Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-01-24

EDITOR The pleasant
greeting of Merry Christmas and hearty
good wishes of Hsppy New Year have
come and gone, and we are settling
down to the duties of sober life. Oui
fine beeves and fat pigs have been
slaughtered and taken to market, OF
nicely packed away for family use, and
we have a fair supply of the ne~cessaries
of life. As for luxuries we are not over
anxious. Our principal business at this
time appears to be tbs replenishing of
wood-piles and hauling logs to our
several mills which in passing over
town. I notice are all in running order,
and cutting q large amount OF lumber,
which indicates a lively business in
building the coming season. Property
is changing hands to some extent. Esq.
Gates has sold his farm to Mr.. Rose +;
goes to Bristol, I believe. We regret
the loss of so worthy q citizen. Mr.. G.
Martin, n OF. the proprietors of the
popular mills of Rico & Co., has pur-
chased one half interest in Cold Spring
cheese factory. He is one of our most
thorough, enterprising men, and will be
sure to see that business at the factory
is managed in the best possible manner.
Rev. R. Crane has purchased the old
homestead of the late VIM. A. Bascom
and has entered into partnership with
R. Bascom, Esq, in the mercantile bust
ness. They have a fair supply of goods
which are being sold on liberal terms.
Are doing a lively and profitable bust
ness. Our PM, G. Harrington, has filled
his new and splendid store room with a
large supply of groceries and other goods
in his line, which he sells at low figures.
He never allows his private business to
interfere with the duties of his Office.
D. Smith & Co. at the old popular stand
ofG. P. Curtis, have an unusually large
stock OF goods and are doing an extern
sive business. Our various mechanics
are looking cheerful, are hard at work
and we presume with good results. d.
Booth is doing 8 lively business in max
ing wagons and carriages. We have a
number Of good blacksmithE who under
stand their business. But when some
thing difficult is to be done, which would
seem almost impossible, the saying has
become proverbial-" Go to NJ. Cody,
he can do it."
Our schools, so far as we have been
advised, are progressing finely. We are
doing something in Temperance reform;
but much remains yet to be done, as
intemperance seems to be assuming a
new form. A gentleman from an adj
joining town, stung to the heart and
feeling keenly, called on US a few days
ago, stating that while they were strug-
Cling hard to put down intemperance in
their town, their young men were in
tina habit of coming to Greene and pur-
chasing something called bi:ters, which.
he said, was made of the poorest kind
of adulterated whisky with enough Of
something mixed in to give it the name
of bitters," by which those selling can
evade the law, and on which their young
men become intoxicated. A similar
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young mon and boys of our own town /;
who furnishes the poison is not ours to
say. We confess a feeling of humilia-
ton, for we have been so much of an
egotist as to believe we were in the front
ranks IN the temperance reform. We
hope our leading men in the good cause
will take such prudential measures as
they may in their wisdom deem neces-
sary 10 rebuke the SIN and stay the evil.
We also most sincerely hope thai our
in neighboring towns will not
find occasion to repeat their complaint.
Our religious interest, though not as
good as we could desire, is increasing.
The F.W. Baptists have held a protracted
meeting in which some ten persons
made the good confession, were i'm
and added to the Church. The
Methodists have held a series OF meetiugs
with good results. As also the "Church
Of Zion." The week Of prayer was OBJ
served at the Disciple Church with good
interest. Union and harmony prevails
between the different orders. D. R. B.