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 RCN-MULrORD- JR- ^ -WERTER- G-BETTY- 
 
NORWOOD 
 
 Her Homes and Her Peoule. 
 
 Pleasant Places in the Gem of the Highlands. 
 
 A IIISKIRICAL SKETCH OF THK LIVELIEST MEMBER OF CINCINNATI'S SUBJJjmi^Yj&.^^'-Y 
 
 Ren Mulford Jr., and Werter G. Betty. 
 
 llbcllishfil with Man% lllustratic 
 
 894. 
 

 CoinrigliU'.! April. IS'.'I. 
 By Mulfohd & Betty. 
 
NORWOOD. 
 
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 llic rmiin- h.ul mil. li 
 in store lur a Imr 
 (>iil;Ii Ml j1iiiiu1,iiuI\ 
 lilcsM'd li\ ii.iUnr. 
 'I'lie luisture lands :ind iir( liards uf the hist tlccadc 
 ha\f disapi'earcd and in their stead is a heaiitifnl 
 httic I il\ III' hciines linked to the ( hieen of the 
 West li\ hands of iron and strands in which plax 
 the iin stic -I'orees of eleitrieitx. Novwuod, ainoiiL; die 
 yoniiL;"est nieniliers ol' Cine innali's s\l\an familw has 
 |uit on nietro|iolitan airs. ller house is in onler and 
 she liids ueliome to .ill ol' iii,inkin<l who can a|i]ireciate 
 what ]ihit k and eneri;\ (.in do in the i anse of progress, 
 ■{'here w.is a time, not m.in\' \ears a^o. when 
 Norwood was nnkiiowii — nnn.imed. The little hamlet 
 of half a do/en hmises (jii the Mont_nonier\ |ake w.is 
 ealled SharpslnirL;. It ne\er created iiuk h ol' a stir in 
 the world. hariiua's. on their w.i\ to .md from the (il\. 
 stopped at the old taxein. where there was < heer I'or 
 lioth man .md lieast. Later on. the M.irietta and 
 Ciniinnati railroad was Imilt, and the piimiti\e iron lior-es 
 snorted .md Hii;L;ed up a he.i\\' grade and stopped .it 
 the modest little SharpsluirL; station that stood near 
 where the Moiitgomerx pike hridge is now loc ate<l — a 
 liridge that w.is liiiilt when the c nt was made ,tnd lra\el 
 rendered easier. Those whose memor\ long antedates 
 the luiilding of the railroad tell of the ia\ erii on the 
 hill — --Mother Goose's" — a famous resting pku e for the 
 
 tr,t\elers .ilong the 'ild pike that was then the highway 
 ketweeii ('numnati. ('hilluolhe .ind Cohimliiis. 
 
 When 111 iS(i() the Willi. im l-'ergiison t'arm. now 
 known as Norwood Heights. ]iassed into the h.inds 
 of the late S. II. I'arxin. Col. I'. I'. C.ine and I,. 
 Holies. -- Sharpsliiirg ■■ was the ado|,|ed ii.ime of the 
 territory That was not ( onsulered pretty eiiongh for 
 sill h .1 s|ioi, and the suggestion of Mr. and Mrs. Holies 
 to (,ill it Norwood (.111 .ihlirex i.ition of Northwood) met 
 with indorsement, and so it was that the siiluirli was 
 christened .mew This w.is the t'lrst of the siilulix isions ; 
 lint the hopes and |ilans of those earl\' |irojertors were 
 not c.irried out. The William R. I'hipps home, now 
 occupied h\ .\. < ). Rnssell. was the onl\ luiilding 
 erected, and the trend of impro\ ement shifted from 
 hill lop lo \alle\. when I.. C. Hopkins appeared upon 
 the scene. The dr\-gciods prince soon turned his 
 interests o\er to -\. C. BofincTer and l.onis C.. Hopkins, 
 ,ind lo their careful handling of the property they 
 h.id aciiuired is largely due the character of Norwood's 
 population. 
 
 l-'rom none of the hills that skirt the Mi.inii \alley 
 like giant sentinels is there re\ealecl a panorama of 
 greater gr.indeur tli.m that which unfolds before the 
 pilgrim who li.is scaled the heights that are crowned li\' 
 the historic Indian mound. Here, upon soil that was 
 clonlitless sai red to the Red m.m. .Norwood's water 
 lower rises a monument to man's ingenuity and the |iic.i- 
 grcssive spirit of a sulmrli that h.is ch.dlenged the admira- 
 tion ol' all its i.eighliors. It is a spot which must li.ne 
 l.een I'ashioned when Dame Nature w.is in one of her 
 merriest moods. HirectU' het'ore one, to the northeast, 
 are the outskirts of Pleasant Riclge. From the balc:ony 
 on the great steel tower the heaiit)- of tlie scene is 
 
ins])irii\L;. \"illagc ;iftor \il- 
 lage is rcxealed. Hcyoiid 
 the ridge one looks down 
 upon Kennedy Heights — 
 made prominent li\' ^'()llonu• 
 Inn. whose hospitable root' 
 seems to vover the extreme 
 edge of the i)latean upon 
 which it has liecn huilt. — 
 The dual tow ns of I .ockland 
 and Wyoming are visible, 
 with Reading (lose enough 
 lo warrant the claim that 
 the\- are tri|)lets. < )f the 
 hamlets on the heights Col- 
 lege Hill is ])rominent. Ac^JS^ 
 the \allev. to the lett. seem- 
 ingly nestling at the foot- 
 hills of the range beyond 
 
 Millcreek, lie Hartwell, Carthage, Elmwood Place and 
 Ivorydale. The square tower of the County Infirmary 
 and the great dome of l,ong\iew .\syhnn loom u|j in 
 the distance, lending an additional architectural charm 
 to the scene; but those mighty walls e( lio the lamenta- 
 tions of disappointed lives and the ra\ings of others 
 in whom the light of reason has been snuffed out. One 
 sad thought to the fate of the unfortunates there and the 
 eye s\vee])s onward. Bond Hill is a consjiicuous figure 
 in this magnificent ])icture. Far away the smoke stacks 
 of the factories that ha\e given horydale international 
 repute are visil)le. l.udlow (Irove and Clifton are both in 
 sight and between the two .St. ISernard lies, the clustered 
 tombstones glistening in the sunlight in the cemeteries 
 there, proving a grim reminder that Death lies in ambush 
 everywhere. The twin spires that rise heavenward. 
 far in the distance, give .St. George's and Corryville a 
 distinctive |)lace in the marvelous tableau. Then there 
 is Mt. .\uburn beyond. Sweejiing away to the left is 
 Walnut Hills, that great city of the hilltojis. the Eden 
 Hark stand ])ipe showing clear against the horizon. The 
 Observatory, at Mt. Lookout, is ])rominent. and as the 
 eye is turned toward the Hast, Mornington, Oakley 
 and then Madisonville are revealed. Between the 
 borders of Norwood Park and Oakley there stretches 
 the mile track of the old (^ueeii City Driving Club. 
 
 ^ SLANE HOMESTEAD CAMERON AVENUE. 
 
 l.inwood lies unseen beyond the ( )l)servatory. but her 
 water-lank, elevated on stilts, is conspicuous. Kentucky's 
 hills burst into view to the Southeast, but Bellevue is 
 the only borough that can be seen in the old Common- 
 wealth, ht. Thomas, however, is within range of the 
 naked eye. and with the glass the stars and stripes of 
 •■Old (dory" can be seen flving in the breeze above the 
 scpiare water tower at L'n< le Sam's military station. 
 
 Norwood itself has an air that is almost metropolitan. 
 There appears lo be a continuitv' of prettv residences 
 reaching almost to the gates of the < ity. The white 
 streaks that line nearly every thoroughfare are the 
 evidences in cement of the villagers' escape from the 
 thralldom of bad walks. Hopkins avenue winds its way 
 up the hill — the artery that leads to .Avondale, for 
 .Vvondale is a neighbor that is alreadv touching elbows 
 with the Ivanhoe folks. The Montgomery road is the 
 watershed of the territory. Bloody Run, ugly only after 
 a storm. Hows peacefullv along the outskirts of the 
 town, keeping to itself the legend of the Indian massacre 
 from which stirring tragedy, that dyed its waters with the 
 life blood of pioneers, it gained the name that (lings to 
 it still. To the east runs Duck Creek, and the drive 
 along its wooded banks is one of the most delightful in 
 Ohio. Indeed, there is no break in the picturesi]ue 
 boundaries of --the (lem of the Highlands," 
 
Ndrwooil is L-sseiitinll\- ;i 
 \ill;l-r <.r l.i.liiN. Tlu'iv nrc 
 less than fi(\\ of the iiih.iln- 
 tailts who ran claim a resi- 
 dence of a (|iiarter of a i entin\ . 
 Edward ■Mills' grandfather was 
 liost at the old ta\eni, nnw the 
 Sanker Hmise, Imt modern im- 
 proNemeiils lia\e oliliterated 
 nearly all traces ut' the famous 
 land-mark, t 'oliniihiis Williams. 
 Thomas Drake, W. 11. Fergu- 
 son, Moses !•'. l)U\ton.'rimis\ .in 
 Middlesworth, Daxid Wi.olU-, 
 justusDurrellainl Re\.las. I.mhi, 
 famous as a farmer ])rea( her, 
 were amonn these |iioneers. 
 .Some of their descendants ha\e 
 fallen in with the [inic essioii. 
 and aided in the de\ elo|,meiit 
 
 of their old I'arm lands; hut the ••new hlood' has 
 proxed the hone and sinew of the mo\cmeut. Idii le 
 Joe I.aiii^don took up his residence here in iS|0. .iml 
 he tells of an inc itlent in making a clearing whi( h re( ailed 
 Mad .\nthoii\' Wayne's campaign. In the heart of an 
 (.)ak tree he foun<l hinied a luillet that had heen hidilen 
 there si\ty-se\en \ ears ! 
 
 In all of ( 'incinnati's suburlcm fainiK' there nc\er 
 was a more preimious youngster than Xorwond. it 
 early e\ idenced .1 disiiositioii to lea\e the mu'ser\' in 
 the possession of other syhan sisters a bit older hut not 
 evincing (juite so uuk h plm k and energ\ . ISefore thei e 
 were a< ti\"e steps taken toward im orporation, the town 
 was fairly well lighted. ]5a( k in those old days e\ ery 
 (lixision of territory Im.isted of its inipro\ement soc iety. 
 .South Norwood was the pioneer in the mo\ement. and 
 East Norwood followed. lloth West Norwood and old 
 Norwood imhilied tlu' spirit of progress and formed 
 organi/ations that laid the foimd.ition tor Norwood's 
 impirecedented growth. l'ri\ate purse strings were loos 
 eiied, and out of darkness there 1 ame light and the 
 I oimtr\ path gii\e wa\ to the pi. ink w.ilk. When U 
 became necessary to put up ,1 lew new lamps, these 
 l)ioneers turned out in force at night, dug their own 
 post holes ,ind phiiited the be.icoiis. If iiulixidu.il ellort 
 
 could do so imic li fur Norwood it wase\iclent that hopes 
 lor gre.iter iinpro\ ements l,i\ m inc or|ioration. The 
 sen'jineiit of the c ommunit\ was o\ erw helmingU' in fa\"or 
 of such ac lion, and on .\l.i\ 10. i.S.SS, the el'l'orts of 
 \'. ( '. Tidball ,ind Casper 11. Rowe, who h.id been named 
 as agents for incorpor.ition, w c-re successful. Norwcxxl 
 celebrated her si.xth birthda\ in 1 .Scj4. Iler record is 
 one which must be a matter of personal pride to every 
 soul within the corporate limits. 
 
 .\t the lirst mimic ipal election — a special one. held 
 .\ugusl 6, 1X88, — 199 \ cites were cast. .\t the last 
 proidenti.il election in 189.:, h)ur vears later, that total 
 had increased o\ er li\e fold. ,ind 1,02(1 c ili/ens cast 
 their ballots at the two precincts. Dr. John ('. We>er 
 was the first mayor chosen; John ('. .Masker, treasurer; 
 Ivlward G Holies, clerk, and Ocrald Kelioe. marshal. 
 I'he hrst board of cciuncihneii was made up of Fred. 
 H. .Mehmert, l-ldward Mills, William I ,eser, J. P. /im- 
 merm.in, sr., D. IT Whitehead and .Vnthoiu W'ciand. 
 The same town officers were elected in April. 1S89, but 
 I'hilip .Moessinger. T. J. McFarlan, Robert Thom])son 
 and .\. H. Tape joined .Messrs. Zimmerman and Mehmert 
 in council. During this administration, Da\id Davis 
 acted as solicitor and D. .V. Hosbrook, as village 
 engineer. In 1S90 J. M. Thoinssen was the onl\ new 
 
man to take- liis seal m couiv 
 cil, Mr. 'rhomjjson rL-liriiig. 
 During the year Mr. Mols- 
 singer resigned, and Rii hard 
 Evans scr\ed during his un- 
 expired term. Mr. lioUcs 
 also laid down his ]ien as 
 clerk, and W. E. Wirhgar 
 succeeded him. 'I'he spring 
 election in 1891 resulted in 
 the choice of Aaron McNeill 
 for mayor. Once more J. ( '. 
 Masker was continued as 
 treasurer, and Marshal Kehoe 
 was re-elected. Wm. Damen 
 was installed as sealer ol 
 weights and measiu'es. \\ . 
 !•',. r.undy, as solicitor, was 
 warmly endorsed. Three new 
 councilmen were chosen: 
 John Rolscn. J. J. Hess 
 and W. S. Owynn. and thc\- a 
 Mehmert, I'ape and 'rhoniSNC 
 to that body in .\pril. 1X92, 
 1893 resulted in the renewed 
 and the return of all the olil ( 
 
 p. BELLSMITH, FOREST AND SMITH AVENUES. 
 
 ed that year with Messrs. 
 this trio being returned 
 The s|jring camjiaign in 
 ( hoice of Mayor McNeill 
 icials with two exceptions 
 
 — .-\lbert Berger succeeded Mr. (iwynn m ( oiuk il and 
 Benjamin Zeis was installed as Marshal, an office not 
 in conflict with his duties as one of Norwood's finest. 
 The first official abode of Norwood's fledgling fathers 
 was decidedly modest. All of the early ordinances 
 were engrossed in a small 
 apartment in the frame build- 
 ing on the ])ike, remodeled 
 li\- the Knights of I'ythias. 
 The (|uarters soon became 
 loo cramped for comfort, and 
 l>\ an expenditure of $5,200, 
 Norwood Hall was purchased, 
 an<l it has ser\ed the \ illage 
 for (ouncil chamber, court 
 room and ( alaboose, while 
 1 ontinuing in popular de- 
 mand as a |iublii hall. I'os- 
 ■-es>in<i a spleiulid site the 
 lir^l steps ha\e alread) been 
 taken to L;i\e Norwood a 
 new publii building worthy 
 of this picti;resipie and beau- 
 lil'iil suburb. 
 
 RUSSELL. MONTGOMERY BOULEVARD. 
 
THK SERENADE OF PROSPERITY. 
 
 N( ) r 1iiii,l; 3'j,n a .urccn 
 lirakciiiaii w a> Iiciiil; 
 '■ln-okcii in" (in "the 
 liii; road." aN c\ fr\ - 
 l)i)d\' I alls llic line <>\ cr w hdsc 
 destinies ('a|)tain W. W. Pea- 
 liody presides. 'I'lie i nii- 
 diK tor. in the mle nl' an 
 instnutcir. was naiiiinu; i>\t' 
 tlie stalitiiis as the tram i-olled 
 aliin.n. NorwiHJil had s( an el\ 
 been left Ijeliind when the 
 raw kniyht of the lantern was 
 I oac lied to i all (Hit •• ]'',a-t 
 Norw (lod. " llehire he olie) ed 
 he ga\e a grunt of astonish 
 iiient and remarked: "NNhN 
 don't the\' build a union (le|iol 
 out here? ■ 
 
 'I'here are no less than si\ 
 railroad stations within the 
 hinils of Norudod and righi 
 on the borders, S( ar( e a stone's 
 throw I'roni the northei ii 
 boiindar\' line, are two more — 
 Harewooel and Norwood 
 Heights — on the (■hiiag(j 
 
 braiK h of the renns\bania, while awa\ to the south the 
 (iiKinnati, I'ortsmontli and \'irginia Road ( ontribiite^ tw d 
 others to the list — l''.lsniere. whi( h is within the i orporate 
 limits, and Idlewild. whi( h is just without. The C. 1'. iV 
 \'.. whi(h so long ( .irried the title of the •■('oat. I'ants and 
 \'est." now reii>i(es o\ er the roniantii name ot "'riie 
 l'o( ahontas Route. " 
 
 h.inhoe. lloi>kins .\\eniie .ind Norw I I'.irk ,ire all 
 
 on the ( 'iiicmnati. I.ebaiK.n .iiid Northern, .ind Ivist Nor 
 \\oo(l Is the jiiiK tion of that Highland Route and the 
 lialtimore and ( )hio .Southwestern. ( >n e\er\ da)', but the 
 ."sabbath. nearU se\ent\" passenger trains pass through 
 Norwdod and all sa\e a lew fast expresses stop. With 
 sill h gr.ind railroad ac ( (immodations it is eas\' to a( ( ount 
 lor the healtin growth in the arni\ (if ( ommiUers. The 
 shriek of the lo( omotive's whistle so often heard onh swells 
 the ( horns in the serenade of prosperitx. 'The okl Marietta 
 and CiiKinnati ran her iron arms into .Norwood when it 
 was Sharpsburg and farmland. Not until years afterward 
 was the Norlhern built and sim e I'resident (George Hater 
 assumed the reins of go\ernmenl and Ckiv Ro( kwell li.is 
 been in ( harge of the passenger ser\ ii e. suburbanites on 
 the Highland Route have been taken i are of in good shape. 
 The II. ^: O. S. W . has made a leature of suburban e\ 
 presses, and ( ). I'. .M(('art\. the ( b 1'. .\.. has not o\ er 
 looked anything thai would adil comfort to the ( dinnuiters. 
 
 J, R LINDSAY, CAMERON AVENUE 
 
 Not onl\- has .Norwood been extremely lortiinate in the 
 liberalu\ of the ste.iin railroads but there is another 
 important arter\ oftr.nel — the ele( tri( road on the Mont- 
 gomery |.ike. from the (la\ that the first ( .ir r.in out o\er 
 the F.deii I'.irk .ind W.ilniit Hills road to Norwood on the 
 boiirth of July, not three years ago. the route h.is been ,i 
 wonderfulh sik ( esst'ul one. I'erhaps there was no one man 
 in Norwood who did more toward ha\mg the ro.id biiill 
 than f'red .Mehmerl. ( )l.sta( les. sik h .is the non |i(>ssession 
 of a right of w.i\. were removed b\ pun base outright of the 
 pike. The Norwood h',le( tri( . with a li\e-(ent through 
 fire, proved a monex -m.iker iVom the start and it li.is been 
 a large I.K tor in the latter-day growth of the borough. 
 When the first ( ars were put on. the name ■•Norwood " 
 (diild not be found on their sides even with the aid of a 
 mil ros( ope. but a in.in .it fountain Sipiare to-dav i an pirk out 
 a Norwood ear without reipiiring the serviies of an inter- 
 preter. There are prophets who aver that before nianv 
 vears el. ipse the elei trie will rinle on over the bridge and 
 down H.irris .\veniie through I'last Norw ood to the pi( tiires- 
 ipie Dm k Creek road and thetn e tnid an riitlet into Nor- 
 wood Park and return to .Montgomery lloulev ard through 
 South Ndrwiiod. rii.il. however, is only a iiromissory note, 
 but Norwood has .1 singiilai' t.iriilty ol taking up all prom- 
 issory notes and paying them oft'. 
 
THIi MAYOR ANU MIS CABINUT 
 
THE OFFICIAL FAHILY. 
 
 N()l\\\()(»l» luiN Keen 
 Ml|icTl.iti\ch- ri)rUiiKUe 
 in the rlKiK c (if licr 
 tifti( ci'N. and iVoiii llic 
 lime i)f llic ^clc( lion nf llic 
 lir^l nicniliLTs of llic \ iILil;^ 
 caliinet tii llu- |ircNcnl honr. 
 1 )anii' Scandal has nol had a 
 ( hanc c lo \vhi>|)cr a word nt 
 sii>|>i( inn. Ma\ or Aaron \l( - 
 N'cill. who is sci'\ \\i'^ his 
 sc( iind Icrni, is a mcnilicr ol 
 the law linn of Aiaher ^V 
 McNeill. Ik- IS a .Muskin- 
 gum CounU' |irodui I and has 
 long liccn |iroinincnt in ihc 
 (dum ils of Ohio's (irand 
 Lodge of Ihc I. ( ). (). I'. 
 He is one of Norwoods 
 ilea\ \ ueiL;hls. |)h\si(all\ and 
 intellei lualh . In Ciiu innaii 
 he ranks u ilh the notahU' 
 sui c esstui |irai lilioners at the 
 liar, and he has lent dignitv . 
 aliiliu and an intense lo\all\' 
 lo ■■e\ er\ lhln^ Noi\\<iod" to 
 
 FRI 
 
 Ills adininistraiion. 
 
 John ('. .Masker is the only Ireasiirer Norwood li.is 
 e\XT had, and his term is likely lo last as long as he is 
 willing to hold the \illage |iurse-strinns. Mr. Masker is ,i 
 retired mamifac Hirer, and for iiearh .1 (piarlei of a cenlui\ 
 he was a menilier of the Cin( innaii so.ip and 1 andle 
 house of r>. H. Lamping Ov: Co. He has |iro\ed a laithl'ul 
 officer in this, llie first ]iulilie position to ulii(li his ledlow 
 townsnien railed him. 
 
 That is a ( liarac teristie trait of Norwoods oftieials. 
 The great majority of them liegan their pulilii < areers in 
 the great cause of Norwood's prosperity, and ••the good 
 of Norwood " is the length, depth, breadth and height of 
 their political aniliilions. W, ]%. Wichgar, who has ser\ ed 
 as I lerk siiK e 1.S91, is the right man in the right plai e. 
 He writes a haml as 1 lear as i opper plate, and is with the 
 .\mericaii Hook Company, W. \i. llundy, the solicitor, 
 has proved to lie an adept in diplomacy in handling the 
 legal affairs of the \illage. Before he came to Norwood 
 he served as .Secretary of the Board of Elections of Ham- 
 ilton County. Some years ago he edited the Wellston 
 Argus and the Ohio Mining Journal. His father was 
 killed liiihlina for the fiacr of the I'ninn, and when he was 
 
 VIEHMERT WONTGOfV 
 
 BOULEVARD. 
 
 ( hosen Colonel of the .Sons of \'eter.iiis of the Stale of 
 < )liio, he ,i< quireil that tide. He was also I'mvince Presi- 
 dent of the I'hi Dell.rriiela. Colonel l!iind\'s grandfather. 
 II. S. IhiiKh-, is the oldest 111,111 ill ( 'ungress, and Nor- 
 wood's solicitor IS a man wdio is a ( redit to his aiK eslrv. 
 
 There is just one memlica- of the lioar<l of (ihiik il 
 who has ser\ed the village faithfully and 1 ontinuously e\er 
 since its birth. That man is Frederic k H, Mehmert, He 
 is treasurer of the V.. I.. O'Connor Company in the shoe 
 business in Cine innaii. He resides in the old 1.. ( '. Hop 
 kins home on Montgomery .i\eiiiie, and "( )ld Norwood" 
 has kept him in his seat. Reference lo his missionarx 
 efforts in behalf of the electric- road is made in another 
 chapter, A. H. Pape, Jvisl Norwood's representatix e, 
 ranks ne.\t in time of serxice. He is now sec retary of the 
 Chamber of Commerce in Cine innaii; has been in the 
 railroad business for fifteen years, and is the ageni of Ihc 
 C. c\: f). During the life of the Davenport Club, he was 
 a leading spirit, and at that time he ranked as one of the 
 best of (.'incinnati's amateur diseiiiles of Thespis, M'est 
 N'onvood chose one of her faxcirite sons wdien John Rolsen 
 was sent to cotiiic il. and since his adwnt m that bod\ 
 
THu Vll LAUE FATMURS 1S92-94. 
 
West Norwood has kept piue 
 
 with every other sectimi of 
 
 tlic \ illai^e ill the c hnrai ter 
 
 and Slope of the inipriJ\e- 
 
 inents made. In liusiness, he 
 
 IS with Kiiif;ht l\: ('<i. , the 
 
 Ciininnati jiriiiters and pub- 
 
 hshers, and is ser\ing his 
 
 lourth year as a "city lather." 
 
 John J. Hess was called liy 
 
 the ]ieople on the Heiglits, 
 
 and he did so well that the\ 
 
 sent him hark for a second 
 
 term. He is a carriage builder 
 
 and in business fur himself 
 
 in CiiK innati. Although born 
 
 m ( ierniany, oiil\ tu o \ ears 
 
 ol his life was spent there. 
 
 The Ivanhoe and I'dsmeie 
 
 distii( t has a worker ni Albert 
 
 Kerger. "Good roads' is his 
 
 hobb}-. and as a trustee of 
 
 Millc reek Townshi]., lie rode 
 
 it before he broadened his 
 
 held of public enileaxor. Mr. 
 
 1-ierger is superiritendeiit of 
 
 the tank wagon s\>teni of the 
 
 Standard Oil CompaiiN. and his ac (|iiaintani e in ( 'iiK iiinati 
 
 is very large. lie u.is m the oil biiMiicss himself tor ten 
 
 years before joining lore es with the .Stanilard. lai ob M. 
 
 ■riiomssen. who is with the .Methodist Hook Concern, was 
 
 the only member of ihe old , oim, i| who retired in the 
 
 spring of 1894. He has been 
 
 deservedly in\estecl with the 
 
 title of "the lather of the 
 
 waterworks moxemenl." and 
 
 there was no man in the bod\ 
 
 more active in the carlv ad 
 
 vocacy of action along that 
 
 line than he. .After four \ears 
 
 of ser\ ic e in the board, he 
 
 dec ided to retire and Kdward 
 
 H. Anthon)' was elected 
 
 to succeed him as .South Xor- 
 
 wood's representatix e. .\1 
 
 though Norwood has ne\ei 
 
 been divided into wards, it is 
 
 the cntstom to gi\e eac h one 
 
 of the six di\ isions of leriitorv 
 
 memberships in c ounc il. 'riiat 
 
 is an unwritten law that li:,s 
 
 ilexer been violated. .Mr. .\n- 
 
 thon\ is one of the best known 
 
 of the old news]i.iper guard 
 
 in Cincinnati. He has been 
 
 ^1 T^ ■ , ,,,■ EDWARD H ANTH 
 
 on the bnc[uirer and 1 inies- 
 
 Star staffs, and now holds a position of trust under County 
 
 Treasurer Leo Schott. 
 
 Colonel James M. Harjier, the village engineer, was 
 called to that post bv council. He is well qualified for 
 
 DBB. NORWOOD AVENUE AND BEECH STREET 
 
 the duties of the important trust. For eight \ears he had 
 ser\c'd Hamilton Coiiiil\ as c hief engineer and he has been 
 w ilh \arious railroads c entering in Cine iim.it i In t he c apac it\ 
 of a c i\il engineer. The ( Ihio Stale Society of Surveyors 
 and Ci\il iMigineers. at its last session, complimented 
 Colonel Harper by an elec ticui to the presi 
 dene y of that im]Mjrtaut body. Pleasant 
 kidge, noting the skill with which Nor 
 wood's engineering was conducted, has 
 installed (Ailonel Harper in the same ]>osi 
 lion there. Too young to enlist he was an 
 assistant under his father. Surgeon Harper, 
 wdio was attached to Cen. Sherman's st.iff. 
 In Norwood, John .\. Miur.i\, Andrew 
 Ilirnbaum and I'Alward lleyl hold the rank 
 of assistant engineers. 
 
 Marshal Denjamin Zeis has been titled 
 "Norwoods Chief Deitsc h. " for he embodies 
 the duties of a member of ■•the finest" with 
 those c,f the position to whic h he was elec led. 
 He is a f.iitlibil official, and h\es in his own 
 coz\ home on Lawrence avenue. 
 
 A PEEP AT TIONESTA. 
 
 Nestling on the lianks of Duck Creek is 
 "Tionesta" — Norwood's stcjc k farm. I his 
 tract is owned by A. C Strobel and in c lunge 
 of Charles Hazenfield. It li.isa half niiletrac k 
 for training jnirposes. The trotting star of the' 
 stud is the W'ilkes-Simmons' stallion, Clifford Wood, who 
 has the bloced of Hanibletoniaii and .M.imbiino Chief in his 
 \eins. Colonel Ren, a Frenc h coac h horse, with a good 
 pedigree, and the ^Lrjor, a Shetland pon\-, are .also noted. 
 
THE PLATTING COMMISSION'S TASK. 
 
