The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-02
A Famine.


"What the town wants, and stands badly in
need of, are more school children" "-TGarretts-
vile Journal.
Poor Garrettsville! Will some one suggest a
remedy?
Albert WiIlyard ans VIM. Winkelman, both
| of Ravenna. were arrested last Wednesday for
unhitching and using horse and carriage be-
longing to E. W. Poe. The rig in subject had
been hired by G. H Holloway. of this city who
left it hitched to a tree. at Brady Lake. while he
| was in attendance at the dance Missing the rig
| later on he at once informed Poe. who was also
at the lake. and he, with r. G. Beatty, stationed
| themselves near the tree and awaited results.
| Soon two young fellows drove up at rapid
| pace. but catching sight of Poe and Beatty
jumped from the carriage and unceremoniously
abandoned the rig. taking to the woods They
were partially identified by the two watchers
| and Willie LeCount. and fully so b. j. P Green
| a camper from Allegheny City. who had enter
| tanned them at his cottage and ;who saw them
| run by his door after the rig was returned
They pleaded not guilty before Justice Dickin-
son and were bound over to the Common Pleas,
in the sum of 800 each. The extreme penalty
for the offense is $2G6 fine costs and 80 days in
Jail,
| Mr.. Parnell, an Ashtabula policeman, was
down Monday. and identified Frank Edwards
as the man who shot the Marshal at that place.
! two or three weeks ago: The PRISONER denies
the identity, but indications point strongly the
| other way. He described his man as having
white spots On one of his hands. which peculiar
| ity was noticed by lady who gave him some
food the night of the Ashtabula shooting. The
Marshal also said that he noticed after one of
the shots he fired at the fellow. that he dropped
his right arm. On one of the prisoners hands
is the peculiar marking described by the lady
| above mentioned. He also has an unhealed
wound in the right arm. near the shoulder.
DR. and Mrs. c. D. Painter. of Alliance. came
up by the overland route to visit Ravenna friends
Monday. the Doctor making the trip on his
wheel. and Mrs. Painter by carriage. By reason
| of the condition of the roads occasioned by the
rain after his arrival. the Doctor abandoned his
wheel. and took the cars on his return home the
same evening. Mrs. Painter remained for visit
| of several days.
Louis Wepstel, of Ravenna. was arrested and
pleaded guilty. Monday, to shooting rabbit on
the premises of John Cutler. near Brady Lake.
Justice Dickinson fined him S. and costs 81 10
County Commissioner Hubbard caused the
arrest of a telegraph lineman last Saturday for
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his residence in Deerfeld. to make roo m for
/ the wires.
We regret to announce the illness of D. NJ.
| Clewell. the well known merch ant of this city
He has been con fined to his bed for several days
| and it is impossible at this writing to indicate
the prob lble duration or his sickness.
| The Pennsylvania Company are selling spec
ia round trip tickets to Chicago for $1s go go cd
| to August 31st. inclusive.
| Frederick J, Schweitzer. father of Louis
Schweitzer Of this city, died last Thursday af
| ternoon, at his home in Cleveland. from the eff
| fects of an abcess on one of his kidneys and a
| cancer in the liver He was SICK six weeks,
| during four of which he was attended by his son
| Louis, The funeral was held Sunday afternoon.
| The deceased was born In Bavaria. in 1929 and
came TO Cleveland in!ls47, He was a wagon.
maker by trade. About eight months ago he
| retired to private life. He is survived by q
| widow and four children.