The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-08-22
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS
Ravenna, Wednesday, August %, 1894
Merchants Picnic tomorrow, Thursday.
Mrs. Ben. Cline is very sick.


Merchants Picnic tomorrow, Thursday.
Mrs. Ben. Cline is very sick.
J.H. Furry and wife are in camp at Brady.
Whooping cough is plentiful in town.
Miss Austie Lowrie went to Atwater last
week, to visit friends.
B. Heskins spent Sunday with friends in
Cleveland.
Miss May Goodrich, of Windham is the
guest of Miss Matte Parsons.
Davis White has very sick horse. DR..
| Hart has charge of the case.
Mrs. Geo. H. Robinson has returned from
| her visit in Elwood, Ind.
Mrs. David Lindsay Jr., has returned from
a protracted visit in Aurora, O., and Mich.
Miss Eliza Haley, of Cuyahoga Falls, is
visiting friends in Ravenna and vicinity.
| Henry Hill and wife visited relatives in
Brimfeld and dRavennaSaturday and Sunday.
Mrs. FL. III. Webb of Freedom street, is
visiting friends in Cuyahoga Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. McGahan spent the
past week at Highland Home, Edinburgh.
Frank Smith is recovering from an attack
of sickness which confined him to the house
for several days last week.
RIB. Carnahan returned to his bank duties
Monday afternoon, after an absence of sew
eral days, occasioned by sickness.
The Brimfeld W. c. T. U. will meet at the
home of Mrs. J. E. Woods, on Thursday
Aug. 80, at p. m.
Mrs. Frank Christman, of Charlestown< is
visiting her sister, Mrs. W. A. Poulson, on
Freedom st.
Delegates are especially invited to the dinner
next Saturday prepared by the Ladies Gene
terry Association.
Thomas May and wife, of Ken, were guests
of Rev and Mrs. Jas. A. Brown, last Thurs
day.
Miss Jennie Alcorn returned from visit
of several weeks with Pittsburg friends, Sat-
urday evening.
Give the wife rest next Saturday, by taking
dinner with the ladies. You will find them in
the Reed building, North Chestnut Street.
Mrs. Frank Shattuck and two children, of
Cleveland, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Powers, of Elm street.
The members of the A Grammar Glasses
of 1S76-77-7S, Ravenna high schools, picnic
at Brady, Thursday, August 30th.
Fred. L. Belts, Assistant Superintendent
of the Prudential Insurance Co., of N. Y, is
about to establish his headquarters in Ra-
VIENNA.
A. Williams, General Deputy of the Ma
tional Union, is here in the interests of the
Order. He came to Ravenna from Van Vert,
Ohio.
On Wednesday next, August 29th, at the
home of Joseph Gledhill, will be held the
tenth annual reunion of the descendants of
Henry and Matilda Sapp.
Last Saturday forenoon Mrs. Fred Paltz-
CROFT had her left hand badly cut by broken
glass occasioned by the falling of a window
while she was adjusting the outer screen.
Everybody will go to dinner next Saturday,
and everybody and his neighbor should go to
| the one given by the Ladies Cemetery Associa-
| ton in the Reed building on north Chestnut St.
next Saturday.
The Union Service will be held next Sun
day evening at the Congregational Church.
The Pastor of that Church will preach on
the prayer of the Christ for the unity of His
| followers.
Misses Nellie and Gertrude Bosley and
Nettie Mcbride, of Garrettsville, and Miss
| Ora Felt, of Cleveland, who is visiting in
Cleveland, were in Ravenna, Thursday, en-
route for Brady.
Lee, the four year old son of L. W. Wood,
fell from an apple tree last Thursday, mar
rowly escaping breaking his neck. The lit
tie fellow suffered severely from the shock,
but fortunately sustained no lasting injuries.
Philo Finch and wife, of Aberdeen, Gray's
Harbor, Washington, with his niece, Miss
Ruth Kersey, of Oregonia, Ohio, are guests
of his sister, Mrs. E. F. Doty, corner of south
Walnut and Spruce streets.
| The Ladies of the Cemetery Association will
| give dinner next Saturday for the benefit of
| their Society. II will be served at the Reed
building, North Chestnut Street, Immediately
nor:h of the Ravenna Republican. between the
hours of 1890 a. and p. m. Everybody,
citizens, delegates and visitors, are cordially
invited to the tables.
The trial of the case of Albert Bow, of
Rootstown, against Dewitt Belden, of Ra-
VIENNA, was held yesterday before Justice
Beatty. The action arose from a horse trade
between the parties, the plaintiff claiming
that the defendant misrepresented' the ami
NAL traded to him. J. H. Dussel, Esq, ap-
peared for the plaintiff, and W. J. Beckley
for the defendant.
Eli Webb, of Shalersville, recently cut a
cane from blackberry bush in natural
growth or patch of the fruit on his farm, that
was literally loaded with as fine specimens
of the luscious berry as were ever grown in
this part of the country. The berries aver
aged fully an inch and one-half in length
and were of superlative quality.
Little Frank Cady, the five year old son OF
Julius Cady, died at the home of his aunt
Mrs. J. n. Ulrich Monday evening, of chol
era infantum. The funeral was held this
afternoon at O'Clock. The mother of the
child died when he was abont six months
old, since which time he was with Mrs. u
rich, who took the place of mother to him.
Mrs Stokes, of Jeanette, Pa, was called
home from visiting her mother, Mrs. Shra
der, of King street. last Saturday, by lette
announcing the sickness OF her husband
with typhoid fever. The poor woman wa
well nigh distracted, for her little boy
prostrated with a very serious attack of sick
ness, and she was compelled to leave him il
Ravenna, the child not being able to endur
the journey.
Chauncey Bowman returned to Chicago
over period of three weeks, to resume tn
duties of his position with the America
Cereal Company. Many Ravenna and Pol
tage County people will remember wit
y pleasure, meeting this courteous gentlema
at the Columbian Exposition, where he ws
in charge of the Cereal Company's exhibit