 DlRlNd llu- suinnuT of 1.SS9 the i'latting Commis- 
 sion was fslablislx-(i. 'Ihc idra was falhtred in 
 couiuil !)>• l'hili|) Mocssingcr. wlio had had 
 i.-\|icrit'n(L' on a simiHar boaril in (.'incinnati. and 
 foresaw the grand possihihlics of a 
 similiar wcirk in Ndrwuod. Dr. N. I. 
 Scott, Prof. j. f. I.luvd. Dr. juhn C 
 Weyer, J. ('. Masker and die late 
 William W'eghorst were in the roni- 
 mission when organized August 15th. 
 On account of other business engage- 
 ments I. r. l.hiyd tendered his resig- 
 nation Man h J-Midand Dr. N. I. Scott 
 March 16th. 1S91 ; the resignati<ins 
 being a( ( epted by (Oun(il. I'he re 
 niaining members were dissalislied with 
 this (ijurse. not wishing to lose both 
 members at oni e, and in i onseiiueiii e 
 Mr. l.lo_\d reconsidered, bm. owing to 
 professional duties, l)r. Scott found it 
 impossible to ser\ e. Mr. i.loul was 
 reappointed March 23rd. iSyi. Mr. 
 Samuel T. Harris being appointed at 
 thesamelime in the \a( am y m 1 asionei 
 by the retirement of Dr. Siott. Th 
 board at ont e organized by elei tii 
 r. Lloyd chairman and .Mr. \\ . (i. 
 ISettv secretary, the former sei retary, .Mr 
 ha\ing been elected \illage clerk .M 
 Se|Member 2otli. i Scj 1 . and ecu 
 November ^nd, i 8c; 1 , appointc-d .Mr. j. 
 I.. Shearer to the vacanc) , since uhic li 
 time to date there have beeti no lurthei 
 changes. Of the great wcirk done b\ 
 the commission. Chairman l,lo)d saxs; 
 '•'I'he duties of the I'latting (Com- 
 mission have been arduous and often 
 |jer])lcxing. 'I'he)- found the territcir\ 
 embraced in the newl\- incorp-orated 
 village to be ccimposed of farm lantls. 
 isolatetl dwellings and subdivisions in 
 terspersed. No endea\or had been 
 made by land dealers to serve the public 
 at large. lOach i)roperty owner dis- 
 l)osing of land had planned to get the 
 greatest possible return from his acreage 
 regardless of the adjacent territory. 
 .Streets had been wantonl)- blocked 
 by houses or town lots, or ciu'ved to 
 follow insignificant natmal ra\ines or 
 angled to turn field corners to suit the 
 will of the interested owners. In some 
 cases long narrow sirijis of ground were pin|iosely left 
 between subdivisions to [irevent communication, while in 
 
 others the 
 blocked by 
 ity,' irrepar 
 an object 1 
 
 P MOESSINGER. 
 
 mystery, 
 chief was 
 
 ■.treets laid oiu by one |)arty had been artfully 
 another. These •monuments to man's cupid- 
 
 dile in many cases, remain yet in many places 
 
 esscm staring in the face of a growing people. 
 Norwood, w ith her crazy (piilt topogra- 
 h\', speaks \olumes tmanswerable 
 in fa\c)r of a comity jilatting commis- 
 sion with sweeping power that shall 
 protect the generations that are to 
 follow against the selllshness of those 
 who ha\e no higher duty to the land 
 ;he\ li\e in than to make the most 
 mone\ out of their evanescent heirloom 
 or sjieculative possessions. The Plat- 
 ting Commission of Norwood has 
 attempted with only moderate success 
 to establish order out of this chaotic 
 c cmdition. The \arious sections ha\ e 
 lieeii united in the best manner possi- 
 ble under the circmnstances, but still 
 imsatisfactorily. .\ few streets ha\e 
 been widened, others straightened, a 
 few \acated and many new streets 
 platted. Coimcil heartily entered into 
 the work and numbers c:)f condemna- 
 tions of property for street purposes to 
 enefit the cornmunity have followed. 
 s innocent purchasers of lots have unavoidably 
 
 er<. the original owners lia\ ing reaped their 
 — har\est and relieved themselves of the 
 obligation. The village has also 
 suffered from this selfishness of siiecu- 
 lators and inheritors of farm lands, and 
 the lax payers of Norwood are collec- 
 ti\elv pa_\ing t'or i)roperty th.it shotild 
 ha\e been donatetl for street pur- 
 
 ■•Well, I'oni, how are n'ou getting 
 iig at school?" asked Prof, J. U. 
 i\cl one e\ening of his young hope- 
 . I'he fac e of the ycnithful botanist 
 uded u|) and he grumbled: "I'd 
 jirettv well if it wasn't for music. 
 Thev ask a fellow such foolish cpies- 
 tions. " 
 
 "What are they?" iiicpiired his 
 father." 
 
 "Why to-da\- they wanted to know 
 how many turnijis there were in a 
 -J bushel! " was the astonishing informa- 
 tion gi\en. It took time to solve the 
 I'he unusual ([uery which had caused the mis- 
 "IIow many beats are there in a measure?" 
 
THE BOARD OF IMPROVEMENTS. 
 
 1I;N ihislHuly 
 < ast ils olii 
 
 , fe'l ilu- 14th (,r 
 
 h \|'ril, I Sijo, 
 
 iIk' (l;itc t>\ lis 
 
 lirsl inrcliliL;, 
 
 \ I \ leu prcscntiiMc 
 
 tU( Is w rrv si l; li I ril . 
 
 1 ^ )y' <■>-< UL I lli|.|ilr w cri- 
 lliL niLiiil L Is \\ lid a I I cil 
 uilli iliL iiiiNii 1 ut Ml llill'"- ii'si,^;nL-il ami 
 William \\'iiHlli()i-sl was rhdSL-n to fill the \a<an(\. 
 ilu- niilts 111" iin|irii\ t'd strcL-ts ami the loL;islatii)ii 
 lur tliL- iiian\ iiKirc that are tn lolluw is the (ucr 
 whfliniiiL; eviilentc that iiia\ he (ilTrrcd tn |iro\c 
 the uraml works this little hoard endorsed. lioth 
 ^entlenieii are as well and fa\(iralil\- known in ('iii- 
 einnati as they are l>y their neighlKjrs. Mr. Meadir 
 is the Fourth street ticket hroker, and ,Mr. Windhorst, 
 the dr\' goods men hant, a member of the Main street 
 linn of Hohnstcdt & ^\■indhorst. 
 
 Charles A, EwingJ succeeded 
 .\lr. Hoslirook as village engineer, in 
 May, 1891, and he held that ]josition 
 until June, 1S92, when it was deemed 
 advisable to secure a resident engi- 
 neer, and James M. Harper was in- 
 stalled and is still serving in that 
 capacity. During Mr. Ewing's term 
 the character of street im|iro\ enients 
 were c hanged from primitive form to 
 those more befitting a mimic ipalit\-. 
 and b\- the end of the season. $i.'^5.- 
 000 wiirth of inipro\emenls had been 
 made under his super\ision. Some 
 idea of the uonderfiil strides Nor- 
 wood has made in the c ause of good 
 streets and good sidewalks ma\ be 
 gained from figures whii h embrai ed 
 the ((im])leted impro\ements up to 
 March 15, 1.S94. l'',ngineer Fbirper 
 re]jorted that at that time 131",, miles 
 of streets had been macadami/ed at a 
 cost of $335,100.46. the average per 
 
 foot being $2.83.26. Park and b'loral williai 
 
 a\enues are the only asphalt streets in the \ illage, and lluw 
 cost $62,259.59 to build a stretch of 1 j';;; miles, the 
 
 1 
 
 
 ,^^J*»-S» 
 
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 iy 
 
 
 r 
 
 #%■ Oft 
 
 a\erage being $7..S7.,S 
 a fool. Uric k slieets 
 are not common and 
 only |-',| of a mile h.is 
 been imprcA ed in dial 
 manner. .11 a c osi of 
 $6.28.7.36. or an aver- 
 age of $5.61.43 a fool. 
 ( )f c emeiit walks dure 
 are 18 j';, miles laid al 
 a cash cost of $c;;,- 
 281.59. The a\erage 
 expense to properu 
 owners was $0.49.30. 
 or a lew mills less than 
 half a dollar a h,ot. 
 
 At the time lliis 
 
 report was made the- 
 
 imjirox eineiits ol Icir 
 
 est, Harris, I'^lin and 
 
 Hudson a\enues were 
 
 under waw With the 
 
 iimplelioii of die former ihorounhlare came the solution 
 
 i a ]irobUaii thai proxcd a pii//liiig one for se\'eral wars. 
 
 'orest a\eiiiie is now the connecting link between South 
 
 and Ivist Norwc:)od. The rax'ines 
 
 that dixided these chxisioiis of tia'- 
 
 ri|or\ lia\e been tilled up. ;Mid oiu- 
 
 <«f the most iiii]iortant of all the 
 
 great public works in the life of 
 
 the \oiing \illage successfiilh- ac 
 
 complished b\' ]iluck, eiiergx' and 
 
 pcisc\ oraiic e. .\t the same time 
 
 the water works jubilee takes plac e 
 
 it is lining for I'iast Norwood to 
 
 c l.iim her \oiinger sister for a bride. 
 
 \ll is read\- for the- weddiiiL;. 
 
 C MEADER 
 
 •^" 
 
 OROANIZEI) LABOR. 
 
 flrgaiii/ed labor has strong foe t- 
 
 hoM in the village. One of the best 
 
 iiisiilulions of the kind in the land 
 
 is l.oc.il I'nion. No. 705. of ihe 
 
 ( '.irpc-nlers and buners of .\nn ric a. 
 
 I There are sexeiity members in good 
 
 standing and their oftic ers are : 
 
 I'resideiil. C. P. Mc Cohini : \'ic e 
 
 °"°"^'^ President, J. I'. Mount; Recording 
 
 Sec ietar\ V.. I'lc kard : linanci.il Secretary .\. 1'.. HeM ; 
 
 ( 'ondiictor. Win. Kohler. and Warden. 1. (.i. Reese. 
 
THE WATER W0RK5 PLANT. 
 
 Al- riCR nionihs of agita- 
 tion the ])eoi)le of 
 Norwood were called 
 upon on November iS. 
 1892. to •vote upon the ipies 
 lion of building a water 
 works, and those in favor of 
 the enterprise carried the day 
 by the decisive figures of 
 491 for and 136 against. The 
 failure of ballots to arri\e at 
 the Ivanhoe precim t was re 
 sponsible for the loss of at 
 least one hundred Notes. The 
 issue of $50,000 worth of 
 bonds was indorsed, but tin- 
 work was of such a character 
 that another api)ropriation of 
 the same amount was asked 
 for and granted by the peo- 
 ]>le. Mayor McNeill ap- 
 ])ointed as water works trus- 
 tees ])r. Alfred .Springer, 
 C.eorge Puchta anil Henry 
 Rikhoff, and under their di- 
 rection has theenteri)rise been 
 carried out. The nominees 
 of the mayor were confirmed by comicil and afterwart 
 elected unanimously by the suffrages of their fellow towns 
 
 LFRED SPRINGER 
 
 VIOUND AVENUES. 
 
 men. .Mr. Rikhoff 
 the long term at the 
 
 M BAKER. STEWART PARK. 
 
 term e.\piring. he was re-elected to 
 \pril election in 1894. At a time 
 when panic threatened the 
 land Norwood went boldly 
 aliead. and during the darkest 
 days of 1S93. hundreds ot 
 men were at work on the 
 water works contracts at the 
 building, laying the mains, 
 and at the foundry, where 
 the steel plates for the tower 
 were welded into shape. A 
 test well was sunk to bed 
 rock, fifty feet below the 
 low water mark of the Ohio 
 river at Cincinnati, dis- 
 tant on an air line three 
 miles. J'he result proving 
 satisfactory, the trustees felt 
 justified in acquiring the pro- 
 ])erty on Harris avenue, at 
 ilie jimction of the B. & O. 
 S \V. and C. I.. & N. rail- 
 roads, and erecting the plant 
 on that site. Six wells were 
 drilled there. The first one, 
 experimental, is six inches 
 in diameter ; the other five 
 are ei^ht inches each. The 
 
wells Idvni 3 rectangle, the 
 longer sides of whirh are in 
 the <live(tion of north to 
 south, the six-iiK h well being 
 in the southeastern angle. 
 The wells are all twenty feel 
 apart. The strata passed 
 througli, while sinking the 
 si\ wells, did not i hange in 
 I harai ter niueh as (cinip.ued 
 to each other, showing that 
 the strata remained alike 
 \\ithin the 800 sciuare feet, 
 w hirem the wells are located, 
 following Is a sMiopsis of the 
 strata : \ ellow 1 lay, j;j feet ; 
 blue cla\-, ;,;, feel 5 ini lies ; 
 occasionalh" striking dolomiiii 
 hinesloiie; \ er\ hue sand, ^i 
 feel 7 inc lies. .\t the depth 
 (pf 1 ;(i teet from snrt'at e a 4 
 foot la\er of coarse sand or 
 fine gra\elwas iiiened ; then 
 ( ame another stratum of fine 
 
 sand to 2,:;o feet. The sand - - 
 
 then siiclclenl\- liecame coarser 
 until at J,^j; feet larger pieces 
 
 of gra\el weie eiic ciuniered. Rock hottoni was slnic k in 
 first well (east) at 237 feel S inc lies; second (west), ^^^3 
 I'eel 10 inches; third (east), 236 feet .^ inches; fourlli 
 (west), 2;,6 teet 4 inches; fifth (east), j^4 t'eel, and sixth 
 (west), j;,2 feet. This shows ih.il the trend of the forma 
 Hon is slightly south. The water rose to 1)3 feel from the 
 
 FOREST AVEKUES. 
 
 lii-i arhoiMle of lime and magnesia, also siilphales thereof 
 ;iinoiiiUmg to 25',, of the solids. Traces of lii c ;irlionale 
 of iron ,ire prescail. No ;illiiiminoid ;iiiirnoiiia nor nilrales 
 nor nilnles w erc' loiind. 
 
 The plans for ihe eiiluc' s\slem were prepared by 
 (disUiN House :iren, whose ideas, carried out, h.ne gi\en 
 surface. ( )ne litre of waler cciiuaiiis o. jlWi gr.iius solids or Norwood ,1 pi.iut excelled b\ no olher town in the Slate ol 
 
 about one part in ;,76o. The solids cciisist princ ipalb of ( thio, or elsewhere. .Mr. House ;ireii ,ic led as ciuisiilling 
 
 engineer, and j. .\l. Harper, 
 ;is superxising engineer of :ill 
 the work. 
 
 I'lie pumping sl;ition is 
 ,in e\c';ible slructure :incl is 
 biiill of Norwood pressed 
 brick, with treeslone irim- 
 inings .ind slate roof The en- 
 gine roc)m,28.\53 feet,cont;iins 
 the c isiern, centrally loc ated 
 belwi'eii ihe wells ;ind die Iwo 
 |iumping engines. I'lie boiler 
 room, 2,S \ 35 feel, affords 
 ample sp;ice for the loc alion 
 of .1 \ise, bene h and mac hine 
 lools sufficient for orclin;ir\' 
 rep.iirs. The lloor of the 
 licaise is of concrete, wilh ;i 
 h.ird finish of I'orlhind c e- 
 menl, ;iiicl sliinds 1 cj i -'^^ leet 
 abo\e low water mark in tlie 
 ( )hio ii\ er. The smoke slac k, 
 bmll of pressed brie k, is ; feet 
 (1 inc lies inside cli;inuier and 
 74 feel 6 iiiehei high above 
 the tleii.ir of the engine house, 
 
 THE OLD DURRELL HOMESTEAD. NOW THE RESIDENCE OF DR. C. W. TIDOALL. 
 
'I'lic fiircc main fnmi llir 
 
 ]ilini|is Id llu- rrsciMiir cmi- 
 
 nccts with llu- ilisliiiiiilin;,' 
 
 NVsicm ihnnigli a 12 iiu h 
 
 main ni-ar llic t-nijinc liuii^c, 
 
 and llndiiuli an ,S iiu li main 
 
 at the rfM-r\nir. ]]\ llir 
 
 (hisins; anil (i|icninL; (if llir 
 
 |irc)|nT \al\ cs the tow n ran 
 
 1)C snpiilicd in three \va\>. 
 
 l-'irst. In the ilirei I |>rc>Mne 
 
 tViim the |iiim|is. the re>ei\ iiir 
 
 ( iMiiK-i iKHi heing ( lii>eil ; mm 
 
 "iiil. li\ tlie resei\ iiir alone. 
 
 the fofre main lieini; (loNeil 
 
 either at the font of the lull 
 
 (ir at the reser\()ir ; ihiiil, li\ 
 
 tiie reserxoir anil |inm|is 
 
 toi^'ether. all \al\es heinu 
 
 (ipened. The distnlmtinu s\ s 
 
 tem h,i> been arranged on 
 
 the niidlron plan, water llnw 
 
 inL; to all points from luo di 
 
 rertioiis, w liirh msmes a goiid 
 
 supply to tin- the hydrants 
 
 and a\oids 1 iittiiiL; olT the 
 
 siijiph' for more than one 
 
 hloek at a tiini' for repair-. 'The hollers and pnmpinn 
 
 plant were mamilai tnred and put in liy the I.aidlaw 
 
 Dunn-dordiin Co.. ol' Ciniinnati. 'i'he st\le of pimip- 
 
 iiig engine is what is know 11 as the eompound rondeiisiiig. 
 
 duplex ptitiipitig engine, and at a speed of 20 revolittions 
 
 per minute, their aggregate raparity is i.oSi.ooo gallons 
 
 in 24 hours. 'I'he high ]iressiire rylinders are it inches 
 
 ARRY C, HEY. NORWOOD 
 
 WILSON CROSS, NORTHSIDE AVENUE. 
 
 in diameter; the low pressure i\linders, 1 8 ' J inches in 
 diameter; the water cjlinders. 10 '^ inches in diameter, 
 and all of them 12 inch stroke. It is fitted with 10 
 inrh sill tioii ;ind _; inch i.lischarge o]ienings, and is rated 
 as a high grade pumping engine. The steam cylinders 
 are lagged with asbestos and Ritssia iron with brass l)ands 
 to pre\ent comlensatioii of steam. It is fitted with an 
 
 aittomatic ]iressure regnlat- 
 
 ing governor to control the 
 speed of the ]nmi]) in ac- 
 cordance with the pressure 
 on the mains, and which 
 stops the ])unip absolutelx 
 shoitldall the valves on the 
 water tnain be closed. 
 This prexents iitidiie ]ires 
 sm'e ;mil bre;ikagc. The 
 water end is fitted with 
 an automatic pressure re- 
 lief \alve also to pre- 
 \ e n t undue |)ressitre. 
 The lamiping engine h;is 
 all the necessar\' re\oliitioii 
 counters. 1 ombin;it ion 
 pressure gauges, showing 
 foot of w.iter column and 
 pomids of pressure on the 
 ptimping engine, and is 
 fitted throughout in a first 
 class manner. Connected 
 with this, to gi\e greater 
 eiononiw is the Hill sur- 
 tace I oiidenser with dn- 
 
 ^ 'i fe 
 
|ilc\ air |)iini|i, into whirli tlic 
 (■\li:iiisl (if the engine passes, 
 and throuLjIi lirass tulies in 
 wliii h the discharge water 
 IVoni the main passes and c mi- 
 densesall the steam used hami 
 the |ium|iinLi enL;"ine. the air 
 (ir \ ac uiim pimiii heiiig used 
 li take lliis I undensatiiin. 
 |rim|i It mtii the heaters, and 
 als(j t(i create a \ai unm ni 
 the steam (■\lindcrs iif tlie 
 liinnpnij; ent;me. 
 
 I'here are also four ver- 
 111 al |junipin_n" engines on the 
 fiur de(.p weils, the si/es of 
 the engmes being lo im h 
 sleani ( \hiiders with :,(> ineh 
 stroke. ha\nig top brass bal- 
 ancing plungers 4-=_,^ im h 
 <liameter. These i \huders 
 operate the working pinn]i 
 r\linders. which are pku ed 
 dow u in the well about :• J5 
 iVet bel( w the engine rooni L 
 lloor. I' ese deep well pump 
 iug c-ngines draw the water 
 from the deep wells and pump U mto a ^ steeljjcislern 
 
 j j ^ 
 
 JOHN B HART. FOREST AVEN 
 
 oj' I'eet^j^iu" diameter;'''an(r!f 15" feet "[ high, of ,55,29.) 
 gallon ( apacit\'. resting upon the concrete lloor 
 of the engine house. From this the large 
 |ium|iing engine takes its su]iply and forces 
 the water from the mains to the town and reser- 
 voir. 20j;o leet distant through 12 inch pipe, 
 i'he ste.nn pum|i feeding the boilers is of 
 the well known (hiple\ type. It is used for 
 t.dsing the hot '.vater from the heater, and 
 lor( ing u into the boiler. There is also 
 .mother \enical air pump \vhi( h is used for 
 priimug the air \ essels of the hirge pump- 
 iiig engine with air. There are two boilers 
 w hii h are ralt-d .it about 125 horse power 
 cMi li. The\- are do inches in diinieter b\- i ,S 
 feet long, and ari' known .as hori/cntal sla 
 lionar\' reliirn tubular boilers. T'.ack boiler 
 has (q lap welded lubes, 4 iiK h diameter. Tin' 
 boilers li.i\ e been ihoroiighly inspected b\ the 
 iilsiir.iiue ( oinpauies. and are insured lor 
 .$500 each fir one \ear. 'The\ are trimmed 
 w ith all the latest .ippliaiK I's. sue h ,ls gauges, 
 pop \.ll\e^. w.iter columns, and siu h like, to 
 insure iheir s,ifel\. T'.ac h boiler is guaranteecl 
 Ici be cf siilfciellt capaiit\ to siipph" the si\ 
 deep well pumps, anci one c ompomid en 
 ,L;iiie wcirkiiig together, with ,1 consumption 
 of coal of each gu.iranleed not to exceed z,(,l> 
 pounds per hour. 'The he.Uer ,incl |juiilier is 
 of the latest design, and is used for the double 
 purpose of heating the waica' and purif\aiig it 
 I eloie u is pumped into the boiler. All the 
 ]iipe work and wibe^ are cit the best make. 
 
I''\cr\thini; has licen done 
 to insure ;t first-class |)lant. 
 'J'lic setting of the l)()ilers is 
 n[ the latest design. l<i in- 
 sure eidnomx' and prexeiit 
 smoke. 
 
 ( )n thehrow nl'Ivist Nor- 
 Wd'id Heights rests the water 
 tin\er, i oo t'eet in height. .\ 
 stair\va\ from forest a\euue 
 makes it e isil\" ar( e>silile from 
 !■; 1st Noruiiod. and llie c ar- 
 ria^e dri\e out .M(Ulli;i)mer\- 
 and Mound a\eiuies is a 
 |ileas.int one. 'I'he great s'ecl 
 striK ture was |)Ut up li\' the 
 Sta( ev .NhiiViitai turing Co. 
 The foundation or sulistruc- 
 ture U|)on \\ hii h I he u aler 
 lower was linilt. rests n|ion 
 ihe natural hea\\ \ello\\ 
 c l.iy and at a depth of 
 ele\en and one-half feet he- 
 neath the natural surfa( e, 
 ro( k was found in alternating 
 strata of from three to siv 
 
 iiK lies in thirkness. The hottom of the water tf)W"er rests 
 upoiia concrete foundation li\e feet ihn k.iomposed of four 
 parts s( reeiied broken stone, two p.irls of sand, and one 
 part of cement useil |jroinptl\" after mixing, and |iiil down 
 111 lour inch la\ers and tlioroui;lil\ rammed with wooden 
 r.immers. The surfa( e of each la\ia' was well sprinkkal 
 with wa'er before the ne\l oiie\\.is laid. The ( opuin ii| ion 
 \\hi(h Ihe outer perimeter of the tank rests i oiisists of 
 K'-dford (Indiana) stone, eai h block being two feet wile. 
 
 LOUIS T RE31SS0, STATION AVENUE 
 
 twc Uet thic k. and four feet long, laid and bedded in ce- 
 ment. Ihe upper surfac e of the coping was a< c iiratel)' 
 dressed to lit the cylindrical slope of the waler lower. 'I'he 
 brie k work m the \al\e chambers was laid in cement mor- 
 tar. No broken brick were used, onl\ where it was 
 nee essar\ Icj effect a closure. The steel plates used in the 
 c oustrnc lion ot the tower were maile bv the Corliin 
 Steel ( 'oiiipanv of I'ittsburg. I'a., and are of 6,000 pounds 
 tensile sirengih. tough, due tihle, uniform in cpiality, antl 
 incaiiahle of tem])ering. 'I'he 
 material was subjected to the 
 most rigid and exacting in- 
 spei tion and tests, and in all 
 instances conformed to the 
 \er\- siric I recpiirements of 
 the spec ihe ations. The trace 
 of phosphorus disc-o\ered in 
 the metal did not exceed 
 I ,■;„ of one per < eiit. The 
 elongation of the eight inch 
 test |iiec es was in no instance 
 less than lwenl\' li\e percent. 
 Pieces were bent cold and 
 doubled Hat on thenisehes 
 withoul exhibiting a sign of 
 Irac lure on the c imvex side. 
 I'ests were made bv bringing 
 the steel lo a uniform bright 
 c herr\ red heat, then cooled 
 in water, and benchiig around 
 a circle of a diameter ecpial 
 to I '_. limes the thicknes.s of 
 lest pieces without showing 
 fracture. The liultom ]ilates 
 ->; inch thick, laid with biilt 
 
A 
 
 HU WATER TOWER. 
 
|iiilll> ,111(1 1 1)1MR'( ted Id.m-tlKT 
 
 w ilh • I Mil li ri\ cts jnd joined 
 111 the I'lrst nr lower i oiirse of 
 side |il,iles u ith (i \ (i \ > s imli 
 ailiiles. I'iiis liottoin course 
 rests upon .1 lied two inches 
 thick ol' a drv mixture of two 
 |iarts ot' sand and one of 
 I'ortland c eineiit. e \ e n I y 
 spread o\er the concrete 
 roiindalion. 'I'he liottom of 
 ihe water lower is firmly se- 
 cured to the stone co|iinL; h\' 
 3^ anc hor liolts Ts inc h thic k 
 li\ 12 inches long passing 
 into the ciiping. The first or 
 lowest course of side jilates is 
 ■ n inc h thic k ; second course 
 is I j: inch; third course, ,'^ 
 inch; fourth course, 5,-; inch. 
 These four courses are liiitt 
 joinied and secured li\' liutt 
 plates ly^K inches wide aiul 
 of the same thickness as the '^. 
 plates in the (orres|ionding 
 course, and all are triple re- 
 eled with ri\ ets one inc li in 
 
 cliaiueter. The lifth course is ^[^ inc h thic k ; sixth course, 
 'j inch; se\enth course. ^\^ inch; eighth course. < ;-; inch, 
 'i'he ninth, tenth. ele\euth and twelfth courses .ue ^'\. inch 
 thii k. All of the plates are liutt jointed and secured liy 
 luill jilates, doulile ri\eted. Around the up|ier edge of 
 the top course are placed two rings of .^x:;x.';-; inch 
 ;ingles, one on the inside and one outside of the plates, 
 all sec urel\- ri\'etecl together, thus lornnng with the ;ini;le 
 
 JOHN C MASKER 
 
 lUcl channel of the roof coiniie o\ er the 
 ing c.ilciilatecl to resist the wind pre; 
 
 i\ a trussed 
 on the roof 
 and on the side of the' tower for a depth of three feel. 
 
 The water tower is surincmnted with a rool', framed 
 with channel and trussed r;illers th;it ;ire rigidly connected 
 with two tiers of hori/onl:il struts, and a forged ring at 
 the top and liolted to the ll;inge angles at sides of the 
 tower. This tV;inie is co\ered with steel plates ' ;; inch 
 
 thick — the whole forming ;i 
 
 true cone. -A sulistantial or- 
 namental stairway, three feet 
 wide, enciriling the tower, 
 IS ;ittac hed to wrought iron 
 lir;iikets, securely liolted to 
 the sides leading to ;ig;iller\ or 
 promenade around the lower, 
 ]ilaced eight feet lielow its 1 yh 
 indric al to|>. The tow er is liiiilt 
 with a fa (tor of s;ifety of lour 
 for the Indrostatic pressure 
 ;incl ;i factor cif three, lor ;i 
 wind |iressure cif 250 |ioiin(ls 
 per si|uare foot. Me:isure- 
 luents ;i( ( iirateh iiKide ;ifler 
 the tower was ( onipleled 
 show e (1 it to lie ex;i( tly 
 lort\' feet inside di.inieter ;it 
 lioth liottom and top. .\ 
 pliiinl) suspended from the 
 (enter of the roof s\stem to 
 liottom of tower \;iried ^\. 
 of an inch from the exact 
 
 CHARLES JEFFRE, 
 
Lcntt-r. 'I'hc Ijody of the strui - 
 lure is painted a stone, the rcmf 
 a moss, and the stairwa\- .1 
 slate color. Its dimensions ami 
 color render it a very conspicu 
 ous object for miles in every 
 direction. The bottom or floor 
 line of the tower is 2)1^tu% ^'^'^^ 
 above low water in the Ohin 
 river, and is 186^^% feet above 
 the bottom of the small tank in 
 the innnping house, giving a static 
 pressure of 81 pounds per scpiare 
 inch on the flow level of the 
 engine house, and a pressure ut 
 105 pounds per stiuare inch from 
 the overflow line, 56 feet and S 
 inches above the bottom. The 
 cajjacitv of the tower to the 
 overflow line is 532,666 gal- 
 lons which affords four days' 
 supply for a ])opulation of 5,000 
 at the rate of 25 gallons per 
 head, or a suppl\- for eight oik 
 and one-(iuarter iiu h fire 110/ 
 zles working simultaneously lor 
 five hours. 
 
