The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-07-05

passed very restful highland there is apparent
justification for more hopeful view of her con.
dition. She is still in critical condition. how
ever.
Harry Riddle was down from Cleveland over
Sunday.
The Erie has put on second section of train
s. to run W ednesdays. Fridays and Sundays.
DIED In Edinburgh. June 22nd. 1898. of par
alysis, E. c. Young. aged 81 years.
Mrs George Dayton. of Newberry. Geauga
county, visited Ravenna friends last week.
Mr. sias Laughlin. of Cleveland visited his
Ravenna friends last week.
j M Birdseu returned Monday from an
Eastern trip in the interests of Mishler Bros.
Miss Alice orgill. of Jeanette. Pa is visiting
Ravenna friends.
Anything in the line of harness or horse fur
nishing goods, at T. F. Thompson's
Try p o. Woods Satisfaction" Flour 1t is
handled by all grocers, and every sack war
| ranted.
John Richardson, of Toledo. is spending the
4th of uly vacation with his parents and friends
in Ravenna.
A new stone walk Is being laid in front of
the residences of Mrs. W Wadsworth and E. K
Taylor, on South Prospect Street.
Tom Atkins and family, of Jeanette. Pa.
are spending the summer vacation at their old
home, in this city.
FIT. Evans one of the pioneers and pros
porous business men of Black Hills, s. D g.. Wis,
| tied his brother, treasurer j. II. Evans, last
week.
Farmers are busy in the hay fields The crop
| is good on new meadows. but old ones it is.
| as usual, rather light. Wheat is ripening fast.
and will be ready for the reaper in very few
| days.
T. f. Thompson was kept busy with his car
ria ge sales last m ,nth and disposed of "a large
number of fine vehicles before the 4th HE
| never allows his stock to run down, how ever.
and you can always find good assortm ent to
choose from in his warerooms.
Mr.. will Maxwell. of Philadelphia. left tor
that city Sunday morning g. alter visit Of three
| weeks with relatives and friends here. He was
| accompanied by his friend Curtis Calver. who
was returning from the Worlds Fair, and
stopped over day in Ravenns.
Editor c, B. Webb. Of the GarrettsVille
| Journal, made pleasant call on the morning
of the 4th. He and mis- wife we're guests OF Mr.
Independece Day at Sandy Lake.
Geo Kenw.rtI of spokane. Washington. who
| has been visiting his son Frank of this city for
| month II more leaves the frst of next week
| to visit two sisters at Brighton Sussex County,
England He expects to be gone about two
m onths and will make another stop in Ravenna
| on his return trip.
Services will be held at the -Iethodist Chur ch
next Sunday morning at 10 O'Clock. conducted
| by the Pastor Rev Henry D. Stauffer. In the
evening. at O'Clock. Union services will be
held, Sermon by Rev. Stauffer The Young
Peoples Societies are invited to unite with
Epwor,h League in meeting at 6 O'Clock Sum
day evening i'll will receive cordial well
| come.
| A very pretty wedding was celebrated at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. George Chalfant Monday
evening, the contracting parties Icing Miss
Mary Lambeth sister of Mrs. Chalfant. and Mr.
will Vase, both of East Liverpool. o. Rev
James A. Brown oficiated. using the full
Liverpool. where he will be joined by his wife
next Monday, at their new home in THAT city.
The Fourth of July was a very quiet day in
Ravenna. There was no general celebration of
the day, and great many of our citizens were
out of town. visiting neighboring places. while
a still greater number enjoved themselves at
Sandy and Brady Lakes. There the usual
amount of Juvenile demonstration. and the sale
of fire crackers and other small pyrotechnics
was fully up to the avera age. Business places
, were closed early in the day. and the town put
on her Sunday aspect The flag foated from
the steel flagstaff and m any business places
. and residences, were adorned with tn e Nat ions
!, emblem. but nothing else indicated that oul
great anniversary was being observed.
One night last u eek mare belonging to
q. Jones got loose in the barn and in wander
> ing around knocked er box of lime. Th'
/. dust soon filed the barn. and the animal be
y came wild with pain caused by its gettipg int
@ her eyes and Dostrils She commenced kicking
0 and before she was finally rescued. had demol
Il ished everything on the barn floor, including
cart, and had received cuts "too numerous t
mention" rope was finally got laround he
neck and she was dragged from the building
. She has suffered terribly ever since. but it
'' thought she will recover.
:. Every yesr there is quite sum of money du
it the County from taxes on personal propert
10 which is not collected. Our Commissioners. be
y lieving that a part of this can be secured, hav
Le engaged .. S. Ferris. Esq of Garrettsville.
N use all legal means in his power to collect sue
Is taxes, He will thoroughly canvass every tow
ship for that purpose. There is no question
the justice of collecting these personal propert
al taxes, and it is due to other taxpayers that a
70 legal means be employed to oblige such prope
40 ty to bear its just proportion of the public bu
70 dens, The Commissioners have. we believ
G. made wise choice in engaging Mr.. Ferris
Us do the collecting and if the attempt shall ia
ad they can rest assured that it is because there
g. no legal way of ret ching the property in que
sG tion
Is. Saturday night two young men drove in fro
Randolph, and having business with G.
no Lambert, Insurance agent, hitchel their her
ng in front of his office. When ready to go non
-s' they were greatly surprised at not being alb
On to find their rig. and after searching pret
le' much all over town their surprise changed
oe alarm, and later on their alarm was swallow
eh up ia righteous wrath at a young man. a sh
so factory operative of this city who had cool
Dc appropriated the horse and buggy and was
the eni nioying himself with two young ladies, VIII
'un the anxious owners of the rig were trying
ess locate their missing property just tn
were about ready to abandon the search
. young man drove up, He was received witt
number of blows in the face from the fist of G
of the proprietors of the rig who undertook
teach him a lesson. Fortunately for the tral
gressor be succeeded in making good use of
legs, TINS avoiding further punishment. I
~ girls had previously aighted trom the earr,a
and from the shadows of gloomy alley. beho
ing the pred csm ent their gallant escort had
into for their sweet sakes. made an inglorit
retrea down the alley, and in the darkness
their identity