The Cedarville Herald, Volume 37, Numbers 1-26

House fcion a n d wsfh ION I een no t rket ond th e sur- nda risk CO , F o e Ex«5tttonce O u r Jb1o Workwilt comiMwpowith I 1 r to la o y otbwfirm ,,,, X e r a l l This itrm wirmpfifkfd with sn ia* -.•resF;Aa jeer's *utw rq ■> 5 ticn 3 jms <!<:e s.'jd a prompt s*:- I ffcrneut is earnestiy desired, . * * wurmrat'**? THXRTMEVENTH YEAB, NO. 26. CEDARVILLE, (MIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1914, FRIGE, *1,00 A YEAR MAYMEAN CHANGE IICOLEGE | where some o t Cincinnati’* notid I cUizena b&ve worshiped. night the | >1 The press reports Saturday that Dr. David McKinney and his cqn- • jgregation. Reformed Presbyterian, in Cincinnati, had voted to merge with the F irst Presbyterian con gregatiom may mean a new presi den t of Cedarville College some tttue the coming year, The Cincinnati congregation was given privilege of leaving the de nomination a t the General Synod la s t Kay, The merging of the two churches means-that there will ho a co-pastorate between the present pastor of the Presbyterian church, Dr. Spelgel, and Dr. McKinney. The Presbyterian congregation church has about 200 members while the Reformed has 1.60 mem-; hers. „ 1 JN q decision has been - reached as to the disposition of the Reformed Presbyterian church property at Eighth. and Plum hu t likely will he sold. In this event i t is hoped that precedent will be followed and substantial gift made tp the college endowment fund as was the case .with the New York and Pittsburg '.ofmrchefe, M r / 8 *O. Wright, who has charge of the College endow­ ment campaign, has taken the matter up with the Cincinnati con­ gregation and ibis -to be hoped that - a substantial g ift will be left thin intitution, Both,the Reformed and F irst churches have large endow­ ments th a t have been Used in ex­ tending the church work. Dr, McKinney may hold the presidency’.until the^ next annual meeting of the college'trustees and then offer his-reoognatiou or such may be dunk-sometime daring the year. During the twenty years he has been bead of the institution the endowment has been increased . from $10,000 to $36,000. The Dc. is a , financier of •extraordinary ability and the endowment has yielded, a go 9 d return through his* efforts and foresight* In case of his resignation the question of a successor naturally 'arises. To one and all but one name appears first, Dr.W .R* McCfhesney* Vi ip presiden t and’ Dean. *Hia At the meeting last 'resolutions which was passed by the] | last session of the General Synod 5 [of the Reformed Presbyterian ..church of Ohio, permission was given the F irst Reformed church of this City to merge with the First Presbyterian church. When the vote was p u t to the meeting it carried unanimously. Dr, McKinney will go with ins congregation find become a mem­ ber of the Cincinnati Synod of thi Presbyterian church, He and I)r. Bpeig*J, present pastor of the FJrpi Presbyterian church, will now havt aeo-pastonde. There are 1(50 members of the Reformed church. The F irst Pres­ byterian! church has nearly, 2<Kt members* The Cincinnati Presbytery ap­ pointed a special commute, with D». Robert Watson as chairman, to assist the two congregations in their merger, , Ju s t what ..will be done with the property Of the F irst Reformed church is a matter for the united congregation to-decideJ *. ALMOSTTWO !<*» MILION INCREASE.^ O " i District Tax Assessor Farrell Com­ pletes His Tax Report—Not Counting Banks and Public Utilities Increase in Property Valuation is$1,914,8$!. POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Wd are authorized to announce the name of Frank A. Jackson as a candidate for Sheriff before the Re­ publican primary, August H. We a re authorized to announce B. F. Thomas as a candidate, for County Recorder, subject to the Republican Primary Election to be held Auguatjlth , 1014. We are authorized to announce the name of Mr. Gebrge PerrlU as « candidate for county commisaionei before the Republican Primary, Augustll. - ; —Fresh bread, pies and cakes every day a t the Cedarville Bakery G* W. .Mites, proprietor ' OBITUARY. Mr. John Credit wa* horn in Adams county, Feb, ISfih, 1838, de­ parted this life June 19th, 1914, after five days Illness. ’He was married to Barbara Coil September 6 th, I860. To' th is union nine children were bom two sons and seven daughter?