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e NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS f The Bellville Weekly - 12 October 1877 |
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Source: The Bellville Weekly, 12 October 1877, Vol. VI, No. 27 (source document held by Bellville / Jefferson Township Historical Museum) |
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HISTORICAL SERMON. An Historical
discourse embracing the history of the Presbyterian Church in this
place, from its organization in the spring of 1838 to the present,
was delivered at the Presbyterian Church on Sept. 30th., by the
present pastor, W.W. ANDERSON, from the text "Hitherto hath the Lord
helped us", I Samuel 7:12. At a meting of Presbytery at
Fredericktown, O., April 10th., 1838, an application was made by
certain citizens of Bellville and vicinity for the organization of a
church in that place, which was granted, and a Mr. ROWLAND appointed
to execute the desired organization. The following are the
names of the members: ENOCH FRENCH and his wife, MATHEW GEARY
and his wife DRUSILLA GEARY, JOHN LAFFERTY, Sr. and his wife, MARY
LAFFERTY, ANDREW LINN and his wife JANE LINN, PHILIP TRAXLER and his
wife PRUDENCE TRAXLER and Mrs. MARIA T. MORROW. The meetings
were held in a school house that stood on the lot now owned by Dr.
RIDENOUR. JAMES ROBINSON and JAMES ROWLAND preached
occasionally. On one occasion the audience was so large that
seats were loaded into wagons and taken to Mr. F.M. FITTING's barn
which was new and not finished. On the 27th. of May 1842, Rev.
THOMAS T. SMITH was ordained and installed at Lexington and supplied
this Church until the 9th. April 1844. For the space of two
years the Church is lost sight of. April 8th., 1851 Rev.
ROWLAND and LUKE DORLAND were appointed to visit Bellville.
The present building was erected in 1853 at a cost of $1547.
Rev. JAMES ANDERSON, pastor of the Lexington Church supplied this
church also. This was in 1854. It consisted of sixteen
members, Rev. J.P. CALDWELL took charge of the Church in May 1859
and continued one year, afterward Rev. DUNLAP preached some six
months. In 1861 Rev. J.W. HAMILTON took charge of this Church.
In the fall of 1862, Rev. LUKE DORLAND moved to his place and
labored two years and a half. MATHEW GEARY, an elder, died
June 12th., 1863. Rev. J.O. PROCTOR commenced his labors in
May 1866 and continued nine years. He found the Church with
forty-five members, which, under his care increased to seventy-one.
In the autumn of 1875, Rev. N.F. STAHL came and labored six months,
which witnessed a remarkable revival. Forty-two were added to
the Church. Rev. J.H. AUGHEY supplied the Church some three
months during the summer of 1876. The present pastor, Rev.
W.W. ANDERSON, commenced his labor Jan. 1st., 1877. The whole
of the discourse, of which this is a very small part, cost much
labor and research, and will be recorded on the Church register. JACOB L. WRIGHT goes to Mansfield three times a week, he is having his eyes operated on. The Irving Club has died a peaceful death, requiescat in pace. Prof. SHUTT was compelled to pass through the "firey furnace" of cross questioning before he was allowed to vote last Tuesday. ED. FAIRCHILD, who has been teaching school at Plain City, came home to vote this week. Miss PETTIT, who has been visiting at JNO. SIMPSON's in this place for two or three weeks, left for her home last Monday. SHERMAN BIXLER is building a new addition to the back of his house on Main Street. Mr. WM. SHAW and sister, of Savannah, O., was in town this week. Miss ADDIE ELSTON left this week to take charge of a school at Lucas. A very enjoyable time was had at the sociable last Tuesday evening at Rev. W.W. ANDERSON's. CHAS. SPAYDE shot five coon on one small tree last Saturday night. A.H. CONDICT arrived home last Saturday night. Capt. WILSON and HANK WRIGHT arrived home from a trip west last Monday morning. Mr. A. THOMAS, of Albany, N.Y. is stopping at H. GLOSSER's in this place. Universalist Ladies' Sewing Society meets at JOHN GARBER's on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 25th. There is 204 children old enough to go to school inside the corporation and the Clerk says there is lots of little fellows coming up. KELLY is putting on the tin roof of the Town Hall and he is doing an excellent job, the seams are edged up in such a manner as not to be affected by the expansion and contraction caused by the temperature of the weather, and it is well secured, at each seam there are straps about three inches apart. SAM'L SHAFER and wife left on last Tuesday, via. Defiance and the T.W. & W. R.R., for a visit through Kansas and into Colorado. we hope they may have pleasant weather. ELI EVARTS is able to be around again after an illness of seven weeks. He is not so fleshy as when