Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-06-19
THE CHRONICLE.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10. Is7s.
LOCAL and
-The Public Square needs MOVING.

The Public Square needs moving.
Spring work is under progress and
farmers are rejoiced at the rain and warm
sunshine.
Strawberries and ice cream are
among the Injuries at Vinelsnd Place,
so say the large number Of visitors.
Mr.. C. S. Field has purchased the
residence of Mr.. J. C. MeLain, on Ma
honing Avenue. Consideration $4,000.
The crowd in town, on last Friday,
at Barnun's show was variously esti-
mated from twelve to twenty thousand.
The prospects Of the grspe crop are
not good in this section. Many vines
were seriously injured during the win
ter.
Bear in mind the strawberry festival
to be held at the rooms of Olive Branch
Social Temple. in Smiths Block, this
evening.
The Disciple ladies Of North Bristol,
viii hold a Strawberry Festival at their
Church on Friday evening next. Pro-
uoo cesdsFor the benefit Of the Church.
~ Engineers Of the Ashtabula, I. &
P. r. R. opened an Office in this city a
> Av days ago, and work commences this
week all along the line from Niles to
Bristol. -
I'm. F. KinsmAn. Jr., has become a
partner in the firm of Reid & Bro, who
are erecting a large machine shopsnd
foundry on the corner of South and
Liberty streets.
zoo 1.-The ladies ef the order of Good
Teinplars hold a strawberry and ice
cream festival at Good Templars Hall,
on Tuesday evening mex. See notice
elsewhere on this page.
We observe that our former towns
man, Mr.. N. W. Cook, of the late firm of
Packard, Cook & Co, has been appointed
20 the Superintendency Of the Indiana
North and South Railroad His many
friends here viii be glad to hear Of his
success, and endorse US when we say
that Mr.. Cook has in large degree those
sterling qualities of head and heart that
will well qualify him for his present
responsible position
5A2The gainesville, va P. R. R. has
been revived under new auspices. A
new company has been formed, Messrs.
Ford and Meyer holding two-inhs of
the stock, while the remaining three
ffths have been taken by New York
and Youngstown capitalists. The new
SOAARoal purposes ~ EtC
work as soon as necessary arrangements
can be made with stockholders along the
line for an extension Of the time six or
eight months for the completion Of the
road.
Police business on Friday last was
unusually brisk and correspondingly
remunerstive to the city. Charles Burr
snd John Matthews were arrested for
disturbance. Their fines and costs
amounted respectively to 1915 and $50.
John Ryan and Charles Goats were also
arrested on q similar charge. Goats
plead guilty and was fined $3.50. Ryan
paid $40 for the satisfaction of being
indulged in a trial. -Tibbs was taken
before the Mayor on a charge of
behaving lewdly, which eccentric dem
onstration cost him S7.65. Levi Hide
brand was fined s4.65, costs included,
for violating the hack ordinance.
AAIthouss The past season has no pre-
cedent in the number of residences and
public buildings erected in Warren, the
coming season exhibits, thus far, even
greater activity in this branch of i'm
proyement. Mr.. n. S. Pratt is about to
build a fine residence on the corner Of
Market sAd Vine streets, and Mr.. A. R.
Gates one on North Avenue. The con-
tracts for the building of these residep ces
were LEI, last week, to Messrs. Matthews
81 Mofitt, Of Sharon. Messrs. Chase
snd Park are preparing to erect a fine
brick block between the post Office
building and the National House.
Another brick block of business rosns
Is to be erected on the ground between
the First National Bank and the Thomp-
son House by Messrs. B. P. jameson,
Truesdea a Townsend and others
Ar.J.L Weeks is building a residence
on High Street. There are many other
building projects in contemplation Of
Which We hope 70 be able TO make more
special mention hereafter.
Friday morning last Bsrnum's show
arrived in theeity on the 4. DC. ". R'y.
The coming Of this combination was an
event looked forward to with e~xpeeta-
tons which. to say the least, were not
fully realized. The informing street
parade was doubtless the best exhibition
of that kind ever seen in the city, a fact
which augured propitiousIy for witness
ing a correspondingly fine display with
in the tents but in that particular and
certainly most important feature, the
exhibition was scarcely aboYe mediocri
~. Ir a single point it was a success,
namely it attracted what was estima-
ted to be one of the largest crowds ever
seen in the city. II. Sas currently un-
derstood that ?. 7. Barnum himself ac-l
-e~onpsnied 9heshoS, and not a little dis
satisfaction was created when it was
known that be was not With them here.