The Cedarville Herald, Volume 54, Numbers 27-52

r »V* .>*1 ' # K - - t f i t JHNT H t i t r n * * # s d m t i s e f l b y ssotitesfr ftt■!»Ad w tls isamts ketp yeaefcraM* o f the tines, Reed ft « a ! 1 S a w M w W m w m m m M tgM a * ktmm , m u m * e W - headlines on tb* d e a l f ip T . cflpflg '• it ia o f more mmm r a m r - F D U B T H y e a r n o . a s . mmmmmrnmm LETTS BE STATE ■ mhknts COURT NEWS ACTION DIBHIIOTP I Frank J, Ragman vs, Henry Smoth­ erman et al. C*at dismissed without: j w ord on application o f plaintiff. COLUMBUB-Only K w ’Y ^ ran d 1 CA8K DI8MIS8BD California hav* a larger regfetratfen* ' PKillip FroHwn vs, the C. C. C. and o f motor car* than Ohio, according to St L. Railway Co. Ca*e dismissed a statement o f Secretary o f State without w ord at plaintiff* coat* Cfeme* J. Brown. Seven state#/ • Hew York, California, Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Texas and Michigan have more than 1,300,000 ear* each, JUDGMENT RENDERED The Virginia Joint Stock Lend Rank of Charleston, W, Va.,v*. J. W. Stev while Nevada haa the smallest regis- jenson et al. Amount held due on the tration among the states —•20,045, judgment and decree*, 37,525.80. Ohio doe# not ten its motor car own­ er*, a* heavily'as certain other state*. A combination o f average motor ve­ hicle license tan .and average o f gas­ oline tan receipt* place* Ohio in 38th place among file atate*. The average receipt' per motor vehicle in Ohio i* 328.63 per car." The total state’* rev­ enue ia highest in Oregon, which yearly collects 362.74jpn theaverage car; the .lowest 1* Massachusetts at 320.80 per car. Preparation* are under way for the annual atate employe* picnic which ia to he held Tuesday, August 18th at Olentangy park. A program of sport-' ing events will be announced in the near future, with Worth- while prizes for the winners. There will be- fire- works, dancing and a bathing, bfauty contest in the evening. Elective state. Officials will deliver brief 'addresses and if ia predicted that this year's pic­ nic will draw the record attendance;at thepark. . The State Board, o f Agriculture is taking a leading, part in the nation­ wide campaign against the low-price o f wheat. ’ The Board o f Agriculture recently adopted ra resolution calling on the,Federal Farm Board toimmed- -lately announce, a permanent markets Ing policy on the 200,000,0<X> bushel* ■e t wfe*at.timBpm?dhes .in storage. Many ethar.states ate following thla ■policy and the atate department is be­ ing highly commendedfo r its action In the matter. •Members,of the new Board o f Control have not as yet been announced by Governor Whit#/ When tbet' Boatd meets in Septomberit will hay* work ti*ilB(lh""fa*^he*iptiisi T*s?*fafltsbusy day mmi fitowfisf’ tb #*. ■wfethe hundi sils'-eif case* toconsider including penitentiary;' London prison farm# brick plants^ atone quarry, etc. ftw iil ba impossible to,get all the men iq> for the Brat meeting and then it taka* timeto give.* case the consid­ eration due it. However, every effort will bn made to handle the ease* as quickly Is posible. ■, •C* I*. MlWWsathy Secretary o f the State Archaeological Society, also Is editor o f Museum Echoes, official or­ gan tiffhfl Society, H. C. ShetTone be­ ing thft DiWtor. The Echo#* ia truly in- fameresting publication -brimming evir with historical lore and articles pflrtiaent to archaeological .work. It It hflblished at the Ohio -State Mu- ALIMONY GRANTED Edith Martin, wife o f G. A, Martin pastor of Middle Run Baptist Church ha* been granted temporary alimony o f 37.56 a Week, pending suit for di­ vorced DEMURRER OVERRULED Mary Shoupv*. Bessie Elam et al Demurrer Of Mary Shoup, Mary Me Knight Cosier and Hannat McKnight to answero f Bessie Elam, et al, over, rolled. " , SALE CONFIRMED ‘ The Home Building and' Savings Co. vs. Frank"Bottorff et al. Sale of property Confirmed and