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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26
CHRISTMAS in
The CHURCHES
Excellent Programs Render
ed in Many Temples
A BEAUTIFUL CANTATA
Will be Given at U. B.
Church Sunday Evening.
Sunday School Pupils are Nicely
Remembered After Taking Part
in the Rendition of Programs.
A BEAUTIFUL CANTATA

Interesting programs commem-
Grating the birth of the Savior were
rendered in many of the churches
OF the city as Christmas observances
Thursday evening. A number of
the churches preferred to hold their
Christmas services in connection
with the Sabbath service last Sunday
and others will hold special Christ
mas services upon the coming Sab
bath.
One of the most interesting OF
the programs was that given at
the Protestant Evangelical Salem's
church Friday evening at Z O'Clock.
The church was filed to its full
seating capacity. The children Of
the large Sunday SchOui Of the
church rendered program given in
two parts, a German and an English
cantata. The former "The Children's
King was exceptionally pleasing.
Expectation and Fulhllment" was
the theme OF the English cantata
Following the program the children
were given a treat. The church
was decorated with various Christ
mas decorations including two
handsome Christmas trees.
AT the German NJ. e. church
Friday morning special services Of
a Christmas nature were he'd. Rev.
G. Il. Buerkle, pastor of the church.
preached a Christmas sermon to a
large congregation. In the evening
an excellent program was rendered
by the Sunday school, composed Of
many numbers of varied character
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26

Santa Claus was present and the
children were presented with many
presents.
Thursday evening a special pro-
gram was rendered at the Central
Christian church. A large numbe,
were present and the progam of the
evening was thoroughly enjoyed.
Here too, the children were present
ed gifts.
At the First Reformed church
"The King of Kings" a cantata, was
rendered with much power by the
Sunday school and the Choral So
ciety of the church.
At the First and Free Baptist
churches interesting programs were
carried out by the Sunday schools
At Wesley M. L. church Thurs.
day evening a most enjoyable pro
gram was rendered. The attendance
was not as large as might be ex-
pected on account of the unfavor-
able weather conditions. A fire place
had been arranged in the church
the walls being composed OF boxes
of candy, which were later distribut.
ed among the children. The choir
of the church assisted by an or
chestra and the Sunday school rem
dered number of selections follow
ing which the Sunday school rem
dered recitations and vocal num-
bers.
A duet by Misses Effie and Gladys
McCleary was a feature.
Services of the Christmas season
were held at the Evangelical Luth.
eran church Thursday morning. Rev
f. f. w. Stellhorn preached an
able sermon and a PROGRAM was
rendered
Services were he'd in the A. NJ. +.
church Thursday eveing and were
largely attended.
The Christmas Cantata "The
Hope OF the Worh" will be rendered
at the United Brethren church Sun
day evening as Christmas service.
The choir will render the cantata
and will be assisted by the orches-
ira OF William Dowler and the Sun
day school classes of the church. A
large attendance is expected.
At st. Mary's church Thursday
morning three masses we're said
and very impressive services held
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26
-WlATROUs.

Miss Ella o. Smith, of this city
and Mr.. Emory w. Watrous, OF
Delaware county, perpetrated a neat
surprise upon their friends. Thurs
day evening, by changing the time
of their marriage The young peopla
were to have been married Christ
mas day at noon at the home Of
the parents OF the bride, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Smith of Lincoln Avenue.
Instead they were united in the
bonds of wed ock, Thursday evening
at 1880 o'clock, much TO the chag-
rim of many of their friends.
The weddirIy ceremony was per-
formed at the home OF Rev. G. NJ.
Bender of East Church street. Tie
couple was unattended. The bride is
a well known young lady OF this
city. The newly married couple viii
make their home on farm In
Delaware county.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26
M,ANLEY-o'DoWD.

