The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-28
LoRAIN COUNTY.

| A convention of the wool growers of
Lorsin county met at lBlyFis on Wednes.
day oflsst week, sndorganizsd by appoint
ing, r: Baker Chairman, and j l.. Fisher
Secretary. After discussing at some
length the necessity of q permanent Wool
/ growers Association, q committee, consist
| ing of Messrs. Houghten, Palke and john
son, was appointed to draft q constitution
and bylaws for the new association, and
the meeting adjourned until Saturday,
September Both, at 10 A. N.
| a new stone pavement Is oelng laid on
Main street, Elyris.
General Gilmore sspent a,few days in
Lorain county last week, arriving on Tues.
day and leaving on Friday. His object
Waa to nay visit 10 hia % -~-t-5 "alO TO
side IN Charleston, In that county.
An sffrsy occurred on Thursday night
of last week in the store of John Loux, in
Sheffield, between John Stouder, of Avon,
and Jacob Keeling, of Sheffield, in which
II4he former was stabbed in the side BY a
pocket knife. The wound could not have
been serious one, as Stouder welked home,
three qusrters of mile,-after receiv.
ing it, and Is now recovering rapidly.
Railing escaped and has not been seen
since.
A mass meeting was to have been held
in 0berlin last evening to take vigorous
measures against the sale OF liquor in that
plsce. The call for the meeting states that
200 barrels of whisky and ale are sold in
Oberlin annually,
The dwelling house of Mrs. Ann Lucas
. widow lady, residing in Avon, was de-
itroyed by fire last Thursday morning,
4 agoIaalz t.
work of an incendisry, as two unsuccessful
attempts had previously been made TO set
it on fire. The family were aroused from
their sIumbers by the fire; which was set
on the roof Of the wing, and had made
snch progress as to render all attempts to
extinguish it unavsiling. The goods we're
removed from the house with but slight
damage, but the loss will be severely felt,
as, since the first attempt to burn it no in.
surance could be procured. Tbs family
are highly Intelligent and universally re-
spected, and no person has any cause TO
gravity revenge or injure the family in the
least degree. b % ID 49,
AT tAe1 close. of last week 692 students
had been recorded on the books Of the
Treasurer of 0berlin College, for the pres.
ent term, being 100 more than- the whole
number in the fall term of last yesr. The
gentlemen srs in excess of the ladies
to the number of 100, and 250 of the whole
number present are new students.
Mr. Terrell has vacated the hotel at
Oberlin, and Mr.. d. P. Merwin, its new
purchaser, takes possession. LIZ
The OberHa Musical Union, at its reeu-
lar meeting last Friday evening, adopted q
new constitution, and elected in accefdance
with it the following officers President,
Prof @. H. Churchill; Secr,tary, q h.
Pond Treasurer, q. W: Keyes; First
Choristera Ohm ?. Morgan Second Choir
ister, q. W. Steele. The Union proposes
to give concert at the close Of this term,
when it will present the orstorio of the
Messiah. From the proceeds of the Com
mencement concerts it has purchased for
its future use 81 eight hundred dollar
Grand Piano OF Chickering's manufacture.
An unusual amount of sickness is preva-
lent in Oberlin at present-mainly fevers
and dysentery, and largely among young
children. -,,- ---,.,,,
The Sabbath School library in Oberlin
contains seven hundred volumes.