The Cedarville Herald, Volume 26, Numbers 1-26

j ‘« f K xee llo iu ’c O u r 'J o b \V o rk v /ili c o m p a r e w i t h V u u to f :m v o t h e r f i r m , . , . | Tills item when marked w!5l$ an Indel,denotesthat your cnbscript fa past deft aw! a- prompt ^cuk> men! is rranectly desired, TWIiNTY-SIXTIi YEAR. NO. b -CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 26,1902.. PRICE $1.00 A YEAR, Only 5 Flore Days To Get Tickets on the Buggy to be Given Away, Free, on Wed’y, December 31, 1902 sideration after you see th e . qualities that we carry in stock. Nothing is cheap unless it is good, O u r M o t t o : » “ N o t H o w C h e a p b i i t H o w G o o d . ” Tickets on the buggy with each 50 c cash purchase, Ira C. Davis, Clothing, Hats and Gent's ““ Furnishings. « » * « * Cedarville, = Ohio. [). P. CHURCH HISTORY BY REV. F. 0. ROSS- Of the five p&stors for whom Ced* nryille Furnished the second. charge, three had their first paitoratein Iowa, Oiie had his previous pastorate, in Michigan and one “came' from a pastor-? ate jn Kansas. With the exception of Rev. J. HarVey Buchanan, who was previously only a stated supply, all of the pastors who did not come direct from the Theological Seminary came from the West,, and those -who h,tV 0 resigned to enter other fields, cue went to Illinois, one to -New York, one to Colorado, oue to Penn- ‘.ylvunia and two remained in Ohio. The average length of the pastorate has been four years and nine montliB. The session has had thirty-five members in .all. Of these,, twenty have removed from,the bounds of the congregation,, ten have died and five remain in. the session. Twenty-two Of the whole number have been or­ dained in this congregation and.'’thir­ teen weris ordained previously in. other congregations. O f the twenty- two ordained here, seven made pro­ fession of faith in Christ in this con­ gregation, and four of the seven are still members of the session. Out ot the twenty elders who haye remov­ ed there were thirteen who •were or­ dained fn the Cedarville congregation.. I t is rather a strange coincidence -that the session hiis dismissed the same •number (13) o f elders who ha.ve been ordained here, as have been received into tins session of those who have been ordained elsewhere. I t is also remarkable’'that four sevenths of the entire, number of elders of this con­ gregation should remove to other parts of the qhurch, but it is n o ' less remarkable that their religion war not impaired, by the removal, for folly: one half of those removiug have been counted worthy of election to the eldership in their respective congre­ gations, Only oight of those who re­ moved are now living, bu t everyone of them except Thos B. Kyle, who Jives remote from the church of his youth, is today a -member of session in the United Presbyterian Church, Of all o f them, both living and dead, i t can be safely said that they have ex­ tended the work and widened the in ­ fluence o f the Cedarville congregation —the congregation where >tbe major­ ity of them took their ordination vows. The average length of membership in the session of those who have pass­ ed away was eight years, eleven months and twenty days. A fter J„ W. Pollock, who is third from the highest in length o f service comes II, F . Kerr, who has been a member for seventeen years and seven months, then Thomas Gibson who was a mem­ ber for fourteen years and three months, he is followed by Joseph Me* Campbell who served thirteen years and eight months, Joseph Kyle and John Williamson who each served thirteen years and seven months and James McCoy ■who served thirteen years and three months The three .living members yyho have not been mentioned, viz:—-Dr. J . O, Stewart, R. B. Barber and WYTk Tarbox have served for over twelve years and eight' months, The three- shortest terms were held by John Patterson one year and seventeen days. Sam­ uel Anderson, one year, two months and fourteen days and John Barber two years, eleven months and twenty, five days. Family lines have not been forgot­ ten in the election of elders, for six eons and two grand-sons of former members of session liaVe been elected to the eldership in the history . of the congregation, . Neither have the members of ses­ sion neglected family .religion, for from the homes of the elders' of this congregation, nine sons have gone in­ to' the ministry of the Gospel. Seven '.of these have already been mentioned, and the other two; Rev. Luther JVIcCanipbeJl and Rev. W. I I ; Anderson, had entered upon the prep­ aration for their life work, before their fathers