The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-10-08


prise of this popular firm entities them to COM
mendable notice, and large and increasing
patronage attests the public estimation of the
worth of first class house. The ladies are
quick to recognize merit and have welcomed
the advent of this new establishment by accord
ing 1t generous support and with the ability
and taste of the proprietors, their trade record
cannot fail to show gratifying increase each
year.
The Akron Fair had two large crowds last
Thursday and Friday.
The Randolph Fair opens today and will be
held three days.
j. W. Peacock is improving steadily and is
able to sit up few minutes at a time.
j. N. Huntley returned last Friday from a
visit to Findlay, o.
DR.. H. C. Goldman. of Hudson, made us
short call on Saturday.
The Annual Convention of the Portage Co,
Sunday School Union will be held at Rootstown
October 90 and 3Oth.
The initial dance of the Rayenna Social Club
for the season. Friday night at Riddle Hall,
was largely attended. a very pleasant affair and
successful in every way.
Mrs. E. Y. Lacey and daughter arc visiting
her parents and ether relatives in Clinton. Sum-
nit county.
Mrs. W. A. Lacey of Cleveland who with
her daughter has been the guest of Ravenna
friends the past two weeks, went to A Akron.
Saturday, to visit her parents
The 1888 bill of R. A. Russell, Real Estate
Assessor of Franklin township. was cut down
to S345 by the Commissioners, Monday. In 1880
Frank Sawyer was paid $17Ofo the same town.
ship. Russell refused to accept OF any cut
Friday morning A. A. Graham and Quincy
COOK discovered as malicious piece of yandal-
ism as was ever perpetrated in this vicinity
Both gentlemen have fine stone walks in front
OF their residences, and Thursday night some
sneaking miscreants covered the handsome
pavements with mixture of coal oil and tar
strewing it plentifully along the entire length
of the walk. Some apologies for the genus
homo tribe are not behind the bars where they
ought to be. We understand Mr. Cook suspi-
clons certain individuals unfriendly to him.
but their names have not been made public
The preceding night some one poured lot of
kerosene oil on the walks.
The offer made to the public by j. C. Beatty
& Son, tho popular clothiers. affords a fine op-
portunity to possess some of the best publica-
| tions in the book line. The list of authors en-
braced in the collection includes some of the
best known and ablest writers whose works
| rank high in the literary world This offer is
| unparalleled in the history of Portage county
| trade. When by simply trading S25 worth with
a first class firm which always sells at bottom
figures one can have his choice of such books as
Mark Twain's Library of Humor and Life on
| the Mississippi, Maj. Gen. Crawfo1d's Genesis
of the War. legends and Myths of Hawaii,
Ton {In
of Diplomat. Life of Pope Leo XIII. Personal
Memoirs of Gen. Grant, in two volumes, and
| Personal Memoirs of Gen. Sheridan, it would be
the acme of foolishness to slight what may be
| truthfully called the acme of generosity
In our interview with Judge Ingell last week,
the part referring to the policy of President
| Hayes was misinterpretation of the Hon.
| gentleman's meaning. He did not intend to
endorse any policy regarding the negro ques-
tion South, for he does not feel competent to
| suggest what would be its proper solution. But
he thinks from the progress made in that direc-
| t1on during the last few years that it is only a
matter of few years before the political and
social rights of the negro will be satisfactorily
settled by the respective States
Charles Yahrling and Oscar Foote, Kent sa-
loonists. have been bound over to the Common
Pleas charged with selling liquor to minors. L
D. Olds, Walter Hilderhoof, Paul Clark, anG
Christ. Voter. saloonists from the same place
with Yahrling are required to appear before thu
same tribunal for inducing Peter Arighi, MAJ
Garrison. Joseph Shively. Paul Kent. Wells Com
Harry Bethel. Geo. Brown. Jr.. and Fred. Her
man, to absent themselves when wanted befor
. the Grand Jury, thereby attempting to obstruc
and impede the administration of Justice il
Portage county. All the parties are out on bail
Last Friday. E. Twitt received a messag
. from New York City. stating that his brother
| James had been injured in railroad aceiden
that morning and died at noon. The message
contained no other particulars of the sad occur
renee. James Twitt will be remembered b,
our older citizens as a former resident of thi
place. he and his brother Edmund being pro
prietors of a hat store on Main street at til
stand where Furry Il Williams are now located
D 35 years ago. He lived here about two years
The remains will probably be inferred in Nev
York.
= The fifth annual reunion of the Olin famil,
s held at the Opera House in Kent last Wednes
n day and Thursday, was one of the pleasantes
g and most successful of these interesting gather
" ings. The attendance was above 300, 2s5 bein
direct descendants of Ezra Olin. AS a reunio
II 1t was superior to any OF the number held ye
1t The reunion was made up of representatives
r. the family from New York, Michigan, Wiscor
l. sin, Nebraska and Ohio. The Olin Band an
J. double quartet from Michigan, and the Street
n boro Band and Ohio quartet furnished the mus
for the occasion. rendering some very fine sele
n, tions. The address of welcome was delivere
- by the President, c. r. Doolittle. of Streetsbor
responded to by gentlemen from New Yor
r | Wisconsin and Michigan. Thursday eyenir
an excellent dramatic entertainment was give
at the Opera House by the Olins from Ohio al
Il Michigan. As local drama. it ranked hig
nc above the average and would do credit to mar
+ professionals. both in conception and actin
as The next reunion will be held in New Yol
ae State
1t Marriage Licenses.
err Warren W Campbell and Mary Stockberee