Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-03-13

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE-GEN
NEWS AND OTHERwISE--A BRIEF NO
TICE OF BIG CELEBRATION.
Mr.. John Winchester a young and tai
ented musician died Saturday morning of
consumption. He had recently returned
from Germany where he had gone to
finish his musical education, and had
been, with the exception of a very few
days, seriously ill ever since, He was
young man of bright prospects and of
nigh moral character and although his
death could but have been anticipated it
could but cast gloom over the entire
community -. A jeweler named Dolton
from Jefferson, will begin business some
cupled by George Vorge The widow of
the late Joel Norton died on Saturday
morning. We did not learn her age.
Mrs. Dascomb, OF North Madison, who
was SO seriously injured a few days ago
is rapidly recovering Rev. Chas. Tor
ry occupied the pulpit of the Congrega-
tionai Church on Sunday evening "A
good deal of excitement prevails on our
streets over the disappearance of MIR.
Hubert Hervey of North Madison. Mr..
Hervey and Mr.. n. Stratton had recently
purchased the hardware store of l.. b
Mcdonald, and subsequently Hervey had
purchased Stratton's interest. Becom-
ing discouraged with his bargain he lett
home on Saturday, leaving "a letter on the
table saving ne had left Tor parts I'M
known anu that he had gone where the
UOctOTS WOulQuG HHu HIS DOuy. some OIL
his friends and family fear that he has
committed suicide 49,. Miss Emily Black
man who has spent about six mo nths in
Madison started on Mono day to her home
In Iowa, Mrs. R. Daw son accompanies
her. The Musical Union will meet on
Wednesday evening at the residence
Mr.. D. II. Roe. The Union is intending
to give concert in the near future. :.
The spring term of school at Madison
Seminary will begin next week. Mrs.
Bliss resignation will devolye the re-
sponsibility upon Miss Fathom, the able
and accomplished Assistant OF the past
term. DR.. Sherwood from Cleveland
will begin practicing in Madison soon
-. DR.. Edward Warner and Miss Maria
Crandall were married on Wednesday
evening last at the residence of Dir. S. G.
Mack "A new job printing office was
opened on Friday by young man NAM
wife are attending the water cure at Dams
vile n. ". Miss Kate Stafford is home
on a short visit from the Oberlin school.
.-..1 The Baptist Society met on Friday
evening at the Seminary Hall. Selections
on temperance were read and declared
and a good time enjoyed by all present.
=. The event of the past week was the
"Semi-CentenniaP' celebration at the
Congregational Church on Thursday.
Nearly six hundred people were in atten-
dance and all seemed to have a most en-
joyable time. The singing. with the eN-
ception of the opening anthems, was fur
tiOn OF Prof. Pratt of Newbury. This
choir was composed of residents of the
township from forty and fifty years of age
up to seventy. and with violin and bass
VOL accompaniments ang very nicely. The
forenoon exercises were mostly devoted
to the delivery of the historic addressesf
The first one of these was prepared be.
General Able Kimball and vas an elabery
ate and complete history of the township
,rhe subject had been study with Gen
Kim ball for years and was a complete re.
search of our townships early life. FL.
gave an interesting account of the ofigi-
nal survey of the Western Reserve and
its subsequent divis ion into tracts and
ranges. He also gave the name OF each
settler of the township up to 1872 and and
what was supposed correct list of all
residents up to 1915. The next paper had
been prepared by Mr.. William Hendry
and had for its subject the Religious his
tory of the township. In this paper Mr..
Hendry traced the rise and progress OF
each denomination and furnished many
valuable and before unknown statistics.
The paper was listened to with the clos
est attention and was a valuable docu-
ment in its completeness. MIR. E. +. En-
sign then delivered an Interesting ad-
dress on the history OF the church. This
was written in Mr.. Ensign's interesting
| manner and commanded close attention
during its delivery. The old folks choir
then sang ''"Cousin Jedidiah'' after
which dinner was announced and an in
vltatIon was given to all the guests.
About five hundred were fed and ample
| provision had been made for the accom-.
| modation of two or three hundred more.
At 2:30 p. M, the audience reassembled
| at the church. The old folks choir were
again in their places and interspearsed
| the exercises with excellent music. Rev.
Fraser read a large number OF letters
| from absent friends including former
| pastors, deaconS, etc. One most inter-
estfng letter was read from the grand
/ daughter of Rev. John Winchester, the
| first pastor of the church. Quite num-
Der of pleasant "reminiscences were re-
| lated and the afternoon passed off very
| pleasantly. The Town Hall opposite the
church had been secured as repository
for the relics which were quite numerous
/ ly contributed for the occasion. Among
| them was chest, elaborately engraved,
| that came over in the May Flower in
1920 Mr.. Galpin exhibited a musket
used in the Revolution and carried by
some one in Queen AIMS Army in 1902.
Chairs were on exhibition $50 yea RS old
and bed quilt the same age. This col
lection was much admired by the numer-
Gus visitors. The celebration conc luded
| with an address in the evening by Rev.
Charles TORY. The pastor of the church
Rev. j. G.. Fraser and the several COM
mittees have used their utmost endeavors
to make this ju bilee a complete success
and large and attentive audience have
borne testimony to the interest =. A
large number of oaks and hickory trees
are being cut and drawn to the Wheel
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