Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-08-31
N TOWN AND OUT.


: Ice pitcher.
From Saturday till Tuesday the cart
was blessed with an abundance of raj
; which was greatly needed.
\ cotemporary denounces hand-or
gans as "organic nuisances." This
looking upon music in a new-sense.
Leaves are decaying and falling Of
: for want OF sustenance. The late rain
: may revive them little.
A small steamer has been placed OIL
the Lake at Bellefontaine.
Why is mouse like load of hay
Because the catl eat it.
\ western gentleman advertises 70
a 'self-supporting wife
+ Dog days ended on the 18th, but th'
end Of dogs is not yet.
f Forepaugh drew large crowd OIL
Monday.
The voice of an auctioneer was hearl
in our st reefs last Monday.
If You have anything nice, take it t,
the County Fair.
Out west grain is raised at all season,
by the elevator.
The Creek is higher than it has beei
for many months.
Those who missed hearing DR.. Stod-
dard's lecture last Thursday evening
missed rare treat.
Place the first five proper names OF
the Bible to form sentence of chastise-
ment: Adam, Seth Eve, Cain Abel.
1t is 4 little curious that grocer al
ways gives things a weigh before he
sells them.
The latest conundrum: How much
cloth is required to make spirit-wrap-
per:
\ new style of writing is called the
'harum-scarum-h m-helter-skelter, knock
down-and drag -out, one-down-another-
-come-on, go-it-ye-cripples' style.
Mrs. Craig, wife of George Craig near
Bloomfield, was thrown from a buggy
one day last week and severely injured.
She is fast recovering. 4ss i.f
Thanks to Mr.. f. NJ. Wheaton for a
basket of fine cooking apples left at this
Office. We think Mr.. Wheaton is lit
tie ahead on nice apples.
Every industrious man who comes to
town is prize. He labors; earns
money, increases trade and helps to
build up Il town.
Hon. John Sherman will address the
Republicans and other citizens OF Tus-
carawas county, at New Philadelphia,
on Friday, September 18th.
Ii has rained heavily for some days
past. 1t came in constantly recurring
showers so that the earth had time to
drink it in.
From present indications the Fair this
year will be better than it has been for
years. The people seem to be in earnest
about the matter.
Trying to do business without adver-
Using, is like winking at pretty girl
through pair '5f green goggles-you
know what you are doing, but no one
else does.
The Institute held last week has
proved that such an institution is of
great benefit to the teachers of the cOun-
ty. We hope they win be kept up an
nually at least.
One of the showmen on Monday was
arrested for striking man with a whip.
He was taken before Esquire Bell and
fined five dollars and costs, which
amounted to over twelve dollars.
There are in man five hundred and
twenty-seven muscles, two hundred and
fifty-seven OF which are in pairs; and OF
these, no less than one hundred are con-
stantly used in the act of breathing.
The warehouse of S. Coulter at Perrys-
vile was totally destroyed by fire on
Wednesday night of last week. About
1000 bushels of wheat with other grain,
was burned. Loss about $4,000.
If anybody in this vicinity has ever
sent to New York after any of that
counterfeit money, they may be inter-
ested to know that a full list of names
is being made out for publication.
David Lozier has the thanks of the
hands in this Office for a peck of large,
beautiful and delicious peaches. Mr..
Lozier knows how to make the printers
smile.
Our readers will be interested in the
communication this week from their
former fellow citizen, DIR. NJ. T. Ander-
son, of Omaha. We hope to hear from
the Doctor often.
In Marion, on Friday, a boy ten years
old named Johnny McAndrews at
tempted to jump of 4 moving train of
cars. He fell under the wheels and was
cut completely in two. Twelve cars
passed over the body.
Young men or old ones, who are ad-
dicted to profane or vulgar talk, if they
cannot break off the habit altogether
should not at least occupy the sidewalks,
when they exercise their conversational
powers.
Many of our young people are dis
playing an unaccountable fondness for
the study of astronomy. The interest
they take in gazing at the moon and
stars in the evening until late hour, is
astonishing.
These old lines are pretty good: II
would not die in autumn, with peaches
fit for eatin', when the wavy corn is
getin' and candidates are treatin'; when
sausage meat is fryin', and hickory nuts
are thick, would not dream of dyin' or
even gettin' sick.n
Ladies will find new fall style Prints
and Dress Goods, at j. E. Koch, jr's.
2w2
If You want Black, Blue, OF Brown
Cloth Coat, go to Birds. stiff
Birds have nice suspenders cheap.
Another lot of Trunks cheap, at
Birds. stiff
Buy your I'd wide Bleached and I'm
bleached hiuslins at 12l5 cts per yd, from