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Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-03-09
II ELLY'S PORTABLE Sgd A
IN WATER and PORTABLE LEM

onade, also superior SeidIilz and Soda Pow
ders at II. X. HAZARDS. sign Of the mortar.
II jy. |. near The Court Hoas,.
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-03-09
GEORGE E. STANTON,
Proprietor.

agents Names.
Newport-R n Hazard, ca e. IInrzard n Tay.
lor. Portsmouth. John TAllman. jamestown, 4.
\ Wee.ien. wmkford, u Young. Providence John A.
Wad-w orih. whole sale Agent.
Feb. lO-2nU-.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-01-05
s. A. eILLETT e. co.

TTAVE been reeeipiHg large quantities OF
Ill New Goods fol the last ten days, and,
although they have many uoreto come, still
their Stock is now very large, comprising an
endless variety of staple and fspcy Goods,
which were selected with mueh<care and
attention. and are well adapted to the tastes
and wants Of the people Of Portage counsy.
Three years. experience in the business at
this place, has fully satisfied them that the
"One Price and Ready Pay system" is the
best policy for the Merchant, the Farmer.
the Mechanic, and in fact, for all concerned.
The system has and will enable the Merchant
to sell goods at a much less profit, thereby
putting into the pockets of the people. thou
sands Of dollars every ear. Its benefits have
been fairly tested and have been seen and
felt by this community. We have full con
fidence in Offering our Large and spIendio
stock of Goods. knowing thata better OF
cheaper lot of Goods are not to be found in
Northern Ohio. Come and, zee them: NJ
suy, come and see ,cLat you sciH see BRING
along your Produce. we buy that article here
and will pay you the market price IN casf
or goods-if in goods, at as low rates as the!
can be bought for cash. zts.4- 2
Ravenna, September %, lS47.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-01-05
SIaerif's SaIef

inY yirtue Of writ Of Vendi. Ex. to lne dl.
lB rected and delivered from the sCouft q :
Common Pleas Of Portage County,I 0bioy
shall expose, to. sale at public yendle az d4Rs
Court house in the town of r Ragenne Be- Hoy0
! ON Monday the 24th day Of January 4Gsrt, ID
between the houis Of ten o'clock, A.. y. and
four O. clock, r. NJ. of said day the following /.
described lands and tenements, to wit. e =
a.Shuate 10 the township Of Rayenna in the
County Of Portage and State of Ohio eidi !
is known by being part oc lot number gsixty.s
six (6e) in the South division of lots in ,hef
town of Rayenna aforesaid, and bounded a.
follows, to wit: on the East by land owned,
BY Benjamin Tappan. South by the South
line Of said lot,- west by line ucpltInued
from the east line Of the common of thq
town plat of Ravenna to the lot hne Of said
lot No. sixty>six, and to extend so far
North between said Tappan's land on the
East and the line of said common on the
West, that line drawn from said Tappaf2s
land west to the line of said common and
parellel with the south line of said lot Wilt
include thirty acres Of land.p - : 80 az
Taken on deere wherein the Ohio Iifa
Insurance and Trust Company was Com
plainant and Erastus Lyman & ais. were
Respondents. ,',...,.-.- - q 81
Appraised at $ls3g,o0. 's~'A''. IL
JOHN GILLIS, Sheriff:
Sheriff's Office, Portage Coz a b aTsrs,
December 22d, 1847. 6 o. F.si;,,,,,,,
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-01-05
Sheriff s Sale.

