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brought up »u M the nursery. ,2nd. 8pring of 57—J. S. Davis rented to Jo* j seph Treat and Frank Barry the Da?is House,” | ^for $200 a year, reserving the right to sell, ifVO%fc.iUfeatlhe had au offer. The rumor that the tavern was j ^ io be occupied ,by the Free Lovers having created quite a stir in town, was denied,and it was said that a person was coming from Cleveland to take charge, and that he was not a 1 ree Lover, but a Spmtualist. Meantime, the fraternity on the farm, only a mile and a half east of the Centre, came and helped to make, and to put in older the large garden attached to the tiolel, and an effort was made to enlarge the J Slizeeu by renting land of me, which was unsuccessful. W hen preparations for opening theHotel were all complete—io and be mid ! in- a •stead of “ the gentleman from Cleveland,* came ®lJwidow 8ophruo;a Powers, who was “not exactly . hii Free Lover, but a Socialist and Spiritualist ofthe highest order, and of great repute in hotel-keeping, having had much experience in Calls'.lusuia and other places. Not long after she\went into the House, a notice was published m*rJ'he Spiritual Universe, m this wiseganiHuronm Hoth. — At Berlin Hights, one of the H most delightful spots in the whole WesternF.titlZit*TJ.\Kcountry.i he undersigned has refitted and opened the j y iaigo Hotel formerly know n as the Davis House, t jO • * vtor the express accommodations of reformers anda I Spiritualists, who may wish to spend a few:o dav w eeks or months among people of theirown principle.Persons wishing to visit the Gruup of Socialists established here, will had it very convenient, as their tariu is only one mile from the hotel. To invalids w ishing to practice Water Cure w e would say, we have facilities with a first tale physician on the ground, and every attention will be given to such as require it. i«r j Berlin Station is only 45 miles from Cleve-Laoerland, on the Cleveland *t Toledo R* li. TtrtDi verv low, S. Towers,D-'i his notice revealed the true character of theIr fHotel, and the people of Berlin were disgusted Iarsand annoyed, at the establishment of such a€place of resort in their midst. Late in the ! 5m same summer, or early m the fail, the noted :,j E S. Tyler, in company with Mis Mary Lewis, bought the Hotel for $*2,000, paying downrat•1usE*S,$000. and agreeing to pay the balance in 14F,mouths. On the 13th of October, this notedcoup le took possession. From this time forthlt] | the sound of the violin, and the voice of the tte“celebrated lecturer” ou»Spiritualism, Free lt;Loveism, and the various other isms of that dayand age, were heard nightly from the Hotel.
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Sandusky Daily Commercial Register
Sandusky, Ohio, US
Wed, Jul 28, 1858
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