WAYNESVILLE, OHIO, WEDNESDAY APRIL 1, 1914
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YOUNG MAN SUICIDES
sr. MARY'S CHURCH
The bQdy of a youn g man fo .md in the Big Miami near the Dayton Ca· noe club's headquarters, Saturday proved to be that of Warren A. Sel· lers. son of Geo . H . Sellers. a former resident. Mr. S~lI e rs di sappeared from home on Fe brua ry 10th. and was not see n again. until th ~ waters washt.d his body nt:ar t he shore last Saturday. The young man. who had been work· ing at Bellbrook . went to Dayton to spend the winter with hi s fa the r. but not being able to procure work become despond ent a nd on lhe morn· ing of hi ~ disappearance told the family that he was going to take a walk al ong the Stillwater. Upon examination it was found that he had left his watch and other val uables Ht horn e. but h ad taken one of his razors with him. The family then feared suicide. and it is RUpposed he went t" the river and de. liberately cut his throat. It is supposed that t he big snows hid the body, and after the big rain of Friday the body was washed into the r}ver. The body ':Vas recognized by hiS father -after bemg t aken to the morgue. Mr. Selle rs was born near Lytl e, twenty· nine years ago . Afterward the family moved to Bellbrook, and the young mall found employment the~e. . He W~'1 a man of splenoid habIts, industrIOUs and popular. and was well liked by all his acquaint· ances. He was a mpmber of the K . of P. lodge at Bellbrook. The funeral was held at his father' s home in Dayton Monday qlorning . and the body was brought to Way· nesville and laid beside that of his mother'in Miami cemetery. The K. of P's read their burial ritual at the grave. - - --. - AID.SOCIETY NOTICE
Li tany . Peni tential Offi ce and ad· tire:';!! F r iday evening at 7:30. Saturday. E veni nK Praye r at 3:4(;. S:lI nday ne xt hefore L~ast e r (Palm Sunday ) April fl. Sunday School at !J:30!l. m .; Les~on: " Our Lortl 's Triumphal Entry Into J erusa lem ." Momin J; Prayer and sermon at 10:::10. In t he (!I'ening at 7: 30 in!;t ead of the r.~gu l a r service . .a Can ta ta, " Cal vary by Wcssel. Will ue rend ered . Thi!! is the sto ry of the Cruc ifi xion. incl ud illg the seven words spoken from t he cros.'l, given in sac red song- . Quitc a r. ulll uer uf our leadin g vocal· ists will a.ss i ~ l lhe reg ula r choir in the I cn(i: Lion, g iving a rare oppor · tuni ty fo r all hour of inspira tion anti devotion a t the beginning of Holy Weck . ~eaL" . at this as a t a ll the se n ricrs in St. M aI'Y'~ are free. Nex t week ~ Holy Week, service ever'y e vening a t 7: :30 . The publi c i ~ cordi a lly invited to all th ese services. - - - - - -- SOME VERY FI NE FRUIT _ __ . The Miami Gazet le . MI'. S. L Cart.wrig ht. Mr. W. H. All en anel Miss (';eor-gia Hadd en received a small box of orange!> throug h th e kindness and co nsideration of Mr. W. H Ga rd. of Monrovia. Cal. The orang es are very fine, a nd came that long dista nce in good shl1pe. Th e above people are surely very g m teful to Mr. Gare! . and t hank him heartily for his r emembranl!e of them. _ _ _
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The Wayne Township Sunday that l1\Uch fuller reports might be School AS!iocilltion met on Sunday giv~n it blanks were furnished for afternoon. March 22nd, at the this purpose. A motion to provido Christian church in Waynesvillp. I blanks in the future was made and We were fortunate in having as ' carried speaker Cor the day Rev. Tillman The nominating committee sub· Hobson , who l(live us many helpful mitted the following names as oill, thoughts on the subject of "Bfficien· cers for the ensUIng year: Presirlent, Geurge Mills cy," "If we make our Bible Schools em· Vi ce· President, Katherine Pren· cient. we build up our churches, derglll!t. The most potent factor in thi'J work ~ecre tary. Elizabeth Chandler. Treasurer. Eva Davis . is an efficient teacher. who will in· Supt. Elementary Dept., Mrs. terClit the children Such a teacher will teach the geography of the old Char-Ies Hough. and riew Testament with the geog Supt. Intermediate Dept.. Mrs. . raphy of the home town, and in many Horace Compton' other ways deek to relate the Bible dome Dept. , Mrs. Charles Robltto our present·day lifp." zero At tile close of his addresa. Miss Adult Dept .. Oscar Edwards. Teacher's Training. Rev. U. H . Lucy Emley favored us with a beau · titul80lo. We regretted that none Palmer. of our county offiser" could be Temt-erance Dept., Mrs. Li~dley present to tell us of their work, but Mendenhall. we would have b~n sorry to have Supt. of Mi'lSions, Miss Minnie mi88ed the splendid thoughts ex· Satterthwaite. pressed by Revs Palmer, Wooten As delegate~ to th e county conven· and Grauser, who Of;!cnpied the time tion they named Elizabeth Chandler. alfowe<.i for the county officers. Martha Cook and Mrs. J. W. Ward. Reports were given from all the The meeting closed with the sing. schoola except LyO'e and- Mt. Holly. ing of "Blest be the Tie," and the While these reports were encouru· beneJiction pronounced by Rev. ~ Mtttlntion was called to the fact Woott n.