Miss Minnie L. Manley and Mr.,
George G. O'Dowd were united in
marriage at o'clock Thursday af-
ternoon at the residence OF Rev.
Lawrence Il. Ames. The ceremony
was witnessed by few very in
innate friends.
The bride Is the daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs Mart Manley and was
formerly employed in the warping
department of the Susquehanna SIX
mills. She is young lady or
pleasing qualities and has many
friends. The groom, Mr.. O'Dowd Is
emp'oyed on farm few miles
north of the city, Mr.. and MIS-
O'Dowd will make their residence
temporarily, at the home OF the
brides parents near Morra'
MoRRIS-DIIISAVER
AT the parsonage Of EDworth NJ IT,
church. Thursday evening at O'Clock
MISS Edith H. Norris and Mr. Car
B. Dilsaver, both Of LaRue, were
united in marriage by Rev. d. IL.
Bailey. They were unattended and
the wedding ceremony was very SIM
pie. They win mako their home at
I4aRue.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26
DAN CUPID
WASV VERY BUSY
Many Conquests Pushed to
Successful End.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS TIME
Sees the Welding of Hearts
and Lives.
An Unusual Number of Mar riag
weie Solemnized In the City
Thursday and Friday.
NoRToN-DUKENs.

At the country home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Glasgow, three miles
south of the city pretty Wedding
ceremony occurred at 4:30 o'clock
Christmas eve. when Miss Anna NJ.
Norton arF Mr.. Bruce A. Lukens
were united in marriage Rev. Geo
NJ Rourke of the First Presbyterian
church of this city performed the
ceremony.
A large number OF invited re'a-
tives and friends were present and
wedding supper was served follow
ing the ceremony. The bride Is
well known young woman of this
city, having formerly been employ
ed as a clerk in the store of War
ner and Edwards She is a sister
of Mrs w. B. Glasgow, at whose
home the wedding ceremony occur
red The groom is a railroad tele
graph operator employed at Altoona,
Pennsylvania and is quite well
known here.
The newly married couple will
make their home in Altoona.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

At the home of the mother of the
bride, Mrs. Sperrow. of Chestnut
street Thursday evening at 1880
o'clock, Miss Alice L. McFarlin and
Leroy E. Brewer, both of this city
were united in marriage by Rev. C..
f.. Barnard, OF the Free Baptist
church. The wedding ceremony wa
witnessed by large number of
friends and relatives of the contract
ing parties and following the cere-
mony, an elegant wedding supper was
served.
The bride Is a well known young
lady of this city. The groom is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Brew
er, who reside on a farm north OF
the city. The newly married pair
left upon a wedding trip through
Southern Ohio, and upon their re-
turn they will make their home on a
farm north OF Marion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26
SLAGBL-MASoN

Christmas eve at six o'clock Miss
Lula May Slagel and Mr.. George
II. Mason, both of Kirkpatrick, ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Mason called at the Methodist par
sonage in that town and were
united in marriage By Rev. Mr..
Chiffon.
After the ceremony they repaired
to the home of the brides parents
where a delicious bridal supper was
served TO relatives and immediate
friends. MIR. and Mrs. Mason are
quite prominent among the younger
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26
KElMPER-LlAiuER.

Cupid visited the Lennox district
school of Bowling Green township
Thursday and captured the teacher
Miss Golda s. Kemper for Vernon s.
Lauer, of DaIue.
The brlde-toibe dismissed her pu-
pills at three o'clock and at four, in
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. +. Kemper, Rev. G.. f..
Kinnear read the marriage service.
Both young people are prominent So
cially in their home town and enjoy
wide circle of friends who will be
interested in the announcement of
the Wedding
MIR. Dauer will take his bride to
live on farm southeast of LaIIue.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26
ESCAPE CREMATION
Pair Of Tramps Awake to Find
Their Shelter In d Blsze.

Last week two hoboes who had been
driven from an Erie eastbound freight
made their way to the town hall at
CALEDONIA, and were there given per-
mission to stay in the hotel kept at
that place for hoboes. Saturday they
were employed by Lafayette Hipsher
to do corn husking for him and after
doing the work well were paid. An
amount OF provisions was purchased
and it appeared that the hoboes were
once more determined to live the civ
ilized life.
One night of this week as the ho-
boes were asleep in shock of corn
with their provisions, fire broke out
and the hoboes narrowly escaped with
their lives. Mr.. Hipsher retitted
them and started them out once more.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26
MBBLvIN-wd1PPsA

