The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-01-07
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS
RAyENNA. WEDNESDAY,. Jan. I. 1879

to take depositions
Ravenna will be busy place in the Spring
and there Will be great demand for all kind
of labor.
Max Riddle has returned to Harvard College
He will complete his collegiate course this yeal
Albert II. White and family left for Erie, Pa
Monday morning to remain about six weeks
Edwin Lacey left for his home in Detroit
Saturday. after two weeks visit with friend
in Ravenna
Common Pleas Court convened MONDAY
morning with Judge Robinson on the Bench.
There are 121 cases on the Civil docket of tht
Common Pleas Court.
| The P 6 W. will re instate the passenger
trains about the withdrawal of which the pub
lie has INDUCED in so much kicking. the first Of
next M onth. So says agent Merits.
Attention is directed to the card of F. j
Campbell. Those needing the services of an
auctioneer, will find Mr. Campbell in full equip
ment for the same, at all times
Hon. FL. Payne has our thanks for valua-
| BILE public documents.
Wilson Sapp returned to his home in Cleve-
with the family of Joseph Gledhill
W T. Hart left Sunday for Toronto, Can, to
resume his attendance at the Veterinary Col
lege in that city.
Charles Waldron. one of the pioneers of Brim-
field, died at his residence in that township
Sunday morning, aged u years. His funeral
will be held tomorrow at II O'Clock a. m from
the house.
David Lindsay, Jr. is the happy father of a
bright nine pound girl. which came to gladden.
his home last Saturday.
Us Allen has purchased the residence of the
late Mrs. Rice, on Oak St.. and will at once re-
pair and convert it into a first class tenant
house.
Clinton Sutton was the first to guess the GER
rect number of seeds in Grundel's pumpkin.
There were 531 The prize was 500 cigars or
SIS. He took the latter.
W. E. Goodrich, o. - shoe firm, has rented
the elegant house of A. D. Knapp. on Clinton
Terrace.
A Social and Ball will be given By Buckeye
Division of U. r. K. OF P, Monday evening
February 23i.
The annual inspection of Buckeye Division
U. B. K. of P. by Assistant Inspector Gen.
Thomas Minshall. assisted by Col Black, OF sth
Reg't, will be held January 18th.
Club Dance Friday evening next Music.
Italian Orchestra.
Auditor Freeman was the first TO discover
the Jail fire.
Hon. C. A. Reed left for Toledo this morning
to be absent two or three days on legal business.
The Brimfcld Dramatic Club will play" The
Force of Impulse" Saturday evening next. at
the Town Hall in tha place.
VIM. Grinnen. accompanied by his family,
left for Columbus yesterday. They will remain
until the State Board of Equaliza ton completes
its work,
The Grand Jury have completed their work
They visited the Jail this morning and found
that its sanitary condition has been greatly i'm
proved by that most effectual agency, fire.
Game W arden Kelso was in town yesterday.
and we fre told had warrants for the arrest of
three parties from this city for hunting with q
ferret.
The Township Trustees held their regular
meeting Monday. No business was transacted
beyond allowance of bills.
here to Cumberland Gap to work for Holcomb,
and killed man with whom he was gambling.
because the latter won his money.
Mrs. Stewart, mother of Mrs Frederick Reese,
was found dead in her bed at Kent, Monday
and the remains brought to Ravenna the next
day for interment
United States Grand Jurors for February
term, residents of this county: Geo. W. Free
man, Ravenna Henry M. Deming Rootstown;
George Dodge. Randolph; Orrin Stevens. Ra-
VIENNA; H. H. Woolf. Atwater.
jenkins s. Co is the first Ravenna firm to sell
bill of goods to the propr1etors of the boot and
shoe manufactory. They delivered elegant
lot of Office furniture to Mr.. Goodrich yesterday
at No % Riddle Block, where the firm will have
its Office until the completion of their building
Wanzor Holcomb, the retiring County Com
missioner, has executed his trust with ability
and fidelity and leaves record for efficiency
courtesy and painstaking attention to the de-
tails of the office to which he was elected, that
every ficial would do well to emulate
William McClintock. son of Frank McClin-
took, of Freedom, was one of the soldiers killed
by the Indians at the Pine Ridge Agency. His
father was comrade with Auditor Freeman in
Co. A, 42nd Ohio.
The news boys of Ravenna were made happy
by the large sales New Years Day of " The Car
riers Address, composed by NJ. j. Adams. In
both poetry and prose Mr.. Adams is a ready
writer and his genius is receiving attention
The U.O.O F. is now fully Differed. and
has taken its place among the list of secret So
nin fa1l 1lafi0 on
New Years night was q swell affair. and the
colored people are to be congratulated on its
successful outcome.
The funeral of Mrs. Thos Lepper. of Aurora.
daughter of Orrin Smyth, of Suffield, was held
in the Universalist Church, in Brimfeld, last
Sunday afternoon. This prevented Rev. Andrew
Wilson from filling his appointment in Charles
town, but he will preach there next Sunday at
2:36 p. N.
Archie Ruedy, with the Pullman Co. at Pull
man, ILL.,, returned last Saturday. He spent
the holidays with his r4rents in Ravenna. His
brother Will. who is now Superintendent OF
| the Bolt department of the same company, will
| in company with the Mayor of Pullman, sail
for London. Eng, next spring to take the 33rd
Masonic degree. He is only % years old.
Daniel Thomas died at his residence in Cuya
hoga Falls. last night, after an illness of weeE
with congestion of the lungs, aged 81 years
Mr. Thomas was former resident of Palmyra il
this county engaged in the mercantile business
and was a leading citizen of that town. having
moved to the Falls about eight years ago. He
is survived by his wife two sons and a daugh
ter. The funeral will be held at his late resi-
dence. tomorrow at O'Clock p. m.
The Dueber Watch Co., of Canton. have mad
an assignment. to Howard Douglass. of Cincin
natl The liabilities are placed at 100000. ant
the assets are said to be three times that amount
The concern employed ]. 200 men. who are throw
out of employment for the present. 1t is hopeC
the embarrassment will be but temporary.
Walter Price, Tom Rooney. Jim McDermot
John Harrington, Richard BLY,, Frank Pric
and Emmet Burns. of Kent, were arrested i
that city last week for breaking into store:
They were brought before Mayor Newton, an
after a hearing, his honor changed their abod
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