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Political rally people of  Wayne and adjoining counties.  Thursday, Oct. 16 at [[Wooster, Ohio | Wooster]] following Hon Thomas B [[Reed (surname) | Reed]] Speaker House of Rep., Hon. William [[McKinley (surname) | McKinley]] republican leader of floor of house George RA [[Alger (surname) | Alger]] ex-commander GAR president of the day, Hon ML [[Smyser (surname) | Smyser]] all lists VP.<br>

Political rally people of  Wayne and adjoining counties.  Thursday, Oct. 16 at [[Wooster, Ohio | Wooster]] following Hon Thomas B [[Reed (surname) | Reed]] Speaker House of Rep., Hon. William [[McKinley (surname) | McKinley]] republican leader of floor of house George RA [[Alger (surname) | Alger]] ex-commander GAR president of the day, Hon ML [[Smyser (surname) | Smyser]] all lists VP.<br>

[[Harrison (surname) | Harrison]] in [[Wooster, Ohio | Wooster]].  The president gives a grand reception by citizens fully 4000 people were at the depot Monday afternoon to great the president Benjamin [[Harrison (surname) | Harrison]] and the presidential party.  Businesses of all kinds were practically suspended while the citizens irrespectively of party gathered together to give the chief executive homage and honor.  The special train was 40 minutes late but long before the scheduled time about every foot of the valuable space around the depot was occupied by old and young alike.  The following members committee on reception met the train at Millbrook Dr.:  JE [[Barrett (surname) | Barrett]], CV [[Hard (surname) | Hard]], Benjamin [[Eason (surname) | Eason]], Dr. ON [[Stoddard (surname) | Stoddard]], Dr. AH [[Hunt (surname) | Hunt]], JB [[Taylor (surname) | Taylor]], DC [[Curry (surname) | Curry]], AS [[McClure (surname) | McClure]] and Rev. IN [[Keefer (surname) | Keefer]].  The President greeted the [[Wooster, Ohio | Wooster]] people very cordially and was especially warm in his greeting to ON [[Stoddard (surname) | Stoddard]] who was president of [[Miami University]] when the President attended that institution.  As the train drew up to the depot, the college cry of students joined with the citizens in welcoming the distinguished visitor.  When the President appeared on the platform of the car, cheer after cheer went up.  He was escorted to a platform at the depot by members of Given Post [[GAR}} and introduced to the assembly by Hon. ML [[Smyser (surname) | Smyser]].  The speech is as follows: “My fellow citizens, if anything would relieve the sense of worries  which is ordinary incident to extended railroad travel it be exceeding kindness by which we have been everywhere received by our fellow citizens and to look upon audiences like that assembled here composed in part of venerable men who experienced hardships of early life in [[Ohio]] of some of those venerable women who shared their labors in self denial of early life in the west and in part of their son that gallant second generation which in a time of the nations peril in 1861 sprang to its defenses and brought the flag home and honor and in part of those young men here undertaking the discipline of mind which is to fit them for useful American citizenship full of the ambitions of early manhood and I trust in the principals of morality and loyalty and in part of those sweet faced children coming from schools and homes to brighten with their presence their graver assemblage.  Where else in the world could such a gathering be assembled.  Where else so much of free individual life.  Where else so much social order as here.  The individual free to aspire and  work.  The community its own police officer and guardian.  We are here as a  American citizen having first duties to our families, to our neighbor and to the institutions with which we are connected.  But above all and thought and by all we owe these duties to our country and to God by whose beneficial guidance our government was founded and by whose favor and protection it has been preserved.  Friendly to all peoples of the world, we will not thwart our course or provoke quarrels by unfriendly acts.  Neither will we be forgetful of the fact that we are charged here first with the conservation and promotion of American interests.  That our government was founded by its own citizenship.  But I cannot speak at further length.  I must hurry on to other places where kind people are impatiently awaiting our coming.  And to duties which will be assumed and undertaken with more courage since I have so often looked into the faces of the people where I endeavor to serve.  Let me present  to you now and so with great pleasure one of the gentleman called by me under the constitution to assist in the administration of the government on whom you have learned to love and honor.  As you are now privileged to know Gen. Benjamin F [[Tracey (surname) | Tracey]], Secretary of the Navy.”  The Secretary simply bowed his acknowledgement and Presidents party returned to their car and the train sped on its way leaving behind a cheering crowd.

