The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-07-26
Furry & Seymour.
Board of Health meets tonight.

Board OF Health meets tonight.
B. Rowland. ESQ.,. is in Cleveland today.
Miss Rose Morath is visiting in Pittsburgh.
Chan Ying went to Allegheny yesterday.
Prof. E. Truman was in Cleveland yesterday
D. E. Rogers. ESD. of Alliance. is in Ravenns
on professional business.
Don't fail to get one iof those nice Ice Woo
Shawls at Converse's, at cost.
Mrs. Matte Bartlett Clements returned to
her home in East Liverpool yesterday.
Miss Jennette Geigar. of Pittsburgh. is visit
ing relatives and friends in Ravenna.
If you want the best Carpet Sweeper ever
made. go to Converse's this week.
E, NJ. Roberts is building new residence on
the Frazer lot. on Cleveland Avenue.
Go to Converse's this week to get your Dry
Goods, and you will save money.
Arthur Smith is down with typhoid fever. at
his home. corner of Prospect and Oak streets.
The C. s. P. will sell excursion tickets to
cleveland tomorrow. on account of the Carnival
of Venice.
Two bicyclists wheeled into town yesterday
afternoon from Cleveland. They left the Forest
City at 9 a. m.
A party of Ravenna bicyclists are arranging
for moonlight run to Akron and return, to-
morrow night,
The Cleveland Races are in progress this
| week and are claiming the atten ton ofhorse
men.
Mrs. Eli Booth. Mrs George Cowles and Miss
| Humphrey. of Painesville, are guests of Mrs
W. s Wright.
The Disciple Picnic which was announced to
take place tomorrow h as been postponed until
Friday.
Mrs. DIR. Jos. Waggoner returned Tuesday
evening from visit of a week with her mother
and other relatives and friends in Deerfield.
Volney Shader. former resident of Ravenna
now of Jeanette, Pa is visiting his friends
| here during the summer shut down of the glass
works where he is employed.
If your watch needs attention, call on D. II.
GARDNER. Twenty years experience, and all
work fully guaranteed. English chain levers
nd difficult work a specially.
| Mr.. Dixon. prominent railroad official of
Chicago. accompanied his brother in law. Supt.
| F. A. Merrill. to Ravenna. on the return of the
latter from the Worlds Fair.
From the number of hand organs which have
been heard in town recently one would imagine
the whole fraternity had taken in this place on
Dixie" and everyone who hears their horrible
discords wishes they were. too.
Some prowling thief took one of Mrs. l.. J.
Tibballs' choicest plants ono night this week
| OF all the petty crimi mails the flower thief de
| serves the severest punishment as they have
not the plea OF necessity to offer. What they
| steal is of very little real value. but is often
highly priced by those who have take the pains
to raise them.
| Last Friday, Mrs. w. D. Armstrong. while
riding on a street car in Cleveland. had the mis-
| fortune to break the end of her third left hand
finger. caused by the sudden stopping of the car
after she had arisen from her seat for the pur-
pose of getting off. whereby she reached out her
hand to steady herself. and was thrown so as to
precipitate her entire weight onto the injured
finger.
Business at the Globe Carbon Works contin-
ues steadily. The company are over 2,010 900
carbons behind their orders and are working
night and day to catch up. force of over
fly men is employed. The diff acul ties at first
| experienced from green help'' have been over
come and the factory is now manned with
force of employees each one of whom thoroughly
understands bis business.
Halstead & Livingstone have placed behind
their counters two fine meat blocks. that eclipse
anything of the kind ever brought to Ravenna
They were m ade in Chicago, and are SO con
| strueted that with proper care there can never
be any accumulation of dirt on them. They
! are always clean. The firm have also come out
with a handsome new wagon. We are pleased
| to note their prosperity. for they are worthy
dealers and excellent citizens.
The largest crowd of the season gathered at
Sandy Lake last Sunday. Early in the after
noon the grounds were full and accommodations
for teams were at premium. Services were
held in the pavilion. Rev Andrew Wilson de-
| liveriDg a very able discourse. The Brimfeld
UniVersallst choir furnished excellent music
| Ait er the services the Alliance City Band gave
| a con- cert. which entertained the people until
nearly six O'Clock.
Arrangements are being made for Farmers
| Pic' te. to b. held at Sandy Lake on Saturday
| August 26th. The Brim1eld Grange have the
matter in charge. and while the program is not
| yet arranged. their reputation of not doing any
thing by halves, makes it safe to predict an in
| teresting, profitable and enjoyable occasion. 1t
is expected that this will be in the nature of a
| return for the Merchants Picnics held last
year and the year before. and others, as well as
farmers will find any amount OF amusement on
| that occasion.
Messrs Riddle. Taylor and Beckley. who with
| party went to the Worlds Fair by way of the
Lakes, leaving Cleveland Thursday evening,
| stopping at various places of interest, and ar
| rived at Chicago Monday evening. They had
| beautiful weather the entire trip and none of
| the party were the least bit seaslck until the
last day of the trip. when Lake Michigan proved
a little too much for some OF the ladies. They
all enjoyed the trip. and recommend their
friends to take the Lake route. notwithstan ding
the difference in the time required.s
| Stephen G. and Fred. B. King reached Raven
| ma last W Wednesday evening for visit with their
| parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. King. The former
| is located on the Kauia Island. where he is en-
gagged with Col. q. S. Spaulding on his sugar
plantation. He went to Massillon yesterday.
| and next week goes to New York City for visit.
and will again stop at Ravenna before returning
to his Pacific home. His brother Fred. is loeat ed
at Los Angeles. Cal. where he is learning the
jewelers. trade. His health at present is not
very robust and he will remain here indefinitely
until he is recuperated.
Work on the new park at Maple Grove Gem
etery has been pushed along vigorously and
| rapidly under the management of Superintenu
ent King. Yesterday the water was drawn
from the two lakes into the. new one, which is
now nlleo TO IT'S capacity. Inc Das1n Oh tne TWO
empty lakes will be cleaned and again filed
with water. 1t was an interesting sight to see
the thousands of fish. great and SMALL. that were
either left on the ground or went with the cur
rent into the new lake. Sufficient change has
already been made to give very fair idea OF
, what the grounds VIII look like when the plans
, | are all executed. 1t will be "a beautiful park
VIM. Holcomb. Esq. and Mrs. Maggie Bedell.
his granddaughter, returned last evening from
a six weeks Eastern trip in New York, Massa-
chusetts. and Connecticut. Mr.. Holcomb visited
his native town. Westfeld. Mass. and other
places familiar to his boyhood days. which carry
him back longer period in retrospective re-
membrancs and experience than the alIot
ed years of mans earthly pilgrimage He is in
his Goth year; nevertheless. he has all the relish
for travel and stamina of the professional tourist
a in the prime of physical and mental energy
= Hale and hearty. carrying into his truly greer
f old age" the genial social traits, spiced witt
n humor characteristics of his social on5