The Cedarville Herald, Volume 25, Numbers 1-26

Local aM Femmal, tto* OoTtJcaa Bale flour, ' * c, Robert Elder* of Sriuui, was in •>j . tews# . . • ^ 51 b and enameled ware o f nil kinds E L Tomasoa o f Springfield qsent several day* with, relative# here. J*U* Wolford was* boBoeMvis­ itor to thn GemSjOiiyWednesday, . ■Charles Giltough vraa in Columbus Tuesday m ‘buKuees, Daringthe pest week many of oar citizen* and farmers in this vicinity attended .tbs Kelly, Geriaugh •and Maitinson cattle sales, ProsecutingAttorney Chas. Howard and Thomas Kennedy, of Xenia, were i'a town Wednesday on buririeas, 1 Fancy dried fruits of nil kinds at Gray ACo’s,-. The school board meets this evening 1 to complete Arrangement* for the com­ mencement exercises. 1 U ‘ ,I *‘ J&f f . ' ' ' ^1 . T The Xenia/Boardo f Health muddle , '•■' is finally settled* The officers elected by the members of the committee Of 100 have taken their seats. Patronize home' industry by jusing - Golden Rule flour. • . RobertWilson, who attended the Presbyterian seminary the past year,' will preach In the Presbyterian church ,• a t Clifton, Bahbath mornipg, . Mr. Prcd McMillan, of Des Moines* loyra, spent several days here this week * . ' with bis parents, Mr, and,Mrs. James „ , .McMillan, , ' Tickets that Were out for the town* , ■ ship commencement-this evening will ’ be good for-Tuesday evening. Re- • member the change of date, ‘ A reunion of the Kyle arid Jackson , families was held at the home of ,Mr. r and Mrs/Robt Jackson Monday, There were about 175, present, including quite a number of distant relatives, who'are visiting here at present. rV • "■—Have you flie*, fleas,' roaches ~^w aa ts or mice? * Catch them with Xsrigtotoot, 4 sheets for 5 cts. >Merchant Miss Florence Pendlum has been chosen to succeed Miss Edna Wolford, resigned, as operator a t the telephone -- exchange. Miss Pendlum has been assistant in the office,several months and will make a firstclass operator. There has been no substitute ehoBen yet by ,the company, , ' - -Fancy lemons and oranges at Gray St, Co/s, Rev* J . A, Kennedy, of Row Cdn cord/ visited the Hastings Brothers and their families a day .or so this week, —Beat line ~ofLMentor 50c Dress Shirta in town is •, A t BIRD'S. Will party who exchanged shawls by mistake a t the reception at the TJ. P* parsonage May 12 please notify this office and get the properone. Ex­ changed shawl was black and had two - safety pins in it, • The twelve-year-old son of Nelson Corbitt who lives west Of town is'im proving from the attack.of lock-jaw brought on by a sore finger* The lad is under Dr* J , O. Stewart's care who repwrtf the above condition*. Comb and extracted honey at Gray & Cp/a, I. C. Davis, who Was unable to be a t hisplace of businessfor several days Is able to be out again after a spell of sfoknm. I still have a very good assortment of Collars on hand and as the fk>l|at season is nearly over Xwill sell a t re­ duced rates what I have on hand, Dorn theHarness Hit, Dayton citizens attempted to feat “Boss” Rowes in the county p # nutrias last Monday, hut were unsuc­ cessful, the “leader* securing almost three foartki of the delegates to the eounty convention, The committee of 100, composed largely of Dayton’s best businessmail secured the notnl* nation tor Probate Judge by a snmil margin* It appears now that the out­ break against ‘bring rule” is general ever theMate. The closing exercises of the Ci- darvflle Public Schools take place as foliow« The Commencement of High School will be held on Thursday/ Wigt 20, at 8 p, m.,fin the ep ili heesHk At the school building, {Hands and Visitors will be entertained fey songs, recitations and other appro­ priate exercise* by rooms No, 8 a t# I m Tuesday at I p. mi .; on Wednes­ day by No, f *t 0 at $ m by Noe. X - sod # at lb a* by-Nt* Jt a t I *.p,.