TN obedience to the command Of d wriEef
i Lev. Fa. to me directed and delivered
from the Court of Common Pleas Of Portage
County, Ohio, shall expose to saleat pablo
vendue at the Court House in the town of
Rayenna
On Monday the 24tk day Of Jsauary merit. =
between the hours of ten o'clock, A, NJ. and
four o'clock, r. NJ. Of said day the following
described lands and tenemen,s, to wit: t9ssie
'.Situate in the township Of Hiram. Ccun-
ty ofPortsge and State of OHIO and Is q part
ofLot No. as IN said Hiram and bounded as.
follows, commencing on tie North line OF
said lot forty-six (46) at the point where the
road leading from near Garrettsvilleo i'm the
township OF Nelson to the road leading from
Drakesbur rgh in Freedom TO the cenlreBof
Hiram crosses the North line of4said lot,
from thence run South line parallel With
the East line of said lot forty-six (46) 70
land on the same lot formerly decided BY the
Auditor of Portage County to Leman Ferry.
thence West to land now owned by Charles
A. White, thence North ANNE parallel with
the East line to the centre of sand highwRys
thence Eastward along the centre Of said
highway TO the place of beginning, supposed
to contain about ten acres of land"
Taken on q decree wherein Harvey White
was Complainant and Zarah French & .I,x.
were Respondents. ..7.1 E g "a
.e. Appraisedat $375,00. - asrzs4gT
JOHN GILLIS, Sheriff.
By S. TAYLOR. Jr. Dept. ad
Sheriff's office, Portage Co. -
December 22d, l847.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-01-05
Drumming Out a Drummer.

i Ia New York as well as in Bali
more. some Of the wholesale stores en-
ploy clerks, whose business it IS TO go to
the hotels. ahd make acquaintance with
western merchants, in order 10 induce
them to buy goods Of the firm which en-
ploy them,-The clerks are called
..drummers' The Sunday Atlas tells
agood story Of waggish merchan,
playing the following trick on one OF
his neighboIs notorious FOR doing busi-
ness in this way. He had been waited
on by green oung fellow fr.m the
country anxious to obtain situations:
!. sIdon', want any body just now my
young friend he said at first.
sWhy, guess with all thcsc'ere things
and heaps Of goods. you can end some
thing for q chap like me 10 dew. nowPi
i tell you don't want any onc.'
why there's nothing can's turn my
hand tew.'
We'll, tell me what you can dog said
the importer, little annoyed at the
perseverance of his visiter.
wal, in the country can hoe and
plow, cut wood and shake apple trees
milk the COW aud butcher hogs,
thrash wheat and tend cider mill, and
then, in the waysof music. j can drum
like thunder fs%t s'zaT s2a 5se5.t
oh! you can drum know a firm
that wants drumnaer!', - =, - -
Then I'm the chap; Eve practised at
It for our trainins since was ten years
DID, ; 3 s.z
Have you got your drum heresin the
rity7' Iass9s 80, - = a1lGs1 -
Yes it's down aboard the slupe Nan
cy,Capt. Higgins - '5z.''..::.s'l .5.=j
The importer wrote on piece Of pa
per the names Of a dry goods firm in
Pearl street we'll known for their cm.
ployment of drummers.
There said he, get your drum and
20 to that Placc--the owners are famous
for drumming up customers, and you'll
suit them 10 a hair, Doft fail as soon
as you get in TO strike up a tune, and
go il hard
The countryman as directed. eqnip-
ped himself with his drum. and as soon
as he found, the store according TO the
paper. in he wen, playing Yankee Doo-
die in way to stun ;.dead man al
most ssas d ss4ea s#sa
What do you mean? said one of the
4. firm, as soon as he was able TO silence
shat dreadful drum.''
Why. Mr.. that man up there
said you wanted to employ drum
mer.
A brief explana ion ensued and the
whole affair came out The Pearl
street firm were glad to give the Yam
kee q ten dollar bill with tho promise ol
. situation the first opportunity, to keep
ms mouth shut. The story goes that
they have not kept drummer since.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-01-05
SlleriG,s Sale.