became members of the session. E ig h t'o f the members , of session have been superintendent^ o f the Sab­ bath School during its history,- and these have held the office for about twenty eight years .in the -aggregate. * * ;}i Of those who composed the congre­ gation a t its first organization, the greater number belonged formerly to the congregations ot First Xenia and Springfield, They were the de­ scend ents of those wbb bad come from different States of the Union. The Barbers, Jacksons, Nichols and Pol­ locks dame originally from Pennsyl­ vania. The Kyles, Rends, McCoys, Townsleys and Turnbulls, came from Kentucky and the Coopers and Nis* bets came from South Carolina. A REAL CHRISTMAS. LIST O F JURORS. The Clerk of Court and. Sheriff have drawn the ria mea of persons who Will constitute the grand nnd petit juries for the January term of court. The following names' were drawn:-— Grand Ju ry : Daniel . M. Stewart, F rank B. Dress, John A. Evans, Samuel Ehvell, Sam i. Greene, Xenia city; Clint Hook, Robert K . Steven­ son, David Havener, Xenia township; Charles Smith, Samuel E . .William­ son, Thompson Crawford, Cedarville tp.; F rank Tranchant, Andrew M. Dunn, Hath tp,;;Sherman Vannitnap, Jefferson tp,; Geo. A. Little, Silver- creek tp , Petit Jurors: Riley Jobe, Tunis E . Dubois, Michael Dunn. J . Daniel Steele, William H . Johnson, Christopher Gretsinger, Xenia city; John A. Clark, Walter Laurens, Win. Smith, Xenia tp .; Ervin Kyle, David Samuels, Cedarville tp.; John Jcnks, Silvcrcreek tp,; F rank Simi- boit , Spring Valley tp.; John Oestcr, Miami tp.; Frederick Anderson, Caesarcreek tp,; James McClure, Wallace^ Berryhill, Bugarcreck tp.; Morris Beal, Bath tp. OurHewyear’s greeting 1901 . CheProblem * * * * Oho of the most perplexing questions of the year, is what to buy as a Holiday Gift that will be sure to please and a t the same time be moderate price. I f you are Selecting something for mother, wife, sister or friend, and want to contribute a largo amount of pleasure a t a small expense—if you want something that will please s woman three hundred and sixty-five days n. year—nothing will more fully meet this requirement than a lat­ est improved “ Cyeo” Rearing BisSell Carpet Sweeper, The modern “ Cyco” Bearing Bissel Sweeper has robbed sweep­ ing day o f its terror, has done more to preserve womans health ami good temper, to say nothing.of the preservation of her car­ nets, furniture, draperies, etc., than all oilier agencies combined. I t will not only clean, but brighten your carpets as well, making them look like new, and this too, without raising Just, With these facts in view you will realize why Bissell sweep® make $ueh pleasing nnd sensible Christmas p u ts . ■\ve have a fu U W r iw e ttt o f the latest and finest pattern* « : Bis-dl’a "Cyeo” Bearing Sweepers dl u f the leading woods, sizes ami styles, a t prices ranging from $2,50 to $4.00,. Bold by e. m. &m, gedarniW, 0 . The first of the week appeared as though we'wpuld have what is' called: a ‘.‘Green Christmas'* but on Wednes­ day, the weather eha.ugad- and Christ­ mas turned out to be one of tbo kind our forefathers 'used to have. The day was spent.in giving and receiving gifts-as well as .the customary feast. Many of our citizens had visitor;, that,” day, while others visited' in other lo­ calities. With the thermometer stand­ ing near zero,'coal and provisions at high prices, how many really thought of the poor families that would have' to celebrate this gieat day with' a few crusts of bread, while hoyered around a small fire or remain in bed covered with unclean clothing in order that they might not sutler from the cold. We know of a lady, who, learning of a case of destitution, sent,' on .Christ- mas eve, a smaU amount pi coal, sack of flour,’ meat, potatoes, shots aml Stockings, although somewhat worn, for the children. The husband had been sick1for quite a while and wns unable- to work, consequently the family was in need. -It is needless to say -that- Christmas w:is enjoyed in this home. ; This Christian lady' then visited the stores and purchased pres ents for her own family, Sueh a ease as this shows a charitable and christianjike ppirit arid the doner will certainly be rewarded, in the end.