* The two sons and two daughters have gone before. Besides W*j«rlyn by remaining loyal to his institution, certainly makes him the leading candidat# fur the presidency.. Dr* MoCheaney’e friends, the whole community, regardless of church affiliation,; would be greatly pleased to see th is honor conferred upon him. - The Commercial Tribune of Sat­ urday gives the following account of the merger: ‘•Convinced th a t this is not a fertle field for Reformed Presby­ terianism, Dr. David McKinney and bis flock last night at a mass meeting decided to join hands With the F irsts Presbyterian congrega­ tion and amalgamate the two churches. For twenty-six yours Dr. McKinney has been a leading ligh t in the Relormed Presbyterian church, Eighth and Pium streets. Maggie Lavalley, of Xenia; Mrs. Sarah Maes, o f Hew -Jasper; Mrs Stella Andrew and Mrs. Bertha Trftey, of Cedarville; together with 21 grand . children and one great grand child and one brother, An­ drew, of Lebanon, Warren county, mourn the loss of a kind and loving husband, father and grandfather. M r.Joim Credit was drafted as n private in Company 1, 64 regimen! Ohio Vol. Infantry on the twenty- seventh day of September 1801 at Hillsboro, Ohio, and was discharged J ane 10th, 1805, a t Nashville, Tenn., early In life ho qniced with the Methodist church and-put his, Dust in the Lord and was wilting to go when the call came. —-Foil E n rm—Finest office room in Cedarville, $4* G. H. H artman , is here. You will need something In which to carry your baggage in the way of Tranks, Suit Cases or Hand Bags. We have a shipment just arrived from factory. We handle as good a line as is made, and our prices are LOWER than the CITY stores, who have to pay HIGH RENTS, Come in and see them, You might use one. of our Hart, Schaffner &Marx Suits or a pair of WALK*OVER low cuts. We can fit you out in anything you need in the Way of wearing apparel; at quite a SAVING in price. “You Know if we keep our Suits Pressed one year FREE* Trad* a t Home The Quality Store , CEDARVILLE, OHIO. The work of preparing the Greene County tax duplicate for the year 19X4waa completed by d istrict Tax Assessor Henry J . Farrell and Ida corps of assistants Monday aufi the report has been forwarded tt> the State Tax Commission. The report whicti does not Include the valuation of banks and public utilities of. the county abows that the valuation oi Greene county personalproporty for 1914 nas been increased $1,914,851 over the valuation m 1013. With the increase in valuation of banka and public utilities i t is estimated that the total increase will run well above the $2,OOC.OOO mark. The public utilities are assessed by the State Commission and are certified ba -k to the counties from Columbus. These figures.are not yvt in the hands of the local officials, .In the case of banks their reports are sent direct to the S tate Commission for approval and are''then certified back to the counties, ■•Neither are these figures yet in the hands of the local tax au­ thorities. To Xenia City falls the honor oi making the greatest increase both valuation and in percent of - in- urease, 1 he increase m this tax dis­ tric t wa& $371,458 or 41 1-9 per cent, The.vatuation of Xenia city property retuned in 1614Was $1,2/4,- 757 as compared wlfb, $903,299 in 1913. Sllvercreek township was next in the line with an increase of $148,030, or 81 per cent increase. The property valuation in SUvercreefe iu 1918 is $624,525 as compared with $173,896 in 1913. Bath township, which Was struck heavily by the March flood in 1913, returned the- smallest in­ crease of any township in the comity the increase there being $9,068, T l>f increase waa 1 9-16 percent. The detailed ta x report, a