The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-07-09

Charles e. Gillingham. of Deerfeld. was taken
to the Fewburgh Asylum. Monday, by SherlH
Jones. There are 700 inmates there. about
equally divided between the sexes.
Miss A. E Lacey visited her bro ther's family
the Fourth. returning 20 her home in Cleveland.
Monday.
Miss Hattie Dickinson has returned from
Fostoria, o where she was employed as trim
mer in a millinery store
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Furry who have been
visiting Ravenna friends for the past week,
left this morning for Niagra Falls. They will
stop for day or two at Ravenna on their way
back to their home in VanBuren. Ark.
Miss Emma Patton of Kent. is the guest of
her cousin. Miss Marie Leonard,
H. S. Doty, Jr with his family. and Mrs. L
E. and son, of Pittsburgh. attended the Doty
family reunion on the Fo urth.
Mr Custer, of Wilkinsburgh, Pa. spent the
glorious Fourth with mir. and Mrs. j. Ii. Jones.
Grant street; also. attended the Doty Reunion.
Mrs. w c. Lacey is visiting Cleveland rela-
tives the gaest of her son Will and wife
Little Allie Price. who has been very sick
during the past four weeks, is a little better.
Misses Libbie and Jennie Jones, of Cedar
Rapids. Ia, are visiting in Ravenna. their
former home.
Henry Brigham has returned to Ravenna
from Riverside. Cal reaching here last night.
Miss Cynthia Frost went to Mansfield July 5th,
to take course of instruction in Stenography
and typewriting.
Clifford E. Jones. of Cleveland spencerian
College, spent the Fourth at his home on Grant
street.
Warren Wilcox. of the Commercial National
Bank, Youngstown. is taking a vacation. the
guest of O. H. Griffin.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Baldwin, of Cleveland.
were guests of Mrs. A D. Gurley over the 4th.
Miss Capitola Hance who has been visiting
Mrs. c. j. Wood, returned to DeGraf. Monday.
accompanied by Master Harry.
Misses Kate Harris and Nellie Smith are visit
ing friends in Youngstown.
c. Z. Doty with his family, from Cleveland
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. j. Fl, Jones,
Grant street. over the Fourth.
Mrs Mary Woodwor h. of St. Louis. Mo-. is
visiting her old Ravenna home. after an absence
of over thirty years. She is sister of the late
Burtley King. and is now the guest of her niece,
Mrs. 9. - Garfield. Bowery street.
Merits & Riddle shipped a coach to Monroe
vile. O., a hearse to Kendallyile. Ind, aud a
funeral car to Piqua. O., during the past week.
S. L. Nc Adams has rendered his resignation
as Agent of the P. & W. at this city, to take
effect on or before the 18th of this month. He
expects to engage in organizing work for the
Railroad Agents Association in Ohio. We
hope the Company will make it an OBJECT for
him to remain, for more popular official never
sold tickets in Savenna.
The Pin question is settled. OF the 45Ol per-
sons who guessed on the number of pins in
Beattys' bottle. Mr.. Geo. Bissell was nearest
the correct number. The count showed 369s
pins in the bottle. Mr.. Bissen guessed 300 and
won the $40 suit; Mr.. Joe Stenger. 37O7, won the
| Sc pants, and Mr.. Geo F. Robinson, 1856, the
| 81 hat
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo W FL eeman and family
| took the Tuesday morning Erie vestibule trBin
| for Binghamton. n. Y, where for ten days they
will divide the time between thlt city and the
| adjacent town of Lisle. visiting relatives, g
sister Of Mr. Frerman residing in the latter
place Thence they 60 to Maine, in the same
county. to visit an only brother of Mr. F., hi;
|
where he anticipates much pleasure in visiting
the scenes and treading the paths familiar il
his boyhood days-days fraught with expert
enees known only to that period of exuberan
life and jolly good times.o 1t is Mr.. F's frs
visit Of 1s years to his native town. The tril
combines rec1 cation and recuperation. and will
be Of months or six weeks duration.
One day last week two young horses belongin
to Mr.. NJ. Eichler. who lives at Muddy Lake
started into the lake for a swim, an swan acros
while Mr.. Eichler stood on the shore and watch
ed their actions. When about half way acros
he began to think they were lost as norhin
bat the tips of their ears could be seen a5oV
water. but his heart was soon lightened. tn
animals emerged on the opposite bank. snortinl
Mrs. o. s. Philpott and son Frank. of Wheel
ing. W. Va are visiting her parents, Mr.. an
Mrs. Jas. Jewell. in this city. Frank, althoug
t a deaf mute. while making our Office visi
= demonstrated his knowledge of the art pre-
serva:ive. by nimbly fashIoning into words an
sentences an item from manuscript for tn
weeks PRESS. His first lessons in type seti1r
: were taken at the Institution provided for il
n struction of those deprived of the power al
: sense of speech aud hearing. Since his reno
al to W. Va he has been in attendance at Il
II Institute for the Deaf at Romney. that Stat
including in his instruction, that of compoS
- ton on The Tablet a publication of tn
Institution.
10 A short time ago Streetsboro man disco
IS cred d" bee tree, and last Sunday thought t
ip signs were right to gather the sweet from t
store of the busy workers. The storehouse
=, located in limb, about IS feet from the grour
NJ but with the help of ropes, tackle and a no
,. the persevering bee hunter was elevated 20
nj limb, where, saw in hand, he proceeded to g
his neighbors, who had gathered to witness
operation. lesson in handling bees. All W
an well with him until the limb was sawed off {
ed fell few feet and lodged. Then it was that
". discovered where he had made a mistake.
9TH had sawed directly into the nest, and the Ii
nts "varmints' soon began to resent the intrus
in their peculiar and convincing manner.
,ck said his yells would do credit to a Coman'
md as he was quickly lowered through the ar
the swarm. The spectators were well satisfied '
Mr.. the lesson in bee handling.