- Reader, whom did you provide 'for first? DRUNK IN DRY TOWN. ■ Night officer Kenudn found Win, McCoy last Saturday night in Post­ master Tarbox’s'yard in ii'biul state of intoxication. • Ho waa'placed in jail where he remained until Motidny morning. He appeared before May­ or McFarland arid was given a fine and costs of $8.35. From wha,t we have learned, of the case the liquor was purchased from the only soft drink,house iu operation a t tbo' pres­ ent time. Yet this man’s, testimony would not prove that the proprietor of this t'joint was selling liquor for stronger evidence than this would be required for prosecution. There is no doubt but wbuf “ wet goods” is be­ ing sold about this place, and some have strong reasons to, believe that tbo owner of the property should be watched more closely by the officers, NEW PROFESSOR IN ART. Prof. D u re tt Stokes, graduate of Cincinnati A rt College, will be pres- e n ta t the opening of Cedarville Col­ lege, January 6, 1003, a t 0:30 a, m,, to begin instructions in painting, water colors, oil, charcoal, crayon, and mod­ eling in plaster. He is a graduate of Cincinnati Art School with first-class references from masters iu New York, Berliu, and Paris, Any who desire instruction in above subjects will either apply to W. R. McOhesiiey or be present at the college on above date. MEET AGAIN MONDAY. In , response to the call last week for a meeting Of all supporters of the proposed Young MenV League about twenty five persons assembled in the Mayor’s office, last Tuesday evening,, to hear the report of a committee ap­ pointed a t a mass meeting, to inves­ tigate the workings of such organiza­ tions in other places. Another meet­ ing has been called for Monday even­ ing, nt the same place, and it is re­ quested that Ihe room be filled with persons that are interested. Elsewhere iu this issue can he foil ml sin ad calling attention io the opening of a new brane.li ofbusiiu^s in town. Mr, 15, L , Dnngfli), of London, will be nt the hotel, Jan . 2nd, to. meet any wlm have furniture to upholster or repair. This gentleman comes to us highly recommended by one who has had work (lone: by him w-Mle iu South Charleston. His work is guar­ anteed to be first daw in nil nr.peeiM LATEST CONDENSED NEWS BOILED FOR READERS, T1 ib .big Florodora company, -which is at the Grand at Cincinnati this week is one o f the early attractions a t the Victoria,'at .Dayton, The company this year has. the original Lady Holy- rood, of London, Miss Grace Dud, ley. The company .will go to New York soon for ;.u.extended run. This will possibly be your la s t. chance to see and hear the famous sextet in “Telk Me Pretty Maiden” and the charming Miss Hellen Redmond.as Dolores, in ’‘Under the Shade of the Sheltering Palms.” Other attraction’s are; “ Rupert of Hantzenn” Jan. 1; Miss Helen Grantlcy in “ The Girl and the Judge,” made famous by Miss Anna Russel, Jan . 3; J . H . Stoddard iu “The Bonnie Brier Bush-’ Jan . 5. The Roger Brothers iii Har­ vard is another New York attraction that will appear a t this theater a t an early date. A t the Grand Opera House in Springfield js “ The Chris­ tian” Jan,-; 1st anti-later J , H . -. Stod­ dard iu/ “ The Bonbin "Brier Bush” aud “The Strollers,” a musical play in three acts, headed by -the talented; artist, Miss Marguerita Sylva. ^ The Journal recently, made men­ tion of a speech made at Hillsboro by Hon. Jesse Taylor, o f this city, ,open­ ing t h e .temperance 'campaign'’ Mr. Browii, ot that city, aud a well- known cattle dealer, was iu James. Cowu this week and spoke to a Journ­ al reporter of the good work done by Mr. Taylor in the Highland county town. “ He opened the campaign for us, mid made a graud speech," said Mr. Brown. “ The 'audience., was a large one, and i t wns the first speech made where I did not hear one word spoken against the speaker or his words. Mr, Taylor made us many votes that I know,of, and was .largely instrumental iu driving the- saloons from our town." Mr. Taylor went up to Forest, H a rd in . county, 23 miles east of Limn, Sunday evening, and there made a rousing speech in favor of local option. His fume as a strong temperance speaker is riot con­ fined to Grepue county alone, but is spreading pver the entire State.