The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-02-24
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES,
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS
RAvENNA. WEDNESDAY, Feb, "a 1892
Call on Tibbals for Gem Photographs.

Call on Tibbals for Gem Photographs.
Geo. Whittlesey. of the Erie Gene raj offices
was in town Saturday.
Miss Mollie Blackwell went to Macon, Ga
last week. for visit of indefinite length.
Harley E. Williams. of Glenville. was in the
city from Friday to Tuesday morning, visiting
friends.
E. R. Crowell and wife. of Cedar Rapids, Ia.
were In town last week. Mrs. Crowell il
the guest of Mrs I. F. Thompson.
D. c. Snyder and daughter. Blanche, of Pitts
burgh, spent Sunday with Ravenna friends.
There were no services at Grace Church Sun
day morning, occasioned by defect in one OF
the furnaces,
Seward L. Bowman. of the Youngstown
Telegram, spent Sunday with his parents in
this city.
Gordon Meek is suffering from from mild
attack of diptheria. which manifested itself last
Friday. He is rapidly recovering and will soon
be out again.
Hon. S. P. Wolcott wants to fill the Congress-
ional shoes about to be laid aside by E. B. Tay
lor. of this district.
The Kent Roller Skating Rink still fourishes,
though in nearly all other places the craze
is dead. buried and almost forgotten.
Miss Wing and Miss Hurlbut were in Hudson
over Sunday. guests of Miss Thompson.
The family of -. White moved to Mercer,
Pa, last week. They expect to make New
Castle, Pa, their home in the near future.
F NJ. Paltzgrof. travelling salesman for the
Riddle Coach and Hearse Co., returned Satur-
day evening from an extended business trip in
the East.
The Western Reserve Fruit Growers Associ'
ations meets in Ravenna Saturday, March 9TH,
at p. m, A. ID, OLIN, sec
Have your eyes examined. free. at
LII. GODDARD, The jewelers..
Pygmalion and Galatea. at Cresset Hall. last
Thursday evening. was an excellent entertain
ment.
The store of N. Converse & Son is filling up
with fine line of early Spring goods.
But one marriage license was granted the past
week, that of Henry D. Peck and Ollie E. Rus
sell. of Aurora.
Auditor Freeman is in Chicago. visiting his son
Louis. who is in the general Offices of the B. .&
0. R. r.
Several Ravenna Masons went to Palmyra.
Monday. to assist in the dedication of the new
Masonic Hall at that place.
Judge Ingel reached Ravenna yesterday, after
in absence of nearly seven weeks in Arkansas.
attending to his timber interests.
Henry Hannigan and Lewis WetzelI. glass
blowers went to Elmore. Ind. last week. via
Erie line.
The Riddle Coach and Hearse Co. shipped sew
sral fine hearses and coaches to Huntsville. Ind.
asst week.
The many friends of Miss Anna Brown will
earn with pleasure that she is again with Lef
ingwelI & Holden. in charge of their trimming
department..
A cooperative company has purchased the
neat market of A. S. Lynn. and have styled the
the " Star meat market" Mr.. L.
goes on the road again for his former employ ers.
4 Pittsburgh firm,
The remains of Calvin Rawson. who died at
The home of his son in Wayland. Mich. Monday.
are expected to arrive here tomorrow. for inter-
ment. The deceased was brother-in-law of E.
c. Belding, and left Ravenna about one year ago.
A. S. Cole and W. J. Becky are the only can
iidates for Mayor, thus far. among the Republi-
,ans While Mr.. Merits name has been freely
mentioned in connection with this office. he in
forms us that he is not a candidate. and will not
permit the use of his name.
Director, Jr., a grandson of Hambletonian 10,
will be sold at auction at the late residence of
Hugh McManus. IL miles north of Ravenna,
on March 7th. Horsemen should make a note of
this.
Ravenna Grange holds its regular meeting
next Saturday. The discussion on the Winter
Care of Live Stock, will be opened by James
Mel ntosh. Mrs. III. Fl. Bartlett will read a
paper on the Care of House Plants in Winter.
Last Friday night some person or persons
went to the lumber yards of R. Smith &c Co .
near the Erie BY. and took load some six or
seven thousand. shingles. 1t was a bold job
and Messrs. Smith & Co. propose to give the
parties chance to call and settle.
The new election laws in this State require
the names of all candidates to be certified to
the county Board of Elections at least twelve
days before the election. This applies to Spring
as well as Fall elections. and will make it nee
essary to hold caucuses two weeks earlier than
has been the custom in many towns
Monday afternoon Mrs. F. S. Comstock sustain
ed a very painful injury in very peculiar man.
ner. She seated in chair. about to put on
her shoes, and in suddenly raising her left foot
for this purpose she ruptured the ligament Of
the bone called the tibia, just below her knee
She was alone at the time and it was several
minutes before she succeeded in attracting the
attention of person passing. She is resting
quite comfortably now. but Monday night she
suffered great pain, and was unable to lie down
until the following morning.
Cards are out for grand leap year ball to bt
given by the young ladies of Kent, March I'd
which we are assured will be the event of the
season among the $50 of the Metropolis. Some
of our more prominent society ladies wer
among those out of town invited. but OWN e t.
| the fact that the event takes place shortly afte
| the Lenten season has cast its forbidding bal
over the gaities of society lfe to some it is 4
| be regretted That the event must be thus crip
pied few of our young people. however
| may avail themselves of this opportunity o
enjoying pleasant evening.
Last Friday Miss Wings School observe
| Washipgton's Birthday with appropriate exer
cises, consisting of music. songs. recitations an
| original papers. There was a conspicuous dis
play of flags IN the hands of the pupils Will
singing Red. White and Blue,' and sYanke
| Doodle - Several of the papers were gem
and gave evidence of talent which with cult
vation, will certainly shine in the literar
world. A very pleasing feature of the exercise
| was the rendering of Home. Sweet Home, h
| an orchestra composed of a quartette of boy
Howard Sey mour presiding at the piano, Ra
Waller. violin, Ray Kingsbury, flute, and h.
little brother the triangle.
Mrs Harriet McNaughton. died at her hom
in Coopersville. Mich, Sunday last. the 21st ins
She was formerly resilient of CampbeIlsport
this county. having removed from that pIac
about forty years since. She was a sister of tt
late Mrs. VIM. Frazier, and the last survivir
member cf family of the late Gen. John Cam
bell. prominent citizen of this county in 1SC
from whom CAM pbellsport bears his name,
recognition of his standing as a leading an
public spirited man of that day. The decease
lady was an aunt of H. G.. Frazier and Mrs L.
Dodge. of this city.