The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-03-11
Signs An Aid In It's Reading
and Understanding Espec-
tally By Strangers
ALMOST 100 NAMES
GIVEN TO REMEMBER
Lovely For Situation and
Pleasantness City Sits En-
throned Upon Her Hills

To the casual and transitory visit.
or or to the newcomer who still is the
stranger in our midst, the names of
the streets of Mt. Vernon are an ever
interesting and instructive study. It
is unfortunately true, however, that
the study could be mora intelligently
pursued IL 1t could be that street
signs could universally be found, or
read when found.
The first thing the newcomer dis
covers, II he is at all observant and
endeavors much to find his way
about, that upon great number of
streets no signs are to be found and
they can be identified only by inquiry.
Those who have lived here all their
lives or for many years have become
so acquainted and familiar with street
names and locations that they forget
that the absence of street signs is to
others AN embarrassment and a diff
Guilty.
Mt. Vernon has almost 100 street.
There are at least 81 that are dis
tinguished. and identified by name,
and perhaps there may be n sextst Of
still others that have escaped the eye
OF the observer. In common with
practically every community in these
United States, Mt Vernon has her
Main street. Disregarding the query
"WEy is Main street," the fact re-
mains she has 1t and Is proud of it.,
fOr II Is her main Travelled highway
and thoroughfare.
Among the "a streets named and
indicated upon the plat, somewhat
more than half bear the names of per.
sonsS-49, 10 be exact There, is much
history bound up In these 40 names,
sonte -ef~sits asso ciated wftiiastlre N1sa:
tion, some with the state and some OF
II local., Ten remind us of our pres
idents. They are Adams, Harrison,
Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison,
Monroe, Mckinley, Wilson and Wash
ingten. To the list may be added
that. of a near president, Tilden, who
, many Of The Democratic faith to this
day hold was rightly ele6tsd but was
Gnjustly and unfairly deprived Of that
high office through The mach.nations
of politics.
Next in the list comes the soldiers
and statesmen, more or less easily
, identified. They are Franklin, Near.
/ thur, Clinton, Scott. Calhoun, Brad.
| dock and Howard Cooper seems to
| be the sole contribution of the literary
profession to the list France has
loaned us one of her great names
l.amartne. Dennison perpetuates the
fame of one OF Ohio's great war gov
| ernors.
Among those apparently of local
Import and significance are Austin
, Burgess, Boynton, Brown. Belmont
Curtis, Durbin, Elliott, Greer, Green.
wood, llamtramck, Harnwell. Lewis
Mckenzie Maplewood, Norton, Ridge
wood, Rogers. Rlngold, Ruggles, WAR.
den. Rldeley. and Schaffer.
! Nova town with thi boys aud girls
forgotten would be as sad and as
l drear as a childless home. Mt Vernon
renews her faith In childhood by her
streets named for Charles. Chester
and George and not forgetting her
lassies In Ann, Catherine and Eliza
! beth
Lovely as she is for situation and
: pl1ssantness, sitting enthroned upon
; her hills, Mt. Vernon summons the
, trees of the forest and orchard into
her service, There are Oak, Cedar
Cherry. Chestnut, Elm. Mulberry,
) Walnut and Locust, to which must be
added Vine, which is not tree.
For variety and places to go we
have Coshocton, Park, tdeewood,
Gambler Sandusky Wooster, Ken.
yon, Mansfield, Marion, Roundhouse
and Brunswick. Our ctreams and wa.
ters are called to mind in Miami
+ iSprina. Water and Fountain.
5 Mechanic and Arch are the sole
4 contribution OF labor to our local hts.
: tory and nomenclature The home is
5 preserved in Cottage. Sugar stands
3 lone Ton the foods, B 40 r
o Our school days chme to. mind and
t we think of our erammars and geog
Q raphies ~hd arithmetics too. when we
I discover PLEASANT, Gay and Division
East West, Center, Front. Bounds
:. and High. Ohio for the states, an(
4 German for the nations. aud Third fol
T the figures. Why should we have
4 Third, but no First. Second or Fourth
l. Aud, finally, the luscious fruits an,
d represented by Blackberry, It woplt
be worth while to study out further