distribution of -proceed* amounting- to 3l»400 or­ dered. COGNOVIT SUITS ' John T. Harbine Jr. vs. Francis A> and Frieda M. Borton, 3306.75. M ir T. Harbine vs. Sandy and- Patti Mig Pettiford, 3286.75. Greene County Hardware Co. vs. H. H. Mansfield, 389.21. ' . ' Motorist* touring Ohio always look to l flumps approved by state or local hflUHfc flepsvtmSnti. Diracter H. G. Bwtthard of tha department reports that the total number o f approved caaspe has reached 283, which are dis- rtooted in 47 eeuntiaa. When you Wumpur* d ik in g and Cooking water efceg Ohio highways look for the *BW i f Ifefity.* Ceoteaeta tetatiag several hundred dollar* were awarded the fir days by State Highway M Q. W. Merrttt, covering new . bridge# aad approach**. <£ iMUfiliMMi for Mil Work fcri a^nPa- eewimnep-^wu^m^mwp w s s vvawisra— jsooso - ,plaeel i t a* eatly a date m pos- aibfat by the Director so that all pro­ ject* may ha finished before the Brat o f mffit year. PRISONER PAROLED Theodore Lee, 2, Springfield, *erv- ing a term in the county jail on a li­ quor charge, haa been given a parolo C E B A R V I L U B , 0 1 Kwami F r id a y , au g u st i , m bi . nsnamnmmrthimaaani P R I C E , H A O A Y B A R mi ■efsAn •W- IdHJUM, COME OHQOTA fROmBOfOdO m m VHW IB'AMIL e w o v E " WMiM. ... nhiSil 1 HAAtYM.SMITH TAKLBECOMHfi DEPUTY IDEAS, £- 4 : Ralph D. Rev. R. J. K; inganoperstion Brothers clinic, ~ ing undergone an on Harry M, Smith, Painterville, ha* been ^appointecT -chief, deputy by by the county commiasioners. He waajHarold Y»n Pelt, county treasurer -1 ^^The^clicemaed speflfc serving out a 3400 fine and costs and, elect,, who assumes office on Septem-1L,vw i i j - v- jn has been ni jail since last Mareh. Ho'ber 7th .Mias Helen Dodds, who has gurvjve<i ^jg ia to pay 316 a month on hia.fine mid served, two term* will’ retire at that coat*. ftime, Under the Ohio law treasurer*^.* 1 cnhoMbut tw . ■T’Cttto .t tol**. the grocery business and «* the-son of I r ; . M, S. Smith, former superintendent X ^ of the Grflene County-Infirmary, w . .Thefoperal, SALE IS-APPROVED- Grover Bales-doing businessas the Bales Motor Sales v*. Alpha Peterson et al. -Safe of property anptbved and sheriff directed to flonirey Hie pmmyki Ora Whitacre and distribute the pr0-f ' cwda,^«56. ‘ CONSTRUCTION ON WILL /Archie P.-Gordon, administrator vs. Leighfee Conner et al. In the con­ struction of the will upon issues rais­ ed by the various answers the eewrt held against the defendant (Hazel Me Killip In favor of the defendant* Lei* ghfree Conner, Rosella. Bryan, Hugh­ ey McKillip and Florence Turner,Who are each adjudged entitled to a ooe- fourth'interest jh the fund arising from the sale of real estate after pay­ ment of costs, DAMAGECLAM AGAWSTVBAAGE 'M*|o'':"l't;.„t", *"'T ' r** , ui hav- JA jury in.Common Plops Court has fertusRor given J. R. Harriott a verdict of 3175 ' damage*when his car driven by Robt. o f hip Ferryman, went oven, the embank- He is raeht in “Pittsburgh^ on Saptembte child- 30,1926, Only ten of the jam s mgn^ Was- the-verdict. Two refused to award i, In any damage. Hie suit waa for |356 iidster, and tha Murce. waa that Ferryman, t-.oould not control the car owing to tha donditlon o f the street. .-The street with Several others had been a top o f llpe crushed stone far Memorial jEN^Bcaikm : T f ^ R e r o M o i i a i i r SoldierAtBelBbnHOi Green* county dtiseas are invited to tha unveiling 01 a memorial to Alexander BerryhUI, an* of the four Revolutionary War s«ldi*rs buried in the old pionemr cemetery, north of Bellhrook, Saturday, August 8th. The program will open with,tha pre­ sentation of the 'Sons o# the Ameri­ can Revolution official grave marker by Warder- .Otbw, Michigan, great* grandson of the deceased soldier. Tb* unveiling will he by Evelyn BerryhUI, 8-year old- daughter of Mr. and Mss. Robert Berryhill, a great-great grand­ daughter. The acceptance will be by Attorney George H. Thome, Xenia, former assistant attorney general of the United States. There will be congratulatory mes­ sage* from Sons of the American Rev­ elation and Daughters of the Amer­ ican Revolution chapters, after which the Turner Brothers quartet will sing “ America Triumphant.