■ and lyN e , h onThatoday a t I p, to* Patent# and fritneto are most " eiyluvitod'to all of ■ to to t Baooalanre#to a p n i h to ‘C toiief to |* / pr#aokd- by: m -JW* W* % ItoCltoKtay, m Sabbath ltofi#i#§tAi at f f t m* f# the opera —B$g to Mae#-fftoe gbeaa. AU g ln t oft!*2®and’#1.50 goodaat 96c a pair. C ocks quick If you want them a t Bird's. The following pupils nf the towah ship school* passed theBeawell exam* inations: Neflie Turabull, Fasnk «ndX*ula Tookinson, Mabel Harris, Mabel Hawthorqe, Roy Dallas am ■BiletaieSmith, —■Attention, Farmers! Don't buy Binder Twine until ypu get my prices I will save you money, Robt, Bird Mr, and Mr*. Charles Kisbet ehiMrea,, o f j ^ r i t n d , are visiting the home of Mrs. Andrew Winter. A number of friends gathered a t the home of Mr. ,and Mr»t R, F . Kerr, last Monday evening, in honor of Rev, H, P» Jackson,- Binging was the principal object of the evening, Rev. Jackson is a composer as well as a great admirer of -marie. RiS “Race with Death” was thoroughly enjoyed by all. —A Bug Killer that kills lOeper pouud, 1 B. G, Ridgway. As the township commencement has been postponed from thfe even­ ing until Tuesday there will be a large crowd regardless of-the change, as the plat already indicates. Reserved seats can b e ‘had at McCollum’s, 10 cents. —•Canned Tomatoes 10c per can. Revere Cora'3 cansfor 25c atBird’fl, Heretofore the township commence­ ment exercises have been free but this year the board- has decided to charge an admission of ten cents in order that those who are: deserving may l be able to get eeats. The rough element that has alwaysattendedtheseexercisesan<: caused such a disturbance is responsi ble for the above action. As com mencement has been postponed unti Tuesday evening there will be'hd per­ formance this, evening, .ResCrvec seats for Tuesday,10 cents. -, . —Misses' “M” Waists, all sizes 15 and 25c each ,at-Bird’s- A number of the college folks gave a picnic ai Taylor’s cliffs,■>Wednesday afternoon and eyening- —Wash Dress 'Goods—Dimities, Orgapdies, I*awns,ahd Piques in great varity of patterns ' , ^ «t Bird'*. A convention - of the Cedarviile Township Sabbath, Schools will, be held in the R. P. Church (O. S,), Wednesday evening at 7:30 o’clock. There.will be a program' by local rep resentatives and aim a., conference. The county secretary, H , ' CVDean, Of Jamestown, will be present. Return #50 in our .Premium: Tick­ et^ and get a fancy Silk Parasol in white, pink or blue at Birds. Tjjie.Mf will bo no exercises this evening at the opera house ns the township commencement has been post poned until Tuesday evening,May 27* Reserved eeats-can bo hnd at McCol­ lum’s after 2 o’clock Saturday tor 10 cents. ’Now say, dent forget that'I am sell­ ing paiatei lead and varnish, siding; flooring, joist and studding; picket and wire fence, in fact everything that I have been handling a t away below cost/ Come and see me and get my prices and see the goods* , . W. M* Mitchell. Depilty Sheriff Tarbox was in town Wednesday serving papers for- tb* Monday trial, which takes place to* day,'*"'""" >■ ” ” —Ice cream sweets, Smooth and solid B. G. Ridgway. With the hauling down of oldglory at Havana and national civilization ha* been and tbe American lepulmc / hbhOt of % votori trito ___ regarded as virilontoy/ hut <wrot this oxamplej?f what one nation .ton dq, there is food tor ccone^ical and morll discussion without limit. ■ Big Bargrius^50priwMetfs] Bhoto