Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-11-10
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nies the story of her marriage t
Brignoli and the birth of twins
They are the fabrications of some
malicious scoundrel.
Under the head of Grimes ano
Casualties" a rural paper mentions
the fact that a rival editor has JUS
published book. -.
A young girl of thirteen. of 1nde
pendence, Iowa, so successfully uset
her teeth on the finger of a woult
be candidate for a penitentiary life
term that he was glad to escape.
An ingenious blower proposes tt
to make ladies' chignons OF glass
The idea was doubtless suggested
by the fact that those now worn are
apt to cause panes in the head.
The new fashion among ladies o
holding the hands is likened to thu
forepaws of dog when standing
on his hind legs. 1t is called "tht
kangaroo style.
An old, dilapidated bank note il
going round with a piece of yellow
paper pasted on the back of it, on
which was written in bold, FREE
hand: $50 it, Bill, I'll back your
The latest wrinkle in jewelry are
handsome gold clasps, with mono
gram on them in blue or black en-
amel, and are used for clasps fol-
black velvet for the wrists, or fol
garters.
The reduction of the public deb
during October amounts to five mil
lions.
The annual convention of the Ma
tional Woman Suffrage Association
will be held in Cleveland on the &c
and 23d of November.
1t is believed in official circles il
Washington, that the places OF Chase
and Nelson, on the Supreme bench
will be vacated this winter.
The new Constitution of Illinois
which compels a residence of ninety
DAYS in every voting district disfran
chises over 700 Methodist minister
who are compelled to move this fal
by the action of the Conference.
The man who meets ones remark.
with a 'sfiddlesticks," clearly whistles
Ito do violins to ones feelings.
In Delaware county there are ont
hundred and thirteen persons ovel
eighty years of age. Forty-eigh'
of these are women.
Josh Billings says that zone o.
the hardest things for emmy man t.
do is tew fall down on the ice whel
lit is wet, and then git up and praz
the Lord" 49,
Last week sportsman in Main'
shot on Sabbatus pond a specimen
of a surf duck. The bird is Goa
black, with white neck and head
and richly colored bill, and weigh
ed when killed three and a hal
pounds. This duck is now very
rare, being regarded as nearly ex
tinct.
The chairman of the Democrat,
State central parish committees ant
grand marshal of the Democratic
procession to have taken place il
New Orleans, publish cards counsel
ing against the procession. They
are all severe ON the authorities an(
city council for passing an ordinance
forbidding professions.
| October 9th there was q smash
up on the Vandalia railroad q
Greenville, Illinois. The coroner.
Jury had the courage to return, al
their verdict, that the. death of thu
passenger killed was occasioned b,
the carelessness of the conductor
Harvey Knowles-and his engineer
Each juryman deserves medal fol
bravery.
The Williams ReUiew has begun
its publication of the old college
themes found in Prof. Cleaveland':
desk with a short Latin essay OF
the Roman Senate read by Nathan
iel Hawthorne at an exhibition il
Bowdoin college in December, 1928
when he was Is years old. At thai
time he wrote his name ''Hathorne,'
as many of his ancestors had done
The essay has nothing very strik
ing about it; follows the traditiona
ideas about the conscript fathers
and is not always couched in the
best Latin, but shows an occasional
felicity in the choice or arrangement
of words.
This week Robert Lawring was
killed, and George Nelson, colored
mortally wounded by masked ruff
fans. Another colored man was
killed in another part of the county
and Alex. Hudson,a "A blacksmith, was
called from his shop, near Eavorgen
by person who pretended he want
ed his horse shod, and shot through
the head. No arrests were made
and the murderer is unknown.
In the distribution of the new
issue of currency the South has
only asked for one-t third of it's share
The West has got little more than
its share. 1t is said all demands
can be easily answered without any
redistribution.
Galveston, Texas, was several days
ago, draped in mourning in respect
to citizens who were lost with the
steamship Varuna. Business was
suspended, the flags at half mast
and bells tolling throughout the
city.
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