The Cedarville Herald, Volume 25, Numbers 27-52

F u r F svo lFnK 'e O u r J u b W»»r)i w i l l c o m p a r e w i t h t h a t o f aw v o t h e r firm . . . , S h i This item when marked' with ;.n Index, denote* * that your subscrip' is past-due and a prompt' £CK:v- meat is earnestly d e s i r e d ) , TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR, ' HO. $ 2 - CEDARVILLE. OHIO. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 49,1902. PRICE $1.00 A YEAR, ATTRACTIONS FOR HOLIDAY BUYERS! W e have made a special effort, this Holiday Season to have a larger and more complete .assortment of desirable and reliable merchandise for Christmas shoppers than, ever before. ..•We sell clothing and furnishings, exclusively, thereby insuring our patrons correct and exclusive styles and designs that are new, nobby and, worn by the best dressers. The recipient as well as the giver, of a present selected from our stock, w ill take both pride and pleasure in it. ■■ ’ We are at your service. ~ - - - = = s s s = = = B T J G r . G r E S T I - O l s r S ' ........... ■ fflOi)C$»Dressed Kids, lined and un­ lined; Undressed Kids, silk lined; fleeced lined, unlined; Wool Knit, lined and unlined; Jersey and Bpys Golf. monarch $ftm$»Plain White, Pleat­ ed White, Fancy Bosom, Neg­ ligees; * monogramneckwear,,,All conceivable muTf!er$**New Idea in Strictly new shapes, shades and combinations; shape; ’ Handkerchief-Mufflers, A look means to buy. „ T* « * . * . » » ■ . . . . „ -v Ways Patent Mufflers. $0X,„Wool and cotton, Plain or fancy.. - k C lo th ing , Hats & Furnishings.' I . O - D A V I S , I O U R M O T T O ; - - “ NO T ' H O W C H E A P - B U T H O W GOOD/* HandHerchiefS” White Initial, Plain a white linen, Excelfla in plain d|, white and Persian border, Silk, ^ plain or fancy, White with fancy df* border. da. Main Street, Cedarville, O ' U S E F U L G IFTS FOB M E N .'" P. CHURCH HISTORY BYREV. F. 0. ROSS Desireable Goods « Up-to-Date « Down in Price. H A T S . A d v a n c e 19 0 3 s t y l e s C A P S . YPEa G L O V E S . F o r a l l h e a d s , to b e s t m a k e s , 25c- S H IR T S . W h it e , F a n c v , N ig h t. H y p e s S h i r t s F it. U i i n u v The Hatter and Men’s Outfitter, LIMESTONE-NEAR HIGH, SPRINGFIELD. K id jID r iv in g , S c o t c h i F h A A l l si^cea a n d P r i c e s . ... • . : . •I . . ’ -r N E C K W E A R - N e w e s t S c a r f T i e B o w s , / F U R N I S H IN G S . T r u n k s , Su .it C a s e s , U m b r e l l a s , H a n d ­ k e r c h i e f s , . I.Tuth R o b e s , S i i s p e n tie rs Mu ffl.era, etc. IU B I Our etoi$tma$ erecting m . th e Problem 5 * . * - f t . OriC of tlie most perplexing questions of the year, is what to buy as a Holiday Gift that will be sure to please and at the same time be moderate price. I f you are selecting something for mother, wife, sister or friend, and want to contribute a large amount of pleasure .at a Braall expense—if you want something that will please a woman three hundred and sixty-five days a year—nothing will more fully nieej; this requirement than a lat­ est improved *'Gyco” Bearing Biesell Carpet Sweeper. The modern^'Cyco” Bearing Bissel Sweeper has robbed sweep- ’ing day of its terror, has done more to preserve woman’s health and good temper, to say nothing of the preservation o f her car­ pets, furniture, draperies, etc., than all other agencies combined. I t will not only clean, but brighten your carpels as well, making them look like new, and. this too, without raising dust. . With these facts in view you will realize w^y Bisaell sweepers make such pleasing and sensible Christmas Gifts. We have a full assortment of the latest and finest patterns of Bissell’s “ Uyco” Bearing Sweepers in all of the leading woods, sizes and styles, a t prices ranging from 42.50 to $4 00. Sold by € . rn . Crouse, main si. gedareilfe, 0. A NEWELECTRICROAD. Mr. Fred J . Green, who has been at the head o f the Appleyard interest# in this state for several years', has sev­ ered his connection with this syndi­ cate and will manage the interurban affairs, a venture which Ex-Governor Bushnell has lately undertaken. Mr. Bushnell haft set aside $2,000,000 for ekefric road purposes and the con­ traction . will be managed by Mr. Green, himself. I t is said that a Company is to be capitalized a t |5 , 000, QUO, Former Governor Bushnell has Secured iu Mr,Green a practical inter- ' Urban man and one high in the- elec­ tric railway world. U was he who constructed the Dayton Springfield sod Urbana, and Columbus London *a,l