Will V. Chambers was also a good accession. The fifth year is begun with eighty-one members. The society has purchased a new record book and in it we find recorded the proceeding of a meeting in literary hall, August 18th, 1876. That same Beaver we had in the beginning is president. This is the Centennial year, and he sees a chance to make some money for the society.
Members join by the score.
W.O. Baily and L.W. Fairfield come gawking in from the swamps of Van Wert county. They don't amount to anything, but we'll take 'em. Miss Fannie Galbraith, an estimable member, entered this term. Quite a time was had about the closing entertainments each society claiming the right to the last night, the Philos carrying their point. The next term was a successful one.