Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-02-21
Township Correspondence.
BROOKFIELD.

Feb. 18th, 1866.
Mr.. Editor:-As yet, it appears that your
novel and admirable feature of township cor,
respondence, has been mainly conducted by
members of the male persuasion" Now
earnestly protest against this monopoly, be.
leiving that zoe are equally interested, and
as capable of furnishing items of local inter
est as they. Hence 1 summons from the
shades of solitude and oblivion my "rusty
STEEL" and proclaim in the language of the
immortal Webster, we 'still live"
A marked change has come over the esprit
of our dreams within the past few years,
political and social. Once Democracy ruled
as with an iron rod, and in her proud domin-
ion said, 81 sit a Queen" Now, alas the
scepter of her glory and power has departed,
leaving a few fossil specimens, preserved in
whiskey, as relics of the dark ages.
Socially, we have progressed backwards
about fifty years. Then no baccanal rev.
elry, or noisy brawls, disturbed the quiet slum-
bers of our tranquil village; but a brace of
dram shops were opened, and forthwith is
sued a legion of contending fiends, and we
are greeted with a modern exhibition, of the
devils Embossed in the herd of swine, and,
like them, we are rushing headloRg down
the sleeps to the abyss of ruin.
For i~nstance:. The Rev. Newcomb, Of
Hiram, has been holding a series of relig-
ious meetings here; at the conclusion of the
services on Saturday evening, a portion of
the congregation hastily repaired to p%artici-
pate in the dedicatory ceremonies Of q new
grocery, enticed thither by the generous of
fer by the proprietor of a free drink to all
the devotees of Bacchus. / understand it
was formally dedicated to the Devil with i'm
posing rites. The ~'artist," q shoemaker,
has thus left the bench for the bar; there is
danger of his getting his ''cobbling" and
scobblers" COMPOUNDED. The north, east and
west, sides of our village green are now or
zldnleHted with these vestibules of He'll. 1
wonder the graveyard on the south, has not
been chartered for the same nefarious pur-
pose possibly a check to the enterprise is a
wholesome dread, lest, in the midst of their
nocturnal orgies at the "witching hour of
midnight when church-ysrds yawn" the VIC
Tins of their avarice might confront them
with direful testimony against the "deep
damnation of their taking off," In plain
terms, then, these pestilences that walk in
darkness, and waste at noon-dsy, ought to be
suppressed. They are a disgrace to any CON-
munity a nuisance that should be speedily
abated. Our Legislators might we'll blush
with shame that the laws tolerate these
kQlQg5. Hueu our Sex, anu tuo bhDAo sOus
of sorrow and toll, are enfranchised, and
not ill then, will such wicked ensctments
be erased from our statutes.
Messrs. Case & Byers, long and favorably
known to the business community, nave dis
posed of their stock of goods and retired
from trade. They purpose, however, OPEN
ing a grocery and wool depot on the corner
formerly occupied By them. Their successor
is Captain Tillotson, who, I understand, was
until recently engaged in business on the Erie
Canal. Mr.. Geo. Struble has purchased the
residence of Mr.. A. Christy. He comes
among us that his children my enjoy the So
ciai and educational advantages our town
affords. Mr.. Christy goes to Holmes Co. to
the development of the extern
sive coal fields in which he is largely inter-
ested. Among the fruits of the present re-
viYal effort are mentioned the names of DR..
Haney, VIM. Chew and DR.. Willis. May
be ornaments to the Church. More
mon. 81.