Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-13

During the recent flood in Lynch
burg, Virginia, the main gas pipe wa
washed up, when the whole town wa
suddenly enveloped in total darkness.
Dame Nature has again put OF
her "sear and yellow leaf" The old lady
has never had more than four dresses
but has several changes of trimming fol
each.
Subscribe for the REPUBLICAN
Only two dollars a year, or one dollar
for six months, in advance.
The only people in Millersburg
who enjoy bad health this fall, are the
physicians.
Two individuals were overheard
talking few days ago about the pro-
priety of covering the bottom of ships
with India rubber, when one of them
an old sailor made the remark that, 'that
would never do, as they would soon
rub out the equinoctial line
We have read several Democratic
speeches of late, and Notwithstanding
there was a great deal of "polaphlos boio'
about them, there was but little of the
power of the deep running stream.
The weather for few days past
has been very pleasant. The farmers
now have the best of weather to gather
| IN, thai, f,.,,;t ,,l ,ar,, .ra,1.
The woods look beautiful now,
dressed in their scarlet robes.
1t is now in the right sign of the
moon to pay subscriptions. Make good
Use of it.
After the 18th of this month, the
law permits us to shoot quail
If time il money, the printers
should be all rich.
Mr.. Thomas Gorsuch formerly OF
Shreve, who went to California some
fifteen years ago, met with an accident
on the cars in Sacramento City, few
months ago, by which he was instantly
killed.
quite an excitement has been Gre
ated in Cleveland, by the shooting of
DR.. VIM. III. Jones, a prominent physi-
clan of that city, by DR.. J. F. Galentine
dentist, also resident of Cleveland.
Jealousy seems to be the cause of the
transaction. The doctor died i'm about
ten minutes. His funeral took place to-
day.
Rev. Jonathan Edwards, D.. D.,
Pastor First Church, Dedham, Mass,
says of ''Our Fathers House," find
tres sury of curious and entertaining
truths, and a remarkable familiarity
with The exciting revelations of modern
science.
The Cleveland, Mt. Vernon and
Delaware Railroad Company has ordered
about fifty coal flats built at the Fort
Wayne shops. The first installment of
ten or twelve was received last week.
The demand for coal cars greatly ex-
ceeds the supply.
Fresh fish have made their ap-
pearance in other markets, why can't
we have them here?
P.S. Since the above was in type we
learn that George Schnorr has received a
fine lot of fish, and will receive them
every day during the fall.
e8 Birds have the latest style of
Neck Ties.
Quite number of our citizens
attended the Northern Ohio Fair, which
commenced on the 4th and all agree in
saying that it was the Fair of the season.
The Ashland Times says that the
good housekeepers of that county are
putting up all the fruit they can. The
people of Holmes county manage to put
down all the fruit they can.
Thanksgiving is coming in the
distance. Farmers get your turkeys
ready?
gS For good Cashmere Shirts, go to
Birds. He sells the cheapest.
We are under obligations to Mr..
Courtney of the firm of Courtney & |
Appleton, for a lot of the finest sweet |
potatoes we have seen this year. By the
way, if you want good photograph |
taken you have only to go to their estab-
lishment and you will be pleased. They
take very fine pictures.
The fall term of Court COM
menced to-day wednesday,.
Mayors is the place to find large and
,oell selected stock of Dry Goods.
The Akron Fair was held last
week. There was not the large attend
ance that was expected owing to the
Cleveland Fair being in full blast at the
same time. Akron should not have ap-
pointed her Fair the same week with
Cleveland.
The man who got mad the other
day and threatened to eat up shoe
maker, after second thought concluded
to compromise mixing cobbler.
rN NJ. Bird O, Son offer great bar
gains in Under Clothing.
At the Wayne County Fair the
total receipts on Thursday were 81 $50.
rs Don't fail to stop in at Mayors
and see their immense stock of Dry
goods.
The New German Reform
Church at Apple Creek, was dedicated
last Sabbath. Several distinguished
ministers from abroad were present.
B Birds keep Hats and Caps of the
latest style.
quite lot of apple butter has
been brought to this market in kegs,
during the last few days. Apples in
some places are pretty plenty, but the
crop as a general thing is quite short.
The mail train has been several
hours late since the beginning of the
Cleveland Fair. 1t waits at Hudson for
the train on the Cleveland & Pittsburgh
r. II. which leaves Cleveland about five
in the evening. Being heavy loaded, it
IS obliged to run very slow. The con-
sequence is that VIC have been getting
our mails the next morning instead of
the evening.