copy of Which t t on file in the ■ office of the District Assessor, presents many in­ teresting facta.coheeruing the prep. tomobiles are.owned in the county and their valuation Is placed at $205*080, Xenia city returns the greatest number of autos, 151 tiding returned for taxation a t a valuation of $03,605. New Jasper reports the smallest' number of automobiles,. Ehe tax payors in th a t district re­ turning 20 automobiles valued at $0,375 for taxation,. Eleven motor trucks were returned m th© county at. a valuation of $4,501).' There ate 28 motorcycles In the county ac­ cording to the tax returns valued at $2,115. There are also a few bicycles left in the county, 50 being reported for taxation a t a valuation Of $593. The Increase in valuation of ' horses in the county' for 1914 over 1913was $120,482. There was also a big in­ crease in the valuation of ©attic, males, sheep and hogs. There are 11,618 horses, 10,720 cattle 620 mules, 17,710 sheep, 43,029 bogs, I t is evident th a t the assessors had it “ put over” them In the matter of dogs only 17 being returned for tax­ ation. The table of the tax^a lua tlon by townships showing the valuations in 1913 and in 1914 ,aml the increases follows: BATH TOWNSHIP. Valuation Valuation 1914 1913 Increase $089,831 $020,868 $ 9,903 BEAVERCREEK TOWNSHIP. $547,867 $440,655 $100,712 CAESARUKEEK TOWNSHIP. $349,891 $228;184 $ 01,707 CEDARVILLE TOWNSHIP. $645,704 $547,150 $ OS,534 JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP. $341,980 $267 760 . $ 74,220 MIAMI TOWNSHIP. $497,003 $428,819 . $ 68,784 NEW JASPER TOWNSHIP. $334,>40 $298,260 $ 45,050 ROSS TOWNSHIP. $405*246 $296,795 $148,030 StLVERCREEK TOWNSHIP $624,523 $476,693 $1-48,630 SPRING VALLEY TOWNSHIP. $448,116 ' $837,375 $ 60,740 SUGAHCREBK TOWNSHIP. $845,920 $107,810 $ 38,110 XEN IA TOWNSHIP. $724,121 $650,735- $ 77,386 XEN IA CITY. $1,274,767 $908,299 $871,458 Tomorrow is hath School. Blessed*!* the on a committee, William Collie of “ Sketches of Sabbath evenif chapter 28. Mr* and Mrs. are the proud p&| Carey P, RJtchijj of Dr. H um s for) William Knox a visit to frienda j Blessed is the is not pessimistioj Messrs. John the posessora bi automobile, Mr. Samuel Mil to- improve-- his -\ addition of a sma Rev. a . A. Tbf of Mr. William, missionary from I a furlough and wl p it Sabbath morp^ vMisses Margate will be absent a t! weeks attending Session of the coil There was a .fliji VV, M. Society a t ; Joseph Waddle Pile attendance These long warjj relax and rest av‘* to forget tile “ spread ' ou t li| Riley says, corns bu t it w ilt come i! worth white ip ti’j The pastor anfi recently vel-y ho* for dinner1 a t the, Mrs Roy lyuok. Mr. Howard losing a vaipat recently bu t in recovery* Conscience la affair but not coveted yet that^ place. No, feb< P. jAuto FeDs Chimes.! Telephone Pole. w day in {Sab-; Have you any idea of the momen- !turn of.a five passenger auto weigh- , , , ;mg three thousand pound* being no is ladh tu l ^driven a t ft rate of thirty- or thirty- . five miles, an hour? If you knew d« in the study ’fhe force th a t would he required to Covenanters’* break a twelve inch solid telephone Begin withjimlo square off a t the top of the ground, then you could imagine the force behind the above auto. Monday evening a Springfield five passenger auto being driven at a reckless speed of thirty >or more miles per hour, with five young girls aa passengers, left the road near Arthur 6 waby*6 residence north of Clifton and felled ,a tele phone pole aa though i t wa# A jfine stick, The left member bt the chassis struck the pole square yrith theVesult th a t the wjhple. uiaohine was a wreck, and the' marvelous tbingwas th a t not, ope of the party was h j r t . _ Th,e;. top y/as cruslicd when the machine overturned and this no doubt kept The* fieeupants from being thrown epfi ■^elghboi'S liberated them by and nqt a one was scratched, . toman Mitchell [tsoffvflne boy, tin the employ m summer. - returned front [Covington. irch officer wbo Bon Kyle are handsome new »r is continuing iperty byr the- fbarn, >soh, a brother thompson imd a ypfc is homo on L-OOctlpy the pul- ud Carrie Rife Sooster for Some the Summer therd. meeting of .