The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-04-13

At meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Portage Co. Agricultural Society. at the Court
House. last Saturday. in the absence of the Pres
ident and Vice President. J. H. Ray was called
to the chair. On motion of Mr.. Thomas the
Chair appointed D. W. Thomas, J. T. Riddle.
W. II. Bowen. VIM, Bergin and Secretary Smith
a committee to arrange speed program for the
coming fair.
superintendents s. E. Hanks, of the 1st, M, G.
Spencer. 2nd j. B. Knowlton, 3rd, and Orrin
SIN yth 4th departments, are each to revise List
for their department.. W. B, Nichols and HI E.
Eldridge the Poultry department, and c.
Gardner the balance of the list.
The Chair appointed W. H Bowen, D. W.
Thomas and Lafayette Smith committee on
moving the Grand Stand back and building an
addition to enlarge its seating capacity.
1t was decided to require all premium stock
to be out for the grand parade at IL O'Clock,
sharp on the lastday of the Fair.
Adjourned to meet at call of Secretary.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. G, L. Holden wa
saddened early Friday morning by the death of
their little daughter Thalia, aged four and one
half years. Her death resulted from brain fe-
yer. The remains were placed in the vault at
Maple Grove Cemetery, awaiting interment in
Charlestown.
The Board of Trade held a meeting Monday
evening, to consider the matter of keeping the
]. A. Bennett Basket Factory in Ravenna, but
adjourned without taking any action. Mr.. B.
has secured partner of means, and they will
either remain in Ravenna or go to Geneva, O.,
where they have excellent offer. They want
S., 900 from the town.
Business atthe Mishler= Brothers, establish.
ment co ntinues as lively as ever. Last week
they shipped car loads of tile to Bedford. Niles.
Aurora. hudson. and Erie. Pa. They are max
ing one of the Mishler patent marble machines.
which as soon as completed, will be subjected
to the practical test OF marble making This is
the third marble machine ever patented in the
United States, and it looks as if the company
owned very valuable invention. The result
will be awaited with interest, for it does not
require a very ,laIge amount of faith to see a
marble mandatory for the town in the event
of favorable experimental results.
The B. & o. has in its employ man possess
ing memory of almost incredible power. His
name is Dan Thornton, and he lives at Chicago
Junction. He was formerly Erie yard master
OF Youngstown, and is now conductor of
b. o. through freight. running between
Warren and Chicago Junction. Recently he
had occasion while his train was lying at Ra-
VIENNA, to take what is called in railroad par
lance. train list that is, to ascertain the name
number and kind of each car composing his
train. He inspected 20 cars and without the
aid of any kind of memorandum, made correct
report of the 45 cars, purely from memory. coy
ering the following points; name, number,
kind. weight, and tons capacity. He never
takes book when making train list, and has
never been known to make a mistake His
highest record covers rs cars, which he says is
as high as he cares to undertake. He is well
liked by all the boys on the line, and is in fact
thorough gentleman and modest withal. for if
1t depended on him to be advertised, his pro-
digious memory would never be known outside
of few railroad employees.