Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-06-14

Rock CREEK has among its population
many intelligent and clear-headed business
men, and slight acquaintance serves to raise
the impression that besides, they have good
shaie OF mental and heart culture. While
their business and business places show the
first, their social bearing affords many pleas
ing evidences of the latter. a ride about the
village with its very genial and gentlemanly
Mayor, Mr.. Wilcox, leaves the impression
that the institutions that mould and shape
saciety have not been overlooked. 1t has n
church, we believe, well attended and sus-
Ia ined for nearly every orthodox denomina-
sion. 1t has a fine, spacious brick school
house, beautifully located, standing back from
the street, and endowed with ample-liberal
grounds for the development of the physical
powers and faculties of its youth, while those
of a mental character find ample development
within. Among its manufactures, the tanning
business is perhaps the most important, and
distributes as much material wealth as any
other Being surrounded by fine graz ing
country, and in the midst of well do farm
| ing population, it sustains one or two cheese
factories, and like others of these institutions
| In these parts, OF but recent origin, have their
in fiuence upon the growth and increase of the
dairy interests. The location and surround
ings of the place, however, are favorable for,
and demand large amount of mercantile
business. There is therefore. large amount
of capital thus invested, and transient OH
server readily discovers its need in the activi-
ty and stir throughout the village. We no.
tice among the leading haberdashers, the es-
tablshment OF Messrs. CASE g. PIERCE, who
like those of their competitors, keep general
supply--such as are usually found 10 coun
try slore-of dry goods, groceries, boots anc
shoes, hats and caps &c Their stock, how
ever, is large and while they appear 10 be
prompt and ready business men, their bust
ness qualities are not a gratuitous or idle pos
ssion. The senior member of the firm is moi
only prosperous business man, but he seems
to be equally prosperous in some OF his olhel
interests, as on the 9th inst, his household
had couple of male additions, which ap'
t pears TO be Il very fair beginning in the patri
I archal line. On the diagonally opposite cor
ner is the well supplied drug and hardware
concern of Messrs. Brettele & Latimer. Thi
f being a new store is one of the pleasantest o
the village, and the well ordered stock, and
agreeable bearing of the gentemanly proprie
tors is well calculated 10 make it popular
, resort Next TO them, in the same block, il
the store of Dean & Braden. This is tn
style of the old firm, which is retained, not
n wiihstanding our friend, f. Harrington, has
A partnership interest in the business. Thei
immense stock, embracing about everything
# to be found in country store, is spread owe
q two of the three stores of the brick block
g The partners are all business men, and al
/, have hand In supplying the wants Of thei
!. numerous customers. A little fugther dow
4 the street is the store of e. & G.. Bailey, VIII
deal in hardware, groceries, &C., and thoug
modest and uupreientious gentlemen, loo
v well to the main chance, and enjoy favorabl
e standing and goOdly share OF trade. Aer
d nah & BOYLE is n new firm recently forme
N for the manufacture and sale OF boots an
,. shoes and clothing. There is an air of indus
,r try and prosperity about the establishment
1. that sueaks well for steadiness and success
MIR. V. ID. Latimer, opposite the Loan Con
o. pany's Office has well arranged and tasteft
r. stock of drugs and medicines hardware, gre
n ceries, &C. The quiet amia6le, pleasant mar
/ ner of the proprietor, and the attractvene
No and genera, air of the establishment are preti
. oood oualities to draw. and Mr. Latimer seen
m ~ Inc realizing these Legitimate fruits. Mr..
r. I,atimer. the accommodating p. NJ, avail
4. ,I,e finishing of his new brick store near IL
of I,osa Co.'s Office. His stock OF drugs, med
-s-.a. &C., is rather hampered by the dimel
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