Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-07-20
THE IONIC
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20. $50.
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The Niles Independent commenced
its third volume on the 18th instant.
The Warren Homestead and Loan
Association, meets next Saturday even
ing.
The Brookfeld Agricultural Society
will hold its annual Fair on the 18th, 29th
and SOth days of September.
The new hotel at Youngstown, has
been leased by Mr.. John II. Dolman, of
Columbus, by whom it will be kept.
The rolling mill of Harris, Black
ford & Co., suspended operations, a few
days since, to make necessary repairs.
-Saturday-and Sunday were the hot
test days of the season. The theremom-
eter ranging during each day from 80 to
95 degrees.
The attention of fiax-growers is call
ed to the card of Camp & Randall, incur
local notice column, answering questions
daily asked them in regard to the flax
business. They want $500 tons Of straw.
Mr.. VIM. F. Porter, florist, will
please accept our thanks for n of the
handsomest boquets Of flowers from his
garden, we have seen this season. He
gets up boquets to the order of parties
desiring them.
On the 18th inst, at Girard, D. D.
Abraham Harris, installed the following
officers of Girard Lodge 49, 1. o. o. F.
to serve the ensuing term: n. G., Samuel
J. Lambert. V. G., A. ]. Mccartney, r.
S., C. D. Goodrich,
Mr.. J. ]. CHILDs, formerly Super
intendent of the Warren Union Schools,
and at presents principals in the St. Louis
Schools, is now hereand proposes spend
ing a portion of his summer vacation
with friends in this place.
Charley Lowry got on a bust on Sat
urday evening last, and struck two or
three persons. He was arrested and
sent to jail. The Sheriff let him out in
the morning on his paying the sum Of
S6O.35, fine and costs. He thought it was
pretty dear nights lodging
Extensive preparations are being
made in Niles for holding the Annual
Meeting of the Disciples of this county
in that place, commencing Friday, Aug
ust 26. Elder Burns, Of gainesville,
assisted by several well known leaders
of the Church, will conduct the meeting.
The corner stone of the United
Brethren Church, will be laid at Bacons-
burg, with appropriate ceremonies,
August 8, 1870, at L o'clock P. NJ. Ample
arrangements will be made to accommo-
date all who may attend. Bishop Gloss
brenner, of Dayton, will deliver the adj
dress.
The Register of Youngstown, emu
merates the buildings erected for the
past year in that city, at ffty-two, cost
ing SS5,sOO or an average of S6SS, to the
building. We might mention less than
one half the number in this city, costing
much more, not counting barns, pig
styes, and sich.
The members of the bar of the I'd
subdivision of the IXth Judicial Dis
LElcL.M Will nO4O l1ClL dAlAAldl 1C-uA44OA d.
Nelson Ledge, Thursday, August 4th.
proximo. The committee will please
accept our thanks for an invitation ex-
tended us to participate with them in the
pleasures of the occasion.
AT the school meeting held at the
Court House, on Saturday evening last,
Messrs. C. A. Harrington, DR.. J. Har-
mon and O. H. Patch, were nominated
as the choice ofthe meeting for members
of the Warren Board of Education. The
election off to-day, and they will
doubtless be elected without any opposi-
ton.
We mentioned last week that Mr.. A.
J. Troxel had made an oil strike in
Mecca. We have learned from him since
then that his well, which is located near
Powers Corners, had up 10 Saturday
last been running seven days, and yield
ed about forty barrels during hat time.
On Saturday the yield dropped down to
about two barrels per day. He sells the
oil readily at the well for S25 per barrel.
At this rate a barrel a day is a pretty
good thing. His well produced about
$1,000 worth of oil in v days.
Mr.. Howard a. Brigden, of Mesopo-
tamia, has in several instances given no.
table evidence of beinga "cunning artif-
Ger" in marble. The latest specimen of
his artistic skill is the sculptured like
ness of a Newfoundland dog, the original
being a favorite animal owned by Mr..
Church, ofMiddlefield. Theresemblance |
is said to be so perfect that the old dog
appears at times confused as to his own
identity, and acts like "on besides him
SELF" The block of marble from which
he figure was carved weighed, in the
rough, f71O pounds. 1t weighs in its
finished state, about 1000 pounds.
Rev. ]. w. Wilson, a colored man.
who oficiated during the war as chap
lain of Col. Shaw's Massachusetts, color
ed regiment, addressed an audience on
the Public Square, on last Sunday after
noon, his subject being the condition of
his race. Mr.. Wilson is a speaker of
ability and a man OF education. He was
listened to with much attention, notwith-
standing the weather was so oppressive
as to be almost uncomfortable. The
speaker advises his colored friends to
seek homes in the South, where he con-
tends less prejudice exists against the
colored people, and more favorable OPP
portunitiss are presented for them to
procure homes and a competency for old
age.