The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-10
WINDHAM.

Memorial Services will be held in the NJ. E.
Church. Sunday evening, May 2S. 1t is Rev. T.
K Jcnes' urn to preach the sermon. Decora-
ton Segvices will be held in same Church on
Tuesday, ! ay 30. at sop m. James F. Wilson
of Warren. will deliver the address. He was a
member of the 10Th o. VI. D, j. Thomas
Mars hal for Decoration Day. Earl Millikan
Post viii decorate the soldiers graves, 43 in
number. including Mrs, Sanford's, who died
at 103 years of age. She lived through three
wars. and knit stockings for the soldiers of the
late war. The High School, under the direction
of Pfouts will render the music All the
comm ittees have been appointed to carry out
the program for Decoration Day.
Children's Day. being The second Sunday in
June. will be duly observed here. and commit
tees are at work arran ging the program for
each Church.
maple and elm trees on the publics square last
Saturday.
John Patterson died Saturday. april 26, aged
s5 years. Funeral services at his late residence
Sunday at 2: 80 p. m, His remains were taken
to Sharon. Pa for interment Monday. He for
merly resided there. held the Office of Justice
trustee, serving acceptably, He was a lifelong
Democrat and firm believer in the doctrine!
of the party. He leaves two children. Mrs
John Irons and Clarence r Patterson.
Mrs Johu II. Kelar's health is quite poor
She has catarrh of the stomach.
G. r Percival has been retained as Princip a
Of the High School for another year.
We are informed that the Village Council
| met Friday evening. the 5th inst, and did no
Iadjourn until ! O'Clock Saturday morning
They passed two ordinances and laid one on the
table; hired II. j. Higley. for 40 cenis night L
light the 16 street lamps. Quite number o
taxpayers think there should have been msr,
lamps put up, and few were heard to say
looked as though the Council intended to have
a lamp in front of their dwellings,, whether any
one else had any or not.
TIE old board sidewalks are getting in yer,
bad condition, quite number Of men AM
women have already fallen by being tripped bJ
the loose boards.
The Council has held several extra session
since the April election. Some of them mthough
the former Mayor called them together oftene
than was necessary, but they find there is con
siderable work to be done to get matters ar
ranged, There have been. since the first Incor
poration election. in January, 13 ordinance
passed. Later on, it will not be necessary
probably. to meet oftener than the regula
monthly meeting.
There are too many cross walks. and if tn
ordinance orders walks both sides of tn
street in certain localities it will do away will
many of them, and make better looking street
A. L. Harshman, from Boston Conservator
of Music, Sundayed here.
Welker Beyington sundayed at his mother:
Ladies Aid Societies of United Brethre
Churches in adjoining towns meet at Rev. j
Getty's Thursday.
At an election held some time since under ad
visement of Democratic County Ex. Com C. c
Stein received 81 votes fer Postmaster, and E
A. Wadsworth one vote. Mr.. Wadsworth re
quested his friends not to vote, which account
for his not receiving more votes. There ar
about 60 democratic voters who get their ma
at this Office.