Montpelier High School - Mirror Yearbook (Montpelier, OH)

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THE SCHOOL Like a rose in +he album fhe school of filly years ago has faded only +o be a sweef memory fha+ one can visualize a+ even-lide. The school of Today has become more melhodical and expansive. I+ reveals hidden secrefs of filly years ago. Yes. if excels all ofher former places of learning- ye'r we like lo recall fhose o+her days. O.V.

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PAGES FROM CALENDARS OF THE PAST PROVE INTERESTING AND COLORFUL Reminiscences of Other Days Let's pllt another log on the fire. pull up our chairs and with the help of a few old-timers -turn back the pages of Time. Time does march on-swiftly, si- lently, steadily and we are forced to go along with it. Nevertheless-it's pleas- ant to sit down and talk to someone who knew Montpelier 50 years ago, when it was just .1 small village of some nine or ten hundred people. There were no side- walks then, but board walks put in their appearance a little later. According to Mrs. N. G. Lash, her door yard reached from the alley next to her house to the next one west with only a small cabinet shop between. A grist mill stood across the street from her home. Later it blew up, killing one man and blowing the dome across to where Louden's now have their Department Store. Southeast of town, where the old graveyard now is. was lo- cated a Cranberry Marsh and that is where Cranberry Run gets its name. Mr. and Mrs. Henry W'ingard can recall when: There was a watermill out by the Cfcflfrlcfy. Denmanls owned a dry goods store and john Mercer and Oliver Williams each meat markets. A postoffice and a drug store were lo- cated where what is now the south part of Main Street between Monroe and ilonesville Streets. The foundry was where Bungalow Court now is. A saloon was located on the corner of Main and Monroe streets. Dr. Hagcrly's office was where Guil- inger's garage now stands. Mrs. Owens owned a big hotel on the site of The Farmers Supply Co. N. G. Lash had the First car. An amus- ini ing incident is recalled about this car with the steam engine. It seems that on one 4th of July, Mr. and Mrs. Lash were leading the parade with their car, They were representing Uncle Sam and Lady lui kxou Bliilifing Sli'i'i'f SUFIIA' The Om' Hom' Slmy qv.. . t 4. F 'vs