The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-08-03
EARLY Closing.

Early Closing.
Beginning last Monday. August 1st, Ravenna
Shoe dealers close their stores at p M, except
Saturday evenings
Fancy Lemons 12 cts. lb.
Clipped Dried Beef, 1s cts. lb
HOPE NOVELTY STORE.
Nelson P. Catlin is very low with brain fever.
with the chances against his recovery.
Rev. E. G. Laughlin will preach at Sandy
Lake next Sunday afternoon.
W. S. Wright is doing good business convey
ing passengers to and from the lakes.
Miss Ethel Holcomb Joined the Battery camp
| ers at Twin Lakes this morning.
L. P. Seymour. wife and son left Monday for
| N. Y. City and adjacent pleasure resorts.
| Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Witter and daughter May
left yesterday morning for Nova Scotia.
| Misses Lottie Lefingwell and Fannie Holden
are taking a trip of two weeks duration up the
lakes. leaving yesterday morning.
G. w. Gladding. en- route from Providence. R.
l.. to visit his son. A, L. in East Liverpool. spent
yesterday with his family in this city.
Rev. J. A. Brown and daughter Mary were at
Brady Lake last Thursday. in attendance of the
S. S. picnic of the Kent Episcopal Church.
Frank Siddall went on duty as special po-
liceman. last night. His appointment will prob
ably continue for two months or more.
The Republican County Convention is called
to convene at Citizens Hall. Saturday. 10th inst.
There are 10 candidates for Sheriff. with several
localities to hear from.
Misses Julia and Ollie Sawyer of 4s Lincoln
Ave. Cleveland. will be at the Oakland this
week.
J. a. Dussel. Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Loomis .Tru-
man Dickinson and wife. and several other Ra-
vennians returned from a trip to Niagara this
morning.
Charles L, Bietz is in a very critical condition
from spinal trouble accompanied with fever.
His symptoms appeared little more favorable
early this morning.
F. W. Crist went to Perrysburg. Wood county.
today. where he has about completed arrange
ments to locate in the drug business. W. T.
Hart has not yet decided where to locate.
The Hartenstein family reunion will be held
at Rockhill Grove. Alliance. next week Thurs
day. The Andrie family. of Lincoln Avenue.
will be in attendance.
The German Lutherans of Akron will hold a
missionary festival at Lake Brady next Sunday.
Rev. August Dankworth. of Detroit will preach
in the afternoon, after which he will become the
guest of his brother. in-law. 6. W. Gockel.
Receipt of intelligence apprising Mrs. Wright
D. Goss of the sudden illness of her husband,
oceasioned her return to her home in N. Y. City
last Thursday. after a fortnights visit with Ra-
VIENNA friends.
warrant is out for the arrest of David W.
Potts. G. 4 P. engineer. living in Cleveland.
who is wanted by Millie Schneck for bastardy.
The Sheriff went to Cleveland Friday. but was
unable to find his man.
collection of pink. white. blue and yellow
water lillies in full bloom. was the attraction of
the week in the window of Park, the Jeweler.
They were obtained near Newton Falls. and of a
truth IS Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed
as one of these"
M. Fl. Carter returned from a two weeks visit
to Philadelphia last Saturday. whittier he ac-
companied his daughter Martha, who returned
to her Office duties in large wholesale produce
house in that city. after visit with her parents.
Fl. W. Riddle has awarded the contract for the
brick-work on the Riddle Shoe Factory to c. D.
Loomis. of this city. for $1,000. P. L. Frank. of
Charlestown. secured the contract for the car
pentry work. The grading is nearly completed.
and will be finished this week.
The Garrettsville have issued a buncombe''
challenge to the Ravenna's to play a match
game of ball for $50 side. AS they ask the
privilege of naming the players in both teams,
our boys will hardly accept. When Garetts-
| Vile wants a match of their own men against
| Ravenna men. we have doubt they can be
| accommodated
Tom Kinney arrested Friday night on
charge of creating disturbance at the C. &
| depot, He said he was innocent and proposed
to contest the charge. Hearing was set for this
! morning.
The defendant demanded a jury trial, to
| which he had constitutional right but as our
| Village ordinance on the subject requires the
accused to deposit 81 80 before he can exercise
this right. the Mayor bound Kinney over to the
Com mon Pleas in the sum of $780, Whoever is
responsible for this brilliant piece of legislation
would probably not wish their names published
to say the least,
Miss Nettie Dickinson, who has been visiting
in the family of her cousin, Frank Ford, the
past four weeks, leaves this evening for Petos-
key, Mich, where she will remain until Sep
tember, when she will return to Kansas City,
Mo-, to resume her place as teacher in the pub
lie schools in that city.
i The Board of Education have secured the
services of Miss Name Knapp. one of the mos
efficient teachers in the schools of GarrettsviIle
Miss Knapp comes here with high credentials
| as teacher, and the Board only succeeded ir
!, engaging her after repeated solicitation Gar
rettsyille. Warren and Youngstown having
made her excellent offers She has made fo
herself an enviable reputation in her chosel
line of work, and the Board are fortunate il
Ac
: places no one of the present teachers, but vii
have charge of new department.. the forma
ton of which was necessitated by the large in
crease of attendance in our schools,
Last Friday afternoon the house of s, Il
. streeter, short distance north of Shalersvill
!, Center, on the Mantua road, was struck b
: lightning Mr. Streeter was standing on til
= front porch at the time, and to the fact that h
was not leaning against the house. he undoubt
edly owes his life. for powerful current passe
8 lust back of him along the side of the hons
under the porch. ripping up things in livel
q manner. The other members of his family wei
e inside of the house, and while the nghtnin
y tore around In five rooms of the house an
e passed down the chi imneys to the cellar. whel
5. it split open the foundations of the smoke col
y ductor. strange to say, no one experienced
r | much as slight shock from the awful concu
rs sion. The house was Dadly damaged, Inslt
IS. and outside. the powerful agency playir
lie havoc with the shingles and roof boards. sha
a tering one corner post, tearing the siding an
IS. plastering smashing window into smithereel
of and damaging considerable furniture. inelu,
i'll in two fine wall pictures which were blscke
ng ed into uninteIligible looking objects. 1t W
one of the most remarkable cases of ightni
On spreading ever heard of aronnd here.
Lai party of twenty-five neighbors from t
no northern suburbs of our town picniced at Tw
81 Lakes last Thursday. The day was enjoyat
20 spent. not the least delightful feature being
lol hay-rack ride from the Earlville depot to
RS Lakes. Boating. bathing. ball. &C.. filled
'S% the day. The return hay-rack trip from
Ia Lakesto the depot. typical of Jehu's speed. v
YET exhilerating in the extreme, and furnish
abundance of raw material for sonneteer
lis. epigramist. in descriptive detail. The monott
ent of waiting at 3he depot for the homeward tri
son was broken by the passage of IL empty pass
and ger coaches the return to Brady for excursiG
Vay ists going with such speed as to create curr