The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-05
Peoples Cyclopedia.

Peoples Cyclopedla.
Miss Lottie Lefingwell was in Cleveland
Monday.
John Lightcap is sick with typhoid feve
on South Walnut street.
Otto Sontum is barely able to be round, b,
reason of sickness.
MARRIED, August %, 1894, by Rev. Andrev
Wilson, at his residence, Harry L. King anC
Miss Gertrude English, both of Mantua.
Mr.. and Mrs. Booth and little son, of Min
neapolis, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Col
Inns.
F. P. Seymour, son of Judge Gideon Sey
nous, of Rootstown, went to Corinth, XIV.
Sunday night, via the Eria, to attend school
MARRIED, August 80, 1894, by Rev. Andrew
Wilson, at his residence, Isaac P. Finch anC
MISS Bernice l.. Lincoln, of Rootstown.
Miss Sarah Hart entertained her Sunday
School class of eleven young ladies at he1
pleasant home, on North Chestnut street last
Thursday.
). e. Clark, the well-known dry goods
merchant. returned Saturday with his family
from visit to his old home in Medina Co.
after an absence of about two weeks.
Rev. Mr.. Townsend, of Payne, Paulding
Co., preached in the Disciple Church at
Randolph, last Sunday. He was guest of
P. L. King while in Ravenna Saturday and
Monday.
Rev. S. W. Meek, Pastor of the Congrega-
tlonal Church, will preach next Sunday
morning on the question, "Does Christian
charity require us to feed the modern
tramp?
Last Sunday evening there was a large
congregation in the Universalist Church
Mr.. III. B. Bard preached a very satisfactory
sermon. He will be ordained next Sunday
forenoon, at Brimfeld.
The Universalist ladies intend to furnish
warm meals-dinner, supper and breakfast
each day of the County Fair, at their usual
place, the southeast corner of Floral Hall
All the ladies are requested to meet in the
reception room of the church at 7:SO %. m.
next Monday.
Mrs. Harriet Kellogg, widow of the late
y. ID. Kellogg, died suddenly at her home
short distance above Maple Grove Gene
terry, last Thursday noon, aged 76 years.
Her funeral was held Saturday, at O'Clock,
Rev. ii. d. Stautfer officiating.
Rev. II. D. Stauffer occupied the NJ. f.
pnlpit at Alliance last Sunday morning
Rev. swartz, the Evangelist, supplied his
pulpit here, and preached at the Union SER
vice Sunday evening, held at the Disciple
Church.
Inc Union evening service at the Congre-
gatlonal Church next Sunday evening, will
be the Annual Meeting of the Ravenna Bible
Society. Rev. S. w. Meek will preach on
the various versions of the English Bible,
especially the Revised version, and collec-
ton will be taken for the American Bible
Society.
Fred Sharp and little son went 10 Chicago
last Saturday, terminating visit with his
father, John E. Sharp, on Lincoln Avenue.
Ihey expected to return to Ravenna before
taxing their final departure for their home
In Texas, but business matters called him
away sooner than he had anticipated, and
they go to their Southern home direct from
Chicago.
Rudolph J. Geppinger, son of Mr.. and
Mrs, Fred Geppinger, came TO Rayenna last
thursday, to visit his parents, expecting to
remain until the first of this week. Heis
located at st. Francis, in the northeastern
part OF Arkansas, where he is manager of an
lumber mill owned by a CHICAGO
company.
J. II. Furry placed new computing scale
n his grocery last week that is a great i'm
oroVement over the ordinary method of
out goods. Instead of weighing
ne number OF pounds to which the customer
S entitled, the scale is adjusted to weigh out
he moneys worth called for, with no fgur-
ng on the part of the clerk. Drop in and
see how accurate it is
Rev. Z. 5, Rothrock, pastor of the Congre-
sational Church of Garrettsville, and Presi-
lent Of the Portage Co. Y P. S. C. F., was
N town yesterday closeted with committee
Tor the purpose of arranging the program
Tor the County Convention of that Society to
De held III the Congregational Church, Ra-
VIENNA, Saturday, October IS, 1894
Misses Eva and Fizzie Geppinger and
Ollie Coe are engaged in the duties of school
teaching in Deerfeld, and Miss Elsie Writ
IN Edinburgh. Curtiss Waterman, Louis
Lord and Frank Elliott leave for Oberlin
College in about two weeks; Gordon Meek
re-enters Case School of Sciences Sept. q.
and Misses May Witter and Maude Chapman
go to Boston on the Goth. All these Young
people, except Miss Chapman, are from the
congregational Church, which will greatly
miss their presence as teachers, singers and
workers.
Inc term of Mr.. Post as Recorder expires
January 1, 1895, but there will be a vacancy
to be filled until September, 1895, for which
he IN all probability will be appointed.
The Clerk of the Courts, Mr.. Seaton. en-
tered upon his third term last Monday. bav-
ing also filled vacancy of some months
between the expiration of his last term and
the beginning of the present one.
Elmer Ellsworth, who has repeatedly fig-
ured before the public as defendant adv. the
state OF Ohio, was arrested last night by F
Il. Colt, who caught the felon in the act of
making Off with wagon load of potatoes
which he had stolen from Colts patch and
hid IN the woods. Colt had missed LARGE
quantities of the succulent roots from time
to time, and last night "laid" for the thief
With good success. Colt brought the fellow
TO town, handcuffed, and turned him over to
the Sheriff.