The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-30

Next Tuesday we will write it 1899.
Health in the village was never bet
ter.
The schools are having a vacation for
one week.
The K. of P. lodge here goes to West
Mansfield, tomorrow to confer the I'd
Rank at the dedication of their new
castle.
Mr.. Emett Pellett, of Union Chapel,
visited Mrs. Elizabeth Scott, last Sun
day.
Miss Mae Miller and other friends are
the guests of Miss Mary Bell.
A change Of time on the D. & L. N.
last Sunday gives us the best of accom-
modations. Thank you Mr.. Boggs.
The Xmas trees given by the Sunday
Schools at the hall Saturday evening,
were a success. They presented a
beautiful appearance and had many
lvaluable1preee~ts 1non them.
Guy Sharp is learning his A, B, C's, at
the telegraph Office.
A series of meetings will begin at the
Disciple church, January 8, 1899, Rev.
Harris officiating.
VIM. Wooley, of Mt. Victory, Chas
Wooley, of West Mansfield, and Mr.. s
l. Randolph and Mrs. Sarah Bird, ol
Bsllefontaine, were in attendance at the
funeral of Mr.. and Mrs R. P. Wooley'f
child Saturday.
i Mr.. Leroy Benton returned from
DeGraff, Saturday.
Rumor has it that there was wed
ding in the village Sunday.
Mrs. Jennie Chamberlain, Of Salin,
county, and Mrs. Nancy Rash, of Fran
} cisville, Ind, are visiting at Harr.
Ohamberlain's.
The editor of the Banner must certain
ly be mistaken in regard to the mar
who informed him in regard to the D. I
N. rail road. 1t must have been W
Liberty man who had filled up on som
: of their "red juice and boarded Bi
: Four train and thought he was in Zanes
!, field. The passenger traffic is all o. K
so tickets were sold at this Office Satu,
day for one train and it will average 1
: persons day for the last month. Yo
can 60 to the capital or county seat an
return the same day, and every trai
stops here, while they do not all stop 6
8 West Liberty, on the Big 4, Mr.. Bogg
our accommodating agent, informs I
that 5000 lbs. of express WI
q shipped from here last month, and tbs
the passenger traffic is above th
average for a new road. Probably Wei
Liberty may get the G. L. & M.
Mr.. L. Il. Bell, of Redwood school,
at home for the holidays.
Geo. McCrery has butcheTed over q
4. barrels of poultry here the last month.
~ s. G.. & L. B. Chamberlain o,
elevator men are doing splendid bus
ness They have shipped cars of whea
:. seven Of oats and 16. 900 bushels of cor
" and sold 536 tons of coal and two c.
= loads of salt, end seven car loads of fou
~ Our handle factory and new lumb
= man are doing well, the latter havil
~ bulppcu ONoI fOyOOV Acot VI lumDcI l
=. q Gently.
Mr.. Earl Smiths pupils of the Graz
mar room gave an excellent entertai
ment last Friday afternoon.
The angel of death has again been
-. our midst, and claimed as its victim t
youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs. R.
Wooley.' Merwin Claire Wooley v
born May 15, 1898, and died Decent
=. %, 1898, aged seven months and sev
days. No frailty of constitution in Il
T. little child indicated 80 short a span
life. No one looking upon his but
ancy of spirit could have prophesied
quick an ending of his days. Suddel
the unwelcome messenger drew nil
clouding in darkness a once happy ho
80 and happy hearts. He has fal
in his pure innocence with the stamp
immortal beauty upon his face. He
left them in the brightness of cart
w fairest flowers, leaving US but the swe
~ est memories of the tarrying of t
little prilgrim now safe in the arms
Jesus who suffered little children
come unto him and forbade them
ing for OF such is the kingdom of Heav
Rev. Webster preached a SPLENDID
dr. neral sermon at II a. m, Saturday in