The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-05-23


the barn stands, was sold to WILLIAM WARD,
ESQ.,, Of this village, for 5000. The resi-.
dence Of Me-. Prentiss was not sold, nor any
Of the other parcels OF land advertised, and
We understand II is the intention of the ad.
ministrators to offer them again for sale.
Now that the Prentiss House corner has
fallen into the hands Of man possessed of
the enterprise and means, we have no doubt
but that In short time its desolate appear.
ance will give place to large and handsome
block Of buildings, which will be an orna.
ment to the town. Indeed, we hear rumors
that it is the intention Of the purchaser TO
rebuild it at an early dsy.
BOLD BURGLARY.-Oa Tuesday night OF
last week, the PORTAGE SENTINEL printing
Office was entered by some evi-disposed
person, and cloth coat and cap taken from
the bedroom adjoining. The articles stolen
were the property of E. F. SEARL, q young
man in the employ of the Office, who on re.
tiring placed them on the foot of the bed,
and while he and his bed. fellow were quiet.
ly sleeping the "sweet sleep of innoce nce,"
the room was entered and the clothing taken.
Nothing else was disturbed. We regard
this as the most stupendous robbery that has
ever come under our notice. The man who
would enter a printing Office for the purpose
Of plunder, must be feurfulIy depraved and
lost to every good and ennobing emotion
A daguerreotype Ct Mr.. Searl's mother,
who is ad,-the only one in existence
was in pocket OF tho coat, which, if the
thief will return, he will have no questions
nsked him or If it has been thrown away,
and any Of our readers find it, they will be
rewarded BY leaving it at this Office.
MERCHANTS Insurance COMPANY, OF
HARTFORD, CoNN.-We clip the following
from the Warren Chronicle of the 10Th inst :.
To THE PUB.Ic.-The Merchants Insu.
rance Company of Hartford, Conn.,, having
go promptly paid us in cash, the amount OF
its policy on our building, destroyed by the
fire of the 30th of April 1860, amounting to
Five Thousand Dollars, we deem it a duty
to commend said Company to the confidence
Of the public.
ANDERSON g. RUPP.
Warren, O., May llth, 1860.
The undersigned having experienced the
same liberalfty and promptness on the part
Of the Merchants Insurance Company, Of
Hartford, Conn she wishes to unite in the
foregoing commendations.
Mrs. M. A. KING.
J. D. HORTON, Esq, is the agent in Ra-
venns, for the Merchants Insurance Com.
pany.
THE SEVENTEEN YEAR Locusrs.-A CO.
temporary says II this month shall be
warm one, Os seems likely, the seventeen
year locusts may be expected the last week
in the month. A cold snap may make
them few days later. The last time of
their appearance here, in 1s43, few were
seen about the 29sh OF May but a cold
snap happening just then, the first udven,u.
rers persisted, and the main body did not
appear above ground until the 81 of June.
Some pleasant evening the liver colored
grubs will be seen ascending in countless
numbers from their subterranean abod.s of
seventeen years. Crawling upon some
tree, fence or bush, they fix the old shell
thereto by its claws, escape during the dews
Of the night through a silt in the bark. and
? unfold their wings before sunrise. This is
an important point, as those whose wings
fail TO unfold before the sun comes to dry
them, will remain as hopelessly crippled
as the "First Angel" in Moore's charming
poem. Thenceforward there will be q
grand concert Of instrumental music, by
millions of performers all over the country,
at no other cost than severe wholesale pru.
ming of the trees. Those, if any. who are
incredible US, will see, hear and believe.
CoIhtENcEMENT AT HtRAM.-'rhe Com
mencement exercises of the Western Re-
serve Eclectic Institute will take place at
Hiram,> on Thursday, the 7th of June, un.
der the "Big Tent" The Hesperian Soci.
ETY. will give an entertainment on the even.
ing Of the 9Th, and the DeIphic Society one
on the evening Of the 7th, to each OF which
an admission fee will be charged, the pro-
ceeds to be applied to library purposes. An
efficient police force has been engaged to
preserve order.
REPUBLICAN RATlFicATtoN MEET1Na.-
The Republicans Of Ravenna had meeting
on Monday night to ratify the nomination Of
ABRAHAM LrNcoIN. Speeches were made
by Hon. o. P: BRowN, H. Y. BEEBE, H. H.
WILLARD and J. FORREST, Esqs. AS we
were not present, and the speakers did moi
give US the substance of the remarks they
intended to make, we cannot tell Our read.
ers what they said.
SUMMIT COUNTY HORSE BREEDERs' AS
socrATIoN.-The lovers of horse flesh in
Summit county have recently organized q
Society bearing the name Of the "Summit
County Horse Breeders Association" the
first annual fair Of which will be held in
Akron on the I'd, Sd and 4th Of July. The
list of premiums Is said to be quite liberal.