The Cedarville Herald, Volume 12, Numbers 1-26

TTrrrrmmmm » <W!l*l'.i!lt'i|.i|ni T H E H E R A L D . A S INUKI'KNPKUT WKKKLY NKWMPAPKK. SATURDAY; MAY .23/ 1891. IK. II. B L A IR , Editor and Prop’r PRICE . S I , 29 PER ANNUM. ItobtGray was in Covington’, Ky., this week. Miss Meckenson, of Illinois, is the guest of her sister,Airs, Harvey Spen­ cer. A dog supposed to be • mad, was killed here last Wednesday. He had done no damage, ' _____ Rev A. R. Van Fausen, of Penn­ sylvania, is the guest of Will Barber and wife this week. . Exercises at the Opera House Last Night. What the Graduates to Say. Had PROF J . A. 3HAWAN DELIVERS TK E ADDRESS t o TH E CLASS. I t will pay any pne in want ofcloth­ ing next week to just call at Lowry’s. He is slashing prices. About twenty five persons from Ce- darvillo attended the conference at Xenia this week, returning.home each evening. 'About thirty invited guests were entertained at the hospitable home of Air, and Mrs. D. J . Shrodes last Tues­ day evening. , ■ Rev. Sproul and wife, Mrs. Gaines and Miss Jennie Irvin will attend the Synod of the Covinenter church held at Pittsburg next week. G. W. Harper attended the Union <’(inference at,Cincinnati as delegate this week. He was accompanied by his wife who attended each session. Will Leland -was in Cedarville yesterday ■<> shaking hands with old friends. We understand-. Will will leave California and settle in:Chicago. Robert Gray’s little son .Tames, while playing in front of the store last Tuesday fell frqm the raek on to a stone inflicting a severe wound on his head, Ed.Spencer this week is showing the finest line of fresh fish ever brought to Cedarville. He now runs a wagon .and sells and delivers fish to any part of town. Mrs, H . II. Stormont was called to Columbus last week by the death of her mother, Mrs. Hugh Eurl, who was well known and loved in this vicinity. She died Fridny evening, surrounded by husband and children. The fu ner- ul services took ■place Monday, con­ ducted by Rev. Mr. Patton, H . H. Stormont and four sons o f the deceased lady acting as pall bearers. Mr. Earl is also very ill and is not now expected to live, A new political party was created at Cincinnati this week, and it is called the People’s party, which indorse in its platform the platform as adopted at Ocalea, Fla. in 1890 asking among other things for free and unlimited coinage o f silver, Jaws prohibiting alien ownership of land, a graduated tax on incomes, and tha t the election of president %nd vice president and U S. Senators be by direct vote o f the people. Nothing is said regarding the tariff question. 4Fhe Ohio delegation decided that a ticket should be placed in the field this" fall, t Wr.'iHMHU 4 , Mrs James Barr was nicely surprised by about thirty four of her most inti­ mate friends Wednesday, it being her birthday. Four ladies were present from Xenia, but they caiucb/uppont- itieut and it did not enter Mrs. B’s mind that they were present t o ' cele­ brate so important’an aniversary. Bu t as the hour of noon arrived it did begin to dawn upon her that all was not as she had planned, and that she had more company than she had made preparations for, ’.^The vbitorrf, however, made arangeraents for dinner Insisting that Mrs. Barr take her nlace in the parlor as, a guest of honor. Quite an elegant time was had. The menu Was of the finest, a portion of which found its way to the Herald office. * ' Lnst night the opera house wob crowded almost to suffocation to listen to the graduating excercises of the class of ’90-’91 of the Cedarville high school. The stage wob . beautifully decorated with flowers, a stand on each side being laden with the choicest varieties, while in the center and at theyrcnr door a beautiful collection of cnlla 'iilics. The young ladies looked elegant as they appeared in their graduating costumes. Miss Wolford’s was of cream Henrietta trimmed with lace and silk of the game color, w4th cream and pink murchineil und tea roses i%pluce of ornaments. She car­ ried a bouquet of flowers in her hand. Miss Winter wore n dress of creme de! ehcncj with, surrah silk waist cut deecolette back and . front. The trimmings were of old point silk luce and ribbons