I'm obedience TO the command ofa writor
i. Alias Vendi Ex. to me directed and deiiv-
cred from the Court Of Common Pleas Of
Portage county, Ohio. 1 shall expose to sale
at public vendue at the Court House in the
town of Ravenna -,
On JMondoy the 10Th day Of Jusuary merit.
between the hours of 10 O'clock, A. M. and
four O'Clock, P. M. Of said day the following
described lands and ienements, to wat:
ga certain tract of land situate in Ra--
VIENNA in said County of Portage and do
scribed, as follows, being the north part OF
lot No, 81 in said Township, bounded west
by land owned by William Stockwell, north
on land late the property of John D. Shaler,
east en- on township line, south on land lave
the property of John Kitton, containing 6fty
Taken on a decree wherein Richard J.
Th omnson, Ex'r. Of Laodicy Eineh. dec a.
was complainant, and John Nicol y sis'
were Respondents. 1Fsa
Ap praised at $75o, ZOO. .--Ey,.-gs
JOHN GILLfS, SnaTn.
sherif,s Office, Portage Co., i,sesaa
December, 9th, 1s47. s ,sszH 8
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-01-05
SlleriRs Sale.

DY virtue of writ of Cd Plu. Vendi Ex.
% to me directed and delivered from the
court Of lcommon pleas of Portage county,
Ohio; shall expose to sale atipublic yendue
at the court house in the town of Ravenna
On Monday the 3lst day of January nert,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock, A. NJ. and
o'clock P. M. of said day the following de-
scribed lands and tenements, to wit:
sSltuate in the township of Hiram,- beng
a part of lot No 2, bounded as follows: begins
ming at the North West corner of land owned
by Elam Thomas and running West on the
North line of said lot No 2 to rhe corner OF
land owned by Edwin Holbrook, thence
South on the line of said Holbrook's land to
the road leading across the upper bridge
from the village Of Harrison TO Mantua thence
along the center Of said Road South AZ. deg.
East to the center Of the Cuyahoga River
thence up the center Of said River to the
North West corner of the village Of Harrison
| thence East on the North fine Of said villag gt
| IL chains Sc links to the line of Elan Fhom
| as land, thence North on the line of saiG
Thomas land to the place Of beginning. ant
| is the same land decided by Henry Canfielt
and Wife, (deed bearing date March 10th
i84O) to Elisha Garrett containing ninety
| five acres of land" ~
| Being part of lands and tenement takel
| in Execution as the property Of ELISHA Gar
| rett at the suit of Isaiah Dickey e. al.
| Appraised at $3.50, 90.
JOHN GILLlS, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Portgge county,
December goth, 1847.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-01-05
TEGE Table U.NIVERS SAL PILLS
The only known Medicine ,chich, at
the same time Purges, Purifes and

TEGEI.HBL U.NlPER SAL FlLLO
The onzy known Medicine ,uAich, at
the same time Purges, Purifes and
strengthens tile System.
TVlHE peculiar virtues Of these pills have placed
Il them at the head Of patented medicines, the
excitement of their popularity in Great Britain
was called the "Le Roy pill ievor." Every one
who has taken q box or even dose of these pills
will chccrfully admit that they superior TO any
other medicine, the reason is that other purga-
tives debiiitatc while La Roys pills strengthen
aid tone the system they purify.
DIR. LIE Roy's pills arc exclusively vegetable
many Of their component parts are known only
10 the dscogerer and have withstood the tests of
the best chemists in Europe, but the principal in
gredienis are sarsaparilla I'D Wild Cherry, each
Concentrated to powe fil essence, for succeed
ing in which he received the prize offered by the
college Of Pharmacy in Paris.
The difficulty with purgatives has arisen from
their debilitating influence on the digestive or
gans so as TO produce cost sencss and render purg
ing again necessary each counteracting the other.
The Vegetable Universal Pills at once tone aud
strengthen tho system, open the pores, act upon
the iiuer and discharge the stomach, removing
only impurities and leave tho system free from
disease, SarscparlLa as the best purifier of the
Cherry, is without rival, DIR. LA Roy has SO
united them to avoid all evil effects and have
nothing but Their virtues action.
These pills differ in their operations from all
other medicine, which may be tested by single
dose, no weakness CT nauscs is produced butthey
brace the system and tone the stomach, al the
same time efiectually Operating Us purge
They commence the moment they are received
into the system and purify the substances which
.orm the blood US well as the blood already formed
Price 25' cents per box. For sale by j. S
LEfFISGwELL and ISAAC SWIFT, Ravcnna.
sept. o. le47 ly12l.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-01-05
SIleriff's Sale.