Mrs. May Melvin, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. e. Dufang, of two
miles west of LaRue, was united in
marriage to Mr., Hiram Whips, CT
Marion, at seven thirty o'clock Thurs
day evening.
Rev. e. NJ Long, of the Baptist
church, read the service in the par
sonage study. There were no wit
nesses. Mr.. Whips is employed in
the shops of the Malleablc Iron COM
pany and will bring his bride to this
city, where they will be at home to
friends, after February /.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26
McClain's Office Moved

All those owing McClain's will
make their payments at the Marion
Clothing and Cloak Co., No. 2l5 West
Center street. Please pay promptly
as all accounts must be closed as
soon as possible.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26
probate Court l1otes

Marriage licenses have been issued
TO Emery W. Watrous, of Delaware
county and Miss Ella o. Smith, of
this city; Leroy E. Brewer and Miss
Alice McFarlln, both of Marion; Carl
B. Dilsaver and Miss Edith II. Nor
ris, both of LaIIue, and Lewis f.
Weber and Miss Rhoda F. Finch, both
of Marion.
The will of Thomas Graham has
been filed for probate. Hearing will
be had in the probate court Dec. 2S.
Good old fashioned cakes are
made from Mrs. Austin's buckwheat
-four. Now at your grocers.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26

in marriage by Rev. George H..
Barnard of the Free Baptist church,
at the parsonage on South State
street, Thursday evening, at $3.50
o'clock. The bride is daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Williams, of
Mound street, while the groom is a
well known Erie railroad man.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26
MEYERs-HECKE ER .

Thursday evening at 6 O'Clock, Mrs,
Laura Layada Meyers. OF Glad street,
and Mr.. Harry II. Hecker OF Pros
pect. were united in marriage by Rev.
d. II. Bailey, OF Epworth church.
The newly married couple have many
friends in this city. They will make
their home at Prospect.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26

contingent of Kirkpatrick who calle !
to give them an oldfashioned bell
ing late in the evening. They will
reside with the parents Of the
bride, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Slagel
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26

Air frosty. Cold outside,
But everyone rs happy this Yuletlde
The reason-very plain you see,
All take HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea.
make health that's happiness)
Flocken's Pharmacy.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26
wILLIAMs-wINFIEIE

Miss Elizabeth H.. Williams and
Mr.. Walter C. Winfield we're united
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26

Glover Leaf Flour is the hest flour
on the market today.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
a Repenue Gutter VIII Be
Placed in Southern Waters

way up the coast from Lower Califor.
MIA, there would be no certainty OIL
preventing the orientals from landins
at some isolated beach and making
their way inland, with strong propa,
bility of getting to Los Angeles ana
escaping detection In the Asiauc popu-
lation there.
If there were q scarcity of revenue
cutters on the Pacific coast, there
might appear to be. some reason for
failing to station one here, although,
with the exception of Puget sound, per-
haps, there Is no place on the coast
where the sea police of the treasury
department are so badly needed as at
San Diego and vicinity. The failure
to provide them appears the more ex-
traordinary, however. In view of the
fact that there is no such scarcity. -Four
or five cutters have station at San
Francisco. Presumably there is work
for them there or in that vicinity. But
there appears no good reason why at
least one of these vessels should not
be stationed at San Diego, where there
is plenty for 1t to do. The matter was
brought to the attention of the WASH
ington authorities some weeks ago, APP
parently without result. Perhaps, In
view of the recent discovery that Ash
atics are being constantly brought into
this country from Mexico, the govern
ment officials may now realize the me-
cessity of taking steps to prevent these
Questionable foreigners from coming
by the water route
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
CHILLY

~ OVERNOR GILLETTS reception
IL in Los Angeles was chilly. He
VI was not besieged by admirers
eager to shake his hand. Excepting by
personal friends, and leaders of the
machine, his presence in the city was
ignored. OF course he spoke his piece.
but there was an ominous lack of en-
thusiasm, caused by popular distrust of
the governor, or of the Republican
cause-or both.
The governors freedom of action Is
interfered with by Harrimanism, S. P.
subserviency and machine politics. The
river cannot rise higher than It's
source, and no human being can rise
above the source of his power. II, as
in the case of Governor Gillett, the
power is derived from machine in
fluences. then the governor becomes a
machine governor rather than governor
of the state of California. That such
a man should be engaged openly in the
Republican campaign and should be
pleading for the party of Taft and
Sherman is an evidence of the weak
ness of Taft and Sherman, and is one
of the numerous contributory causes
which will bring about the overwhelm-
ing defeat of Republicanism in the
great election which is at hand.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
VICIOUS LEGISLATION