he came from Kansas. CHAS. BLANFORD lives about three miles east of this place among the hills. It is pretty hard to find, but when you get there you are kindly received. Mr. B. is quite a fruit man. He offers his farm for sale that he may be able to move nearer town. A.A. PATTERSON and family have returned from their new home in Penn'a, as two of the family had been sick ever since they left here. WM. McSHERRY of "Dew Drop" notoriety, has been quite ill. Miss E.A. CHARLES leaves to day for Columbus and Xenia, it is her intention to purchase a fresh supply of goods. JAS. SITES left at this office, two apples of last year's growth, in a remarkably good state of preservation. J.E. TINKEY brought to this office two stalks of wheat that contained twenty Hessian flies. ASA GATTON is now in this neighborhood. The Dedication of the new Grange Hall took place yesterday afternoon, Sate Master Ellis was present, who is a very pleasant man. The new hall is very neatly fitted up. The large hall on the second floor was handsomely festooned with evergreens, but better yet two long tables well filled with the bounteous products of honest toil to satisfy the inner man, to which many of our townsfolk were cordially invited. Success to the farmer! We need more of them. The Election went off quietly with a Democratic majority of from 44 to 110, J.F. GERHART receiving the highest, for commissioner; JAMES RITCHIE, 72 majority for Sheriff; CARTER 79 for Treasurer. There were thirteen Prohibition votes. Mrs. WM. McFADDEN and son were visiting in this place the past week. DANIEL YARGER took up three bay colts on last Tuesday that seemed to be astray. ED. SCHAFER led one of the finest bullocks, along the street last Monday, that we have seen lately. L. SCHAFER & Son supply the town and vicinity with a good variety and excellent quality of fresh meats. Mr. GRUBB, of Lexington, is doing the painting and glazing on the Township House. C.S. SWANK was in town last week. He reports crops good in the neighborhood of Nevada, O., and they are expecting better times soon. A new Barber Shop is opened out in the basement of the Clifton House by L.W. LEFEVER. J.F. KEEFER brought to our office this week a sun-flower that weighed over seven pounds, and measured four feet and two inches in circumference. ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE -- Is hereby given, that I will pay a dividend to all general creditors of the estate of ALPHEUS ORDWAY insolvent, at the Bellville Exchange Bank, on Wednesday the 10th. day of October, 1877. -- JOHN W. ZENT, Assignee. ELECTION Day was pleasant, and the people generally turned out. We noticed a number of our very old men out to the polls, among whom Mr. FAIRCHILD, Mr. CRANE, Mr. GARBER, Mr. KINKAID and A. STEALTS. Mr. MOORE, of Ashland, was in town Tuesday to identify a person held in custody here, whom it was thought was the prisoner, LUSK, who escaped from the Ashland Jail. But the person held here was not the one sought. A meeting of representatives from all the Sunday Schools in Jefferson Township is requested at the Presbyterian Church on Saturday, Oct. 20th., at 2 p.m. for the purpose of forming a Township S.S. [Sunday School] Union. C.A. LEFEVER and wife are on a visit to Tiffin, O. Mrs. A.J. RUMMEL started for her home at Toledo, her brother, MAY WHITCOMB, having so far improved as to be out of danger. MARRIED, On Wednesday, Oct. 10th., 1877, at the residence of the bride's grandparents in Bellville, by Rev. G.M. HEINDEL, Mr. ROBERT EVARTS to Miss ABBIE B. CUTTING, both of Bellville, O. Mr. EVARTS and his bride took the train immediately after the ceremony for Syracuse, Ind., and will be gone several days. May theirs be a long and happy life is the wish of many friends. MARRIED, at the residence of H. GLOSSER, in Bellville, O., on the 10th. of Oct., 1877, by Rev. W.W. ANDERSON, assisted by Rev. N.A. SAXTON, Mr. HIRAM S. ANDERSON to Miss HANNAH A. DILLON. All of this place. They departed by carriage to Fredericktown, and from there they go to Mt. Vernon and take the train for Massillon, Ohio. May their path through life be a pleasant one. Thanks for cake and cards. ASSIGNEE'S SALE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Assignee of ASA GATTON, an insolvent, will sell at Public Auction the following Real Estate, to-wit: One equal one half of the north part of lot number forty-eight (48), and one equal one half of lot number one (1). Both parcels in the town of Bellville, Richland County, Ohio, on the premises on the 17th. day of October, 1877, between the hours of 12 M. and 4 o'clock P.M. This is the Brick Hotel property near the depot, in the village of Bellville, O. Appraised value, twenty-five hundred dollars ($2500). Terms of sale, cash. -- JERRY GATTON, Assignee. |
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