The Journal News from Hamilton, Ohio • Page 113

IT. Catholic Grade Schools In Hamilton Date Back Abthost Century Columbia Develops FIRST ESTABLISHED AT STEPHEN CHURCH A YEAR 1840 Today Each Of The Six Parishes Has A Grade School And The Total Enrollment Has Reached Approximately (AROCKIAL schools in Hamilton date back almost a century. Tho first was established nt St. Stephen's church, probably in 1840. Tho congregation wns organized in 1S32 nnil Father Tlionisfi Butler was the first pastor regularly assigned here.

It wna soon after his coming a the school was opened. Today there are six Catholic grada schools in Hamilton, a Catholic High school for boys and the otre Damo High school for girls. The enrollment in the grade schools is close to 1700 St. Stephen, and St. Joseph, 300 each; St.

Mary, 200; Sf. Peler, EDO; St. Ann, 453, and St. Veronica, 200. St.

Lilly's Opened Twelve years after St. Mary's church was built in 1848, a school was opened in the basement of tho edifice and used until a school was built to accommodate the growing enrollment. This school served until a few years ago when tho present magnificent build i a erected an East High near Siith street. St. JoMph'i School The organization of St.

Joseph's church in 3865 was quickly followed by the start of a school there. On April 11, 1869, the pastor, Rev. G. P. Sleinlage entered into an agreement with tho Sisters of Notre Dame to come to Hamilton and tako charge of the Three sisters arrived within a month.

Two more sisters arrived the following'- September and look up their residence in A rented house. Two of llicm laugh I in St. Stephen's school. St. Mary's Tn 1871 the Bisters also were stationed in SI.

Mary's school. Sis ters of Charity- also a there for a lime. All of tho schools grew rapidly and more room yas required in nil of thnin, in recent years a new building i erected nt SI. Joseph's. St.

Veronica's "Following the establishment of these early schools no further educational steps were taken until 189-1 when (ho eislers went to St. Veronica's in Knst Hamilton to start a scliool. The first attendance 40 pupils. This vvns in Seplombei. St.

Peter's School A year later, 1895, the sisters started a school at SI. Peter's church in the First ward, two of them teaching the 60 pupils who attended Ihe first day. In 1013 the school was taken over by tbo Sis- tens of St. Francis of Oldenburg. St.

Ann's School Tho last Catholic school to be opened in Hamilton 'was at St. Ann's in Lindemvald, serving the Sixth ward and now tho largest in point of attendance in the city. This was established in 1009 with two Iny teachers but two years later tho Sisters of St. Francis of Oldenburg look over the work School has been held in the snm building as the church but a new edifice for worship now is being erected and when it is completes the present, church and schno building will be used primarily for school purposes. Hubby Prepared, Held Wife With Gun For Wedding Two eistens, Lottie and Jenny Moon moved with their family from Tennessee to Oxford some yeans before tha Civil War--strangers in a country when the war broke out.

Lottie wan Mldscious and on one occasion during the strife rode to Ihe public square and fired a shot through the Flag. She was daring and always demanded speed from the hpree she rode. Going to Indiana, she fell in love with an army officer and arrangements for the wedding were completed. Lottie heard the minister say Do you take this man for your lawful wedded husbandt" Bob," she cried and ran from the wedding party. Later, it recalled that she fell in love with another who had heard of the finst episode.

Again arrangements for the wedding were made and they stood before the altar. The was prepared. As the minister asked the fateful words, the Jius- band-to-be, pressed a revolver against (he side of the girl and whispered: "This is cither going to be a wedding or a 1 The girl said yes--it was a wedding. returned from the public schools to be repaired. Pictures have been assembled in scrap books for use of children in hospitals or in home.

The told in these books may be grasped without difficulty by the child. Packing House At Jacksonburg, 1826 Along about 1826, Jacksonburg was one of the thriving communities of Duller county. It boasted packing house, four stores, foui tailors, a blacksmith shop, two hotels, several taverns, a wagon factory and other industries, But it Incked Iransportalion facilities and that was the big problem of the village. The residents were hardy and healthy and this experience shows why they were healthy and hardy Kickiis Huffman, a young operator of a still, walked to Cincinnati to get a jug of yenst because that vas the only to get it. Return- ng home, he got within Right of his wn domicile when he fell and the ig broke.

Without any comment, except to imsclf, he turned about and re- urncd to Cincinnati for another ng. Poasttown Man Collects Old Coins S. 0. Sliarrils, Poasttown. a collector of antiques and he has in his possession some of the oldest and the oddest of any in Butler Vounty, Theee include an old copper of a two cent piece of 3847 and a three cent, silver picco of 1870.

