The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-04-01

Are you about to paint? If SO. use Billings
& Taylor's Paints. They are the best. E. C.
Belding has full stock of them, in every color
and tint, for outside and interior work and finish
Schools re-convened Monday.
George Holloway is quite seriously ill.
Miss Kate Smith is numbered among the sick
The s. P. gravel train was taken off satur-
day.
Miss Lizzie Goeppinger, student at Oberlin.
is at home for weeks vacation.
The water mains are being laid as rapidly as
possible on Lake street.
The Ravenna Fiber Co. has an authorized
capital OF 800 0OO and paid in capital of S72.-
COO.
The stack at the strawboard works will be
constructed of brick, and measure 1876 feet in
height,
Mr.. Chas. Resch and the Misses Louisa and
Lilly Resch, OF Youngstown, were the guests of
Miss Eva Goeppinger. Easter.
Telephones have been placed in the Office and
at the residence of DR.. Nj. G. Mcbride, and he
can now be reached at either place.
The w. c. T. U. will meet at the home of Mrs
Julia Cults next Thursday afternoon at 3
O'Clock. All are invited.
o. P. sperra, Esq, is seriously ill with con-
gestion of the lungs.
George Carothers, C. & P. passenger con-
ductor on the Bayard branch, is taking an en-
forced vacation at his home in this city on
account Of sickness
The castings are being fitted for the memorial
windows at the Congregational Church.
Mrs Fannie B. Ward has moved to the corner
of South Walnut and Van Buren streets.
Mrs. M. Stuart has returned from Buffalo
with improved health.
A new safe was placed in the Office of the boot
and shoe factory Monday.
You should see those new ice wool Shawls at
N. Converse & Sons.
A bale of sheeting, containing 1900 yards and
yard wide, to sell at cents a yard, just re-
ceived at n. Converse & Sons.
There will be no services at Grace Church
until fL-ther notice. owing to the work of re-
pairiRg and frescoing.
H. DdluWln mas UGeu eDSdSeu ds SuSluSST
at the boot and shoe factory.
Workmen are engaged in tearing out the
front of the Empire block preparatory to put
ting in the plate glass front.
Dorcas Society meets this week Friday eve
ming at Mrs. J. G. Dole's. Grant street.
WV. Monsey has rented the room adjoining
the PRESS sanctum as an auxiliary work room
to his large tailoring establishment. He will
have three men at work there by the first of
next week.
The roof is being placed on the engine and
boiler room at the shoe factory, and the piers
built for the two shipping and receiving plat
forms and the Office steps.
Mrs. Mary ] Allen is very seriously ill with
heart trouble at the home of her daughter, Mrs
L. A. Olin on Prospect street.
The Runaway Wife" which will be the at
traction at Reeds Opera House. April 3rd, had a
weeks engagement at Jacobs Theater. Cleve-
land. last week.
The buildings of the Ravenna Brick iS Tile
Works are substantially completed. aud brick
making will be commenced next Monday with
a force of twenty hands.
Hons A. T. Brinsmade and E, P Hatfield
were down from Cleveland last week for the
purpose of having the Imprisonment clause of
Santoro's sentence shortened up, owing to the
alleged sickness of his wife and mother and the
suffering condition of his business affairs in
Cleveland. The court refused to modify the
penalty imposed. and Mr.. Sanford is now en-
tering on the last half of his 30 day sentence.
The John F. Byers Co. is receiving more or
Il 4I,o q
large and solid trade is permanent fixture
tn at will keep its machinery in motion fro n
one end of the year to the other. The storage
and setting up building is about completed and
by next week will be occupied. A car load of
new machinery is on the road for the main
shop, switch will be put in soon from the c. &
P, and foundry is sure to come later on. This
is a growing industry and one of the most i'm
portant in Rayenua.
Preserve your PRESSES ard you will have a
correct thermometer record for each day in the
year. The report is kindly furnished us by F.
c. Park, the popular jeweler of Ravenna. and is
as near correct as human science can make it
For correct time and correct records of the
temperature the public are indebted to Mr.
Park.
This is an Easter snow,'' said contractor
| Jennings to PRESS reporter at the shoe fac.
| tory last Friday as he ducked his head in a use
less effort to avoid the pelting white caps that
| fresh from New England were crowding each
other in mad glee as they raced through the
air, each trying to reach the face of the news
paper man before his fellows. We agreed will
him then and are of the same mind yet.
| A lively notice of a live salesman and hi
latest triumph in the display of his goods ant
| their subsection to the critical test of con
noiseurs, was that appearing in the Beaver
Falls (Pa) Evening journal last Wednesday
c. II. Goldman introduces himself and wares t,
any town in such an original and happy man
ner that not only do the inhabitants quickl.
become his friends and customers, but reporter
vie with each other i'll their write ups of hi
popular methods and successful achieveme ents
The store of John G. Evans, merchant tailo
of Kent. was burglarized last Friday night, ant
suits and other goods to the value of $2t stolen
Entrance was effected by breaking the glass il
the front door and reaching in and prying OF
the lock. The same store was broken into las
fall and goods taken amounting to about tn
same value. c. H Kelso. the Kent detective. il
whose hands the case has been placed, arreste
Frank Ferry. of Kent, at Akron, Saturday nigh
on suspicion
Hugh and George Bissell and Payne Gushing
youths OF tender ages, pleaded guilty befor
Mayor Holcomb, Monday, to breaking into tn
house of Mrs. Likens in the south part of town
They were fined the costs.
DIR. B. B Loughead and family bid adieu
Ravenna this evening. The Doctor has locate
in Akron at 1876 Crosby street. In the Doctor
removal. Ravenna loses a successful practician
er and valuable citizen.
The Chinese chickens in Beatty's wfndo'
during Easter week were the most uniqu
specimens ever seen in Ravenna. and attracte
great attention. Royal purple and old gol
feathers do not grow on every fowl. We haV
Robs authority that they were imported diret