Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-01-02

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1iswhi1s the people ia the cities and
villages are jubiIant over their holiday
Festivities, we Of the rural districts are
content with the Qrdinaries of every
day life-yet we are occasio ionally treated
to an entertainment which stirs. up the
community and gives Young America
an impetus that Is stimulating to very
high degrees. We of the, Oak Ridge
community were treated to feast of
intellectual fat things. on the eve before
Christmas, when the mercury ranged
away down in the vicinity of 140 below
Cicero. No one appeared to under
stand the nature of the entertainment
and it finally took the shape Of contest
between the three classes Of the school,
A, B and C. 1t was cold-and the
audience was not very large. In one
corner of the stage were the band,
which was made up Of Russell and
Fulton on .Violins, Scatterday on Bass
cWiul, and the teacher, NJ. F. McKirahan
on 0rgsisi at 7:30 P. M. the performance
Ebegdn.. The performers were all in their
places and seemed well prepared for
business, first came song, and then
i,class Alwas introduced by w. c. Meek
their teacher; the class read a selection.
in Concerts and a few members read
Select selections: Class B followed
iAwas introduced by Mary Ida Bedlion
lin p lengthy speech, which was admira-
IIIbFly delivered; the class then gave spec
linen readings. Glass G followed was
introduced by. Jemima Knox in short,
lspicy speech, and gave similar reading,
lsinging; toast: the, school, to a the
Board Of Directors by Miss Bell Stew
ART, ,aviz - Our School Directors, the
.Guardians of our liberties, the cham
piens Of our rights, and the protectors
of our Interests; may you never weary
in well doing; reply by O. e. Welsh in
a short and excellent speech. Toast I:
Glass A 10 Class E, ,byH. 81. Meek. "The
bright stars of our, school,. Long may
youishine ahd never forsake our happy
Constellation = Reply by A King
Knox in d Very. appropriate manner.
Toast. Class B to- Glass A by Mary A.
lStewart. !, 'grhe big folks of our school.
The examples after which they say we
should copy Ohra. protectors in trouble,
four assistants in study aud conpan-
ions sin5 plagi May You long be with
| us, land when yoaiifeave us may your
Iives' be9 useful and successful" G.
fWashingten; King replied, to this in be-
hall of his class in, a yerya interesting
lspeechs9 Glass; a next; came out with a
ifneii of essays followed by Class B
fwith their specimens OF original pro-
duetionsa ClasssG followed with decla-
nations, then a song christmas
Morning, by the Sclo6l. Then the
classes came out with their. dialogues.
Glass G first, with ".Thel Gift of For
tune,p ia which their leader Jemima
Knox figured coaspieuously.. Class C
also gave .sThe Juvenile Orators" by
four, of thelittle boys. B gave us faith,
Hope and Charity, and A came in with
their comicm ifarceA"The Rival Ora
tors,n which was well rendered. The
concluding exercise was the ':Prophe-
cies," by John Stitt-prophet for the
school. Most of tiese exercises were
new and a novelty in School entertain
ments, and the prompt manner in
which they were given, made the en-
[tertainment very entertaining. The
misic was good, the singing was excel
lent, and all passed off, lovely, and the
] little folks are out for ten day's vaca-
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| This Is not the first entertainment Of
a similar character that we have listen.
ed to, given W the teacher and pupils
Four teacher Mr.. M, F. .McKirahan dis
plays greatskill and taste in conduct
ling entertainments of this kind, and
under his management our school ranks
fampng the first, of the county, - r. >
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!. 9"Mfster, will you lend pa your news-
fpdper? He only wants to send it TO
his lnele.in the country 'fOh, GER
tainly; and ask your father if he will
Just lend me the roof of his house. l
only want the shingles to make the
kettle boil.p -. ,a.. .- Il
4 The report of.the Supervisor of State
! Printing shows that the total cost of
paper and printing, for Ohio for last
year was 1892 The total cost for
binding public documents was $780,
1913. : p, ~ '.3' 3'.'..,.'.' ''.,'r 80
/ Ohio has 8, 3,7s7imiles of railroad which
employ %, 1888 men. J. :
! Wheeler, of New York, has with
fdrawn In favor of Blaine for the Speak
tership. .'"iAf 1851 =