Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-07-21
OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS.
Some Snteuigente.
Olden Times in Trumbull County-No.

Olden Times in TrUmbull County-No- l
THE FOURTH OF July lSl2-The Trump o
Fame" of July %, 1912, contains an account o
a celebration of the Anniversary of American
Independence at Hartford, Trumbull co., in Isl:
~.0n the 4th, about $50 respectable citizens O.
Hartford, Vernon, Greene, Brookfeld and the
adjacent townships, met in Hartford, to ceie
brate the Anniversary of American Indepen.
dence. Mr.. Obed Crosby presided as President
Titus Brockway as Vice President of the day
a company of volunteers under the command Of
Col Richard Hays. Capt. Horace Flowers
or by their military performance, and martial
appearance" Col. VIM. Bushnell, Col. Richard
Hays, and Lieut.. Thomas Beckwith were com
mittee of arrangements. The procession moved
from the house of Col. Hays to Mr.. David
Lanes, thence to Mr.. Jones barn, where they
= united in public worship. Rev. Mr.. Carpenter
delivered a very ingenious sermon, Mr.. Sterling
G. Bushnell delivered an appropriate Grafton, af-
tt which the President gave a solemn, pathetic
and animating address, and made the eonclud-
ing prayer.
The procession again formed and returned TO
Mr.. Lanes, where an excellent dinner was pre-
pared in the true style of Independence, the Ia
bic being supplied entirely from the productions
of our country. A great degree of solemnity
and anxiety (oceasioned by the report of a dec
~laration of war by Congress) cast a gloomy
shade over the eountenances of the people on
this interesting occasion. The voice of festive
merriment was hushed in silence, and an anx-
ious solicitation to assist in providing means for
the defence of our country, was manifested on
this occasion. After dinner IS toasts were
drank, accompanied with a discharge of mus
quetry." Among the toasts were.
"TAe Militia Of the State of Ohio. May they
rally arOaad the standard of our country and
protect it from the invading foe."
"The Fair Ser, who have this day favored Us
with their company, and those of our nation
May they long continue to nurse patriots, heroes
and statesmen.
How different the circumstances which sur
rounded the people of Old Trumbull. while they
celebrated the 4th of July 1872, and those pros
rerous conditions they enjoyed on the 4th of Ju-
ly 1858.
The Trump Of Fame of July Sth. 1872 contains
an advertisement headed, "To Men of Patriotism,
Courage and Enterprise" urging our citizens to
list for the War of 1872, signed William Elliott,
u. S. Army. Place of Rendezvous, Warren.
Ohio.
August -, 1912, it publishes an order of Gez.
Simon Perkins, for a General Muster of the Ohio
Militia to be held in Liberty, Sept. lst, 81 and
Sd, and that they perform camp duty during the
night.
Sept. 9th. 1872, after speaking of the treach-
cry of Hull, it says. "Maior Gen. Wadsworth's
head quarters are at Cleveland, thirty-six miles
from the Huron River, to which place Brigadier
General Perkins has marched with 500 men, for
the purpose of building block-houses. and to
guard the frontier settlements" cleveland at
that time had to be mentioned as a placs thirty
six miles from the Huron River" Now we
wonld reverse the order and speak of the Huron
River as being Sc miles from Clevelaud,)
Thirteen years later than 1912, the population
Of Cleveland was only 500. In 1872 the Trump
Of Fdme"o of Warren, being the only paper pub
lished on the Reserve, it was the general adver-
Using medium of Northern Ohio. The Trump
of July %, 1872. advertises that R. B. Heacok,
of Cleveland, desires the return of a sorrel horse,
ringboned, which has strayed from his premises.
In the Trump of June "a, we find anothea ad-
vertisement of George Wallace, Justice of the
Peace Of Cleveland. who certifes to an apprais-
ment of an estray taken up in that uiilage.