, but by some ballot box stufing arrange
ment the prize was awarded to another.
Yesterday was great day for seals and swear
ing by veterans. Quarterly pension vouchers
came rolling into the Probate Office until Jude
Ingell thought that if eyer a man ought to be
sure of the solid soldiers VOTE that one was the
patient and long suffering Probate Judge.
d. o. Kellogg an old resident of Ravenna
township, died at his home u miles north of
this city, Friday evening, at O'Clock, aged &C
years. He died quite suddenly, although sick
for several weeks. The immediate cause of his
death is attributed to La Grippe. His funeral
was held Sunday at 2 O'Clock p. M, from the II
E. Church. under charge of the o OF
The case of drunk reported disposed of in
Mayor Hol5omb's court, in our issue of week
before last, was erroneous in that it made John
Davis, of Palmyra. the amenable party. 1t
should have read Dan Davis. We regret the
error. as John Davis is man las we are inform
ed. of strictly abstemious habits, as to indul
gence in intoXieants.
The Ladies of the Non Partisan W. C. L. U
wish to extend their thanks to Mrs. Scripture
Mr.. Myers. Mrs. Mathews and Mr.W "A .Jenkin:
for their donations of the beautiful wall pocket:
which are now placed at different places to holG
non partisan literature and other good reading
matter.
The Portage County Teachers Association
will meet in Kent next Saturday. An excellen
program has been prepared, and it is earnestly
desired that its enjoyment and benefit may bt
participated in by teachers in general.
Services throughout Lent at Grace Episcopa
Church every Wednesday morning at 1913
O'Clock, and Friday evening at 80. The Fri
day evening lectures Dy Lne hecCor, Rev. y as
A. Brown. are of exceeding interest, having TO
their subject 1.-THE Book of Common Prayer
Mr.. Brown is very original and profount
thinker, and gives his hearers the benefits of
cultured mind, stored with a wealth of learning
The new postage stamps are insignifcan
looking affairs, of dirty red color, and in ever
point of artistic merit greatly inferior to tn
ones whose place they supply. They are small
er than their green predecessors, making a pos
sible saving of saliva in ''lickipg,"-the onl
real or conjectured superiority.
Abram Olmstead and wife [nee Miss Anna Z
Downs) arrived in the city Thursday m orning
from Tacoma Washing ptnn. They will max