She also car­ ried a bouquet of flowers. K irt Ran­ dall, who was the only young man in the class was the centre of attraction to the admiring young ladies in the audience. . A t eight o’clock the class accompa­ nied by S. D - and Prof. J . A. Sliawan, the School board and minis­ ters walked upon the stage. The exercises of the evening were commenced with music by the famous Foreman’s hand, of Springfield and nl'ter the invocation Miss Bernice Wol­ ford delivered, the salutatory, in which she expressed the pleasure of the class in greeting the audience assembled to listen to. their last duties as mem­ bers of the- Cedarville high school. Immediately following the salutatory Miss Wolford delivered her essay, . ; KNOW THYSEI V , "in a masterly manner. The subject bad evidently been {!fiveil deep thought and the ideas derived only by diligent research. Taking for her thought that, even in ourselves many mysteries lie hidden and countless secrets bur­ ied, we are bidden to know ourselves before attempting to futhora the lives of others. “ To know ourselves” said the speaker, “ wo must watch our life and conduct as well its our hearts. We must attend to the nature and conse­ quences of every action to which we are disposed or solicited Wfore we comply, and consider how it will ap­ pear in an impartial review. We are ready enough to observe and watch the conductof others; a wise,man will W as critical and severe upon his own. Of all useful knowledge, that is most so which consists in the due care and just estimate of ourselves." ‘The es­ say, which occupied about fifteen min­ utes was listened to attentively,and at its conclusion was warmly encored, I t was followed by a paper prepared by Miss Tweetie Winter on ■ , KO SHIPS DKIFT INTO HARBOR, and it was well received. The ship she likened to an intiivul.ua],-and, os a vessel is not allowed to enter harbor except under the carefulgnidanceof* practical helmsman, neUhcr should man allow himself to drift helplessly and aimlessly along hut endeavor to live a praCtical-and well regulated life such as will be a. blessing to' liimsel- And friends both now and forever. Arguing from, the ttandpoiat that fame and fortune.ar^ open to all* who are willing to work for them, it*is not hard to grasp her idea which shtf car­ ries throughout that “ neither class distinction, social prejudice, difference ofbirth or religion can prevent the man of true merit from winning the just reward of hfs labors,” , and closes with this beautiful aenWncc: **Ihen, let our lives be like a ship brought safe into the hqrbor with its cargo of thoughts, words and deeds, having avoided the vortexes of temptations and impossibilitities *and * landed at last, our anchor sun* deep in the sand oflr hopes and fenrs realized and for­ gotten.” . , ; The Validictoiian, K irt Randall, followed, taking for his subject TIIE FOOT OF THE LADDER. The tex t was a difficult one. Not but that there was enough to say on the subject, but it has been handled so often it is hard to advance ideas that have not already been frequently of­ fered, but notwithstanding such drawback Kirt did himself proud as his ideas were not only logical but practical. Said he, “ In examining the records we find tlmt the secret of success of our great men who arose to the top rung of the ladder , of fame, lies in the fact that they employed every spare moment of their youth in the pursuit of useful knowledge and uot iu iddleucss. I t is from the morn­ ing that we predict what the day will be. Youth is the rudder of all after life and our fate turns upon our .first- years, and for that reason young men should not be allowed to live in idle­ ness hut have an occupation that will keep theni* employed.” His dosing re­ marks were expressions of gratitude foi the many courtesies and acts of kindness extended to the class by teachers'and pupils which they would always remember, nddiug~thnt to the Board and to all friends of education they owed a debt of gratitude, hut they still remember there is no excel­ lence without great labor and that their work was not finished but just begun. Superintemlnnt Shawan then presen­ ted the diplomas to the class iu a short speech admonishing them