Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-04-17
WlLLOUGABY.

NEWS AND NEWsY REFLECTIONS FROM
THE JOURNALS REPRESENTATIVE.
Our Spring opening is of the usual
pleasant, pleasing, patience trying and
perplexing kind. Pleasing to the garden
cr and the herdsmen. pleasant to child
who have to move; and perpleXing to all
who are required to pay rent in advance.
Our ancient OF day people are becom-
ing alarmed at the very manifest instabil-
ity of our robed fraternity. Spiritualism,
socialism and paganism, find Judgement
at the desks of our sacred alters. The
ones whose especial duty it is to eXpound
the word rs it is written, and prai Sc a
God who was the same yesterday as to-
day. and as He will be to the end Of time.
begfu to give the word, loose and liberal?
construction, and treat the God of our
fathers as q shifting and changeable be-
ing. AS artists these men are light and
As simitators they are weak. Cook and
but when these men leave the blazing
they are lost. And it is difficult for the
listener to determine whether the light
that points the track Is towards God, or
turning back -. We have had a very IN
LerestinS series of temperance meetings
during the winter. They were inaugural
cd by E. w. Bond, Esq, and held at the
Hall bearing his name. The question of
temperance like that OF religion, flourish
es best when men are idle. There is
time tor everything and cold, cheerless
freezing winter is the time best suited to
the study of distractions f. W. Bond
is at home giving direction to the build
ing OF his new dwelling house. The site
chosen is one of the pleasantest in our
village, and the house when finished will
be one of our best and most cOmmodious.
The "Hotto Dramatic Troupe closed
weeks engagement here last Saturday
night. AS artists they are meritOrlOus.
and as people exemplary. They came
here under the auspices of the Willough :
by Cornet Band. Our band under the
direction of Prot. A. e. Miller is one OF
The best musical insti tutions in the State,
Owlng to little jealousies bstween some
members of the band, who are a little off
their nut, and those of our people who
people, are often denied the pleasure of
their music The question OF street.
sprinkling and a night-watch is once
more agitating the public mind. This is
| usually done by individual subscription,
and most all do a little; but there are a
few "a wise God has limited the mum ber.
who refuse to bear any of the burdens in
cident to the pleasure, convenience or
protection Of the community. You have
such in Painesville; we have them here !;
they will be found in-well, we won't
mention the place. Like .toad-stools in a
rich meadow, they occupy space; they
are ugly In looks; they poison all within
their reach, and render no equivalent to
the world for their purloined existence
-. Dnring the springtime we have lost
| some of our oldest and best people in
| death; Others of our youngest and bright
! est have done the next best thing--mar.
! ried Tuesday Capt. j. b. kilbourne
paid us a visit, waking up the mOnumen-
tai interest OF our people. Dr.. james
| Headley commenced series OF lectures
at Bonds ii all on Monday evening. The
| DR.. has all the requisites OF popularity
| cheek, chin and conceit.