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••rv. 'v*- ' \rwt MAiccnOldest Priest In Ohio WillRetire From Service SundayREV. FATHER JOSEPH MERTUNTERMINALS•^Sttttday will mark fho Tvtirt*-firal from active wrvioc of Rcy, Witter Jotcph Mertiau, aged 8tf ftw* ' piuter of St, l‘a(*iok‘a '«hur«b, .McCullough, thin county,. sad the oldetl priwt iu Ohio.; ':jF*tb.*r Joseph, *w lie ia affee-Uoa «*ly known by hi* parishioner*. h«s been pUeod ou the in-'tea pnittts Jist'-by Most. Rev. (Hsary Mooller, anbishop of Cincinnati, but given the privi-of spending Ihft remaining days of his JiXe : iu the church rsbnage he has occupied for 'nearly a half century, where s■ those in whose interests he labored 30 »rd©utly end faithfully.^had where he -hid given his life to God's work in the sacred miu-:igtry of the priesthood, are sure to try to nuke happy his declin-' ing days. There he will continue to celebrate mass daily so long as his physical strength will penult ’.‘him. Rev. Father Henry J. Rich-t«r,; a young priest from Cmcin-■ ihti,- will succeed him as active k jiitor.of the churoli and also of ^goiy.: Trinity clmrcli at RondCreek. He was ordained five ’(years ago and lias lt;been assistant . pastor of St. Henry's church in 'tdiucinnati. Ho will occupy a j homo donated for the purpose at jHenloy by Ignatius Reitz, of this I'clty, and will lit up one of the robins as a dhnpel.:z; Father Mertijui was one of the j pioneer priests of Southern Ohio raervhig the spiritual wants Of -Catholic© iu the western port of; the county for the past 42 years, lie willingly sulfcred idl sorts of discomforts mid untold hardships ifor.thoee he laborod with a zeal ■that.stanjped him as one of God’s noblemen. He was 'horn cf noble (parentage at. Ill, Alsace, once a j ruling place in tlio days of the' Roman .Empire. When he emigrated to this country lie was pcr-!*uaflcd by a friend to locale at /•Dayton, 0. Archbishop Purcell bf Cincinnati at that time was anxious to supply a priest to the.' French settlement nt J'oiid Greek. Father Mrrtiini volunteered lo go. ■He never -raveled any other wny se.vc on foot, oftimes wading swollen creeks and braving the worst of weather on his cross country trips from McCullough loBuena Vista.. — .NOTICE, W. O, W.Spooial meeting River City Camp, No. 29, Woodmen nf theN. W. freight second VI in charge of Conductor K. J. SlinlU and Engineers C. G. .Smith iu.il George Bunder was delayed nearly two hours at Gawshc, Grid ay. A draw bar pulled out of engine ]025 and foil between tbv rails, destroying machinery on ash pan of the engine. The ivnr trucks of the second ear from the engine were derailed.Miss Elizabeth Sliul/.. daughter of jlr. and Mrs. Ihiul Hhulz, at Bast Rhodes avenue, lias taken a job as waitress at. 11i«* (lark restaurant on Norfolk shred.The X. VT. shop safety com-niith'e will iu«««l in regular session Cloudily morning at the machine shop olTieu.Karl P.. Simpson, assistant 'lav secretary at tin* Y. M. (’. A., will resume work Monday after enjoying a ten it ay's vaculion. Co rim Dmfy. who Inis lieeu filling .Simpson's place, will work in the storeimmii in Mia, ithiiia i'f liUi IftH'l'lQ.Milhnru Shopc, son of Mr. mid Mi s. AV. rr. Carter ot'Pojilar street, returned Saturday morning front a four week’s visit with his grandfather, James Shojie of South Webster. Young Shope gained .several poumls while in tiie couutry.Miss Carrie Jackson oE HalesCreek 1ms returned lo lire* home after a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Veneer and Will and Charles .Jackson of Gallia pike.Mrs. Elizabeth I hirst of Wherl-crsbnrp. is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. \\\ T. Curler, of Poplar street.John Henderson will hnve charge ol Hie Sunday evening scr-vires at I to: tabernacle. Rev. A. H. .foilu.son will hove charge of the services following the Bible school exercises. .Sunday school in the aftermjon at Ibu usual lunir. J:I10 Or I nek.III*. ■ VIIMASONS 1 ATTH!Millbrook park was appropriated this afternoon by about fifteen hundred Masons tuid their families and frieiula, it being the occasion of the annual outing of Aurora Bodge. No. 48, F. A. At. The street cars were jammed during the early .afternoon hourswith picnickers, many of whom carried well loaded baskets filled with choicest things to eat.Fifteen hundred badges were secured by the committee and this number was exhausted early Saturday mornjng. Weather permitting the picnic will lie the most delightful outing in the history of the lodge, which has stoodTwo Ports AmonjColumbus, 0., July .10—Miss liuzel Holcomb and Miss Aluia J)uy2s, of For (sin until, have wun signal honors iu Lhe Ohio Beauty Contest, now being conducted by Tlio American Art Film (Jonvpany of Cohimibus. This vole of , the movie putrouj? of the state has placed them amon* the first fifty beauties of Ohio, who will be iu-vitfiil to Colunvbus at Uio exponse of the film company to ho filmed in animation, in u few days.From these fifty women will be picked, by the voie of the palrous of Ihft leading picture theatres of Uio slate, the six who will be the iucsls. of the company on the Ohio Beauty Special, which leaves Coliuubus, August 32lh tor 11 mouth's movie camera I our of the west, including tha full tour of Yellowstone National I'urk aud visits at both ExjK).siLion.s.The governors of Nebraska, Lidinuu, Montana, AYas)liugton, jMiunrsota and Oregon have advised that they will arrange a reception for the party, aud as twelve capital cities will be visited, it is expectlt;*.d flint this number will be considerably augmented before the special dcparls.Thu Chandlers of Commerce of fifteen cilios through which the special will pass liavo scat notice that they will entertain the party while in Iheir citien and give the camera man all the liber lies desired. Receptions are being nr-mv (K.i IUiIa
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Portsmouth Daily Times
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Sat, Jul 10, 1915
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