The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-12-03
OLD PosToFFIcE Room, Ravenna.

Mayor Holcomb was in Cleveland. Monday.
Court adjourned on Friday last to next Satur-
day at 10 a. m.
The Hollenden, Cleveland: Rooms with meals,
So to S.; without meals, 81 to 50.
For Christmas Handkerchiefs, call on
LEFFINGwELL s. HOLDEN.
1t is expected that blowing will be commenced
| at the Diamond tomorrow.
The Congregational Church and Sunday
School will celebrate Christmas.
There will be a dance at the Town Hall,
Ednburg, Thursday evening, Dec. 1lth.
The Congregational Sunday School is about
| to repleEish its juvenile library.
Prof. R. E. Hudson. the Song Evangelist. will
| give song service in the M. E. Church tomor-
| row evening. Everybody invited to attend.
Miss Belle Catlin has resigned her position as
organist at the Congregational Church. DR.. c
| H. Griffin has teen retained in her place.
| At the Sunday meeting of the Con ngregational
Y.P. S E., collection was taken up for
purchasing two dozen Gospel HYMNS No
Mrs George Somerville fell and severely
though not dangerously injured herself Monday
| forenoon, at her home while engaged in house
hold duties.
A. j. Fullen. Div. Supt. of the " Home Com
fort" Range informs us he has sold over a car
load of these celebrated Ranges in two weeks
| of the past month. Merit wins"
| j. NJ. Bir-:s.I. of Perry, N. Y, a brother-in-
law of L. A. Olin. of this place. has moved to
| Ravenna with his family and will make this
| city his future home.
| ha oF
gregational Church is progressing favorably.
and it is expected before many weeks to have
| them ordered
| Michael Patterson was born June 7th, 1852,
and uied Friday, Nov 2Sth. ls9O He leaves
wife, father ard brother to mourn his loss. He
was buried in Kent.
Sleigh bells were heard Monday. but they
were not occasioned by the white feathers which
filled the air. Some one drove through Main
street who evidently enjoys their musical jingle
quite as well while riding in a wheeled con-
veyance as in one on runners.
Blowing was commen ced at the Eagle Glass
Works promptly at 6 O'Clock Monday morning.
and the factory is now in full operation. Louis
Schweitzer has the first chimneys of each pat
tern blown, and will keep them as souvenirs.
tiThe Windham Farmers Institute, which will
be held in the Town Hall at Windham. Friday
and Saturday. Dec 8 and 6. will be addressed by
Hon. A. I. McKelvy and Waldo Brown. from
the State. Picnic dinner. Ladies of Windham
| will furnish hot coffee.
William Grinnell left for Columbus to attend
| the meeting of the State Decennial Board of
Equalization. of which he is a member from
this District j. H. Furry is in charge of the
water works affairs during the absence of Mr..
!, Grinnen.
Elias III. Jennings died at his home on South
Prospect street at O'Clock Sunday morning. OF
} paralysis, aged 65 years. He was stricken down
the preceding Friday and never rallied from
, the shock. His funeral was held this afternoon
from the Universalist Church. Rev. Andrew
Wilson officiating. The decea sed was mem
ber of David Mcintosh Post G. A B., under
whose auspices the funeral services were con-
Quoted.
, Bradford Howland, Esq received dispatch
yesterday forenoon, stating that his mother
= died that morning at 9 O'Clock. Her home was
in Union Springs, N. Y, for which place he
left in the evening. About a week ago he le
ceived letter from her informing him that SHE
. was usually WELL and he thinks her death mus
t. have been very sudden.
IL The Trustees of Ravenna Township held thei
e regular meeting Monday at the office OF Clerl
= Beatty, and in addition to allowing bills or
e dered the Clerk to make a deed for a lot il
Maple Grove Cemetery to Thomas jenkins, o
/. this city. Some time ago MIR jenkins requeste,
ii that he be permitted to purchase a lot Tor i'm
Is mediate burial purposes. desiring to have tn
n remains Of sister who at the time of her dealt
se was a resident of this township, intere
n- therein But a majority of the trustees refuse
lie him the privilege on the ground that it con
l. ficted with the cemetery rules and regulation
lg adopted by them. Since that time one of thei
number concluded that he was mistak en- in hi
views. and as a majority generally rules. MI
jenkins obtained his lot.
~ q petition was handed in to the Commission
ho ers for their consideration at the present ses
sion, praying for a remittance of the fine an
costs in the case of Ohio VS.. j. W. Brown
I'D Mantua Station. Brown was convicted la
September of selling liquor in a prohibitio
town. and sentenced to sixty days in the wor
ry house and to pay fine OF $500 and costs tt
ly document was signed by IL of the most prom
lie nent and influential citizens of Garrettsvill
nd including the Mayor. and 36 of Mantua Static
nt They state that they know him to be an exec
OF tionally kind man, most accommodate
ng, neighbor ard exceedingly charitable to tt
poor, and barring his violation of the liqu
ro law, a good citizen; that he has always kept
of quiet and orderly public house, and his sale
~ liquors has been careful and judicious; tn
of they believe his punishment excessive al
er that he is unatle to pay his fine. The Commi
nd slonerS ueellned TO interfere with the senten
of the court.