Shelby Tidings

Rev. Geo. S. Bright, Editor

A religious paper published monthly in the interests of the First Evangelical

Lutheran Church of Shelby, Ohio

June 1902, Vol 1, No 9

Commencement.

     Our church was specially interested in the commencement exercises of the public schools this year, because four of our boys and girls were among the graduates:  Misses Grace STOUT, Venetta McCASKEY, Bessie NELSON and Mr. Clifford SKILES.  We were proud of them, for they took their place on the programme without a fault.  Hon. O.T. CORSON delivered the class address, and the Rev. E. M. PAGE, D.D., of the Presbyterian church, preached the baccalaureate sermon in the opera house, on the Sunday evening preceding commencement day.

     The home of Mr. and Mrs. M. WIKSTROM has been gladdened recently by the arrival of a baby daughter.

     Charles BUSHEY is home from the State University, where he has been pursuing a course in civil engineering.

John Ulrich MEIER.

     On the 2nd, inst., occurred the death of this noble young man after an illness of only a week.  Death came at the new home of his parents in Mansfield, and the cause was that dread disease, spinal menengitis.  Brief services were held at the home, from which the body was brought, on the electric road, to Shelby, and the service proper was held in the church.  A male quartette, composed of German friends of the family in Mansfield, rendered sweet music both at the home and at the church.  The numerous floral tributes showed the esteem in which the young man was held by many of our people.  Interment was made in the London cemetery, where the family lot is situated.

     Only three years ago, another member of the household was laid to rest—a bright boy of eight years.  Reference was made to this fact at the service of the older brother.  Thus have our friends been doubly bereaved.  We pray a double portion of God's grace for them.

     Burt ORWILER has not been as well, lately, as usual.  A slight relapse has kept him housed for some time.  We trust that he will improve speedily.

     We are sorry that we cannot report improvement in the condition of the sick of our church.  S. S. BLOOM is growing more enfeebled, it seems, every day.  Mrs. Jacob HERSHISER is still confined to bed and seems no better than for two months past.  Frank SHEARER is making a strong fight for life, but is gradually growing weaker.  May God provide grace for the trials of these beloved ones, and may they continue to look to Him as their helper.

     Mrs. Louise SCRANTON expects to visit her brother in Dayton in the near future.

     At the morning service on the 8th inst. the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John CRAWFORD was presented to God in Holy baptism.  At the same service Mrs. Effie FEIGHNER was received into church membership.  Mrs. FEIGHNER lives at No. 4 Earl avenue.

     Mrs. J. D. WOLFE and family, lately residents of Oak street, have gone to

Salida, Col., to join Mr. WOLFE and make their future home there.

     Miss SUMMERS will take up studies in Chicago University during the summer, thus spending the vacation with profit as well as with pleasure.

     Miss EHNI returned to her home in Columbus at the close of her duties as teacher in our public schools.

     James GUNDRUM and family, of the Myers church, have moved into the home recently vacated by the Misses MYERS, just west of town.

     Mr. and Mrs. T. A. VAUGHN were both housed recently by illness, but have again recovered.

     Henry GUNDRUM has purchased a small tract of land north of the city and has taken up his residence there.

     Mr. and Mrs. FLASHER and their grand-children, Harry and Oneta, have gone to the old Keystone state to spend some time in visiting relatives and friends.

     At the parsonage, on the evening of the 12th, Charles J. BROWN and Erma

CRUM were united in marriage, the Rev. C. M. EBERLY officiating.  The young couple expects to reside near Mansfield.

     Harry ORWILER expects to go away to school in the fall.  We understand he will take an extended course.

     Clifford SKILES will start to college in the fall, now that he has completed the High school course.

     Fred BEHLER is to be congratulated upon his change of location in business.  The new stand ought to be better than the old.

     Mr. and Mrs. Henry WENTZ were in Indianapolis for a week last month, attending the reunion of an Indiana regiment of which Mr. WENTZ was a member during the civil war.  They report a very pleasant time.

     The aged husband of our Mrs. BENDLE departed this life last month.

Services were held in the Roman Catholic church, of which the deceased was a member.

     Mrs. Mary SHRINER spent a month visiting her son in Cleveland, and reports a very pleasant time.

     Mr. and Mrs. W. P. BLOOM, of Columbus, called here by the serious condition of Mr. BLOOM's father, worshipped with us on the morning of the 8th.