id feiaok and tan, told at 12.1 and #3.00, while they last you mi#' have them at #1,48 » pair ^ : at Birdie An illustrated lecture on OaHfornia was given in the D. P. Church, Wed­ nesday and was attended by a small crowd.. The proceeds go to a chutoh in California. Ret, Gillespie deliv­ ered the lecture. •Plat for the High Reboot Com­ mencement Will open Tuesday, May 27, at 2 p* m. Three wagons, harneto and chains for aale cheap W,.M. Mitchell* | The Oommerwcment exercises Whisk were wrangsd tor Friday ' eyentog «av« been postponed until Tuesday tnfantogMaySIT* Adtotsricn lOcanto Btoji, cpiM a l ktoCoitotifr Batord^y ftwraden at-2 Fclool, tor |h a . J . W* Brown, of Columbus repre- sentivg the Colambus Zoologiail Co., tow totowothitWtok to dispototrifooMidfr the emupan^pKoisi- cW stock- Thapitoe of the e&ttolis tow and at present there are over §000 stockholders. -• • - - - - Oiney brand of peas, tomatoes, corn and beets at Gray dr Go.’*. The saloon people of Xenia have presented theirpatition signed by »»ne hundred persons to Mayor Unkbaxt and ask that the city council call a special election to deride the questions of legal option for the next two yeari* •flSto election h i he$$ twenty days and not later than thirty days after filing the petition. Under tito-tow thiXenl* oonocii most order an election- Xhave a lot of planks and scantling at 50o per hundred - i . . „ W.M^Mitche!!. • ‘ . The exceeaivehot'weathefhas caused a number of the cement walks about town that have been broken or cracked to- cause an! obstruction in the walk, which might h* the cause,of some ac­ cident; . Vnlail one is carefulin cross­ ing thtoe,pieces they are likely to trip and fall. This i r true with older- cit- Izeos,-' , i>i "• Big Bargains; X*adies'Shirt Waists kfew of- last season* goods at Away Down prices, ask to ace them ' • at Bird's. - kB*. A, M. Campbell returned Monday evening to her home in St. Louis. : —Binder Twine and Machine -Oil,- the best i* our motto. ‘ At BIRD’S i.* .... ■ t ■'i- ' 1:1. .... '| ■ -St. - ■' A cement gutter has been construct­ ed -front of the Towhsley property, at the^railrcad, - The cause for this isthat water stood there so much that the gutter became offensive; We have noticed from time to time that con­ siderable refuse from the saloons is swept into the gutter. There -should be -some action oh this matter byThe council. ” —A cool, mild smoke that smokes tor 5c , , B. G. Ridgway, (The South Charleston Sentinel' in its last issue reprints a copy of a pro gram tor.one of the early school. ex; hibitions fot the -annual exercises' of the Union and Graded Schools, which took place .March 20, 1857, .After the essays and orations, a farce and drama were given by the students. In tbe list can- be found many who have reached wall up in years.- Hon. Wbitelaw Reid was superintendent of the schools at the time, —A Tooth Brush that wont shed tor 25c ' B. G. Ridgway* Affairs about the Mayor'soffice have been exceedingly quiet since Mayor McFarland has taken his Beat. . The officers report everything .quiet owing to the fact that most of the laboring cl&eee3are at work. Two men andwo­ men comprised campers that stopped a t the,edge of town for a day or so and Were supposed to have a photo­ graph gallery. There actions were a little suspicious, from the kind of pto pie that hung around, and the officers ordered them to leave. —Try one of those Spring Valley cured hsms at Cooper’s. Jason McMillan lias given up -bis position at -the Dayton ^st*',Hoepital and returned home., ; —New Idea Taper Patterns, 10c at Bird!. Mrs, Alter will speak In the U. P. churchMonday evening on the subject ef “The Indians.” wtism' Wallace Mtoi Agnes Kyle, of CS f'Vfelting relatives here. —Bananas, Oranges, Berries, Pine­ apple#, ftasb itoffTotaatoM* ' 5 ’ ‘'ii.m p e e s . B. R. Madden, P r a e ^ l t n # dio EY& EAR, MONTAND DAT* G la s sy A « iu riM i Ad> * Alton Bmlding, Xetoa>G* 'hoti*.