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MASONIC NOTICE . . Several inquiries. .made Reg ular commumcatlO'1 of Way. -- -, mregardtothe mlDlsters nesville Lodge No. 163. F. & A. M.. that have served the M. E church Tuesday evening. April 7lh . So· The l-lew. Century Club was en· I here from the first meeting held at jouming brethren cordially invited tertained on Friday afternoon at the the ol.d lo~ cabin SClUth of town. We to be present. COIf h~me of .Mrs .. Cynthia Evans. have gotten th" names from the old 1. T. Ellis, W. M. Dunne the . busI~etl8 h~.ur so.me I register of the church, and they are L. A. Zimmerman, Ser 'y, time Wal OCCUPied With a dIBCuBSI ;.n IsubstantiallY correct so far as we The l~anie8 Aid Society of the M. ~ning to civic impr~ement, in· know. W lL WORK DEGREES From 1808 to the year 1855, the E. church will hold a market in the cluding the care <?f the te~ tree. left on our once beau tlful Cor~1O Avenue, . preachers 'were all "circuit riders," Township House. on Saturday, the before the woodman spar;ld not. the Sometimes there were as many as 4th of April. Everything good to The J. O. U. A. M. will have a tree. .. I five preachers assigned to the cir- eat. We will also have a quilt. and meet,ing- at th eir hall in the Odd· After a pl~lDg plano solo, by the cuit. In the year 1865, the first sun bonnets and aprons for sale. fellows building Friday evening, Y.ur patronage is desired. hostess, roll call w~ responded to regular minister was appointed. when four candidates will receive the Lizzie Stewart, Sec'y. w,hh beautiful quotations from' ~urn8 The names of some of the ministers two degrees. ~ MIL.. MaffiU n,ad....an..uu.ez:· . ....iJt-be temembered 'by many of our · ~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~!!!!!!!~~~~~~~ ~ . sketch o~. "Scottish HOl!le oldest citizens. The list from )808 • Ml'I. Elhs paper on ~m. to the I prel!ent time is 'as follows: ~ Life. boroueb, w8!l also very cleaa1Og. 1808-Thos Milligan and Wm. ?rorl'U~ w8!I concluded y read· Mitehell. I ~ c- - JD8-BUJ'M Hiehland Mary, by Mrs. 1809.10-Hector Sanford, Saul ! ! , FD~':'r8J IfUiiat. of th~ hostess. in. ~~~: Th08. N elaon and Moses I L _._-_ ..;..... "... ...................... ..... ~... _ ... -.J i lS10.U-John Collins. Moees Crum L eJudlna: M". A. T. :Wrll{ht. Mrs: L. ... .-......-----..............- ....- - - - -...- -_ _ ......l A. Zimmerman, Mrs. Grace L. SmIth, John Tateman M. . Myra S.ird, May Wright, 1812. 13-Benj. LakiD. EaRter booklets and posw.ards at N. L. Bunnell, of Lebanon, was in Stella LeDa~~ Mrs H~nnab R?lters -1813-14-M. Lindsey and J. Tate- Phillips' . town last week. and ~. S. L Cartwnght enJoyed man tbepleuures of the social hour, and 18i5-Mo8£8 Crum and Jacob Mrs. Mary (Jaskey was in Dayton Fred Gons. of Route 2, was in LebdelicioU8 refreshments. with the Miller, last Wednesday. anon, ~ Saturday. . ladl. o( the Club. M~ Stella Le.m· 1816-David Sharp. ' mon inaDipulated the pianola makmg 1817-John Sale and J. c.::. Brooks. Robert Burton spent last Thursday Chll8. Stansberry was in Cincinnati mUllc plore . • _ • 1818.19-Wm. Dixon and J. A. evening in Dayton. . Fridny on business. WoMAN'S AUXILIARY Waterman. Lee Hawke was in Dayton Thurs· Mr. and Mra. George Hartsock . 