— Jamestown Journal, Dr, H. C« Weakley is circulating a pamphlet in the iutereat of the Meth­ odist Home for the Aged a t Yellow Springs. Already §20005 is in sight for rebuilding the home7~~Tlie"plans will call for a bouse of four hundred" rooms, bu t unless more money than this is subscribed only one hundred and twenty rooms will be in the main wing at the start, I t is alto­ gether probable now that the home will be located a t Yellow Springs. t The dramatic editor of the Spring- field Sun in speaking o f the theatrical stars that cities in this vicinity have produced regrets that Springfield al­ though a city of nearly 50,000 people lias not a person on the stage of nat­ ional reputation, while Dayton has produced {Tank Daniels in “ Miss Simplicity” arid Cedarville has'given Hal Reid the play-wriglit,,of Whom it has been said thnt he writes plays right. ' Bcllefontnine is to have a farmer for postmaster, that is a man who is a patron of the office iu that place but does not bye in the city. The ap­ pointee is Wallace Roach, formerly one of the trustees of the Dayton In ­ sane Asylum, but'gave’up his position at the request of Governor Nash. Mr. Roach’s appointment has been confirmed by the Senate and he take# his seat the first of the year, • ■ There is some talk in railroad cir­ cles that the Pennsylvania company will double there track from Xenia to Wilberforeo and from Columbus to Alton. This is to be done in order th a t (hero will he more room in the yards to make tip trains. ’I t is held by some that these are the, first, steps towards having double tracks from Ctnciunaft to Columbus, - -.(Jamb nud extracted-- honoy-at, Gray <fcCo, ORDINANCES N, G. I t is claimed by those well up in legal authority that all.the ordinances in the municipalities in the state got­ ten up under the old code are of no value whatever and it would be rather difficult to convict an offender under .the ordinance. Should this be the case all the present village laws will have to be revised, before, long. For' this work a most competant attorney should be secured, one who has not only standing in -his profession, but one who will stand by any one of the ordinances should they be .contested Council may be able to fi-:d men who would be glad to do this 'work for Twenty-five or fifty, dollars and pos­ sibly one who would ask twice these amounts. This.work, should not bd let out jn any such manner but there should be ivstipulated price and our advice would be to stay shy of the cheap ones. * Another thing, that should be considered is; the, attorney' should be secured in this county as he would be perfectly familiar with all the courts in which the ordinance would have to be tested., We have a few attorneys in this county .that are considered first class in this work arid than we have others who lqok out,for nothing but the ‘.’loop hole.” ' THE COLLEGE FORTUNATE. I Prof, Frank S. Fox of the Capitol School of Oratory, Columbus, - has agreed to begin, work , in Cedarville College, January U Professor Fox lias a national reputation in his work. He will give lessons in voice building, gesture study, interpretation of litera­ ture, thought analysis, memory .drill, theory and practice of breathing and. publicspeaking. A large class have agreed to take lessons from him. Ho will be present on above date and all who wish, to join his class will see him then. Application should be made early, as he will receive Only a limit­ ed number; ENORMOUS EXPRESS BUSINESS. The amount of express and mail matter this year is something enorm­ ous. The. rural routes have a large increase owing to the holidays being at band. The expressman on the ac­ comodation lrom Columbus to Cincin­ nati, reported Wednesday that bis train was unable, to move. one..tenth what should have gone hut. The ex­ press business is badly conjeated at the present time, so if your Christmas present was a day or so late on ar­ riving you can attribute the cause to the failure of the railroads to ‘deliver the goods. WILL CHANGE FURNITURE. The Court House Commission held a meeting Tuesday nnd a t last gave iu to the demands of the many attor­ neys for a change in the furniture of the court room. The, judge’s bench will be moved from the west to the north side of tbe room so that tbo light will come iu over the bench from the rear aud not from before as formerly. Judge Scroggy has never used the regular bench for this reason, but used a small stand on tbc uortn side of the room. The changes will bo made during the holidays and are expected to cost about 0150, - Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lott, were tbe guests of their daughter, Mrs. Will Bradfuto, of Washington, O. H», o te r Christmas. THREE HOLIDAYS. I t used to be that we had in this country three djstinctiyp holidays— Christmas, New Years and Thanksgiv­ ing—that were made home days, that is, days on which there are gatherings of home folks. But Christmas is now the ou l/ one left. Foot ball and other sports having appropriated Thanks­ giving while New Years has been tu rn ­ ed into a day of social functions. But Christmas, goes on forever as the day of home cheer. To be sure, says the Chicago Tribune, Santa Claus himself has been brought before stern