DY virtue of writ of Alias Vendi Ex to me
ID directed and delivered from the Cour. of
Common Pleas Of Portage county, Ohio;
shall expose to sale at public vendue at the
Court house in the town of Ravenna
On Monday the 3lst day of January nezt,
between the hours of ten o'clock, A. NJ. and
four O'Clock, p. M. of said day the following
described lands and tenenlents, to wit:
s'Situate in Sufield township, Portage
County, Ohio, and in lot twenty.seven of
said township and bounded and described as
follows, beginning at the South west corner
Of land decided by US to Nathaniel Huffman
and running South eighty-nine degrees thirty
minutes West, twenty two chains and sew
enty-one links, thence North thirty minutes
west twenty-six chains and forty three links,
thence North eighty.eight degrees forty min
utes East fourteen chains and twenty FIVE
links, thence due south four chains, thence
North eighty seven degrees thirty minutes
East eight chains, and fourteen links, and
thence South forty-five minutes East tw enty
two chains and eighty four links to the
place Of beginning containing ffty"six and
eighty five hundreths acres,' be the same
more or less"
Taken in Execution as the property Of
James Kent, at the suit of Isaac G. Graham
& al.
Appraised at S5es,Oo.
JOHN GILLIS, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Portage Co.
December 29th, l847. ~s..
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-01-05
HUNTS IMMINENT.

ETAS now given abundant evidence of its
healing powers. and proved itself the
most stextsaordlnory and wonderful medicine
IN the world. in the short space Of two
years; it has acquired a reputation for curing
disease and relieving rain far greater than
any medicine ever discovered. Its wonderful
cures have estonished the Medical Faculty ,
who now universally concede its great value.
They speak of it in the highest terms, and
commend its use. .-.-
It is condemned bv none On tho contrary,
IT'S PRAISE IS UNIVERSAL. The cases of
cures are SO numerous that it would take
volumes TO recount them; and it is a fixed
fact. and is not disputed, that AS A PAIN
EXTRACTOR IT HAS NO EQUAL. For
the many astonishing cures, see the pamph-
let, to be had of each agent. If you suffer
with either Of the diseases tor which 1t is re-
commended, resort at once to its use and be
cured. For the following diseases 1t is an
iufallltle remcdY:
SPINAL AFFECTIONS, RHEUMATISM,
PARALYSIS AND ALL NERVOUS AT
HIVES, AGUE IN THE BREAST AND
FACE. WEAKNESS OF THE JOINTS,
COLDS, ,ToOTH-ACHE, SORE THROAF-
AND QUINSY. ULCERATED SORES,
lNDOLENT ULCERS, BURNS. FROST
ED FEET, CORNS, 'BUNYONS, FRESH
WOUNDS. SWEELlNGS AND BRUISES,
SCROFULOUS AFFECTIONS, MUSQUI-
TO BITES AND POlSONS..
GFThis Liniment is sold by all the re-
spectacle Merchants and Druggists through
out the country, and by the Proprietors at
Sing Sing, N. -.
GEORGE E. STANTON.
i. GFAgents in Portage Co:-Edward Par-
sons, Brimfeld; Charles IL. Kent, Franklin:
A. V. sFIorr, Shalersville; iarmons 4 20
| Aurora; J. w. Foster, Mantua; Calvin
| White, Mantua; VIM. NJ Richardson Gar
rettsvile; N. B. Dodge, Randolph; Alden &
Brush. Atwater. Allen Williamson, Deerfeld
and ISAAC SWIFT, Ravenna, 4mls7.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-01-05
sheriff's sale


