The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-12

for 1t watches for the opportunities that en-
able it to give them, Its latest step in this
direction is the purchase of the entire mer-
chant tailoring stock of F. D. Pitkin. origin
ally broughtfor high priced trade, but which
| they will dispose of at popular prices. Give
them an early call and secure one of the
bargains of the season.
1t is seldom that the Opera House is so
well filed as on Monday night and it is sell
dom that an audience is so thoroughly salts
fed with an entertainment as were all who
attended the performance given by Hi
Henry's Minstrels on that evening. The
entire program was good and a number of
features especially so.
Mrs. Louisa Eneichen and daughter Adel-
la, formerly of Mogadore, Ohio, left here on
the C. & P. "fyer," Monday p. M, bound
for New York, where they will embark on
the S. S. Friesland, Red Star Line, today.
for Antwerp, and thence to Basel, Switzer-
land. This lady came to this country twenty
years ago with her husband. During her
residence here her husband and two children
died, and being without friends, she conclu-
ded to return with her only child, to her ma
tive country. j. II. Dussel furnished the
tickets.
Mrs. Jacob Wise, who with her family re-
sided until recently in Akron, have moved
to Mogadore, on the Portage County side,
where she has purchased the property known
as Whites Hall, being the same property
owned and occupied by Mrs. Louisa Enei-
chen, who has gone with her daughter to
Switzerland
Mrs. Wise has opened hotel in this build
ing, which is under the management of her
husband and she intends to make material
and important Improvements to the same.
Mr.. Wise is we'll known as landlord, hav-
ing for several years conducted the hotel
business at the Corner, where he has made
many friends and numerous patrons.
A row among the Italian contingent of the
Kent population last Saturday night, culmi-
mated in some slashing with razors and other
sharp pointed and sharp edged instruments
peculiar to Dago warfare. in which one Giu-
esppe D. Lorenzi received cut in the neck
that lessened the quantity of his blood in
short order. Antoni Clavelli was arrested
for the crime, and in default of 5000 bail, is
now in jail.
Eighty-two tickets were sold for Pittsburg
over the Erie, last Monday
The G. A. R. boys decorated the three cars
left here the preceding Saturday, very ap-
propriately and handsomely, and it is safe
to say that no county in the country was
proportionately better represented at the
great encampment than old Portage. The
The Mcintosh Drum Corps went along, much
to the satisfaction of the old warriors, to
whom no music is SO acceptable as the STIR
ring notes of the fife and drum.
The following resolution was unanimously
adopted by the Official Board of the NJ E.
Church, held in the Lecture Room, Tuesday
evening, Sept. 18th, 1894.
| Inasmuch as the labors of our Pastor, Rev.
| II. d. Stautfer, during the two years he has
| so faithfully served us, have been so emil
nently satisfactory, and that his character as
a Minister of the Gospel and as a Christian
gentleman is held in very high esteem by
| the Church and in this community, therefore
RESOLVED, that we tender him our thanks
for the good work done during his admins
tratiOn, and that if he returns to US the COM
| ing Conference year, we pledge him our cor
dial support and cooperation in his labors
for the cause of the Redeemer in this Church.
The Goth Annual meeting of the Pioneer
Association was held last Thursday at their
grounds near Kent. There was a good at
tendance, though not as large as in former
years, the crowd being estimated at about
| 1000. The usual reports were read and bus
mess transacted. Gen. Gibson was unable to
be present, and Hon. S. A. Northway was in
troduced and made a pleasing address. He
was followed by Hon. S. A. Lane, of Akron,
and others, in short speeches. The age al
which persons are eligible to membership
has been changed from 60 to 80 years.