Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-07-27
THE CHRONICLE
WEDNESDAY, JULY q, $50.
LOCAL and

Harris, Blackford & Cos rolling mill
is again in operation.
-Blackberries are selling in this mar
ket at twenty cents a quart.
The population of Youngstown &C
cording 10 the census of 1870, is $500.
Sharon, by a report of the censcs
taken, has apopulation of four thousand.
The Miles Independent says that the
coal miners are generally going out on a
strike. Reduction of wages is the cause.
The citizens of Mineral Ridge have
subscribed 2 1000 toward a rolling mill.
They also are talking of erecting a foun-
dry and machine shop.
Those large and splendid plate glass
windows, put in a few days since, at
Adams clothing store, on Main street,
are the handsomest in town..
"A band Of Gypsies have been n
camped a couple of miles west of town
for several days. They are in the horse
Jockey and fortune telling biz
Bargains are offered by TT. Gilmer,
ESQ.,, assignee, who offers a stock of dry
goods, &C., at private sale, at Newton
Falls. See advertisement for particulars.
"A few evenings since, Mrs. Riggle,
living in Milton, was milking a COW,
and a storm impending she went into
the house. She had scarcely reached
the door until a thunder bolt struck and
killed the COW.
On next Saturday evening, Both inst,
a donation party will be held at Crandon
& Hartzeus Hall, in Niles, from 4 to 9
O'Clock. P. NJ, for the benefit of Rev.
]. W. Starrett, pastor of the NJ E.
Church in that place.
One day last week, the house of Mr..
Bronstetter, in Million, was strnek by
lightning. The inmates were all pros
trated and for a time iusensible. They
were after a while restored, not seeming
to have sustained any serious injury.
Albert K. Brisbine, formerly Of
Hubbard, this county, but who for four
wears. past has been enjoyed on the
Toledo railroad, was killed by striking
the bridge at Gilmore, on Tuesday morn
ing of last week. He was in the twenty
fourth year of his age.
On Friday last three little girls while
amusing themselves about the cheese
factory at Newton Falls, were all
p~recipitatei through the passage way Of
a trap-door, falling about 20 feet. All
were more or less injured; but one, how
ever, Miss Spencer, seriously.
On Wednesday morning of last
week, while Nj. Calvin Reed and his
wife, of Orangeville, were out riding, the
horse became 9nmanagable and ran
away, throwing both out and injuring
Mrs. Reed badly about the head and
neck. Mr.. R. escaped uninjured.
Rev. Mr.. Badger, rector of Christ
church, in this place, will be absent on
vacation for four weeks. There will not
therefore be preaching at that church for
four Sundays, commencing with next
Sunday, 31st inst. Services will be held
however, each Sabbath morning, when
prayers will be read.
One day last week, a young man
named William Moser, oldest son of
Cornelius Moser, deceased, met with a
severe and serious accident. He was
employed on the Mahoning r. R., at
Girard, and while breaking cars, n Of
his feet was caught between the bumpers
of two freight cars, and so badly smash
ed as to require amputation of the toes
and a portion of the foot.
P. S.-Since the foregoing was put in
type, we learn that the young man died
of lock.jaw, on Tuesday morning.
Maj. S. E. Houghton, of Illinois,
was in town on Monday, selling photo
graphs Of himself-the smallest man in
the world The Major is of Lilliputian
proportions, being only thirty-one inch
es in height and weighing but forty
one pounds. His age is nineteen years.
Heis well proportional and quite as
great sightto the curious as is the eele-
brated Tom Thumb.
Here is a fish story extraordinary,
but true. One day last week some ladies
and gentlemen of this place, took a boat
for fishing excursion on the Mahoning.
While floating leisurely down stream, a
large bass voluntarily sprung up out of
the water and Topped over into the boat.
The party feeling that they had had re-
markable success, took their fish home,
and found it to weigh three and a half
pounds. It is supposed the fish was
hunting for a cool place.
a very sad accident happened on
"wednesday last to a little son, aged
about three years, of Mr.. Seth Thomp-
son, of Hartford township. The child
had been at the barn with his father,
and when Mr.. Thompson started for the
meadow. he directed the child to return
TO the house. After some time had elaps-
ed, Mrs. Thompson missing the child,
visited the meadow TO enquire about
him, and Immediately search was made
for him. After considerable hunting to
and fro about the premises, the child was
discovered lying upon the ground, face
downward, under a revolving hay
rake. On relieving him from the posi-
ton, life was extinct.@I is supposed the
child had been playing about the ma
chine, and perhaps in getting upon it
had reversed it. causing him to be
thrown under the teeth. which fastened
him to the earth, and held him there, in
that helpless position, with face on the
ground, until he smoshered.