-the ‘in ,homo of Mr it Wednesday. ' reported, a t 63, Says we should Tbs ability duties and molasses” , as Jy with practice feif try~~aiur it is his wife wore iblynntei# fined le of Mr. and ity came near firiving horse hopeful of.its old-fashioned ,bas been dip. tak^ its sablj atea evil practical** he vlthor has no conscience or i t is down With nervons prostration. The wise church doc* not seek to repress but' to guide the amuse­ ments of the young people, _ Mr. and Mr* Sfamuel Lorimer, of Cleveland are visiting a t the homo of their' daughter, Mrs. William Thompson for a ffew.days, . Mrs* L B. Preston and Mrs. Jennie F. Ritchie ■canvased the community last week for signatures to the womans 'suffrage petition to the legislature for equal suffrage. Ladies of the congregation are re­ quested to remember a t once the Misses Martin and Hainmau fund which is now due, The Social Committee q ! the Christian Colon Mr. David Brad- fute, Chairman, is planning a social a t Mr. Jacob Fluke's Tuesday even­ ing, June 30, All the young people of the congregation am invited. Pau l Ferguson has been elected delegate to the National y , P, C. C. Convention At East Liverpool, with Carey Ritchie as Alternate. Mrs* Jennie F. Ritchie met with the Cedarville W. M. societv Mon­ day and reported the Philadelphia convention to which she was a dele­ gate. Hear the Egyptian Ju n e 28, Mittstonary LEGAL NOTICE. Common Pleas Court, Greene County, Ohm, Bernice E. Baker, Plaintiff, Vs. Harry E. Baker, Defendant* Harry E . Baker, Defendant in above entitled action, last known place of residence Neotsho, Kansan, will take notice tha t on the 22 nd day of April, 1014, said plaintiff filed in the Common Pleas Court, of Greene County, Ohio, her petition for divorce against him upon the grounds Of gross neglect of duty and th a t the saiim will ho for hear­ ing a t the Court House in Xonla oh and after June 8 Ui, 1914, by which date defendant, must answer or dehiur to said petition of judgment may be taken against him. B eiwiok E. B aker . Robs Employer; Makes Escape. James Trollinger of near Osborn took in a stranger foreigner several days agi, on a plea that he had no home and he desired labor. He went by the name of Frank Jack- son and gave Buffalo as his home town, His appearance was such that the family trusted, him and on Sabbath'Went to Sunday Softool, leaving,.him a t the house. Not walling for church the family re­ turned and found the hpm< ram- mcked Jrom top to bottom. . Money to the amount of $200 was taken from a wardrobe where jfc was hidden belaud some patterns. The Protective blood hounds Were called and 1 were m charge of. 51. W* Coil ins. The’ follow was trailed quite a distance and com­ plete (facewas lost In tiiepikoWbere (bis supposed th a t lie got a,ride. *T* ipl # # 1wo Enjoin County Treasurer. CJ. M. RidgWay haa filed su ltm Common Pleas court against County Treasurer MeVay seeking an in­ junction against fho collection of $240 Dow tax* -The State Dairy and Food Commissioner placed him on for the tax as a result of evidence secured by. the Liquor License Bpard, C. O. Weimer a I bo filed a nimllar suit he being placed on the Dow tax for $285,09. The evidence in this case was secured a» above and ordered on for the tax by Dairy and Food Commissioner, t* MAYOR'S NOTICE. Bond Reduced In Perjury Caw, Judge Kyle on Monday reduced fhe ,$iiwy bond «f Myrtle Jones Hamilton to $500, which wm fur­ nished by W. P, Townsley = The woman was held on perjury dbarge in connection with the Minnie Hamilton case. Judge KyJe on Tuesday reduced “Speedy” Smallwood’# bond to $W >0 which was signed by "W, J . Tarbox. He mtd been bound oyer on a perjury charge. To the owners ot the lots and lands m the village of Cedarville. Ohio: In compliance with th e re* quirements of Section 1782—A of the revised statu te I hereby notify the owners oTTyfg and Jand s Tn Cedarville to cut and destroy all Canada and common th istles and other noxious weeds growing.on apy such lots and lands within the Will Hold A “Farmers Day Groeno County is to’have “Farm ­ ers Day” which will be held same iim a iJje la tte r-p a rt of-August -ue- - cording to plans made Saturday by the directors,of the Greene County Improvement Association a t a meet­ ing hold Saturday afternoon. The ^F a rm e rs ‘Bay" is an innovation corporation, so that they may no tTAyijicll & is believed will meet the mature seeds and spread to adjoin-. approval of farmers throughout the "<ltO> Ir*.