Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-06-03
Town and County.
c AND PERSONAL.

Our hotels, for the past week, have
been unusually crowded.
Coal, at the different yards in this
section, is quite scarce and prices high.
The corn planting season is about
over with our farmers in this section.
The Tenth o. V. Cavalry have a re
union to-day at Mansfield.
-Tax-psying is in full bloom at the
County Treasurer's Office.
The foundation now beng laid for the
First National Bank is admired by all fol
neatness and durability.
Mayor Mckee, of Youngstown. has
disposed Of twenty cases since April first.
A pretty good beginning for the new city.
The members of the Disciple Church,
of Lordstown, proposes to erect a place of
worship at the center.
"A cutting ARRAY occurred at Newton
Fails last week. The particulars we have
not learned.
Fresh paint Is making many OF our
residences wear 8 more attractive appear
snce this spring than usual.
On Friday last we were visited with
quite a heavy storm of wind and rain, ac-
companied with heavy thunder and light
ming.
Our thanks are due Mr.. G. Humphrey,
the gentlemanly operator at this place, for
late dispatches on impeachment, publish
ed last week.
Our Merchants have some ides o.
procuring the services of gentlemen of
good conversational abilities to entertain
the representatives of eastern houses.
The Geauga Democrat is informed
that o. S. Hatch, of Conn, this spring
sold fire bushels of the early Rose variety
of potatoes for five hundred dollars.
Mr.. Henry Lane, of Champion, hav-
ing concluded to move to Missouri, Offers
his valuable lands for sale, as will be seen
Dy reference to his advertisement.
Mr.. A. Malpas hiss recently started q
Grocery and Provision Store at the A. &
G. ". BY Station, to accommodate the
wants Of citizens in that part Of town.
-CurrAnts. G~ooseberries, etc, are com
ing in quite freely to this market. 1t
would be web not to let your desires for
sieh take too strong q hold
Wool clipping will soon be at hand,
and we call especial attention of our wool
growers to our market reports, as we shall
use our best efforts to give them the
latest.
The Soap Factory of o. a. PennOck
& Co., situated south of the Canal, as well
as 8 large tree standing some distance of,
was struck by lightning during the storm
of Friday last.
Our manufacturing establishments on
Canal Street present 8 busipess like
aspect, and from the amount Of orders on
hand there will be but little intermlssion
during the coming season.
james Ward & Co. Of Miles, have
made arrangements with coal dealers of
Pitsburg, Pa, to furnish them with coal
for their various establishments. The coal
will be shipped by canalt Niles
The shOvelers in the employ of Messrs.
barley & Weeks, struck last week for an
advance of twenty-five cents per day.
Their demand not being granted, they re-
sumed work at one dollar and fifty cents,
their former wages.
-ouS thanks are due our young friend
Mr.. WARREN S. YOUNG, of Washington,
for valuable public documents. Mr.. Young
has frequently placed US under obligations
by his kindness in furnishing US important
national documents, speeches, &c.
"A car load Of the sporting fraternity,
on their return from the championship
fight of McCool and Coburn, passed
through this place on Friday last. They
were not an interesting group to look upon.
May "we meier see their like again"
The fir announcement of Hiram Col
lege is near. On the evening of the Com
mencement Day, which will be Thursday,
June 18th, the Alpha Delta give an enter
tainment; on "Wednesday June 10th, the
Hespirians have a public performance.
There are a number of Tacan: tene-
meut houses in town. 1t is SAID rents are
so high that in several instances two or
more families find it necessary to occupy
even moderately sized houses, in order to
be able to live on their incomes
Dan Rice, the clown, has been en-
gagged, by the Democratic party, to travel
with q circus and make speeches the com
ing campaign. Dams forte IS to train
mules, and he may possibly find q good
many in their ranks that will need his
assistance.
The prisoners in the county Jail have
been working most %assiduously on the
walls Of that institution, for the past week,
but are interrupted by the presence Of Mr..
Gillmer, who claims that they can not
leave until they make 3 settleps1t for
boar bill contracted.