[[Harrison (surname) | Harrison]] in [[Wooster, Ohio | Wooster]].  The president gives a grand reception by citizens fully 4000 people were at the depot Monday afternoon to great the president Benjamin [[Harrison (surname) | Harrison]] and the presidential party.  Businesses of all kinds were practically suspended while the citizens irrespectively of party gathered together to give the chief executive homage and honor.  The special train was 40 minutes late but long before the scheduled time about every foot of the valuable space around the depot was occupied by old and young alike.  The following members committee on reception met the train at Millbrook Dr.:  JE [[Barrett (surname) | Barrett]], CV [[Hard (surname) | Hard]], Benjamin [[Eason (surname) | Eason]], Dr. ON [[Stoddard (surname) | Stoddard]], Dr. AH [[Hunt (surname) | Hunt]], JB [[Taylor (surname) | Taylor]], DC [[Curry (surname) | Curry]], AS [[McClure (surname) | McClure]] and Rev. IN [[Keefer (surname) | Keefer]].  The President greeted the [[Wooster, Ohio | Wooster]] people very cordially and was especially warm in his greeting to ON [[Stoddard (surname) | Stoddard]] who was president of [[Miami University]] when the President attended that institution.  As the train drew up to the depot, the college cry of students joined with the citizens in welcoming the distinguished visitor.  When the President appeared on the platform of the car, cheer after cheer went up.  He was escorted to a platform at the depot by members of Given Post [[GAR]] and introduced to the assembly by Hon. ML [[Smyser (surname) | Smyser]].  The speech is as follows: “My fellow citizens, if anything would relieve the sense of worries  which is ordinary incident to extended railroad travel it be exceeding kindness by which we have been everywhere received by our fellow citizens and to look upon audiences like that assembled here composed in part of venerable men who experienced hardships of early life in [[Ohio]] of some of those venerable women who shared their labors in self denial of early life in the west and in part of their son that gallant second generation which in a time of the nations peril in 1861 sprang to its defenses and brought the flag home and honor and in part of those young men here undertaking the discipline of mind which is to fit them for useful American citizenship full of the ambitions of early manhood and I trust in the principals of morality and loyalty and in part of those sweet faced children coming from schools and homes to brighten with their presence their graver assemblage.  Where else in the world could such a gathering be assembled.  Where else so much of free individual life.  Where else so much social order as here.  The individual free to aspire and  work.  The community its own police officer and guardian.  We are here as a  American citizen having first duties to our families, to our neighbor and to the institutions with which we are connected.  But above all and thought and by all we owe these duties to our country and to God by whose beneficial guidance our government was founded and by whose favor and protection it has been preserved.  Friendly to all peoples of the world, we will not thwart our course or provoke quarrels by unfriendly acts.  Neither will we be forgetful of the fact that we are charged here first with the conservation and promotion of American interests.  That our government was founded by its own citizenship.  But I cannot speak at further length.  I must hurry on to other places where kind people are impatiently awaiting our coming.  And to duties which will be assumed and undertaken with more courage since I have so often looked into the faces of the people where I endeavor to serve.  Let me present  to you now and so with great pleasure one of the gentleman called by me under the constitution to assist in the administration of the government on whom you have learned to love and honor.  As you are now privileged to know Gen. Benjamin F [[Tracey (surname) | Tracey]], Secretary of the Navy.”  The Secretary simply bowed his acknowledgement and Presidents party returned to their car and the train sped on its way leaving behind a cheering crowd.

William [[Annat (surname) | Annat]], dry goods.<br>

William [[Annat (surname) | Annat]], dry goods.<br>

[[Kinney and Cooley]] and John [[Shultz (surname) | Shultz]] last week purchased the entire stock of DD [[Miller (surname) | Miller]] hardware of this city and took a lease of the [[Miller]] building for a term of five years.<br>

[[Kinney and Cooley]] and John [[Shultz (surname) | Shultz]] last week purchased the entire stock of DD [[Miller (surname) | Miller]] hardware of this city and took a lease of the [[Miller]] building for a term of five years.<br>

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