 The builders of the piniiping 
 
 station were W. 11. 
 
 -^*&»" — i 
 
 ^•art's Sons. llcbert and l,ape\re were the contractors 
 who laid all the mains, using the output of 
 
 ^i the .Vddyston I'ipe Works. The Bourbon 
 lirass and Copper \\'ork> furnished all the lire 
 plugs and brass \al\es. 
 
 It was Dr. Springer who was the earliest 
 ad\o(;ate of the steel tower. That was a pet 
 project of his. Others made pleas tor the 
 
 I direi t pressure s)steni. but the dortor'^ argu- 
 ments |irevailed. and he and his \ iews were in- 
 
 I (lor>ed when he was named for the long term 
 and afterward < hoseii 1 hairman of the water 
 works board by his associates in that boch . 
 
 '1 .\roiinil the tower a driveway has been made. 
 
 I The tract upon whic h the tower is built, with 
 the Indian mound, is destined to be one of tin- 
 most |io[)ular little ]iarks in the \illage — the 
 mecca for all sight-seers who are searching tor 
 
 i the point of vantage from whic h is al'forded the 
 grandest \iews in the i oumy. The mound, 
 a relic of redskins, long since calleil b\' the 
 (Ireat bather to the Happy flunting (b-otinds.is 
 belli in trust for generations to come. The 
 L;reat knoll is 1 rested with t'oresl trees, and 
 guardians, under the terms of the dedica- 
 >ii. are pledged to make no e.\cavations save 
 loi the pl.inting of trees and shrul)l)er}-. Thai 
 nil mud crowned the heights for ages; now it 
 iiiodesllv lies in the shadow of the modern giant 
 of steel. No more romantic sjjot for the lo- 
 • ilion of the tower could have been Ibiiiid in 
 ,11 about Norwood. 
 
 THE TOWN HALL. MONTGOMERY COULEVARD 
 
THE MONTGOMERY BOULEVARD. 
 
 Tlll^kl'. 1^ sinnrh ;i man within tliL- 
 c()nliiu-> "I" tlu- liiirciULih wlm has iKil 
 ( (iiisliUitfd hinist'h' a tiiciiibcr (if the 
 •■WV'llari' ( 'iiininitlcc. ■ l'',\fr\ hods- 
 is lo|- Niirw(iii(h hilt in \ci\emher. '9;;. 
 (iHiiKih li\ rcsdhitiiiii, iii\cstfil cle\"cii 1 iti- 
 /cns with thai oltii iai title. l'",. W. Jcul-H. 
 was < h(.isfn I hairniaii h\ his ass(» iatfs, A, 
 II. I'a|ic. M.C. Meadcr. J. .M. llKimsscn. 
 .\iliert \Wv^vv. W. l',. W u h-ar. John W . 
 Halh C. J. Knn|.rr. J. T. l.l(i\d and 
 Charle. l-',. I'nor. .\Li\()r .\h Ncill uas also 
 iiKKJc a iiit'iiihi.r (_'\ iitiii io. antl W. S. (iwsiin 
 w.is pressed iiit" harness .is se( retar\'. No 
 s|ieiilic (hities ha\(.' been oiithneil for the 
 \\ eU'are ( ■oininiltee, hul am |iroie<t th it 
 argues well for Norw(H,.rs -ooil will faie 
 well at Its hands. 'There was nnii h u|oi( 
 111^ when the Se\enlieth (ieneral .\ssenilil\ 
 |i,issed the original hill for the MoiitL^onierx 
 Hoiile\ .iril, under the |iro\isions of whicli 
 J. I . l,lo\d and Alherl M,('iilloii-h were 
 a|i|i(iinled .is trustees to sii]ier\ise the 
 im|iro\ (.aiient. I .eL;al ohstai les w ere throw n 
 
 ALBERT McCULLOUGH- 
 
 Senalor Rani|i ,ind it passed 
 both houses — not, howe\e|-, 
 hefore (he Hamilton ( 'ounl\ 
 delegation hail I n-en I lUinpei I. 
 ihumped and dumped o\ er 
 the r.iad destined to he a 
 lioule\ard eiL;hly feet wide, 
 w hii h w ,ts a (omproinise he 
 Iw een the ad\ oc ates of a 1 00 
 hiot and a 70 foot road, 
 hrom W.ilnul Hills to the 
 1:. \- (). S. W. hrid-e the 
 iiupro\ enieiil is to he lalher 
 111 11 k or asphalt, as the ( 'oiint\ 
 ( oinniissioiieis sele( I, ,ind 
 from that point to Mound 
 a\enue the loadw.n uill he 
 maeadam. A •■( 'ominillee 
 on I'lish" was appointed diir- 
 1111; the week the lull hei aiiie 
 a law. and to Henrv fehl 
 man, W. W. Russell, Col. 
 W. K. ]-!und\. Dr. W . H. 
 Hopkins. Hair\ i). ('Ienea\. 
 
 in the wa\ ,ind w hen the Supreme Court dei hired the lull Ired .Mehniert. I'.eniainin franklin .Smith .ind l'ah\ard 
 
 nm onstitiilion.il the missionaries in the lause ot .1 good Mills was entrusted the work prehminar\ to the luiildinL; 
 
 ro.id sinipl\ ni,iii,i;iiraled .inothta" 1 rus.ide. The Welfare of the finest thoroiij^hf.ire in the State of ( )hio. 
 
 ('ommittee nursed the- new lull which w.is hilhered li\ 
 
 ONLY A POSTAL NOTE. 
 
 W hen Norwood W.IS. hoseii 
 .Is the name ol the new horn 
 xillaye I'm le Sam got out his 
 pen and sc rate lied Sh.irpsluirg 
 
 off his list of post offices 111 
 
 ( )hio. ( 'ongressin.in Hellann 
 Storer interested himself m 
 heh.df ofa free postal cleli\er\ 
 lor his c onstitueiits in this pari 
 of tin- hirst I )istric t. .md he 
 sill c eeded. Three c arriers, 
 one inoiinted .iiicl two .ifool. 
 111. ike one ileli\er\ .md l«o 
 1 ollei tions c'\er\ cl.i\ . There 
 .ire tw CI st.ilions w itlim the c 01- 
 por.ile limits ol' the horough. 
 «l^,-*^:^£4 i£^ I. 1.. \ ine isthec lerk mc harge 
 .It Norwood Station .mil I ,eo 
 1 Iressel holds the same rank .it 
 the Idlewild Sl.ilion. Monev 
 •^iStS?.-'- orders, an he ohtainedateither 
 
 ofhi e .iiicl lioth are spec ial 
 \ deli\er\ st.itiiilis. 
 
 EDWARD MILLS, MONTGOMERY BOULEVARD. 
 
THE SEWERAGE DISTRICTS. 
 
 .,^» 
 
 THK natural drainage of 
 Norwood was fairly 
 good, hut the (juestion 
 of sewerage — such an 
 im|ic)rtant adjunct to health — 
 uas entrustetl to a comniis 
 sion in June. 1890. The 
 prohleni before them was 
 no easy one. hut the \illage 
 has been divided into four 
 districts, the fust of which, 
 in East Norwood, was com 
 pleted in the fall of i.Syj, at 
 a cost of a little over $20,000, 
 and of that asses.sment more 
 than $5,000 was paid in cash. 
 P'dsmere comprises one of the 
 other districts, South Nor- 
 wood a third, and Central 
 and West Norwood the fourth. 
 A. II. Singer is the onl\' 
 member of the original com 
 mission who is not now on 
 the board. He was suc- 
 ceeded, after his short term, 
 by Peter Bettinger, who is 
 chairman. The others are 
 
 Edward Mills, N. Ashley Lloyd, J. M. Harjierand I,. Holies 
 who fills the post of secretary. The commission ha 
 labored earnestly and unos- 
 tentatiously, and their work, of 
 vital interest to the whole com- 
 munity, has been well done. 
 The system of sewerage is 
 one that has been^' tried and 
 not found wanting. The dry or 
 separating system which was 
 adopted is in successful opera- 
 tion in several eastern cities. 
 Automatic flushing basins are 
 located at the mouth of each 
 lateral sewer, and under those 
 conditions it will be imjjossi- 
 ble to choke up subterranean 
 drainage. 'J'he jjlan of C'has. 
 A.Ewing was the one indorsed 
 and under his administration, 
 the great work now in i)rog- 
 ress was outlined. 
 
 THE FOES OF DISEASE. 
 
 ■'I've got to go to Co DR C W. TIDBALL 
 
 lumbus," declared Dr. C. W. 
 
 I'ldbill. diirlnt; the Columbian year, as his eyes rested on 
 
 ASHLEY LLOYD. HARRIS AVENUE 
 
 a (all for a con\entiou of the health officers of the 
 State. •■Columbus!" observed his young son, Leon- 
 ard, with an em])hasis which echoed min- 
 gled doubt and wonder. "How can \ou 
 ;.;o to Columbus? He's been dead a thous- 
 and \ears '. " 
 
 'I'he health of Norwood is a matter 
 of concern to all its inhabitants. Since 
 the establishment of the Hoard of Health, 
 with ils ironclad regulations, which are 
 enforced without fear or fax'or. infectious 
 diseases have not run riot through the 
 Milage. Dr. Ticlball has lilletl the post 
 "I health officer e\er since the creation 
 of the board. His report tor the _\ear 
 cil' i.Sc;; showed lift)' eight deaths — a rate 
 less than twehe in one thousand. W. 
 1'.. /.oiler and C. E. I'age are the only 
 c\members of the board, which now con- 
 sists of Mayor .McNeill, ex-officio; W. M. 
 langdon, chairman; S. S. Kingery, J. A. 
 Knappi, \V. A. Stewart, A. .\. Hrown and 
 Dr. R. C. Wintermute. 
 
 'I'he board, in all its good works, has 
 met with the hearty co-operation of the 
 sons of Escidapius who practice in the 
 borough. There are now ten resident physicians. 
 
THE VILLAGE OF CHURCHES. 
 
 LUN(; befoif Xorwoud 
 was clij,'nifif(l with 
 ,1 |ilai'c oil the ma 1 1 
 ■^ the sc„„l |,c,.i.lc ul 
 the (oiiiitiN' ruuiiilalidiit were 
 wiint t(i meet on tlie Salihatlt, 
 at the (lid school house, and 
 there, regardless orcreed,u or- 
 shiped the Giver of all things. 
 When Henry \\'ard ]!ee( her 
 was a yiiimg student at l.ane 
 ,Seminar\ . he used to walk 
 out and join in these ser\ ii es 
 ot' ]iraise. With the building 
 of the imlihc hall that edili( e 
 afforded o]i|iorttmities for the 
 formation of embryotie (on 
 gregations. To-da)', Norwood 
 is ai-tly called ■'d'he Village 
 of C'hiinhes." Within its 
 boimdaries nine sanctuaries 
 are to be fotmil and the 
 spires of Norwoml's spiritual 
 temples rear their tapered 
 heads toward hea\en, monu- 
 ments to a higher ci\ili/a- 
 tion and e\idences of the 
 abounding faith in the (Ireat Ruler of the Lfniver^ 
 
 EDWARD C, POAGE. NORWOOD AVENUE AND MARION STREET 
 
 GEORGE F. DAVIS. JR . WILLIAMS AVENUE, 
 
 Harris Avenue Tl. E. Clnu'h. 
 
 'TTHlKt were just thirteen in the littk' class organi/ed on 
 the 31st of .\ugust, 1SS4, by the Rc\. Dr. |). |. 
 Starr, presiding elder of the 
 East Ciiu inn.iti disli ii t. Rc\ . 
 <i- 1.. Tufts, of Pleasant 
 Ridge, took pastoral charge, 
 and the following January the 
 lirst step toward .1 church 
 home was taken, when Mrs. I-;. 
 WiHilley, John Woolley .lud 
 his wife, .Mary .\l. W oollev ; 
 jnhn .Vrnold and .Mrs. K. \ . 
 .\rnold deeded the lot upon 
 which the sanrtii.ii\ now 
 stands. ( Iround was broken 
 HI August, and on Ma\ _^ 
 i.S,S6, the c hun h was ilcdi- 
 cated. Re\. }■;. T. Pane w.is 
 then p.islor, and since th.il 
 time the spiritual welfare of 
 the congregation has been 
 directed by the Re\ . (k-orge 
 K. Johnson, R. ]•;. Olive, 
 Thomas J. Harris, Wesley 
 H. Reidiam, J. A. Kastoii 
 and (icorge V, Morris. 'l"he 
 latter is now in charge. 'I'here 
 are eight organizations w ithin 
 

 
 MISSION or THE 0000 SHEPHEBD I tfneaP»>. .' 
 
the < huri li : llic Suiid.i)- 
 Silidiil. MiNsidii.iry Sue icty, 
 Ladies' Aid Society, 'Taylor 
 Chapter "f the I'",|)\vorth 
 League, liiniur League. \\ o- 
 man's Home aii<l I'ureigii 
 Missionary Societies, and the 
 \'. M. M. I. I'roni the orig- 
 inal iiuniher the meml)ershi|) 
 has inrreased almost tenfold. 
 The ]iresent olfieers are ; 
 Inistees— S. 1!. Markland, 
 W. I-;, /oiler, A. V. llMlli>, 
 A. I'. H.igemeyer. W. (i. 
 W ilhams. !•■. W. Ri. liter. \\m. 
 li.ir, herding. Lis, Neelvand ^ V _' 
 
 11. I'rank Smith. Steward' HjL^^SsS*^' 
 
 S. i;. ALirkiand, W. Iv /,i>l 
 
 ler, A. K. llolhs, .\. 1'. ILige 
 
 nieyer, W. C. Williams, L I'- 
 
 llatterslev, 1 ). (L /oiler. ;s=fc? •.^^^^--i^ 
 
 llenrv lion herding, (George «HWt ^- -r- •.= -■ ' 
 
 Shunianl and ( ', M. Flowers. 
 
 I ). <;. /(iller. Recording Steu'. ij 
 
 ard and 'Lreasurer. 
 
 YONONTE FALLS 
 
 St. Elizabeth Congregation, Catholic. 
 
 'Tpiiis congregation, one of the }c)iingest in the diocese c]| 
 Cincinnati, has show n a most reiiiarkahle growth. Its 
 lieginning may lie d.ited to i.S,S4, when, on the 3 1 si of 
 .\ugiist, a mimlier of Catholics met at the home of j. S. 
 Ilokenkoetter, and there founded St. Joseph's Catholic 
 Men's Society of Norwood. Messrs. Mills and Kline do- 
 
 E. W. JEV/ELL, JEFFERSON AVENUE, 
 
 n.ited Slime lots on Carter .nid .Mills .\\cmic to the Soc ici\ 
 for church purposes. ( )n ( )ctolier (1, 1 S,S4. the Sociel\ 
 was NIC or|iciratcd. I')\ the collei tion ot dues, sulisc riptiuiis, 
 rallies, and cither means, a siifhc lent sum was reali/ed lor 
 the liuildmg of the lirst c hiirc h, whic h cont, lined under 
 the same roof, schoolrooms .iiicl parson.ige. 'Lhis hiiilcl 
 ing w.is dedicated on ( )c toLcr ;,, 1 S.S6. hv the \ Arv Ke\. 
 \ ic ar ( iener.il |. ( '. ,\llirlnck. I'll. |)., who. in turn with 
 cithers thereafter, c elelirated mass 
 on Smickn s oiiK , the c ongreg.i 
 lion lieing small in numliers. 
 .ind ihc'refore un.ilile to suppoil 
 a pastor regiilarl\. 'I'he I'lrsl 
 resident pastor was the Rex. |os. 
 Stoep|ielmann, who took charge- 
 on the -,;cl of Oc toiler. 1S87. 
 Sc hool was first opened in I )e. 
 < ember of that yv.w. In Ian 
 iiar\ t'ollowing. Leather Stoeppel 
 in. inn liecame seriously ill, and 
 remaining so lor some months. 
 Re\. L R. Kayser succeeded 
 him as pastor. Ciider liisc Large 
 the congregation expiaaenc ed 
 gre.il growth. In the fall of 
 i.SS.S a large-, room) p.irsonagc 
 was erec ticl. In 1 .S90 the old 
 c huic h was enlarged, so as to 
 accommod.ile the increasecl 
 memliership. 'I'he new addition 
 was lilessed Ly the .Most Re\ . 
 .\r, hhishop W. LI. L'.lder, on 
 the r2th of Octolier. In tlie 
 lattcr p.irt of iSiji. Rew Kayser, 
 
 27 
 
owiiij; to r.iilin;; hciltli. went 
 to KurDpc. As his successor 
 the luescni rector, Re\'. Jos. 
 
 M. (Jiiatmami was ap|ioimcd. 
 
 riic congregation lumi 
 
 iiers now o\ er 225 tainiiies. 
 
 riie sjiieiulid schools are in 
 clKirge of eight Sisters ol 
 riiarity. 
 
 Societies attaclietl to the 
 church inchidc St. Joseph 
 Men's. St. I ,co Men's. St. 
 Raphael \oiing Men's, .St. 
 Kli/alieth Married Ladies, 
 Young Men and Hoys' .So- 
 dality, Young Ladies and 
 ("lirls" Sodality. St. Cecilia 
 N'oung Ladies' C'lUardian .\n 
 gel .Mtar Society, \oiing 
 Men's Literary Association, 
 and Third Order of Si. 
 I'rancis. 
 
 The excelletu choir i> 
 directed by J. Meyer. The 
 present trustees ol" the con- 
 gregation are: Messrs. H. 11. 
 Huse, V. J. Schneider, 11. 
 RikholT, John Rolscn. 1'. Lamping. Th 
 Joseph Espel. 
 
 ilinian and 
 
 riic Ivaiilioc A\cthodists. 
 
 pAki V in 1.SS5, .1 little mission Sunday school was started 
 
 by Rev. ('. \V. Rishell at the Ivanhoe depot, and 
 
 from that orijani/ation i;rcw the Ivanhoe M. I'., ('lunch. 
 
 kKLES W EVANS. JEFFERSON AVENUE. 
 
 C. E. PAGE. CAMERON AVENUE. 
 
 In June of the I'oUowing year the modest little sanctuary, 
 (Ml hanhoc avenue, was dedicated, and since that time 
 Revs. (i. \\ . Il.unmcll and .\. li. .\ustin have been in 
 charge. i'lic Kev, 1>. ('. Washburn is the present pastor. 
 Within the church are the \\ oman's Home Missionar\ So- 
 ciety-, the Ladies' Circle, the Willing Workers and the 
 I'.pworth League. The Trustees are \\'. C. Haker, W. II. 
 Buckton, .\. J. Chapi>lc. 
 David Davis, John C Evans. 
 j C. E. Lindsay, E. W. Jewell. 
 C. Iv Trior and Dr. John 
 ^\'eyer. 'The Stewards arc 
 .V. J. Chappie, W. R. Locke. 
 .\. C. Roberts, C. W. Hiind 
 and Dr. Weyer. The con 
 gregation is a growing one 
 and they are proud of a 
 bright interior. 
 
 The Presbyterian Conijre- 
 ijation. 
 
 "TpiiK .May Queen witnessed 
 the birth of the Presby- 
 terian Church in 1887, but 
 before an organization was 
 efiected there were meetings 
 directed by Rev. J. H. Wal- 
 ters, who came down from 
 the Ridge. While pursuing 
 his studies at Lane Seminarv. 
 Rev. Jefl'rey J. Hopkins was 
 invited to take the infant 
 
charge. There were just two 
 dozen members in the l^e- 
 ginning, and they worshij^ped 
 at the Town Hall. Ont year 
 later (.May lo 1888,; the 
 young pa.stor, who had been 
 called to the j^astorate, was 
 both ordained to the ministry 
 and installed, kev. Henry 
 J'reserved .Smith, of Lane, 
 who has sin<:e gained national 
 renown, was one of those 
 who officiated. The congre 
 gation increased wonderfully, 
 and in February. 1891. they 
 moved from the hall into a 
 new san<:tuary. on J-'!ora] 
 avenue and .Smith roa'l. Jt 
 represents an outlay of nearl) 
 $10,000. From two doze;, 
 tht membership has increa.sec 
 to almf,«t two hundred. U'ithi; 
 the church are the l.adie- 
 r^ircle. I.adies' Missionary .Srj 
 ciely. the Young People's .So- 
 ciety for Christian F-ndeavor, 
 
 and the Hoys' Brigade — all doing their share ol gocxi 
 work. The elders are \'. C. 'Jidball, Dr. N. I. .Scott. 
 Hora'c -M. kichardv^jn. kichard FLvans. H. I'. L'jyham. 
 and ('. F. .Seaman. .Mr. kichardson is als<j chairman of 
 the trustees, while other inernLers of that b<'.>ard arejas. i',. 
 Hervey. secretary; Julius FriedeUyrn, treasurer; Henj. F. 
 .McLennan. \V. C. liettv. and ken. .Mulford (r. 
 
 T e. £5TEP UCTitfy^^ ^ /EMJE 
 
 The fiaptist Harmon \lemorial. 
 
 'T'tJK work of J>a]/ti-!t * ri';rch in Norw'y><i i^egan «itli 
 ev.-ning v.-rvif e^ in the Town Hall in the auturnn of 
 i'6-i-;. kev. T. C l'rol/<.-rt was the first pastor, the late 
 kev. il F. Harmon, whos*.- death away from home was a 
 tragic shock to his people and all who knew him, was the 
 second. ir.'I ]'.•:■. '.. <'. <'.'ix, ';alled from ' Jynthiana. Ky.. 
 '.-^ Tiov in 'harge. Jn the great 
 :ndertaking of providing a horr.e 
 for the congregation, Mr, Har 
 ruon was h'j zealous that thc- 
 ' i^iurch was called •■'Ilie Harrnoi, 
 .Memorial,'' It is lo<';ated or, 
 -herrnan avenue, and is one of 
 • le hands'/rnest edifi'ts in ,N'or 
 ■ o'j'J, T"here are no less thai. 
 ■• -n stained gbss memorial 
 vs, and the 'hur'h rej/re 
 ;..n outlay cf Si^.^-c-;, The 
 .lerni^ersh:: 
 
 •iissjonary r^n idy. ar;o hap 
 
 ) noiii-5^1). ' :e5».. wj,o. 
 
 ori .Morgan ano John fi 
 are the dire' tors. T'r.- 
 s'.; lohr, H — rn-r". ' '' 
 
^^>%':^r^ 
 
The Berean Baptists. 
 
 'TpHK licrcan liaplist Cluinh 
 was organized in Cin- 
 cinnati, June 15, 1873, with 
 a membershi]) of thirteen. 
 John E. Morris being railed 
 to the pastorate. The ])eo|ile 
 met at first in Hopkins Hall. 
 ( iinier l-'ourth and ]'!lm streets, 
 and suli>eiiuentl\ in other 
 ]ila( es in the ( ity. In < )i - 
 lober. 1S77, .Mr. .Morns re- 
 signed and went to Chicago, 
 bill in i<SSo, he was reralled, 
 and rem lined with them until 
 the fall of iSg^. when he 
 ag.iin responded to a ('hie ago 
 ( .ill. SiiK e that time ser\i( es 
 ll.ixe been rondiK teil by the 
 members. In the autumn of 
 i.Sgo, the rhureh held its 
 meetings in Mission Hall, 
 Norwood, when in .Ma\. 
 1S91, Joseph (;. l.angdon 
 generously donated the lot on 
 .Smith .i\ enue on w hii h stands 
 their edifii e. The ( hur( h now , 
 
 ha\ing a pleasant home, is taking on new life; the mem- 
 bership and congregalion steadilv im reasing. The)' ha\e 
 a nourishing Suiiday-si hool ol' which Philip .Straus is 
 superintendent. The building ( ost .$0,500. The trustees 
 are W. M. l.angdon, I'hilip Straus, l.ouis S( hneider, .\l\iii 
 l.aiigdiui and I'rani is Wen/. Mr. Wen/ luing also the 
 l.iiihler. 
 
 .AriE, CARTER AND HOPKINS AVENUES. 
 
 Mi.ssion of the Good Shepherd. 
 
 Tpiil Missi.Hi of riic Cood Sliepherd of the I'.pisc opal 
 ( 'hiirc h was orgam/ed June j^. 1.S91, at the resideiK e 
 ol (Ico. 11. Iloiite, with a membership of fil'teeii, and ,111 
 e\e<iiti\e ( ommittee composed of ( ieo. IL llonle, 
 I. S. Icimpkins. (ieo. lailor, II. I.. Harrington and I. K. 
 I,indsa\. \'erv socui ilu-re- 
 . liter an eligible lot, c ciriier of 
 Ashlanclaiul Monroe a\ eiuies. 
 u.is sec iired for $1,100, and 
 during the following \ear a 
 c hurc h building was erec ted 
 thereon at a cost of $4,000. 
 I'lie first service was held in 
 the new building earh 111 
 liih', 1 (Sij2. Ser\ ic es had 
 been held previous to this 
 time at tlie residence of Mrs. 
 Trixett. .\ membership of 
 fifteen reac bed iiearU si\ times 
 that number before the fust 
 \ear ended. Siinday-sc he d 
 was organi/ed upon the ojien 
 ing c]f the c liapel with some 
 t« cl\ e or fourteen sc hc;l,iis, 
 and there are now o\ er lift) 
 on the roll. .\ Wom.iu's 
 (iuild was orgam/ed, and li.is 
 done, and is still doing. \.il 
 ii.ihle service. The young 
 ladies of the congregation 
 ha\ e organi/ed under the 
 
name of tlie Daughters of tlie 
 (lood Shepherd, and are do- 
 ing efficient altar service. A 
 striking feature of the service 
 is a vested choir of boys, or- 
 ganized and well trained hy 
 'I'. W. 'I'imberlake. The 
 present members of the e\- 
 ecutixe committee are T. W. 
 Timberlake, ])resident: H. la 
 cobs, secretar\-; H. 1.. Har- 
 rington, treasurer; H. 1'. Ilath- 
 a\\a\\ ( .eo. H. Singer and 
 Thomas B. Kstc|i. I<e\'. 
 Jobn Haight is now and 
 has been since its organiza- 
 tion the rector of the mission. 
 
 Zion's Cons,re.?ation. 
 
 'T'liK l-',vange!ical Reform 
 
 /.ion Congregation i- 
 (|uite young. Rev. Joseph 
 I.. Schat/ prea( hed his fn-st 
 sermon at the 'i'own Hall in 
 ( )c lobcr, I S9 I. ( )n |annar\' 
 loth, following, the congrega- 
 tion was organized with thirty- 
 eight members. (Iroundwas broken on the 4di of July 
 for the church, at the corner of Sherman and Walter 
 avenues, and it was .dedicated some months later. The 
 building cost about $8,000. The societies are the Ladies' 
 .\id, tile Sunday-school, the Choral and the Building Aid. 
 The trustees include h'red Wulf, Henry Burdorf, (reorge 
 .\. Degcn, H. H. I.andw ehr and .\ugust Strum])ler. The 
 
 ROBERT LtoLtE. PROJECTOR OF FLORA 
 
 congregation contemiilates the erection of a ])arsonage. 
 The building committee, aided by several of the trustees, 
 numbered among its members H. \\". Kahle, I,, Kray- 
 cz)czeck, C. Miller, h'. Kleine and the pastor. Being a 
 mission the congregation receives from the Board of Home 
 Missions of the Reformed Church $500 annually towards 
 the support of the pastor. Rev. Mr, Schatz says: "The 
 
 ■ . I hurch, standing s(|uarely on 
 
 the Scriptures as the word of 
 God, is entirely Christian in 
 ])rinci]jle, but for that \erv 
 reason also pureh' ilemocratic 
 (in the sense of po]iular), 
 and liberal in rule and jjrac- 
 tice. The church practicalh 
 rules itself, without any for 
 eign interference, abiding 
 within the reasonable lunits 
 of the constitution. Its 
 gates are wide open to all, 
 its heart is large and warm 
 enough to recei\e and uel 
 1 ome all. who, like those of 
 old, ha\c their delight in the 
 house of (iod, and -hear 
 Him gladlv.'" 
 
 St, John's, on the Mill, 
 
 JXIt \»ins Hail witnessed the 
 
 birth of the youngest 
 
 "'Ugregation of them all, and 
 
 >in March 27, 1S92, St. John's 
 
 l-'vangelical ( lerman i'rotest- 
 
ant Church was plnnned. A 
 week later Rev. H. Haefner 
 delivered a sermon to a hand- 
 ful of the faiUiful. Henry 
 Feldman presented the lot on 
 which their brick edifice is 
 I milt, on tlie Montgomer)- 
 pike, half-way up the heights, 
 and during the fall of i''^9,^ 
 the church was dedicated. 
 The structure, with its fur 
 nishings, cost ahout $is.ooo- 
 ,\nti(pie oak and \ellow |)ine 
 lilend nil el\' in the finishing. 
 The weather -\ane on the 
 sexlagoual steeple is 173 tcet 
 aliiue ihc llcior. and the >pirc 
 of .'^t. |ohn's is proniiuenl 
 from almost an\' |)oint in Nor- 
 wciod. Rev. J. I'aul Reinhart 
 was the first pastor. l\c\ . 
 J. 1>. iMhen, the second, was 
 called lo the (ierman I'li.tcst- 
 anl ( )rphan .\s\lum, in Mt. 
 ,\uliurn and Rev. H. Tess 
 nier is now in c harge. The 
 trustees iiK hide John Nie- 
 
 haus, Henry Feldman, Philip A'oelkcr, J<.hn Mess, I'.d 
 ward Kink, William Sihueler, Cas|)er (rcisiliel. William 
 Schmidt and Ccorge llofnnan. 
 
