The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-04-12
HOpewell Items.

Correspondence Of the SOMERSET PRESS
EDITOR Press: As the local interest ia
sought for in our favorite paper (the Press)
the social element that we are blessed with
Is one OF our strongest forts. While there
Is but little doing here in reference to i'm
provements, there is considerable time for
reading, talking, and to take us az we are,
lew can get away with US. Our Spring
election took place on the 1st Monday in
April, az usual, which was held this time at
Glsnford, and the other time, too. We
have political parties here as we'll as else.
whe.e, principally known as Democrat and
Republican. Our social element never al
lows us to make any distinction between
the two parties; SO with o slight majority
In favor Of the Democrats, with what help
the Republicans can spare, we most usually
elect all Democratic officers. It is but lit
tie use for any one to move into our town.
ship with the expectation Of getting office,
Tor we have always on hand, and plenty of
the best material to last for the next gen.
GRAFTON, and our social element can never
yield to the wants OF a new man while the
old stock and their posterity lasts. We
will stick to them, stick to them to the
man, and il the man living above the girls,
mill interferes with our official business as
he did on election day, we will have him
stricken out Of our township. We want to
vote at Glsnford. 1t is only about three
miles from the center Of the Township by
taking the most direct road, and if that
man can't afford to ride that far for the so.
cial element, we advise him 90 to west
The Methods, Society at the Hopewel
Methodist Church held their quarterly
meeting on Easter Sunday--services con
Quoted by the Reverend Hall, the Presid
ing Elder, in charge. The discourse wa
delivered with power and eloquence a
usual for the Reverend. The day will
long be remembered by a great many, an,
also by the Rev. Hall himself, as in con
nection with his visit to this place in tn
morning before services he united in tn
holy bond of natrimony, our we'll know
""N H"Nh cofeemeu IieuuJ AnOludb heI
dali, to his well.mated companion, Mis-
Louisa Sturgeon, both members of tn
Hopewell NJ. +. Church. Our young fol
have the energy that exists everywhe
else, and they take with them our bel
wishes as they journey through life.
We understand that our old friend Pow
er, the glass stone man, vas in the neigl
borhood Of Chalfant's Station, few day
ago, looking after the interest of his pool
et We learn that Power shipped abol
twelve hundred tons Of stone from that ST.
tion last season at net cost of one doll,
and twenty-five cents per ton-making II
cost of shipping from this township
Zanesville, the place Of mauufacturin
fifteen hundred dollars. We also unde
stand that last season was Eot the first gla
shipped from this township. This has bet
carried on for four seasons at Glenford al
Chalfanfs. Let some company that b
money to invest, look for q moment at thi
Take the first expense of shipping th
stone for four years, and we find that II h
cost about SIX thousand dollars to get Il
stone to market. Would it not be polio
TO erect these factories near the quarri