Springfield lines. Mr. Green is si fine a gentleman as ever took up business in the city of Springfield and it is ho only who has made the Apple gate lines what they i.re today. .. His connection with such a man as Gen­ eral Bushnell means that whatever tUy undertake will prove successful- JVom nil appearances this company ussy come'this way, for General Bush* *<11 thinks this a great section /o r an inlcrurbah road. Wo have been per* tonally acquainted with Mr. Green fur some time and know that too Rmdi praise can not he given bis /'fk . The Herald readers will be toLmed ns soon a« there is any do* Mlupemeht.of the plana for the road touching this .place. GIRLS ALL BLUSH. / ■■ --- ■ The bazar, given by the Ladies’Aid Society, was closed last Friday even­ ing after a very successful opening. The booths and counters were covered with fancy things, needed mostly a t this season .of the year. O f course tl 0 ladies were expected to be famil­ iar with all the articles for sale, even if the men were not. There was one inquisitive young man who wap ac­ companied by two lady friends, in­ specting the articles a t one o f , the counters when he spied a queer look­ ing article that arroused his curiosity and he politely asked his lady friends what the article was intended for. The ladies blushed and professed ig­ norance so the young man made in­ quiry of one of the lady clerks. Here he was informed that the queer look­ ing object was a new stylo collar, one that was pulled dn Over the head and did not need to be fastened as do the common prevailing styles, The an­ swer seemed to satisfy the' young man's curiosity, while the lady clerks and bystanders wandered oft to differ­ ent parts of the hall to enjoy the joke. We will hush (er) and not say any* things more about the joke on the young man from the sunny south. Whether he purchased a supply of the Collars or not we are Unable to say, but it would not have been out of place to.Sfemhiaf least one' home, as such-a thing seems to be a novelty in his country, ' SUDDENLYDISAP EARS. During fhe past week there has been considerable talk in different cir­ cles and about tli. streets and stores over-the alleged embezzelment of the Home Mutual Building association of South Charleston, by J , C. McMillan, the secretary. During this time nu­ merous reports as to the amount, the present where-abouts of the secretary, and conditions of the affair hare been afloat, and the half of. which, are de­ nied by those Who are in position to know the exact condition of the case. ’ ; • One week ago Monday Mr. Mc­ Millan left his ' home for Springfield, aud since that time h is . whereabouts are unknown. The state examiners have found that there is a shortage in his uccounts of- 816,879.05 according to a dispatch sent out from ColurubuS. The books of the association are in the care of the state and on Tuesday a suit was filed in the Circuit Court of Franklin county asking for the, as­ sociation’s charter. The petition was answered by two of the directors who say that the company is insolvent aud that a receiver is asked for. I t is very probable that Hon, Stacy B. Rankin, of South Charleston will be appointed as he is favorable to, both, the state and creditors. The affairs of the association will be closed up and sixty cents on the dollar can b6 paid. The inspectors report that the ag­ gregate business of the concern in the ten yeara was about 830,000, and that for six years back the funds have b"een misappropriated. A large percent of the shortage is duo to. the fact that the directors have authorized the payment of seven aud eight per when During the pastorate of Rev. W, II. Haney, he organized a Young Men’s Prayer Meeting. This organi zution was effected during the autumn of 1867. On . the Sabbath previous to the first meeting, Mr, Haney an­ nounced his desire to meet with the young men of the congregation on a No one knew the object and there was'.not n little stir arising indulged in- concerning Mr. Haney’s parpose.. The first meeting was held in the the old Baptist church, a t that time occupied by Mr. Fleming as a “ select School” or Academy. Among those ^’ho were present at the organization wero J . W. Pollock, 11, H McClellan, fc>. K. Williamson, Robert B. Nisbet, dames H. Kyle, Samuel J . Kyle, Joseph Kyle aud John Kyle. No doubt there were others, present, but -theirflames, are not now recalled. Alter explaining the purpose and an­ nouncing his plan, Mr. Haney led in a fervent prnyer.aud then accompan­ ied by Mr. Fleming, who. had coine