#•*<; ■ ■ 1 . nK'.f•>,.•'. m1 .!•«• kf■ ■ mg lets. On failure of any buc L j owner to comply with the Jaw in regard here­ to, the .town council may employ persons to cu t or destroy said noxious weed© and . the expense thereof will be a‘ lion on said lots and lands and- collected as taxes, JJ ’. H. Wonroau, Mayor of Village of Cedarville, WHEN !N OAYTON Bo no? fail, to-visit the Store of llie "lax .Mamia. rompany, at 35 (South Main street. You will ‘fiml the'most momplete stock of_millinery, suits, iklrts; Waists ancl dresses to bo found' !n the city NOWIS THE TIME. Where 3*011 can get a team of coach horses or a general purpose* horse? Now Is Urn titoe to glvo this your careful attention. BOBBY BURNS J r., will make the season of 1914 at J. E . Kyle’s, Cedarville, O,, or phono 4 - 101 . ' call CHURCH SERVICES. ^ R. P. CHURCH (MAIN STREET) Teachers’ meeting Saturday evening at 7 O’Clqck, w- Sabbath .School Sabbath morning at 9:39 o’clock. - Mr. Andrew Oreswell, a first year student a t the IT, P. Seminary in Allegheny, will preach Sabbath in the R. Rv Church. 1 U* P.' OHXJRCH. There willbe'no preaching in-the U, P* church* Sabbath. Sabbath School as usual. Painting and Rubber Tires. A t Wolford’s, m m m m m coimty. Plans for tlie day have not: been definitely settled bu t i t 4s pfobablB th a t a live stock show a t which prizes will Us awarded will be a feature of the day and kome well known speaker will be secured, to give an address. The plans were put m tftehands of a committee of which Mr. Cook County agent is the head* NOTICE. Notice, is hereby given by t h e ' Board of Education of Cedarville Township Greene County Ohio, th a t “aid Board is going to suspend’ school in- ^District No. 0 of 6 aiU township, for one year,"from feJCpt, 1st; 1914, the final hearing of said suspension will be 'h a d , - a t - t h e clerk's office Cedarville, Ohio, F r i ­ day,, Ju iy -31, 1914, a t 1:S0 p. m, ’. By order of the Board of Edu­ cation,. A ndrew J ackson , Clerk.; • C l o t h e s ‘ot CLEANED a t all kmds DRY HOME Clothing Oo. BAKING POWi AbsoluteiyPur& The only Baking Powder made fromRoyal CrapeBreamofTartar NO A LUM . NO M M E P H O S P H A T E r 2 5 % R e d u c t i o n On our Men’s Ready Made Suits. The Season has been so slow on Men’s Clothing that we are offering a Big Bargain in them in order to clean up stock. Nothing reserved except Blue Serges, This means a Come $15.00 Suits for $11.25. in and look at them. The sale lasts for 8 days, from June 27th to July 4th inclusive. Men’s Furnishings . 50 cto$ 2.00 Men’s Felt Hats, fl* | f?A fft {fA high crown..........W iJlA iiUU Men’s Silk S«cks ' £ A - Per Pair...................... O l l v Men’s Silk Hats,..,..... 5 0 C a n d $ 1 . 0 0 Men’s Shirts f A A just i p ................... ........................t P l s U l l Men’s Arrow Collars, the “ Blandish” the > latest long pointed .double collar. Men’s Ex tra Trousers $ 2 . 5 0 t 0 $ 5 . 0 0 Men’s Underwear, Separate and tf* f A A Union Butt also B. V. D. per suitij) 1 »UU We are making a special effort to have every thing up to date in our Men’s Department. Low Shoes We have as nice a stock as you^cau"find in any Btore anywhere.. For Men, Women, Boys, Girls and Children. Some Specials For Men, and Boys,. For Women $ 1.69 $ 1.00 For the Ladies. .« A new shipment ot Dresses, Skirts, LncsS, Embroideries, also Crepes, Voiles, etc., for Summer Dresses. Sec our wlnddw and our counters. I . ? ■ • ' r ’H T J