The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-01-02

| The Dorcas Society will meet, at the Mayor
office, on Friday evening OF each week. unit
| further notice.
Rev. A. NJ. Hills delivered lecture a
Oakwood Chapel. Sunday afternoon.
Miss Bertha Hamm is hoae from Oberlin
over New Years.
NJ. H. Carter went to Akron, Friday, OIL
business.
Olivia Baldwin is home from Columbus, t.
remain with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
Baldwin, several weeks.
Frank Ford & Son received their annua
supply of catalogues from Werner's, in Ak
ron, last week.
NJ. B. Mishler and family went to Mega
dore Monday, to remain until the latter par
of the week.
Roscoe Olmstead and wife arrived from
Columbus, yesterday, to remain here during
the Winter.
Mrs. j. w. Derthick, of Rittman, Ohio
visited Ravenna friends the past week, re.
turning Monday.
Rev. H. D. Stauffer visited Akron Tuesday,
delivering lecture at the North Hill Meth
odist Church in the evening,
Will. Evans, son of ex-Treasurer J. II.
Evans, took Erie train Saturday night, for
Winter Park, Fla, to attend school.
Miss Florence Seymour attended C. E.
Social and watch meeting at the home of s..
b. Parsons, in Rootstown, Monday evening.
Mrs. Dehass and son, and Mrs. Yoho, of
Beaver Falls, were guests at J. G.. Wiley's,
South Prospect ST., during the past week.
c. c. Clinton and family have removed to
Ravenna from Garrettsville, occupying the
house at the corner of Meridian and Cedar
Streets.
At the next Union Anti-Saloon meeting,
to be held in the NJ. E. Church, Sunday eve-
nlng, Jan. 13, the Rev. II. D. Stauffer will
deliver the address.
At the Disciple Church the Rev. o. A.
will discourse next Sunday morn
ing on 'What lack 1 YETI" and in the eve
ming on Compromises"
G. w. Gockel went to Cleveland Monday
evening to pass New Years with his wife at
her parents, where she has been visiting the
past week. They expected to return today.
The funeral of Max Schneck was held last
Saturday afternoon, from the home on Pitts
burg Street, Rev. Andrew Wilson officiating
The Great Western Band, of Akron, was in
attendance, and played on the way to the
cemetery.
The Second Quarterly Communion-servi
will be held next Sunday morning at 1890
1t the Methodist Church, conducted by the
Pastor. Love feast at 9: 80. In the evening
Rev. DR.. Rider, the Presiding Elder. will
preach. Everybody cordially invited.
The gentlemen of the Disciple Y. P. S. C..
3. held Social and Watch Meeting at the
Church Monday evening. Light refresh
nents were served and short musical pro-
;ram rendered; and 1895 was welcomed into
he lives of the wakeful watchers.
Of what benefit to Portage County is the
ohio Experiment Station? What does it
expect to accomplish? Should we support
he Ohio School of Agriculture Why?
These are questions which farmers and tax
payers should be able to answer. Come to
he Institute on Friday and Saturday and
lear them discussed by men thoroughly
versed in their workings.
Miss NJ. A. Bortle, of Buchtel College, will
ecture inthe Universalist Church next Sun.
ay evening, on Neglect not the Gift that
5 in thee" and close with an original poem
ntitled " The Beautiful Gift" Miss Bortle
J truly able speaker, too well known in
savenna to need any introduction. All are |
ordially invited to enjoy the feast that she |
7ill present.
Within the past two weeks Rev. Andrew |
Wilson, besides attending to his regular |
'hurch work, has solemnized two marriages |
nd officiated at eight funerals. During the |
ear 1894 he solemnized the marriages of |
ixty persons, about one-seventh of all mar
led in the county, and officiated at fifty-nine |
unerals.
Miss Amanda Kidder will give an enter
in the Universalist Church Friday
vening, 18th inst. She is one of the finest |
eaders ever in Ravenna. When here last |
pring she gave universal satisfaction. The
is for the benefit of the organ
ind. Admission 25 cents, children under
2 years, Is cents. All are cordially invited.
Mrs. S. D. Ely, widow of the late Linus
'ly, brother of the late Ralph Ely, and for
lerly citizen of Alliance, terminated a
isit among friends in Alliance, New Castle.
a., Ravenna and other points in Portage
ounty, last Saturday, returning to her home
1 Pasadena, Cal, over the Erie line. She
ad been in Ohio since last March, and was
ne guest of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ralph
,ly, for several weeks before her final de-
arturo. At Chicago she was met by her
on, Ralph A. Ely, who will accompany her
Pasadena about the Sth of this month.
bright company of pretty little boys and
iris came together at Grace Church, Friday
light, their sunny faces and smile-wreathed
indexing their happy antici-
ations and merry hearted enjoyment.
Very beautiful and very tempting was the
christmas tree that stood ready to weld its
ich fruitage to the children when the hand
f the harvester should be stretched forth to
luck it.
Some excellent and timely remarks were
nade by the Rector to his young auditors, in
which the lessons of Christian love and I'M
elfshness were impressed upon their minds. |
Several very pretty carols were sung by
he school, after which came the distribution |
II presents, no one being forgotten.
The school is under the efficient superin.
endency of Geo. E. Cook, under whose lead |
,rship it has been the last several years, !