that when they left .that they would uot only Hike with them their diplomas,' hut they also took with them the best wishes of their friends as well us the best wishes of their teacher. Prof. J . A. Bhawan, of Columbus, delivered the class address, which, though short was entertaining as well as instructive. ' Eulogdzing our school system, and urging that all should take advantage of the privilege thus afforded, then he spoke of changes yet to be mtule. Front the fact that man­ kind is gradually losing physicul strength, he urges that not only moral and In te l ectual culture should he taught, (jut physical culture «ns well, giving strong und convincing proofs of why it should be done, and closed by congratulating our citizens upon the evident interest they Were taking in the education of the young and the class upon what they lmd done. They tiad bu t made a beginning but would find, if the foundation they had build- ed is but a solid one, that the future will oiler all they desire. The orchestra furnished, a choice se­ lection at the conclusion o f each mem­ ber of the program. Through some oversight there were nO pages to take charge of and hand the flowers presented the graduates by admiring friends, and with the excep­ tion o f a handsome bouquet thrown toithe valldictoriau they were ali'pre- sented after the benediction had been pronounced by Rev. Sprowl. D R E S S G O O D S . Summer dress goods of this year are somewhat different from the past few seasons in the way satteens are to be replaced by challies and ginghams. Challics are in any grade from 5 cents a yard, up to 75 cents a yard. At 5 cents you can get an endless variety of good styles in both dark and light grounds, and at 20 cents wa sell the best makes of all wool filling. This is the most popular grade, as they have the ef­ fect of the finest French goods made. In ginghams the afsortments are almost without end. 1.0 cents buys a nice dress gingham and 121-2 cents a tine American zepher gingham, and in fineFrench ginghams the styles and qualities are beautiful, 25 cents a yard for the very finest qualities, We have a good thing in a plaid serge, 36 inches wide, at 12 T-2 cents a yard which looks like a 5o cent woolen goods when made upi JOBE BROS & Or, Xenia. Genuine Jersey Sweet potato plants for sale Dy R. F . Kerr. Mrs. Joe Cavanaugh and daughter Fay, of Xenia, are visiting triends here this week. Dried Beef a t Bulls. Oranges and Lemons a t Bulls. Canned Peaches, Pairs, Apricots, Plums, Apples, Corn and Tomatoes a t Bulls. Window gloss a t Bulls S c r e e n D o o r s a t A . J a c k s o n ’s . Choice fencing a t ' Mitchell’s. Picket and wire fence at Mitchell’s. No Flys on the Screen Doors at Mitchell’s. Miss Hannah Carson is visiting friends in Adams county. ' Mrs. Taylor Sweeney, of Byron, 0 . was visiting friends here Sabbath. Mrs. Frank Milburn, of Allegheny Cityf Pa., is visiting here this , week. A. M. Collingview of Lebanon is the guest of C. C. Morton this week. Jerry Sweeney is taking a lay-off for a few days, and is visiting his mother. m* m«. £11 Eastern fashion paper—tlio very Highest authority upon such p a tte rs— lays th a t bey-chains are entirely out of fsohion, and th a t only waiters in res­ taurants wear them. ' There are a few of them le ft in Kansas City, however. I saw a man with one of them on the other day, says a w riter in the Kansas City Times, lie s a t down to his desk said unlocked it, leaving the key in the lock. Ho is a busy man, and is also rather absent-minded. The key ring Was fastened to the back of his trous­ ers tig h t enough for a trace-chain: -The key-chain was stoutly built. In a few minutes he jumped up In a hurry and started somewhere. -I heard a desk ra t­ tle, a chair upset, papers rustic, a chain snap, keys fly about on the floor mid two Or three ratlier fiercely mattered oaths. And then the man performed a war dance on the chain, lie threw it out of the office; he reviled the mail who gave it to him; he. prayed for total blindness on the tush who hod invented key-chains, and I beard him say: “By gnnit That'S only the,,fifth time this weefe” * ’ ’ “ S v r e e t , , 0 £ i ” overalki: Beat''fit'the world at The W. R. C. will hold an* ice cream social on flic afternoon and evening of May 30. Mrs. A. M. French, of Cincinnatti, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Mitchell this week. W. C. T. u . will meet in the head­ quarters Friday 29th at. 2 p. in.