 A GRAND FINANCIAL EXHIBIT. 
 
 r\ 10 KM' of figures, while not especiallv picturesipie, are 
 sometimes what the nuts and raisins are to an eight- 
 course dinner. No otlier siihurli in the l.ind can make 
 
 such an exhibit as this series of annual reports which 
 "boiled to the \ery marrow," shows how Norwood has 
 grown in importance in the short space of five years. 
 'I'he first money which Norwood's treasurer ever handled 
 was a loan of $250 ad- 
 vanced by Edward Mills, 
 to lii|uidate certain early 
 claims ! 
 
 The Treasurer showed for the year 
 ending March 17, IS'.IO: 
 
 Receipts i 4.341.76 
 
 Expenditures 2.6.il.46 
 
 Balance $ 1,6110.30 
 
 Year ending March 21, 1891; 
 
 Receipts $ 20.054.83 
 
 Expenses 25.497.87 
 
 Balance J 556.96 
 
 Including 1890's balance 2,247.20 
 Year ending March 21, 1892: 
 
 Receipts J154,401.1',l 
 
 hxpenditnres 140,S4:i.:il 
 
 Balance $ 13,6.'>7.SS 
 
 Year ending March 20, 1.S93: 
 
 Receipts |2:l:!,2t7.r>C 
 
 Expenditures 213,692 I:! 
 
 Balance f l<),rm.n 
 
 Year ending March 20, 1894: 
 
 Receipts [including '93 hal . .$W7,191..SS 
 
 Expenditures 342,620,40 
 
 Balance f 34.571.48 
 
 )ICKS, NORWOOD , 
 
 Is there any other village in 
 Ohio that can show an increase 
 of over eighty times their total of 
 fi\e years? Norwootl is not 
 weighed down with an\' o])])res- 
 si\c publi( debt. Tlie outstand- 
 ing liabilities at the beginning of 
 '>^')4 were $159,200, including 
 ilic water works, village portion 
 of sidewalks, public l)uildingand 
 general [jiirposc bonds. In ad- 
 dition to these debts there were 
 .11394,672.32 worth of 6'/( bonds 
 in la'rculation, the princijial and 
 uilerest payable from spei iai as- 
 sessments on proper!)' impro\ed. 
 
NORWOOD'S SCHOOLS. 
 
 C/* C^ /\ 1 W kss thin 1 
 
 ^i iii>^ { -^' s> OIL Ol \L lis 1^(1 
 
 llie )misl will 
 
 now (l( ( UpU s lIlL 
 
 l)Liic li in tliL I HI 
 li 1 t e ( oilll of 
 1 1 unilton ( onnl\ 
 w Is llii \ oun^ ] L(l I 
 
 _,OpllL HI ( li n^c ot 
 iIk Sh n|)sl)ui^ (listiK t 
 Mhool. While H.iwanl 
 I'L-rris was tearhliiL; there he (le\(.ite(l his s|iare nio- 
 nieiits to the sliuU' of the law-, ami he ahaniloned 
 Ills In-si l(i\e to eiUer the liar. When named h.ir a 
 iuilgeship the old Shariislniri; teaidier reeeixed one 
 of the largest niajorilies e\er i;i\en a m.iii in the j 
 eoiinlx, and his re-elei tion was e\ en a greater tri- 
 umph, juilne h'erris is not the onh' man identil'ied 
 with Norwood's earl\' school s\steni who has attained 
 distinition. Captain |ose])li II. h'oraker, twic e c ailed 
 to the Governorshi]! of Ohio, onee tilled the modest 
 liut resi)onsil)le position of sehofil trustee in a district 
 that has bee cime one of the Jiroud boasts of Norwood 
 — a s\stem as nearly ]>erfeet as it is possible to be. I'rioi' 
 to i,S6,S this was a sub-district under the eontrol of the 
 township trustees, but on bebrtiary iStli, ot that year, 
 under a new eiiac tnient, a c all was issued and signed b\' 
 
 ACEISENFELDER 
 
 Moses F. l!u\ton, Jas. 
 .\. MrKee, Wm. H. 
 Ferguson, Jas. V,.\ ,ang- 
 don. b'hn N. Siebern, 
 Wm. .M. I.augdon, Co- 
 lumbus Williams and 
 Jackson Slane tor an 
 election to vote on the 
 establishment of a sepa 
 rate school district. 'I'en 
 clays later the election 
 was held, and C'oliun- 
 bus Williams, Jackson 
 .Slane and John N. Sie- 
 bern were ( liosen mem- 
 bers of the first inde- 
 |)eiulent board of edu- 
 cation of what was 
 afterwards known as the 
 Sharpsburg tlistric t, now 
 Norwood speeial sehcjol 
 district Nos. 3 and 1 7 
 of Columliia and Mill- 
 c reek 'I'ownship. The 
 census at that time showed si\ty-one families in the distric t, 
 with a total population of three hundred and eighteen and 
 a tax duplicate of about $350,000. The building then 
 was a plain, two-story brie k structure, on the site of the 
 present central house. One 
 teacher at a salary of $537.50 
 ]ier year and a music teacher 
 who drew $35.10 made up 
 "the fac ulty." The following 
 year, i.'^/O, an extra teacher 
 was employed, but the music 
 item was chopped off. I'ntil 
 1S84 .Sharpsburg jilodcled 
 slowly along and two teachers 
 were sufficient. The present 
 term of 1S94 sees fifteen 
 teac hers emiiloyed in looking 
 after the welfiire of Norwood's 
 rising generation ! 
 
 It was in i S84 that $7,- 
 000 were expended tor a new 
 four-room building on the 
 pike, but three \e.irs later it 
 was again nee essar\ to brane h 
 out, and $c),ooo were s]ieiU 
 in remodeling the building 
 and adding four rooms. 
 The district is a large one, 
 c-overing three and a half 
 
 ENT AVENUES 
 
NORWOODS SCHOOLS I lu- Olil ami llu- New. 
 
square miles of" territory and 
 in the fac e of the rapid!}- in- 
 creasing population in all di- 
 rections, it was deemed wise 
 to provide for the jiriinary 
 pupils at centers nearer the 
 extremely distant portions of 
 the district. The Board of 
 Education submitted to the 
 people the proposition to di- 
 vide the district for primary 
 ])urposes, and establish branch 
 schools therein. This was 
 approved in Man li, 1891. by 
 authoritv to issue $20,000 
 wortli of bonds, whi( h was 
 afterwards increased to $25,- 
 000. The district was divided 
 exactly in the middle, good 
 lots were secured near the 
 irenter of each division, and 
 handsome, substantial brick 
 buildings erected on each lot. 
 The plans were made for four 
 
 room buildings, but onl\' ' ' "^' "^^ " "" ~~"~ " 
 
 two-room, with the halls, were 
 erected at that time. The 
 
 total cost of that inijjrovement was I25.016.y1. These 
 buildings are now full, and under authority granted April 
 17, 1893, the additions of two rooms to each building have 
 been made, which, with the necessary inijjrovement to the 
 grounds, furniture, heating apparatus, etc., ro>t $10,- 
 000. In 1892, the action of the Platting Commission, in 
 straightening Elm street, east of Montgomery pike, left a 
 strip of 17 feet, south of school house, which was leased 1)\' 
 
 '-^,m^m^,^^\ 
 
 . C. HATTERSLEY 
 
 PERSON AVENUE. 
 
 the board of Education, with privilege ol purchase at 
 $2,000. This carries with it the title to school house, 30 
 feel wide whi< h lias since been \ai aled, thus adding 37x300 
 feet to the ( entral school lot, and making that lot 187 feel 
 wide by an average depth of ajjoul 240 feel, and worth, 
 uilh the improvements, about $35,000. 'Jhe retiring 
 bo.ird included: President .A.C.Strobel, Harold Rylandand 
 A. 1'. Hageme\cr. During tlieir term an unfeeling court 
 oustc'd W. S. Cadnian and 
 (^has. II. Weisenfelder, after 
 fnuling that five constituted an 
 illegal board. 'I"he people after- 
 ward \-oted to increa.se the 
 membership to six. A.C. Stro- 
 bel retired in Ajiril, 1894, and 
 at that election, Harold Ry- 
 land, Jno. ]'. Zimmerman, Jr., 
 K. R.Edwards, Chas. H. Weis- 
 enfelder and A. W . Maurer 
 were chosen. Mr. Hagenieyer 
 is now])resident, and Mr. Zim- 
 merman, treasurer. Prof C. 
 M. Flowers has been the prin- 
 cipal for se\eral )ears, and the 
 corps of teachers include Sal- 
 lie (1. James, Jennie B. .Stick- 
 iiey. t.'arrie \. Hunt, Isabella 
 Kolbe, Julia A. Kolbe, Eli/.a- 
 bcth Fairweather, Kate Cul- 
 leii, Julia Ryan, Mrs. Lida 
 Shaw, Orma Martin, Honora 
 lacol), Eleanor Storch, Louise 
 Wills and Nellie O. Burnett. 
 
 :1NGERY, FLORAL AVEN 
 
 37 
 
THE REALM OF HELODY. 
 
 IN a musical way, Nor- 
 wood takes rank above 
 that attained by many 
 cities of greacer ]ire- 
 tentions. W'iien the South 
 Norwood Musical and ],iter- 
 arv Society was in the midst 
 of its successful social reign a 
 few years ago, no one could 
 forsee that semi-occasional in- 
 strumental contributions to 
 the [jrogrammes prefaced the 
 organization of such an insti- 
 tution as the Norwood Or- 
 chestra. There were just six 
 gentlemen who first met in 
 October, 1889, and two 
 months later they made their 
 orchestral debut, (t. W. (iale 
 was the chosen leader of the 
 musical pilgrims who, during 
 the spring of 1891, gave their 
 first series of concerts, a fea- 
 ture that has since been an 
 accepted part of the winter 
 life of Norwood's artistic folk. 
 At that time the membership 
 
 had been trebled, and a piano was added to the possessions 
 of the orchestra. Max Clrau conducted some of the full 
 
 rehear; 
 duriiiL; 
 
 F. D. BARKER. PARK AND FORZST AVENUES. 
 
 als in 1891, bul Mr. (iale again wiekled die baloii 
 the second successful series of concerts. I'rcif. \\ il 
 liam A. Rickel, oiu e one of 
 (lilmore's cornet soloists, now 
 direi ts the orchestra, filhiii; 
 the role of instructor as well. 
 The brilliant success of the 
 |iast years was repeated dur- 
 ing the musical seasons of 1892 
 and 1893. Since the inaugu- 
 ral of these winter concerts, 
 -Miss l.aura W'eiler, Mrs. 
 I.ulii S. ilodson. Miss ( leorgia 
 •Myers, Miss Mina lietscher, 
 KiKvin J. Webber, llerinan 
 IJellsledl. \Villiam .\. I, em 
 iiKin, .\. !■'. Maish, John Rue- 
 ble and T. j. Sulli\an ha\e 
 appeared as soloists, for the 
 ort:hestra's motto is ••Nor- 
 wood deserves the best, " 
 
 (leorge Puchta is presi- 
 dent of the orchestra; .A. C. 
 Strobel. vice-president; Har- 
 old Ryland, secretary, and 
 Wallace M, Davis, treasurer. 
 Here are the members and 
 the instruments they play : isi 
 
 3S 
 
violins, Cici.irge Piichta, ("has. 
 
 H. Cdi^rcxL' and Ferd. I'.as- 
 
 son ; jnd \iiilins, Harold 1\\ 
 
 land, |i)hn I,. \"inc and ('has. 
 
 Stratc-lni\LT; ^'i()la, A. H. 
 
 l',i|iL'; (A'llu, .\. C. Sti-dhfl ; 
 
 li.iss, I'rank Sc-elia( h ; Idiitr, 
 
 C A. Uatlcislfv; Clarionet, h. 
 
 I 1. S( hniidt ; 1st cornet, 11. 
 
 .\. I'ngli : jnd rornct, J. ( ;. 
 
 i'Aans; iMcnch horns, H. ]■'.. 
 
 Knaiilt and .M. Roof; troin 
 
 lionc, W . M. I )a\is, and drums. 
 
 ,\. .\1. nrair. 
 
 The Norwood ( 'lior.d ,So 
 1 iet\' is an organi/ation that, 
 dnnng its lirief existence, h,is 
 |)n>niised well. There ,ne 
 now o\er thirt\' \'oi( es en 
 rolled. (;. 1'. Kvans is the 
 director of the so( iety, and 
 the ai c'oniijanists are Miss jo 
 se|ihnie 1 'a\ ison, piano, and 
 i\liss I'.ertha Kstep, ori;,ni. 
 
 Dr. N. I. Scott is president 
 and (leorge H. Sinyer. Sei re- 
 tar\ and treasurer. Ipon the 
 
 e\ei uti\ e hoard with Director l-A ails are Thomas II. histep new mnloiinsthe) make a splendid .ippearam e. and t 
 
 an<l II. I,. Harrington. The ( 'horal Soi iet\ co\ers the is no telling hournany liiiddin- <iilni(ires nia\ he in 
 
 Micalheld ,is thoroughh' and artistically as the orchestra ranks ol" these faithful niemhers : John \\ . H.dl, presi 
 
 does the instrumental. and in.iiiager; Iv R. Il.ill. Dallas H.ill, William for 
 
 West Norwood numhers .imong its institutions the 1 ,oius ( 'ordes, Joseph .Meisi h, John ( 'ordes, I^dward ( '■ 
 
 L'ornel and Reed Rind and instriu ted by Henr\ Klein. I'.dwardS. Koss, land Roherlson .ind Claude M uin on. 
 
 the meinliers ha\e long nuide their presence known. In 
 
 CLINTON C. ROBINSON. 
 
 The Field of Sport. 
 
 Rl'.CRCITS to the ranks of the 
 cyclists are miiltipK ing rapidK". 
 and with the ( ouipletion of the 
 lioille\ard. Norwood will lie a great 
 magnet for the riders of the steeds of 
 steel. The Norwuod W heelnien. 
 org.iiii/e<l during Man h. i .'s'^|. with 
 \\ . S. (iw\nn, president ; John Doug 
 lass, sei retar\ and treasurer; C'lar- 
 eiii e I'Aaiis, captain ; Walter .Stewart, 
 lieutenant". W. (A Hattersley, John 
 Franklin and Robert F,. I'Almcmdson, 
 board of governors. There are 
 enough ladies who ride the < yi le 
 to form a club of their ow-n. if the\- 
 so elected. There are jilans afoot 
 for a new athletic club and ''vmna- 
 
 - ASHLEY LLOYD 
 
 Norwood's fields are dotted with duinionds. lor 
 
 are imitmi; to al 
 
 the youth of the village (an turn 
 out .IS mail) IkiII pla\ers :is ,iny 
 other town of its si/e. There are 
 several teams among the \oiiiig 
 swatters of the pigskin. Norwuod 
 had a berth in the old Highland 
 League a few years ago, and the 
 Norwoods of iSijji, managed by 
 ■■Ri( ■' Cross, created something of 
 a stir in the world of amateur base 
 ball plaxers. There is a regiment of 
 the genus "fans" in the borough, 
 and '-Norwood Da\," a fcsti\al at 
 League I'ark in idmpliment to Ash 
 le\- Lloyd, the treasurer of the Cin 
 1 innati Rase Hall Club — a Norwood 
 man — was a no\el e\ ent, in i.'s<j.;, 
 that (reated no little comment all 
 through the circuit. There is no 
 other village in the State that can 
 surpass Norwood in its rural |)Osses- 
 sions and advantages for out-of-door 
 amusements. Its broad, le\el fields 
 seekers of ijleasure. 
 
LODGE ROOM SECRETS. 
 
 ^y N masculine 
 
 ijl /J Norwood 
 i^ t here is 
 Jv^ m a n \- a 
 trousered 
 ,oul who 
 ["^^ has tiptoed 
 home in the 
 (lead hour 
 (il night, 
 1 n d whis- 
 L, i)tred in soft- 
 1) mellowed, 
 explanatory tones, 
 '-I've only been to 
 lodge." There are mortals in the village 
 who have trodden the heated sands of the 
 desert in the marches of the Syrian Nobles 
 of the Mystic Shrine. There are Masons 
 who have never ventured beyond the mys- 
 teries of the blue lodge and others who have 
 not stopped this side 32° in the Scottish 
 Rite. You can find Knights Templar, Knights of Pythias, 
 Odd Fellows, Grand Army men — in fact, representatives 
 of almost every secret order extant, and when it comes 
 down to royalty, there are Princes of the Orient in numbers 
 sufficient to fill all the spare rooms in \\'indsor Castle. 
 
 HARPER, CROWN STREET. 
 
 if the Queen ever felt lone- 
 some and yearned for blue- 
 blooded company. Although 
 Norwood has no body of 
 Free and Accepted Masons, 
 she is the bone and .sinew of 
 Pleasant Ridge lodge, and 
 contributes largely in officer- 
 ing that organization. 
 
 The Knights of Pythias 
 were first of the secret orders 
 togaina foothold in Norwood, 
 and August 15, 1888, with 
 
 S twenty-nine charter members, 
 
 '^ Cowan Ladge, No. 304, was 
 
 - " instituted by P. C. Dr. W. G. 
 
 Hier, of Mistletoe Lodge at 
 Madisonville. William Leser 
 was the father of the lodge 
 and first Past Chancellor. 
 Those who have "passed 
 through the chairs" since that 
 w. s. GWYNN. t'™^ ^iid now wear the jewel 
 
 of Master of Work are W. S. 
 Cadman, WA). Betty, C. H. Gogreve, Geo. Failor, Henry 
 Hoffman, A. S. Hoffman, John P. Zimmerman, Jr., F. E. 
 Zimmerman, W. W. Russell and Frank J. McHugh. From 
 quarters in the town hall Cowan Lodge soon moved into a 
 cozy home of its own. at the corner of Montgomery jjike 
 and Harris avenue. Cowan 
 is one of the "live" lodges of 
 Ohio, and the knights have 
 given a series of entertain- 
 ments that have been features 
 of Norwood's social life. The 
 officers are PL P. Smith, C. 
 C; Chas. J. McQueety, V. 
 ('.; John I,. \'ine. Prelate; 
 Dr. J. C. Cadwallader, M. of 
 A.: K. R. Edwards. I. G.; 
 John Butler. (). G.; J. P. Zim- 
 merman, Jr., M. of K.-. Chas. 
 II. Weisenfelder. M. of F.: E. 
 W . Hoffinan, K. of R. and S.: 
 W. .-^. ("adman, W. W. Rus- 
 sell and J. 1'. Zimmerman, Jr., 
 trustees. 
 
 The Royal Arcanum is 
 represented i)y Nor wo oil 
 Council, No. 1 33 1, whicii 
 was instituted January3, 1891, 
 by i)e]iut\- Grand Regent 
 Edward liuck, assisted by 
 1 )eputy Supreme Regent W. 
 J._^Loveys. There were just 
 
two dozen rliartcr mcniiicrs 
 who hadlieen rc( ruitcdlarj^cK 
 by Winfield S. (;w\iin. That 
 gentleman was chosen Reg- 
 ent. Tlie Royal Areanimi's 
 growth lias l)een slow, hut a 
 net gain shows that the < oint- 
 ( il is nio\"ing in the fight cli- 
 rertion. The present officers 
 are: Past Regent, Harold 
 Rvland ; Regent, William S. 
 t'adniaii ; \'iieRe^int I'r 
 John j. Winn ; ( )i \Un jdhii 
 j. Homer; (aiide, I l«is H 
 (lelihart; Chaplain (iloi^l 
 W. Stat ey ; \\'arden Joseph 
 I.ammers; Sentr\ 1 iiusl 
 Dietz ; Secretary \\ mlield [ 'WfiT ', 
 S. Gwy'i" : <^'<''lfetoi Lhis 4yl'f^ 
 H. Weisenfelder: lieisuiei A/ 
 
 Jaeoli G. C.raf; liiistces iJ 
 John h'ranklin. Huold k\ 
 land and William S. (_ adman. 
 
 The National Union is jt^f-fi" 
 
 represented in the liorough — ■ 
 
 by Norwood Council, No. samuei 
 
 48.S, whieh was instituted 
 
 with t'ort\ -nine charter members, .\pril 10, 1.S91. They, 
 too, meet at r\thian Hall, and present roll of officers in- 
 clude: President, 1'. S. Hettinger; ]'",.\-l'resident, (ieo. 
 Tailor: Secretary, (jeo. H. llintlersniaii ; I'inancial Secre- 
 tar\', W. |. Care)'; Treasurer. .\. K. l,o\\r\'; .Speaker. 
 1"'. .\. Ziunuerman : Chaplain and Medical lv\aminer. Dr. 
 J. C. ( adwallader, and Csher. Chas. Rerner. 
 
 DUCK CREEK ROAD, 
 
 MACK, THE DOG J>APER CARRIER. 
 
 There is one prett\ sui.irl resident (if Ivist Noi'wood 
 whose name is not in the direi lor\'. ".Mai k" is a regular 
 boarder at the llolTman-l .eser abode, and he is one of the 
 most rem:nkable members of the boiiuigh's c aiiine ( mitin- 
 geiu. iMack is a water-spaniel, and while he «-as ,1 pup 
 he was tnn'ned in the way that all good dogs should he. 
 "Maik's" education was not 
 ( onsidered Ihiished until he 
 wastaught lorun .iround to the 
 front porch e\ery morning, 
 take the paper and < arr\ it 
 intothehouse. '•Mack"was.in 
 ipt pupil, and made ;i sue - 
 I Lsslul news agent, but he 
 " IS too imbitious. After he 
 h 1(1 ( onipleted the task regu- 
 I lib issi^nedto him. "Mack'' 
 ^ot into the habit of skirmish- 
 in., iioimd the neighborhood 
 mil iollc(ting all the newspa 
 pels 111 sight, until the I.eser- 
 I lodiii 111 house resembled a 
 disti iluitingageiK \ . It waseas\ 
 (.noii^li to teac h ".NhK k" lo be 
 1 p ipci ( irrier.but it took per 
 s< \ (.1 nil L to break him of .1 
 h ibit th It fcir a time < re- 
 ated an iiii]iressioii that l-'.ast 
 Norwood sheltered one of 
 those pests — the 111:111 who 
 gets up e:irly and •■borrous" 
 somebotl) else's iiewsp:iper. 
 
 41 
 
TWO BRIGADES OF FIRE FIGHTERS. 
 
 NO^/^OOD VOLUNTEER FIRE CO, 
 
 TIlkKK (lav-, nllcr the 
 lu.llic of 1'. J. Si hllfl 
 (Icr was l)iiriic(l in the 
 yniiiiKl— Manh .,th. 
 1S90, — the West Xorw I XOI- 
 
 initeer I'ire lirigade took the 
 
 hehl. W hile the ruins of that 
 
 lioiise were siiioldeiaiig, a siili- 
 
 s( ii|ilion hst was passed around 
 
 and llie niK lens of the I'lind to 
 
 ei|ui|i the lire lighters thus se- 
 
 rured. The orii;inal nienilier- ,!•"' H — 
 
 shi|i roll ot^ twent\-l'i\ e has Keen 
 
 (h)nlileih and the brigade con- 
 
 tiinies ns \ allied ser\ i( es as , 
 
 stoi k ( ompaiu". The sliares ar 
 
 liiit $1.00. and the dues |i.2- 
 
 year. 'I'o the original lunldi 
 
 on Mills a\eniie two additioi 
 
 were made. The \illage po 
 
 \ided a good engine and hose 
 
 reel. The ladder wagon was 
 
 nia(ie li\' "the boys," for in the 
 
 rjiiks are < arpenters and bku k 
 
 smiths. West Norwood's ladies 
 
 presented both a bell and a Hag 
 
 to the brigade. .\lth(.nigh"otit]of the balliw i,k the brigade tion. i;,u\\ on the iiiornmgof Marih 6th. 1 Sc,4. 1 |i,i ,■ 
 
 distinguished itself at the St. Aloysuis .\s\luin .(Uillagra- was :in :il:irui gnen ami West Norwood brii;ade turned laii 
 
 onl\ to witness their own 
 ;] he.iiliiiarters in llames. The 
 origin of ihel'ire w.is.i iin sterw 
 and iiolhmg wassa\ed. The 
 .\aroii .M. Neill onix whetted 
 the appetite of the lire king, 
 and engines, hose and ladder 
 were all Ik ked up. Tin- loss 
 was If2,ooo, and the (011111111 
 lees on rebuilding got to w oik 
 at om e. I'pon the site of 
 the deslro\ed engine hoiist' a 
 twi>-stor\ pressed brii k edi 
 I'll e w ill pri)\ e the handsomest 
 h I) m e t h e brigade e\ er 
 
 I 1 limed. The serond lloor 
 w ill be I on\erted into ,1 h.ill. 
 ( o itrai Is for the rei onstrm 
 
 II 11 w en- let the last w eek in 
 M III h and the w ork 1 om 
 nil need at om e. The ollii ers 
 dm mg the late alminislr.ilion 
 were: I'lesiilellt. |oseph I I. 
 I ..limners ; \ iie President, 
 falward R. H.ill ; Sei retat). 
 
 EST NORWOOD VOLUNTEER FIRE RBinADF <'li>iv 1 1 . W eiseii feUler ; Trea: 
 
lircr, \Villi:im Tannings ; Tnis- 
 tcus, I'rank Runnel)auni ami 
 Henry Jostwcrth ; Cliiff,\\'ni. 
 Daniun; Lieutenants, Joim 
 \V. H;ill, Chas. Woertz, Oli- 
 \ ur Devoe and Charles liiele 
 field. 
 
 A blaze that wiped (nii 
 several houses on the jiikc 
 above Harris avenue led tn 
 the organization of Norwootl 
 N'olunteer I''ire Company, 
 which is located in a cozy en 
 gine house on the main thor- 
 oughfare, below the bridge. 
 They are well equipped fur 
 battling with the llanies. l'. 
 J. .Mcfarlan, President; Dr. 
 C. W. ■j'idball, Mcel'resi- 
 deiit ; W. (i. I'.etty, Secretary; 
 and W. M. l.angdon, 'i'reas- 
 urer, are on the executive 
 roster. 'I'he Chief is Philip 
 Voelker, and John W. Tidball 
 is his assistant, 'i'homas Mor- 
 gan andDr. I. 1'. Hastings are " 
 the lieutenants, and Charles 
 
 Anderson, Custodian of the engine house. The members 
 are divided into three companies, viz: Hosk, Dr. ^\'. H. 
 Hopkins, Captain; Richard Dallnian, A.ssistant Ca|)tain; 
 John Hercksall, William llcrcksall, Ben Bick and William 
 Hummell. Kncine, Henry Cade, Ca])tain ; (lus Seave, 
 Assistant Captain; George Hagene. Ceorge Ilulsman. 
 Harry I'rice, William Higdon and August Hindersman. 
 Hook anh I.ahuku, I^dward Wiggeringler. Captain; John 
 Smith, .\ssistant Captain; Ed- 
 ward Stout, I'hilijjTieferman, 
 John (Jloss, William Ellington 
 and Charles White. The wa- 
 ter works, with the fire-plugs 
 so well distributed about town, 
 affords Norwood m u ( h 
 greater protection frum fire 
 than it ever before enjoyed. 
 
 I Ol k OF IHr-. PliOPLU'S 
 BANKS. 
 
 Wiii:rk there is thrift \ on 
 find "the ])eople's 
 bank's — building associations. 
 There are four in Norwood. 
 The Norwood is the pioneer, 
 and its organization dales 1 ia< k 
 to November 14, 188.2. I'or 
 years Col. B. 1'. I.anewasits 
 l)resident. but the |iresent 
 roster of ofhcers is as follows : 
 President, J.C. Masker ;\' ice- 
 President, W. .M. Langdon 
 
 BENJAMIN ZEIS. 
 
 'I'reasurer, Edward .Mills, 
 Secretary, W'. S. Johns; Assistant Secretary, F. C. Hock; 
 
 ■ FELDMAN, CARTHAGE ANIi LAWN .•.vfrJUE:. 
 
 Diredois, H. W. Kahle, John 1. Vine. J. H. Brachmann, 
 A. N. Siebern, J. F. Met/,, and T. 11. Ringgold. 
 