—OSSct Wo. ji. kSMMi ito. r}- 'sThe question' of cutting the trees about the court house in order that a new cement walk can be laid as was planned has caused -considerable ex­ citement in Xenia* Two injunctions iave been gotten out to stop the com­ mission and cement contractors front destroying any more of the shade trees. The commission of course do not euro to go against public senti­ ment Sit the matter *nd it is probable that other arrangements wiil have to be made, Rev. Parke Jackson, wife- and daughter Bertha, el Ciena, III,, have been the gueris of friends In this vi­ cinity this Wtok, Rev. Jackson lei well known here and his lattofs to thli Itorskl sflvsrs! ysstv a’jp*, rslslug the early history of Cedarviti* people, proved tjhU# popular. The recital g ir o tori evening in the college chapel by Prcf Beazell m i l the pupils el the musical depwfm Wl» frtirly waU attsfded taJang consider*tica the iaelement weathet® The ensemble mane was the fimt e v ^ given here and from report? it provet very popular. Special mention is due Mias Ethel Fields and MiasBeazril in the execution of “Romanze” byThem, and Mjba Dora Siegler and Mr. Ceci George in Mcndelseohn’s “Mid­ summer Night’s Dream.* The telephone company has com­ menced work on its line into Clifton, .where it has the assurance of several phonfS,v - *—A few odds and ends of paints to close out eheip at Cocpcr’s. • . About right o'clock Jast -evening citizens in this place 'noticed a bright light in the southwest, which proved to be the burning of a barn belonging to “Doc” Jobe, on the Federal pike Lightning was tbe cause. 5 Miss Bess Rodgers, of Wheeling, W, Va-,.arrived here last evening and i* visiting with Mr. and Mrs, R. F .K err. '•* ' ' Will Creawell euflered a light elec­ trical shock Thursday evening while standing on'the rear porch of Bis res­ idence. He and hto hired hand were standing there watching the electrical display when all of a sadden they were stunned, Mr, Creswell bad one hand' on the iron pump, whiph prob ably accounts tor' the degree of the shock he received. - I t is said that sparks flew in every direction from their bands and/feet. Aside from being stunned add somewhat nervous Mr. Creswell luckily escaped. There will be,some change in the time of trains, taking effect, next .Sun­ day, There will also be two additional local passenger trains, Tlae ' morning trains will be about forty minute apart, one coining from Cincinnati, the other, from Chicago. In the evening the/ additional train will reach hefe about six oclock and re­ turn to Cincinnati. I t is not proh able that Nof.19 due here at 3:28 p. m. will stop under the new sched­ ule. ' v , •’ (iA* v State of Ohio/CHy ofToledo, I ' . Lx^c&s ponnty. / ° , Frank J,,Cheney makes oath that he is senior p a tte r of the firm of F, J; Chauey & Co.> doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of own hundred DorxAiis for each and .every case Of Catarrh that cffnnpt be'jL'ur/jd by the “use of Hall’s Catarrh Cure.