The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-08-15
LAKE RIDGE.
Two lovers, two,

A lovely train
Is passing through,
The Katydids in the willows say the
poplars did it, and the poplars blame it
on the willows. Anyway, it's no dis
grace to either if Miss Maggie Knapp
and Mr.. Horace Wilson are engaged.
Lovers Lane did its work well and his
tory will so record it.
Our band is swelled on itself, it has
increased to seven; n de way dey do de
rag time-well, come and see.
Bert Garwood will hardly be able to
keep away during Lake Ridge camp
meeting.
J. T. Boyd was out to see the beau
ties of Lake Ridge, Saturday, and to
give his Sunday School class an outing.
Mr.. Joel Easton and friends will oc-
cupy the big white cottage for two
weeks, commencing Wednesday.
A crowd of sixteen representative
young ladies from Lima, chaperoned
by Mrs. s. H. Pangle, is the next fea-
ture. This-shall we say social fea-
ture?-will occur on or about the 10Th,
and will run four days.
Mr.. Holden, to whom if you add B
you will be indebted, has returned for
another weeks stay. His wife and
daughter will remain here until Octo-
ber. He will come and go.
Deputy Ed. Shaw is taking long
drives and long draughts of Lake Ridge
air. Ed. Will be sheriff some day and
don't care if he does get married. He
is the catch of the season.
Miss Marie Campbell can tell you
something about spinning on Indian
Lake.
J. B. Meyers, the raiser of four leg
ged chickens, and family made their
first trip in seven years, Saturday.
Don't know as he'd have come then,
only his brother and family from dis
tance wanted to see Lake Ridge. Says
he will have to come back and hear
Rev. Swearingen preach. Says he
heard him once and that he is an elc-
quent and good man.
We had to let two of our band boys
go this week, to play for the Urbana
fair, but there are five left and the
other two will be back after the fair.
Miss Ella Neil, Sidney, Mis- Laura
Witchcraft, Cleveland, Misses Laura
orhberger and Grace Ingalls, recently
passed through the soft silence and
magical mystery OF Lovers Lane.
Eight families from one town (Spring.
field) at one time, and for two weeks,
all acquainted and headed by the
mayor.
Editor F. B. Patrick. of Urbana, is
here and says he hopes to do some fea
ture outing. Do I have to hide my
face?
o. G. Robinson was over from Jack
son Centre. Lake Ridge was the
scene of his love making and he has
one of the handsomest and best wive!
in the state.
Mayor Bowlus, of Springfield, lef
his wife and children here the pas
week and returned Saturday night t.
remain over Sunday. He brought bacl
a car load of fruit and treated al
around.
Imperialism? Yes we have king
here and he has sent for his queen ant
the babies. They will stay week
and perhaps longer. 1t is J. B. King
of Cincinnati.
Every kodak that comes in goe
laway with cut of Lovers Lane. The.
do say the effect of a picture neatl.
framed and set on the mantel in tn
sparking room is magical. =
| A widower and widow, by name Mr.
John Delangther and Mrs. Mary John
ston, of Harper, o., passed under th'
mistletoe-well, its just the same-th
mystic shadows of Lovers Lane.
| Our utility man, Mr.. George Line
wishes to say that he has, to furnish
the Lake Ridge tables, thus far thi
season, killed over sixty-fve full grow
Ihogs and sheep. This without consid
ering fish, frogs, turtles, beef, yea
and steak.
Sun fish bite on Sunday. Fried fisl
on Friday.
DR.. Huston and Horace Hubbar'
were up looking for a watery grave
Mr.. Hubbard caught fish in the side
and the fish WAS beside itself, The DR.
says this is good place to write poet
ry; on the silvery wave. The inf1uenc
of the poplars, you know.
What is the matter with the inseper
able Messrs. Burt Easton and Ed Shaw
is three lady in the case? All, well
the poplars.
The poplar drive and the willoy
way. All, well, and alack aday.
BLACK BASS.