PY virtue Of a writ Of Lev. Fa. to me digg
- reeted and delivered. from the court or
Common Pleas of Portage county, ohidgf,
shall expose to sale at public vendae at-the
court house In the town Of Rapenna eR
On Monday the Gath day of January nesf,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock, 4. II. and
o'clock, p. M. of said day the following
described lands and tenements, to wits .c7o5
"The following described tract or lofrcf
land sltuatein the township of Nelson in.thes
County Of Portage and state of Ohio, and il
known by -- Lot number ----- and iss
bounded as follows. on the North BY land
owned by Archibald Servoss, on the East bY
land owned by Charles Johnson; on xfiis
South by the center Of the highway, ana i6n
the West by land owned BY Elisha Garrett,
containing twenty fiveacres, being the sanas
land purchased by Elisha Garrett of Elisha
Whiting" - &C
Taken on decree wherein Joseph Shove
Il al: were Compliments and Joseph Shaw
was Respondents tEssH4re 2
Appraised at $so0,oo. ss9a =
| JOHN GILLiS, Sheriff: Il
By 8. TAILOR. Jr. Dept. al oh
sherif's office, Portsge Co.} "a %
December 22d, l847. ,zszI
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-01-05
Sheriffss Sale.


ny virtue of writ of Vendi Ex. to me
ID directed and delivered from the court
of common pleas of Portage county, Ohio,
I shall expose to sale at public venduc at
the court house in the town of 2ayenna
On Monday the 3lst day Of January neat,
between the hours of 10 o'clock, A. NJ. and
four o'clock, P. M. Of said day the following
described lands and tepements, to wit:
aSituate and being in the said township
Of Charlestown in the county and State
aforesaid, and being also parts of lot number
thirty six in said Township bounded as fol
lows. beginning on the North line of said 10:
No Sc eighty seven rods and seven feet from
the North West corner Of said lot, and run
ming thence South thirty-fve chains, thence
East eleven chains and forty.three links,
thence North five chains, and thence West
eleven chains and forty three links to con.
tain forty acres Of land, also one certain
other piece or parcel Of land situate and
being in the township Of Charleston in the
County and State afor: said and being also o
part of said lot number thirty six in said
township and bounded as follows, be-
ginning at tho south East corner .of said
Goram Kings land and thence running
South eight chains and ninety links, thence
West nineteen chains and three links thence
North eight chains and .ninety links, thence
East nineteen CHAINS aAd three links to the
place of beginning containing sixteen ane
1874 .160 acres of land"
Taken or decree wherein Robert King
g. al were complainants, and Goram King u
al were Respondents. 90 Z
Appraised at $llS6.00. -----.--.--
JOHN GILLIS, Sheriff.
Sheriff's office, Portage Go. -
rnA~
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-01-05

Sally A. Thomas, In the court ofCommou
VS.. Pleas in and for the coun'
Dwight Thomas. ty of Portage.
COMPLAINANT fled her Petition in said
" Court of Comm ON Pleas on the 9TH day
of October, 1s47, against the Defendant
Praying for Divorcs,and for cause alledges;
Gross neglect of duty, extreme cruelty and
adultery. Praying at the next Term of said
Court the bans of matEmony now existing
and resting upon her may be abrogated, an
nuled and declared void, and such other re,
lief as the case may seem to require.
- SAMUEL STRAWDER, 5s~
... Sol. for Complai nant.
Dec. I, 1847. 6w1S1.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-01-05
MASON & DeWOLF.

Portage
Stove
by
patented in the United States.
the
~ IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE OVEN TO BAKE UNEQUAL
cooking This the
that % I can e e
all the and from the
d
AMOUNT OF FUEL used better ad
dabl the that v
to the
The of me IN pon
conyenNhce, @ Iii. a;r MASON
anu ene sonsosno Nsauhas py " e JOHN DEWOLF.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-01-05
,y From Young America. ~
THE UNSOLD LANDS.