to the meeting, they withdrew .leuv-, ing the young, men to themselves. The meeting did not continue long utter their departure, but one or two o f the young men volunteered to lead in prayer and tho others reverently joined in their petitions. Arrange­ ments were made for the next meet* ing and then closed for the evening. Throughout the winter aud for some time afterwards the meetings were held with some good degree of regu­ larity, and other young men, some from other congregations united in their worship. But by and by for some reason, or no reason, the meet" ings were discontinued and were nev­ er again revived. While the organization may have been short Jived, its influence did not die with it, for of the young men who ware enlisted in its maintenance aud worship,,a great number, if not a ma­ jority have since that day entered the ministry, and are today among the most active promoters and most en­ thusiastic supporters of the young people’s organizations of the church. At that day very few such organiza­ tions were to be found, and a still smaller number of those then organ­ ized have survived. They were the pioneers, aud pass away*with the im­ provements of lime. This society was a pioneer blazing the way for the more perfect aud permanent Young Christian Union, and too much- credit can not be given to those early efforts for preparing the church to enlist-her young people in tho Master’s work. * * * * The old church was built of lumber brought from Logan coiinty, Ohio, by tcamB furnished by the congre­ gation. Those who went upon that errand were Geu. Bobert Jackson, John Jackson,’ Samuel Kyle, J r., of Bellbrook, O, are physicians, and the law has a representative in the person of C. H. Kyle, Esq.,- of Xenia, Ohio. Samuel A. Buchanan is a civil engineer at Bellefontaine, O, and Messrs, A, Stewart Frazier, John Nisbet and Dales Kyle have/ been cashiers oFbanks iu Xenia. * ■* * . . In the sketch of Bey. Hugh Parks Jackson, mention should have been made that Ire was chosen Moderator of the Second Synod, which met in Springfield, O., in 1881, and that he was Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of Indiana for thirteen consecutive years, from 1876 to 1889. ATRAVELER’S VIEW; AWAITING THE REPORT. celit dividend u only three aud ( Four could be paid, in this the deposi- Samuel Turnbull, Culbertson Towns- tora have been beuefited the greatest Within another week there may be a fuller devclopornent of the ease, when more definite facts can be given to the public, Mr, McMillan has lived in South Charleston for several years and was engaged in numerous business enter­ prises. He was manager of the In ­ dependent Telephone company a t Charleston and also secretary of* the Cedarville Telephone company. He has been the only secretary for the loan astoeiatiou since its organization, Mr. McMillan was a social leader in the town and was prominent in the Presbyterian church and was always ley, Major Thomas A, Reed and Thomas Gibson, seven teams in pll. They'made the round trip in about twoand a half days. Of those who made this journey, all have gone to their leng home, save two, Robert Jackson and Samuel Turnbull.- The latter is the only one still in connection with tho . congregation, where lie has been a member continuously for over forty-nine years. Ut * *!■' .# Of those who have entered other professions besides the ministry, we can recall tlio following names: Dr, Andrew Brown, London, O,, Dr. Bobert F.Buehnnan, Quincy, 111, and meunu church anti was regarded as a most prominent ritizen..| J)f< j St MoCnmphell, Xenia, O. Urn actions hav« been a ’’J \ ro donlisls,' Dr, Ed Mitchell, Mon to hit! Friends everywhere and deepest. . t regret is expressed for his family and .mouth, 111 ., Dr. J . O, Stewart, Le* relatives, darvillo, 0 . aud Dr, John Turubul Since the' state examiners have mentioned crookedness in the build­ ing and loan associations at Marysville amj South Charleston, depositors and directors of the local association be gan to wonder whether every thing was straight. The report has reached us that one of the directors would de­ mand an investigation but at a meet­ ing of.,the board at the mayor’s office Monday evening it developed that the state examiners, have already gone through the books here. This- has been done within the past few weeks and without anyone’s knowledge ex­ cept the secretary.; The result of the investigation is not known as" rib re­ port has yet been given to the public. The directors are nuxiously awaiting such report'to