The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-06-17
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Honey Dew, )" did you ever hear of
such a thingg Sexton Joseph Roberts.
of Cemetery avenue, said last evening
that fall of ''honey dew" was notice
able early Sunday morning. II have
not seen it for years. in fact only twice
dew," said he. st is a thickish
sweet liquid and can be found on the
upper side of the leaves or white oaks
and hickories- My attention was di-
rected to the fall of honey dew Sun
day by a swarm of beees collected in
the hickory trees on my place. 1t was
the largest fall of honey dew that
/ ever saw. / would like to have some
one explain the cause of it to me-
A talk with Mr. Roberts brought
forth the fact that he has been
sexton of the Bellefontaine city ceme-
terry for the past 81 years, taking the
place of his father, before him. Mr..
Roberts can remember when from
Stanley street to the cemetery it was
dense forest and when there was not a
grave ON the present cemetery site.
Mr.. Roberts father was first sexton of
the cemetery.
A member of the Board of Library
Trustees said Monday evening: "We
are sorry now that we disposed of the
old buildings razed on the library site.
We have been..convinced since that the
brick could have been used in con-
structing the walls for the new library.
Plastered with cement and tinted the
walls would have proved beautiful
piece of work. There are several pub
lie buildings in Washington. d. c..
built of old brick and finished with
cement, tine work is then tinted like
marble making fine effect. The work
is durable. too. We could have saved
at least $1,000 in this way
A Bellefontaine paper is agitating
the removal of Urbana's base ball team
to that city. They think Urbana can
not support the team and they believe
they can. To our friends in BeIlefon-
taine we will say: 'fIf you want to see
base ball this summer you will have to
come to Urbana unless You are salts
fed with high school base ball ''-Ur-
bana Times Citizen
There is each month formal notice
tackled upon the time board at the Big
Four depot telling the date when the
Big Four employees here will receive
their monthly paw. This time some
fractions individual has slightly
changed the wording of the announce
ment. The notice reads as follows:
IT will pay (Red Henderson, at your
place on June II. Please inform those
interested. Pay Master Big Four
In an informal discussion of the pro-
posed new city park, west of the ceme-
terry, held Monday evening by MEM
bers of the Floral Society the fact was
brought forth tnat there are a number
of lots lying part way between the land
and the road past the grave yard.
These will also be purchased. There
Is plan afoot that if successful in
purchasing the park ground, a portion
viii be converted into a sort of public
play ground. That is. a part will be
reserved for base ball diamond, GRO
|quet grounds, tennis courts. etc. This
idea if carried out would prove pleas
ing to older persons as well ss the
younger generation.