The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-31
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. E. Y. Lacey, Friday, a

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son.
Headquarters for Bananas and Oranges al
L. C. EcKERT's.
June 2sth will be Children's Day in the Uni
versalist Churce.
Next Sunday evening Rev. Andrew Wilson
will lecture on Sunday Opening, and Sectarian
Boycott
The Ohio Universalist Convention will be held
in Hamilton next week. Ravenna will be rep
resented by Rev. Andrew Wilson and wife,
Mrs. C. H. Pitkin. and Miss Ella Pitkin.
Tobaccos-Plug. Fine Cut and Smoking, at
EcKERT's. Try his OF. SC. package.
F. F. Mott. ex-Mayor of Garrettsville, has
filed second petition in error in Common
| Pleas, against F. N. Barber, Mayor of that vii
lage.
Mems Suits from $500 up. Boys Suits s3c.
and up. Boys Percale Shirts 25c. Mems Pants
4oc up. Boys Knee Pants 1sc. up. at the great
Clothing Sale,
Room No. 2, ETNA BLOCK.
Rev Henry D stauffer will occupy the II, e
pulpit next Sunday morning and evening In
the evening he will lecture on -. Worlds Fair.'
from which he has just returned.
For good line Corsets. Corset Waists. and
Shirt Waists. gs to Converse's. and you will
save money.
You will find sgood line prints. ginghams
shirtings. table linens. carpet warp. crashes,
and general line Domestic goods, at Con-
verses, and get discount which will save iyou
money.
Members of Ravenna Grange should remem-
Der the Children's Day meeting at the home of
Chas. H. Sapp, next Saturday. Basket dinner.
The game of ball played Thursday by Kent
and Rayenna Mines, resulted in score OF 16 to
IA, in favor Of the visitors.
C. L. Gilbert and family of Cleveland, spent
Decoration Day with Ravenna friends.
Mrs. A. E. Herman is visiting her many Ra-
VIENNA friends.
A. ]. Packer has accepted position in drug
store at Toronto, Jefferson Co., o.. Mrs. Pack
er expects to remain in Ravenna few weeks
before moving to their new home.
Z so daz. Neck Ties at 15c.. worth soc. 25 doz:
Suspenders Ioc., worth soc. 20 doz. Uni. Shirts
&c.,, worth 75c., at the Great Sale,
ROOM No. 2, ETNA BLOCK.
Miss Alma Ely. Miss Jennie Tyler. G. w.
Held and wife, j Q. Cowee. Miss j. B. Ibie
Hugh Hamilton. and Miss Augusta Cooper were
Erie passengers to the Worlds Fair during the
past week.
Strenuous efforts were made to have the new
fIacr afaff Tnn0 he
the men working late at night and early in the
morning. but were unable 20 have it in shape
until about O'Clock yesterday afternoon. when
the stars and stripes were run up. The staff is
as pretty and symmetrical in proportions sas
could be desired, and is an ornament to the city.
Monday noon Curtis Lynn and Ben Jones met
in front of George Rogers lot on North Chest
nut street, and with very brief preliminaries
commenced a pugilistic encounter. in which
Jones received decidedly the worst of the COM
bat, which. however. was terminated by the in
reference of other parties. Lynn claims that
Jones has teen the means of breaking up his
family.
Peanuts, fresh roasted every day. New Steam
Rooster Just in. L. C. ECKERT.
Rev. II. D. stauffer returned from Chicago
Monday night. He reports that the Exposition
is practically open in nearly every department.
and says the stories of exorbitant charges for
lodging and living are not true. Hunger can
be satisfied and the body rested there at as rea-
sonable figures as in any other great city. A
good, substantial meal can be obtained for 35
to SO cents or if one inclined to5be fastidious
he can pay 50 for the :" higher privileges He
says the extent and grandeur of the Exposition
cannot be told or realized, even by actual pres
epce at the grounds.
at the j D. King sale last Saturday, the fol-
lowing people purchased Lots: A. Blsckman,
c. C. Gardner, L, q. Bean, each one acre on
Freedom street; Simon Frank. lot at the corner
of Freedom and Bowery; Chas. Brigham. lot on
Freedom street. south of F. Dalrymple's; Ed
Meyster, two lots next to resinence offs. F. Ham
selman.
There will be another sale of lots from this
plat at date 50 be announced.
DR.. A. M. Powers and Miss Jessie Powers. ei
Rootstown, leave on train g. this evening, for
Chicago. There they will meet Mrs. DR.. Pow
ers, who has been visiting friends in Iowa. They
expect to remain in Chicago two weeks. The
Doctor will meet with the Eclectic Medical
Congress, which has its session in Chicago June
1st end and 3rd.
DR.. w. H. Powers will be at Rootstown dur
ing his fathers absences to attend to his business
Bananas IS and 20 cents dozen. Oranges
Is, 20, and IS cents per dozen, at EcKERT's.
Auditor Freeman was in Cleveland, Monday.
assessing the Erie lines. The main line was re-
turned as follows:
Main track, $1,000; Sidings. $500.
MAHoNING DIVISION.
Main track. $1,000: Second track. $9.ecoi
Sidings. $45C0.
Monies. credits. rolling stock, tools. apportiOn
| ed alike on both roads.
The Disciples Church was filled with one of the
largest audiences that ever passed through itt
doors, Sunday night. to listen to the Memorial
services and sermon. Mcintosh Post and ths
W. r, c. were present in a body.
The Pastor, Rev. O. A. Richards. preached g
fine discourse from the theme The Christian
Warfare. The words of the text were Fight
the good fight of faith" The thought of his re-
marks was embodied in the contrast between the
peaceful warfare waged under the leadership o
Christ, and the dark and dreadful nature of hu
man conflicts known as war. The Christian war
fare aving Love for its inspiration. and life ant
salvation for its end. was held up in comparison
with the bloody warfare of arms.arousing hatred
and the fercest passions of man, and having 10
its end death and destruction. Itwas a diseours
of plain words and high thoughts. and command
ed close attention throughout. Rev. S.W. Meel
led in prayer.
About ~ years ago Mrs. Margaret Roberts
who resides in Palmyra, lost the sight of one c
/. her eyes by cataract. About three years a
! terwards her other eye became covered with th
same kind of growth, rendering her totally blint
. Subsequently the vision of one was permanent
8 lost through an attempted operation. About
r month ago she began to experience series
e sharp, penetrating pains in her head, whiC
e gradually centered in and over the remainir
II sightless orb She consulted with medical pra
: ttioners and received their opinions, but got !
: relief for the new affection. Suddenly she b
ir gan to notice what seemed to her to be fai
ray of light scarcely perceptible at FIRST b
Is growing stronger, until by rapid process
< cataract was cast off, and her vision in a mes
9 ure restored. Scarcely crediting her own sens
d. she was almost ready to ascribe to imaginati
70 the reality of Transformation that seemed