H Dec. 5; ed: 2/1 indicates that the article follow ing this reference was an editorial taken from the HERALD of Dec. 5, page two, column one. An "adv" in the reference line indicates that the abstract was made from an advertisement. The number in parenthesis at the end of the abstract indicates the number of inches in the original newspaper article. Newspaper files used in abstracting were made available through the courtesy of Mr. Wallace Cathcart, of Western Reserve Historical Society, Miss Linda Eastman, of the Cleveland Public Library, the Cleveland City Council, Mr. Louis Seltzer of the Cleveland PRESS, and Mr. Earle Martin of the Cleveland NEWS. Miss Marilla Freeman and Mr. William Lippert of the Cleveland Public Library and the City Clerk's Office have been of great assistance. CLASSIFICATION LISTS 1826 BUSINESS, TRADE & FINANCE Bankruptcies; Debts & Debtors; Estates; Farm Implements; Garment CONSTRUCTION Building Trades; Buildings, Public; Canals & Canal Boats. CRIME & ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE Courts; Crime & Criminals; Damage Suits; Lost & Found. EDUCATION & CULTURAL ACTIVITIES Colleges & Universities; Lectures & Speeches; Libraries & Librarians; FOREIGN COUNTRIES Europe; Foreign Relations. HEALTH Dentistry & Dentists; Medical Profession. INDUSTRY Metal Products; Mining & Minerals; Packing Industry; Tobacco. LABOR Building Trades; Employment & Unemployment; Labor. LITERATURE & THE PRESS Newspapers; Periodical Publications; Poetry & Poets; Printing & Publishing. MARRIAGE & THE FAMILY Divorce & Alimony; Domestic Relations. NATURE & ANIMAL LIFE Horses; Live Stock; Weather. OCCUPATIONS & PROFESSIONS Barbers; Blacksmiths; Bookbinding; Dentistry & Dentists; Legal POLITICS & GOVERNMENT County Government; Foreign Relations; Judiciary; Political Campaigns & Elections; Politics & Government; United States Territories & Possessions. PUBLIC SERVICE & WELFARE Fire Department; Hotels & Lodgings; Pensions; Postal Service; Streets. SOCIAL LIFE & CUSTOMS Dancing; Games & Sports; Holidays. TRANSPORTATION Bus & Stage Lines; Canals & Canal Boats; Rivers & Harbors; Roads & CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1826 Abstracts 1 - 5 ACCIDENTS & DISASTERS 1 H Jan. 27:3/2 In a letter to the editor, an anonymous resident of Strongsville says: On Jan. 21, Edmund A. Freeman, 18 years of age, son of Jeduthan Freeman of this town, went into the woods with two of his brothers to chop trees. The first tree they chopped fell on Edmund, killing him instantly. What is the hope of man! Oh, youth, prepare to meet thy God. Behold, now is the accepted time! "Be wise to-day to-morrow to us is all unknown." 2 H May 12; ed: 3/1 - On passing a small island called the West Sister on May 4, Captain Wilkinson of the schooner GUERRIER rescued two men and a woman who had been there for five days and nights after their schooner MORNING STAR had run on a reef of rocks and turned over. "They succeeded in attracting the attention of Capt. Wilkinson, by raising a shirt on a pole; and their joy at their deliverance can be better conceived than described." 3 H June 2; ed: 3/1 The Schooner LAKE SERPENT, Captain Leet, which left with pork, flour, and whisky for Detroit on May 24, sank near Point au Plait with no loss of life. "The wreck has not yet been got off, and it is supposed to be so much injured as to be unworthy of being repaired.' B 4 AR BERS H Mar. 10; adv: 4/4 Walker Logan, Chief Barber & Hair-Dresser, Cleaveland, Informs his friends and the public generally, that he has taken a shop on Superior street, next door above Winans Clark's, at the sign of the Twisted Garter. Having supplied his shop with the rarest materials, made a choice selection of magnum bonum Razors, and being thoroughly skilled in the mysteries of his calling, Mr. Logan confidently assures his friends and the public, that all commands in the line of his profession shall be executed with promptness, and in a style of fashionable elegance and taste not to be surpassed by any Barber in the state. BLACKSMITHS 5 - H Feb. 10; adv: 3/5 Blacksmithing. The subscriber having com. menced the above business in the shop a few rods west of Mr. Oviatt's store, respectfully offers his services to the inhabitants of Cleaveland and its vicinity. Levi Sargent. (2) (5) (3) (2) (1) |