Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-09-20

gave very choice anu chaste entertain
nent at keiloyg's Hall. on Monday even
n~, which. though we'll attended, did mol
attract lnitd so large an audience As its
merits deserved. All the yocaliStS and
acquitted themselves -credita-
big in their respective positions, but our
columns are too crowded for individual
Of their performances.
On Friday evening of last week Sec
ond temperance meeting was held at the
Methodist Chapel in North Madison,
which was addressed by Dr. A. .. Fuller
and Mr.. NJ. NJ. Eaton. The attendance
was Il little larger than al the tirst meeting
and good attention Was given TO the
speakers. Meetings ofa similar character
are contemplated AT certain parts in the
part ofthe township.
Yesterday was day OF glory so far as
the weather was concerned. and it was a
day of glory. also. so far as the picnic OF
the old fOlks-thoroughly successful anil
i'll all lis parts and appoint
make it so. From early
until noon teams from every di-
rection came throngin" into the village,
bringing the old. the mIddle-aged and the
young, all intent upon participating ia the
festivities of Il genuine pioneer picnic
W hen the grounds became thrOnged to the
fullest extent of the day, the number
present could not have been much less
than two thousand. AT little after ten
O'Clock Il procession of teams was formed
in the Public Square, Colonel Fitch acting
Madison brass and Dock Road martial
bands, proceeded to the grove of huge
trees owned by Mr.. f. +. Ensign, where
the vehicles were speedily emptied Of their
human freight, and also an immense load
of chicken pies and other eatahies and
materials for drinkables.. The last named
quickly found their way to the forrest
kitchen, and the former gathered around
the stand. where Colonel Erastus Crock
er took up his staff of office as President
A. ~ ~
sisting of Mr.. Ambrose Branch, Miss
Frank Branch, Miss Carrie Branch. and
MIR. William j. Page, furnished mu-
sic of Ye Ancient Days at inter
walls throughout the eeXercises.-
Deacon Sterling Mills of Austinburg. was
the first speaker. He gave many interest
ing "reminiscences of the Olden time. MIR.
Aaron L. Austin of Austinburg, follow ed
ye Deacon, and gave an address full OF
humor and what would nowadays he nov.
city. The next speaker was Hon Un See
ley of Painesyille, and at the close of his
remarks the COMPANY formed in procession
and marched 10 the tables, which fairly
groaned beneath their weight of eatables
and il is TO the credit of the committee OF
arrangements that every needful requisite
to comfort and gustatOrv enjoyment was
there in profusiOn. The feast was enjoyed
without accident other than the breaking
down of one of the seats, seriously fright
ening several elderly ladies seated there
newspaper men present, and Wrenching il
severely. 1t was very narrow escape
rom breakage. After dinner the company
reassembled at the stand, and listened t.
an address and poem from Captain Samu
ell Whiting of the Cleveland Leader, fol
| lowed by a song, entitled ssHOme Eternal,
| by the little misses Alice TicknOr and
Belle Scott. They were followed by brie
addresses by Judge w. W. Branch, Rev
e. :. Barnes of Unionyille Mr. r. A. Tur
of plNfra in ~ Hny. + A
! Laird, Deacon William Hendry, Eide
| Hunting, and Rev. MIR. Streeter of Aus
tinburg, the latter prOnOuncing the bene
| dictiOn, when the procession was re
| formed, marched to the Public square
| and dispersed. .z-....- e.. A.. ,.,...-y e.. -.-.s
Register says: -. .z.+..-- ...
| Barnum spent SIC, 900 for adv ertising il
| st. Louis purchasing a whole page OF tn
| newspaper and had receipts amountin
| to $4,000. The moral is brief but peril
nent-adyertising pays. There is NOR
| money in printers ink, judiciously used
| tnan in Il n ational bank.
| A meeting of the members o. the East
ern Ohio Poultry Association, was held o.
| the evening of The 9th, at the Nathan
| House, this city, The following officer
| were elected for the sensuing year: Pres
ident, L. 7. Foster Vice President. A. j
Packard ; Corresponding Secretary, G. b
Streeter Recording Secretary. Jas.
Millar ; Treasurer, Silas Shook.
CUYAHOGA CoUNTY.-From the HCleve
land Leader we clip:
The seventh annual reunion of the Sc
ciety of the Army of the Tennessee wi
be held at Toledo on Wednesday an
| Thursday, the 18th and 18th of October
commencing at 10 A. NJ. Major Gen. job
A. Logan will deliver the annual addres
and the local executive committee of II
ledo will give due notice of the details
the arrangements, which will be made O
a grand scale.
At the Cigar Makers Internationa
Union held in Detroit last Saturday, Wn
Q. Cannon, of this city, was elected Pre-:
ident for the ensuing year, and it was d.
cided that the next meeting should b
ing on the first Monday in Septembe
1870. The President of the body was in
structed to represent the body at the ne,
meeting of the Industrial Congress.
For some time past, workmen have bee
, engaged, near the residence of Geo. "
Steele, in sinking a well for gas. On Tue
day last, most pc werful vein was reac
ed and the gas came out in such vOlum,
as temporarily to suspend work. This
the third of these wells now in succeSsf
operation i'll this county--One being at Il
residence of Gen. j. s. Easement, one
. the seminary and one, the account
which we have just given-and it might
, we'll for our council TO seriously take Il
matter into consideration, whether
: would not be good economy to sink one
t 1hore to obtain a supply of gas with whI'
+ | to light the streets of our town. The G.
pertinent has been tried at Fredonia, al
4. at Erie and we see no reason why it shOu
t not succeed here. q
: THE directors of the Canada Southe
= railroad have elected General J. s. Cas-
ment, OF this place, to the position of Ge
eral Manager. The situation is an en-
: nently tit one as we imagine that it wou
! be difficult to find a person better fitted t
that place, either in knowledge or in t
, qualities of energy, pluck.and Judgment
: all OF which are so essential to one
: whom is entrusted the interests of ne
g raj lrOad. f''.- -
4 HAMILTON COUNTY.-The at tendance
!, the Exosition the first eight days, W
nInety-siN thousand more than for the q
; responding first eight days last year.
, display everybody pronounces it i
\ menseIy in advance of its predecessor
while in respect TO quantity and value,
: pccialfy the latter, it is without parallel
:. the history of Cincinnati EXpositions
d There are sixteen departments and scar,
> ly one Of them, experts say, have ey
:, been egUalled in this country.