The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-08-21

son by our worthy commissioners
The old one is in very bad condition,
and there Is danger of some serious
accident happening by it. VENICE.
REPUBLIC NEWS.
n. W. NORMAL SCHOOL
On Wednesday evening of last week
several members of the Rhetoric class
Of the Normal School gave q public
reading at the Town Hall, after which
q social reunion was held. Thurs
day was commencement day proper,
and dawned with leaden sky, and .
drizzling rain of several hours dura-
ton gave things g gloomy aspect, but
before the hour of the exercises ar
rived, the Methodist Church was wei
filed with students, former students,
patrons of the school from distance,
and citizens of the place. A large
platform had been constructed upon
which were seated the teachers, the
graduating class and the choir. A
fine piano and an organ occupied the
foreground in part, boquets and
Towering plants Ornamented the
stage, aud the walls around were dec
GRATED with pictures and green
wreaths. The stars and stripes were
hung on the south of the pulpit.
The programme as already publish
ed, was carried out in excellent style,
with credit to all concerned. The ora
tions were all original, and delivered
without manuscript or prompter. At
the. close, the graduates, five gentle
men and eight ladies, received their
Diplomas, Prof. Richard delivering a
brief address to the class.
The choir, consisting of H.B.Brown,
P. NJ. Hendershott, Misses Flora Hop
kins and Lille Chamberlain, with
occasional assistance from Mr.. Tan
ner of Oberlin, furnished excellent
music for the occasion. Altogether
the exercises of the day were such as
the class OF '73, the teachers and the
patrons of the school have reason to
remember with pride.
In the evening the church was
again filled to listen to the concert by
the Choral Union Society, under the
management of Mr.. A. w. Bishop
Over 20 persons took part in the rem
dering of variety of vocal and in
strumental pieces. Mr.. Tanner, OF
OberIin, land Miss Sallie Startsman, of
Tlffin, rendering material aid to oul
home talent.
The next term of the Normal school
will begin Sept. 9th.
Several of the Normal graduates
have already found positions as teach
ers. while others have chosen othel
occupations. Mrs. C. B. Jones of the
class of f'73, started on Friday for Cal
ifornia to assume the position Of Prin'
eipaI of the Primary department, and
teacher of French and German, in
Christian College at Santa Rosa In
that State. She was accompanied by
Miss L. NJ. Mathews, lately one of the
teachers here, who goes with view ol
continuing in the same calling. Mis-:
Jennie Mast of the class Of '73 will re.
! turn at the beginning of next year a:
teacher in the Normal; Miss NJ. E
Baldwin of the class of '73 is engaged
as assistant in the Northern Indians
Normal School for the coming year
Miss frankie E. Mills Of this place
of the class OF '72, has been occupying
a position as one of the teachers In
the Tiffin Union Schools, during the
past year, to the Satisfaction Of hs,
employers, and has been retained as
one of the teachers in the same schooh
for the coming year.
GENERAL NEWS.
All the saw mills in this part OF the
country are crowded to their utmost
capacity in getting out railroad tim
Der. The railroad company not being
satisfied with that, will this weeE
erect mill of their own on the depoi
grounds, and have already com
menced hauling logs from the farm O
Henry Koch, where they recently
purchased the oak timber on twelve
acres of land, paying therefor $500 in
cash. Grading is still progressing
The trestle work over the Marion road
is being put in position.
A gang OF Is hands is dressing vi
the old road bed between here anC
Tifin.
A fine young mare belonging to p
M. Hendershott of this village, died OF
Monday night of disease Of the lungs
Rev. H. Hall, pastor of the Baptis
church of this place, has resigned hi
position after faithful service OF sew
eraI years, proposing to accept posi-
tion in some other field of labor.
5. s. Dentler has been quite sick TO
several days.
The Methodist financial meeting
occurs at Sngar Creek Church mex
Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Bushnell will occupy thu
pulpit at the Presbyterian Church
| next Sabbath, forenoon and evening
An Irishman, who gives his name a
Peter Ayers, and says be works fo
Nc Carly, the railroad contractor, wa
brought to Bartow's hotel about fou
o'clock on Sunday morning last, b.
| two unknown men who reported hav
ing found him lying in the road abou
| two miles from town in the direction
ofTifin. He was in a badly collapse
condition, and for some time it bal
| fed the skill of doctors and the wis
dom of the officials, to decide wheth
| er he was drunk, sick, or injured b
some accident. 1t afterward appear
ed that there was probably a comb
nation of all these difficulties MI
Patrick J. Shaw kindly took the ma
to his house, where he still remain
in suffering condition. ScIPIo.
NRTGHR0RHO0D NEWS.