Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-06-05
LOCAL ANp PERSONAL.

arms ana enter lhe cOlAEb-
REED ADAMS.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
The prospect Of an abundance Of fruit
was never better at this SESSION.
Sheriff Laird has been appointed Dept.
Q. S. Marshal for TrGmbultc County
Scales, fOs weighing hay, coal, &C.,
are being put up on Liberty Street, oppO-
site the post Office.
Tho Board of County Commissioner
are now holding their June session at the
Auditors Office.
The few pleasant days Of last week
were IndastriousIy employed by4eur farm
ers getting in their oats and corn.
Ground was broke, on Monday morn
ing, on The street west side of the Square,
10 commence the work of paving
BY a Local Notice it win be OBJ
served that the members Of the late 18th
and 18th Ohio Batteries, are requested to
meet at Cleveland, July22s in a reunion
Rev. C. S. Abbott has resigned the
pastorate of the Episcopal Society of this
place, and we understand has accepted a
call 10 Alton, Illinois.
Prof. MESzIE, who is very successful
in tanning and breaking wild and bsulky
horses, still keeps his tent spread. He IS
destined to become famous as a arefarmer"
of vicious horses.
The necessary lumber for construct
ing a deck north of the engine house Of
Neptune No. 2. for use of the fire compa-
ny, is on the ground, and that needed i'm
pro Tement will soon be made.
The S2d Session of the Erie Annual
Conference of the NJ. E. Church, viii be
held this year in New Castle, Pa, COM
mencing Wednesday, July 10, to continue
one week. Bishop JAMES viii preside.
-Work on the sewer has nearly reach
ed the junction of High and Main Streets.
The workmen will next be puto the n
finished portion of the sewer On High St,
extending from r. Il. Barnum's residence
to J.. Goldstein's.
"A few days since, as Mr.. David Har,
rington, of Champion, was going home
from town in a sulkeys the horse he was
driving became frightened and ran away.
Mr.. n. was thrown from the sulkey, but
sustained only slight injury. The horse
continued to run-HntiI it tripped and fell.
turning heels over head, ~dislocating its
neck, and causing It's death.
The Street Commissioner has had a
force at work for several days cutting
sluices to drain the swamps, ponds, bayons
and lsgoons on Main street. preparatory
70 rec~onssructang it with new mud. Mar
ket street, which is in tho same beautiful
condition, viii not be disturbed until
graded for the ton paving. In the
mean time experienced n~avigatofs can
steer through its scgiIas and charybdes.
"A man named William Holcomb,
aged about fifty years, a resident of the
township of Vernon. was found dead in
the woods Dearsthe Centrs, on Tuesday of
last week. When foundit was discovered
that he had been shot through the head.
He had been hunting squirrels, and 1t was
concluded blythe jury OF inquest that the
deceased came to his death by the accident
al discharge of the gun which he wascsr4
rying. EskH
An accident happened on che EahOn-
ing R. r., nea- the river bridge in this
place, on Monday morning, as the 81 mail
train was coming from the west. Some
loaded coal cara were being switched on to
a side track, but the hinder one not entire
ly clearing the main track, the locomotive
of the mail train struck il, knocking it
over the embarkment, and smashing it
badly. The engine was also damaged con
siderably, and the passenger cars slightly
No person was hart.
Mr.. B. F. Packard has sued the town
for S100.o0 damages, sustained by him
self and wife, by the accident they met
with in crossing the .nurrows." west of
the new bridge. In view Of the indescri7
baby bad condit on of some Of our princi-
pal streets, and the danger of accidents TO
persons and vehicles, it would not be sur
prising if actions for damages would be
quite 8 common matter.
"A correspondent sends US an account
of prize fight, which he says took place
at the Otis Coal Cos works, in Brookfeld,
one day last week, between two WEIGH
men, one living in 9roOkfeld and the 9th,
er il Hubbard. Il was 8 brutal affair, IS
rounds being fought, the poor fools bruis-
ing each other up d~readfully. Our cor.
respondent must excuse US for not publish
ing bis detailed account of the affair
We en- tirely agree with BIN that such
things are very dlsgraceful and should not
be tolerated in decent communities.