The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-03-12
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As publisher Of the CineinnsiI DiTsetoTy.
the subseriber has been very often inquired
Of In regard to the names and addresses Of
Civil and Judicial Oficsrs, Public IDslitu-
lions, Professional and Business Men, &C.,
&c, In other parts Of the State. These in
quiries, In connection with his own expert
snee-haying himself often wanted inlorma-
tion Of the same kind-has convinced hin:
that vefy large portion Of the the citizens,
including almost the entire Professional,
Mercantile and Manufacturing part Of COM
munity, together with very considerable
number Of those engaged in Mechanical and
Agricultural pursuits, would be greatly bene.
lifted BY the publication Of work suitable
for general reference in regard 10 Public
Officers aud Insiitutions, whether State,
County. City or Town, and which should ut
the same time present TO Professional and
Business Men Of every City, Town and Viii
lage throughout the State. the opportunity
ofmaking themselves generally known, or
in other words, medium through which they
may form an acquaintance with each other.
For the accomplishment Of this object, he
proposes, under the above title, to commence
the annual publication n OF work presenting.
through The medium Of q Mop, the State, with
lie Geographical Divisions into Counties and
Towns, with the Railroads in operation, ss
we'll as those In process Of ofconstfuction, and
other Information usually given 10 that way |;
Register Of the Civil Officers Of the State,
including the members o. the Senate and
House Of Representatives, the principal OF.
ficers or each County and City, separately
arranged; concise record Of the principal
legislative Acts OF the last session; the or.
ganization Of the State Judiciary; list of
names Of Justices Of the Peace throunghout
the State; Post Office Directory, or full list
of ths Post Offices within the State; Church
Directory, or list OF the Churches, with their
locations, Pastors, &C.; Military organiza.
tions, Incorporated Banks, Insurance COM
panies, Railroad Officers, Gas Light Com.
panies, Newspapers and Periodicals, Custom
Houses aud Officers, Consuls and Consular
Agents, Colleges. Scminuries Sc; Direc.
tories for the I. o. Odd Fellows, as well as
the Masonic, and all other Benevolent and
Beneficial Societies and Institutions; aHd a
large amount of other Statististical Infvrml.
ton Of Public Importance; to which will be
added BUSINESS Mirror ,1ingwhich every
Trade, Occcpation and Profession will be
separately, and as fully Represented as any
individual engaged il them can consistently
desire, as it will include all who aid, in any
way. to sustain the work-others cannot rea
sonabiy expect TO reap the full advantages Which
may be deriued from, such publication.
A work Of this kind, il properly sustained
and faithfully executed, asids from its greai
practical utility as a Book Of Reference In
respect to facts as they exist at the time o
the publication Of each issue, must increase
in value from year to year, as from being
published annually, it will evidently become
Record Of the most important events in the
order in which they occur, and will conse.
qucntly firm, POLITICALLY, JuDicIALLV,
SOCIALLY and COMMERCIALLY, the most per
feet HIsroRY ofthe STATE which could pos
sibly be furnished. .,
The subscriber is the proprietor Of the
CINcISNAri DIREcroRY, whi, work, a. a.
Annual, was frat established by him. |
has been successfully continued for sever
years, constantly increasing in circulation
aud utilty-it is firmly established, wei
known and extenively used, not only o
home, but in the principal cities snd town.
throughout the Stute, as we'll as in all thu
principal cities in the Union. In addition t.
this, he has, during the last year, published
Dire cctories OF the Cities Of Dayton, Colum
bus, Steubenville and Zanesvi,lc, in thi
State, of Wheeling, in Virginia, and of Gov
ington and Newport, Opposite Cincinnati
in Kentucky. He keeps constantly EN-.
ployed number of men thoroughly acquain'
ed with the business Of collecting mlterials
for such works, and will spare no pains il
collecting and compiling materials in such
manner az to meet the wants Of the com
munity. ........ -.....-.
The attention Of citizens throughout tn
State, particularly OF Professional and Basi
ness men, 10 respectfully invited to this Cir
cular, and with their CO operation the Pub
Usher hopes to make it meet their wishes
and to receive, in return, u fair compens
ton for the very great outlay, which such
work must necessarily require. .s rEF H
The FIRST Number OF the series, for 1857
will he issued as soon as the necessar
information can be collected, probably abor
the first fully. The style Of the work wi
be similar TO tie Cincinnati Directory
will be handsomely printed, well bound il
cloth, and furnished to sub scribers at Tw
DOLLARS AND Fifty CENTS.
Subscriptions to the work, and infor nj
ton in regard to Societies, Institutions, o..
&c, are respectfully solicited from thos
Immediately interested in them: and .
communications in respect to the worl
whether containing such information !
making inquiries. will receive iinmediat
attention. Address Sa5.. s5}sa sszy
C. s. WILLIAMS, J..
DIRECTORY OFFICE, 1913 Walnut ST.,
@.F Cincinnati Ohio.
,, IS. Communications containing ordeI
or subscriptions for the work will be expec
ed to be accompanied with the amount-
fractional parts of the Dollar may be SCI