The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-13

car of tile was shipped Saturday to Gal
rettsville, from Mishler's.
Our Atwater and Nelson letters reached us to
late for this issue.
Miss Lora Geiger is in Chicago, where she ez
poets to remain about one month visiting friends
Mrs. Ella Selleck and Miss Martha Cook ar
visiting in New Philadelphia.
Albert Nichols and wife of Freedom, are il
East Liverpool today, attending wedding
L.s.W Ward has been sick with the grip sine,
Thursday.
Mrs. W. W. Carnahan is visiting friends il
Limaville Ohio.
J. H. Oakley is again confined to his house b!
sickness.
Miss Ethel Holcomb gives Valentine party
this evening.
Mrs. Ella Brown and daughter, of BeaverFalls
Pa, visiting at D. c. Gardner's.
". j. Twitt and wife took the Pennsylvania
and G. A. & &. route to Tampa Fla, last evening
There were 43 accessions to the DiscipleChurch
during the four weeks of Rev. Vernon's preach
ing.
Geo. H. Smith and family expect to move to
town about April 1st, and will probably occupy
the E. T. Richardson property, East Main St.
Owing to the excessive bad state of the wealth
er last week, coal dealers were obliged to make
Sunday deliveries.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. Wright were called to
Painesville last week by the death of Mrs. Mary
Cowles, an aunt of Mrs. Wright.
The top of the Mishler Tile Works stack was
| blown off last Friday, but the works were con-
| tinued in operation until yesterday afternoon,
l. l. ha
tomorrow. the wheels will again be started
Leland Powers entertainments are always
| good. david Garrick" is one of his best
selections.
Mrs. S. A. Goddard, of Ravenna, Ohio, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. S. B. Lee, Davis
St.-[Sarnia (Canada) Post.
Powers will appear Saturday night in
e David Garrick" Don't fail to hear him.
vol.ey F. Mathews, of Ravenna, has applied
Tor pension.
D C. Freer, of Cuyahoga Falls, was in town
monday. on Probate business.
P.& w. pay car today. bringing the Decem-
Der earnings.
The infant son of Henry Bradley. living north
Portage County paid into the State School
Fund this year 1915 SO. and drew out $685. 38.
Over fifty nam.s have been subscribed as
patrons of the proposed new telephone exchange,
which seems to be future certainty.
Mrs Ida Garter returned to Chicago over
the Erie, Monday night, after three weeks
visiting in the ia nily of her brother-in law, M.
H. Carter.
Dr. L C. Rose, of Palmyra, one of the most
prominent physicians in southeastern Portage
County. died yesterday morning of pneumonia,
aged IS years.
Mrs. A. V. Horr and granddaughter, Miss
Lila Horr, returned yesterday morning from
st. Louis, where they have been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Slough, since the latter
part of December.
W. H. Beebe. Mrs. J. Il. Nichols, Miss Name
Gledhill, Miss Jeanette Babcock, Mrs. R. S.
Peacock and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Grail,
and J. B. Jewell attended the Art Loan in CleYe-
land yesterday.
The Phonograph Concert to be given in
Ravenna March End, by Prof. Howe, will be
arevelation to many people. The instrument
will want to hear it.
The readings by Mr.. Leland Powers at
Chautauqua, this season, surpassed anything
in the line of elocutionary entertainment we
have ever enjoyed here They have been
unique and brilliant.-JOHN HI. VINCENT.
L. G. Cummins was tipped over, at the
corner of Lincoln and Cleveland Avenues
Nubi 10 1id in oil iuh
his horse having taken fright at COW. The
animal ran up town and was captured. No
damage.
Rev. Vernon preached his farewell sermon
at the Disciple Church Sunday afternoon.
He left for his home in Henderson. KY,
yesterday morning. He has partially prom
ised to return to Portage county next No
vember and conduct series of reviYals at
Hiram.
Last Friday the employees of the stitching
department of the Ravenna Shoe factory
quit work in body, with single exception,
for alleged favoritism shown by the Super
intendent of the factory, by reason of which
they were placed at comparative wage dis
advantage, The matter ended in the dis
charge of the foreman of the room, and in
the final return of the operatives to their
machines. 1t wasa "ladies strike," with the
usual outcome.
Rev. and Mrs. H. D. Stauffer left on the
B. & O. for Washington, D. c., Monday
morning, expecting to remain in the National
Capital ten davs or two weeks. They will
then return home and in about week will
take the cars for DeFurniak Springs, the
Florida Chautauqua, where they will remain
about one week. His pulpit will be supplied
each Sunday during his absence. Next
Sunday Rev. c. w. Harshman, pastor of the
Methodist Church at Bristol, O., formerly of
Charlestown, will preach in the Ravenna
Church morning and evening, and the next
Sunday Rev. Webster, of Newton Falls, will
speak to this congregation.
For the first time in the history of the Water
Works system of Ravenna, portions of the mains
were frozen during the past week, to re
quire artificial means to thaw them out On
Page street there is a place where, owing to
quicksand and the presence of a culvert. the
main is covered with only about two feet of
earth, and as consequence everything was
frozen solid, requiring fires most of the time
from Friday to Monday afternoon, when the
current was again opened, fortunately without
bursting the pipes. The same difficulty is being
experienced at j. N. Works corner, Bowery and
Elm Streets, where the pipes bursted last eve
Ming making almost second food. 1t is all
ri 5ht now.