The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-08-19

The total cost bill of the Erie inquest is
$549 80 divided as follows: Coroner $216 06;
Witnesses 7s 90; Constable 95; Special Officer
2s So; Stenographer 151 10; Prosecuting Attor-
ney SIS.
Miss Maud Mason, daughter of Rev. E. B
Mason former Pastor of the Congregational
Church of this city. now located at Brunswick.
Maine, is the guest of Miss Kittie Clewell
Since tie new School Book law in Ohio. the
Teac hers Institutes are the recipients of gra-
tuitous instruction in the book agents art, as
these irrepressible invulnerables are omnipres-
ent and to all appearances. omniscient, at their
sessions.
wellsville Fair and Races. August 25, 26. 27
and 2sth.
pet goat badly frigh htened a horse being
driven on East Main st by young man from
Deerfeld last Thursday, and lively runaway
wos the result. No one was injured, but the
horse wos badly hurt. Two young ladies who
came with the young man to attend the Teach
ers Institute, had just alighted from the buggy!
The County Board of Elections organize
Friday by electing Hon. d. e. Goldman p
dent and Fl. L. Beatty Clerk. The Board ",
convene again September 4th for the purpose
of determining into how many voting precincts
Ravenna and Kent shall be divided. The Clerk
was instructed to correspond with various firms
and secure their prices on election booths, &C.
The sound of hammer and saw at the Eagle
Glass Factory is significant reminder of activ-
ity at the lively plant. 1t not only means a re-
sumption of work in the Fall, but an increase
in the number of employees. grinding room
46 feet long on the east, 2s on the west. and SO
feet wide is being built In the furn ace room.
where he chimneys are blown, q series of blow
pipes have been placed in position. with which
to cool the heated atmosphere when desired
Four carloads of chimneys were shipped Mon.
day. and orders keep coming in. The Eagle is
& live industry, and great acquisition to the
town.
Rev. Willard Burr and daughter, Miss Celia
Burr. of 0berlin. with his son, Prof. Almon W.
Burr, Principal of the Beloit Wis. Academy.
are visiting Ravenna friends, stopping yesterday
with Mr.. and Mrs. II. C. Frazer.
Mr.. Burr was former resident of Ravenna,
and pastor of the Reformed Church. located on
or near the site of the present old Universalist
edifce. His daughter was for a number of years
teacher in the public schools here. His son was
a schoolmate of George Strickland, in the Glenn
ent district. with whom he remained last night.
They will return Friday or Saturday. Very few
of Rev. Burr's old parishioners are now here.
death and removal to other points having deci-
mated tn cir number.
Antrainlng FL. Ashderian, native of Arme-
mia, surprised and delighted the large Union
meeting audience at the Disciple Church Sun
day night. He is but twenty years of age, and
| has been in this country but two years, not
withstanding which he possesses a fluent com
| mand of the English language, tand has a mind
| of exceptional powers and depth. de veloped far
beyond his years, His lecture on Turkish man.
| ners and customs was profound. learned talk,
| in which the speaker exemplifed the talents
| and knowledge of the finished orator and pro-
found thinker. He certainly demonstrated a
| very superior genius and will easily rank with
many lecturers whose locks are whitened by
the SHOWS of even three score years and ten. As
/ a student of far more than average ability he
| has already acquired enviable reputation al
| Hiram College, where he is pursuing his studies
with view of returning to his native country
to engage in missionary labor. To illustrate
| the utter absence of science or scientific ideas
| from the minds of the Turkish masses, he re-
| lated story of how he was once entertained by
| a Turkish family. After partaking of dinner
which the speaker described at length he said
| Sharp lightnings commenced to play in the
| heavens. accompanied by heavy thunder. One
| of the children of the household thereupon asked
| the grandfather the cause OF the bright ligh
| and the great noise. and received the following
| explanation from the wise old patriarch: Ont
time Christ and Mahomet went into business to
gether. the profits to be divided equally. On,
night Mahomet stole all the profits and left th
place. In the morning, Christ, discovering tn
treachery of Mahomet. pursued after him il
his golden chariot, and the noise OF the pursue
1 al hatn do fba
lightning was the bullets of fire which Chris
shot at his treacherous partner. At length poo
Mahomet, finding escape in mid air impossible
suddenly plunged into great and deep bod
of water, where he was quickly followed b.
Christ, and the terrible force of their confiic
under the water caused Large quan titles to b
shot up into the heavens. whence it descende
again in drops. thus causing the rain.'' Tn
lecture was wonder piece considering the a 6
of the speaker and his short residence in thi
country.