{ prank j ; cheney . ' Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 5th day of De cember, A. D. 1886/. | SEAT, j . Notary Public, Hall’s .Catarrh Cure is taken in­ fernally, nod actadirectly on the blood and mucous , surfaces of the system, SHd tor-testimonials, free,, a . J . CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0 , , Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall’s Family Pills are the best, Subecribstorihe Herald #1 year. One of 8«cr«tary 8haw'e Storlee. “A friend*of mine,”1said Secre­ tary Shaw the other day, “gave a dinner once.to some rural gentle­ men from Iowa. He furnished them the heat of everything, terrapin and canvashack duck. The climax of the feast was a watermelon into which had been emptied two quarts of champagne. When the farmers began to eat the watermelon, they smiled and smacked their lips and ate again. Then of one accord they slipped Into their pockets a handful of the seeds. They wanted to raise some of the same kind of melon os their ownyarms." ’ . How tirand Vlzltra Die. Of the latest 200 grand viziers of the sultan of Turkey not more than twenty-four have died naturally* One hundred of them were poison­ ed, and thirty-six of.the others were either beheaded or drowned in the Bosporus. Of the remaining forty ,the cause of death cannot be traced, hut itom the silence of Turkish his­ torians on the subject their end Was evidently not happy, One of the viziers was only four hours in office, add another occupied the position for only ten minutes, being stran­ gled a t the end of that time, Blackburn apd Fry#. Senators Frye and Blackburn are very good friends, Nothing delights the president pro tern* of the senate more than to imitate the Kentucky accent of Blackburn. He declares that the other day when Blackburn Was in the marble room a man ask­ ed him if Senator Hoar was on the floor of the senate. "No, sub/’ replied Blackburn, ac­ cording to the Frye version; “Sen­ ator Her is not on th* flo’* lie went out tha t do* at half past foV’ An Odd Classification, A custom house decision on fleas has been rendered in Switzerland. A packAge marked “Trained- Fleas’* reached Geneva. The nearest anal- gytho collector-could find was: that i June bugs, which had been ruled as “edibles/* The case Went from one official to Another HUit reached headquarters at Berne, whence after much investigation add deliberation the conclusion was reached that the fleas came under the head of “wild i animato fo * menagerie,” . ******* *£W**i*? Growls # Phenomenal Sales at the C O M B I N A T IO N S T O R E * * * « Prove conclusively thut our goods are up-to-date and prices right. Note the follow- judge for you rse lfc s^ ^ ^ s^ s ss^ ^ s^ ^ ^ - ,' 5, 6J , 81, I 0c per yard V / Gramdies ami Di^tieiji 15 ,121 ,15c per yard ■ ... m De NtogGiirgban} FJtA.f^!•A'I m IA*vv**'•s-i* lOcpervard 25, 50, 75, 90c? each - Lace Curtains, 50, 7oK 98,cnnd up to 13,00 Special Sale* of L,adi€^* Mtislln Underwear Th is Week' ^ ^ ........... ./ . t I. . . M„ , 1 ■/Jim ^ V A Few of the f la n y Bargains in Shoes, /. ' c . . . ' Child's2 to 5 25a a pair Child’s 2 to 5, Lace or Button,.,...,...— ...................... 45ca pair Child’s 6 to 8, ......... .................... . .................... ...................... ,.,;60capa|r Misses Sandals 90c,« pair; Patent Leather Oxfords,...... I ..... *.....$1.25 « pair Ladies Fine S b o e s -31-00 to H2.00 a pair , .* Indies Celebrated Radcliff, extension soles, C, D, E, widths......$4.50 a pair . ■' Ladies fo teat i/eather .6audais. . . . . . . 0 0 a pair ■ Ladies,Viei.Oxfords, extension soles, ,.$1.-25 a pair ... 'r Ladies Patent-Leather Oxfords,- extension sries,7 / . . . -v...Z$I.50 a pair Men’s Shoes*,all Bizes, correct shapes3Ialn,ur.Cftlf,.-Yici Kid and ■' ^Patent Leather from....... .7................................................81,00 to $4.00 ■ . - fit ■ T "5’..1 aST'Don’t forget to bring your Butter Eggs,-Lard and B,aeon; we pay B etter than Market tirice. tCA When you meed Hats, Caps, Shirts, Dollars, Cuffs or Furn ish ings '5 ?