Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-10-19

money to pay within the next few weeks,
and to enable us to comply with our en-
gagcmonts will require ali indebted to us to
pay up promptly. We hope this notice will
not be neglected.
Look TO Your CnIMNEYs Before put
ting up stoves for the winter, look well to
your chimneys. Have them cleaned and
made secure against fire. BY so doing you
may save your dwelling from burning down.
FAIR NoTICE.-The person who has the
flag taken from the Court House immediate
ly after the meeting addressed by General
MORGAN, will save exposure through these
columns by returning it to this office. We
are pretty well advised as to who has it.
A CHANGE Col EAsoN has resigned
the editorial quill of the Wayne County
Democrat to l.. Q. JEEFRIEs, ESD. Col.
EAsoN is lucky in being relieved from a po-
stion OF such great responsibility and so
much unrequited toll Mr.. JEFFRIEs is a
young man of talent learning and energy
MucH RAM.--Col Stowell, Of Cornwall,
VT, has recently sold ram for 5000,
and several sales of distinguished rams at
So, 500 each have been recently made. These
rams are in no way connected with the iron
clads.
The SOLDIERS CAsKET-We have re-
ceived the October number of the Casket.
AS usual, it is filed with just such reading
matter as an intelligent thinking reader de-
lights to examine We would be lonely
without it.
OIL TAX present about five thous-
and dollars per day is the average daily tax
paid at Pithole alone to the Government on
the oil produced there; or the annual sum
of one million, eight hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars.
Bro PUMPKIN Daniel Miller, of Warren
county, has raised a pumpkin this season.,
seven feet and two inches in circumference,
and weighing 1872 pounds Statesman.
If Warren county run less to pumpkins
and pumpkin-heads she would have more
Democratic voters.
BROwN.-Willth the Holiness county Farmer
tell us where Brown is?-M. GIcad Reg
iSter.
He is at home, in the banking business
and collecting government taxes from those
who have not invested their wealth in bonds
He will not spend the winter in Columbus,
as he expected; but will be found one door
east of Mayors hardware store.
New MILLINERY GoODs The attcn-
ton of our lady readers is directed to the
advertisement of Mrs. f. UuLER, in nanothcr
column. Those in need of anything in her
line will do well to give her a call, as she
has Just received a fine selection of fancy
fxings" for the ladies, suitable for the
season.
PETERSON MAGAZINE.--W have re-
ceived the October number of this we'll
known magazine. AS usual, it is replete
with splendid cngravings, fashion plates re-
ceipts, literature, &C. 1t holds the position
of the first magazine of the description in
the country; and well it deserves to be- for
the efforts of Mr.. Peterson to interest the
ladies are unceasIg.
ANTIETAM CEMETERY.-Ten acres of the
Antietam battle field have been purchased,
where MCCLELLAN $ troops fought so brave
ly, as site for cemetery in which to bury
the remains of the men who fell in that bat
tle The work of interring the remains in
the cemetery is now in progress. There are
some 1000 or 5000 buried on the field. =
Thus far 1000 bodies have been identified
Il, 700 by name, regiment and State, and
9l9 by their respective States.
Posi- OFFICE RoBBERY.-A lad about
twelve years of age, named GEORGE FINK,
was arrested, the first Of the week, charged
with robbing the Post Office at Frcdericks-
burg. His case was investigated before
commissioner WHITE, at Cleveland, and in
default of $500 bail he was committed to
prison to await trial MARY GRIFFITH, a
girl about seventeen years OF age, was
charged with being the leader in the robbery.
Her case was undergoing an examination on
Tuesday. We have not at the present
writing learned the termination of it.
FINKLE q LYONS SEWING MACHINES. -
Among the many sewing machines now be-
fore the public for approval, none have
sustained so enviable reputation as the
Finkle & Lyon machines have. They are
simple in construction-do not get out OF
repair as some do--make the ioch stitch on
both sides, thus saving one-half the thread
and silk used by the loop stitch and single
thread machines, aud have all other ad
vantages ofany of the machines now in use
Everyfamily should secure oneof these ma
chimes, for in these days of practical ideas
no lady will deny that sewing machine il
an indispensable institution in every vel
regulated family. These machines are
warranted to give satisfaction, or the money
will be refunded w. Jacobs is agent 70,
the sale of these machines for Holmes Co.