1820-21-John Strang anlW. P. day on a business trip. were in Lebanon Thursday. one ladi. of the Woman's Aux- Quinn . . mary met with Mrs. Zimmerman, 1822-23-J. B. Bropks and J.1>. Elias Oglesbee, of Route 2, was in Mr. and . Mrs. Frank Zell were FrIcI-.v afternoon Marclr 20th. Tay l,or. ",. . Dayton visitors Wednesday. . The d.wotio~al exereifles were can 18~·24-A. W. 1'41hott and J. C. Lebanon 'fhursday op business. duc~,J;y Rev. J .. F. Cadwallilder Br1oo825k~'26_A W Ell,'ott d J C Mrs. Edith Harris visited relatives Milson!s Fertilizer. the best 011 the titer whiCh the ladles reslXlnded to . " a n . . in Morrow Monday and Tuesday. market. For sale by Chas. Frye. ~ Script-ural quotations. Br~k'. . . Atter readine of the minutes and 1826-27-R. Bigelow and T. BeGeorge Dakin, of Dayton, spent MrH. Anna Watson ~as the guest SUllday and Monday with his family other b~ thefollowing program cb~~:i7.28--Chas. Waddle and J. Sale. of Waynesville relati ~s last weck. .W~::":;Pihe World ....;it~ the I828.29-:-W. H. Raper and G. W. here. St. Mary's Guild w 11 meet with Messrs. A. Maffit aud Lafe Nichol· Mrs. D. L. Crane on T ursdayafter· Church Pe"odleal Club," and .. ~ork Malay. 1830·31-Aug. Eddy and Joshua son were in Cuba. Clinton county, noon. Idone ib die Hocldne _ValltlY," ·M rs. ~ Craue' ···WOID.'. . WorK in the Bousher. . . last week. .CbuioCh," Mise Emma Heighvp:ay; 1832-3I-D. D. Davl80h and E. Mr~J. Ella Knight, Of~\1arion Ind., Colored Easter eggs at the market is the guest of Mr. ~'Readina from the Emergency ' in Owen. . HI Mrs. A . China." Mn. S,.· L. Cartwright. 1834 ::\6 -A. M. Loram and Alex of the Poultry Association, APlil Maffii:. 11th. at )laffit's. !: The Priddent ·~ked the ladie,s to Morrow. , briiurtbe. contents of their . uOlted 1~·37-Mafflm Harker and S. S. George Doyle. of Cinc ·lInati. spent Mr., and Mrs: Karl Sarvi~, Mrs. Sunday ·'offerlog. hoitlldo. the next meeting. Chase. ' at the home of r. and Mrs. II... L. A. ZiDl1nernian , then " fa 1839·40-JolJ. NeWlOn and S. F. Sue Cook and Miss Mal'tha Cook Harvey Gustin, were in Dayton Monday. ,':' voNd ~.I~i8l!l wi~ sev.e~.al ~I~. COpray • . ' . . tiODi on tb.pboboa'i'aph, after which l8Jl.42- Vf, BDPcher and C. W. All your goods In soft wa· F. C. Carey. Frank Elbon and H. , ~e,)' : adjOumed to m~t wit~ Mf'!!. Swam . , . . ter. J. L . Erown I • Qulwalild., the third Frldaf ID l~I-J. B. Elsworth and I. D. Day. A. Cornell were in Lebanon last week Lee ,Agt. attending to their duties on the jury. '.' 1805-56-1. 1. Be~1. April. ' . . . 1859·60-J. J. HIli. '. d h Mr. ant.! Mrs. T. V Frank· Sherwood has arnve ome New Budington 1861·6S-Joa. Kendall. from Pittsb~rg, Pa, .where ~e. h~ guests of Mr a~d' F.•Conl'QY. been 8pendm~ the wmter With hIS nell. • F, ConI'9Y. son. McHugn. _'/'J_''''' Lawder. M~~1'!. Elmer ROltlm.·H. · Dr. Miller Miss Ruth Roy Irons. who has been con fined and Emest t in Dayton to. the house for' the l!I8 t":"o weeks Zimmerman were WIth an at.taek of grippe, IS able to SundEI),. be au t agam. ther Burbank . h Z· f Ox! d It iSI Pu~ible that .' M~ss Hut Im~e~man, 0 or the Cillifornia " will appea~ qolleg~.18 spendmg a week of V&Ca- at thel Miami . Chautauqua tlon wI~h her pareJlta.. Mr. and Mrs. this summer Thad Zimmerman. , . Poultry AssaciaMrs. Hora~ Cleav.er, of )renia. Don't; forget;' affit's OJ) April and, Muter Glenn Hathaway. of ti~n'a 'm"rket eats" that can SprinKfield, were' the gueSts of Mr. 11th. \ All the ' sale tbere. and ' ·M rs. C. B. Bentley. 14onday. be fOl.lnd ll
