Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-13
MeadYilIe News.
MEADvILLE, Pa, December 9, 1865.

MEADvILLE, Pa, December 9, 1865.
EDIToRs LEADER:
Thinking that a few items from the
Gate City of the oil regions, might prove
acceptable to you, will endeavor to run
few together, and such as they are you
are welcome to. Since my last, l may be
happy to be able to state the fact the Com
mon Council of this town have passed an
ordinance establishing fire limits, within
which no more wooden buildings are to be
erected; that strenuous efforts are being
made to procure one or more steam fire
engines; and the additional fact that we
have good hook and ladder company or
ganized, and soon hope to, have the truck,
ladders, etc. Thus, you see, it has required
two large fires to throw little light on
the subject of fire department We are
also getting ''citifed" in more ways than
one. We now have first class theatre,
under the management of Messrs. Ellsler
and Kent, who opened the season at Mus
cum Hall, on Monday evening, November
Goth, with good stock company, and on
Tuesday evening Miss Lotta made her
first apren-----A iIa tiais- -sOotian, playing a
two weeks engagement and completely
turning the heads of the theatre going
'Meadvillers." On Monday, Dec. 4th c.
w. COuldock and daughter commenced an
engagement of six nights only, and have
during the week produced some of their
TINS pIHCe CuU'nU5 ~ sec soule oI tn7 ni,9e'
acting ever presented for their approba-
ton. They opened in Chimney Corner.
tuesday evening "Richelieu," "Wednesday
evening, ("Chimney Corner by particu-
ar request,) closing last evening
with gWiilow Copse."
hat of a. Lotta,' and this calls tomind the
fact that the Republican of this place cHme
down on the management for producing
the Seven Sisters and other pieces, to
which it took exception on the ground OF
| immortality The engagement OF Coul-
| dock has demonstrated that the pieces
produced by the manager during Lolita
| enqsoement were better suited to the
| Neadville public than such pieces as pro-
| iueed by Mr.. Couldock and daughtsri for
while the aSeven Sisters" Ireland as IT
was" etc, flled the house to oyerfowing
nearly every night, such pieces as "Chim-
new Cornel," " Willow Copse," etc, only
rave houses comfortably full, which should
convince the editor of the Republican that
it would be far better to pitch into the
public for their lack of appreciation, than
t. blame the managers for catering to the
public taste. Miss Emile Melville wa
announced for Monday evening, pecem
ber lIth, but through some unavoidable
circumstance she will be unable to appear
In her place, however, l understand VI
; are to have Mr.. Dalton ana lady.
? The travel to the oil regions appears t
be as great us ever but what the peopl
all do who go there ! am unable to say.
f A detachment of BuFnsiaes Brigad
: psssed through here an Friday night, r
\ ro,1s for the Reno Il Pithole Railroad
They are Emeralders principally, an
are to be armed with picks and shovel'
e and assist in laying the road now unde
: way in that section.
!, We had quite fall of snow here o
h Saturedy, and ! noticed one or MOI
: sleighs out in the evening, but more f'
q experiment than pleasure, l imagln
d Thus endeth lesson two. PHIREMAN.
# Who knows but some of Bully Mer
D dith's cowardly rufians picked Mr.. Carr
! ! s6,.' beckett They are mean enough
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