^ A local Boy Scout troop will ho pres eat in uniform and the program con­ cluded by sounding of bugle call and taps and the ftreing o f a salute by a ca|*t squad from the 0. S. & S, O, ®ome. Everydie is invited to attend the ceremony, ; / $ E C # « ) I a i ® NMWgfm Automobile Accident Wednsday Night On Clifton Pike . A Crysler car.with four colored men from. Springfield collided with a Ford ear driven fay a family from Adams county on the Cliften pike Wednesday night. B6th„cars were badly,damag­ ed and a.baby belonging to the Ad*m« county family was thrown frow the car.” The family Stayed with William Brightman and continued, on their way home the next day, Roadpatrol- man Davis investigated. ' HIGH TEST FOR LARGE CROP< WHEAT ON TQWNSLEY FARM He is a graduate of Central High school, Xenia, class bf 1916, and - at­ tended-Muskingum' College for two years, after which he enlisted in the U. S. army in January, 1918, serving one and one-half year* With the Sixth Division abroad. ‘ For the past nine- add one-half years he has b«en'en­ gaged- in the grocery business id •‘Mr,. Kyle wM Intereeted te religious work' and h# spent several year* a* Secretary Of the Board of Education of the United Preebyterian church, working toward placing a chair of Bible ih flech o f the five V . p. colleges, After completion o f this Work be took tv Blriihlg:%B*: litea a graduate, of--ltee||»e**h CWfegy Be waa- * » outstaixhtig feader flF relii PainterviUe. He is gioiis worit as a young man add he ia INJUNCTION PERPETUAL , *Ribph Horney et al vs. John %y> song. Injunction granted plaintiff and is made perpetual and amende^ ans­ wer and cross petition dismissed. A motion for a new trial was also .dis­ missed and the defendant enjoined from tqoving buddings from the prem­ is s . * • A sew trial has been granted the hfent of Jamestown and Xenia, and welt known to many Cedarvilie people, died at the home of his son-in-law, Jl 0. McDormsn, Springfield, Friday. He Is survived by two daughters, and a son, Mrs. MCDorman, Mrs. Thomss Lee, Mt. Arlington, N. J., and Harold __ __ __ Oldham, Massikm, with five grand- plaintiff’' iiTthe suit '<?'j « ’ V."iloir*| * i“ ,r*B* ^ r\ 01^ . ra was a member against the Gretber fire Equipment Co., Dayton. The verdict given by the jury several weeks age has betel set aside. It was ter |?,M6 and agMust the company and net against ,tb# surety, the Aetna-Caeuslfy and Sure­ ty Co. Moore sued for 318^23X5, the value o f securities given to tit* Grsther Co. through its president, W. G. Grcther, in payment ter 157 shares of preferred stock o f the Dayton con­ cern. It js alleged the stock was worth less. • n M> -.s C e d a r v i l i e P u b l i c S c h o o l s tr , e. T o O p e n S e p t e m b e r 7 t h The Cedarvilie Pub lic Schools w ill open Monday, gaatem bar 7tb a t 9 :00 A . M. School Buesee w ill run on tM lr re*vri*r rctetee a n d ; ennooei. Mom _. r ignn Meffvlar claac-work w ill begin on Tuesday, Septem fu ia ofa a A return at 12 o ’clock , h i Hut art f ffttOOM nday w ill be devoted exerttekee, togbtitrtUM , asd menta, purchaae o f books, No school to opening etc. The B oard had origina lly planned to begin echoof on Irat it wae reported that a number o f the p*» a f to tbfa date on account o f the .Ohio Stato ....... ........ _ held the nefiie week. .A t the meetinir Tueeday eggedat, w » IkMhd v e tfd te mako tha change and open rndMoTca Listeflr Bay, ■ (Mglted) BOARD OP tOUCATlON By Hi D, F lin t i •ditak flM i unut ifaA 'kin*-B ijiati'B m ipenntenuim , .... »- .A one sen, pine years eld. He is a mem- ber o f the Masonic lodge in his vil­ lage. Mr. Van Pelt,is to be congrat­ ulated on his popular appointment. . GEORGE OLDHAM DIED IN SPRINGFIELD to be .misted In that fiektas well as in hi*, home. Mr, Ed Deen, an uncle, ac­ companied1Mi** Kyi* te Monmouth to attend the funeral. CLIFTON — Y . » . PIKE TO BE TREATED fltery BH9«|itb,ee6tend«A4h* au .te wafl drivtet at a Wtotefete apeed. In idditioH different, witnesses’ for the irillsge-testified there wss evidence of intekteation both before-the trip from the taw mitt- and after wards. ' Some five ep'six witnesses testified a* to the claim o f tit* village on the liqaor ls- tete- •-Judge Gowdy- in his charge to the jury held that In as much' aa the vil- lags/did not receive any bridge tax money guard rails, should have been provided.by the county commisloners. Attorney Smith will ask fo r Anew trial and if this is.not granted, an ap­ peal will be taken to the Court of Ap­ peals- The 92acre Wheat crop an the Frank Townsley farm turned out 3712 bu*h- els and tested'58 pound at the Kiteel elevator ta‘ Selma. . Mr. Kiseell xe- porta it one of the best tested efops from the large average he has nfcelv. «d this season. Monday aveteteL in eeaftetetet wtth' the Board o f Ftedle Affiffes, it was „ voted to soeaist'tim -wstwr inffisiTis plant installed feet winter by ike Mu­ nicipal ffervfet C e * j K . fh^teeo ' By the terms « f the eentte^ If 'the village was satisfied with the plant it could be taken over at the test ofdtix months triad. That it is a success and giving good satisfaction te vntter con­ sumers, there can be no denial. . . Another 'provision- was that the Dayton company would take over tbs first softening, plant for a eonsfafera- . . tion of 3700 , It was said the Dayton ^ company itood ready te pay the vilr lage tho amount when ever,.the new. plant was accepted, • . The Board of Fublic Affair* haa had - — - plans under way for several months. ^- for a second ‘well to give patron* a - guarantee of.water at all times, ex- * , cepting a breakdown in the power ; equipment The Board recommended' to council that a well could, be put - down cheaper,now ihah probably later and with the number o f patrons In- ,, creasing each month, we were near- ' ing the time when the Second well is a necessity. The estimated cost o f a well, pump and pump well is sround ' 31,500. Council agreed,te provide the ■ necessary funds, In - addition to the • 3760 to complete the plant. 1 A. report was given lift,tile wmS V pump/bid'jteeft-'pW«ed-.by-Ktiw-.$!&#<',; - -f; " 'Ifei 'Moihas'Cfe. te;.replace ■tbe;'.,’.^. -,\>- which had not been satisfactory/. * / past three worica the pomp sup- plied-50,000 gallons o f water each day. ' „ It is planned to have the now well - - and pump equipment ready before the' ' whiter season sets In. iW*' lL ’-5%:’in FA IR G flOUND REST ROOM 6 0 E S l^ 'W ,5 M < « 6 6 rt A men’s .rest room on the,‘ Greene County Fair ground went up in smoke Saturday afternoon.1 FI/ Xenia ' sktef. rtiiifiimri1 ; I I‘ ■J£h IowardArteur^ b . o idh .„, of the. Friends church from eflrly youth. The funeral was held Monday with burial in Jamestown cemetery,. C. C. CRABB WILL RUN FOR CONGRESS ON REPEAL ISSUE Reports from Columbus are that C. C. Crabbe will run for congress in the Columns district. He is the author of the Ohio Crabbe act, prohibition law, and was for several years a strong iry leader. Some time ago he issued a statement that he was now convin­ ced after a few years operation of the aw that it should bo repealed, His announcement Was a great surprise to friends of prohibition, In as much as the present congressmanwss elect­ ed ofi a wet platform, Combe will run on a wet platform in the Republican primary* MUCH WHEAT THRESHING TO DO YET SAY FARMERS Accordingto report* there much wheat to thresh and Is yet another Commissioners and the'Miami Town­ ship trustees, the Yellow Springs gad Clifton pike will ge regraded, retied end given a tar treatment. The county outfit will be used fer the work. The exxpensewilt be token pf jointly at an estimated cost o f IlfSO. WELL known greens county CinSEN CALLED BY DEATH . Volcah E. Waived i t , retired feri mer, died at kfe-hea** teXante, Thurs­ day, He had bee* fat teitiag health for more than a year. Re was born te New Burlington, tb* son of Samuel mid Anna Sills Weaver, October 2 1842. His wife died twelve year* ago. Ho is survived by three childrens' C. A. Weaver, Xenia clothing merchant, Mrs. Schuyler McClellan, Xenia, and Mrs, Norman G. Buxton, Johnstown 0, The funeral was fetid Saturday and burial took place te Wofldtead Came tery, Xenia* 4L"*1&1" SOUTH CHARLESTON CITIZENS DICKERING FOR CONTRACT South Chari**ton citixeu* map or gaitiae a local company to take over the street Hg&t&ff contract in that village according te reports. The vil­ lage is now bring. supplied by The Dayton Fow*r * Light Co. but there ate differences over the .contract. WILL TAR GLIFTQN PIKE week will be required to finish the The State Highway Deparimtiit Is iY tiL a * -'iA^Aistif terisJsaeiee jt» 4 * sfeete< .lam te wtear Iks gHOsiai. ..n t e e . * « The extra heavy straw has mad* progree* slow and this coupled with an occasional shower has keep tint cheek threshers te the field much longer titan turn*!. SUSTAINS BROKEN ARM Emmett J, H. Thordson, who resides on tits Yell sir Smlii sa sties, is eartvtea his right grnt te a *Mog, the member ’be-' teg broken white cranking a tawto*. 1waa on* day prepartet te give tit* Cfttton ptee 'a teat of ter and gravel. No time has been tel at te vriten the road mgy/b* dosed yet it will be in the gear future from reports. INFANT DlAD An tefaiAifesChter o f Mr. and life, Bialhp , . • ‘—rflilil MIS ,Wflj i j t o a U B t e hurisi Wtenaa^itf te MasAte 9m k Gawetery. ffei fe ie m By Dr. Harlan True Stetson, Director o f Perkins Observatory, Ohio Wesleyan University, Author o f “ Man and the Star*-” Four Liquidations In One Bank Office <* > Four bank are now being liquidated from the Peoples A Drovsrft bank in Washington H.» the' latest being the Farmers beak, Jeffersonville, that dosed July 22. The other* are The Peoples A Drovers, ths Ohio Stmt# and the Bfeomingburg bank. Onexstato banking dapartamut daputy, C, Z. Hummril, formerly of Loudon, i* itf riourao ef th« liquidatioDr and over- bead tecti of doting out the. four banks will thus be bald to a minimum. —Madison Press. If you missed the' shower ,of me­ teors of last November, which ariv- *d later than waa expected, there will he another opportunity in the mpnth of August to ate shooting stars without much chance qf disappoint­ ment. ' Th* August liletora have been con­ sistently observed fer Over one hun­ dred years and -have never wandered fs f from schedule. They appear to radiate fTom the constellation Per- secus which lies in the north-east shortly after dark and Is not far from the zenith at dawn. Thit shower o f shooting stars begins in the latter part of July, and almost any clear, evening will reward a patient sky searcher with .many brilliant trail*. They will continue through the month of Auguft but are most certain to pro­ duce the best display frtte August 16 NEW CINC1NNATLCLKVBLAND AIR LINE PASSES OVER US Local people have been interested in the airplane that passes over this place each bight at 9:25. It ia a new air tine passenger that was put in service Saturday night between Cin­ cinnati and Cleveland. It is a twelve passenger ship that carries up to 1606 pounds of mail. It ia scheduled on a two hour basis between the two cities. to 15. for at that time tb* terth fe'nnd often get a rewd <Sf sevtiral passing very nearly through* the cen-j trail*. One’ dos# not attempt to take tral track of these, strange wsntering * snapshot of tb* matter