He also has a blue bottle of slight, intricate spinning on the of an aged cupboard. Such a bottle is im- usunlly rare. His most prized possession in a of the Ulster County Gazett, published at Kinjslon, N. on Saturday, January 4, 3800. It contains a presidential proclamation by John Adams and poems to the memory of George Washington who died in December of 1730.

Another copy of the paper contains this For Sale i "One hnw mill in good condition, also a stout healthy, active negro wench." Scrap Books For Pictures At Library Th WPA Writers Pro.ject 1m done a service for Lane Public firary which will not soon be for (rotten. About 2040 pictures that had been collected hy Ihe personnel the library over a number of years, to frether wilh 20 maps, have been con verted into fourteen scrap honk and 1000 pamphlets. More tin: 3000 old boob have had their class ificalion numbers and titles re newed with eleelrie stylus; have rebound and prepared for airenfa (ion; tookpltai and date hav ben audit in 3625 prepara ton' to cataloguing; 334 collection of 7000 boolu Catholic Grade Schools Recently Constructed At top is pictured St. Mary'j grade school on High street between Sixth and Seventh street). Below to the Si.

Joseph grade school that adjoins the church at Second and Hanover streets. TRANSFER SHOWS GROWTH Established only two years ago, Iho City Transfer and Storage company, Seventh street and Maple avenue, has grown so rapidly that it now has 17,000 'square floor space and four trucks in almost continual operation. TV. L. Wick is the sole proprietor of business.

Local and long distance hauling are featured and pinno Jioisling 1 packing-, crating- and shipping also is a feature which is being stressed. Mr, Wick now has leii persons OH (ho payroll mid hopes to make extensive expansion as soon as business conditions warrant. Form Philatelic Society In 1934 V'ort Hamilton Philfttholii: society organized June 1, 1934, with the following officers: Albert E. Tabler, president; Arthur G. Ittel, vice president; M.

W. Kronenbcrger, secretary nnd treasurer. Since ils start, the society has been very successful. This is evi- denced by ite rapidly growing membership. In 1934 the society affiliated with the National Federation of Stamp clubs and 1036 became a member of the Society of Philatelic American.

The society sponsored the local exhibits in connection -with the observance of the National Stamp Week Exhibits on display at the Hamilton Hole! 122 South Second street. Plans are also in the making for a number of interesting meetings for the winter season. The present officers are: president, E. 3f. Ladley; vice president, Peter Rentschlcr; secretary, Albert E.

Tabler; treasurer, Mrs. Mildred Mackie. BIG WOOD PILE AT B. AND O. DEPOT There was a.

time in Hamilton, and that hasn't been so long ago either, that a large part of the B. and 0. (old C. H. and yard from the depot to Walnut street, was a wood pile.

Wood-burning engines were used those days and it was necessary for the railroad not only to have a huge on hand in Hamilton, but various points along the right-of-way to other cities. Tho fuel was purchased from al! whc- offered, it and stored, in the- open, over a wide area. Successor To First a Service Co. The Hamilton Service company, a subsidiary of the Union QM and Electric company of Cincinnati, the successor of the tint company which furnished gac to the eity of Hamilton. The plant--the former Hamilton Otto' Coke company, was located at New Miami.

Its building really was the first in the village, for Sev Miami, it should not be forgotten, was known Otto until a few years ago. Gu was piped dftwn to Hamilton and' stored in a gigantic tank on East, High street. The company changed hands and names several times and was variously known as the Hamilton Gas Light and company and the Hamilton Gas and Electric company and finally the Hamilton Service company; Under the latter name it was taken over a number of yeans ago by the Union Gas. MORNING GLORIES Seldom if ever any more do we see the old-fashioned morning glories that opened in the summer months at the first peep of dawn and closed with the setting of the sun. They, were planted beneath the windows where the sun usually shone most and provided shade where desired.

up on strings from the. ground to the top of the -window they were beautiful and, grand. Why should they not be more prevalent today? MOTHER'S FLOWER STAND Before ferneries and stands came' into style for flower receptacles the housewife of the long ago used a high five feet in height, with tiers of circular shelves on which were deposited all of her blooming potted plants. These stands usually were placed in a corner of a room, had three legs with a heavy wooden piece at the rear from which dangled at the center over the rest of the plants a hanging pot of dwarf vines. DANDLE STICKS, MOLDS There may he some candle sticks and candle molds in Hamilton and Butler county.

In an early day nearly every family molded their own candles until the stores began to sell them cheaper than private families could afford to make them. Old-timers fell us that hotels had from 25 to 150 candlesticks. Remember the adjustable candlestick of 40 years ago? Nobody tie fly. Nobody wore wrist watch. Nobody had appendicitis.

Nobody wore white ahoee. Nobody sprayed' orchards. Nobody knew about radios. Most young men had livery Farmers came to town for their mail, Many people read by the candle or kerosene lamp. The were not full of man- birds.