A MONG the more flagrantly iniqui-
IL tous of the bad bills introduced
"A by the last legislature was 5sem-
bly, bill No. 5S4, which was designed to
give the railroad commission almost
unlimited power. It met with the en-
thusiastic support of the machine mem
bers of the legislature, but was vio-
lently opposed by the decent members.
The whip was applied, and the bill was
carried, with the aid of the following
members of the Los Angeles delega-
ton: Bell, Cogswell, Harmon, Leeds,
Pierce, Stanton, Thompson and Tran
sue. When the iniquity of this bill was
discovered Assemblyman Devlin moved
it be reconsidered, on the ground that
it had been passed without knowledge
of its real character and import. Leeds,
Pierce, Stanton, Harmon and Transue
voted against reconsideration.
Assembly bill 997, for the introduce
tion of which Stanton permitted HIM
self to be responsible, although it is
not pretended he took the initiative In
suggesting it, was one in which public
ests which prey on Los Angeles and
Southern California. 1t was proposed
by this outrageous measure to permit
the use of streets by street railway
companies for freight carrying. This
sly bill was calculated to pave the way
for making permanent the corrupt ac-
ton of corporation boards, trustees and
councils in granting unpopular fran
chises for inadequate considerations.
The bill made no provision for the reg
ulation of rates. and was wholly in the
interest of the railroad and not in the
interest of the people. Such an inno-
walton as that proposed would have
sacrificed city streets to the corpora
tions. Los Angeles would have be-
come an adjunct to the business of rail-
roading. This without doubt is the
light in which railroad bosses regard
this metropolitan city and all Southern
California; and If the community per-
mits railroad candidates to take office,
the railroad managers and bosses may
find some justification for their opin-
ion that the interests of the community
are inferior to those of the corporation.
1t is vitality important that the rail-
road candidates should be defeated and
the railroad rebuked. Opposed to Mr..
Stanton in the Seventy-first district is
George C. Martin, who may be relied
on to fulfill to the limit of his ability
the promises made in the Democratic
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20

VyH HE Chronicle was the first journal
in the United States to call atten-
Il ton to the danger to our civiliza-
tion from an unobstructed immigration
of Japanese laborers and to keep up
its presentation of facts until public
attention was actually arrested and a
national movement started to stop the
influx. But, while this is true, our nles
will show that we have never written
except in terms of perfect respect Tor
the Japanese nation as such ana TO its
government. And during the period
when the controversy was fiercest the
Chronicle never failed to insist that any
Japanese statesman who would come
here and see what was taking place as
we saw 1t would concede that Ameri-
cans could not but object to such an
inflow of a race so utterly unlike us.
and what was more, agree with US that
IT was to the interest of both races that
the masses of their people should De
separated by an ocean, says the San
Francisco Chronicle.
It is coming about precisely as we
predicted. The Japanese government
understands our position and realizes
that If we would preserve our civiliza-
ton we cannot do otherwise than object
TO the intrusion of great numbers or
As.atics, Just as 1t would doubtless ODD
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20

n ECENT disclosures as to the whole
n, sale smuggling of Asiatics into
the United States from Lower
California should emphasize the need
of having revenue cutter stationed
permanently in Southern California
waters, with headquarters in San
Diego harbor 1t certainly seems re-
markable that, with a dozen revenue
cutters on the Pacific coast, the treas
ury department has not deemed 1t
worth while to station single one in
these waters. The failure to do so ap-
pears the more extraordinary because
of the ample steps that are t. ken at
other points to prevent the Illicit COM
ing of Asiatics, says the San Diego
Union.
OF course a large portion OF orientals
who make their way into the United
States comes by land. They enter from
Canada or Mexico. Nevertheless, at
each extreme of the United States COAST
many Asiatics effect entrance by
water. The number coming by either
method can hardly be estimated, but
1t is known to be large. On the north
ern boundary the inspectors on shore
are reinforced by several revenue cut
ters, stationed at one or the other of
the Puget sound ports. Here at the
southern extremity of the coast the in
spectors only at rare intervals have the
assistance of a revenue cutter force
Were information to be received today
that q boatload of Asiatics was on its
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
SELF-DEFENSE