 The Norwood Imjiroved was the .second building and 
 loan company to invade the growing field, and it brought 
 ]iush and enterprise with it. Chas. E. Page is President: 
 D. C. Zoller, Mce-President; F. A. Zimmerman. Secretary: 
 .\. P. Hagemeyer, Treasurer ; Directors, Walter Carey, I,. 
 1',. \"an .\u.sdol, Hugo E. Knauft, A. R. Hollis, Theodore 
 Trimble, 'I'. J. McFarlan and \\'. (;. Williams. 
 Semi-annual dividends are i^aid and weckl\- 
 meetings held at the Hopkins .\ venue dejiot, a 
 structure by the way that was built and is owned 
 by residents of South Norwood. 
 
 'I'he Elsmere Building and I.oanCompanv 
 was incorporated in July, 1890, by E. J. .Mor- 
 ten, H. P. Hathaway, W. F. Collins, Geo. I". 
 Cook. Edwin McMillcn, A. W. Eastman. .\. 
 .\. Brown, Wm. Kerentz, Wm. Thorburn. 11. 
 I'jisign and .\. Malleboe. The officers are Da\ id 
 Davis, President; F. G. Leiman,^'ice-President; 
 
 F. J. Morten, Treasurer; FerdFromlet, Secretary; 
 
 G. .\. W'illard and H. P. Hathaway, F'inance 
 Committee. 
 
 'I'he West Norwood Building and Loan 
 .Association is officered by Dr. J. J.Winn, Presi. 
 dent; Chas. H. Weisenfelder. \ice President ; 
 Peter J. Schneider, Secretary: L. H. (iebhart. 
 .Assistant Secretary; Gustav Schmidt, Treasurer, 
 and Benj. Gvermohl, Fred Schmidt, Wm. Jan 
 nings, Oliver Devoe, Joseph Espel, John Ri)l- 
 sen, IF Jostwerth, H. RikhofT, and I'red Dan- 
 kel, Jr., members of the beard. 
 In the development of Norwood these Associations 
 liave played no small part. 
 
 44 
 
SOCIAL WHISPERS. 
 
 '^-."v'^ \jii(l lli;it was 
 V "hen tlir l,..«rll 
 -^''"^J I .itcr:ir\' Sii(ict\ jiiiinalU- i t-k- 
 
 liralccl llu- lilrth(hi\ nf llu- I'a- 
 tliia- (il his ('(.nnti-\ . ■•I'hc Ldwrll" has 
 passed a\\a\' and its lilii-ar\- was will,-d to 
 the schc.oL The s.H lal \\W cf Nurw.i.nl 
 plavs 11(1 iiii (insideralile part in its histur\ . 
 Tile C'liantaih|iians lia\e liad .1 siK ( essfui 
 I areer. 'I'liere are se\ eral readiiiLi,. eii< lire 
 and wliist (lulls, while assemblies at the hall 
 
 /atidiis.w ith Mrs. j. A. Knapp, 
 president; Mrs. j. V . I.h.yd. 
 \ II C'presideiil; Mrs. Ren Mill 
 Idrd. jr.. sei retary. and Mrs. 
 II. C. Meader, treasurer, 
 'i'he Mnire Nmis Literary Sn- 
 1 iel\' is made up ol yniiii.L; 
 folks whii reieiill)' essayed 
 ;iiii.ileiir theatriials. The iiT- 
 li.ers are \V. (). lierlnli. 
 president; Miss jnsie Dm i- 
 sdii, \ K e ]. resident ; I ). \'.. 
 W (xilley. sei relary; Miss Dai 
 s\ Riiss, treasurer; Harry K . 
 hrii k. I eiisiir, and Miss l.<it 
 lie haildr.edildrdl'tlier.iid-et. 
 Tlie\i«iiii,i;erile\(,tees(il"ler| - 
 siilmre pay (diirt to I lu' 
 j^dddess df the dance at the 
 '• semi-di ( asidiKils " dt the 
 ( diiiiis Chill, which 1 lainis 
 as its memliers, W. ( \. ller- 
 tdli, president; Fred Me- 
 
 ha\e l.een features df the winter prd-r;imme. The Soni- (hieely, \i(e-|. resident ; Ceorge A. Sawyer, sei retary and 
 
 sis Cluli is ( dinposed scilelv df youiii; ladies, and is dftieered tre;isiirer ; John liarker, Joe Darker, J. lines I'.err)', Hush 
 
 sd : Miss I-ata Dill, president; Miss Id.i liosse, \ k e-presi- Parker, Walter Stewart and Harry K.in.u. 
 
 (lent; Miss Cardlyn ridliall. se( reiary, and .Miss Craie Tennis is diie df the most iiopiihir pastimes df the 
 
 Reyiidlds, treasurer. The I'liysicd Cnltiire Cluli. in- summer. The Ideal I'ark Chili has its ( (lurts (in Fiirest 
 
 struetedliy Miss Carrie (;(.ildsmitli, isdiu'df the latest(irj;ani- a\ eniie, ;ind the Xdrwdiul Chili's .^rdllnds are on l!ee( h 
 
 street, in Ivist Norwdod. 
 There are se\er;d jirivate 
 ( diirts wluae the kiii.ghts and 
 ladies of the ra( (|iiet ld\ e to 
 (■dn.yre,nate. I'"red M( < hieet)- 
 is president df the Ideal I'ark 
 Chili; Cli;irles Cliesley, vi( e- 
 president; (ieorge A. Saw- 
 yer, secretary; Harry R. 
 I'ric k, treasurer, and Will C. 
 I'.ertdli, snperidr. The Ndr- 
 Wddd Tennis Chili's dftii ers 
 ;ire President. I!ari\ ( '. Hey; 
 \ Ke-President, ( ). P. Cdlili; 
 Se( ret;iry. Miss Minnie ,\l<- 
 l iei hill : Treasiuaa-, ( iedrge 
 H. Sini^er ; l'',\e( iili\e Piiard, 
 \. W. lldffman.W. C. lieltv. 
 Iv C. Pda-e. A. II. Siiii^er 
 and Ken Miilfurd. Jr. 'I'he 
 l\;iiihde I'ennis Ciiib, with 
 cdurts dll Carter street, is the 
 kitest 111 the field. A. P. Ilriiwn 
 Is Presidiuil and Siiperxisur ; 
 Phiidre I'.dsse, Seca'etary, and 
 Ruddlph I'liiti',, Jr., Treasurer. 
 
 45 
 
NORWOOD'S PEOPLE. 
 
 Ill'', intense [jersonal interest 
 tliat tiie majiirity of her peo- 
 ple take in the welfare n( 
 ^ Norwood is iloulilless respon- 
 silile for the ( (inimandini; position 
 she holds among the suliurhs to-(hi\. 
 It wa-, at t'olumbus. before a nieetnii; 
 of a legislative i nmniittee. that |ii(l,i;e 
 Jolin r. Murphy, a resident of I'.ond 
 Hill, eloquently referred to Norwood 
 as '-the Chicago of Hamilton Couii 
 t)'! '" Among Nor^x'ood's 6,000 peo- 
 ple to-da\' there are men in all walks 
 of life, some prominent in ( it\- and 
 state, and some who^e lame is inter- 
 national. Louis T. Reliisso. the 
 s( iilptur, is one of these — the artist 
 who ga\e to ^\■asllingto1l her statue 
 of Ceneral J. H. M( I'herson ; n. 
 (■hi(ag<i, the grand tribute to I . S. 
 (bant, that adorns Lincoln I'. irk. 
 and whose statue of Cleneral William 
 I [ein-\- Harrison will be one of ('in 
 < innati's art treasures, is one of \or\\()od's 1 Ui 
 are mere hauls, wholesale and retail ; ,ittornr\ 
 men. iiisuranie men, railroaders, ioMlra(t(irs 
 tourists, newspaper people, teac hers — in fac t, 
 department in life's busy hi\e is represented i 
 hap]i\ famih'. and the great major 
 il\ of them own their homes. The 
 .\ineriean I'harmaeeutical .\sso( ia- 
 tioii < ame to Xorwootl for its presi 
 dent, and I'rof. J. l". l.loyil has 
 o( ( upied that position not only once, 
 but twice. He was first called to 
 that ]>ost of honor in 1S89, and in 
 icSqi the summons was repealed. 
 I'rof. IJo\(.l has an international repu- 
 tation, and is one of the most famous 
 scientists in the world. He has e\- 
 tensi\el\ 1 dutributed to the literature 
 (if his profession, and has ni.ide dis- 
 ( ci\ eries that ha\ e worked revolutions 
 in the school of meilit ine. ( )ik- of 
 his works, ■•'I'lie Chemistry of Medi 
 cines." is an accepted text book in 
 main medical colleges, and with his 
 brother. ('. (',. Lloyd, a botanist 
 of Hole, he is now completing an 
 e\hausti\e volume on •■'Llie Drugs 
 and Medicines of North America.'' 
 He has for years occupied the chair 
 of Chemistry in the L'.clectii Medical Instittite 
 Pharmac V in the Cim inn.iti C'olleije of 
 
 LOUIS T REBISSO 
 
 ••I'lighty Distinguished Pharmacists 
 of the World" is the title of a volume 
 lecenth' published at (ieneNa, Swit/- 
 eikind. and John I'ri Lloyd was one 
 of three .\mericans whose lit'e-work 
 was revealed within its ]iages. .\le\ 
 ancler fries, head of the c hemic al 
 firm of ,\le\. I'ries c\: liros. , is an 
 other resident who has gained f.ime 
 abroad, as well as success at home. 
 He is a descendant of a long line 
 of professors of mathematics, and 
 was born in (iermany. Mr. Fries 
 spent tuebe years of his early life in 
 Sp.iiii. devoting most of his time to 
 wards develcjping the c cnintrv tr.i- 
 \ersecl b\ the Sierra Moreiias. His 
 effcirtswere crowned with such suc- 
 cess as to warrant the Spanish (iov- 
 ernmeiit's oftic ial recognition b\ 
 elevating him to Knighthood .ind 
 bestowing upon him the high order 
 of Carlos HI. an honor heretofore 
 attained b\' but few foreigners. Dr. 
 L-iis. There John W'ever, who was Norwood's first mayor, was one e 
 
 , real estate [iresideiit of the ( )lno State Pharmaceutical Hoard, as well 
 
 couuiKacial as president of tlie Cine innati College of Pharmacy. Lie 
 
 Imosl ever) was the ]iroiector and is the president of the Retail Drug 
 
 Norwoods gists' Insurance Assoc uition, which at once found and 
 
 filled a field of usefulness. R. P. 
 Pellsmith, whose camera has pkived 
 no httle part in the ]ireparation of 
 this work, is '-one of the people." 
 'riie i'hotographcrs' Association of 
 ( »hio elec ted him president, and at 
 the World's Fair, in Chicago, the 
 blue ribbon of a first |>ri/e winner 
 was draped over the exhibit of this 
 Norwood fotografer. 'Lhe Western 
 Cnion Telegraph Company is repre 
 sented in the persons of Manager 
 Charles I-',. Page and Cashier .Mien 
 I!. Clark, while several attaches also 
 help to swell Norwood's census. .\. 
 H. Singer, the agent of the Cnited 
 States F'.xpress Company, and Peyton 
 R. Keim. recently installed as (ieii 
 eral Superintendent of that c ompanv. 
 at ( 'inc innati, give the ■•transportation 
 dep.irtment" a good standing in the 
 roll c all of vocations. The disciples 
 of Blackstone who dwell within 
 Norwood's gates, include ,\. Mc - 
 and that of Neill, ( ). P. Cobb, W. C. Williams, David Davis, Edward 
 
 Pharmac V. Moulinier. C. ]■;. Prior and A. A, Brown. The lattef 
 
 DR. JOHN WEYEF 
 
bright rejjresenta- 
 General Passenger 
 
 fovimk-d ■■The Liimlici' Worker" and has been editor of 
 "Tlie l''urnitiirc \\'orker" for ten years past. The frater- 
 nity (if railroad men has se\er; 
 lives, inckiding C. O. Ryan, tlie 
 Agent of the Chesapeake and Oliio; 
 Charles Patton, the I'ayinaster, and 
 Frank Zimmerman, deneral Bag- 
 gage Agent, of the (Jiieen and 
 Crescent, and H. K. Sawyer, Master 
 of Transportation of the C. 1.. and 
 N. George H. Singer, of the I!. 
 i>i: ( ). S. \\'., doubtless possesses one 
 of the fniest collections of rare etch- 
 ings, artists' proofs in the ^Vest. 
 Good libraries are mmierous, evi- 
 dence that the literary tastes of Nor- 
 wood's jieople are good. Samuel T. 
 Harris, one of the pioneers of the 
 borough, has a magnificent ((ille< - 
 tion of \aluable tomes. lie is an 
 ardent lo\ er of horse flesh, an owner 
 of fine stock, and his writings ha\e 
 been of such a nature, that in the 
 trotting world he is accepted as an 
 authority u])on the horse. It is a 
 singular coincidence that the editors 
 of both Cincinnati Catholic weekly sakui 
 
 new'spapers reside at Norwood — Jo- 
 
 sejjh Schoenberger, of the Catliolic Telegraph, and liruno 
 Ritter, of Die Wahrheitsfreund. Hugo K. Knauft, 1,. K. 
 Van Aiisdol, John Findlay, Richard Heinjiel and ('. L. 
 (Jist are recruits from the banking districts. William J. 
 O'Neill, of the Hoard of Elections, is one of the ■■new 
 comers." Rev. J. A. Markham. who is pastor at the 
 Bethel, that great mission on the ri\er front, claims Nor- 
 wood for his home, and Rev. A. J. 
 Reynolds, one of the veterans of the 
 Pre.sbyterian church, resides on 
 Smith avenue. Re\. T. J. Harris 
 and Rev. J. R. Powell are other 
 resident ministers. J. A. Knapp, 
 another contributor to the beauty of 
 this work, u]jholds the dignity of 
 the artists. It is meet perhn|)s to 
 obserxe that H. !■'. I'arny painted 
 several of his celebrated Indian 
 pictures while he made his home 
 under the Strobel roof "on the 
 heights." I'our e.\-niembers of the 
 State House of Representatives are 
 "at home" here — W. M. Day, Chas. 
 Jeffre, \V. M. Dicks and Alf. Korte. 
 'I'he I'irst Regiment O. N. (;. can 
 mu.ster several officers inside Nor- 
 wood's picket lines, including Major 
 \V. M. Day, Major Ed I.ovell, Cap- 
 tain W. J. O'Neill, Jr., Captain Sam 
 Kennedy and Lieutenant Davidson, ^, 
 
 of Com])any P. Dr. .\. W. Klein, 
 
 Assistant Surgeon Light Artillery, O. N. G., also possesses 
 the Norwood countersign. Resident real estate men are 
 
 4« 
 
 numerous, for many of them ha\e emjihasized their belief 
 in the virtue of their own arguments by building them- 
 seKes in the "Gem of the Highlands." John G. Brother- 
 ton, of the Elsmere Syndicate; Robert Leslie, Philip 
 Moessinger, J. \V. Fritsch, W. H. 
 Dicks, the Barkers, Henry Feldman. 
 Harry Q. Cleneay and S. P. Lane 
 are only a few of those on the roster. 
 "L'ncle Bob" Leslie has always been 
 active in the developrnent of the 
 liorough. Floral avenue, the hand- 
 some thoroughfare which runs from 
 Norwood Park through Elsmere, w^^s 
 his ]iet project, and when it was 
 built (the great avenue in South 
 Norwood) a tribute was paid to his 
 genius. E. C. Poage and Henry 
 ('. Meader are prominent members 
 of the family of ticket brokers, and 
 both traxel as far as East Norwood 
 e\ery day. 'Phey are known all over 
 the lanil. Among pedagogues there 
 are W. S. Cadman, former superin- 
 tendent of Norwood's schools, now 
 at Ludlow (;ro\e, H. H. Brader, 
 of Woodward ' High School, and 
 '""'s Prof. J. C. Kinney. There is a ver- 
 
 itable h'we of shoe men in South 
 Norwood, including H. M. Richardson, George T. 
 Hijiple. C. C. Robinson, A. A. King and \Vm. Hirsch, 
 while B. Albers resides in the west borough. Harry M.Lane, 
 the mechanical engineer; Chas. H.Gogreve, Secretary of the 
 \\holesale Grocer's Association of Cincinnati ; John B. 
 Maas, of Traxel & Maas; Fred Witte, of the Moerlein 
 Brewing Co.; S. B. Markland, who has been Grand Mar- 
 shal of the Grand Chapter of Royal 
 Arch Masons for six years; Seth 
 I laves, the Director of the Cincin- 
 nati .Societv of Natural Historv-. A. 
 \'. Reid. H. I.. Harrington, with 
 Ault & Wiborg; \V. K. Kreidler. 
 Secretary of Superintendent J. M. 
 Dawson, of the John Shillito Com 
 pauy: S. S. Kingery, of the Kingery 
 Manufacturing Comjiany; W.C. Hat- 
 terslew of the \'ictor Safe Compan\'; 
 11. ( '. Smith, of the Cincinnati Sus- 
 pender Conijiany; T. J. Mci"'arlan, 
 of the Dexter Lmiiber Compan\'; 
 ('. P. Seaman, who is President of 
 the Cnion of \'. 1'. S. C. E.; A. C, 
 Cattell; K. W . Jewell, of the L'nion 
 Central Life Insurance Compam-; 
 W. G. lirown. of the Cleveland Rub- 
 ber ('ompan\; Wallace M. I)a\is, 
 Superintendent of the Ciiu innati 
 Omnibus Companx; W. J. W inter- 
 ^^ bottom. Stiperintendent of _the ('in- 
 
 i:innati 'I'ransfer Company; W. R. 
 Johnson, the insurance man; Peter llrooks, the fruit 
 dealer; Wesley A. Stewart, the chenn>t ; II. J. Reedy. 
 
:I.SMI:R(; C. IV & \ . U.U.. Hc.pkins Am-., C. L. ^^ \. Uy. KAST NORWOOD 15. & (). S. W. U\ 
 
tlif c-lcvatiir inaiuilacturcr ; Julius I'liL-dc' 
 bom, of the J. A\ikkT Co.; W. J. RallilT, ot 
 the Roosa and Rathff Chemical Co.: K. li. 
 Murdoch, the insurain e uiau; (ieorge S. 
 Ste\ens. with the A. K. liurkhardt Co.: 
 T. I.\tle .Sueene)-, of the laculty of the 
 'rechni(:d School: Cliarles W. Evans, tin- 
 steel and iron factor: — these are but 
 a few of the thou.sands who sing the |ir:iises 
 of Norwood in the morning. :ifternooii and 
 at eventide. Just al)o\e tlie \illage is •■The 
 Pines." the cotnitry home of .Mliert Me- 
 Cullough. part of whose plai e lies in 
 Norwood. A. (). Russell, head of l\u- 
 world renowned fnni of Russell. .Mor- 
 gan ili; Co., now the Cnited Stales I'riiU 
 ing Company, is the nearest neighlior of this 
 famous lloriculturist. He ts a griMt dis 
 ci|)le of I/aak Walton, one of the ( 'u\ u r 
 regulars. :ind an authority on whist. The 
 late Mrs. Helen J. liowler built the fusl 
 house in South Norwood, now o( c upieil b\ 
 Charles E. Slane and wife, nee Cora How- 
 ler. C. F. Hesser. however, was the ]jio- 
 neer in that section, taking possession of his new homi 
 before the Howlers mo\ ed in. While Norwood has it 
 (piota of men of note, there are also :niiong Norwood' 
 women some who ha\e won renown. Mrs. R. C. Trixetti 
 recognized with the foremost of the (lecorati\e artists of the 
 day. The \\'om:in's I'.uilding at the World's hair coi: 
 tained evidenc es of her work, and the .\rkansas lluildiuL 
 was decorated b\- her. Scores of houses here and in other 
 cities ha\e been beautified b\ her. To liter:Uuie. Mrs. S. 
 
 W. l.lo)(l has been a prolific 
 ( Diitribulor. and some of her 
 poems are gems. Manx a 
 house, beautiful in the bor- 
 ough, is replete with tribiues 
 to the artistic tastes of the 
 reigning goddess of the home. 
 
 A STUDY IN WILD 
 FLOWERS. 
 
 N; 
 
 > future seems 
 uperlatixely bright. 
 \ears ago the 
 most enthusiastit- dreamer 
 in the borough could not fore- 
 see the glorious tal)lcau of to- 
 day. The trend of progress 
 is toward the hills and the 
 ri( h vallevs of old Columbia. 
 As tl e grand settlement of 
 w MAURER homes increases, the sylv:in 
 
 spots, so purelv reminiscent 
 of the ( (iiintrw will grow r;irer. Some of them should be 
 spared for our children, and oin- children's children. Among 
 all of Norwood's au.xiliaries there is no Park Poard and no 
 immediate mission for one. Sotiie years ago the sugges- 
 tion w.is made to preserve the strip of woodland between the 
 Kaltimore and ( >hio Southwestern and Harris avenue, just 
 e:ist of I'orest axeuuc. It was a grand idea then. It is 
 a better one n.>w. I'erhaps in all of Norwood there is no 
 wilder spot than that narrow trad. It is all hills and 
 hollows, with here ami there 
 a level stretch, (iiantsofthe 
 forest :ind the most modest 
 wikl (lowers thrive there to- 
 gclhcr. The beech, the wab 
 nul. the hickory, the locu.st. 
 the sycamore, the pojilar. and 
 the buckeye are among the 
 living delegates in the congre- 
 gation of trees. HeforeJack 
 l-'rost has fairlv been driven 
 off the earth. Queen l-'lora's 
 reign commences in that fa- 
 vored spot. The sjjring beau- 
 ties, with their delicate blos- 
 soms, are among the lirst. 
 Then comes the violet, here 
 blue as the azure heavens 
 above, and there, white as a 
 bit of porcelain. Dog tooth 
 lilies, with their grav striped 
 petals, (ome early and go 
 > .irly. The heart-.shaped 
 i'M)uis cif the -'Dutchman's 
 breeches" and the jiale, ]iin- 
 le cltisters of ])hlo.\, form a 
 
 5° 
 
s I r :i 111; c contrasl. In tlie 
 sluidicst spots r()< k-iiiDss 
 abounds, its lilossonis iookinij, 
 like a llo\\ei\- I'leiadcs ni a 
 lied of nialaihite. 'Ihi- snow \ 
 I. loom of the Mood root is 
 one of tlie prettiest of the 
 treasures of the woods, d'he 
 do.n « ood and red l.nd 
 |)rou<llv contriliule then' share 
 to the welcome of Spriiii;. 
 Later on the unil)rellasha]ied 
 May-a]>ple takes its plaee in 
 the |)roeession with ils waw 
 llowers whose lemon - Inned 
 lieart t;aves lorlh a siekemn^ 
 aroma. "Pepper and sail," 
 the larkspur, the ground i\\ 
 with its tiny Mue-e\ed lilos- 
 sonis, not niu( h larger than 
 a pin head, the fragrani 
 wild lilac — all these and 
 more are the trophies tliatare 
 to lie gathered in a jaunt 
 through this heautifiil wood- 
 land s|iol. l''erns ,ire plenti- 
 lul, and when the aiUumn 
 
 (limes, the golden lod and pin-|ile asler alioiind ihei 
 Norwood is \'oiing. \o .'spi'inger or no W'e.l has \'et a 
 
 ENUE, PAVED WITH ASPHALT BY THE WARRENSCHARF COMPANY. 
 
 is eiiio\lng loii sound a n.ip, steps might lie l.iken to ac- 
 ,|iure It hy K'.ise or pun hase. The Norwood of die 
 pe.ired to make his name a lienedulion dial wmilil ling ful me u mild rise up an<l i .dl the Norwood of llu- present 
 
 through all the ages. Ser|ienline axeniie is |il,illed dimugh Messed, if th.il licauliful spot were (le(lii:ated as ''Norwood 
 
 this liil of forest; luit it seems almost a sacrilege lo despoil I'.nk" 1o die people and iheir heirs forever, 
 
 the pl.K e. It should lie kept as a pla\- ground for the 
 ciiildren of tomorrow and the day after. If phil.inthropy 
 
 T\\ o Presidents. 
 
 I Jxci.F. S.\M has had his eye 
 
 on Xorwood, and while 
 the I'liited .States has not \ et 
 called any of lier citizens to 
 jump into the administrati\ t' 
 band wagon and handle the 
 reins, half a ilo/en or more 
 organizations ol" national im- 
 porlanee lia\e honored her 
 citizens. for the third time 
 in its histor)- the American 
 Ticket ilrokers .\ssoi iaiion, 
 at ils meeting in Washingion, 
 in Ma\, I.S94. elected III nr\ 
 C. .\Ieader, as ]iresident. I he 
 (). K. and I. W. I). .\.. 
 while being interpreted, means 
 die < )hio, Kentiick\' ,niil In- 
 diana Wholesale Driiggisls 
 ^-^:;0.;w^c.*"| Association, also c-lectecl a 
 
 sJ"^''*" -^'i>^ Norwood man to preside 
 
 ■•ii^jt^- -CiX^' ■ ■■ . 
 
 ■''^'C-'*rf*Ji^-^'>''- I over its deliberations — N. 
 
 .\shle\ l,lo\(l. 
 
THE COLD WATER TRIUMVIR. 
 
 lil, 'I'nislfL-s (if llu- 
 W.itrr Wiirks ai'L- all 
 priiiiiini.-iil in Imsincss 
 ill Ic-s in Cincinnati. 
 Dr. .\HVc(l S|irinj,'er, al'trr 
 rnii-.hini; his cducalion in the 
 riilili( S( hiiols. Weill tu the 
 Inivrrsity (if HL-i(lflli(.-r,'^, 
 (i(_Tnian\. where he eiii(i\e(l 
 the a(l\ama,L;es (if studying 
 inider the (elelirated I'rdfes- 
 s(irs Ilniisen. Kirehhdff. 1 .(is- 
 sen, .\rn(ihl and Knlme. In 
 his eigliteenth }ear he gra(hi- 
 ated with high honors, taking 
 die degree Ph. I), and .\. M. 
 In 187-?. Dr. Springer re- 
 turned to CiiK innati, assoiiat- 
 ing hiniseh' with Alex, h'ries 
 iV IJros. In 1887. he was 
 ele( ted corrcsiionding iiieiii- 
 her of Tlie British Association 
 for .\(l\ancement of Science 
 — an lidiKir lie still retains. 
 In iS(;2.he was ele( ted \'ice- 
 I'resident of the American 
 
 Ass(i( iatioii for Advancement of Science, and Chairman of 
 the Chenii( al se( lion. Dr. Springer has lieeii I'rcsidcnt ot 
 
 17 
 
 ^*^HJ,l' 
 
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 Sl^'; 
 
 I 
 
 GEORGE S. STEVENS. ALLISON STREET 
 
 (ARON MCNEILL. HOPKINS AVENUE 
 
 the CiiK innati Clieiiiical .So(ict\-. liis prin( ipal ((intrilm- 
 tions to s( ieiK e are: The Disunery of the Nitrate I'er- 
 ineiils in 1 hi a\ ing I'lants, 1 l\- 
 namic I'.ipiililininn in I'oises 
 .Swinging in ()pp(isite .\rcs, 
 I lighCeiiteroft ;ra\ ily tut )\er- 
 iiiine 'I'orsioii.il Resistance, 
 and ihe.Miseni c nl I ligli upper 
 Inliarmoiiii I'.irli.ils in Alu* 
 miiuini. 1 le has received oxer 
 thirty patents for his iinen- 
 tioiis, ini hiding an ahimiiiimi 
 \ iolin. 1 n ( )i toiler. 1 8(;j, 
 the dm tor mo\ ed to Nor- 
 wood, and he h.is taken an ac- 
 li\ e interest in all matters per 
 t. lining to the welfare of thi> 
 growing siiliurli. 
 
 (ieorge I'lichta is a grand 
 specimen of a self made man. 
 lie IS a ( 'nil inn.iti liox', and 
 from his \ oiiili lu' li.is thri\ ed 
 on hard w (irk. In t 88 1 , he 
 entered the empio) of Post 
 \- Co. as lidok keeper, and 
 nine years later he was the 
 head ol the house, ai ipiiriiiL; 
 the suppli department of the 
 
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 liUMiirss. ,111,1 » nil V. X. I'liinl 
 ;is his nssijc KiU', Ihc l,»inrn 
 L'lt\ Su|i|.l\- ( '(iin|i;iii\ cnlcrcd 
 ii|i(i|i ,1 ( nrccr tlinl li.is ln-rii 
 |ilicii(Miicnjll\ Slid (.-ssriil. Ml-. 
 I'lic hl,i liriiiii;lu lolsdf riiLTL;\ 
 mill ihc lio.iril. 
 
