The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-12-25
Brn, -45astt ma Stlssurs.
nrA happy Christms. to alI.

merry.
-Sunday last was the shortest day in
the year.
pAlmost Completcd-The new MethO.
dist church.
GJThe most dangerou, kind of bat that
flies at night is brickJdt
~ Superb-Some of neighbor Vance's
Autographs. Go and look at them.
rSuspended--The publication of the
Eaton Democrat. "Never sGydie," Levi.
OFMeasels are prevailing to an alarming
extent among the shildren Of S!eubenville.
6TDead-Dr. Pusey, the originator Of
the Puseyite movement in the Church OF
England.
6yJacob NJ. HOldcmun, Esq, u promi-
nent citizen of Harrisburg, Pa died on the
18th inst.
GTMr, Joseph Jackson, formerly of Gin
cinnati, is Post master General OF the Sand
wich Islands.
&TSlow Coaches--Those OF our exchan.
ges that have not yet got done with the Pres
ident's Message.
65-lt is said that there are more cigars
smoked in New Orleans than ia any other
city in the world.
OTAdvertising is the oil which wise
traG.smen put into their lamps, and that
foolish ones neglect to use.
G-Lola Montes-This celebrated and
notorious woman returned TO the U. s., by
the last steamer from California.
GFThe man who couldn't contain him.
self, was found, upon inquiry, to contain
about quart of the fluid extract OF corn.
0TLook Well-Charley Grecnfelder's
overcoats. If you want to look "al,Gred
nice" during the holidays, go and get one.
EThe question was recently raised in
the court of Ottawa county, whether n blind
man can be made lable for bill payable al
sight.
0JThe wife of Mr. Joseph Reeme, of
Thompson township, Senecu county, CON-
m,ted suicide last week, by jumping into a
well.
Right-Gov. Geary is said to have re.
fused 10 allow the ball and chain to be put
to the legs of the free State prisoners i'll
Kansas.
0TThe Tiffin Advertiser says that young
man who recently came from Switzerl land
to that place has become mad through home
sickness.
0TA large grind stone, in mach inc
shop in Hamilton, Ohio, bursted few days
since, instantly killing one man and wound
ing several.
| 0-The subject of rebuilding the Jail of
/ Trumtull county is 10 be submitted to the
voters Of that county at the April election.
Sensible move, that.
EFHard to please-Our neighbor Of the
Reformer. He raps the Democrat over the
knuckles for advocating temperance, and
also the Sentinel for not doing so.
GFReitzcl, of the Warren Democrat, got
cheated. on his last visit to Cleveland, in an
oyster saloon. Served you right. What
business had you eating oysters away from
home!
0FThe Senate Of South Carolina taboed
| resolution to re.establish the slave-tradc.
! Good for the fre.eaters. There are yet
some sensible men left in the Palmetto
State.
HTAmu .iDg-To read the howls in the
Republican papers about the Presidents
Message. Reason OF their howling--be
cause he tells the truth about their section
ali IN.
TThe st. Louis Republican says tina
goats and deers will eat tobacco. We have
not the least doubt Of it, Tor we have seen ,
good many dearS in our time who were SUI
to snuff
GA Shrew gone to the Devil-In on
Of the interior townships of Virginia, Mr.
Samuel Devil was lately married to Mis-
Marcy Shrew. A shrew and devil will
make an even team.
= EFInsane ne-Col. Reah Frazer, former !.
tho lender of disor1onizino Demorrati
faction in Lancaster co., Pa. Over.excite
ment in financial and political m alters
/ supposed to be the cause.
S 01rThe bachelors of Gloucester are
/ musty fusty set Of fellows. At their ann,
al supper, few nights ago, the followin
!. was one of the toasts:-"Our future wive
g Distance lends enchantment to the view
l. OFTo the point-The editor of paper
u Orleans Bar, Cal, says: awe don't il
'r tend 10 be neutral in anything, but will 81
e Just what we damn please about everythin
X and trust in God, two revoDvers and bow
Is knife for the result"
y 0JWe find in an exchange q remedy
r., frosted feet. which is just now very apprt
;, PIRATE: Heat brick very hot, and hold Il
4. foot over it as closely as it can be- held wit
:, out burning. Cut an onion in two and di
=, ping it repeatedly in salt, rub it over t
foot. The juice o the onion will be dri
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