TT is announced that Boston minis
ters have formed a union and are
n about to establish a minimum rate
of pay for clergymen. 1t is said pas
tors of all Protestant denominations
are interested. Probably, if the truth
were told, it would be found that min
listers of many churches in all parts of
the country had suffered from the eff
fects of the financial depression.
What affects the business world will
affect the professional world, and
neither ministers nor any other class
of professional workers escaped the
trouble breeding panic which reduced
20 absurdity the claims of the Repub-
licar party. The action of the Boston
ministers may cause comment. Some
people will praise it for common sense.
Others will denounce it for worldliness.
But neither approval nor denunciation
will alter the fact that the least mer-
cenary of men, finding it was impos-
sible to collect salaries out of which
they could pay living expenses, felt
themselves compelled in self-defense to
take a step by which a minimum wage
at least would be assured to them; and,
for the first time in history, a labor
value is to be put on the services of
pastors. There is good authority for
the assertion "the laborer is worthy of
his hire" hut, hitherto, professional
men Of all classes excepting politicians
have encouraged a voluntary system of
compensation. In hard times, however,
voluntary" salaries are among the
first to suffer. as the Boston ministers
have discovered. Merely to unionize
the ministry won't do Let the minis
ters work for the election of Bryan and
Kern, and we believe all church con-
gregations will soon be on paying
basis, and ministers, whether unionized
or not, will be paid regularly.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
BROTHERLINESS

TLECTION time is often made an
I occasion for talking about griev-
~ ances This is legitimate, If the
grievances are to be redressed, because
all of mans political and social prog
ress has been achieved by discovering
grievances, redressing them, and max
ing resolutions to do better" Civili-
cation has made wonderful strides in
the last fifty years. We hear that from
every platform and every pulpit. But
there is one thing yet needful, and we
do not hear as much about it from the
platform as we should, and nothing can
be more certain than that we do not
hear enough about it from the pulpit.
Jesus breaches love to God, but, after
that, brotherliness. He told his hear
ers that next to obedience to the first
and great commandment, to love God,
came the necessity for obedience to
one like unto it, land thou shalt love
thy neighbor as thyself." We believe
II is the duty of ministers of the gospel
to preach on the necessity for broth
erly love until men actually begin to
regard it as an essential, without which
conduct is imperfect. And If this were
taught with, say, as much zeal as con-
seriousness of guilt and original sin used
to be expounded by the old time Pres
byterians, we would soon have a civili-
cation which would be far more loving
and far more lovable
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
RECORDS

q TANTON, Transue, Bell, Cogswell,
~ Harmon, Leeds, Pierce and
~ Thompson are the Los Angeles
members who voted for the infamous
change of venue bill, and were men
toned by the San Francisco Chronicle
in an editorial under the headline, LAS
sistant Grafters." Circumstances made
it impossible to escape the conclusion
that the Southern Pacific company had
made a trade, by which it undertook to
favor all bills in the aid of the criminal
element, and particularly the measure
designed to enable Ruef to insult and
browbeat the judiciary of San Fran
cisco, in return for the Ruef vote on
railroad measures.
But public indignation was aroused,
and when the bill came up for final
passage in the senate that body by a
vote of 16 to u refused to adopt it.
The twelve We're Anthony, Bates,
Broughton, Hartman, Irish, Keane,
Leavitt, Markey, Reilly, Savage, Wolfe
and Wright. The votes in favor of the
change of venue measure were given
while it's principal proposed beneficiary
was a fugitive from justice. No matter
what profession may be made in their
behalf not one of the machine or ma
chine controlled politicians who was
concerned in the despicable endeavor
to thwart common decency as well as
justice is entitled to countenance or
support.
1t has been the aim of the Democracy
to choose candidates with clean records,
men who might appeal confidently to
the support of the better element in the
community. In voting for the Demo-
cratic candidates, citizens may be as
sured they are voting for men pledged
to do their duty to the community at
large, and not for men bound by
secret pact or understanding which
commits them to policy of fiat op-
position to all legislation for the good
of the public If it should appear to
carry with it the slightest menace to
corporation interests and of blind and
unreasoning support of all legislation
framed to further railroad corporation
interests.