The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-08-10

q census just completed by T. R. Mason, is 1885,
Miss Burroughs. ofStreetsboro, is visiting hi
cousin. Miss Ida Burroughs. on West Main S
friends over Sunday.
o. D. Kingsbury is some better from sever
, attack of fever.
Miss Carrie Stuart gave very pleasant pic
/ mic party at Muzzy Lake last Friday, at whic
thirty OF her friends were in attendance.
DIR. c. Ieonard is improving his house O.
Central Avenue very materially, painting an
repairing.
Miss Carrie Kingsbury leaves for thre
weeks visit with Cleveland and Akron friend
next Friday.
Mr.. Mullin. of Cincinnati, travelling agent TO
the Wheeler G Wilson sewing machine. was a
Parks, the jeweler. yesterday.
Mrs j. H. Ford arrived yesterday from In.
dlanapolis, for short vacation expecting tt
return not lag than next Monday.
Make your arrangements to attend the Ra
VIENNA business mems picnic on the 25th, 1t i:
sure to be the biggest day of the season.
| W. F. Jewell and daughter Ada went to
| Chautauqua this morning. expecting to be ab-
| sent two weeks.
The Basket Picnic to be given Saturday, Au
gust 10th. under the auspices of the GA,R
will be held at Court House Park instead of the
Fair Grounds, Let everybody take notice.
There will be a meeting of the Portage Co.
Agricultural Society Directors Friday this
week. at p m at the usual place of convening,
A full attendance is urgently requested
Major Montooth's Band. from Pittsburg, now
IN camp with the Washington Infantry. will
give an open air concert at Court House Park
this evening.
Rev. S. W. Meek will return to the duties of
his pastorate next Wednesday, and be present
at the Thursday evening prayer meeting and
occupy his pulpit Sunday morning. August 81
George H. Cook. head clerk at Parks. the
jeweler, was confined to his home yesterday by
an at ack of intiammatory rheumatism. He
was enough better this morning to enable him
to resume his duties at the store
Miss Nellie Conant, after a TIVE weeks visit
with her brother. E. M. returned to her home
in stJoe, Mich. last Thursday. She was joined
at Cleveland by her sister Ruth, who accompa-
MED her to st Joe.
The annual meeting of the Portage Comfy
Biole Society Will be held at the Disciple Church
commencing at /: 80 p m, Thursday. August
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nuat address. A cordial invitation is extended
to everybody to attend the meeting. which
promises to be one of great profit and int crest.
People living in the neighborhood of our u ark
were entertained Monday forenoon by the Ioud
yelling and cursing of about a dozen young bows
who were playing cards; while ladies passing
through were edited by the sight of great law
loater sprawled out upon his back sound asleep.
on one of the seats. Some one should be given
authority to look after such matters.
D. W. Thomas. J. T. Riddle and Wm Bergin
are in attendance at the meeting of the Eastern
Ohio Breeders Association. held at Warren this
week. each gentleman having entries as follows
ID. W. Thomas. Orphan" 242 stake; J. II. Rid.
die. Mary Williams VI. old stake; VIM.
Bergin. McDuff.'' $3.50 trot.
Col. o. G. Risdon was called to Cleveland last
week by the death of his father, F. j. Risdon
Inc deceased was resident of ShalersviIle
nearly hf y years ago, and will be remembered
by the older residents of that town. For some
time past he had made his home with his
daughter. in Cleveland. where he died Tuesday,
August 2nd. aged 81 years. Funeral services
were held Friday. and the remains taken to
Boston. Summit county, for burial.
From the reports of some fishermen we are
almost led to believe that the sunfsh down at |
Crystal Lake are racing across the lake to get
onto hook. Two gentlemen tell of catching
70 one afterno oon and 66 the next in short time
But there are number of Others. some of whom |
say nothing, while others tell OF fishing a long
time and getting nothing, ana they are large
majority.
A warrant is out for the arrest of Harry
Fuller. who is wanted 1or stealing gold watch |
a muslin shirt, and five dollars in cash from
M ;O'Brien. farmer, living near Mantua |
Station. for whom Fuller was working during
naying and harvest. Last Sunday O'Brien |
Went out with his mower to down a field of hay. |
and while he was absent from the house the |
emploYe perpetrated the theft and left for more
congeniai cimes.
The Nine representing the Ravenna High |
School. went up to Garrettsvile Saturday; and |
despite the fact that their scorer cheated, by |
having the best batters do the batting. and that
they put in a lot of boys that the Ravenna Nine |
should have played against. they won by score |
of 20 to 8.
They are now doubtless the champions whose |
average age is under sixteen. of Portage county,
having won out of Is games.
And while we are speaking of them wouldn't |
it be a good idea to have them play some other |
equally strong Nine at the Merchants Picnic?
The Washin gton Infantry, about sixty-five
men, went into camp at Sandy Lake last Sat
urday. A number of members are accompa-
by their families and all are having a splendid |
time. Maj. Montooth's Band and Orchestra, of
accompanies them. aud on Sunday
afternoon gave a delightful cert. Tuesday
evening the Company gave an exhibition drill,
followed by a dance. Tomorrow evening" Aug
lIth. there will be grand display of Fireworks
and dance, and on Sunday afternoon the Band
will give concert.
Three young men returning from an evening
visit. one night last week. saw evidence of some
persons being about the premises of peighbor
and with thoughts of the recent burgl aries still
fresh in their minds. did not consider that some
young ladies besides those they had been visit
ing might have company, and prepared to cover
themselves with glory by capturing the bur-
glars Policeman siddall was found and the
four surrounded the premi 'es and awaited the
coming of their prize. Meanwhile officer Good.
enough their sly movements and was
on the alert to capture one or more of the sus.
picious characters, while the young lady and
her company. seeing men sneaking about the
premises. sat quietly behind the blinds. waiting
for the " burglars" to break in. After watching
long enough for burglars to have gone through
a half Gozcn houses. Siddall concluded his prev
had escaped. and advanced to the door, to notify
the people that burglars had visited them and
to obtain, if possible some clew to aid in their
capture. A very short explanation only was
necessary to convince him that someone was
sold. Who was it2
Our readers will be interested to know that the
Ravenna Shoe Manufacturing Company are
slowly but surely coming to the front with very
superior line of goods. The old Jordan & Good
rich stock is substantially worked up and dis
posed Of and they are now in the market with
shoe that thus far has net flattering reception
at the hands of the trade. The gentlemen are
proceeding on sound business principles They
started in with about thirty hands to clean up
the old stock above referred to-. and have already
increased the skilled force to nearly fifty. and
should everything progress as favorably as at
present. will start in for the Winter with from
100 to lbs names their pay roll. They are
steadily making a market for their goods by
making ia EN- strictly up to the standard repre-
sented. anE by their excellent management have
already introduced their products to the favora-
BILE notice of the shoe world. They have secured
a very nice trade in Chicago. and are now nego-
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