bat tet* the bodies. .camera for « time sxptetne sad leaves I the kma epen for a half hour eg so m a BOARD APPOINTS TWO SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS At a special meeting of.the Board of Education, Tuesday evening, Mrs. Frank OresWell was appointed as a sabstitete teacher for the grades and Miss Otar* Boas* for the High School, AUTOS SIDE-SWIPE Two automobiles side-swiped on a narrow bridge on the Cedarvilie-Clif­ ton pike Sunday night. Neither driver waehttrt. On* taaehteewae driven by Emmett Corrigan, Yellow Springs, tetd tho other by W. E, Croselsnd, R. R. 5, Springfield. Results from feeding trials show that wheat may he stitotiteted - tor att of the earn or othte grain* te the he# vatieia. ' '. ' direction of the pasting trail, A bright - star at-the'jjegihningand end of the . trail will very nicely fix the position of the meteor, and.tee teformatkurte , always of value, in any scitetifid ob- . servatory. The duration in second#ef. * the flight Of the meteor, is also,- of ate ditionsl value. Many o f the Ferried* leave bright and enduring trails and are a bead--' tiful phenomena to observe. Unlike' most astronopiical. observations, the telescope ia of little material help . since the region that can be sestf' seen through a telescope in on* me-” ment is very restricted indeed. Photographing MeteOr* One, with, spm* photographic ex­ perience te i profitable expose a cam­ era- te the section of the sky' where the meteors are supposed to appear, Unlike November Meters time, Thfl time o f the beginning Unlike the November metom wtesh «ml end o f the eaxpesure tooted be appear to radiate from the constetta* tion Leo and make a meet spectacular show only one* every 33 years, the August swarm fe quite tetitoritey dis­ tributed so that flash year we gto a- boqt the satee atnneeri <ftl to* dateS in question. Fortunately, too, they, com* when the weather is comfortably warm and oft* fe Hfcly te have the most leisure for flush aVocatlonal pur­ suit* as meteor Witehlng. ‘A* xrtany as thirty meteors have been seenlit a' single evening by a tingle Observer. If one'askfl J#iirhat fe a shooting start?, it may b« stated that to re­ ality it is no star at all but a piece of stray cosmic matter weighing ahy- where from a tow. grains te a tow ponds, striking tfes earth'* atmos­ phere at a terrific velocity, creating sufficient heat to melt the material of: which it is composed thus giving the brilliant flash and trail observed. “ Hew & Fix Fetitiea If oft* is aeqautoted with many of noted *u tit* film or plate after devel­ opment togetherwith tit* approximate location of the camera. Another interesting astronomical catch tor August is the. planet Mer- toffy. Itottury fe a tin# body’ *3»oat one-fourth the dtameter-hf the ssrth which circulates about the sun in a period o f 83 days. It fe the smallest of all the ptofteto,* and because of its dose proximity to the sun, it not eas­ ily atowtovie except at euch times to fe* when R fe farthest from the solar mgs. Trie will occnr on the 3th o f August when, technical­ ly speaking, Mercury Wffi be at it* greatest elongation east. It fe then about twenty-town mal a htif degtoee east o f the *un told may be seen short­ ly atom: tunset twtoMt o r fa the twi­ light sky, Fteridfld there m m mm- Wwv EINII w Micwzvrv* MVTCVry flXBTIBN Wii l BJr the end e f tit* menth, fe wife he fl*m- the bright- star* to the sky on sum-.pfetely lost to toe aam’i rays and can­ nier evenings, toformation vatoabl* to not be seen agisto until to the early astronomers can be torufeked by totei morniag before stewfee alt to* 31# til the most casual obeerver. Bimpto note Beptsutoer. ncurattiy to the neatest astoate th# Thera will net hi aaotifer eppertoa time when the ffeeh seem# mid to* # r towm Meremy to tin AMto# to f spproxximate iter* whteh He to to* until ftotomb# fito. W#*4 J 9 T