Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-03-07
LocaI and PersonaI.

Local and Personal.
Those waning a house are referred to
the advertisement of one on Elm Staeets
to be found in this paper.
A. Mcconnell is having a big auction
sale Of Boots and Shoes. Open every eve
ming, ana Saturday afternoons. See adver
tlsement. -
A man named James Spriton, a platform
hand atthe Leayittsburgh Depot met with
an accident on last Friday evening, resulting
II his being struck by the tender of an en-
CINE, and thrown about fifteen feet, causing
considerable confusion of the back. No fears
are entertained of his recovery.
Mr.. Jacob Grove has purchased the;22
aerss Of land, the late residence of Mr. Jonn
4 McCombs, in Rowland, for $4,000. Mr..
MeCombs has purchased the house and lot
lately owned BY j. R Woods, in'this place.
Mr.. Harmon Chamberlain has purchas-
ed and taken possession. Of the Rowland
Springs property, lately owned by Mr..
Daniel Hank. The Consideration was $50
per acre. Mr.. Hank has located at Hiram.
John L. Ranney, Esq, of Ravenna,
died on the 22d of February Mr.. Ran
ney was the oldest member of the Portage
County Bar at the time of his death. He
was an able lawyer and excellent man.
-Dr. M. G. Woodwork. Of this place,
has been appointed Professor of Opthal-
ne Medicine and Surgery and Lecturer
on Operative Surgery, in the Western
Reserve College of Cleveland.
E-httentionr is called 8 the advertise
n6ent Of Nh. N. &Pr4Sr, Real Estate
Agent, published in this paper. Mr..
Plant is a reliable and prompt business
man.
1t is stated that a gentleman from
the country hearing that the property on
the corner of Market and Liberty streets
was to be sold at $3.50 per foot, came to
'teRa with the necessary greenbacks. On
Aearning that the price was S250,O0 per
foot, he changed his notion.
John Haddock, of this place, an en-
ployee in repair department Of the A. & G..
W. BY, was run over between here and
Leavittsburgb, by the Mali train, on We'd
nesday evening of last week. This accident
bears somewhat on the marvellous, inasmuch
as it is stated by witnesses that the whole
train, locomotive, tender and three coaches,
passed over him, and the only injuries sus-
tanned were a broken arm, smashed hand and
"a flesh wound on the right leg, and some 9TH
'er bruises The wonder is that he was not
annihilated. Mr. Haddock, although an
aged man, is expected to recover.
Lucas Lentz, a workman IN the wood
department of Belden's Carriage factory, met
with a very serious accident on Monday
merning last. He was attempting to place a
handle on a chlsel and had placedthe handle
in a wise, and then placing a board over his
stomach tried to press the chisel into the
handle The board happening to split, the
sharp tool penetrated the young mans body
to the bowels. Fears are entertained that
The injury may prove fatal
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Last Monday we were shown a seamless
shoe, the invention of Mr.. W. n. Brett of
this town This kind of shoe is manufactur-
ed under the supervision of Mr.. j. P. futile,
a man who has had no little experience in
the business They are soldbyM essrs War
rem McLain and are a good thing, We
purpose giving this excellent invention a
more extended notice in a future issue.
Mr.. Reuben Bell, of this place, exhibited
30 us, q few days since, a chronological
~'bust'' or 'fhead' east of plaster Paris, and
made by him. 1t is a well developed GRANT,
um, and the location of the various phreno-
logical dumps are designated by printed
directions. MIR. Bell makes these casts for
sale.
Onlast Wednesday there was stolen from
the messenger of the Union Line Express
Company, between Pittsburgh and Green
vile, Pa, on thu Pittsburgh & Erie Rail-
road, a package containing four thousand
dollars in notes of the Oil City Bank, Pa. A
reward Of $1,000 is offered for the recovery of
the money and conviction of the thieves.
Real Estate is worth something in
Warren, as late sales indicate. Mr.. Hen
ry Stiles, G few days since, put up at auc-
ton his old store building, and lot % by
As feet, adjoining the Post Office, and sold
it for S3006,0 90, to Moses and Grant Ba.
con- The Gilbert lots, the scene of the
late fire, corner of Market and Liberty
have recently been sold, two at
private sale, and two at auction. The
Messrs. Stiles purchased at private sale.
Theirs are the first and second lots from
the corner, and are each 20 feet front BY
100 back. The corner lot cost $4,000
the second lot $4,000. The third and the
fourth lots were sold respectfully to Dari
us Baldwin, of Fowler, and E. A. Smith.
Of this place. The size of each lot is 2OI !
by 100 feet. Mr.. Baldwin paid $500. 90.
and Mr. Smith S5125, the later has an in
terest lnthe east wall of Freeman, Hunt :
& Cos bank building. The aggregate
paid for the entire property, so feet front ,
by 100 back, was eighteen thousand four !
hundred and twenty-five dollars. There .
no improvements on the lots. !