The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-01-20
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THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS
RAVENNAs WEDNESDAY, } an, 90 1892
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invoice.
Miss Name King entertained the Whist Clu
Monday evening.
Chas Alcorn has returned to Little Rock. Arl
HI. Higley. prominent Cleveland attorney
was in town Friday.
Thermometer was deg. below zero. Saturda
morning. in various parts of town.
Call on Tibbals for Exterior Views.
Miss Carlotta Packard and Miss Nellie Hall. o
Warren. were the guests of Mrs. I. T. Siddall
| Wednesday.
The case of Brockett against Brockett. sensa
tional divorce case. tried last week. resulted il
the dismissal of the plaintiffs petition.
VII. Hawn and wife, of Kansas City, ar,
making months stay with Portage County
friends.
The Dorcas Society will meet at Mrs, S, R.
Freeman's Oakstreet, Friday evening, the s2n6
| inst.
| Miss Mary Hall. of Warren. was the guest Of
Mrs. 1. T. siddall the early part of the week.
Gen. A. W. Jones, of Youngstown, was in the
city Tuesday.
Henry Scholl. of Chicago. was the guest OF
Frank MdTye. and family from Wednesday to
Friday evening.
The familiar face of j B. shewell gladdened
Saturday.
H. B. Dickinson, Esq. is acting as Deputy
Probate Judge during the absence of Judge
Ingel
A leap year ball will be held at the Town
Hail. Brimffeld. Friday night.
A sleighload of Ravenna young people at
tended the dance at Buckeye Hall. Garrettsville
last Friday night.
A party of sleighriders from this city went to
-Cuyahoga Falls last wednesday evening. Not
withstanding the fact that it rained all the W ay
over and back. they declare they had an elegant
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G, Buel, of Tescott. Kansas.
are visiting friends in Ravenna. MIR. Buel re-
moved from Ravenna 28 years ago. and his last
visit here was IA years ago.
A leap year sleighride was the event Monday
night. The boys submitted to all the require
ments, even to visiting the we'll worn sights Of
Ke
J.W, Sullivan, an inmate of the County In
hrmary, who hailed from Warren, o., died Sat
urday night. The remains were taken to VAR
rem by friends.
W. A. jenkins. wife and daughter, MIR. and
Mrs NJ, Collins, miss Bartholomew and c. 6.
Bentley spent Sunday with Mrs. c. D. Bentley.
at her Chestnut Grove home in Randolph.
King & Co., general managers of the Security
Mutual Bank of New York. have written to
Sheriff Jones asking for information concern
ing one John W. schooley, who it is stated was
taken to Ohio some ten years ago from Baltl-
more, Md, on charge of fraud.
Anna Mary Grohe. widow of the late Michael
Grohe, whose funeral was held one week ago
Sunday. died Saturday evening, of pneumonia
aged about IA years. Her funeral was held at
%. m. Monday. from the house, Rev. S, " e.
Meek officiating,
Mr., and Mrs silas Laughlin. DIR. and Mrs.
Geo Waggoner and Mrs. DIR. Jos. Waggoner
went to sDeertield last Thursday, to celebrate
the s5th birthday of Mrs. W Waggoner's mother.
Comel Where2 To the Methodist Church.
WhenP Next Friday. between and O'Clock.
What for9 To one of their good snppers.
You and yours are especially invited. Comel
We have already received over two tons of
new Wall Paper. Parties expecting to paper
will find it to their interest to call on US.
G, A. MYERS,
Fl, A. Beaver and family, after residence of
sixteen years in Ravenna. left for Cadillac Mich,
Monday, to make that city their future home.
Mr. Beaver and his sons will engage in the gro
Gerry business.
Eighty pupils from the Kent Schools drove
over to this city, Friday. their merry laughter
and gleeful shouts keeping lively time with the
Jingle of the sleigh bells. They were entertained
by landlord Morrow at the Etna.
Patrick McCue, indicted for burglarizing the
Shoe Factory. was convicted of house breaking
after short trial, and sentenced to ~ days in
the Workhouse. to pay fine of 500 and costs
$780, and to stand committed until paid. This
means substantially two years in durance vile.
8. 8. Mansfield. Of Atwater. one of the prom
fnent stock dealers of Portage County. ami late
candidate for County Commissioners on the
PEOPLES Party ticket made an assignment last
Friday to VIM. Bergin, for. the benefit of his
creditors.
A meeting of the Directors of the Portage
County Agricultural Society will be held at the
County Commissioners room. in Ravenna, on
Saturday, January 5Oth. 1892. at l O'Clock p. m ,
for the election of officers and transaction of
other important business, A full attendance is
desired, LAFAYETTE SMITH, Sec.
The Young People of the Uuiversalist Church
on Friday evening. February 9th, will givo an
entertainment, consisting of music. recitations.
and a charming Operetta entitled The Seven
Old Ladies' of Lavender town. This will be
given by home talent. and will no doubt be
largely patronized.
Next Wednesday evening, the 27th inst. the
degree team of Garrettsville Lodge, 1. o. o. F.
will confer the Third degree on three candida ties
| in Ravenna Lodge after which occurs the in
| stallation of oficors. followed by grand ban
| quet in the Hall. The Garrettsville team is one
of the best in the State. and are justly proud o.
their record. A full attendance is urged, as
| good time is assured.
| W, A. Moore, of Freedom, has in his possess
sion parlor wood burner stove that has beer
| in the family for At years. and although in con
slant use during that period, is apparently a
good as new, there being not a crack or breal
in it. 1t is used to wrrm large room, which i
does with very small amount of fuel. and h
regards it as the most economical stove he eve
owned.
| The past two weeks have been more destruC
tive to quail than the guns of the hunters wer
during the open season. No amount of pro
lection by law will preserve these best of a
game birds when the snow covers their feeC
A few handfuls of grain or screenings throw
out for them now will be good Investment fc
either the farmer or sportsman,
A. B. Seymour and family went to RootstoWl
Saturday morning, to attend the funeral of hi
father. Ashabel Seymour, who died last Wed
nesday evening, of la grippe, aged so years. Th
funeral was held at IL o'clock. Mr.. Seymor
was one of the pioneers of Rootstown. havin
lived there since 1920.
The legal muse invoked by our distinguishe
fellow citizen, Hon. M. Stuart. in the days of g
and which rewarded his labors with the We
celebrated divorce petition in rhyme. immorta
lied the production. apparently, for after Il
D lapse of more than a quarter of century &
h poetic gem is again going the rounds of the pre
this time commencing with the Cincinnati E
quirer.
$4.325.45 was the total amount realized from t
Dow law tax at the December collection of taxt
after deducting the Treasurer's fees. The t
was paid by S5 liquor dealers in the county, Fl
of whom have since retired from the busine
The money was apportioned follows: Sta
purposes, $S65.09; Villages. $l.SA.57; Cour
Poor Fund. $l.635.81. There are 80 saloons in t
county. of which Ravenna has IL. Kent 10. p
myra 5, Sufield 2. Randolph l. ShalersVille /,