The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-31

Memorial Day was duly observed here by
Mark Horton Post Service Sunday at the M.
E. Church, address by Mr.. Yingling. Tuesday.
an address at the Opera House, by NJ. M. Flick
of Cleveland.
Henry Odell, who was q resident ofthis place
for several years. died of Consumption, May 16,
at his home in Warren.
Miss Name Knapp and Miss Fannie Brown
were guests OF Ed. Knapp and wife over Sun
day.
George B. Graham and Chas A Stockwell
are both very poorly; recovery doubtful.
R. ID, Pardee, one of our industrious and en-
terprising carpenters. owing to diseased leg
that has been troubling him by spells for years
has been obliged TO have it amputated.
Several years ago Charles Holcomb brought
to our town the first vapor stove ever used here
A year or two after that representative of a
vapor stove company tried to introduce them
here in more general way, but with poor sue
| cess. The hardware men would have nothing
| to do with them. finally Ferris & Gore took the
agency and sold few. Ed. Knapp being one of
the first who purchased, The stoves were then
an ordinary looking affair. but they did good
work. Now these stoves are in general use in
our village. and the late patterns are almost
beautiful in design and workmanship.
The late failures of many prominent business
men. of whom Foster and Mckinley are not the
least, would seem to indicate that the Peoples
party are not entirely in the wrong on the
money question. and there would seem to b'
some foundation for the assertion that high pro
lection is not panacea for all our business
troubles.
The Crane Brothers failure was unexpected
to the most of our citizens. and there seems Il
be diversity of opinions as to tho cause. anc
as usual those who really know the least abou
1t do the most talking. The Cranes place tht
cause to the mismanagement of their branch
store at Ashtabula Harbor.
h. In our town and vicinity there have been sew
eral assignments of not ancient date. viz: Full
Ter s. Son. lumber, produce and agriculture
implement dealers; Chas. Norton. grain, pro
duce, and agricultural implement dealer: San
derson, hardware dealer; W. w. Mccall, farm
err; John Ryder, farmer. older manufacturer
. fruit grower and evaporator. stave and shingl
manufacturer. etc and finally the Crane Bros
Our Board of Education has nearly completes
its labors in the engaging of teachers for tn
coming year, provided those requested TO teac
accept and those who accept do not back ou
| as is sometimes the case, The last who hav
. been requested TO teach the coming year. ar
Mrs Ellen Ferris of the first primary; Mis-
Alice Seymour of the second primary; and Mrs
May Rider of the first grammar, all exceHen
; teachers. and have given the best .of sasisfat
ton. II is the desire of superintendent Nortt
rup to make his charge the coming year II
I best schools in Northern Ohio the coming yea
and he intends that none but first class teacher
shall hold positions under him. and to secai
this the salary in several of the department
$ has been raised. In enc instance there is rails
of $40 per month.
t Mrs. s. 8. Beecher and granddaughter, Mar
Smith. Mrs Horace f. Hatch and daught'
frankie, are attending the Worlds Fair.