Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-11-11
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

"A fine Chamber Suit is offered for
sale in the local notice column.
Col. Asper, formerly of this place,
has been elected to Congress from one
of the Districts in Missouri.
See advertisement Of Mr.. John
McLain under new advertisements
agent for Burt's celebrated Shoes.
The dedication of the New Pres
byterian Church at the Center of Lib
erty, will take place Friday next, the
18th inst, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
The Disciple Church at North
Bristol Corners will be dedicated on
next Sunday. a bell weighing 1000
pounds has been placed in the edifice.
The November term of Common
Pleas commenced on Monday, Judge
futile presiding. Our reporter gives
the proceedings in another column.
Miles has a steamboat plying on
the Mahoning for the benefit of pleas
ure parties and Others who are will
ing to pay for the same.
Since Sunday morning the rain
has fallen steadily, a continual, disa-
greeable, drizzling shower, enough to
give anybody the blues fora fortnight.
Col. VIM. Davis, ST., of the firm
of Harris, Davis & Co., of Miles, has
withdrawn from the firm. The firm
name hereafter will be Harris, Black
ford & Co.
Rev. BENZ. ST. JOHN PAGE, pas
tor of the Presbyterian Church in
this place, died on Monday evening
at Z o'clock, aged So years. Obituary
next week.
We are informed thatseveral kegs
of powder purchased by the Demo-
Gratis of Lordstown, can be obtained
cheap by calling on the leading men,
bers of the party of that township.
The Niles Independent Of Oct.
S1st, was received by IS o Saturday
last. Time 5 miles in Z days. There
is something loose about the mail sys-
tenn in this section.
"A recent statement of the agricul-
turaI of Ohio places the
number of sheep at Z, $4,000, against
9, sos, 796, in 1865; the wool crop of
1868 at !, 4s1, 219 number ofhogs 2,IOO-
600.
The clothing stolen from Mr..
VIM. Brinton last week has been re-
covered. 1t was found in the woods
belonging to Mr.. Henry Lane, south
of town. The money had been alb
stracted.
The Fall Term of the Western Re
serve Seminary closes Wednesday,
Nov. 18th. In the evening a public
entertainment will be given by the
Literary Society. On Tuesday even
ing preceding, MI. Julius Cowdery,
of Warren, will lecture.
The Council have instructed Mr..
S. F. Dickey, city surveyor, to place
a large stone at each corner of the
corporation limits. There is astOne
at the center of the corporation in
the middle of the public square, and
the others are to be of the same size
and weight.
Mr.. Columbus Ward has left with
us four of the largest and finest pota-
toes we have seen this season. They
are of the Peach-blow variety, and
were raised on his farm in Ashtabula
county. Notwithstanding the raw
ages of the potato bugs he had a yield
of ITO bushels from so rods.
-Mahoning Lodge No. 1874 of F. &
A. Masons, of Niles. heldan election of
officers for the ensuing year, on Mon
day evening, Nov. I'd, with the follow
ing result: ]. c. Southland, w. NJ. S.
D. Young, S. w. NJ. G. Butler, ]. w;
Josiah Robbins, Jr. SD; r. Nichol-
son, J. D.; A. c. Southland, Sec'y; L.
Gephart, Treas; ]. r. Noble, Tyler.
The town Council will place a
night watehman on our streets as soon
as the business men will raise enough
money by subscription to pay another
one. Steps have been taken and the
amount is nearly raised. We need
some one to watch over the interests
of our place at night. Perhaps fires,
robberies, and disturbances, will be
less frequentwhen this is done. ESQ,
"Tis a consumatiOn devoutly to be
wished"
T1,o Good TomNlarC