II Br pueANsE. =
@Thea United States claim to own more than
1000, 900 900 acres Of unsettled lands,'-Isenate
doc 466, goth Congress, LIST Session. =
A billion Of acres ofunsold land
Are lying in grieyous dearth
And millions of men in the image of God
a.<y= Are starsinga oil over the earth! --.-..
o! tell me, ye sons of America,
How much mems souls are worthl
.s4d Ten hundred millions of acres good, ssz
. - That never knew spade nor plough
And . million ofsouls in our goodly land,
.ssaa Are pining in want, throw: no. -.
. And orphans arecrying for bread thisday,
And widows in misery bow! y
TO whom do these acres ofland belong2
al. And why do they thriftless he2 .
. And why is the widows lament unheard7
IA And stifed the orphans cry? . s-...
7ise And why arethe poor house and prison full
And the gallows tree built high?
80 Those million Of acres belong to Man!
And his claim is,-that he NEEDs!
=, And his title is signed by the hand OF God
s4ss Our God. who the raven feeds. -.
h And the starving soul of each famished man;
s' At the throne of justice pleads =!
Ye may not heed il, ys naughty men;
- Y Whose hearts as rocks are cold Z.
But the time SHALL come when the fat Of God
,.s:, In thunder shall be told ,,.a = ...sl
sHs. For the voice Of the great AM hath said
bald That the ssland shall not be sold.a a s3
Philadelphia, Dec. 18th, 1sl7. =, a,
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-01-05
I'm Chnncery.

TN pursuance of an order of the Court OF
l. Common Pleas of the County of PorthGe
and Sta te of Ohio, at their October term.
A. D. 1s47, Alfred Osgood, and Paulina
Olivia Osgood are hereby notified, that on
the fifth day of November in the year afores
said Sheldon Hall of Charlestown in. saif
county, filed, in sand Court, Bill in Chatr
cery, against the SAID Alfred and PaulinAs
the OBJ ject and prayer of which bill 10 10
foreclose mortgage given on the -2sd day
of March A. D. l845 by them to said Han
on forty acres of land in Charlestown aforaS
said, on the East part of lot No. 23; tbegins
ming at the south east corner Of said lot
running west 50 rods and links; themes
North l1s rods and 4 links. thence east, 81
rods and links, thence south to the place
of beginning; and the said Alfred end Paa>
lima are further notified, that unless they
appear and plead, answer, or denur to SAID
Bill. within sixty days after the next term of
said Court, the said Hall at the next term
after the expiration of said sixty days. win
apply to- said Court to take the matters OF
the bill as confessed, and TO decree tbereou
accordingly. i s'~..a 3
LUTHER DAY. Sol. for Com'plt. =
December 1, I847. 6w1S2S
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-01-05
NEW FALL & WINTER GOODS!

TOHN M. HOOD & CO., are now receiv-
81 ing their Fall and Winter Goods, cons
pTisiDg as full an assortment as is to be found
ON the Western Reserve, and which they
AFe prepared to offer on terms which cannot
fail to suit purchasers.
The Public are respectfully invited to call
and examine their Stock before purchasing
elsewhere. zsz.
RavenDa, Oct. IL, 1s47. z...,
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-01-05
Latest News from the Army.
ORDERS TO ADVANCE /!

T B. TYLER 4 co. have now got
Es their forces into line and are again
ready for action. There may now be found
at their new store, on Main street, full
stock of Hats and. Gaps of the latest fashion, on
which they are offering at reduced prices for
ready paw. They are selling good napt hats
from 81, so to $500 Black and Drab Cassi>
mere hats from o. to ga ,whichthey will war
rant equal at least to amy Eastern hats. Per.
sons wishing anything in their line are invit.
ed to call.
Sept. l846. IOI