The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-15
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The circulation of the Press in Union
town will reasonably Justify an occasional
letter from here. We have thriving and
prosperous village of some $50 regenerated
souls, the most OF whom are reasonably
we'll fortified for septentrion blasts of
March, confident in the hope of cheerful
inception of April with its connate-perfo-
late leaves of green will quickly follow,
by the genial sunshine and redolent bree-
zes of May.
Our merchants are doing fair business,
and our mechanics are laboring with
zeal that argues ultimate success. Fauley
& Brechbill are at the head of the mercan-
tile business here and although they are
not doing as much as they anticipated,
still they handle great many goods. They
gather in each week on an average, about
800 dozens of eggs and 1000 pounds of but
ter. This they sell to J. D. Webster, of
New Lexington, whose unfailing presence
is put in here regularly every week. When
there is dearth in business this popular
store is the resort of the unemployed deni
zen, doctors, teachers, mechanics, &c., and
the situation of the country is discussed in
all its varied aspec is. A copy of he New
York Economist and the SOMERSET PRESS
are upon these occasions, the subject of dis
section, and all present take hand in
"hashing" up the respective editors, in or
der 10 ascertain how they stand on the s to
and its work. They have not shown very
much enterprise in regulating the daily
mail from Zanesville. As it is now car
ried the Cincinnati papers get here the day
after they are published, a matter that
could be remedied by the hack leaving
GAINESVILLE two hours later. By doing this
it would have to stay in this place over
night. But as this deprives the people Of
Somerset of half dozen loaves of fresh
bread, they oppose it and we mildly sue
cumb. We don't believe that it would do
at all to have the people of Somerset 60
without warm loaf Of Stoltzenbach's q
bread. This matter is exercising the peo
pie here somewhat and they will make an
other effort to have change.
Mr.. Abel R. Keys is lying at the point
of death. He is about seventy-two years
of age and has long been respected citi
zen. His ailment is the one common tc
men of his age-decrepitate and genera
wearing out of the machinery.
John Hamilton will 60 into the show
business in a few weeks. He thinks h,
will have something this season that vii
draw. I understand that his great attrac
tion will be the naturalization of departed
spirits, or perhaps better known as tn,
"Ghost Show" He will exhibit under
black canvass, which is now being made i,
Rochester, New York.
o. Pherson, the popular proprietor O
the Fultonham House, took your CORE
spondent to his stable to-day, and lshowe
, him one of the finest specimens of hors
flesh ever saw. "Ben Bolt' is a name ia
milliar to the people of Somerset, and tn
r most of them have seen this splendid horse
, But we venture to say they never looked q
! him when he appeared SO grandly as nov
You stand in his spresence feeling yer
much as you do in the presence of an i'm
!, perial crown. His solid frame, acute ey,
e and hivoic neck curvature, almost inspire
T. one with awe. His weight this year is
a little over 14OO pounds.
% The Rev. Thomas Powell, of Zrnesvill,
8, has been conducting religious revival
s. the Baptist church here. His meeting
j are largely attended and although but fe
have asked for prayers, there seems to
quite an awakening of consciences whic
is apparent from the manner and eagerne
n with which the religious matters are di
>" cussed by everybody. Mr.. Powell is
eloquent and practical talkel and can CO
vince where others would fail. P