The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-08-20

Lake, August 2Sth.
The Republican County Convention will Ii
held at Ravenna. Saturday. Sept. 9th
NJ. E. Cozad, of Cleveland, was in town last
| Wednesday.
W. F. Jewell is spending two weeks in Chan,
tauqua.
Battery will hold its annual reunion at Ra-
| VIENNA next week W Wednesday and Thursday.
| j. H. Dussel, Esq. leaves for Medina tomor.
row on professional business.
Mr.. Miles Thorpe, of Cleveland, was in town
| over Sunday.
Mrs. Dennis and Mrs. Holland, of Cleveland
| are guests with the family of H. c. Frazer.
Misses Jennie and Mabel AIcorn returned on
Monday from their vacation trip across the ocean
Mrs. E. R. and Miss Cora Taylor entertained a
number of friends Tuesday evening.
Miss Georgia Blynn. of Utica. O.. is visiting
her cousin. Mrs. A. s. Cole. sho will remain
| here about two months.
NJ. V Reed pitched his tent at East Twin Lake
yesterday msrning, for weeks piscatorial and
| recreative enjoyment.
A, E Seaton. ESQ.,. and Hon. S. P. Wolcott are
| attending the Republican Judicial Convention
| at Wellsville today.
A rain of prospe.;ty struck the vicinity Of
Ravenna yesterday. A reign of prosperity made
| its appearance about the same time
Ravenna Gun Club expect to go to Alliance
| next Monday to shoot m atch with the Club OF
| that city.
G. F. Riedinger and sister Mary of Randolph
| are visiting in town. and attending the Teach.
ers' Institute.
Sheriff Jones took Mrs Ella Russell, of Kent
to the Hospital for the Insane at Newburgh
yeste rday.
II. W. Riddle will light his residence by natural
gas from the well on the Ward lot, recently pur-
chased by him.
| DR.. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry, an
Invaluable remedy for Cholera Infantum, Sum
mer Complaints. Dysentery. and all disorders OF
the bowels. Sold at E. C. BELDING's, Riddle Blk.
Running WiId.' is booked for the Opera
| House next Tuesday evening, and Hilarity''
will be on deck September 1st. A first class per-
| formance will be given every evening during the
| Fair.
Supervisor Grinnell reports about one-half
million of people in his census district, gain
of $4,000 over 1850.
Messrs. B. c. Carpenter and VIM. Bestor, of
| Cleveland. were guests of Misses Lois and Mollie
Able over Sunday.
M. Mowen has two houses and shop which he
will sell cheap. to be moved from the lot which
he recently sold to the Universalist Church.
The picnic of the Congregational Sunday
| school Eri5
iven up.
We are now receiving our immense: stock OF
goods which we have ordered for the Fall trade
Something new to show you every day.
STANFORD 6 WRIGHT.
We have a splendid line new Crashes. Good
| all linen Crash at cents; heavy twilled at 81
cents. 1t will pay to see them.
N. CONVERSE & Son.
Sheriff Jones went to Palmyra last night, in
| response to message saying his mother was
not expected to live. Information reaches us
| that Mrs. Jones died this morning.
Elder Hingeley. of the Minneapolis confer
enee, preached at the union meeting Sunday
evening. The one to be held next Sunday eve.
ming at the Disciple Church will be in the in.
terests oil the Portage County Bible Society.
"Hail. Columbia, happy ''-Clate. CIate
| Moore prides himself on having the fines
wheel in town. 1t is a -" Columbia purchased
throu gh the agency of j. j. Richardson.
The National Encampment Sons of Veteran:
will commence August oath at st. Joseph, Mo.
and continue three days. Low rates via the
Pennsylvania Lines, good returning until Sep
tember 1st.
To1l
17a cents before sold out. Also look at our new
30 inch dress goods at30 cents-grand bargains
i N.CoNvERsE s. SON.
A stroll through certain suburban street
would enlighten our city fathers as to the CON
dition of the sidewalks thereon. even fit wer
not emphasized by casualistic experience, ,whicl
it would be well to at least consider as one o
'life's uncertainties
The ladies Of the Cemetery Association will
serve dinner at the Town Hall, Saturday
Sept. 9th, the time of holding the Republican
Convention. The members of the Association
are requested to meet at room 21, Riddle Block
tomorrow Thursday afternoon at 2 80 O'Clock
sharp, to make the necessary arrangements,
Mrs. Peggy Krotzer, of Brimfeld, was recent,
granted a pension as the widow of Jacob Krot
Akron, who was appointed guardian over tn
} old lady. represented her in her pension claim
t and by vigorous work had it allowed by specia
bill The claim was filed last spring.
The contract for the sale and immediate pos
session of the Swift property by the C. & P. R
R. has been executed. and John F. Byers vii
commence this week the work of excayating o
the site of his proposed engine works. and vii
nrnn h h,Sl,l n
7. F. Thompson shows new and handsom
vehicle at his warerooms. It is an open Sure!
: finished on the natural wood. with upholsterinl
. OF light colored leather. and can be almost il
= stantly converted into single seat. or by an il
genious arrangement, the second seat may
made to face either way. T. F.. keeps up wit
the times in this. as we'll as other branches of h
l. business.
If you enjoy good Cigar, drop in at E.
;. Belongs. Riddle Block and sample his stoc
ts He keeps such brands as Rising Sun. Sun Spot
Browns Best Cuban. Piceadura. Key Yves
and Cleveland Traveller. all fine favored cigar
: and smoker who cannot be suited among the
lie is indeed hard to please.
1t is always pleasure for us to note the We
- doing and recognition of our Ravenna boys wi
% cast their lot among strangers in stran
land" In the proceedings of the Democrat
ID primaries ir San Antonio. Texas, we notice tn
T, our young friend Ed. II. Converse was chos
Secretary. and elected as delegate from his pr
,h cinct. Evidently. contact with Southern Bri
e. adiers" has enlightened Ed. as to thetrue stu
ton in the South. contrasted with its portray
by g. Q. p. maligners.
he Monday evening two dogs. belonging to E.
,e. Poe and W. G. Morgan. met and engaged in
ar savage conflict. Ed. tried to separate them a
i'll was bitten badlyin the hand by Morgan's dog,
at Messrs. R. B. Carnahan. G. R. Nichols, A.
Cole and Mrs. S. R. Poe. have purchased San
a Lake with about fifty acres of land surroundi
to it, from Julius Cady. It is their intention
to convert their purchase into a summer resc
ers Bath houses and number of cottages will
y" built, and drive constructed entirely arou
the lake. This property is very desiraby loca
m for the purpose. and is one of the most beauti
an little lakes in Ohio. and the new proprietors
IiF to be congratulated upon their purchase,
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[rs. RaVenna. August 20. 1890. for period of