Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-12-11
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WEDNESDAY. DEC. IL, 1879.
LOCAL and

LOCN anu
Monday was furiously cold, snowy
aud stormy.
-Sleighing and slush have abounded
more or less the past week-rather more.
Christmas Bail at The Hill House,
Newton Falls, Wednesday evening. Dec.
25, 1872.
-Viueland Place furnishes oysters
roast turkey. and good music for sleigh
riders.
&C. c. Case closes his two weeks iu-
stitute in Bristol, on Friday night Of this
week with a concert.
On Dec. 9th, inst, Mr.. W. B. Ken
nedy, OF Bszetta, killed : fifteen months
pig which weighed. when dressed, 5lS
mounds. Ahead as far as heard from.
The largely increased number Of
horses that have appeared on our streets
tie past week. indicates that the cpl
zootic is no longer prevailing seriously
or generally in this locality.
Rev. ]. R. Stockton will deliver a
lecture at the NJ. E. church, at Vienna.
on Saturday evening next, under the
auspices Of the Order of Good Samari-
tans. upon the subject, Wise, or Other
wise"
Rev. J. Il. Jones, formerly Of Woos
ter. Ohio, will hold a series of religious
meetings at the Disciple church. each
evening of this week, and also on next
Sunday morning and evening. The pub
lie is invited to attend.
The sensational report that certain
Warren bankers had been " scorched 3"
bv the failure of the Letonia Iron Co.,
Is an exaggeration. Warren business
men, banks and bankers are sound anc
safe, Notwithstanding any ll-advised at
tempts to Jiscredit them.
Three boys, while skating on the
Nahrning, at Miles, on last Sunday aft
ernoon, broke through the ice, near the
iron bridge. Two of them were rescued
in a drowning condition but the third,
a lad aged about seV en- years, named
Thompson, was dIowned. His body
was recovered several hours after the
accident.
That inimitable hunorist, who has
often convulsed Warren audiences with
his fun, Mr.. ALI. Burnett-as may be
learned by an advertisement IT, this pa
per-wm appear at Webb's Hall, o. Sat
Crday evening Of this week, December
Il. Miss Nash, poetic reader, and Mr..
Sharpley, concertinist, will accompany
Mr.. Burnett. A full house will certain
ly greet them.
The Warren branch of the Ladies
Foreign Missionary Society held a meet
ing at the NJ. E. Church of this city on
Sabbath evening last. The meeting was
presided over by Mrs. E. E. Hawkins
President Of the Society. a gratifying
report wa read by the Secretary, Mrs
L. NJ. Smith. Mrs. Moses Hill, of Cleve-
land, was then introduced, who, aftel
making a few remarks. proceeded tC
read a most excellent address to young
ladies. also bearing upon the dui s o
the women of the church. The meeting
was also addressed by DR., Elwell, o
Cleveland.
Mr.. ]. G. Wilson, of Girsrd, wei
known to many Of the people efthis an
.25iscent counties, as the agent for agri
cultural machinery, met with a seriou
accident on the Sd inst. he was in tn
timber cutting some frewood, Whel
striking a dead limb with the az-ther
being no resistance to the force Of tn
stroke-the Ak went flying through
striking his loot Iengtbwise, near the in
step, cutting q fearful cash to the bone
Mr.. Wilson got into his sled and drov0
home, putting his team in the barn, ant
after reaching the house, closed tn
bleeding wound IS well as he could b.
the aid Of an adhesive plaster, until med
icaI aid wss procured to further dress fl
We hope he may soon be able to repor
the ugly wound as entirely healed.
Our contemporary. Mr.. W. A. Birch
ard. of the Consultation, has been win
ming q reputation as a marksman- o
last wednesday a contest for the s.
Champion Gold Medal OF the Buckley
shooting Club of this city, took place
Digeons at tweRtY-one yards Tise-te
birds to each contestant. Mr.. Birchar
was the successful con. pstiIoT, rs the 70