 I lciir\- UikliiilV, u h u 
 si.T\cil (lll^in^ tile sliiirl .nul 
 w.is ilu-n rc-rlci Iccl lor llir 
 |iiii;j, Icnn. is uik' hI' I 'iin in 
 iLilis licsi kniiwn riiiiiiliiir 
 nun. llr i-, ihc hr.ul ..f ihr 
 liiin of II. KlkllnllW Co.. is 
 |irc-,i(lciil i)rihr( 'im iniKili h iir 
 niliirc- .M.iiiiitji Hirers' .\ss(i( i;i 
 liuii jiul thin! \i( c-presiilmt of 
 ihc X;ilii)n;il I'lirilitnrc Manii- 
 l.ic Hirers' .\ss(» iatiiii). and in 
 iN(;j. ser\ ed as sei relar\" and 
 treasurer (if the latler. lie left 
 his nall\e |ilaee.('i)\ iiit;l(in. for 
 Noru 1)1 id. siiine \'ears a^n, and 
 w liileresidinyai rossthe liridi;e ,'_ 
 u.is the lirst treasurer i.t" the 
 KentiK ky ('(iiim il.C. R.df .\. 
 Mr. RikliDir was one of the 
 niiiN-inL; s|iirits in tlie l''iiriiiture ]'',\|iositioiis at Miisu II, ill. ,is ;in after lhoiii;hl. Twenl)- genllenieii » eiit iiefore ( oun- 
 
 I'he water works triunixir iie\er held |iulihe ol'li. e i ii and .isked ih.il this work he ai . oided oflic iai re< <>,i;iii 
 
 liel'ore, but no \cteraiis e\"er maile a better show ill" ihan lion. ,iiid their i oinniiinii alioii mel with fa\or. I'.y reso- 
 
 II 
 
 
 MONROE AVENUES 
 
 hitioii. inliodiiied li\- .Mr. 'riionisseii. c onin il luinieil Ren 
 Miih'oril. Jr.. ,ind W erter ( 1. I'.eltv hisloriaiis of llie \ illa,i;e. 
 and the soii\eiiirwas thus ollieiall\' iiKide a part of the 
 
 lhe\ ha\e done, 
 
 A FEW PERS<)N,\L REM.\RKS. 
 
 When, by an eni|ihati( \-ote, Norwooil dei hired n 
 favor of a water works s\-steni, the ide.i of a souxeiiir 1 .iiiH' w,iter wurks eelel n.ilion, I'he |;iiar,intors who made it 
 
 possible for the work to L;ain 
 such eiK oiir,ii;eiiienl were II. 
 C. .\leader, C, 1',. l'a,L;e. R. 
 1'. nelKmilli. Robert Leslie 
 \: Co., Moessinner. l-'ritsi li 
 \ llii.^le, J. U. Rloyd, Al- 
 lied Spim^.a-. V. I), b.irker, 
 .\. .\b Neill. V. Mehmert. 
 Will. Wmdhoisl, lleiir\ Rik 
 holf, N, .\slile\ I.IomI \\,iI- 
 \| la<e .M. i)a\is, \.. W . Jewell, 
 (ieorge I'lu hla. .\. C Stro- 
 liel. W. W. Russell. II. J. 
 Rei'dy .iiid .\. N . Reid. In 
 llie prep, nation of ibis xol 
 lime, w ords of eiii oura;4e- 
 meiit. b.K ked by deeds, were 
 numerous. \o other \ ill.iL;e 
 e\-er .lUenipleil a work of sin h 
 maL^niliide. and to its siK i ess 
 there w ere m,in\ ( ontriiiillors 
 who lia\e iiitereNlinu stones 
 of their own to tell in the 
 
 . Iosiii,l; pa-es of the 1 k. 
 
 It would not be just to s.i\- 
 that ,ill Norwood's friends are 
 lo be t'oiind in lli.tl ( li.ipter. 
 
 LEO DRES3EL, MONTGOMERY DOJLEVARD 
 
f(ir tlicre arc inan\- others who now enjoy, 
 and u liu have lent materially to the beaut) , 
 growth and development of Norwood, but 
 those whose names are emblazoned on the 
 advertising pages have emphasized their 
 interest in Norwood, her homes and her 
 [jeople. 
 
 MARSHAL KEHOE'5 REIGN. 
 
 Datk in the old days when Norwood s 
 souls numbered as many hundreds as 
 they now do thousand, Gerald Kehoe was 
 the village man of all work. Many was 
 the role he hlled during a week, and he 
 starred in everything, from a landsiajie 
 gardener to a gentleman who sho\ eledroal. 
 When Norw-ood donned her first robes as a 
 municipal l)aby, Cerald Kehoe was called 
 into service as town marshal. Many are 
 the stories told of his career in that office, 
 and one of the best dates back to one Fourth 
 of lulv. That morning, while Mavor Mc- 
 
 E. R. EDWAR 
 
 
 
 Ncill was i[uietly celebratmg 
 the Nation's birthday. Marshal 
 Kehoe made his appearance, 
 and informed his honor of 
 a threatened raid of shell 
 workers. 
 
 '•There be a lot of 'em 
 coming out this afternoon." 
 declared the marshal, "and 
 I think I'll nade four extra 
 policemen!" 
 
 .\nd so the mayor indorsed 
 the plan for more protection, 
 making the stipulation that 
 the Marshal swear them in. 
 ( lathering the ([uartet of his 
 ( ho.se n followers together Mar- 
 shal Kehoe marched them to 
 the town hall, where Clerk 
 Wichgar happened to be at 
 the moment. .-Vrming his re- 
 cruits with clubs, Marshal 
 Kehoe got them in line, and 
 proceeded to administer the 
 oath of office : 
 
 "Hold ui) your right 
 hands'." he ccnnmanded. (Four 
 arms of assorted sizes were 
 raised in the air. ) "Doyez 
 solemnly swear," continued 
 the marshal, "to support the 
 constitution of the United 
 States and the constitution of 
 the State of Ohio.'' At this 
 point he get off the constitu- 
 tional track, but after a mo- 
 ment's i)ause, he concludetl. 
 in triumphant tones, "and do 
 \ez promise to serve the vil- 
 lage of Norwood, as police- 
 men, as you would afore God? " 
 The newly pledged officers 
 swimg their clubs all that day, 
 hut the shell workers changetl 
 their route and did not go 
 throuuh Norwood. 
 
 Norwood's Home Market. 
 
 While nearl)- every store of 
 Ijrominence in Cincinnati ca- 
 U)s to Norwood, by running 
 "Ut special delivery vvagons. 
 llie borough is well supplied 
 with home talent. There are 
 halfa dozen groceries, several 
 butchers, daily markets, three 
 drugstores, tailorshops, bake 
 ries. dr\' goods stores and 
 candy shops. There are also 
 dailv deliveries of ice made. 
 
C '^ O d "i Ln uj 
 
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 -ujJOijUO 
 
MAKING THIS NORWOOD PRESSED BRICK. 
 
 
 I. 1;N rigors in atn-ac- 
 ;;_tions. there is no more 
 interesting place in the 
 tillage than the brick works. 
 That is Norwood's one great 
 industry and it has added 
 to the e\ er-increasing fame 
 of the suburb. Located on the tract 
 just above Duck Creek, and at the 
 ;/■ jun(ti(,n of the B. & O. .S. W. raih'oad 
 there could be no im|iro\enient in situation, 
 and a spin- from the main track affords eas\- 
 facihties for loachng the output into the 
 cars for traiis])ortation by rail. "'rhe Norwood IJric k" is 
 famous, and tiie |irotess of its manulacture. a jileasing 
 stud)'. The pkmt of the Cincinnati Pressed ISrick Com- 
 pany embraces seventy-fne acres of groimd. As 650.000 
 bricks are figured to the acre, a toot deep, and excavations 
 are made ten limes that deep, there is cki\- enough there to 
 hist a hundred years or so! In its crude slate the earth is 
 of a vellowish hue, but the bricks come from the burning 
 in e\i|uisite tints of red ranging from dark to Hght pink. 
 Tlie ckiy siied is the hrst stojiping ]ioint made in the art of 
 inanufai lure, .\fter the chi\' has been dried by ploughing 
 and harrowing, it is carted into that spacious building to 
 undergo a sweating process, as it lies piled up under co\ er 
 waiting for the second operation. ()\er in one ( orner <if 
 this shed a pair of ponderous rollers, weighing two tons 
 apiece, re\ oK e in a great pan, and through its perforated 
 bottom the (law whi< h has been dumped therein, sifts. 
 The liner particles are carried autuniaticallx' to a height of 
 forty feet, by elevator cii]js, and emptied into the s( recn. 
 which (livers the hopper that feeds the l)ri( k making 
 ma( hinc, while the ( oar-^er are reluriu-tl to the (lr\ pan to 
 be grouiul once more iiiuler the hea\ \ rollers. Not a drop 
 of water is used, and iVom the dry powder there are 
 pressed bricks, each (Uie of whii h weighs se\ en and one- 
 half [lounds. Each bri( k undergoes a pressure of 150,- 
 000 pounds. The ca|iacit)' of the machinery is 18,000 a 
 day, and as the green bricks are auiomaticall)' turned out, 
 all it reipiires is help to mo\ e ihem away. ThcN are taken 
 (lire( 1 to the kiln, the lloor of whi( h is a net work ol lines, 
 and there piled up in sik h a manner dial the fne ma\' ha\e 
 full play through them, when the tor( h is ready to be ap 
 plied. There are five kilns at lhe[ilant, each with a cajiacily 
 
 of 200,000. With the kiln I'llled, conies llie most imjior- 
 tant |)art of the work. I )rv as those green bricks appear 
 t<j be, there is nearly one-half pound of natural moisture 
 in each one, and when the kiln is sealed, iiearlv fiflv tons 
 of water must be dried out before thev are rea(.lv for the 
 burning. This process is called '-water smoking, " and is 
 a gradual one. Low wood lires are kept Inirning from 
 eight to eleven dayN, for an intense heat at that stage 
 would crai k and ruin the product. With the water smok- 
 ing ended, then conies the firing with oil. Crude petroleum 
 is used and vaporized by jets of steam, a revolving 
 current of Hame roars through the kiln, withoiit cessation, 
 for eight or nine days. Hot is a mild sort of word to use. 
 Old ISel/.ebub himself would need a fan within that fiery 
 t\irna< e. In the burning there is an eight or nine inch 
 ( iintra(. lion, and from the settle the wat( hers know when 
 it is time to put out the fires. The cooling off is as 
 gradual as the ilrying out; but when the kiln is readv to 
 be emptied, the sorting of the brii ks is the biggest single 
 item in the whole cost of manufitcture. No less than 
 fifteen shades are revealed — so rich and warm that it seems 
 almost impossible to believe that the tints are nature's own. 
 In addition to the "native oiit|iut," a buff brick is 
 also manufactured. It is made from a blue Indiana clav. 
 the refuse from coal mines. Another luiveltv, a pink buff, 
 is made from a central ( )hio lire (lay. In reds, buffs, 
 browns and mottled all shapes of pressed brii k can be 
 had. and besides these about five million common bri( ks 
 are made every vcar. When all the br.inches are in 
 operaliou si\lv men arc eniploved. and it is a remarkable 
 fact that sin( e the plant was ojiened (not (|uite three vcars 
 ago), nearlv all the oulput has been used in Cincinnati 
 and vi(initv. ■■The Norwood brick'' has found a home 
 market and has not been obliged to seek oulsi(_le channels 
 of trade. The Cincinnali Pressed l>ri( k Coni]ian_v is 
 otficered as follows; W. .\. liarker. President; F. I). 
 Parker. Xice-Presidenl, ;in(l L H. Parker, Secretarv imd 
 Trc;isiircr. The fust two named are residents of Nor- 
 wood, and their handsome home, on Park avenue, can be 
 put in ev ideiK e to prov e the possibilities of architectural 
 beauty w hen iheir |iressL-d bri( k is used. The Norwood 
 Pumping sl.itiou. the CiiK innati Club House, on Walnut 
 Hills; the Mclhodist Pook Concern, .\lbert Chalfield's 
 lu-w home, on Madison pike; the Hotel .Mills, the (iernian 
 ( )l(l .Men's Home, in .\voiidale. and St. Philiji's Church, 
 on l\;i( e streel. ( 'im iniuui. arc oiilv a few of the buildings 
 ill vvhi( li llie Norwood bri( k predominates. The com- 
 p;inv's (low ii-low n otii( e is at 51; West fourth, in the 
 I'osduk Puilding. 
 
 S'"' 
 
' Y Look at the Dwellings 
 
 '^ * Built by- 
 
 BOFINQER& HOPKINS 
 
 For the follovvinij: Persons ^^ y 
 
 in Norwood. '^ "^^^ 
 
 William W. Add, mis. ( icdi ^c Kailor. W . I'., I'.iowii. A, ll.l',i|ic. 
 
 Cli.irlcs (1. l;. Aydclutt. Nirinria Fik ke. I!. I', lliipkins. II. |. ITislcr. 
 
 I'Vcdcric k .\rnsniaier. 1 iL-rmaii lArdlcman. Iraiik I,. Ilund. ( h.is. I'.. Palimi. 
 
 Iv <:. HollcN. kic(k C. kislicr. I'lcd Iv Ihikill. ImIu.ikI ra|,c. 
 
 William Mr. kctl. Wdliam Itiiis. O. I'. 1..iu'S. K. kiddrll. 
 
 W. 1'.. ikisscU. (dis \. Mamm. |,)s. Imirs. ( '. W . Kowr. 
 
 C. .M. llc.kiuT. Jnlm liissiRT. ■:|':. \V. U-urll. Tlic... C. Kii/i, ka. 
 
 t'liarlcs r. Iliiiiisman. William ( ici^LT. .\. K. Kiiisi-. =:Clmliin('. K.iliiiisdii 
 
 -Helen J. ll(i«lcr. C. W. (iak-. -S. ,S. Kmocrv. S. I'. Ross. 
 
 A. !■'. iSagge. I'arkcr ( ialc. Chai Ics Kci lar. I U nr\ kluiidc. 
 
 William P.randhorst. j.K. (da\liill. 1. 11. K.irr. I r.mk kiisl. 
 
 A. M. I'.erens. 'l,. W. { dcni. II. W. Kent. ( . .\. keinh.irt. 
 
 Ann K. Barton. !■. |. ( dnsslu im. .Mhed Kdile. II. 1. kied\. 
 
 K. M. ISrown. Charles !■. Ca^e. i;d. kliik. W . W . kilr\. 
 
 (). l'.. Hell. .\. ('. Cale. ' Iv ,\. Km-. kie.l Ri, hler. 
 
 j. H. ilosse. L\dia I'. (Irases. ( i.iines Keeiiaii. I ). |. Slump. 
 
 Charles ISiinkmeyer. ('. F. Hesser. I'eler Keifer. II. ( '. Stokes. 
 
 Henry Heggs. ' C. M. Hatterslev. W. Ik Kinkead. I'. 11. Steink,im|i. 
 
 I. M. Ikiker. -John B. Hart, k'orest ave. -I. .\. Kna]i|,. .Marv Stagge. 
 :d<alph 1'. I'.ellsmith. "john I!. Hart. ■• 1',. 1,. Kirk. M. .\. Sheen. 
 
 W. (). Krown. lohn 15. Hart. •• -kokt. Leslie. .\. II. Singer. 
 
 ^■. .\. liassett. "lohn Ik Hart. ■■ k. K. I.hnd. |ohn Sc hr'ink. 
 
 W. !•:. Ilmkton. lohn 1!. Hart, Moral a\e. C. W. I.amh. "|. W. San-er. 
 
 Roherl liidik. John B. Hart, •• W . Ik .M. ( ,ro,irt\ . M. .\. S.i.'krtl. 
 
 Herbert liristou. "John Ik Hart. " Ken Miiilor.l. |r. 1. M. khonisseii. 
 
 W. I'-, konner. "lohn Ik Hart, " ( ', C. Mouhmrr. M. IriNell. 
 
 .\. C. Cattelk "\. k. Hollis. J. S. Miller. 11. I. Tntlle. 
 
 .Samuel S. Cooper. -1. M. Ikirper. .\le\. Miller. Theo, ji imMr. 
 
 Sidnev I. Charlesworlh. 'K. W . Holt. I'hilip M..essinger. K. Ik T.ivlor. 
 
 Harrison .\. Crosl.v. |. Iv Horstmami. I )aMd K. Mason. IS !hoiiips,.n. 
 
 W. 1. Carev. "Herbert K. Harrington. llenr\ .Merkle. k, W. W i, kersli.mi. 
 
 Iv Ik Crottv. .Aug. Hindersin.in. John M,„,rwoi><l. W . Ik W ic hgar. 
 
 S. .\. Corkhilk .\.'"Hartman. J. Ik Ma, is. \ iidrew \\ e'land. 
 
 kOrris Ik Cobb. bmalhan Hatterslev. J. W. .M< <,iiieel\ . |. Iv Wlmtaker. 
 
 :dlarrv Coales. ',\. Ik Ibii^emever. ' K. .\. M.Allisirr. II . l . W illi.ims. 
 
 ::Ch.iries W. K\ans. -H.irr\ Ck' I lex ! S. k.. ,\b,rgan. I >,iiiiel W hiteluad. 
 
 !■:. k. lab.vards. .M . V.. lland\'. Uaai .Morg.in. (k A. W kiisoi,, 
 
 (k Ik Kvans. Charles k. Hu-hes. S. Ik Markkind. ( .irolme W\ i< lir.id. 
 
 kic hird l-A.ms. k. (klbxk. ' kredl. \Uers. .M . .M. Willi. inisoii. 
 
 II. M. k.dmondson. lohn llouie. W. Ik .Norton. Co,. Webb. 
 W. H. lAerhart. 'l.imes Ilmnble. khoinas .\e\^ biggin. Cli.is. Wot-rl/. 
 Comer Ik Kavis. "ki< hard llemple. 1. V.. Nieske. ,\l.e W.ild. 
 
 ;-|,eopold Hressek ( leo. 1 . 1 1 ip] .Ic kran. is S. Ne.ik lohnWeMr. 
 
 •Matthew Deliriime. (kC. ll.ilkim. lohn Orth. Wk Iv /.,lk-r. 
 
 .Margaret Ik I'.ertoli. Iktk Hill. Otto Otlen. |. Ik /iimnerm.in. 
 
 Houses marked with (*) star, see ])ictiire in this book. 
 
 Ill-', abo\e properl\- represents a lot.il \aliie of $1,174,629.25. We .n'e the proprietors of the 1st, jd ,md ,v'- ^n''- 
 
 di\isionsof South Norw I. llolingeriV Hopkins Siibdix isic.n of Ivi .t Norwood, .ind I'.okiiiger <V Hopkins 1 st and 
 
 SiilidiMsi.ins of the Dr.ike d'r.K k. Noruood. We will biiikl tor pur. hasers of lots, on sm.ill , ash p.umenl. 
 I'idspec li\ e pun hasers .an li.n e the benefit of the ^50 differeni pi. ins of modern dw el lings 011 file ,il our ollu e, or we will 
 prepare plans .ind spec ifu .itions, after tluar own ide.is. for pun h.isers ..f lots, withoiil (osi. 
 
 . BOFINGER& HOPKINS, 
 
 236 Hain Street, 
 
 Telephone 1475- CINCINNATI, OHIO. 
 
 57 
 
Rooms 75 and 76 
 Blyniyer Building, 
 
 216 JV^io^treet, 
 
 CINCINNATI. 
 
 ARCHITECTS OF THE FOLLOWING BUILDINGS IN NORWOOD: 
 
 Presbyterian Church. C. L. and N- Depot. Residences ol 
 Jackson Slane. C. E Page C.L. Seaman E. Mills. C. C. Rob 
 inson, A. A. King. J. H. Lindsay and L. M. Brown. 
 
 ARCHITECTS 
 
 Guns,Hifles,Hevolvers 
 
 AND GENERAL 
 
 Sporting 
 Goods 
 
 G. (T [(iordan ^ (o. 
 
 -^Hlo 
 
 G. Morris Crawford. I'tcs. aiiJ Trfus. 
 Henry Goodman, \'i:;--pifs.Jt Mniioi; 
 
 Churches, 
 
 Public and Private 
 
 Buildings, 
 
 and Figure 
 
 Windouis, Etc. 
 
 Designs and 
 Estimates 
 Furnished. 
 
 /Vrtistic 
 
 tained G'ass 
 
 \Aforkers, 
 
 30 and 32 East Fifth St.. 
 
 o o o c- t> 
 
 Mncionati. 
 
 First Last and 
 All the Time! 
 
 Fechheimer's 
 
 =-=^^^ /"▼ _ .r^p^^^M w w IV T ><-t r-> J lQuahty the Best. 
 
 HUNSTMAN & HARDESTY, 
 
 Florists and 
 
 Cut Flower Dealers 
 
 37 and 39 W. Four th St.. (^,nciNNATI. 
 
 Telephone 947. '' ^"^^^ 
 
 jPricesthe Lowest 
 HENRY LASANCE, 
 
 RESIDENCE: 
 
 IVANHOE Avenue, 
 Norwood. 
 
 Tailor, 
 
 No. 159 Main Street, 
 
 CINCINNATI 
 
 THE 
 
 R THE COLUMBIAN YEAR. 
 
 'Jl'l'ST finished. :ind now on sale in our i 
 J^ Department. In the Bowl is a prcsenl 
 ^-^ nf the Qiiceii City, her live bri.li.'e'^, "h; 
 steamers, inclines and h'illtop... 
 
 THE DDHME COfflPASY, "";^;rs,','v"t.s;u,„.. 
 
 hOLRin ,\NI) WALNLT STREETS. 
 
 Choice Norwood Residences and Lots 
 
 '»'^'* GEO. F.DAVIS, jr., 
 
 -bv 
 
 Real Hstate and Loan Broker. 
 
 RESIDENCE: I OFFICE: 
 
 VMIliams Axenue, West of No s-' J"l'"'v';;;' '*"''^,;"«' 
 
 Ivunhoe Avenue, 5th and W ainut, at noon, 
 
 NORWOOD. CINCINNATI. 
 
the ^entlerDeo, xmr 
 
 (]entIe=Worr)cn, 
 and Wetr(;ist, 
 (gentle Tliildren, 
 
 § 
 
 roWniog, ^ and ^o^s* 
 
 Race and 5th 3ts. 
 
 \^^ Cincinnati. 
 
 4>^' 
 
 10 
 
 at right prices; 
 
 ^l^^rs all 
 
 B 
 
 TXELLEY 
 Y\ OAL 
 
 '^VOKE 
 
 UY THE BEST 
 
 POCAHONTAS 
 
 FOR 
 
 Furnace, Stove 
 and Grate. -^ 
 
 Get my prices and . Anthracite and Bi- 
 terms before laying in tuminous Coal at low- 
 
 your Winter supply. ■ est prices. 
 
 C. H. KELLEY, 
 
 Maple Avenue, 
 
 NORWOOD, OHIO. 
 
 Ti?eGemGity 
 
 Roofing ai]d 
 Paving Go, 
 
 OF 
 
 Idryton, 
 
 OHIO. 
 
 n 
 
 AVE added greatly to 
 the beauty o? our V'illag; 
 by the laying o? substantial CenQent Vi/alks. 
 They l7ave laid 
 
 Over Twelve JVIiles o? 
 CeiTjent Walks^__=™=.^^. 
 
 in Hamilton County in the past ¥ive years, 
 and villages contemplating doing this kind 
 o? u/ork, u;ould do u;ell by communicatipg 
 u/ith the above Compapy. 
 
 15 IM. ST. CbAIR STREET, 
 
 Dayton, 0. 
 
 >^ 
 
 J. £^Zif^wrrT)an#^ODS, ^ 
 
 Telephone 488. J^^^ ^^^ ^^^ \28 ^^^cmov, ^tv,,^ 
 
 J. p. ZntMFRMAN. 
 
 J. I'. /IMMI-RMAN.JK. 
 
 i . I /I \I\I1 KM \N'. 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 Hair and Spring Mattresses. 
 
 RESTORERS OF 
 
 Antique and Fine Furniture of Every 
 
 Hi I i| li II ^mm 
 
 Jpholsterers, 
 
 
 Attend to euerg Detail of Packipg and Shipping 
 apd Storing I^ousebold Effects 
 
 59 
 
DllBRELL^S SOBDlflSlOll 
 
 Iflii 
 
 SPECIAL ADVANTAGES. 
 
 •' Private Sale only 
 
 Dry Cellars, luve 
 
 /icceiilalile Parties and . Nearness to City 
 
 only. . Eyery 
 
 For iiFOOf of wliat we say exaiiiiEe tlie ProiJeily. 
 
 NO ADVANCE IN PRICES AT PRESENT. 
 LEASES AT LONG TIME, LOW RATES WILL BE GIVEN, 
 
 ^ Ca'l oil DURRELL BROS.,Esiildiiaile Biiilfliiig, 
 
 The Union Central 
 Itif e Insaranee Co. 
 
 of 
 Cineinnati 
 
 ASSETS OVER $11,000,000. 
 
 Our liife-Hate Endooiments 
 
 Are Prof 
 
 Our Tmenty-Payment Gaaranties 
 
 Are Economical. 
 
 Our 20-Payment Income Installments 
 
 Are Convenient and Inexpensive. 
 
 Are Profitable. 
 
 J. |VI. PATTISON, Pres. E. P. IVIARSHALIi, See'y. 
 
 E. W. JEWELL, General Agent. 
 
 BEHR BROS. 
 
 EMERSON 
 
 WURLITZER 
 
 PIANOS 
 
 Guitars, Mandolins, Autoharps, Violins, 
 And Everything in the Musical Line. 
 
 Call and r>p|^l\J A ^^^ ^^^ ^"^ic Box. 
 
 Hear the rvCrvJIlX/A, Plays any Number of Tunes. 
 
 THE RUDOLPH WURLITZER CO, 
 
 2^ West Fourth Street. 
 
 60 
 
GO TO 
 
 m 
 
 iiei k m 
 
 MEN'S AND 
 ^BOYS" 
 
 Hats, Ml 
 
 ,. UiiriiisliiiiE 
 ' f Goods. 
 
 CloaU, Slioes, Milliiieii, 
 
 Uiiflerwear, Corsels and Gloves. 
 
 Gentlemen's 
 Ladies ' 
 and Juvenile 
 
 WHEELS 
 
 At Prices Where nil can Af- 
 ford to Ride. 
 
 Ailjiistable Handle Bars. Metallic fastened Tiies. 
 Woi'il Rims— in fact theij haiie all the essentials 
 which make n/j a liifjh-giaiie, setuiceable line of 
 Wheels 
 
 Who soys sol 
 
 RIDERS, 
 
 BESIDES THE MANUFAV.TUKERS SAt-K THEM UP. 
 WHAT WHEELS ARE YUU TALKING ABOUT? 
 
 THE FALCONS! 
 
 They are made at Yost Station. 
 
 We do not charge you for our catalogue. Send for one and learn 
 how good wheeh are made 
 
 THE YOST MANUFG CO. 
 
 TOLEDO. OHIO. 
 
 Railroad Tickets 
 
 Bought and Sold 
 
 Schiely & Poage, 
 
 T 
 
 Members American 
 Ticket Brokers As= 
 sociation. 
 
 ICKET 
 
 BROKERS, 
 
 I93^i;;^^ 107 
 
 Central Ave. 
 
 Near Grand 
 CentralDepot. 
 
 CINCINNATI 
 
QLASS SHADES 
 for covering 
 and protecting fine 
 ornamental Goods, 
 Clocks, Bronzes, 
 Statues, Etc. 
 
 Dinner, Tea and 
 ^^-^Toi/et Sets, 
 
 Goods De- 
 livered 
 Free of 
 Charge. 
 
 In all the latest Shapes and Decorations. Rich Cut Glass. Japanese 
 China, A. D. Coffees, Lamps, Table Cutlery, Hotel and House 
 Furnishing Goods, and China and Classtvare of Every De 
 script ion. 
 
 C. E. BROCKMANN, 
 
 WHOLESALE AND 
 RETAIL DEALER. 
 
 Nos. 110 and 112 MAIN STREET, «fe riNCINNATI OH If) 
 
 EustSiUe.bet.3dn„d4lhSts., ^ L, I li U 1 11 n M I I , UP I U. 
 
 \l0RW00D 
 
 T^he bridhtest diadem in the 
 Queen City s beautiful coro- 
 net of suburbs. 
 
 ■\ « T^E corigratulate l^er progressive people ori tl^eir ■Woriderful 
 advaricen|er)t iri tl^e last decade, aqd predict for ttierq a 
 great future. SpeaKiHS of progress, tiave you visited Potter's 
 New Slioe Store? It iS by lorig odds tlie largest, ligtitest and best 
 arrar\ged shioe establisf|rr\er|t ir| thie State. We l^ave operied 
 viitt\ ari entire r|e-w stocK of fasliioriable foot wear for ladies, 
 geqllerqeri, boys ar\d cliildrer|. Prices lower tliari ever before. 
 We irivite every resident of Norwood to call, and assure ttjerii 
 a cordial welcome. 
 
 POTTER'S 
 
 114 and 116 W. Fiftli Street, 
 
 Bet, Race and Vine Sis. 
 
 GlNC 
 
 INNHTI 
 
 PIANOS! 
 
 Baby 
 Grands 
 
 Uprights 
 
 Decker Bros., 
 
 Baldwin. 
 
 Fischer, 
 
 Haines Bros.. 
 
 Estey Piano Co., 
 
 Ellington, 
 
 and other Pianos. 
 
 CASH or Payments. 
 
 OLD PIANOS taken in exchange. 
 
 PIANOS Tuned and Repaired. 
 
 D. H. BALDWIN & CO. 
 
 158 West Fourth Street, 
 
 NEAR ELM STREET, CI^CININATI, 
 
PAPER 
 
 Used in this Publication was 
 furnished by 
 
 The Chatfield& Woods Co. 
 
 237 and 230 W. Fourth St. 
 
 Cincinnati, O. 
 
 T 
 
 HE 
 
 A.E.Burkhardt 
 HH * Company. 
 
