The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-01-25

sunday, by the serious Illness OF sister.
Treasurer Evans and wife spent Sunday in
| Garrettsville, guests at the home of R. S. Webb.
There will be a public installation of officers
at the Royal Arcanum Hall tomorrow night.
w. E. Goodrich started, last Thursday, on a
business trip to Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Collins are pleasantly
quartered in their new home at the corner of
Bowery and North Elm SITS.
The breaking of the heeling machine at the
Ravenna Shoe Factory. last week. delayed ope-
rations several days.
Rev. S. w. Meek will terminate two weeks
where he has been assisting at revival meetings.
Miss Lottie Curran, CT Akron. is visiting Ra-
VIENNA friends, being the especial guest of Mrs.
George Strickland
The pupils of the public schools with the
corps of teachers, are planning for a grand
sleigh ride to Kent, Friday of this week.
Will Button, of Newberry, Geauga county
visited in the family of Treasurer J. H. Evans,
Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Stanley are rejoicing over
an eleven and one-half pound baby daughter,
born to- them last Saturday morning.
Will c. Evans. son of the County Treasurer,
is home from Hiram College, to recover from a
severe cold that has well nigh prostrated him.
He hopes to be able to return in a few days.
Health Officer Gledhin left for Columbus to-
day, to attend the annual meeting of the State
and Local Boards of Health to be held Thurs
day and Friday in that city.
The legal firm of Webb & Porter has been
dissolved by mutual consent, each attorney re-
tanning his own practice. Mr.. Porter will con-
tinue his office in Blackstone Block at the coun-
ty seat. He is well read, careful lawyer, ex-
cellent counsel and eminen tly safe and reliable
The Board of Health will furnish virus, and
vaccinate free of charge all persons in the village
who are unable to bear the expense of the ope-
ration. Those desiring to exercise this privilege
must first obtain an order from Health Officer
Gledhill, at DR.. M. G. McBride's office.
| The trial of Frank Coit indicted for watering
milk, was commenced Monday. and the case
went to the jury this afternoon. The court room
was crowded every moment of the contest, and
| there is much speculation and various opinions
concerning the prospective verdict.
The case of Ohio VS. R. G. Beatty is on the
calendar for tomorrow morning. Tne State is
represented by Prosecusor Hanselman, 1. T.
Siddall, 1. H. Phelps, and A. S. Cole, Esqs.,
and the defense by Holcomb & Beckley, and
w. S. Anderson, the celebrated criminal lawyer
of Youngstown.
"Seed time and harvest" is perhaps not a
fruitful topic of thought this congealing weather,
still it is sound policy for the husbandman and
gardner to be prepared for the days of warmth
and busy labor in planting. Sound seeds are of
prime importance and essential in realizing the
promise and expectation of an abundant har-
vest" Frank Ford & Son tell you of their Seeds
in another column, which are sound in popular
favor as well as terminating qualities.
John Elson who has helped handle the mails
with Postmaster Beatty for the past three years,
with eminent satisfaction to the public and his
employer, severed his clerkship behind Uncle
Sans counter yesterday. and is now IN the Office
of the Globe Carbon Co. John is faithful and
painstaking, and will succeed. Ed. Marvin has
succeeded him.
A jovial lot of merry married men with their
wives made as jolly a sled load of January
pleasure takers, Monday night, as this old fash
ioned Winter has turned loose on the ride-in-
viting roads. The party were, with one or two
exceptions, all northeasters. and were housed
and warmed by L. P. Hunt at his Campbellsport
home, who in turn thinks he will live ten years
longer for the vista ton.
There is not case of infectious or contagious
disease in town. The last house freed from
danger was Theodore Clark's, on Third ST., in
which there have been ten cases of scarlet fever
The Board of Health, through its efficient Off
Ger. Jos. Gledhill, handled these cases so as to
prevent any spread of the disease. This speaks
very highly for the efficiency of the Board, anc
should be appreciated.
Last Friday afternoon thirty five seds and
cutters, containing 600 pupils of the Ken
schools and their teachers, were driven in tc
town with the glorious abandonment of an hol
iday outing. twas carnival of joyful sounds
and one would need to look many day to fnC
a happier lot of humanity or withal a more in
teresting company of merry makers. Afte
driving about town, they departed with mucl
good cheer, and many compliments to the coun
ty seat.
Contractor H. L. Searl is wasting no time a
the Turner building. The roof on the singh
let< IL I,-
week, and the slate itself is nearly all on. Th
S boiler has been placed in position, and the
D which will enclose it has been commenced. Tn
: windows are all in, and when the second stor
e is added to the front part of the building, tn
o structure will be ready for the placing of ii
g machinery, much of which has already arrived