The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-07-29
The DEMOCRATIC PRESS
"WEDNESDAY, July 29,IS9I

building at the Ravenna Brick and Tile works
j. H. Ford was takon quite severely Ill Mon
day night.
Mrs. VIM. Baxter, of Mt Vernon, is visiting
friends in Ravenna.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Baxter, of Clevela nd, are
visiting their uncle. John Kirk.
c. Baldwin and family are occupying the il
new cottage at Sandy Lake,
w. F, Towns and family are summering al
his farm south of town.
The Colored Camp Meeting at Brady Lake i:
still in progress and will continue over Sunday
The K. P, fraternitfes of Northern Ohio pic
mic at Silver Lake today.
Mrs. George Highly, of Garrettsville. is visit
ing her sister. Mrs. White on north Walnut
street.
Don't forget the Dance at Sandy Lake to-
morrow night
Edmund Knapp and family, of Garrettsville
visited Ravenna relatives and friends evel
Sunday.
The body of John McDermott. who died in
Bedford last week, was inferred in the Catholic
Cemetery Monday afternoon.
John Clement, who resides on Cleveland Ave-,
is in a very critical condition, and it is feared
| that he cannot live many days.
Mr.. s. Miller wife and family, of Hudson,
were the guests of Mrs. Stewart Reese, on Lin
coin Avenue over Sunday.
Messrs. Merits, Holcomb and Franzheim re-
turned Monday evening from their trip up the
lakes. They found excellent fishing and had a
| pleasant trip.
VIM. Kirk and wife, of Philadelphia, are Wis
iting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs John Kirk. on
| Lincoln Ave.
Eight carloads of westbound Warren Sunday
School picnicers passed through this place over
the Erie yesterday morning.
Don't wait for a special invitation to the Ra-
| VIENNA Business mems Picnic, but pack your
| basket and go. You are expected, and will be
welcome.
Mrs. Nj. G. Mcbride and infant son, Edgar,
went to Garrettsville today for prolonged visit
with relatives and friends.
The business places of Ravenna will be closed
Thursday, August 9th, Everybody goes to the
picnic.
The Catholic Schools at this place will begin
| another years session the first Monday in Sep
tember.
Chas. S. Jewell, in company with his sister
Rose and her fried Mis- Fox, of Valonia, Pa,
visited Cuyahoga Falls Monday They took in
the sights of High Bridge Glens. and report
| very pleasant time.
The Kings Daughters will give Lawn Fete
at Mrs, II. d. Seymour's, on Wednesday eve
ming, August 5th. Ice Cream and Cake will be
served. All are cordially invited.
Engine No go. which drew train 50, on the
morning of the horrible Erie wreck. was put
| into service again last Friday, exactly three
Last week the report was spread over town
that Peter Stoerkle had been drowned at Silver
Lake. but the rumor was entirely unfounded, as
the young man was not ever in the water.
The weather during the past week has not
been the most favorable for camping out
Those who are out insist that they are haVinga
splendid time.
S. A. Smith. recently with p. L. Miles, lof
Cleveland-a skilled workman aud genial gen.
tleman-has entered the employ of L j God
| dard.
| A. b. Fairchild and daughter Sophron1a. went
| to Painesville Monday, where Miss Fairchild
will spend the balance of the summer visiting
| friends. Mr.. f. returned yesterday.
Michael Eadler wife and daughter Of North
Benton. Mahoning Co.. were guests OF MI and
Mrs K. 2. Merits over Sunday.
The Cleveland Races are being held this week.
and the flyers are all there. The Pennsylvania
| Company sell round trip tickets, inclnding az
mission to the races, at 81 Is from Ravenna.-
Philo Bierce and S J, Post, with their fami-
lies. expect to go into camp at Twin Lakes next
Monday and will remain until after the annual
reunion Of Battery Al
| Tho RrIm fold Granpa hold n Festival OF tho
| Center Saturday, which was well patronized,
the receipts being over $50. They are arrang-
ing for Picnic in the near future, which will
probably be held at Sandy Lake,
| s. W. Stroup and wife. of Phalanx, and son
Reuben, who is Station agent at Benton, on the
Alliance Il Northern R. R.. spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs E. p Merits of this city MIR. s, is
postmaster at Phalanx.
| The patrons ofthe Opera House will be pleased
to learn that the Management which has had
charge for the past two years will be continued
this season. A number of first class attractions
are already booked.
| The strawboard switch has been torn up, and
the present outlook at the company's grounds is
not exactly as we had hoped. but the future may
right matters yet. We understand that disa-
| greement among the members OF the Company
| SAuSSu eiC SuSPCheloh VI "OIh lOE IuC present.
The roof is nearly on at the Carbon works.
The tripod boiler is in position and is curiosi-
ty,to those who reversaw one of these peculiarly
| constructed "porcupine'' boilers, as they are
| aptly termed. They were placed inside the
stack. in an upright position, and rise to great
height.
Amusements will be furnished for everybody
at the Ravenna Picnic. Music. dancing, boat
| ing, base ball, lawn tennis, croquet, foot ball,
and in fact every popular game will be in the
program. Everybody is invited and everybody
| is going.
The Grocerymen have challenged the Dry
| Goods men and Clothiers to a game of Base Ball
at the Picnic. and the latter have accepted. 1t
will be worth going to the lake to see Will
Marsh whack the ball for a home run. It's on
the program and he'll do it if it takes the last
suspender button.
A new grinding room will be built at the
Eagle Glass Works, between the packing room
and warehouse. The company is sending ou
lots of glass, among the latest orders received
being those for six car loads of chimneys to bt
shipped August 10Th and September 1st
A passenger train on the Mahoning Division
of the Erie ran over a man near Aurora Station
Monday forenoon, killing him instantly anC
mangling his body frightfully. 1t was clearl,
a case of suicide, as he threw himself in from
of the approaching train. He is supposed to bt
an iron worker in one of the Newburgh mills
and was about % years old.
Mr.. Gilbert. Superintendent of Bridges anC
Buildings on the P. & W was in town last Fri
day. and in conversation with Mr.. Merits, tn,
sta ton agent here. assured him positively tina
within two weeks the capacity of the road will
be taxed to its utmost. by reason of the increas
ed traffic which the B. & o. are preparing t.
turn onto the line.
Monday afternoon. Henry Jones one of tn
proprietors of the Ravenna Boiler Works ha,
the misfortune to suffer q severe and painful in
jury to the index finger of his right hand. I'll
was assisting to raise the lever to en- immens
plate punch, which was being placed in position
when the end which he was lifting slipped al,
caught his finger just back of the nail, .whic
was torn out by the roots and the finger badl
smashed, With rare nerve he dressed the in
jured member himself and continued at work