The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-08-29
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS
Ravenna, Wednesday, August 20, 1894

Portage Co. Fair, Sept. Is, 10. 20 and 81.
The Ravenna Stars play at Alliance next
Saturday.
Miss Cornelia Zismer. of Cleveland, is a
guest of Mrs. G. w. Gockel.
Buy your School Books and School Supplies
of C. A. MYERS.
The scholars of the A Grammar Glass of
| 1877-1S79 picnic at Brady tomorrow.
Get your exhibits ready for the Fair.
Our friend F. l.. Clark, of Pittsburg, made
us pleasant visit from Friday to Tuesday.
c. A. MYERS is headquarters for all kinds
of School Supplies.
There will be the usual number of races,
and unusually good ones, at the Fair.
This years Fair will be the best of any.
Frank Kenward has moved into his hand
some new residence on north Walnut st.
School Books Tablets, Pencils, States, and
everything for use in school, at C. A. MYERS
A number of U. R. K P. boys went over to
Kent Monday night to participate in drill.
Mrs. Adaline Sutton has her new house at
the corner of Oak and King streets nearly
completed.
Portage County is rich in agriculture, hor
ticulture and Horticulture. You will see them
all we'll we'll represented at the Fair.
Miss Bertha Price and Master Willie Bond,
of Chicago, are visiting her sister, Mrs.
Whiting Carter.
Marriage icence was issued to Ira N.
Strickland and Cora A. Norris, of Windham,
the past week.
Mrs. Rose Bower and mother, of Chardon,
are guests of Mrs. E. B. Kingsbury, on Lin
coin Avenue.
The annual Picnic of the Disciple Church
| and Sunday School will be held at Twin
| Lakes tomorrow.
Mr.. H. B. Bard, who graduated at the Can
ton Divinity School in June, will occupy the
Universalist pulpit next Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Holcomb are the happy
parents of a fine baby daughter, that came
| to gladden. their lives last Wednesday night.
Geo. Eckert died at his home in Charles
town last Sunday evening. His funeral was
held yesterday, from the house.
Ravenna was to have played Mogadore last
Saturday, but the team from Tiletown failed
| to appear.
| Clint. Garfield, drug clerk with W. T. Nc
Conney, has been prostrated with malarial
| fever during the past week. He is still very
sick.
Mrs Andrew Simpson and daughter, of
Buffalo, who have been visiting at Cyrus
| iT71c in L L,
Monday, via the Erie.
School commences its Fall Term next Mon
day. Prepare for it by buying your School
Outfits in the line of Books, Tablets, Pencils,
Pens. Ink, ETC., at C. A. MYERS.
| Prof. Harding, who went from here to
Oberlln some years since, has been engaged
as musical instructor in the public schools at
| Lorain, O.
| Henry F. Luekens, with FL. NJ. Hempy and
son, lumber dealers of Cleveland, with his
family, was guest of his cousin, Mrs. G
w. Goeckel, over Sunday.
Messrs. Risdon and Paine expect to be at
| the Locust Point Club grounds in time for
the opening of the duck season, Saturday
morning.
Martin Loomis has been very sick during
/ the past week with cholera nostra, the most
violent form of cholera morbus. He suffered
great agony at times, but is much better at
this writing.
Three scores of 25 each were shot at the
Gun Club yesterday afternoon, with the fol-
lowing result Morrow, 1855, Bierce IT.
1914, Lewis 19-21-19, Lyman 22-31-17, Grail
1918, Likens 16-18-13, Williams 1917.
The subject of Rev. GA. Richards morn
ing sermon at the Disciple Church next
Sunday will be "Church Extension In
the evening he will address Union service
of the Congregational, Methodist and Disci.
pie congregations
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley J. Eilber, of CoIum'
bus, visited Ravenna friends from Friday to
Monday. Mr.. Eilber went from Ravenna
to Columbus some years since, and has been
very-successful in insurance business since
locating in the Capital city.
VIM. Stowell died at 3:15 Friday morning
at his home north of Brady Lake, aged 81
years. The funeral was held Sunday, at ]
O'Clock, from the house, under the auspices
of David Mcintosh Post, G. A. R., of which
he was member.
John, or " Jack" Canning, Jr., is very sicl
with malarial fever, at the family home OF
West Central Ave. At one time it was feared
J he might not recover, but we are pleased t.
say the indications are all in his favor now
Henry F. Colwes, druggist, and brother
Master Walter Colwes, both of Pittsburgh
have been guests at Hon. D. c. Coolman's
with G. II. Goldman and family, during tn
past week. G. H. returns to Pittsburgh tC
L morrow.
Will Senter, wife and baby will return t
their home in Cleveland next Sunday, tel
minating visit with his mother, Mrs. Fanni
Senter. Will is still with the Standar
Lighting Co. as Shipping Clerk.
John Carey died last Thursday at the res
m dence of his son, Fred Carey, on Jones st
after lingering and distressing illness, {
cancer. He was 80 years old. The funers
was held Friday, at Hudson, Rev. Jas.
4 Brown officiating.
| The Knapp family reunion was held
] Brady Lake last Thursday, between rs and
hundred persons being present. Anon
those present from out of town were Mr.
Selah Palmer and daughters, Mrs. John Be
of Cleveland and Mrs. Thos Palmer of L.
rain, Henry Knapp and family, of Cuyahoe
Falls, Edmund Knapp and family of Ga