 Remodeling, Storage and 
 Renovating of Furs.- 
 
 W 
 
 '1-', beg leave to rail ymir attention in 
 the advantage <if liaving Repaiis 
 and Alterations of I'urs made during tlie Summer months; 
 more careful workmanship is possilile, and there is a 
 <-onsideralile saving in (ost. 
 
 We send for Furs and Winter Wraps, and insure at a 
 moderate expense against loss tVom Fire, Moth or Bing 
 lary. 'Die lieiiefK ial effect on Fin's of (jur treatment 
 during the Summer is alone worth the entire cost of storage. 
 
 ^"a. E. Burkhardt R 
 Company j ^ 
 
 6rriers 
 
 258 and 260 Race Street. 
 
 The 
 
 UJS. Pogue 
 Company 
 
 108 
 to 
 116 
 West 4'-^ 
 Street. 
 
 T' 
 
 *HH POPULAR and reliable 
 "HEADQUARTERS" ?or all 
 kinds o? FOREIGN and DOMESTIC Dry 
 Goods in SELECT ASSORTMENT apd at 
 MODERATE prices ; always catering to 
 every TASTE and PURSE, and carefully 
 VA/atching the Ir^terest o? our Customers. 
 
 N 
 
 The H. and 5. POQUE CO. 
 
 ORWOOD 108 to 116 West Fourlh Street. 
 
 DELIVERY 
 \\'eclnesi1a\ and Saturday. 
 
 Tfie \ ortliWesteri) MotOgl 
 [ife iDsOraDce (o. 
 
 Incorporated 
 
 in i.S.sS 
 
 Purely Hutual. 
 
 Milwaukee, Wis. 
 
 /l5S<^t5,Jat7(jary I, 1894, . $64,081,182.98 
 
 Ciabiiitii^s, " " *' (^''u reserve) 52,712,726.18 
 
 Jurplus " " 11,358,456.80 
 
 Xl 
 
 INVITE special nttontion to tho cli.ir.icter of the nswt^ of the "Xortli- 
 
 _ .rn," bclicvina thai no btttcf or safer can be lo.unl. N<,t one 
 
 .h.Uar.if stocks or speculative securities enters therein, and recent events 
 have most fully cxemplifieil the wisilom of the restrictions in our charter, 
 which absolutely prohibit such investments. Ovvincc to our low death rate, 
 our high interest receipts, and our very moderate expen.se ratio, the ilivi- 
 dendsof the Northwestern continue, as they have done in the past, to vasllv 
 exceed those paid by other good companies, and this enables us to furnish 
 the highest class of instance for the ha-l money. 
 
 I'h- 
 
 allonoi-a.l.lr. 
 
 M. J. HACK, Q^'^^^kT, 
 
 United Bank Building, Third and Walnut Streets, 
 
 CINCINN.ATI, <). 
 
The Addyston 
 Pipe and Steel Co. 
 
 Cincinnati, 0. 
 
 We made the Norwood Pipe. 
 
 •j^-^RANSACT BUSINESS in Cincinnati one day and 
 
 y^^ in New York the next, only by taking the F.F.V. 
 
 I LIMITED, 12:20 noon, arriving at Washington 
 
 7:40 A.M., New York 1:40 P.M. The only Electric Lighted 
 
 Train with Observation cars and the only train serving 
 
 every meal en route in Dining cars. 
 
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 Fev. 
 
 FAST FLTINt VIRtlNIAN 
 
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 •5» OUR PUBLICATIONS - — — ^ *>* 
 
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 , \\ ill be inailfd to all applicants who usu j^ 
 
 *«* Se-e.is, Plants and Bulbs. Send your *»* 
 
 *?* name and a<ldress to be jdaced in mir T* 
 
 •5» rej;ister. «S* 
 
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 -?• ^ 
 
 J MCCULLOUGH'S J 
 
 I SEED -Catalogue I 
 
 ^ AND •J* 
 
 •J» ....AMATEUR'S Guide •••• "^ 
 
 • Issued in January. 
 
 4» McCullough's Catalogue of Fall Bulbs, ^ 
 
 •?» AM) HOW TO GROW THEM. ^ 
 
 T* Issued in September. *» 
 
 «?• ^ 
 
 •^ .\11 nei-essaiy information is ijivcn in the above for the sueeessfnl inltiva- «S* 
 
 «V tion of either a vegetable or flower garden «2» 
 
 t .-^"'i;^J''« J.M. McCULLOUGH'SSONS J 
 
 •^ ^fvJP^Tl^^ Seedsmen and Imfjorters of [iulbs, ^ 
 
 «* TIMBK/^.JwW 134.-136 WALNUT STREET. *» 
 
 T rahlBifmJs "^""oVp^'sA^.tsonuv CINCINNATI, O. 1 
 
 *** B#^jB|Ljpw *s* 
 
 ^ 'V U^^* Albert mccullough. <S* 
 
 ^ '^M^M^^* telephone 584. aj. 
 
 /t b«rt ft^ «^ b9tf ^* 4^ *Vm %9# «^ h^ fc^ fcV« «^ kfi* *^ kV* k^ k^ »i9« *^ kif>« tiT* «i¥« «^ %9* «^ J<( 
 
THAXEL 
 
 oo o o o o o o 
 
 AND X-. *- "-^ 
 
 Jfipe ^Jt Gcallery, ^our^ 
 
 est 
 St. 
 
 Artists' Supplies. Fine 
 Pictures <S Frames. 
 
 If you have any framing to iln 
 give us a trial. We do the ne;Ue^ 
 and cleanest work in the city, :i 
 reasonable prices. 
 
 TELEPHONE 16IO. 
 
 HolMtdt I \ 
 
 illoni 
 
 N. W. Cor. Main and Twel m sireeis. 
 
 DRI GOODSffllTIONS 
 
 Lace Curtains 
 
 AND 
 
 Portieres, 
 
 Bress Goois , 
 
 A 
 
 Specialty. 
 
 Laiies'aiilGtits' 
 
 Fmlsllii 
 Goois. 
 
 iOEWOOD DeliTfiry Daily. 
 
 For Norwood Real Estate 
 
 CALL ON 
 
 Moessinger, Fritsch & Hugle 
 
 AUCTIONEERS, 
 REAL ESTATE AND LOAN BROKERS. 
 
 No. I West Fourth Street. 
 
 4" 
 
 Cincinnati. 
 
Norwood Park 
 
 \^^ti" ouZl"Gem of the Hig-hlands," 
 
 And Contains 103 BEAUTIFUL 
 BUILDING LOTS, Size, 50x150 Feet. 
 
 'i:. vj^ 
 
 ESIDENCE Of a. Y. REID 
 
 ; CIS, from Fountain Squ.ire). 
 
 It is within ONE SQUARE from Norwood ELECTRIC RAILWAY i^i^^i^ilh 
 One Square from B. & O. S. W. Depot, in East Norwood, 
 
 And is approached directly upon leaving the cars of the C, L. & N. R. R. at the station, which bears 
 the name of "Norwood Park." The nnain thoroughfare, Park Avenue, is 1 lO feet wide with a Park 
 of 84 feet in tiie center, and an asphalt roadway on each side (see engraving page SI ). 
 
 Floral Avenue is of the same width, with the roadway on each side paved with br-ick; sewers 
 and artificial stone cement walks have been laid throughout the entire length of these Avenues. 
 
 All lots are uniformly graded and lie 2 feet above the curb grade and have perfect drainage. 
 
 We have none of the burdens of down-town smoke, soot, miasma and noise, but charming 
 views for even the most enthusiastic lovers of Nature. 
 
 The location of " NORWOOD PARK " is unexcelled and is fast increasing in value. Hand- 
 some residences have just been built right on and adjoining the property. Montgomery Road 
 will be converted into an 80-foot boulevard, paved with asphalt or brick, without cost to the pur- 
 chasers of lots. The neighborhood is already established and is of a high character. Churches, 
 Schools, Post-office, Telegraph and Telephone Stations and stores within convenient distance. 
 
 Perfect title guar'anteed. Plats of the pr'opei'ty, with prices, will be cheerfully fiu-nished 
 
 upon application to 
 
 K. Y. REID.Truste 
 
 Residence: 
 
 it lO.t ICuSt 8tll SI., CITSfllSISATI 
 
 'eiephone No. 101 
 
 CORNER PARK AND PLORAL AVENUES. 
 
 66 
 
NORWOOD DIREOTORY 
 
 OPEN DAY & NICHT. 
 
 JOHN L. VINE, 
 
 STATIONS ....prescription Druggist, 
 
 Post-office, Montgomery Avenue, 0pp. Central School Building, 
 
 Telephone, 
 
 Telegraph. ^^^ NORWOOD. OHIO. 
 
 MAIN AVE., NORWOOD, OHIO, 
 
 Special Attention Given to DRIVING HORSES. 
 
 FRANK GRABUTH, 
 
 ^r^ TIN AND SLATK ROOFING AND 
 ■/> GALVANIZED CORNIClf WORK, 
 
 DEALER iN^|_[g^,^^3re aod Tinwaie, 
 
 STOVE CASTING. 
 i»* Nopwnnn qhio. 
 
 Herman Schuerman, 
 
 ^w^ House Painting and 
 ^'^'^ (\n]rimininor 
 
 Montgomery Pike. North of Highlaiul Ave. Norwood. 
 
 F. SHAFER & CO. 
 Livery and Boarding Stable 
 
 main aveinue:. 
 End of Electric Road, - - NORWOOD,©. 
 
 F, GRIEME,'i; :!.j^r-^^^"^ 
 
 pkins Aves 
 NORWOOD, O. 
 
 H. P. SMITH & SON, 
 
 Ice Cold SODA 
 WATER drawn 
 from Matthews 
 Apparatus with 
 Syrups in 
 GLASS JAR.<5. 
 
 Druggist and 
 Apothecary. 
 
 . Main Avenue, Opposite School House, 
 
 s;r:,lryGooas& Notions, 
 
 The Norwood fimr H 
 Home 
 
 Prescriptions carefully and accurately compounded at all hour 
 
 AT CITY PRICEIS. 
 
 age, 
 
 Leading (JROCLRY "';',S 
 
 JOHN NIEHAUS, 
 
 MAIN ROAD, NORWOOD, OHIO, 
 
 The Pioneer Barber Shop of Norwood 
 
 Phil. Voelker, Prop'r. 
 
 Montgomery Road, near the B. & 0. S. W. Bridge. 
 
 COMPETENT ASSIST.VNTS IN ATTENUAN(E. 
 
 WM. SCHUELER,- 
 
 •■■■r BOOTS, SHOES AND IBBiS, 
 
 ^f. Custom Work, Repairing 
 '''^' Neatly Done. 
 
 Montgomery Boulev.-.rd, - Opposite School House. 
 
 -J; s M o K e: -^ 
 
 "LA DUCHESSE" 
 
 5C t OIGARS. :•: 5C. 
 JOHN L. VINE, Agent, 
 
 NORWOOD, 
 
 OHIO. 
 
 67 
 
The above Cut Represents a Handsome and Artistic Residence on the 
 Northeast Corner of Hudson and Floral Avenues, 
 
 What is 
 
 Elsmere? 
 
 QUR present Prices 
 
 range from $10 to 
 
 $50 per ft., according 
 
 to location and street, 
 
 El OI\/ICrOC Consists or 1(10 acres of the finest residence property in Hamilton County, being within easy distance of 
 
 LO IVI t. Il LL Fountain Square. The ground is in the form of a plateau, and therefore has the best natural drainage. 
 
 El O l\/l C D C '* beautifullv situated, being located east of the Montgomery pike, and forms the most southern portion of 
 
 LO IVI 1 1\ t the village of Norwood, bounded on the north by Williams avenue; on the east by the Duck Creek road; on 
 the south l)y Lexington avenue, and on the west by Ret;ent avenue. 
 
 r- I Q |\/| C D CT Imi'rovements consist of made streets, sidewalks, sewers, tree-planting and forty beautiful homes, all of 
 
 t, 1_0 IVI 1. 11 tl which have been built very recently. 
 
 oooooooooooooooooooooooo 
 
 30000000000000000000000000 
 
 r^l.OKAU Avenue, the princip:il strcil, is 110 fet-t wide, p:iv(il with 
 
 d 
 
 tating building operations, as coal, lumber, stone, brick, sand and all other 
 
 ■— < asphalt to a depth of 17 feet, leaving a wide stnp on each side for 
 
 
 kinds of material can be delivered ,at a lower rate than by a long haul with 
 
 jl walks, trees, shrubbery and (lowers. 
 
 Transportation facilities are good. The Mt. Adams and Eden 
 Park electric cars will take vou to any of the following avenues in less than 
 
 o 
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 (T 1 CM CDC Is surrounded with fine improvements on all sides. A 
 C. l_0 IVI t n t visit to KIsmere will convince any cue that we have. 
 
 thirty minutes from Fountain Square: Lexington, Cleneav. Hudson or 
 Williams avenues; or, seventeen minutes via C., P. & V. R.K. from Court 
 
 
 without a doubt, the finest property for the price in the vicinity of Cincin- 
 
 ," 
 
 nati, and never was there an opportunitv given to Cincinnati people of se- 
 
 stieit depot, which lands vou at the Elsmere station, on the property. 
 
 'n 
 
 curing a home on terms more favorable. 
 
 CI C^/ICDC lias good shipping facilities. Cars from any point 
 C, L-O IVI t. r( C. are delivered on the Elsmere siding, thereby facili- 
 
 o 
 
 The projected iniprovemsnt of Montgomery pike alone will add im- 
 mensely to tlie present value of Elsmere property. 
 
 ooooooooooooooooooooooooc 
 
 30000000000000000000000000 
 
 OFFICE: Elsmere R. R. Station C P. &. V. R. R. 
 
 and Room 23 Johnston Building, Cincinnati. 
 
 JOHN G. BROTHERTON & CO, 
 
 68 
 
Water Works 
 
 Means a numljer of i oni foils fur us, and while a good 
 
 Bath • 
 
 (_'an he counted as a necessary rule of the Health ( Iffii er, 
 not saying anything of the toniforts gained there- 
 by ; your lawns need a c ertain anioinit 
 of attenticin. and 
 
 Seamless Tube 
 Rubber Hose^^-^ 
 
 can not be dis|>ensed with. W'c are the onl)- 
 
 Manufacturers 
 
 In Cincinnati, and assiue you not only goods second to 
 
 none, but i>rices to suit every purse, ^^'e own 
 
 and control the ])atents for making Hose . 
 
 with a 
 
 Seamless Tube. 
 
 Cleveland Rubber Works, , ,, ^„ 
 
 « u <t . W.G.Brown, 
 
 248 Race Street. 
 
 MANAGER. 
 
 CINCINNATI. 
 
 G. \V. Kli kkr, P 
 
 Dan'l Donne 
 K, Scc-y uiid Trt.is. 
 
 THE _— . 
 Rucker Stone 
 
 "If Company. 
 
 OFFICE AT 
 
 GREENFIELD, OHIO. 
 
 .j 
 
 •1 
 
 
 t 
 t 
 
 
 (jRAVEL BANK. 
 
 STONE QUARRIES. 
 
 West Loveland. 
 
 + 
 + 
 
 Greenfield & Hillsboro, 
 OHIO. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Screened Crushed Limestone, 
 
 Cleaned Screened Gravel lor 
 
 
 Curb. Crosswalk, Flagging, 
 
 streets. Pikes, Concrete 
 
 
 Building and Dimension 
 
 Sidewalks. Etc. 
 
 J. 
 
 Stone, Lime, Etc. 
 
 
 
 
 Baltimore and Ohio 
 
 Southwestern R'y. 
 
 llISTOR\' of Norwood would be incomplete without mention of 
 
 :^W-^-^^|?^l^^ the advantages which have been offeixM 
 fh by tlie Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern 
 
 to its l>tiilders and residents 
 
 Railway. The first road to be constructed. 
 
 it early saw the advantages to be derived 
 from a suburban service to Norwood, and that it has success- 
 full\- met the demands for this service is evinced by the number 
 of trains which are run each week day to and from Cincinnati. 
 It also otl'ers to new residents a free ticket for one year tor any 
 one building .a house costing ntjt less than ;>;1,000. It offers 
 manv other good things. Ask for a copy of "Suburban Homes" 
 and "Suburban Trains" at Ticket Otlice, S. E. Corner Fourth 
 and Vine Streets, Cincinnati, or of the Agent at Norwood. 
 
 
 
 Our Cars. 
 
 69 
 
PROFESSIONAL CARDS. 
 
 DAVID DAVIS 
 
 Attoroey Mit Law, 
 
 CINCINNATI, (). 
 
 Teleplione -4-4-4. 
 
 Rooms 
 60&6I, 
 
 Johnston 
 Buildings. 
 
 CHARLES E. PRIOR, 
 
 Attorney at Law, 
 
 Room 45, Carew Building, 
 
 N. W. Corner Fifth and Vine Streets. 
 
 CINCINNATI. 
 
 Telephone No. 189. 
 
 Cobb & Howard, 
 
 Telephone316 
 
 ATTORNEYS AND 
 COUNSELORS AT LAW 
 
 Wm. E.BUNDY 
 
 Attorney at Law and 
 Notary Public 
 
 RESIDENCE, 
 NW. Cor Ivan- 
 hoe and Way- 
 land Avenues, 
 NORWOOD. 
 
 BIymyer Building, 216 Main St., Cincinnati. 
 
 Rooms 210, 2lt, 212 Lincoln Inn Court, 
 No 227 MAIN STREET, CINCINNATI. 
 
 TELEPHONE 2190. 
 
 WILLIAM G.WILLI.AMS 
 
 Attorney at Livv. 
 
 RESIDENCE. 
 
 Carthage Ave. 
 Norvi/ood Heigl\ts. 
 
 No. 5 West Fourth Street, 
 
 Opp. the Highest Steeple, 
 
 CINCINNATI, O. 
 
 Edward Moulinier, 
 
 ATTORNEY AT LAW. 
 '^^'Vi'oos, NOTARY PUBLIC. 
 
 Room 34 BIymyer Building, 216 Main Street, 
 
 CINCINNATI. 
 
 Aaron McNeill, 
 
 COUNSELOR AND 
 ATTORNEY AT LAW, 
 
 SMITH BUILDING, 
 
 CINCINNATI, OHIO. 
 
 Dr. R. C. Wintermute, 
 
 C 7 TO 10 / 
 5 -^ 4 TO 7 P 
 
 MIAIOR .WKNL'K, 
 Tiiiki. Door West of Pike. 
 
 ICITY OFFICE, 133 W, Seventh St. 
 
 HOURS, l0:3O TO 3,30 
 
 XELKI»HOIi«E 1407. 
 
 James A. Gibson, 
 
 No. 24 New Street, 
 CINCINNATI, O. 
 
 BRANCH SHOP, 
 Montgomery Road and 
 Sherman Av. Norwood 
 
 Plu mber, G^s and St^^i^ F'ttcr. 
 
 NORWOOD. First Br;\nch tapped ready for Water for Dr. Sprir 
 
 JAHES A. GIBSON, 
 
 The Plumber of the Magnificent "Ortiz" Block, in 
 October 20, 1882. 
 
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 E gentlcm.-in, who is the subject of this sketch, is one of the 
 best known plumbers of Cincinnati, h.iviuff been engaged in tlie 
 5 for over twenty vears. Mr. Giuson. instead ot tread- 
 ing along in the ruts worn when hcwas a boy, is a man of fertilirv of ideas, 
 and this feature of his character has been brought into play in h!s work on 
 the "Orliz" block, in a manner that will redound to his everlasting credit 
 and bring him oceans of business for the future. Tills building will be a 
 standing national advertisement for every man who has bad a hand in it, 
 and pre-eminently so to Mr. Gibson, as he has introduced for the tirst time a 
 principle in ventilation that must settle, for futurity, the much discussed 
 problem of preventing the escape of sewer and other gases from the drain 
 pipes into the building and thus endangering health. , 
 
 First, underneath the building, he has constructed a large trap, or cistern, 
 six feet in diameter and eight feet deep, into which all the drainage 
 from kitchens, water-closets, etc., from the entire building are conveyed, 
 and from the cistern to the Sycamore street .sewer by a IJ-inch pipe. The 
 
 S'l 
 
 , May 22, 1894, at 12 o'clock Noon. Made by JAMES A. GIBSON. 
 
 branches, IS in number, which feed the cistern, extend downward from the 
 roof, being open at the top and connecting with all the waste pipes in each 
 Hat. Uy means of a device, invented by .Mr. Gibson and placed at the lower 
 end of the system of pipes, a current ot air is produced by which every par- 
 ticle of odor or gas is conveyed out through ihe roof, and it is thus 'abso- 
 lutely inipfissible for the least atom of impurity to escape into the building. 
 It was practically demonstrated to the w^riter, that even tlnnigh the pipes 
 were cut, or otherwise mutilated, the continuous air current is strong enough 
 to even ca'.y a small sheet of paper directly up through the pipes. The 
 vater-cl sets are ventilated through a separate Hue, by which all odors are 
 
 oil. 
 
 No U- 
 
 .,..■,!,■ 
 
 ihich kc> 
 n the pi|H 
 •ater pip 
 
 system of water piping, which is so arranged that 
 ^ ;i>d How ot hot auJ cold water, with a return, 
 lit circulation, thus etfectually preventing stagnation 
 , the possibility of freezing. All the hot and cold 
 re are at least 'lO.CXlO feet, is of brass, and this is the 
 only building known to the writer. in this country, in which brass piping has 
 been used exclusively for hot and cold water. The hath-tub.s. of which tliere 
 are 27 of extra heavy copper; the water-closet fixtures, f(»rty in number; the 
 sinks, about the same number, and thirty wash-stands, which are all of the 
 linest material and most approveo patterns were also furnished by Mr. Gibson. 
 In this job no care or expense has been spared to make it as nearly perfect 
 as possible, anil on it Mr. Gibson can rely as the strongest possible eyiden 
 of hiss 
 
 ^ skill : 
 
 anship. 
 
 70 
 
F. Q. Leimann, 
 
 Manufacturer 
 and Builder 
 
 Ivanhoe. Hamilton Co., 0. 
 
 g^t-Qeiore you build, it will be to your in = 
 terest to get an estimate from me. 
 
 Sash, Doors, Blinds and 
 General Mill Work. 
 
 Wm. Lawson & Bro. 
 SANITARY 
 
 TELEPHONE 
 1453. 
 
 P lumber s 
 
 N. E. Cor. Eighth and Walnut Streets, 
 CINCINNATI. 
 
 TheR.&H.Symp 
 
 for Coughs 
 andColds. 
 
 OF WHITE PINE AND TAR. 
 
 PRICE, 25c. and 50c. 
 
 MaDiiracliiiEil 
 tiy llie 
 
 Roosa & Ratliff Chemieal Co. 
 
 Cl NCI N N ATI. 
 
 TiieTlmsoii&Blacta 
 
 stationers, 
 cPriiiters. 
 
 Makers of Crep and Tissue Pauer Art Novelties, 
 
 Retail Department 
 
 HARMS' PALAIS ROYAL, pinnirinoti 'Engraving Departn 
 64 and 6e W. Fourth St. > blllLllllldll. ' 64 W. Fourth Stree 
 
 Manufacturing and 
 Engraving Department. 
 
 ch'jic (tcnfcclicJLy 
 
 .^aJic.^ and <ticuticiiicii :> 
 ''Diuincj cUiilci.y 
 
 72 W. Fourth Street, CINCINNATI. 
 
 GEO. F, OTTE, President. F. L. RATTERMANN, Vice-Pres. 
 
 C. E. SPIELMAN, Sec'yand Treas. JNO. D. SAVERS. Gen.Supt, 
 
 Tgeo. f.otte 
 
 Company 
 
 Carpets 
 
 CURTAINS >^^^ DRAPERIES, 
 
 131 and 133 West Fourth Street, 
 CINCINNATI, O. 
 
 •INE CiOI.l) IKWELRV. 
 
 REI,I.\Hi.E WAICIIES. 
 
 HIGH {;R.\1)E PREClOL S S'1()M;s. 
 STERLING Sn.VERWARE, 
 
 ^-- -_^-_^^= RRIG-A-I'.KAC 
 
 1!AN(^UET L AINU'S 
 
 IN CHINA AND RRONZE, 
 
 CLOCKS AND ORNAMEN IS, 
 ONYX PEDESTALS. 
 
 COALPORT, 
 
 Importer and Manufacturer of 
 
 ENGLISH HALL CLOCKS. 
 
 MM'. ART (;oODS. 
 
 i;k()XZE statlwrw 
 
 M ARP.Ll'! siwir \R^' 
 
 CROWN Di;Rli\', 
 
 VII'.NN.V AM. DRESDEN 
 W \ki:s OK ART. 
 
 FRANK HERSCHEDE, Tv 
 
 n PORTING JEWELER, 
 
 ne Street, Corner Arcade. 
 
Queen City Supply 
 
 Company. 
 
 PUCHTA, FUND & CO., Proprietors. 
 
 161, 163, 165 
 W. Pearl St. 
 
 COR. ELM, 
 
 CINCINNATI. 
 
 SUPPLIES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION FOR 
 
 Mills, 
 
 Factories, 
 
 Engineers, 
 
 Machine 
 Shops. 
 
 ,^ lilL 
 
 ^^^J^inNn^^a 
 
 Mines, 
 Railroads, 
 Lumbermen, 
 Contractors. 
 
 AGENTS FOR 
 
 Jewell Belting Co., Leather Belting. 
 
 Boston Belting Co., Rubber Goods. 
 
 Jno. A. Roebling's Sons Co., Wire Rope. 
 
 B. F. Sturtevant Co. Blowers, Fans and Exhausts. 
 
 Grant Corundum Wheel Co, Emery Wheels. 
 
 Standard Flint Paper Co., Sand and Emery Paper 
 
 and Cloth. 
 Magnolia Anti-Friction Metal Co., and many others. 
 
 72 
 
Cleneay & Van Antwerp, 
 
 OWNERS AND PROPRIETORS OH 
 
 No. 7 W. Foil 1th St. 
 CINCINNATI. 
 
 CLENEAY 
 SUBDIVISION 
 
 NORWOOD 
 
 <^:^- 
 
 XV AN ANTWERP 
 
 <i:f> 
 
 SUBDIVISION 
 
 AVONDALE 
 
 Builders of Suburban Homes. 
 Our 1'erti:is are Easy. 
 
 Lots are tlie Choicest. ]VIone\' to Loao on Real Kstate 
 
 Plans and Specifications Kurnislied. at Lowest Kates- 
 
 TfieJ^ortlaDd (eiT)ei)t 
 
 Smooth, 
 Dry and 
 Durabk'. 
 
 Ideal ^■d^^^''^ ^ ^^^ T\^^- 
 
 .# 
 
 HIGHEST PRICEDCEMENT 
 
 ^J*.llAr is imporle.!. Our w;ilk.s 
 
 ill/ prow stronger with asic. and 
 
 have a fine, bluish-gray color 
 
 that does not change. The elegance of 
 our work. laid in Wyoming in IKsTand 
 'SS, caused cement to be laid in other 
 villages. We use clean gravel and sand. 
 Dirt adulterates cement. We own 
 land along Mill Creek, above Spring 
 Grove, where we get washed sand and 
 
 el. 
 
 We als.. I. IV these Sidt - 
 wnlks with u 
 
 GRANITE SURFACE 
 
 GRANITOID. 
 
 We lay Asphalt 
 Floors, Roofs and 
 eways. 
 
 and Driv 
 
 tone 
 
 91. 93. 95 Canal, near Vine. 
 
 ^S«^ 
 
 THF ^ 
 
 College 
 
 °^ /Wusic 
 
 OF CINCINNATI. 
 
 An Eleemosynary Institution, Incorporated by the General 
 Assembly of the State of Ohio. 
 
 Amply Endowed. 
 
 Entire Income Devoted to Instruction. 
 
 [-inuislicsa cmpkl. c,luc;ilioi, inVornI and liistniiMPiital Music, l.iteraliirf, 
 
 Klorution and Orator). 
 l.-irge cnrps.il" nhic and ex|iPriencP(l I'mrVsMirs. 
 Open througlumt the year. 
 SiinimerTerm— June, July, August, 
 viudcnlscan enter any day. 
 Normal Classps, Chorus flaises. Prima Vista Classis, Knscmhle Classes, 
 
 Orchestra Classps, Lectures. Itchearsals. Itfcilals. etc., are .unong llie 
 
 free privileges. 
 
 SPECIAL DEPARTMENT for Teachers of Music in the 
 Public Schools. 
 
 PETER RUDOLPH NEFF, President 
 
 SEND FOR CATALOGUE. 
 
 F d.NOLAN 
 
 cJA.ARMLEDER. 
 
 • _ • 
 
 J^lan§^^rmle^^ 
 
 H9TWAT£l\H€ATmG. ,? 
 
 '^^ 
 
 Steam FiTTiNG.^-i>^: 
 
 <^4^5£'.4^Af1S/- 
 
 :^j:^ 
 
 i^-4S>-a,- 
 
 4=?^^ QasFittimg.-^'" 
 
 ■^//Yc/^A^r/, 0//7of 
 
 73 
 
;;'^GRAVIN<i '- «4 W t''^ir-r'-''ne.ZitK- Etching ■ 
 
 .;^f (^INei^'N'MT. v^ 
 
 
 reer f@ir ®v®r 6© y®&irs ia ©ije in? wSiDleirj tije 
 ! wibese 
 
 THAT HAS THIS T^UB DISTBNCTION, 
 8-.; 5?®^- ®*?5ier ifTas? il^ie eM E5TA1BL5SHED »-iD'"Ji. 
 
