Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-01-22


do you know about this case"
The Chinese attach a usage to New
Year which is worthy of all imitation.
They pay the last cent of their old
debts on the last day of the old year.
DIR. McCrum gave several interest
ing lectures last week in the Court
House on the diseases of horses. The
Doctor expects to remain in town for
some time. He knows all about horse.
The Grand Jury have had the long
est session this term Of court that
they have had for some years. A great
many liquor cases were brought before
them.
The University at Wooster, Ohio,
has received an excellent oil portrait of
E. Quinby, Jr., Esq., who originally
gave the twenty-five acres on which the
College building is located.
"A letter came to the Millersburg
Postoffice few days ago directed to
the "Widow Smith" and all the widow
Smiths in town, which number about
six, opened and read it, before the right
one got it.
Isaac Donaldson sold his farm at
seventy dellars an acre and bought E..
Neglespach's Dry Goods Store. Mr..
Donaldson takes possession of the store
the 1st Of March. r.
Communications should reach US
by Mondays mail at latest in order to
insure insertion that week. Important
news received mp to Tuesday evening
will be inserted. a.
The value of sunshine is shown by
the facl that, In the week of the great
fog, the mortality of London rose to %
per 1000, an average not known before
for many years.
The City Council of Warren, and a
majority of the citizens, favor the erec-
tod of a new city building which will
be large enough for all city offices, a
postoffice and have one half of capa-
city needed for public meetings.
The people of Wayne township,
Columbiana county, have pledged them
selves to subscribe SIS, 900 for the At
lantic and Southeastern railroad. They
are pushing things vigorously.
j. H. Ruth, editor of the Loudon-
vile Advocate, announces in last weeks s
paper that he has purchased the estab-
lishment, becoming editor and proprie-
tor, o. E. Hubbs has charge Of the
mechanical department.
In Morgan county, Ohio, some chill
dren named Hurst made candy from
sour sorghum in brass kettle. The
candy was poisonous, and three of the
children were dead at last accounts and
two very sick.
Ohio was admitted as State in 1902.
In 1900 her population was 45, 1868, and
in 1910 had advanced to 23O,760, the
largest increase eyer made in any State
except Kansas and Wisconsin, during
the decade following its admission.
The crossings on Main street are in
miserable condition. When it is
muddy people have to wade ankle deep
in mud in many places. No effort what
ever is made to have them bettered
They could be kept passable by little
exertion by the proper authorities. E
-A-woman by the name Of Mr.. Cal.
der committed suicide in Rowseville,
Pa, a few days ago, by opening an ar
terry in one of her arms. She held 9
vessel TO catch the blood as long as she
could and then died from exhaustion
Her husband had died short time be.
fore.
Jack was called up by the school
master to account for his possession ol
some apples. "The apples" said oul
hero. "were Toms, and l don't know
how he got them; and now they're
mine, and he doesn't know how 1 go
them.
-"Where are you going so fast, Mr.
Smith ?t' demanded Mr.. Jones. "Hom'
sir;'' said he, "don't detain me. 1 hav,
lust bought my wife new bonnet, an(
I must deliver it before the fashion
changes
| The following composition has beel
turned out by an. American scholar
aged nine years: ga boy without ia
ther is norphan, without mother,
. double norphan, but is oftenest withou
10 grandfather or a grandmother, an
then he is norphanist."
Some close observer, commentin,
on the alacrity with which werkmel
left their labers at the stroke Of twelve
remarked: "I have seen a man who ha,
q pick in the air knock off work an,
4 leave it there, rather than waste th
time to put it down after twelve struck.
Tuition is free at the Ohio Agricul
tural College to two students for ever
member of the House Of Representa-
tives, to be selected by competitive ex
animation in the counties and districts
E We believe Holmes county has no rep
resentative in the college. She ough
to have.
+ The Wellington Enterprise OF til
Sth inst, gives the following statistic
u of the cheese trade at that point in 1s7
0 as compared with former years. Th
: exhibit shows a more satisfactory in
i. crease in the business. The shipment
were as follows: 1873, 2l9,360 boxes
p 9,135, ,141 pounds; 1872, 192,SS1 boxes
: S,559, ,767 pounds; 1871, $780, ,449 boxes
e 9,07l ,603 lbs; 1870, 6,97s ,039.
4 Some poetical Granger has perp,
: trated the following libel on the farmer
e of 1874:
ri 1774
, Behold the farmer at his plow!
= His modest consort milks the COW,
{. His thrifty daughter spins the yarn,
His sons are threshing in the barn.
1874.
h The farmers gone to see the show,
H. His daughters at the piano,
Madame's gaily dressed in satin,
, All the boys are learning latin,
II ~ But there's mortgage on the farm!
HISTORY OF RABBIT.-Its life W;
'e as uneventful as long-eared Bunni