Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-10


A number of our young people at
tended teachers examination at I,a-
VIENNA Saturday.
Miss Maria Shannon has returned
from West Virginia. Miss Bessie John.
son, a cousin accompanied her home
for visit with relatives.
i. g. Twitchell and family of Kent
spent Sunday at NJ. S. CT nan's.
Mrs. Maria Underwood is very sick
with pneumonia.
II. w. Davidson of Garrettsville,
was a guest at Ira Baughman's one
day last week.
Mrs. NJ. A. Ross of Kent visited her
daughter Mrs. NJ. S. Chapman the past
week.
In Thursday nights storm Hiram
Forney's barn was struck by lightning
and burned to the ground. Insured in
the Rootstown Protective Association,
Lulu Shannon has been very sick
the past week.
Miss Lulu Upson of Suffield, spent
Thursday with Mrs. L. w. Underwood
Miss Mary Laubert of Randolph is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Wesley kief-
fer.
Darwin Sawyer of Cleveland visited
relatives in town the past week.
The pupils of Miss lone Beams
school, will give an entertainment Mt
the tow nhall Saturday evening, May
Is. Music on the guitar, mandolin and
piano. Sale of reserved seats ut Post
office after May Z.
=. A number of the pupils in District
No. D. are down with the measles.
Merritt Russell of Cleveland came
. Saturday for a visit with relatives.
Harry koon and family of Rootstown
spent Sunday with his parents.
An event that will live long in the
annual commencement OF the Brimfeld
high school held at the NJ. u. church on
Thursday evening, May =. Despite the
terrific thunder storm and heavy rain
fall, the church was packed to the
$ doors. The church was beautifully
! decorated with potted plants. cut flow.
ers and evergreen. The class motto
From Possibility TO Reality" was
I made from evergreen and suspended
over the platform. At o'clock the
class consisting of 16 young people
], marched in and took their places in q
sem-circle on the carpeted platform
that had been constructed for the oc
n cnsion. The invocation was given by
T. Rev. White Of the NJ. Il. church
G Quartet, consisting of Messrs. Glover
Jaeger, Davis and Rirchard, furnished
the music, which was a rare treat tc
the people of Brmheld. They respond
ed again and again to the hearty an
plause of the highly appreciative au
dience. Much praise Is due Prof. Davi,
4 for his efforts in furnishing such ac
complished musicians. The Brimfielt
orchestra was to have furnished som,
of the music but owing to the storm
- one member was unable to reach
nome, so the musical part of the pro
gram rested entirely upon the quartet
but they We're equal to the occasion
u and delighted their hearers with n hgl
class program of music which wa
$ greatly enjoyed hy all present. Whil
we can give but brief mention of th
-, orations, we must say they were with
ont single exception of high order
= well committed, eXcellcntly delivcre,
ana showed careful work, on the par
1t OF each student, AS wen as their In
# structor. Clarence Mcacham gave tn
first Grafton, his subject being "Edhl
cation" He handled the subject well
" one thought being, 'It Is better to hay
fun head and empty pockets tina,
% an empty head and full pockets" An
ma Stcigner followed, her subject bc
l.. ing our Diploma" One though
worthy of mention was I'VE must no
- think our diploma is warrant {
lock up the door to education. Wha
IL we have learned is n small fraction q
what there is to know,
,f Victor Porters subject was "A Goo
. Name He delivered his grafton we
saying IAN honest man is the mobiles
work of God and an honest man
W always IN demand" self Reliance,
IL was Elmer SaX's subject His oratio
WAS full OF bright thoughts. He urge
i. the young to rely upon their ow
efforts and thus become strong an
useful
h Maud Meloy spoke Of the Reward
of Labor" urging each and every Oh
10 have some occupation, saying hones
H work IS never thrown away, but q
m WAYS has its reward Artmhn Werta,