know the standing of the association, however .it is pre­ sumed that exerything is straight or sou e action would -havef been takeh by this time. . While standing in the post office the other day waiting for the mail to be distributed the writer fell into con­ versation with a traveling man, who remarked that although he had never been here before he would wager a five dollar bill that Cedarville was a local option' town. We asked him for-his reason , aud h e lm formed us that he drew his conclusion from the fact that one of the local druggists had a half dozen Peruna boxes plied on each side of his door step. We learned through the commercial trav­ eler that a friend of his in a local op­ tion town in the northern part of the state, informed him that there was a great demand for this product, where the sale of liquor was prohibited, from tbe fact that it is£composed of a large percent of whiskey, and the ri zuggists who are not square, (having no refer- apee to the.local dealer,) always have a large amount on baud as it can be sold to topers and thereby evade the law. We never thought of the mat­ ter in this light, and it appears that there should be some legislation on this phase of the question. EftD OF THETWENTY-F1FTH YEAR. This issue of'the' Herald .completes volume twenty-five and our next will enter upon- the twenty-sixth year. The past year has been very satisfac­ tory in a business way, to the mauage- meut and we ask that the public will support us in. tbs' future as they have in the past. During the past year we have possibly.takon sides on questions th a t did not meet the approval of all, ............ ■■ . . . yet our firm stand has been, we hope, for the best. Some may have at times felt grevious towards the Herald for discussing certain subjects t h a t . pos-, sibly affected them, but we are. sure . it was not done with any personal in­ tent, it being for the benefit of the public at large. \t/e know riot 'what will appear during the coming year, blit it is our desire that there will be no cause for anything to come, before the public but what will be sanctioned by it. With this we wish our many readers and the citizens of Cedarville and viciu;ty a Merry Christmas on Thursday next. BEGINS INTHIRTYDAYS. Surveyor Bidell, of Springfield, ac­ companied by contractor Byan, of the’ same city, was in .town yesterday in the interest of the Springfield and Washington tractiou line. Mr, Bidell informs us that his company has al­ ready ..let the contract for the con­ struction. Mr, Byan will build the line from Springfield to Clifton and a Brooklyn constructing company from Clifton to' Washington, C. II. He says that not an idle day has passed since the company secured their right of ways and franchises., Should the weather permit,* it is the intention of the contractor to be at work on the line, from Springfield to Clifton, in thirty days, Cedarville will be headquarters for the eastern firm while constructing the lower end of the line. Such news a s ' this will be of interest to the! people of Cedar- yille and time alone will prove the truth of the report. —Use.Golden Rule Flout*,..., JUST A FEW HINTS . ' ... v- For Christmas Shoppers. Setting forth some good and significant reasons why you should do your gift buying early. nearer! Christmas stores will be crowd ed and you can not get the at­ tention that could be given earlier. Merchant’s stock will be picked over and the choice things selected by wise ones who go before th e ' rush, We ask you to come any time—the earlier the better. RiltflS in all the popular styles and \ n y stone you want. / Wrist and Chatiaiae bags in beads, silver, and leather, A splen* did gift, J! few things we want you to see. matches that will please the boy or girl. We have them to suit any taste or any purse. Chains. - A splendid assortment, styles and prices right. tfie feminineTad long neck-chains with lockets for two pictures. They please the girls, Parker fountain Pens that arc garanteed satisfactory. n Beautiful line of a rt pottery a t enticing prices. Cuff Links and buttons that arg sure to please. S ilver novelties ip style and variety . j to please the most exacting or ono satisfied with the cheap­ est, “ 1M7” • plated ..wear, the kind that everyone wants Clocks. We can not describe, you must see them to kno/w what -they are* Umbrellas. We have the best assortment that ever came to (jedarville. They come at almost ahy price and make most acceptable presents, ’'You’re sure to find what you want. McCollum, The Jeweleh |