ethical judges and the Christmas dinner has been criticised by hygenio ones. The Christmas tree has been called a fire­ brand and “ ye .olden time yule log’* has been supplanted by the gas grate, B ^ J n spite of the changes and crit­ icisms the day remains what it has al­ ways been, a day when family feelings run high and when the flower,of fra-’ ternity is at its fairest. Business and politics are forgotten for once; it is not how the market goes, but how this new muffler becomes him that interests man on that day, and it is the fate of. pudding rather than that of politici­ ans that he watches 'with eagerness. I t is a-matter for congratulation that, aside-from its- religious significance, Christmas still retains its rights as a clay setiaside for domestic observance. TIED IN HIS BUGGY. A case of drunkenness/has' just come tp light that is quite out; of the ordinary, for a local-option town. A young man became beastly drunk last Wednesday night and ,In order that-he could be Seririhome lie was tied iu his buggy. Securely wrapped with blankets and robes nnd the horse started homeward with the lines Wrapped around the whip. The re­ sult has; riot-yet been' given out but should something have happened to this young man the parties in the case would certainly have to answer in court. As Wednesday night was ex­ tremely cold there was _ some fear that something might hap­ pen and,the victim freeze to death. —Lost or Taken By Mistake,, a package containing two Lace Panel Curtain, three Towels,. two Doylies. Reward will be paid for return of same, to Robt, Bird......................... Cut this out and take it to C. M. Ridgway’s drug store and gpt a free sample of Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets, the best physic. They cleanse aud invigorate tbe stomach, improve the appetite and regulate the bowels. Regular size, 25c, per box. SPRINGFIELD COUNCIL ASK FOR A BOND, One would imagine from -the re­ ports that are given out in regard to electric roads that there certainly could be no other place where there would be a like amount of talk. Over at Springfield the city council would feel lost i f they did not have an electric road franchise to discuss, to place in the hands of different com­ mittees, or to hold up for a bond,' A t the present time, Harry Frey an - electric road promoter, is holding the attention- of the Horae City legislative body for an extension of his franchise which expired Dede mber 1. The or­ dinance has been rend the third time but no vote was taken. He asks for six months time. This is his second request, and as the relations between this body and Mr, Frey are not as pleasant as they might, b e , '' he is . having considerable trouble to -hold their atteutlou One member, George Turner, proposed at the laBt meeting thnt Mr. Frey be required to give bond tp the amount of $2500 that tile road be completed by Ju ly 1, 1903. - Mr. Frey stated in h i s ’speech before council that he had his franchise clear through except iu'Clifton and Cedar­ ville, nnd^ that he could get those whenever it became necessary. Councilmen Goodfellow sprang a - surprise by stating that the Bushnell and Green syndicate were seeking s franchise south of the city and that they had the cash with which to build the road. ' He Baid that- as the fran- . cliises had already been granted lead­ ing south, the one to( Frey and the other to the Springfield & Washing­ ton Q. H . Traction Company, there was little show for a third, and that the wise thing for council to do: was . to assist the -company . thnt has the money and is anxious to build and operate a road. A t this meeting it was learned that the BuShnell •people had offered $25,000 -for the Spriug- field & Washington franchise but that the latter wanted 30 per cent of . tbe slock in addition and this was not satisfactory. The council takes the -' matter under" further consideration this evening*' LIST OF LETTERS. L ist bf letters remaining uncalled for in the Cedarville postoflice for the month ending Dec. 26, 3902. ................Liat.No,.-.5I. ;.............. ' Geffors, Miss Olie ■ > McFarland, W. O. '. Mitchell, Mr. W. O. T. N. T aruox , P . M. —For a good heating stove see K err & Hastings Bros. Why Throw Away Your OLD«FURNITURE! When You Can Have It UPHOLSTERED And Made as Good as Hew, by a man of twelve year's experience, A 11 work guaranteed, Prices reasonable . •i '» * '# * orm Lion Coffee PURE JSfgSSSSte* C t f 't t t Tp, th# MSlea O v l \ l h tt« inawvfej ttniton «tr*n«th aadjaifor. E. L. DUNGAN, 1At Keyes’ Hotel, January % iqoa. f ’ v im m m