*> pf;a'ny description yisit'*.; «We can save you from Iff to ■* " 20 per cent on purchase?, % t v,.,1«S1 1jA l i : 27 Limestone St., Springfield; Ohio --- The Woodpeqker’*, Home; - ' The woodpecker's home is very like the kingfisher's, but-it kfdug iii'j rotteifwood instead, of being bored]' inn biink-of ’^artll.' From the great } ivory billed species dpwn-io the jit- j tlrdown^feflow of 6iir orchards the j woodpeckfCm build .their nests, ;or; TalliCr, excavate them, bn the*same gcneral plan. . The liole-at first goes -straight into the wood, then turns dpwnward, widening aa it descends, -r until it gives room for the home.; If you: \rill ga-ihto any 'h it of tin-*- Shorn woodland during early spring ’ arid will keep your c>'es’open, ypu * will see a bright-red head thrUs'kont j- of a .round window in some decay-*-] ing. trunk or bough, and the wood- - pecker wilh sing out, ^Feer, peerl’^ r which always seems to mean-that' His or her home is a most comforts-’ bio and enjoyable place/ * | . v “Tha Undo jo f Hit Nephew.” The potency of football in giving prominence^ not only to the player, but to all his relatives was amusing-, ly illustrated in the case of William' Lloyd Garrison. At an evening re-5 eeption Mr. Garrjson was introduc­ ed to a noted athlete. - -r/J - *T am pleased to know' you, Mr. Garrison/ said the athlete..t/T pre- sume yOu ai &A relktivo of 'tho fa­ mous Harvard quarterback, Billy Garrison/' __= - "Great heavens!” exclaimed Mr. Garrison in mock indignation. "All my life I have been known 7as the son of my father! Must I in my old age he known as the uncle of my nephew?”—New York Tribune. . — '"i:X • ■ ■:• -• / , f . A " An Important Occaklon. Uncle Ebony—I ’ze glad yon’s in, sah. ’cause I want to oorrer yoiiah oyctlopedias and a feW dicticaiarias and any btner nice big books yon Mmspare, sah. Employer-Goodness met And you’ve “‘brought a wheelbarrow, I fee. What on-earth do you want of them? Uncle Ebony—Very impo’tant oc­ casion, sah, very impo’ta n t Dinah and me wants to hun t up a name for thebaby, sah.—NewYorkWeek­ ly, - If,-4 -/ $ .■ ~>'\ .- t'-Q’Ts /} f*4*y4l i **}' , i l I to •>? i 'Hr SP8IMGF1ELD/ OHIO. Weak? u I suffered terribly and was ex* tremeljr weak for 12 yaats. The doctors said my blood was alt towing to water. At last I tried Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, and wad soon feelirig all right again.” - ” Mrs. 4. W Bala, ttadlyme, Ct, Nomatter howlongyou have been ill* nor now poorly you may be today, Ayers Sarsaparilla is the best medicine you can take for Purifying and en­ riching the blood. Don't doubt it, put your whole trust in 'it, throw away everything else* THIS 14 BEL 15 FAVORABLY KNOWN 1 MORfMfNWHOWEAR GOOD CIOTHESTHAN ANY OTHER SRSPRINOFIEID. If YOUWANT 10 W 1 AR CLOTLILS B 1 ARIN&ST, CALLON 'M.M.KAUFMIN, Tilt LfflDINO ClOTHIfR, KAUFMANS CORNER. a M i HONEST PROPOSITiONi Horasctor itAU%«6itigexz.T n m m x m w m iim m to tm tm to m m * For Sale by W. ft. STERRETT, Cedarvllle, 0* One,Way* "Mjr friande,” the candidate fot alderman said, smiting the desk be­ fore him with hto closed hand, "we hear Ward ain . __ ____ _ ______ _ _ that sort of thing more’ll I do, Fm willing, fellow citizens, to do every­ thing that nine man can do to purify the polities of this ward*” Then lie look a drink of water aa he waited for the applause. "Why don’t you mote out of the ward, then P squeaked a .voioe in the back part of the haH^Ghioago Tribune* Any stylo you Want i t A k l h t l l l Tot Ma find at v s ■.the;: A H flATTER 4 27 IJmestotc St,, . SpringfltoM, s - - 0W*