The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-02-04

- All persons indebted tc
the ::P0rtege Sentinel Office, fol
subscription, advertising, or job
work, prior to January l, 1858
are requested to make immediate
payment, as it is necessary that
the books Of the late firm Of Hart
s. Somerville should be balanced
without delay-und they mast.
Rolls OF HoHoR. Some Of our cotem.
pOrsries are publishing what, in the exuSer'
snCs of thsi fancy, they are pleased to tern
"Roll Of Honor" nude up Of the names
Of those who will so far condsscend to &c,
The honest man as to pay their subscription
money What are newspaper publishers
reduced to such an extremity that, like dogs
they must pick up the bsnes thrown to them
by charitable hands and fawn upon those
who feed themi or are they white men, who
labor for their money, and have the nerve to
ask like men for their dues ! - ...
This thing Of exalting a man in news
paper for merely doing what is right, is only
another sample Of that abject toadyism which
hasgtaught the majority Of subscribers to
county newspapers the idea that 1t Is q
favor 10 the publisher, and not duty Of the
debtor, to pay his subscription.
Whist would the public think Of seeing q
notice published by our butchers every
week, as a "Roll Of Honor" giving the
names OfthOse who had paid up their old
beef bills! And yet the money owing the
printer is as honorably earned and as justly
due as that owing to the butcher, and pro.
baby would be as promptly paid, wers it
not for such sycophantic cringing and fawn-
ing, which really induces men to regard
newspaper payments as species Of charity
payable at convenience. ~
We are in favor Ot upholding the dignity
and honor Of the craft, and shall forever de-.
spise using fulsome hattery to those who
owe Us as IN inducement to pay. We pub.
liSh our paper at smtll cum, and if there is
any obli. alton at the end Of the term Sub.
sc.ibed for, even il eur terms are complied
with. it is on the part Of tile subscriber.
CLEVELAND, ZANEsvILLE & CIEcTEKAT1
RltLRoAD.-At the annual meeting of the
stockholders Of the Cleveland, Zanesville
end Cincinnati Railroad Company, held at
Akron on the lSth ult., tho following gen.
tlemen were elected Directors, viz: Simon
Perkins, N. w. fIeniry, J. D. Commins,
Akron; A. w. Bliss, Mortified; E. B. Ellis
worth, Hudson; r. X. Ehoi, Milersburg,
snd Arncld Medbery, Roscoe. ..-.
At a subsequent meeting, the Directors
appointed Simon Perkins, President and
Superintendent; E. M;ze. Secretary and
Treasurer; w. H. Lapias, Road Master, and
j. w. Holloway. Master Mactinist.
The LECTURE or MR. CAEsrEx.-The
Aecture Of Rev. ERAsTus CHESTER, Of New
ton Falls, on Friday evening last, was, in
the opinion Of majority OF his hearers, b
decided failure. He has a miserable voice,
and an awkward manner of expressing his
idese. which Of themselves aria sutficieh, 10
eepdemn him in this age of progress.
DAv,D VEooMAx, Etq., will lecture before
the tyceum on Friday evening the 5th last.
Eubject--"China aEd the Chinese"
Ce-pAA41sIRsnlp.-our neisSboir., Ncs-
srs. JouN GILLIs and WILLIAM D. DURHAM,
have entered into partnership for the car
Iying on Of the Boot and Shoe business.
They are both COCA workmen, and have
heretofore received large share Of patron
age, and we doubt not will still continue to
give their customers 'berlect fts."
SELLING OFF AT CosT.-Our readers will
observe, by an advertisement in to-duy's
paper, that Messrs: /. &; ]. VAEcE, intend
disposing Of their large and well selected
stock of Furniture at cost. Persons in
Want Of any thing in their line, should give
them call. .., ... .s..
THANxs.-H Hon. GEORGE r. AsnMuS and
SAMUEL w. gibson, ESD, will accept our
thanks for valuable Legislative documents.
Hon. GEORGE e. PUeH has also placed US
under obligations for Congre. sional docu.
ments.
CouRr or COMMON PlEAs.-The Court
Of Common Pleas for this county will COM
mence on Monday next. We understand
that large amount OF business will be dis
posed Of before the same.
IapoRrAxr CASE DEclnEp.-Ws COPY
from the statesman the following opinion of
the Supreme Court:
Samuel B. Spelman and Zera Hinman,
Executors, etc, We. Romanta N. Andre ws and
Joshua T. Ca,lih, AdmiListralors. etc.
In error to Portage Common Pleas.
Drinkerhof, j., delivered the opinion Of
the Court. Held:
i. An executor Is not bound 10 assume
the burden Of The defense of a contest of the
VIII by the heirs at law, but may properly
sees. ~
:. The exscutor i. no, ,;, entitled, wien The
will 10 adjudged ihSahd, to charge the estate
in his settlement. with the expense of main
taining such defense.
judgment affirmed.