Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-04
FROM ORRVILLE. ONO.
The Recent Fire-Insurance--MSnu'
facfure of Farm neutrality-suspicious.
ness Items

Especial Correspondence of the Cleveland LLADEE'l
OERv1LLE, O., May 81, 1866.
EDITOR LEADER;-The late fire in this
place has had a good effect in a certain
direction, though much more might have
been done towards preventing a repetition
of such a catastrophe. In looking over
the books of the Insurance agents we find
that Mr.. McGill, agent Of the Phoenix,
has issued 10 policies within the last two
months, and that Mr.. Albright, agent of
the North American and Cleveland Insu-
rance Companies, has issued 20 policies
within the same time. In the early part
| of the present month, the farm house Of
Mr.. Freeman, near this place, was entire
" consumed by fire. Covered by insu-
rance. Mr.. John Long took warning
by the disaster which overlook his
neighbor Mr.. Freeman, and had his resi-
dence insured in the Mutual Insurance
| Company of Medina county. Within
| twentv-four hours his house was lying in
ashes. The fire in both buildings orig
mated from defective lues OIL by the
| sparks falling upon the roof.
There is quitean excitement in u place
at present, over the question of organic
ing a company,,to build a shop for the man
ufacture of agricultural machinery, &c.
| The gentlemen that are agitating theques-
ton, feel quite confident of success, be-
| I%ieving that the necessary funds can be
| raised at ence. We hops our business
men and property owners may see the I'M
portance of completing this project. They
| should bear in mind that unless we secure
more maaufactuTa. that 0rrville is a dead
point beyond which it will never be great.
| iy extended. Put q shoulder to the wheel
| and YOU will be gratiied with the result.
| Get the ball fairly in motion and with the
natural advantages this place possesses for
such an enterprise, it will not be easily
checked.
The American House has changed
hands and we are pleased to see that it Is
likely to be for the better. Messrs. Goudy
and Gardner are the present pFoprietors'
The whole house is being complete
ly reftted and improved, and
will 0 be the fayorite resort of
the travelling pubic having occasion
to tarry here for business or change OF
cars. VIM. Shelton has received his new
stock of goods-the finest selection that
has been Tecsiye@ here this season. D. G..
| Evans has sold his entire stock Of grocer
les, and will devote the whole of his time
the present season, to building a business
| block. D. L. Moncrief has removed the
gravel roof from his brick store-has in
creased the height Of the building some
three ar four feet, and is covering it with
a tin roof which greatly improves the
general appearance Of the building.
The Lincoln funeral coach passed
through east yesterday. 1t does not look
so well IS when uced for conveying the
remains Of the illustrious dead. Iha en-
| gines on the P. TT. W. Il c. Railway are
draped in mourning for Mr.. Fitzsimmons,
an engineer, who was killed by a telegraph
pole Striking his bead as he was looking
from the engine Ykiie near Rochester,
Pa, one day last week.
Despite the unfavOrabl5 weather, Fege-
tation looks quite prosperous, but the fruit
crop vii be almost an entire failure.
Respectfully yours, w.