Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1865-11-22
Town and County.
Local and Personal.

AOSDAA INV
"A boy, Of good hsbits, will be taken
as an apprentice 10 the printing business,
if application is made soon at this office.
Major General W. B. Hazen, the
first Colonel of the old Forty-frst Ohio,
wss in town last week.
The weather the past few weeks has
been the most genial type of Indian sum-
mer.
The country roads are in splendid
travelling condition.
Anderson and Rupp's e block on
Main Street is almost finished.
The Office of the Trumbul National
Bank on Main Street, will be ready for
business in about two weeks.
Rev. J.. W. Lanphear has resigned
the pastorate of the Disciple Church of
this place.
Rev. G. F. Pearce has accepted the
call of the Baptist Church of this place
The new sheet iron mill of Messrs.
Harris, Davis & Co.. at Niles, is doing a
good business.
The Public Square has been closed
to the visits of lows and hogs.
The old Porter coal mines, near OIL
ton, nave been re-opened by Mr.. II. D.
Smith.
Coal is 81 per ton in this market, re-
tail, or Sc by the car load.
The scarlet fever is quite prevalent
among the children in this place. A.
number of cases have proved fatal.
We have increased our facilities for
Job Printing, so that any of our friends
can be accommodated, when in haste, in
one to three hours. Orders by mail
promptly attended to.
Mecca oil lands are reported on the
rise again. Oil stocks in the East are
quite active.
J. DeFries, Esq, Government Printer,
at Washington, was in town a Jews since.
He is interested in Mecca oil lands and
wells.
"A new sheet mill is being erected by
Mr.. James Ward, at Niles, the frame
work is partly up. This will make the
third iron mill there, besides a large blast
furnace.
Mr.. James Ward is still sinking his
test oil well, which is down over eleven
hundred feet. Show not so good as at a
lesser depth.
Eggs are extremely scarce. Is it the
fault of the farmers, hucksters or hens
Will some debating club solve the per-
picking problem?
The delightful weather of the past
week was enjoyed by every one. Quite
a number of young ladies and gentlemen
improved the opportunity TO crafty their
taste for equestrian exercise.
Mr.. Cyrus j. Van Gorder has COM
menced suit in the Court of Common
Pleas against the Warren Gas Light Com
pany for the possession of the gas works.
Beef sells by the quarter, in this mar
ket, at IL a. II cts. per pound. Pork
sells for whatever price is asked Fresh
lake fish 12* cts. per pound. Turkeys
and chickens % "a 25c.
The corn crib of Mr.. Robert Boyd. of
Champion, was robbed a few nights since,
of a considerable quantity of corn.
Thieves are on the rampagei in Champion.
BY an advertisement in this weeks
paper, it will be seen that Messrs. Latin
& SilVernail have opened a new Store at
Mecca West Corners, and have a fine
stock of goods for sale.
Work was resumed on Monday on
the new iron bridge. The arches are to
be cut and shortened at the centres, ac-
cording TO a plan suggested by Mr.. Jas.
D. Kennedy. II is the cheapest and
most practicable lIan of the several pro-
posed.
Mr.. OLIVER NAY, now in his list year
has been a subscriber to the CHRONICLE
for fifty-two years, commencing with the
''Trump of Fame" Mr.. May has been
a steadfast friend of his county paper,
and always a prompt paying subscriber.
We hope he may enjoy the reading of the
CHRONICLE for many years yet.
An attempt at highway robbery was
made afew evenings since, on the road
near bursts mill, in Champion. a man
was returning from town with a wagon
load of corn, and was met by two men
who confronted him with, "Your money
or your life He was not inclined to
give up either for the mere asking, and
bringing a heavy whip which he carried
down on the head of the nearest rufian,
he laid him out then jumping from his
wagon he treated the other would berob-
Der to a good thrashing. The teamster
then went to the nearest house for help,
but in the meantime the highwaymen