Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-08-22


With this number, commences the
fortieth volume of the Chronicle, and il
may not be amiss to take a short retro
spective glance at its history. On Tues
day, June 10Th, 1919, the first newspa-
per, Tie Trump Of Fame, was published
by THOMAS D. WEBB Esq, (still a citizen
of this town., and printed by DAVID
FLEMMNe. Mr. WEBB published 8e
paper till December 1913, then associated
with himself, JAMES WHITE. One year
after, Mr.. WEBB left the firm, and the
was published by SAMUEL QUINBY, (still
a citizen of this town. and JAMES WHITE,
under the firm of JAMES WHITE & Co.,
two years. The paper was then sold to
FITCH BIssELL, who changed the name
to hat of the Western Reserve Chronicle,
and published the first paper bearing that
name on the 4th day of October, 1916.
After the paper was published a year
or more by Mr.. BIssELL. it passed into
the hands of Mr.. SAMUEL QUINBY ESD,
d ELIHU SPENCER. A short time after,
Mr.. SPENCER left, and March 4th, 1919,
Mr.. GEORGE HAPeooD took his place.
The Chronicle was then published by
GEO. HAPGooD & SAMUEL QUINBE until
July LIST, 1919. Mr.. Quinby was sue
ceeded by the following gentlemen:
OrIs SPRAeUE, July /, 1919; E. R.
THOMPSON, September %, 1891 /; WIN.
Quincy, March %, 1929; JOHN CROwEIL,
January 3, 1928; CALVIN PEAsE, Jr.,
October IA, 1880; A. w. PARKER, Oct.
25, 1882. Mr.. GEO. HAPGooD retired
from the business in June, 1341, having
been connected with the Chronicle up
wards of twenty-five years. Mr.. Par
KER continued its publication until Ian.
1858, when be disposed of it to Mr.. f.
D. Howard. The W. e. Chronicle and
W. r. Transcript were combined, under
the name of Chronicle Dc Transcript, Feb.
"a, 1854, and continued by E. D. How
ARD and JAS. DUMARs until the following
October, when Mr.. Howard became sole
proprietor, and so continued until April
last, when the present prOprietors pu-
chased, and changed it back to the time
honored name of Western Reserve ChrOn-
icle.
The first number of Tile Trump Of
Fame was issued two days before the
war of 1919 was declared !; and it is in
teresting, as exhibiting the facilities for
transmission of news, at that period, to
note, (as the files of the paper show,
the news of the declaration of war did
not reach this place until more than two
weeks hadpassed. Itshould be remember
ed, that of all parts Of the United States,
the people Of Northern and Western New
York, and Northern Ohio, were more
deeply interested in the knowledge of
the fact of the existence OF waf, than
any other portion of the United States,
being jewellers on the frontier, and con-
stantly exposed to attack from the Indi-
ans in the English interest, and the
British forces station ed along the Cana
dian borders. For several years the
GHronicle was the only paper published
on the Western Reserve, and but few
others wele published earlier, in the
S ale.
Then the settlements were few, and
far between. With few exceptions,
westward from Buffalo, TO the Pacific
Ocean, was one vast wilderness, broken
at wide intervals by the smoke of the
Indians wigwam, or the light of the
camp fire-ef some adventurous hunter or
trapper. A few hardy pioneers had
rushed forward into the western wilds,
aad the sound of the strokes Of the wood
mans axe, began TO mingle with the cry
of the panther and the howl Of the wolf.
A few years before, the buffalo had
roamed unmolesieI over the western part
OF the State. the deer cropped the herb
aye in tie f.f,s,, he beavers built the