Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-04-29
Town and County.
LOCAL mi PERSONAL.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
The weather, for a few days past, has
Deen most delightful
Last Saturday night, here in town, was
pretty we'll devoted to Buck Beer and
ro1dyism.
Our Merchants are receiving their
new goods for the spring trade, and bust
ness appears to wear an old fashion look.
Mr.. C. e. Woodruff, of Jefferson,
Ashtabula county, has been awarded the
contract for carrying the mail between
that place and Warren.
The Market Street sidewalks are
being widened to conform to the twenty
foot guage prescribed by ordinance, and it
improves their appearance.
Main Street-from q point opposite
webb's block 70 the lower depot-will
soon be paved. Work was commenced
there last Monday in getting the street
ready for receiving the material.
The Mineral Ridge Railroad bridge
cross the Mahoning, at Miles, which was
seriously injured by the high water some
weeks since, is now fully repaired, and
trains are running regularly again.
BY order of the Council, reward of
$500 has been offered for the arrest and
conviction of the party or parties who set
FIRE to the barn of Mr.. Charles Smith, on
Liberty Street, some two weeks since
COLA. a. Adams, late County Record
er, will accept our thanks for a package of
teas, which are as nice and fragrant as
any need desire. The Col. keeps q fine
assortment at his store-room on Main
Street.
"A call has been issued for q reunion
of tie old 9TH Ohio Regiment, to be held
at Ravenns on Friday, May LIST. We
trust those old veterans OF this famous
Regiment who are left will meet and have
a good time.
North Main Street-more Familiarity
known as the Turnpike is now under
process OF being paved. The good works
to extend as far north as the A. 6 G. W.
Railway depot. Work was commenced on
it last Monday.
Mr.. n. D. Holcomb, the newly ap-
pointed post master at Jacksonville, has
entered into the mercantile business,
opening a dry goods and grocery store in
the building used as the post Office. We
wish him success.
"A correspondent IN Braeeville writes
that a five and a half foot vein Of coal has
been struck on the farm of Mr.. Barnes
Bancroft, at Nelson Ledge, in Portage
county, which is thought to exte nd into
BraceVille, this county.
The Pittsburg Express, which is due
here at 4.5T P. NJ, was abandoned at
Leavistsburg last Wednesday evening,
owing to the locomotive giving out. The
Youngstown Express, Conductor Craw-
ford, took the passengers to Youngstown.
After the LIST of June next, every
applicant for the benefit of the bankrupt
act must show that he has property enough
to pay fifty cents on the dollar, or that he
has obtained a release from enough of his
creditors to pay fifty cents on the dollar to
the remainder.
The ladies had a grand inspection Of
millinery goods at Mrs. Messer's on last
Thursday and Friday. The stock was
Arge and elegant, being composed of the
lstest styles in almost every known varie-
ty. Our lady friends should remember
this and give Mrs. N. q call.
Last Friday, Robert Wheatley. who
resides on Quinby Hill, made an sttempt
on his life by stsbbing himself with s
common pocket knife. The wound was 8
very severe one. He is represented as
having been subject 20 fits of insanity, the
result of long continued illness.
-Messrs. Peck & Brother have opened
an unusually large stock of Dry Goods,
among which We noticed some yery rich
Black Gro. Grain Silks, for Ladies sse-
ques and dresses, q beautiful lot of black
and colored slpacas, and mixed popIins.
which they are offering very cheap.
-Messls. Parks & Chew have formed a
co-psrtnership and opened a store in the
new block on the corner of Market and
Liberty Streets. They will keep a select
stock of dry goods, boots and shoe, hats
and caps, groceries, etc. Their store
room is one of the most lastly appointed
and oommodious of any in town. A por-
ton Of their stock has only been received.
The new steam fire eneine arrived
asst FRIDAY, and was at once as igned CON-
Portable quarters in the engine house at
the foot of Market Street. where it will
remain until The agent arrives, when our
citizens will be favored with an exhibition
of its working qualities. 1t is 8 model Of
beauty and will no doubt prove 8 source
Of great benefit to our property holders.