* Sub­ ject “Gospel Temperance meetings.” ' ■ * '■ . • Misrldu Smith is visiting her sister, Mrs. O. G. Parrill, at Coshocton this week expecting to remain there nbout a fortnight. The pupils of room No. 3 will as­ semble in their room on Wednesday at 2 p. m. to receive their grade book and examination papers. We understand George White has recieved notification of an increase of $8 00 per month in his pension. He now recieves $30.00 per month, The Woody Bros, will be here next Tuesday aftornoon far the purpose of organizing the second musical conveil-‘ tion. They will meet a t the school house a t 2:30 p. m. Rev. Dudley will deliver the mem­ orial sermon at the opera'house to­ morrow afternoon a t 2:30 o’clock. The members of the G, A. R. are request­ ed to meet at their hall a t 2 o’clock prompt to march to the hall in a body. All are invited to lie present, The Smith Sisters who lately gave such decided satisfaction .at Xenia in one of their concerts, will sing in Jamestown on the evening of the 30th You ate invited to go and hear them. Mrs. Crain met with a distressing accident yesterday morning about ten o’clock. She attempted to takea dose of medicine* and by mistake g e t ..hold of the wrong bottle and took a,,.poist onous liquid, which her Bister hod placed on the Barneshelf, Dr. Ogles­ by was called and poou his patient was out of danger, Her friends foared for her life for A short time and her ,paf- ents were summoned immediately. She is still a- very.sick' woman. ■ O a r p s t e l a ' B o l i . Special lojr prices, ,. * * •»» S t o r m o n t 8 b d o . The “ Y's” will meet Monday even­ ing. All members requested to be present. Mrs. Blanchard and Miss Nettie L. Manor, of Xenia, spent Sunday with Mrs.' Dufield. , Miss Minnie Stewart, of Springfield is visiting the family of Jacob Ford of this place. * Mrs. Jns. Shrodes, o f Springfield is the guest of her mother, Mrs. inuis Townslcy, this w*eek. > Dr. Lowry leaves next week ..for Slmnadoah Valley, Virginia, for/ a short visit with his mother. Charlton Bull, of Kokomo, Ind., is the guest of his father and brother of this place. He wras a delegate at the Cincinnati Convention. Albert Dufficld lias resigned his position with W. II. Hannan, and has returned home, The' vacancy was filled by Alta Bronmgera. ■ The bills are out for a great sale of carriages, buggies and all kinds vehi­ cles ;at Hopkius Manufacturing Co. a t Xenia, Jjune 4. John Grindle is this week stepping about in a bran new suit o f clothes, the measure of which was taken by our geuinl clother, J . E. Lowry. I t is one of the best fitting suits in the town. - The following poem, upon the death of little Lulu, daughter of Rev. Hugh B. and Lydia Turner who was buried a t Xenia last Monday morning. The deceased was a erand-daughter of J . C. Collins, of this place: (lod hfta called our little Lulu, To that glorioua home above, And her spirit dwolli with angels, Where abounds his gracious love. She lies crossed that blessed river, And has walked the golden -horn,' She has gone to live with Jesus To there abide for Aver more. To. Ills arms lie iook our Lulu, fie has claimed her as Ilis own, Crowned in glory she looks upon uj Froth her for off heaveufjr home. Soon we all shall go and w rit her. When Uod calls we mast obey, Let us hope that we may greet her I n that home eo far away. M aikui , Miss Joe. Milhurp,, o f Springfield, is the guest of friends in Cedarville this week.. • • Alisa Tattq of Miss Ella • Torrence, of. ................, III., arc guests of Miss Lidia Torrence .’ Washington, and lonmOutli NOTIpX. All parties indebted to C. L. Crain are requested to call fit tho Sherills office and settle ifnqv^iately with the Sheriff he is authorized under the law to collect.nl] out standing hidebtcd- nw«. .-»■ 2w. • J .' M. Bull keeps “Ed’s Best.” Gail fop it and .get the best ‘5 cpnt cigar you ever smoked., I M i & O x f o r d g ' ,* jA4“’frdni 99 cents up At S t o r m o n t & d o .