ANNALS OF CLEVELAND

CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. I TO DEC. 31, 1838
Abstracts 2553 • 2557
WEATHER (Cont'd)
2553 - H&G Nov. 5; ed: 2/3 • We had but a sprinkl ing of snow last week
in comparison with some portions of the country, though we understand
it fell to the depth of three or four inches on the hills of Euclid.
Chillicothe reported four inches; Fredonia, N. Y. reported eight
inches; Erie Pa., 10 inches; and Boston, Mass., just enough to whiten
the house tops.
"We have beaten the down easters this year, no mistake. They are
welcome to the butt end next spring." (2)
2554 • H&G Nov. 9; ed:2/4 • Last night was one that would have done
credit to Old Winter himself. The Mercury dropped down within 16 degrees
of zero; at noon the thermometer stood four degrees below freezing.
Coal has "riz" and overcoats are buttoned close. Boys are locking for
their skates and old men talk of a hard winter.
"This early and unexpected severity should awaken the holy charities
of those who can do good." (2)
2555 - H&G Nov. 10; ed: 2/3 - "The last of October seems to have favored
the whole west with a touch of winter. At St. Louis on the 27th, the
ground was whitened, and at Far West, Mo., the snow fell to a depth of
8 or 10 inches. Trees were st i 11 green, and crops unga the red • " (1 )
H&G Nov. 28; ed:2/1,2 - See Transportation
See also Droughts; Seasons
WELFARE
Orphanages
2556 - H&G Apr. 7; adv:2/5 - An election of twelve Directors of the
Cleveland Orphan Asylum will be held at the house of Rev. E. Boyden, in
Cleveland, on the 16th of April instant at 4 o'clock P.M. Mary Boyden,
Sec'y. (I)
See also ReI ief
WESTWARD MOVEMENT
2557 - H&G Apr. 28; ed:2/4 - "Already the tide begins to flow westward.
The hardy, industrious Mynheers with their good Vrows from the Vaterland
begin to crowd the upward bound boats, seeking new homes in the west.
They are a welcome class of foreigners, bringing strong hands and willing
hearts to the work of changing the wilderness to fru:iful fields. The
calculating Yankees and the enterprising Yorkers are also on the move
to the 'land of Promise.' They, too, are thrice welcome, as the pleasant
farm house, school-house, church. town, vi llage, city, and busy marts of
commerce spring up at their bidding; the changes of a few years appearing
a "marvel of those who trace the footsteps of the early western pioneers.
Let them come - there is still 'elbow room' in the Empire Valley." (2)
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