The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-09-28
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS
RAvENNA. WEDNESDAY. sept. ss.,ss.
Money to loan on real estate security.

Miss Jennie Hutchins. of Kent. visited her
cousin. Miss Ethel Holcomb. last week.
Mr.. Chas. Pitkin has purchased the c. A Pit
kin Block. east Main st. Consideration. S.. goo.
Residents on Lincoln Avenue are much an
noyed by melon and fruit thieves.
Jos. Kohrs new house on Central Avenue,
is nearly completed for occupancy.
Mrs. Christy. of Cleveland. was the guest of
Miss Bessie Riddle during the Fair.
Mrs. DR.. Alexander Fletcher, of Cleveland, is
making weeks visit with Ravenna friends.
The shoe future of Ravenna is very bright
The next meeting of the Thurman Club will
be held on Friday evening Of next week.
The ladies of Grace Episcopal Church will
serve supper on the night of election.
go deg. in the shade. Saturday. was the ther-
mometer record of old sol.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. P. Merits attended the Deer
field Fair. Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Pew. of Hubbard, o =, were
guests OF E. R. Taylor and wife during the
Fair.
Edwin Ferry's Interpretation of the character
of Damon" is grand piece of acting. Secure
seats for the performance tomorrow night.
No more sour milk or cream for breakfast
coffee. Skeels. the milkman. will deliver milk
morning and evening until cold weather.
Mrs. E. r. Taylor and Mrs. A. L. Davis visited
friends in New Baltimore. Saturday, making q
pleasant trip by private conveyance.
There have been several additions to the work.
ing force of the Ravenna Shoe Company during
the past week.
Mr.. Ed. Kline. resumed work in the Mishler
Bros tile works. Saturday. after ten days. con-
fnement to his home. with malarial attack.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Mishler went to Copley.
Summit Co.. Friday. to visit his brother, return
ing home Monday evening.
Notwithstanding the late planting. most of the
corn in this section is ripened sufficient for the
shock.
Mr.. Peter Waldeck. of Akron. visited with
the family of w. G. Lacey Wednesday evening,
returning to his home the following morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spiers and children were
visiting Ravenna friends Saturday. being the
especial guests of Mr.. and Mrs, John Bowman.
Will. Twitt and wife. of Whiting, suburb of
Chicago. are visiting his parents on North Chest
nut street.
Skeels, the milkman. has not sold out You
may see him every day attending strictly to
business. He sells pure milk at FIVE cents a
quart.
The new and improved machinery now in op-
GRAFTON at the Atlantic Mills. enables this liant
to turn out materially increased product of an
quality
Miss Grace Shrop and Master Freddie, of North
Springfield, Summit Co., visited with W. J. Shrop
and Mrs. Andrew Kline, their uncle and aunt,
during the Fair. returning home Saturday.
Miss Nellie Hall. and Miss Jennie Ratlif'
daughter of the late Gen. Ratlif. of Warren.
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. I. T. Siddall
from Thursday to Saturday. last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. Krake entertained a party
Of friends at their pleasant home on south Chest
nut St.. Wednesday evening. in honor of their
guests. Mr. and Mrs. ii T. Sheldon.of Windham
E. Twitt, with his wife, who accompanied him
to Cleveland, when he went to that city to un-
dergo surgical operation, returned today.
He is rapidly regaining his accustomed vigor.
The pleasing response. We have all the or
ders we possibly FILL" is the invariable reply
to weekly reportorisl inquiry as to business at
the Ravenns Tile Works.
J. P. Dawley. Esq. and daughter Frances,
drove down from Cleveland. Wednesday. to at
tend the Fair and visit Ravenna friends, and
returned Friday as they came. Ey the overland
route.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Roberts. of Cleveland,
were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. j. W. Hol-
comb. Mr.. Roberts is the senior member of the
F. W. Roberts Printing Co.. one of the leading
printing houses of the Forest City.
Chas. Merits. Esq. went to Wheeling Friday.
where he is looking after and directing the re-
modelling of block of his purchase. in one of
the most desirable localities of that city. He
will return home tomorrow.
Orders are already being received by the F. J.
Loudin Shoe Co.. in anticipation of the compile
ton of their plant. evidently the principle of
first come. first served "a gratifying outlook
for its initia,ory and future success.
J.E. Sharp. who has been confined to his home
for the past two weeks, by illness. was able to be
mp town Monday morning. Although weak. he
is smproving sufficient to give his business par
tial attention.
Elwood Hatcher and wife, of Iowa, formerly
residents OF Randolph. stopped off on their re
turn from Washington to visit friends in this
vicinity. They were guests of E. 4. Taylor and
wife Friday. and went from here to Marlboro
and New Baltimore.
The 4srd Annual Fair Of the Summit County
Agricultural Society will be held on their
grounds at Akron. next week. beginning on
Tuesday and eontin uiRg four days. OF all the
county fairs in the state none are better than
summit's. and with good weather, this years
exhibit will iully sustain their reputation.
The session of the Congregational S. S. was
made interesting by short but eloquent addresi
BY Mrs. Mary A. Woodbridge. last Sunday. on
the subject of Temperance. that being the topic
ch osen in place of the regular quarterly review.
The exercises were varied by music and recita-
tionssuitable to the occasion.
Joshua Leonard. of Belmont. Wright Co.. Ia.
is visiting his NIECE Mrs. A. H. Parsons. of this
city. and relatives in Paris He is one of tn
Grand Army boys" and stopped off on hi
homeward return from the National Reunion q
Washington. to visit Portage county friends
whom he had not seen for 80 years.
! G. B. Witchsll. who has been engaged as fore
man in the cutting department of the F. J. Lou
din Shoe Company. with his family arrived from
| their late home in Leeds. jackson Co.. Mo-. las
Saturday. and are now occupying the DR.. Was
ner premises on Van Buren, street. lately vaeate
by Rev. E. G Laughlin.
A. ]. Packer was called to Limaville Tuesda
morning BY telegram informing him of the sc
rfous illness of his father. who has been q parti
invalid for many years from stomach ailmen
complicated with dropsy. Heremained throua
the day. during which his father rallied from Il
sudden prostration sufficiently to remove appr
hension of recovery. and he returned in the ev
ming.
Work & Yeend commenced operations Monds
with one of their portable saw mills on timbe
ed tract recently purchased of Mrs. Davis.
her farm amile east of :" Bloody Corners" Th'
find their Ravenna mill inadequate to fill t
+ demands of their constantly increasing bushes
and this additional mill is started to enable th
energetic and prosperous firm TO keep pace wi
its steady growth.
At the adjourned meeting of Council. Wednt
day night. it was decided to not order the layi
+ of any new walks this Fail. but instead allie
and order the immediate rep air of such walks
e needed attention.. Accordingly. fifty or mc
property owners were ordered to be served VI
notice to place their wooden ways in conditi
that the Winter might be tided over in mt asul