Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-06-05
PAINESVILLE
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PAINESVILLE.
TO OUR SUBsCRIBERs.
We have made arrangements with
Mr.. A. j. Justus to visit, during the
next four months, all of our patrons in
Ashtabula and Geauga Counties. We
| trust that the friends of the JOURNAL
will aid him to the best of their ability
| in extending our circulation in their re-
spective localities. He Is authorized to
make collections and otherwise settle
all outstanding subscription accounts.
1T IS said that the strawberry crop is a
short one.
SUBSCRIBE for the JOURNAL. Only
$1.5O a year.
WEATHER the past week, warm but
cents quart.
LAWN parties bid fair to be popular
| this season.
A CIRCUS is needed here to reduce the
stock of pianists.
THE Census enumerators began their
work on Tuesday last.
PAINEsvILLE Grange is to meet on
Wednesday of next week.
CoRsAGE bouquets are popular among
the young ladies this season.
GREEN peas and all other vegetables
are now for sale in our markets.
For all kinds of job printing call at the
JOURNAL Office. Satisfaction always
guaranteed.
The County Commissioners hold their
reg ular meeting on Monday next at the
Auditors Office.
THE Conotton r. r. surveying corps are
still hard at work between Fairport and
Willoughby.
REV. j. q. FRASER, OF Madison, is to
preach at the Congregational Church,
Sunday June 9Th.
THE ''clock In the steeple' that s'struck
one" was not the one in the tower of the
Congregational Church.
OLD papers in any quantity desired
can be procured at the JOURNAL office at
the rate of 81 per hundred.
WHITE plug hat put in its appear
ance on the streets last Monday. Are
| the Greeley days returninga
MRS. JUDGE HITCHCOCK entertained
the Ladies' Society OF the Congreg ational
Church on Tuesday evening.
THE most handsomely decorated win
dow in town. on Decoration Day was that
III d. EutACu OIy SoouS
A NUMBER of interesting correspond
ences from towns in Lake County have
been crowded out of this issue.
The total taxable property of the Lake
Shore Railroad, situated in Lake County,
has been appraised at 81 ,19S ,556.
THE series of Art Lectures given at the
Seminary by Prof. Goodyear, were closed
on Saturday evening last.
SOMR of the trees in the Park have
a Sol.
dlers' Monument to be better seen.
JUDGING from some of the street CO.'S
tunes displayed it is not every lady who
understands the sssentiment of coIors."
THE Lake Shore Railroad pay car went
East last week dealing out silver and
| happiness to the emdloyees of the road.
MRS. T.. b. WELLS and Mrs. Geo. Rey-
nolds entertained the st. James Church
Ladies' Society at the Rectory, on Mon
day evening last.
WIN. DURAND, OF Mentor, whose illness
| we noted last week, died on Thursday
evening. The funeral services were con-
Quoted ON Saturday last.
FRIDAY morning John O'Brien had five
fingers on his left hand, but a tricky ma
chine in the toothpick factory beat him
out of one of them.
THE annual meeting of the gainesville
Temperance Association will be held at
| the Temperance Rooms on Tuesday next,
June 9Th.
S. B. UPHAM, of Kirkland, places the
basket of choice straw berries, of the
Wilson variety.
THE Ladies' Society of the M. E..
| Church was entertained by Mrs. John
Rich, at her residence on st. Clair street.
| on Tuesday evening last.
| SUNDAYS rains having washed out a
portien of the track OF the Z. d Y. II. B.,
L Iro n1k.x -, ,Aor II al,<
| Monday last.
Mr.. Evarts, of Montville, ran away up
State street, completely demolishing the
wagon, harness and some lengths of fence
| along their route.
| THE season at the Little Mountain is
said to promise more than for several
years before. Already one hundred and
seven permanent engagements are regis
| tered.
ON SUNDAY last the schooner Guelt,
from Kingston, struck pier in attempt
ing to make FairpOrt Harbor, and sank in
seventeen feet of water. tug is at
work raising her.
COURT opened on Monday with Judge
Woodberry on the bench. On Wednesday
it adjourned until Monday of next week
unavoidably crowded over until next
| week.
DECORATION DAY exercises passed OFF
quietly and to the entire satisfaction OF
| the large crowd in attendance. The ad-
dress by Captain Kicks, of Cleveland,
was better than the usual run of such
efforts.
On THURSDAY and Friday OF next
week there is to be an extensive pigeon
shoot here, in which sportsmen from
Cleveland, Norwalk, Conneaut, and other
places will take part. Two thousand
birds have already been ordered.
THIS week W. G. Palmer sheared' five
two year old Cotswald sheep-two bucks
and three ewes-and from the five took
siXty.One and One.half pounds of wool
Who can beat it?
For two evenings, this week, a mar
has been giving exhibitions OF rope walk.
ing, here, on wire cable stretched across
Main Street near State. HIS performance
were very good But the chances are he
did not realize fortune from his cOllec
tions.
ON SATURDAY last the Ashtabula base
bali club played the Painesviile nine
The game was poor one on both sides
and rain compelled the umpire 70 call il
; at the close OF the fifth inning, when thu
score stood 10 to II in favor of the visit.
ing club. Lack of space prevents de
tailed report.
PARTIES who saw W. G. Mccall "shin
ming" up an apple tree, about clever
O'Clock a few nights since are respec tful
| ly informed thai his intentions were phil
; anthropic rather than predatory-hii
midnight athletic exercise being for tn
purpose of rescuing a kitten which having
climbed up tree was afraid to COM
down again.
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IN COUNCIL.
The Mayor and all members were pres
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evening last. An ordinance was passe,
fixing taxes at 81 mills. A resolution
was passed that the trustee of cemeterie
be required to enter into Sc, 600 bonds 70