Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-23
oHLo NEWS.
LoRAIN CouNTY.


From the Elyria Democrat:
II. D. Cornell, ESQ, of North Amherst,
recently sold his farm Of As acres, for Sl3O
per acre. Property is looking up in hat
thriving township.
The company owning the Shefild Oil
Wells have reelected officers, and resolv-
ed to sink their wells deeper, before aban-
doning them.
The County Commissioners, after look
ing at several farms offered, selected on
Saturday last, what has long been known
as the Murray Farm, on Murray Ridge,
about two miles from Elyris, in Carlisle
township. The consideration paid for the
Isl acres was $40, 1900. The buildings are
expected to cost in the neighborhood Of
$4,000. The relief and bounty fumes
that will soon come into the Treasury, to-
gether with the county funds now on
hand, will beamply sufficient to cover the
entire cost of putting the Infrmary in
operation without levying a dollars tax.
The regular annual session of the Lorain
Teachers Association will come off at
Elyria, commencing on Monday, April
I'd, and continuing through the week.
Steps have been taken to secure the ser
vices of Pref. A. Schuyler, of Berea, L. L.
White, of Columbus, and r T. HumistOn.
Arson Smyth, and G. g: Allen, Of Cleve-
land. Other men of talent will undoubt-
eddy be in attendance to assist in making
the exercises both pleasant and profitable
to ali who may attend.
From the 0berlin Net0s:
We have in press a memorial sketch Of
the religious experiences of the late Mrs.
Keep, written bv her hush nd, the vener-
able Father Keep. A single paragraph,
in which the writer speaks of himself, re-
cords, what seems to US a wonderful ex-
rerience for Il man of almost eighty-fye.
He says:
My birthday, April 20, l781--My
drst sermon preached June l6, 1905. L
know not the day when sickness or in
trinity of body has rendered me unable to
90 out on business or recreation, nor q day
since 1 began to preach on which 1 have
not had physical ability to perform the
official services of the pulpit"
Mr.. J. c. Cannon, of the Theological
Department, Middle Glass, has been teach
ing during the winter, in the employ Of
the Freedmen's Bureau, in Louisiana.
He writes the opinion that social and
moral reconstruction is fully as much
needed there as the political article. He
is at present at Shreveport, La.
A meeting was held on Tuesday even
ing of last week in the College Chapel to
take action in reference TO the new church.
Although the attendance was not large,
the subscription paper received a most
generous lift, over three thousand dollars
being subscribed on the spot. This, added
to previous contributions, gives over four
thousand dollars toward the new building.
1t is proposed to erect a house at the cost
Of $4,000.
Mr.. Philo Herrick, for nearly thirty
years a resident OF this place, died on
Thursday of last week, after a short and
painful illness.
Rev. A. Heath, of the Baptist Church,
in North Amherst has resigned his posi-
ton as pastor, to take effect in April. We
understand he has received a call from
Michigan.
The pastor of the Lutheran Church,
North Amherst, has also signiied to his
people his intention TO leave in June.
North Amherst, Lorain county, is with
put a stove and tin-shop. An establish
ment of that kind would do a good bust
ness there.