Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-12-21
B~aeonsburgh Matters.

EDITOR CHRONICLE
ing Ba~consbuIgh failed to obtain her city
charter, yet the sun rises and sets, the
same this year as last. The tide Of i'm
provement here meets with some oppo-
sition, yet our village has come to time
as usual, in the way Of building and
manufacturing. Messrs. Graft, Larnard.
Bailey, Knapp, Bray, and Mrs. Ferris,
have done credit to themselves and Ba-
consburgh, by building each a fine and
respectable dwelling house, all Of which
are nearly finished. The new hotel,
built by Benjamin Bush, is a large and
cOmmOdiOus building, when finished
will be an ornament to the place, and we
hope will be a Our Of honorable profit,
to Mr.. Bush. Located as it is near the
depot, it must be of convenience TO the
travelling public.
The neat, but solitary saloon building,
built by Harry Schofield, stands as a
faithful sentinel, pointing ambitious
young men TO honorable occupation and
to virtue.
With pleasure we call attention to the
church edifice, built by the United
Brethren, which is unpretending, yet
the neatest building we ever saw for a
village church. 1t speaks well for the
enterprise Of the L. B. Church, especial
" for the taste and untiring energy Of
Silas Casterline, who has the supervision
Of the work. We learn that they expect
soon to dedicate and hold a series Of
meetings in the building. We bid them
God speed and hope 10 see a society
worthy Of emulation. We would like to
call attention to the manufacturing and
business houses Of the place, but space
will not permit But the prime object
Of this article, is to publish the zeal of
the ladies Of BacOnsburgh, who have
sworn in their wrath, they will walk in
mud no longer. AS an evidence that
they mean it, they have already secured
many rods of good and substantial side
walk, with a fattering prospect Of a
glorious contamination Of the work
through the entire village. Their mOduS
Operdndi is rather novel but effective
They first met and organized a society,
with proper officers, then appointed a
committee 10 wait IN the gentlemen for
subscriptions. Amer securing all they
could in this way, they turned their
attention to literary entertainments,
festivals, mite societies, &c, Of which
they have held two with good success.
Others are in prospect. Go ahead, ladies,
we viii follow you wherever you 90.
Our village is unusually busy this
winter. The Disciple and NJ. E. church.
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with moderate success.
Orthniel Brooks and William COe are
the champion rat hunters, who, with a
hundred men on each side, are contend
ing sharply for the largest number Of
tails, which are to be counted Saturday
before Christmas, the losing party pay.
ing for the oysters. Next N the pro-
gramme is q dancing school, with fifteen
or twenty pupils, taught by Mr.. Powers,
Of Mecca. What the influence Of this
may be we shall know hereafter. The
best Of Our citizens are not engaged in it.
We cannot close without referring to the
Lodge Of Good Templars, which is doing
good work by pushing forward the re-
formatOry movement. We urge our
friends to heed the Macedonian cry, and
come over and help US. The next county
Lodge will be held at Bloomfield, second
Thursday in February, a..