Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-07-24
THE CHRONICLE
WEDNESDAY. JULY "a. Is7s.
LOCAL and o

appearance in our market
Considerable rain has fallen in THU
vicinity during the past week.
The side walks Of the iron bridge, al
the foot Of Market street, need repairing.
The Ashtabula, Warren & Youngs
town R.. R., on last Saturday, purchased
5000 worth of Jno. NJ. StulI's property.
situated near the Fair grounds.
The fall term of the Western Reserve
Seminary commences August Is. For
further information respecting this
school see advertisement published else
where.
The roof Of a house on Scott Street,
occupied by w. A. Lee, was discovered
to be on fire at noon last Saturday, but
was extinguished before much damage
was. done.
The Mahoning Valley Agricultural
Society offer g liberal list Of premiums
to be awarded at their next fair, as will
be seen by reference to the list printed
on the first page of this paper.
Mr.. BENZ. Robbins, on North Ave-
nue., was disabled last Thursday, by
dIsiocsting his ankle. He was carrying
q heavy board when he stepped into a
post hole, thereby inficting & severe
injury.
Let there be 8 general attendance
upon the primary meetings to be held
next Saturday evening for the purpose
of selecting delegates to the Congress
sional convention which meets in this
city on the s1st instant
Two petitions were presented to the
Council of Miles, at its last meeting,
which related to the prohibiting Of the
sale ef liquor in that place. One prays
for an ordinance to prohibit the sale Of
liquor, the other that the question be
decided by 8 vote Of the people.
A correspondent from Mesopotamia
informs us that Mr.. John Cox, OF that
place, who was AZ years Of age on the
18th day Of March last, cut, rsked, bound
and shocked Is dozen Of wheat on Tues
day, July 9th. The cradle he used was
made By himself over forty years ago.
During the severe rain and wind
storm, that passed Over this section last
Wednesday, 8 buggy belonging to Mr..
John Park, OF Weathersfeld, was lifted
by the wind, from the ground and car
ried q distance of 40 yards. All the in
jury sustained was q slightly damaged
top.
Mr.. Geo. d. Stiles, an estimable
young man OF this city, and q member
of the firm Of n. Stiles Sons, died on
Monday morning last, after a lingering
Illness. The funeral services will take
place, at two o'clock this afternoon, from
he residence OF his brother, on Mahon-
ng Avenue.
A certain Democrat, living no great
distance from here, like Gerrit Smith,
thinks the Democratic party is dying.
Accordingly he applied at the Office Of
the Probate Judge Of this county for the
appointment a administrator TO the
affairs Of said party, which he is certain
will "shufie of" &c, abo7t the first
Tuesday of November next
Quite an accident happened on the
Niles road, last Saturday evening; as q
young couple were enjoying q buggy
ride, the gentleman discovered n Of
the lines to be loose, and got out to fast
en- it, when his steed kicked him into 4
ditch while his fair companion hastily
jumped out Of the demoralized vehicle.
No bones were broken; If there had
been, Il would hsveproved very serious;
but as it was, they were soon able to go
on their way rejoicing.
Quite q crowd gathered on Main
street Saturday evening last, attracted
by the announcement that an exhibition
OF rope-wslking would be given ~ one
of q troupe billed for IN entertainment
at Webb's Hall that evening. The rope
WAS stretched from the Hall TO the sec
sud story Of the building occupied by
Osborn, Brother, at distance Of thirty
OF forty feet from the ground. Feats
such walking forward, backward, blind
folded, and with a wheelbarrow were
performed, greatly to the deleetstion Of
those assembled.
Quite a sensation wss created in
orangeville, this county, by the elcpe-
ment Of = young man, employed as
night operator in the telegraph Office at
that place, and about twenty years OF
age, with a Miss of fifteen summers.
The couple started on sunday afternoon,
the 18th inst, for Greenville. where they
arrived in the evening and took the train
bound east, intending to have thenUptai
ceremony performed at some town in
New York State. The youthful couple
were pursued by q brother Of the girl
and an officer, who discovered them at a
hotel in Panama. The aknot'' had not
yet been tied, and the gil reluctantly
accompanied her brother aud the officer
to her home, leaving the loving swain t.
take care Of himself