Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-01

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John G. Hale's degree was conferred
on him by Dartmouth, Judge Hugh J.
Caldwell was honored by the faculty
of Mt. Union and last June the title
was given to Judge U. L. Marvin by
the faculty of Kenyon. 1t is probable
that there is no other circuit in Ohio
where all the judges are L. L. DIS.
o.
When the Northern Ohio Traction
Company double.tracked its line, 1t
was necessary to tear up the stone
pavement at the intersection of Main
and Market streets. The stone were
piled up in the middle of the street
and naturally a few blades of grass
sprang up alongside the pile. The
grass grew rapidly and within a few
days there was a nice green clump
growing beneath the protection Of the
rugged stones. One day, man, more
thoughtful than all the other passers-
by, placed big sign upon the stone
pile. 1t read, Keep off the grass" !"
And people stopped and wondered, and
one was heard to say: "Did the Coun-
ty Commissioners do that?''
Those who are not personally ac-
quainted with ex.Secretary of the War
Russell A. Alger, or who are not thor
oughly conversant with his history,
imagined that his rundown by the
Administration a year ago, was a
great--or perhaps serious disappoint-
ment to him. Those who know him
best, are inclined to believe that Mr.
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Alger dismissed the incident as being
less important or painful to him than
an episode which it was his lot to
meet with while in Akron, 40 or more
years ago.
BY way of introducing this story, it
is necessary to state that Mr.. Algers
early boyhood days were spent with
an uncle, David Alger who resided at
West Center, Richfeld township, Sum-
NIT county. From time to time, as
young Alger came to Akron, bringing
with him such produce as butter, eggs
and other articles, which farmer lad
is wont to carry to town to trade Tor
merchandise, the young man was not
wholly oblivious to the beauty and
charms possessed so abundantly by
Akron girls, then as now. While he
would wink mt one, he would smile
sweetly at another, and yet to another
he would speak softly and tenderly,
the whole beautiful finale to all these
little arts being an engagement to
marry one Of these girls, at such time
when he should have attained unto
marriageable age.
After a few years spent In loyal tri.
butte to this fair one, young Alger, like
Jacob of old, would claim her for his
own, but the young woman's stern
guardian could not yet discern in the
young man those buds Of greatness
which in later years burst forth with
such luxuriant bloon.y So he at once
dismissed Alger with even less for
mality than, the Administration EN-
ployed. He not only told him that he
wouldn't entrust him with his fair
ward, but would also keep an eye on
anything that was left out over night
while he (Alger) remained in the neigh.
borhood
Well, this was tough on Alger. He
hated it terribly. But the guardian
didn't like him, SO where did the girls
affection come in--nowhere at all.
Mr.. Alger decided to leave Akron.
He had been in the city about four
years, from 1856 to 1859. While here
Alger and Senator j. Park Alexander
were great friends. They were chums,
and to this day warm, personal
friendship exists between them. Last
summer, while in Washington, Alger
invited Senator Alexander to luncheon
at his home.
Il guess III not go, Russell" respond |
ed Senator Alexander to the invitation. |