Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-02-09

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and means of support. ~ t'-. 3
Jacob Chamberlain, ESQ.,, an old
gentleman over eighty years of age, fell
and dislocated his shoulder and other
wise bruised his arm, in Hudson, few
days since. He is recovering rapidly.
The Annual Encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic for the
State, assembled at Massillon, at ten
O'Clock, on January 25th. Gen. J. War
ren Kieffer addressed the encampment.
Trials in liquor cases are in prog
ress in almost every county in the State.
In some cases the liquor dealers have
had to pay heavily. sZfga Boo :
DIR. o. n. Stoddard, of Wooster
University, delivered lecture in Mt.
Vernon on Tuesday evening. = Ban ~
The Mt. Vernon Repabl:can is
complaining of the scarcity of local
items. The editor says there hasn't
been murder, or robbery, or fire, or
a runaway in town since he can re-
member. Quite deplorable state of
affairs.
SO vigorously have the women of
Mansfield taken to suing >the liquor sell
lers, under the new law of the State,
that many have been compelled to shut
up shop.
w. F. Oldroyd, the leading wit
ness in the Jones-Gallentine murder
trial in Cleveland, is son of Mr.. Henry
Shreve, of Oldroyd.
IAN Oberlin youth is spending ten
days in Jail for whipping his mother.
What pity his mother hadn't whipped
him more.
The atmospheric brake is being
applied on the cars of the P. Ft. w. &
c. R. R., which enables the engineer to
draw the brakes on all the cars at once,
thus checking up very rapidly and doing
taway with brakemen.
The State Board of Equalization
has increased the valuation Of Belmont
county lands ten per cent. Carroll
county was reduced ten per cent.
On Sunday evening last Mr.. Fox,
of Loudonville, was thrown from his
sleigh against post, and severely in
Ijured. A small boy, in the sleigh at the
same time, had his collar bone broken.
The horse ran into tailor shop, tearing
up things in general.
Capt. r. E. Eddy, shot a gray
eagle a few days since which measured
four and a half feet across the wings
and twenty-nine inches from beak to tip
of tail.
| Thursday of last week was
"Ground Hog" day. We have not yet
been informed whether his @swineship'
put in his appearance on that morning
or not. If he did, according to the old
rule and saying, We may expect six
weeks of winter weather yet. We
haven't much faith in Mr.. G.. Hogs
knowledge on this subject, however.
The 10Th anniversary of the birth
of Robert Burns, the Scottish poet, was
celebrated in Cuyahoga Falls on the eve.
ming of January 25th. The assemblagt
was very large and general good time
was experienced by all present.
A doctor was asked to dance tht
sLancers.'' He declined, but expressed
willingness to lance the the dancers.
/ or what trade are the bees
Comb-makers.
< When does a chair dislike you
:. When it can't bear you.
:. - To make time go fast--use tn,
spur of the moment.
--Seventy-two different words cal
: be made from the word strange. Strange
isn't it? - -lr
An Illinois lady waved red flag
a stopped the train, and asked the conduc
f tor for a chew of tobacco for her oil
o man.
S 1t takes one hundred and thirty
o five rats to make bushel. Should an.
: one doubt this, we would refer him t.
d Mr.. NJ, of Fredericksburg, who
a our authority. % ht-.
IL How to learn singing-go to
e store and lift few notes: this bein
n the first lesson, you may soon lear
: what is meant by "bars."
q "A Bill Of Expense to his countr
: william of Prussia.
n WHY will next year be like last
ii Because last year was 1870 and mex
II year will be 1872 (too).
4. The rivers OF South Carolina hay
a been frozen over, for the first time l
l. thirty-seven years.
m The man out west who passe
r round the box at a religious meetin
le for the heathens, and then pocketed I'll
II money, has been acquitted by the jur
E. on the ground that he was the creates
i, heathen they knew, and therefore just
in entitled to the cash. ".'' -.r-
l. -Itis estimated that there are
'g the United States 1,36O,6OO constant
}" sick, being "a to each physician.
There is reason to belieye thi
s. some of the prevailing blond chignol
E. are made of the light fantastic tow.
H. THE editor Of the Wellsville Uni'
ir wants course of rhome lectures" v
ht know several individuals In this pla'
he who receive "home lectures quite fir
lquently, or at least they ought to.