The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-04-10
Ed. Bishoptook the Erie for Chattanooga,

Ed. Bishoptook the Erie for Chattanooga
Tenn, Sunday.
Miss Irene Chittenden took the Erie fo
Wilcon, Pa, Sunday.
! Be sure and go to the Easter Festival il
the Universalist Church next Tuesday eve
ming.
DIR. Maurice Scarf returned to New Yorl
City Sunday, after visiting his father, o. V
} Searl.
The cutters at the Ravenna Shoe factor!
have been laid off and the other department
are already in sight of a lay off.
Miss Minnie Baldwin is greeting her many
friends at the counters of the popular DR.!
Goods house of J. C. Clark.
Miss Mabel Harris returned to her home IL
Maple Grove, Monday, after visiting week
with her sister, Miss Nettie Harris, Cedar st
There will be a Union Sunrise Prayer
Meeting in the Congregational Church,
I Easter, at O'Clock a. M, sun time,
| Contractor II. L. Scarf has resumed work
on the new residence of E. NJ. Waller, on
South Prospect St., which was commenced
| late last fall.
The Reception to be rendered the gentle
| men of the Ravenna Club by the Ladies
Cemetery Association, has been postponed
until the return of the President, d. NJ.
Clewell.
Mrs. Violet Schroeder returned last week
from visit of several weeks with her sister;
Mrs. Rob't Brown, in Louisville, KY, and
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Brigham, South
Chestnut street.
Mrs. Walter Fletcher and daughter, Mrs.
Dan stocker, gave card party, from to s,
last Thursday, at the home of the latter.
Mrs. Ned Searl won the high prize and Mrs.
w. A. Jenkins the low one.
The Y. P. C. U. will furnish an Easter
Festival in the Universalist Church, Tuesday
evening, April 10Th, from 5 to o'clock.
Meal tickets Is cents each. To all a cordial
invitation is given.
Charlie Sharp entertained the members of
his Sunday School class, IA in number, with
warm sugar eat, Monday evening, at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. E.
Sharp.
Rev. o. A. Richards and wife spent the
day in Beaver Falls, Pa, last Sunday, where
he occupied the Disciple pulpit. From that
place they went to Malvern, Ohio, returning
today. The Ravenna pulpitwas supplied by
Rev. Grant Pike, of BracevilIe.
The quota of insane patients at the New
burg Asylum from Portage County is over
full, and in accordance with a resolution, |
passed by its directors each county thus
over-represented will have certain number
of the inmates returned to them. Sheriff
Hart took one patient to the institution yes
terday morning and brought back five, who
were pronounced incurable.
Geo. 81. Cook has opened Jewelry Store
1t Mantua Station, and we want to say to the
people of that town and vicinity that they
will gain first-class citizen and business
nan. For the past 5 years matchmaker at
Parks, the leading jewelry house in the
county, no further introduction is needed.
We call attention to his ad., in another col
INN and bespeak for him the patronage he
deserves.
Mrs. E. R. Taylor, Mrs. A. R. Davis and
Grs.C. A.Beckley, assisted by Mrs .Thickston
reception last Thursday, at the
lome of Mrs. Taylor, the hours being from
to 5. The house was darkened and lit with
as and the rooms very tastefully decorated &
nth flowers and plants. The Mandolin Club
iscoursed some very pretty music from
heir station in the upper hall. Choice re-
reshments were served, the tables being pre- ]
ded over by Mrs. A. C. Williams and Mrs. S
!. R. Mason and Miss Cora Wadsworth, Miss
annie Beckley and Mrs. Rich acting as l
shers.' 1t was an affair of the season.
Well No. 2 at Crystal Lake has been COM r
leted, with substantially the same depth =.
nd character of strata, the same flow and
ind of water, and rising to the same level
J in we'll No. 1. No further drilling will
e done until thorough tesl of not less than
lirty days pumping has been made of the
opacity of the new gusher. The machinery
on the way here from Easton, Pa, and it
expected that pumping will be commenced =
cry soon. The town has sixty days in which >
make the test before accepting the ma u
linery II
Gordon & Wells played to their farewell :,
ouse Saturday night. They are good :,
oupe. There was baby show after the
atinee Saturday afternoon, which brought
gether wonderful assemblage of infantlle
,auties. Paul Sullivan is doll ahead by -
assn of being the prettiest boy baby there, =
Id Ethel Hill won a similar prize as the W
andsomest girl baby. Dolls were also given f:
Joe Siddall, heaviest baby, and Earl Davis s
ddali, smallest baby. The six pieces of O.
Irniture, drawn by number, went to Geo. a
who drew two, Smith Hunt, E. .
Darrow, Lizzie Chalfant, and "Debby" /" y
ord, a little pickaninny, whose eyes rolled -
Topsyish delight on hearing her name d
lied. a
The entertainment given by the Schuman b
ady Quartette, at the Cong. Church, last u
thursday night was fine. Unfortunately
lie of their number, the first soprano, was ~
Llled to her home by the sickness of child n
Id they were therefore under the necessity Il
singing as trio That they are artists of n
fine ability was evidenced in c.
le character of the performance given un- 81
er such limitations. In tone, quality, COM
ass and culture their voices are of very
lperior merit. Miss Patton is an elocu-
onist of National reputation, and is among
e best. A fair audience greeted the tai
lted organization, and we are pleased to
now that the Ravenna Vocal Society netted IT
very neat little sum from the proceeds. Il
heir efforts in securing such splendid en- N
rtalnment for our people entities them to an O
rpression of oratifude from the nnhIio