Nor seas alive with underwater The hired girl drew $1.50 a week and was satisfied. Young men earned trades at $5 per week. The merchants threw in a pair of suspenders with every suit. Nobody listened in on the telephone. Ncjbody observed a sane Fourth.

Straw stacks were burned instead of baled. Publishing a newspaper was not a business. It was a dueling game. There were no Bolshevists nor "isme." The safety razor had not introduced the clean shaven face. Equipped with gas was prominent i flat to rent advertisements.

Office folks'didn't know about an electric fan in the summer time nrt ice wafer was a treat. Many folks retired at 9 and rose at 5 in the morning. TIMES HAVE CHANGED. Anniversary Tokens Anniversaries and what they signify in materiah tokens are listed below including the one year paper anniversary to the fiftieth golden anniversary which the Journal-News is celebrating i this issue. Tho anniversary token, however, applies more often to wedding saries.

The anniversaries follow: First year Paper Fifth year Wooi Tenth year Tin Twelfth yenr Leather Fifteenth year Crystal Twentieth year China Twenty-fifth year Silver Thirtieth year Ivory Fortieth year Woolen Forty-fifth yenr Silk Fiftieth year Golden Seventy-fifth year Diamond attention is paid now than formerly to all those before the sil ver wedding anniversary. Industrial Engine The Columbia Machine Tool eom- pany, located at Weller and Zim- nermaa avenues in Lindenwald, was organized'in 1918 during the pf the war period and has nad a most healthy growth. Today, F. B. Yinglinfr, president, believes the future will be more prosperous than the past.

'The company originally had its plant on the Middletown pike but moved to the Weller avenue'loca- tion months ago. In recent years the industrial locomotive has been one of the lines of manufacture and it has proved an exceedingly fine product. Mr. Yingling 'also is treasurer the Columbia; Mrs. S.

A. Goldsmith of Middletown, the vice president, and E. Rich, secretary. Stockyards Idea Of Butler Man The famous Union Stockyards, at Cincinnati, known now throughout the country, was the idea of a Butler county man Elijah Saddler, Oxford. Saddler and his yonng wife moved to Oxford in 1838 from Willbrahiim, in a two horse sleigh.

The following spring, planted broom corn on the ground they hurl purchased just west of Oxford. Saddler a carpenter and worked hard. He prospered, too, and enlarged his farm, now known as the farm. While engaged in this farm, he became interested in developing a market for his livestock and it was from this idea that tho Union Stockyards nt Cincinnati WOK founded. He drove his livestock to Cincinnati and disposed of it to local tradesmen, and soon established a market which ntlranted other dealers and producers.

"SHOO-I-LIES" Sticky fly paper to trap Mr. Fly wns unknown fifty and silly years ago. "Shoo-flies" were the order of those years. On a round stick about three feet long was pasted newspaper at one end then this wns cut into narrow strips. While the meal wne served one member of the family at the table waving Ihe "shoo-fly" hither and thither to keep the fliee away.

Mosquilo bar was used at doors and windows, Local Aerie Instituted June 21, 1903 Awarded The Name Of Blue Ribbon Aerie In 1920 By Conrad H. Mann Fraternal Order of Eagles Butler Aerie No. 407 HAMILTON, OHIO Fastest Growing Membership in America Our Quota 360 Members By July, 1937 OFFICERS IN 1903 P. W. W.

0. Bnrni W. V. Lonj W. Strmb W.

W. Qrawwr W. Kearn la. WmenbrlM Ot. Knhn p.

Hum, Dtatdi and P. V. Thmnai JOIN THE EAGLES $5.00 Initiation Fee OFFICERS IN 1936 P. W. W.

Pfirrmin W. V. A. OHa. W.

Chaplain--Earl J. Haw W. W. Hetterieh. W.

E. Tordy W. W. But In. Thomaa TnutMt--CharlM SehrlehU, Frank Maoa aad OaarlM DUfnbachw Edward Oook ud Dr.

W. Betawldw Attesting 33 Years of Pleasant, Profitable and Harmonious Relationship With The Hamilton i Journal News TODAY WE EXTEND Hearty Congratulations To the Publisher, Homer Card, on this the 50th Anniversary of his OUR PLATFORM The 8-Hour Day Sanitary Working Rightg of Organization Collective Bargaining- A Fair Labor Old Age Pention Home For Aged Tubereulotii Sanitarium Good Workmanship ARE HAPPY to offer our sincere felicitations on this occasion commemorating a half century of The Journal-News' splendid achievement and proud that for 33 years we have contributed our best efforts in the mechanical operation of this newspaper. Looking forward, we shall ever strive to promote the same pleasant relations that have characterized the golden past. i The Hamilton Typographical Union, No. 290.