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Changes in the School Laws
.._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ._ _f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \ Teachcrs th at hold eith er a tW\). hereafte r be g raded as well as the th ree. fi ve or eig ht year certificate hi.gh sc hoo ls. First g rade one room that have tall g ht fi ve years a re ex· elementary rural schools will here· ('m pt frof!! t he teacher t rainin g law . a fte r receive $25 each year fro'm the All oth e ~ e l e menl a r~ t eachers a nd IStilte; se("ond grade consolidated prO!lpectlve teachers In the clem en- :lchools of two rooms or more $50; ta ry schoo ls a re req uired to have six : and firs t grade consolidated schools weeks of class roo m instru ction in of three rOl'ms or more $100. a recog nlzcd schoo l for the training P upil~ that g raduate from the 8th of tea chers and all a mount of acad· g rad e in these recognized elementary emi c in ~ truct i on . E'4 ui val ent to one schools shall be entitled to admission year in a recogni zed hig h school after t o any hig h school without exam ina· J an ua ry 1. I !H 5. ti on. Pu pils of any other elementa· 2. Our local board of school ex· ry sc hool not so rl'cogmzed are ad· aminers will i,;.'me only one and t hree miLted to any high school upon the year certificates after the May ex· certificate of the district superinamination. We can renew any two, tend ent, three. fi ve or eight years certificate 7. When the average daily atat the April or May examination if ten~ance of any school for the prethe applicant has taught five yea rs, cedmg year has been bd ow twelve, After that t ime. the five and eight such school ~hall ue s U~De nded and year certifica tes will be renewf'd at the pupils tranaferred to such other th e State department of education. school or schools as the local board . 3 ?-,he special primary ~xamin!!. may ~Ire ct. Sixty days notice must tlOn will be held as usu!!1 I!\ Apr~1. ~e glve!1 t~e pat l'ons of such abo~. 4 The Bo xw~1l exannnallOn wIll ,lshed di strict be.fore the school IS be h.eld on the t hml Saturday of bo~h ~Iosc:d . These nolices shall be p,?stE;d April and Mayas has b.een . done ~n In tiv ~ conspIcuoUS pla~f!S wlthm the past. These e~amma tlOns WIll such vJllage or rural dlst.rlct. Wh~n not be held aft ~ r thls .y ea~. ' . su.ch schools are closed In rural d.ls, . 5. Teache;s examinatIOn!! WIll b!! trlcts the local board shall p~ovlde held on the first Sat urd ~y of April for the conveya~ce?t the puplh to ancl May. and the I B~t Friday of June another school dIstrict. an? August of t he pr~Bent yel1r. . I LESTER S. IVINS, . 6. The elementary schools Will Clerk School Exammers.
