The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-07-05
The DEMOCRATIC PRESS
INSTRUMENTATION. July 5,:'es
Mrs. Lille oatlin daughter and son are spend.

A$<AS EN NIAs. w WEONESOAxs JuAy 0Ss'0S
Mrs. Lille Catlin. daughter and son fare spend
ing few days with friends in Cleveland.
Editor Smith. of the Bedford News Register.
made US pleasant call on Saturday.
Dewey Wiley took the P. & W. Friday night
for Chicago and the Exposition.
Eek TT beats them all for fine candies.
County Clerk A. E. Seaton and wife returned
Sunday from the Exposition.
Mayor Cole was in youngstown Friday and
Saturday.
Cnoice Confectionery at EcKERT's.
Herman Braklow. of Boone. Iowa. visited his
brother w. ]. over Sunday.
Hon. DR.. A. M. Sherman was in town Saturday.
Miss Marguerite Barbour is visiting Akron
friends.
Fannie Dickinson. of Pittsburgh. is visiting
her sisters Grace and Percie.
Rev. y A. Richards will lecture at Oakwood
Chapel Sunday, July 9th. at3p m.
Frank Bach. of Akron. spsntlhe Fourth with
Ravenna friends.
| MIR. George E Tupper, of Canton, o and
Mrs Clara Purcell. OF this city. were united in
malr age by Rev Henry ID. Stauffer. july g. 1898.
Mrs. Nj. Robinson and Mrs c. j, Wood
will close their stores at O'Clock p. m except
Saturday evenings during July and August.
VIM. H. Baight VS. Michael Adolph. appeal by
| plaintiff. is entered upon the Common Pleas
docket.
The Alvin E. Stephenson homestead and per-
sonal property will be sold by the administrator
Saturday of this week.
Bananas and Oranges. best and cheapest in
town, at EGKERr's
Mr.. Simpson. foreman of the stitching room of
of the north side shoe factory. left for Lynn.
Mass. Saturday. He will return with his family.
The best place in town for your tobacco and
cigars is at Eckert's.
Rev. o. A. Richards occupied his pulpit Sum
day evening. In the morning the services were
conducted by the C. W.B. NJ.
Miss Mary Buren. Charles Geppinger. Mr. and
Mrs. Kengott. of Boone. Iowa. reached Ravenna
Friday, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schweit-
zer. They are en- route for Germany.
How time flies" remarked an Individual at
the Races. last Wednesday. on reaching for his
watch. and discovering that it had been stolen
by pickpocket.
The game laws allow the killing of squirrels
after July 1st but in this section squirrels are
SO scarce that they are practically among the
extinct species of game Woodcock shooting
is unlawtu ul before July 18th.
D. c. Risdon. wife and daughter Nettie re-
turned Friday morning from Nantucket. A
few weeks of stay among the ocean breezes
have worked " onders with the Colonel's health.
and he returns looking and feeling like him.
self again.
Owing to the accident that befel the Pastor and
his wife. Rev. B. B. Ashley occupied the pulpit
of the Congregational Church Sunday morning.
There were no evening services.
The family of George W. Ferry. resident of
Kent has been terribly afflicted with diphtheria.
Within week his wife, and two children son
and daughter-died from the dreadful disease.
My old friend. George Kenward. of Spokane
Falls. will please accept our thanks for fine sam
pie of Puget Sound Salmon. fresh and good.
J. c. CATLIN.
L. D. Mereness and George Empie. of Sharon
Springs. N Y :. stopped off. on their way to Chi
cago. Wednesday and Thursday. to visit friends
in Ravenna. Mr.. Mereness is nephew of j. E.
Sharp.
You will still find good assortment of Dry
down the Discount goes up. So you still
save money by going there.
If your watch needs attention. cali on D. Il.
GARDNER. Twenty years experience. and all
work fully guaranteed. English chain levers
and difficult work specially.
The Ladies Cemetery Association will meet
this week Thursday afternoon. at O'Clock
standard time. in Riddle Block. full attend
ance is requested. By order of the President.
MARTHA vANMETER. Sec
Rev. o. A. Richards and wife returned from
their overland trip last Friday. While at NAL
vern he helped along the cause of the anti-sa
loonists by delivering temperance lecture. A
vote was about to be taken under the Dow Law.
Ann Keville failed to effect a settlement with
the Erie Co.. and has commenced suit in the
Summit Common Pleas for $4,000 damages by
reason of the death of her son in the Ravenna
accident. Walsh. of Cuyahoga Falls. is her at
torney.
Proceedings have been instituted in the Com
mon Pleas to wind up the affairs of the Eagle
Glass Works. of this city and to have the Cor
poration dissolved. II. L. Beatty has been ap-
pointed Referee to hear the case on October I'd,
at room 1S. Riddle Block.
&C. S. Mcbride. wife and baby daughter arrived
| in Ravenna. Sunday. from their home in N. Y.
| City. evil remain about two weeks. dividing
his time between this place and Garrettsville.
where his mother resides. Mrs. Mcbride will
remain until September.
There is en- erroneous impression prevaiing
that sleeping car service cannot be secured on
the Erie Ry. for Chicago. at the Raveuna station.
This is not the case. Any one desiring Sleep
| ing berth secure it, by making application a
| day iu advance.
Union Services will be held during July and
August, by the Methodist. Congregational and
Disciple societies. alternating at their respect
i've houses of worship. The initial service will
be at the Methodist Church next Sunday night.
Each pastor will preach from his own pulpit
Thomas Corwin Menary, editor and proprie-
tor of the Waukon Democrat. was born in
Deerfeld. Portage Co Ohio. April 90. 1870, and
died. OF Consumption. at his home in Waukon
Iowa. June 81. 1898. Deceased was a nephew
of Capt Z. L. Bar lett. of this city and 8
brother of the late j. c Menary
H. W. Riddle has about completed a beautiful
new residence building on East Bowery. There
are few locations in town that present more at
ractive appearance than the corner of this street
and Elm. where few years ago were nothing
but houseless lots. filled with an unsightly growth
of grass and weeds
Mesdames A. V. Horr. b. D. Seymour, D. L
Rockwell. and Misses Edith and Olive Coe. Yer
die Seymour. Clara Risdon. May Witter. Aimee
Riddle. and Mr.. Ranney Horr. were Erie passen
gers Friday morning. for Chicago. where the,
spend ten days in composing as much of tn
Exposition as possible. The Misses Coe will z,
from Chicago to Geneseo. ILL.,. where they vii
make six weeks visit with their grandmother or
Mrs. Cragin. before returning home.
Two la lies by the name of Spencer, who resid
in Deerfeld. went to Atwater on Friday las
Arriving at the Center. they drove up to th
| watering trough. and the young lady alightins
took the bits from the horses mouth to have
drink. No sooner had this been done than th
horse jumped and ran. throwing the elderly lad
to the ground, and severely bruising her. Th
horse broke loose from the buggy. but was 500
captured. The lady. though sustaining seriol