 
 Hm« 
 
 
 <) f) o o o o o 
 
 J. E. Poorman, 
 
 5 W. F-ifth Street, 
 
 BICYCLES g SUPPLIES. 
 
 U Till III f 
 
 SiiiiiiiierCoolinL 
 
 liilks^ lew Process" 
 
 J" 
 
 Vapor 
 
 \ Are Unexcelled, 
 ^- Absolntely Safe, 
 Lights Like Gas. 
 
 Doikl, Werner & Co. 
 
 72 and 74 W. FOURTH ST., 
 
 Gas Fixtures, Lamps and Supplies. 
 
 .^-^i^-« 
 
 Electric 
 Fiitiires, 
 
 A coniplele line 
 of Mcilium .111(1 
 FiiK' I'auoni'.cdn 
 staiitK (in liaiul. 
 
 Inspection So- 
 licited. 
 
F 
 
 OR BAKING OF 
 Abb K'NDS 
 
 @ @ 
 
 /Vsk ^oCir grocer 
 
 FOR 
 
 peisctiTOi)!) 
 on)pressed 
 
 Yeast. 
 
 presh "J)ail!^. 
 
 I C-(>C-C-C^C>C-C- 
 
 Notice Yeilow[abel 
 
 ROBERT LESLIES 
 
 Real Estate 
 OlPee 
 
 llojthiiis Arr. 
 S/dtidii. 
 
 M}i: n (Htjf.o. 
 
 OFFICE HOURS: 
 
 8 to 10 A M 
 3 to 5 P. M. 
 
 Mf^- LESLIE has lots and houses 
 for sale in all parts of NOR- 
 WOOD. NORTH EVANSION, IDLEWILD AND 
 PLEASANT RIDGE. 
 
 Houses for Rent, 
 
 Stores for Rent. 
 
 Loans Negotiated. 
 
 <^6. 
 
 'QUI 
 
 ,pp 
 
 M. E. INCALLS, 
 President. 
 
 iTo LOUIf 
 
 AND 
 
 CHiCA' 
 
 BEST UWEo 
 
 E. o. Mccormick, d.b. martin. 
 
 Passenger Traffic Manager. Cen'l Pass, and Ticket Aeent. 
 
 O^aNNATlo 
 
 75 
 
J. E. Mccracken. President. 
 
 ED. S. GRANT, Gen'l Manager. 
 
 T. F. ftlcCLURE.Sec'y and Treas. 
 
 111? Union Paving Co. 
 
 INCORPORATED.) 
 
 Vitrified Paving; Blockand Sewer Brick. 
 Capacity, 120 Millions. : ^ 
 
 !^hl' 
 
 The Union Paver. 
 The Riverside Paver. 
 The Grant Block. 
 The Mack Block 
 The McManigal Block. 
 The Ironton Block. 
 The Scioto Block. 
 
 ,1^11 
 
 WORKS AT 
 
 New Cumberland. W. Va. 
 Middleport, Ohio. 
 Ironton, Ohio. 
 Portsmouth, Ohio. 
 
 OFFICE: 
 
 •^ 
 
 ^ 1 I ^ No. 51 Goodall Building:, 
 
 a Te.ephone.7. CINCINNATI, OHIO. 
 
 Iiooiest Ppiee Piano House in the City. 
 Cash OP Payments. 
 
 Smith & Weisenborn 
 
 195 and 197 WEST SEVENTH STREET, 
 
 ""SplANOS^'s 
 
 Gpand#SquaFe I ^ * ww j ^^^^ 
 
 ^ A Speeialty. 
 
 $200, 
 
 $235, 
 
 and up. 
 
 Hardman, Cook, Jeiuett, Vose & Sons, 
 
 Decker, Weber, and other IVIakes. 
 
 Orders for Tuning Received at Smith's Residence, fHills Ave. 
 and Carter St., Noruiood. 
 
 JNO. ANDERSON, Pres't. W. W. RILEY, Sec'y and Tren 
 
 per pioe \\[ork fr^ 
 
 7r|e|VlodeI jaCindr^ro. 
 
 [/o^ntaii) Aq(^are. 
 
 Norwood Delivery, Monday, Thursday and Saturday. 
 THI.KPHONE 2014. 
 
"We are Pioneers 
 in Norwood." 
 
 
 Hock & Hopkins, 
 
 Plumbers and Qasfitters. 
 
 Special Attention Given to 
 Sanitary Ventilation. 
 
 Montgomery Pike, Cor. Sherman Ave. 
 
 LARGEST ST^ 
 
 L©%/eST FRlCIi 
 
 St)®!©! ©n 
 
 m IRi?@€o 
 
 H^S : HI Af^iaUER if lSiR©5. 
 
 Ttjep*?©!?^ 202S, 
 
 25 S ^.n4 Z&<6 'W^/mai Street. 
 
 DJim FOLZ & SONS, 
 
 Kirchner & Folz, 
 
 NOW 
 
 Richelieu Building,. 
 
 5. E. Cor. Qth & Plum Sts. 
 
 General Contractors 
 
 "-^ CIINCIININATI. 0. 
 
 For the Construction of STREETS. SEWERS, ETC. 
 The Best Approved Appliances Used and 
 
 ALL WORK 
 QUARA.NTEED 
 
 As to Rapidity and Stability. 
 
 Some of the PRINCIPAL Avenues of Norwood \%ere 
 Built bv this Firm. 
 
 DAVID FOLZ & SONS. 
 
 Your House is on Fire! 
 
 May be the warn- 
 ing cry heard some 
 night. You may 
 simply have time 
 to get your fam- 
 ily out without 
 stopping to secure 
 those valuable pa- 
 pers, such as in- 
 surance policies, 
 deeds, mortgages, 
 notes, etc.,that you 
 have been keeping 
 in a tin box. Why 
 run such chancesof 
 having those valu- 
 able papers de- 
 stroyed, and thus 
 become involved 
 in numerous law- 
 suit*, when for 
 
 $20.00 
 
 e will ^ell you a 
 
 FINE FIRE-PROOF SAFE, :;'^'f V'!' ^'^r^' 
 
 ' the hottest of fires, 
 and preserve its contents without their being marred or 
 scorched. You will be surprised to see what an elegant SAKE 
 we can sell you for the above amount. Call at our Factory and 
 see for yourself. 
 
 The VICTOR SAFE AND LOCK CO., 
 
 9th and Broadway, CINCINNATI, 0. 
 
 Agents Wanted in every city and town in the Lnite.l 
 States. Over :W0 \'ictor Safes havealready passed through very 
 severe fires, and not one has ever yet failed to preserve its con- 
 
Are You /Vlarried? 
 
 It is the small annoyances, like a 
 lost collar-button, that fret and 
 worry. Sour milk over night; 
 no milkman in the morning; no 
 cream for the coffee ; no milk for 
 the baby. 
 
 Gail Borden 
 Eagle Brand 
 
 Condensed Milk is always 
 ready for use. Use it for 
 tea, coffee and chocolate; 
 for ice cream, summer 
 drinks, and general cook- 
 ing purposes. 
 
 As an infant's food, IT 
 HAS NO EQUAL. 
 
 This country is full of fat, healthy Babies raised on the Eagle 
 Brand. 
 
 liiveFpooI aod 
 kondon and Globe 
 
 INSURAdGE CO. 
 
 One o¥ the foremost Epglisb Companies, 
 
 l^nou/n t^e u;orld over ?or its Unsurpassed 
 
 Indemnity. 
 
 Cincinnati General Ageney,3d and]VIain, 
 
 J. iV\. DeCAiWP, General Agent. 
 
 W. R. JOHNSON, Resident Agent in Norwood and Vicinity. 
 Also 95 Main Street. 
 
 Card Parties 
 
 "Card aames,** authorized and Illustrated, will be 
 sent to any aJJrt-s'^ for t»^n cnts In stamrs. 
 
 Progressive 
 Euchre, Etc. 
 
 In preparing for a carJ party, it is often difficult to obtain Playing 
 Cards of equal quality, but different in design and rich loloring. for 
 each table. The * 'Congress PlayiDg Card Sets,*' made this 
 season, embrace elegant "Congress," "Lenox" and "El Dortdo" 
 patterns, gold backs and gold edges, in greatest variet>', making an 
 asLiortmont large enough for any lady giving a series of parties to 
 select diiTLTent patterns for each table and for oach entertainment. 
 If your dealer does not keep the *'Congress Sets/* and will not get 
 them, we will send you prepaid one or more sets (of six packb each) 
 on receipt of $3.00 per set. 
 
 Duplicate Whist 
 
 "National" Method. Coryriirhted 1892. p.itmt .irr"pJ fnr. 
 
 with Whist Playing Cards. Index Cards, Score Cards. Rut h. r Bands 
 and Illustrated Pook if Rules, all ready for play, tor $4.00. All 
 explained In two lines: 
 
 Red .sides of Index Cards govern orlflnal play. 
 
 Yellow sides of Index Cards govern duplicate play. 
 Costs less with Playinc: Cards than other methods without c.irds. 
 For sale hv dealers, or one sample 20-paek set will be sent, express- 
 age r.ilJ. on receipt of $4.00. Write for Illustrated Book of Rules. 
 
 The United Stales Printing Company, 
 
 piAYiNo c.R.> ».«ur.cTo».EB: Clncfniiati, V. S. A. 
 
 Russell & Morgan Factories. 
 National F.ictor/, 
 
 78 
 
SJ.05BORN,jR.,&Co. 
 
 Our Combined 
 Curb and Gutter 
 
 ■jls far superior to 
 
 
 S.J.OstoiJr., 
 
 ./<,.,,.:, /a: j^..-^ /t. 
 
 
 and handsomer than ' 
 anythmj,' c\cr used for " -' 
 
 
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 the jiurpose. li is es- / / _ 
 
 peciallv adapted to CUy I , y _ /v- ■ ■ 7 
 
 ,, , ^, , , ,,, 1 ^ rL ,.,./... ^-6 _/, ,..,^/.,.;,, r/.,,./-..7r,.,^Y,,,,vr >x^/...,;.- 
 
 I arks,,Sul)iui)an 1 owns, / 
 
 n'Tini;';:; :;:,: ^ ■:,::i:;':::;;:,/^'::::;:-' "■:•%::: '^-•' and Gutter 
 
 ural stone and guaran- / ^ 
 
 , , • ,. /-'^■•' '* ^'••' /' — - <'-<--- 
 
 teetl not to lf)se Its align- r; 
 
 nient. It is en<lorsed /' * J O- l ii 
 
 1.V .nan, of the leading i ' ^— -\/-f ' ^ , ' / ' ^- ' ' ^^ SldeWdlkS 
 
 CONTRACTORS FOR 
 
 Granitoid 
 Combined Curb 
 
 
 engineers, and is usetlex- 
 
 tensi\ely in Cincinnati, 
 
 Chicago and St. Louis. 
 
 Write for information. 
 
 '^•' 
 
 r:. 
 
 7'- 
 
 EgglestonAv.* Pearl St. 
 
 CINCINNATI. 
 
 19 
 
Highland Route. 
 
 C, L. & N. Railway, 
 
 SUBURBAN TRAINS TO ^—--- ^ 
 
 IVANHOE, HOPKINS AVENUE, NORWOOD 
 PARK, EAST NORWOOD, McOULLOUGH'S, 
 LESTER, PLEASANT RIDGE, WOODFORD, 
 KENNEDY, EUCLID,SILVERTON, DEER PARK, 
 ROSSMOYNE, TERRE ALTA, BLUE ASH. 
 MONTGOMERY. 
 
 LOW FARES. QUICK SERVICE. 
 
 THROUGH Trains to MASON and LEBANON, 
 Stopping at the above Stations. 
 
 (-"resident. Gen'l Passenger Agent. 
 
 The Heart of Norwood. 
 
 gi LL these advantages are _ i i 1 rwl Til C^ i 
 
 ^ :r'J:j i':L'i: Just the Place for Home Seekers. 
 
 Improved Streets, Cement Walks, 
 Sewerage and Light. — . 
 
 sion made by Hedger 
 and others, located West of 
 the Montgomery Road, op- 
 posite the Main School 
 Building. 
 
 T"^lsTN"TUk SUBDIVISION 
 
 LOTS ALL FIFTY FEET FRONT. '-""""' »" '"»"'a»"'"v Ro^o 
 
 iVlaple and Elm Avenues. 
 
 For Sale on Liberal Terms to Parties who will Make First-Class Improvements. Apply to 
 
 6E0. HAFER, Cincinnati. 
 
 80 
 
HAVE your Architect include a Billiard Room 
 in his plans for your house. An apartment 
 ^ 13x17 feet will do. Billiards is the most 
 delightful home amusement. 
 
 ITe^ 
 
 Brunswick= 
 Balke= 
 Collender Co. 
 
 — W, 6th street. Cincinnati. 
 
 The largest residence in Norwood, commonly known as 
 the "Capitol" of Norwood, belonging to Dr. A, Springer, 
 was built from the designs of A. O. ELZNER, Architect, 227 
 Main Street, Cincinnati. Mr. Elzner also has built many 
 other fine residences, besides public buildings such as the 
 Neave Building, the Cincinnati Club, Yononte Inn, etc. 
 
 YALE 
 
 Paracentric Locks 
 
 ACTUAL SIZE OF KEY. 
 
 GREATEST SECURITV. 
 
 THE YALE & TOWNE M'F'G COMPANY, 
 
 STAMFORD, CONN. 
 
 NEW YORK. CMIC.AGO, BOSTON, PHII.AI)ELPHI.\, PITTSBURGH, 
 SAN FRANCISCO. 
 
 ff.J. 
 
 Norwood 
 Calls Answered 
 
 Wagons for Picnics 
 and Light Hauling. 
 Carriages furnished 
 for Weddings and 
 other Occasions. . 
 
 UNDERTAKERS 
 
 LIVERY AND BOARDING STABLE. 
 
 Tia.EPHO 
 
 ^„^, i N„rw>..„i, ,-,127-4. 
 
 } M;iilisoiiville,.5-l'.l>i-:!. 
 
 W H STEWART. Jr 
 
 G S STEWART 
 
 H H STEWART 
 
 W. H. STEWART'S SONS, 
 
 Telephone 2161, 
 
 OFFICE AM) niLL: 
 
 303, 305 and 307 Plum Street, 
 
 CINCINNATI. 
 
 Contractors. 
 
 Si 
 
J. Wilder & Co. 
 
 159 and 161 W. 6th St 
 
 NEAR ELH. 
 
 ''"Sts Philadelphia Lawn Mower, 
 
 THE BEST MANUFACTURED. 
 
 ALSO DEALERS IN 
 
 Garden and Flower Seeds, Lawn Grass Seeds, Fertilizers, 
 
 and Lawn Supplies, Fruit and Shade Trees, 
 
 Shrubbery, Roses and Small Fruits, 
 
 Poultry Supplies. 
 
 J. FRIEDEBORN, Manager. 
 
 S B WATERS C 
 5»cy &Trir '' 
 
 We call and deliver TWICE A WEEK IN 
 NORWOOD. 
 
 The only Laundry .in the United States that received a 
 ^^H medai for Fine Laundry Worl<. 
 
 FOR those that appreciate HIGH 
 CLASS Laundry Work, we 
 do the work by HAND, which 
 will SUIT THE MOST FASTIDI- 
 OUS, as it is done by the most 
 skilled help obtainable in the country 
 
 202 RACE STREET. 
 TELEPHONE 409-2. 
 
 E.V/. WHITE 
 & Company 
 
 FINE 
 
 BAKERY 
 
 GOODS 
 
 AND LUNCHEON, 
 
 79 West Fourth Street, 
 
 NEAR VINE. 
 
 De 
 
 All the rrrast fashionable Styles of 
 
 Alpine X X ^tA. X v!5 
 
 IN AM. QUALITIES. 
 
 \Vm. l.theis&co. 
 
 HATTERS, 
 161 /MainStreet. near Fourth, CINCINNATI. 0. 
 
(iociooat'i^ociet^ of (g) (g) @ @ @ 
 
 In charge of 
 
 niSS CURRY, ^ , -^ . , n \Tc- 
 
 formerlv of the WOM^^NS 
 
 E'XGM/ING^, 
 
 142 & 144 
 West 7th Street. 
 
 Between 
 RACE AND ELM. 
 
 EiTibroidery Materials and "■ 
 
 Stanqpirig. Fayal and Mexican Drawn Work. 
 Novelties in Wornan's Work sold on cornrr\ission. 
 
 Home-/V\ade Cakes, 
 Rolls. Croquettes, Etc 
 
 LUNCH Served from 1 1 to 4 Daily. 
 
 We Solicit Your Patronage. 
 
 [(och & graunstein, 
 
 CHINA AND GLASSWARE, 
 
 5i\i*tistic Pottci'y, Fine Table Cutlery. 
 
 68 (Si 70 W, 4th St,, Opposite Pike's Opera House, 
 
 Fiiniiethi 1 12 West Fifth Street. 
 
 E. J. MalOEn. 
 
 Wm. G. Malden. 
 
 Maiden Bros. 
 
 PLUMBERS AND GAS FITTERS, 
 
 320 /Main Street. CI^CIN^ATI. 0. 
 
 Ami MiiNflliiMEKY RdAli. Noitli Of Hopkins Avenue Depot, NORWOOD. OHIO. 
 
 Bissinger s 
 
 FINE FRENCH 
 CONFECTIONS. 
 
 Fred. Moluenkamp. 
 
 Henry Binne. 
 
 Mollenkamp& Binne, 
 
 Manufacturers of 
 The Improved 
 
 160 VINE, 
 NEAR FOURTH, 
 
 CINCINNATI, OHIO. 
 
 THE POUNSFORD_ 
 ^STATIONERY CO. 
 
 Blank Book Manufacturers. LAWN 
 
 Fine Stationery <S Engraving. TENNIS. 
 
 LOWEST PRICES AND EAR(iEST STOCK. 
 
 ?4rMlin*sV - - CINCINNATI, OHIO. 
 
 eta. 8, 1887.) 
 
 No. 55 Canal St. 
 
 Bet.Waliiiiis Vine Sls„ 
 
 CINGINHAT1,0. 
 WRINGERS 
 
 Soli&Eepairel 
 
 Feldman's 
 
 NORWOOD 
 HEIGHTS 
 
 High Ground. 
 Lots: 50x160. 
 
 n. A. McQuire,-- 
 
 ^v^ Trunk, Valise<S:Satchel 
 
 ^'^^ /VlaniifartiirPr 
 
 vv ainm l\^e.u ^tmH ^ Safflpie Worlt a Specialty. 
 
 Factory, No. 34 E. 5th St., CINCINNATI, <). 
 
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 EHSOIN7TBLE. 
 
 Resides on Premises. 
 
 OLIVER SCHLEHHER, 
 
 •^ steam and Hot Water 
 
 • * Heating Engineer. ^ ^^ 
 
 PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING. ^'"","f^S„ue^t..ct. 
 ''..:;. ,.^' SPENCE Hot Water Heater. 
 
 .\~l,l. V l.l,,y,rs ,cM,leiK-c> f,|, ..\ uill, ll,i SPENCE II,' il,;, 
 
 Estimates Cheerfully Furnished. Telephone 75.S0. 
 
U.S./Vt 
 
 The Ink used on this Publication 
 is from the above house. 
 
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HE>»^ i& eo.^ 
 
 .OKRS OF 
 
 riain and Highland Avenues, 
 
 Norwood, Ohio. 
 
 REPAIRING NEATLY DONE. 
 
 Fine Carriages 
 and Wagons. 
 
 JAMES M.HARPER, 
 
 Surveyor and 
 Civil Engineer. 
 
 RICHELIEU BUILDING, 
 
 S. E. Cor Ninth and Plum Streets. 
 
 Residence, Crown Avenue, 
 
 NORWOOD. 
 
 CHAS. ./. DA UN Eli, 
 
 WITH H. C. SCHELL & SON, 
 
 f^'i^lRE. MARINE, ACCI- 
 'p DENT. STEAM BOIL- 
 ER. LIFE. TORNADO 
 AVD PLATE GLASS 
 
 lusurance 
 
 No. 49 W. Third Street, Second Floor, 
 
 TELEPHONE 43. CINCINNATI. 0. 
 
 rh.Norlhcnt AalioiuU Viie Instiiaiu,- Co., of MilvHiukre, Wis 
 
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 I'ursMMuttci inslriitliin.s fn.in llu-VVcst Ncit w.)ndV,ilinitciT I'iie Hriijucle.I 
 ;lin autllori/.ud to tcmlcr t.i y'"i .unl y"ur coiniKliiv ;i vute .>!' llianks I'or the 
 promptiK-ss with which vcu'scttUd our claini for $700— Uic lull aniount of in. 
 surancL- on .nir ciininc li..u-,i- « hii h was Inirned to the ground on Marcli lllh. 
 l.S!)l. On M .1. ', mii,. j,,-i r.n, ,1 n ill.r iIk- fin:, a chcik was sent me for 
 theanioiini I II 1,11,111 I, ii, ,1 I II for your luL-thod ofdoin;; business. 
 
 Yourpron.iii ii.l I. ii M liiiM ,,lonrca newengine housclhat wu 
 
 l'"l«l.. n,:,k. 11, I 1 il , ... 11 ,, iMUiyof practical use to the village 
 
 ..nan.l, our company success, I an,, 
 
 V cry truly yours, 
 
 CIIARI.liS H. WElSENKKI.DIili, Scc'y. 
 
 Norw I. W 1 
 
 WE ARE. MANUFACTUREIRS 
 OF 
 
 J^UPNACESf 
 
 ■Churches o-.mools,5toreo 
 
 [)l„r,,.MGS,^^" Write us ^^. 
 "WELLINU-"roR primted matter 
 
 John Grossius SONS ' 
 
 ^agWAllMST. CItMC I NIMAXI,0. 
 
 DRUCKER & CO. 
 
 
 RICHTER & WESSLING, 
 
 ARClilTECTS 
 
 AND SUPERINTENDENTS 
 
 Boom 34 Johnston Buildinir. r^lMr^lMMAXl O 
 
 S. W. Cor. Sth and Walnul Streets, t^llNOIININ A I I, U. 
 
 £i^-Architects for the three School Buildings at Norwood -^H 
 
 John w. Hmlu 
 
 Builder of Brick- 
 work for Norwood 
 Pumping Station. 
 
 RESIDENCE, I 
 
 Ivanhoe Avenue. 
 
 CONTRMCTOR 
 
 Personal attention given to buildings erected by me. Special attention given to pressed-brick work. 
 
The A. L D[)E^ 
 
 B. Fire Works Co. 
 
 Fipc Golt>red H^^l^GI'^<i^ 
 
 Gold 
 Medal 
 
 Fire 
 Works. 
 
 II CI^CIININATI. 
 II OHIO.— I. 
 
 '«. ^le. .Mi. .M«. .*(«. ^le. .M*. .Mi. 
 ,<^ ^ '>i<' W ^i^ ^/W ^i^ ^i? 
 
 Contractors for 
 
 Public Displays. 
 
 The grand display- of FIRE WORKS at the dedication of 
 the Norwood Water Works was niailc hy tlie above-named 
 Company ■ 
 
 Hiram N IvX&thers 
 
 REAL ESTATE 
 ***BROKER._^ 
 
 Special Attention Given to Norwood 
 Properties. 
 
 Rkai, 1''.siate Sui.n. 
 
 Loans Necoiiaikd. 
 
 Dwellings, Fi.ais, Stokes anh Fac tokie! 
 Rented. 
 
 Real Estate and Chaitels Auctioneekei) 
 
 Estates an'd Suhdivisions Managed. 
 
 Renis Collected. 
 
 68 and 70 West Fourth St. 
 
 Lonvt Distance Telepho 
 
 
 ?^^|)exter 
 
 ii libber (®o. 
 
 DEALERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 White Pine. 
 
 Poplar, 
 
 Hemlocl<, 
 
 Cypress, 
 
 Cedar, 
 
 and 
 
 Yellow Pine. 
 
 Mill Work 
 s Lumber. 
 
 MOULDINGS, CASINGS, BASE, ETC. 
 
 IN ANY QUANTITIES, AT 
 
 VERY • LOW . PRICES. 
 
 HENUr RANSHAW, Prest. & Manager. Wm. STAGEY, Vice-Presl. 
 
 JHOS. H. BIRCH, Ass't Manager. H. J. JARVIN, Sec'y i Treas. 
 
 The ^T\CF\ 
 ^y^anufacturing • ^o. 
 4^ 6AS HOLDERS 
 
 ^'*^ OF ALL STYLES AND SIZES. 
 
 ,R0NAN_DJ^^KS 
 
 For Gas Holders, Water or Oil. 
 
 PURIPIEHS Pip BEHGH CASTINGS. 
 
 4- 
 
 Noinvoon, 
 
 Office 
 
 OHIO. 
 
 No. .9 Mill 'street, CINCINNATI, O. 
 
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Diploma a^^ flDctial of Ibiijbcst Ibonor 
 
 AWARDED 
 
 -TPi* 
 
 
 (Made bv THE EVERETT PIANO CO.. Hostdn. MA^s.) 
 
 Tlbe "WnorlD's Columbian JErpositioii 3uv\: of awards. 
 -AWARD. 
 
 Kor a full a 
 
 For very good sustaining power. 
 
 For a smooth, well balanced scale. 
 
 For a superior action, wt-ll regulated, and 
 
 of their own manufacture, possessing; 
 
 very good repeating qualities. 
 For an easy and elastic touch. 
 
 For the finest qua 
 struction. 
 
 For workmanship showing great 
 
 For well made cases. 
 
 The patent action brackets deser- 
 mention, saving time in remt 
 regulating the action. 
 
 terial used in con= 
 
 special 
 ng and 
 
 Jury 
 
 arda 
 
 DR. F. ZIEGFELD, President Chicago Musical College 
 V J. HLAVAC, Musical Coud'tor. St. Petersburg. Bus 
 GEO. STECK, Former Piano ManuCr, New York City 
 E.P CARPENTER. Former OrgauMtr .Worcester. Mass 
 MAX SCHIEDMAYER. Piano Manut'r. Stuttgart. Ger 
 DR HUGH A CLARKE. University of PennsyTa, Phila 
 
 gnedi 
 
 GEO. STECK. Judge 
 K. BUENZ, Presiden 
 J. H. GORE. Secrera 
 
 i>( Judges Dept of LIberi 
 
 The John Church Company, 
 
 CINCINNATI. 
 
 NEW YORK. 
 
 Knight & Co. 
 
 HI5 Souvenir is a 
 Specimen of our Typo= 
 graphical Skill and 
 Presswork. 
 
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 Designers, Engravers. 
 
 CINCINNATI. OHIO. 
 
 Persons who contemplate issuing any sort of Publication, whether 
 of a literary or advertising character, should not fail to confer 
 with us before placing the order. 
 
'HE 
 
 Laidlaw-Dunn-Gordon 
 Company 
 
 OFFICES: ISB'and IStS \\. 2<1 St. 
 CINCINNATI. 
 
 Factories: .Cincinnati'and Hamilton.'O., U.S.A. 
 
 BUILDERS OF 
 
 Water Works 
 Pumping En- 
 gines. High Pres 
 sure, Compound, 
 and Compound 
 Condensing a 
 Specialty. 
 
 STEAM PUMPING MACHINERY 
 
 FOR ANV SERVICE. 
 
 The above Cut shows Pumping Engine at Norwood Water Works. 
 
 THOS. FORD 
 
 P. BARDO. 
 
 BfliirlionCoBBfir^^Brassllorfe, 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 Fire Hydrants, 
 Stop Valves 
 
 AND EXTENSIOIJ VAliVE BOXES, 
 
 Copper |; Brass Goods 
 
 OF KVERV nESCRIPTION. 
 
 IRON PIPE. CAST AND MALLEABLE IRON FITTINGS. 
 
 202 and 204 East Front Street, = = = CINCINNATI. 
 
 fVCORRESPONDENCE SOLICIXKW. 
 
Ohio's Largest Brewery 
 
 IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY 
 
 THE 
 
 CHRISTIAIN IVIOERLEIIN 
 
 Brewers and Bottlers of 
 The Finest Quality of 
 
 LA6ER BEERS.! 
 
 BREWING COMPAINY 
 
 .^ ^Cincinnati, Ohio. 
 
 HE 
 
 • • 
 
 Moerlein Beers 
 
 • • 
 
 RE brewed from the choicest and most select 
 MALT AND HOPS, are guaranteed to be 
 GKNU1N1{ OLD LAGERS, and for 
 PURITY, BRILLLANCY, TASTE and AR- 
 OMA can not be excelled. 
 
 They are pronounced, without exaggeration, 
 the most wholesome and invigorating beverages in 
 the market, the favorable reception that has attended 
 them wherever introduced being the most flattering 
 evidence of their superiority. 
 
 Highest Awards at 
 Chicaoo 
 World's Fair, 
 
 and all 
 Cincinnati 
 Expositions. 
 
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