Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-08
COMMUNICATION.
WOOSTER, o., Feb. 4, 1872.

WOOSTER, o., Feb. 4, 1872.
Nessrs Editors:-As you have quite
a number of subscribers in Wayne coun-
ty, who would not be without the
Holmes County REPUBLICAN, thought
it might not be out of place TO have
communication from this point occa-
sionally.
There is nothing however of great in
terest going on here, except it be rail-
road matters. There is quite a railroad
fever here, called the Lake Erie, Woos-
ter & Muskingum Valley line, which
seems to be spreading rapidly down the
whole line. i noticed quite long ar
ticle in the Cleveland Herald, touching
on the great importance of this line,
showing what would be gained to Cleve-
land and the people along the whole
line.
The above named company filed its
certificate of incorporation at the office
of the Secretary of State at Columbus,
several weeks ago. The incorporators
are Hon. Martin Welker, f. Quinby, j.
II. Kauke, D. Robson, J. Zimmerman,
Samuel G. Johnston, d. d. Miller and
Geo. B. Smith. The road will pass
through the counties of Lorain, Cuya-
hoga, Medina, Wayne (via Wooster,)
Holmes, Coshocton, Guernsey and Mus
kingum. Its terminus is a point on
Lake Erie, at or near Black River vii
lage. There has been so much railroad
talk heretofore, that it is difficult to say
when parties are in earnest or in fun,
but it looks to me as though business
was meant in this matter. Your CORES
pondent certainly hopes so, and there
is no road of so much importance to
Wooster and Millersburg as a north
and south road. Now it is to be hoped
that the citizens of the different coun-
ties will be alive to the importance of
this enterprise. Another railroad or
two is what Millersburg as well as
Wooster must have, in order to compete
with the different towns around them,
as well as to enable capitalists to devel-
op the great mineral wealth of ''little
Holiness
| notice i'm last weeks issue of your
excellent paper, the geological report,
as made by the State geologist, which
speaks volumes in favor of the mineral
resources of Holmes county. 1T is there
fore all-important that railroad north
and south should be built, and that the
coming summer. With such a road,
and with the one you now have, or will
have when completed to Columbus,
Holmes county will before many years
rank among the best and wealthiest of
the State, for it is the minerals, the fur
naces, the rolling mills, the manufac-
turing enterprises that enrich a COM
munity, county or state sooner than
anything else. But if your people and
the people along this line of road turn
a cold shoulder to the same, they may
lose prize not to be won again very
soon. 1 feel confident, however, from
the determination here displayed, that
the road will be built, and it is hoped
that every citizen may feel interested.
Fred Douglass, who was to have lee
tured here on Friday evening, missed
connection on the railroad and failed to
arrive in time to lecture that evening,
so it was postpoped till Saturday even
ing, when Arcadome Hall was crowded
to its utmost capacity. All the students,
many of the young men of Wooster,
with their DEAR, darling damsels, and
even the old bachelors came out And,
by the way, one old bachelor, eX- dry
goods merchant, eX-mayor and now
banker, Charley, put on a bold front
and rushed into the hall two of Woos-
ter's fairest young ladies. This was
something new to most of us, and made
the rest of the old bachelors feel some
what encouraged. Beware, old bach
elors, this is ''leap year." and before
you know what you are about you will
be arrested by some maiden and brought
before a justice of the peace, to vow that
you will love, honor and obey, &c.
Douglass gave us fine lecture of
about two hours, making some happy
hits, at times holding his hearers per-
fectly spell-bound, and the next mo-
ment enjoying hearty laugh, and all
were sorry when he quit. Though
mulatto, he is an able and pleasant talk
er, but was laboring under a very bad
cold. His subject was ''Santo Domin-
CO." of which he gave graphic de-
scriptiOn. He is 4 warm friend of an
neNation and gave his reasons for the
same.
On Sabbath Mr.. Douglass visited the
University, and in the evening the
Methodist Church, where, after services
were over, he, by request, made short
address, telling how he secured his free
dom, &c.
Rev. S. w. Miller preached very
able sermon on the subject of building
a anew church, which is now being agi-
tated by large number of the members
of the Presbyterian Church, and it is
high time that something was done in
that direction. as the present house of
worship is too small as well as too de-
lapidated for longer use.
Mr.. John johnson, well known to
many of the people west of Millersburg,
being formerly resident of Holmes
county, had his left hand sawed off by |
a circular saw, last week, in Curry's
shop.
Had a slight fall of snow Saturday
and some sleighing.
kU KLUx.
There was heavy earthquake at
Pana, Hawaiian Islands, on the 5th OF
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