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Charl es A. Hadl ey. a noted epeep and cattlt:! raiser. of near Clarksville, died at his home March 19th, of _ pneumonia, He was well known !vir, and Mrs. Earl Evans enter here among cattle men. tamed Mr, and Mrs. Ch~les Itey· ooids and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. George Lanter and little daughter. Joseph H. Starbuck, of Spring Mr. and Mrll. J!lseph Evans and Wil· Vall ey. died at his home therp. last bur Evans at dmner Sunday. Wednesday morning. Mr. Starbuck operated a sa?, mill there for many Mr. and Mrs. Harry Murray years. entertained Sunday at a fotlr-course He leaves a wife and son, together with four brothers. He was an dinner the following guests: Mr and Mrs. Geo Robertson. Mr. and Odd fellow and aJunior. Thefuner· Mrs. Robt. Crew. Mr. and Mrs al was held at his late home Ii'riday Earl Conner and Phineas Cook. afterJ10on. Charles Earnha·r t. aged 81, died at
Mrs. T. E. Cummings, of Xenia,
his home at Pekin Sunday morning at 5 o'clock, after a long illness. The deceased "as the father of EI· mer and Roy Earnhart. The funer· al took place at his late home Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. Inter. D1ent was made in Miami cemetery. ... - • . HARTSOCK••THOMPSON
entertained March 21st, at her country home with a miscellaneous shower for her niece Mi\J8 Winifrede Macr. The afternoon was spent in mUBlC and contests and a picture was taken <?f the ~roup of girls. A damty lunch was served. Many of her Maple corner friends were there and she received several use· ful and pretty preSents.
The marriage of Miss Lucille Thompson, daughter of Prof. and Mrs. Thompson. of this place, was solemnized at 7 o'clock p. moo Mareh 25th. Hev. Palmer, of WaynE'svillE' Christian church, performed the cere'!l0ny . . Only a few ~f the n~ar relatiVes of the contracting parties we~e pre~ent. . . 1he. bride wo~e a white go~n of sdk ¥otle ':Dade With shadow la?e, a.nd wore a vetl fastened to her hair wl~h roses. The. groom was dressed 10 the convtlntlOnal blaek. A fiye. ~ourse supper ':Vas serv.ed, the br!de s brother and sIster actmg as walters The last c0':1 rse was a cake baked ~y the brIde, and served by the brldegroom. Scarcely had supper begun wl'ten a large crowd of serenaders surrounded the house and reminded them that their !lffair had not escaped their notice. Each boy did his best to make a noise. and all en· joyed them~elvell with the comic music, until. the ~ride and. groom ape pea red outside With a generous treat for everyone. After congratula· tions. all dispersed . Mr. an~ Ml'S. Hartsock. began housekeepmg at Ferry. OhIO, last Saturday where their home was already furnished. in an elegant manner, and where they will be at home to .t heir friends hereafter, ,."',.
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TO START Y. M. C. A. Efforts were made Monday evening to get a local Y. M. C. A. started here. A meeting at the Christian church was addressed by Mr Rile. state representative, Rev Wynd, of Springboro. Rev . . Sweat, and Mr. Fitzpatrick, of Franklin, were prBli' ent. 'and addressed the meetmg. There was a ~mall number present. and a committee was appointed to look after the work here •
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Miss Edytha Macy entertained Saturday afternoon, March 28th, from 2 until 5, in honor of her sister, Miss. Winnifred Macy, who ~mea 8 bride on the 16th. The afternoon was pleasantly spent in music and hemming towels. At a seasonable hour a three-course luncheon was served, the table d~corations being in pink-pink candles and pink handpainted place.cards, and carnationJ. After the guests were seated the hostesa asked each one to draw a carnation, to which was a card attached. but so placed that the cards did not show. On the cards were the announcement and date of the wed. .-ling which read' T
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"Macy-Hartsock" "April 16, 1914" ThosB invi ted were: Misses Kath. ryn Gibbon.! Edna Satterthwaite Rachel and 'Edith Sheehan Emm~ Hawke Ruth Hartsock Hel~n Mar. latt, Olive McCollem: Marguerite Thompson. Clara Hawke, Marie Miller Ellen Sherwood Ruth Zimmerm~n, Erma Hough: Hazel Gustin and Mildred Mason, of Xenia. • _ • W. C. T. U. MEETING A special meeting of the W. C, T. U. was held at the home of Mrs. J. E. Janney for the purpose of electing a new pre,ident to fill tlle place left vacant by the removal of Mra. N L. Bunnell to Lebanon. The va· cancy was tilled by the election of Mrs Wooten as the new president . The next regular meeting will be held next Tuesday, April 7th, at the home of the Misses Kelly. A full at~endance is desired Th~ day follC?w109, the countv executive meeting will be held at Lebanon. ' • - .. SALE OF BONDS
ers, Sellers Mrs. Dora WOMEN DO TH~ and LET . THE , • WOQK j . of Dayton, . ' , ' '. .Mr. ,Some ! women MI.E : ,g!Jl!lIlS '~ '
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