Vermilion Views

EXTRAORDINARILY EXTRAORINDARY PIX: On November 26th of last year I received this beautiful portrait taken by local professional photographer Rudy Moc via the Internet from a gentleman named Al Clauson. In the text of the communiqué, which included this photo, Mr. Clauson refers to it as being “extraordinary”. I don’t believe that many would disagree with his opinion. However; this assessment was not entirely, nor primarily, due to the fact that it’s a fine example of Mr. Moc’s artistic and technical abilities as a photographer. Persons familiar with his work understand that already. What really makes this photo unusual is the fact that each person in it was assigned a number and that on the back of the photo the names of those pictured - along with some additional comments - were noted. And “that” is what really makes this picture extraordinarily “extraordinary”.

Pictured is the Vermilion High School Football Team of 1921-22. The names of the boys in the photo (by number) are: 1.) Dan Wilkinson (injured during season by broken collarbone); 2.) Myron Darley - Halfback; 3.)William Harris - Sub End; 4.)Grover Clauson - Left Guard; 5.)Charles Mehnert - Right End; 6.)Arthur Faulkner - Right Tackle; and 7.) R.A. Herman - Coach.

8.) Earl Fitzgerald - Halfback; 9.) Vernon Moyer - Left End; 10.) Donald Englebry - Right Guard; 11.) Robert Kuehlman - Left Tackle; 12.) Ralph Law - Fullback; 13.) Paul Sanders - Center; 14.) Lewis Moyer - Captain - Quarterback; and 15.) Floyd Heys - Sub End.

I only knew two of those pictured; Don Englebry and Floyd Heys. Aside from being a member of one of Vermilion’s most prominent families Mr. Englebry was the owner / operator of a popular local eatery called the White Inn (PJ 8-14-08). In his later years he was recognized for his knowledge of Vermilion history. Mr. Heys was an amiable and talented musician who, for many years, owned and operated the Heys Music Store in Vermilion’s South Shore Shopping Center.

I added the inset pic (lower left corner) for several reasons: The first is because two of the boys in that photo (namely Dan Wilkerson and Floyd Heys) also appear in the team photo; and secondly because the building in the background of the inset is likely the only photograph that was ever made of Mr. Moc’s Vermilion studio.

Looking closely at these photographs it surely appears that both may very well have been taken on the same day. Both Wilkerson and Heys certainly look as though they’re wearing the same clothing in both. Even the manner of their posing is similar.

Moc’s Vermilion Studio - Sunset Studio - was located on the east side of Grand Street just north of the railroad tracks. By the time these shadows were captured (1921-22) the business had apparently (note the stamp in lower right part of the group pic) moved to Lorain, Ohio. However; the inset photo of the boys seems to suggest that Mr. Moc’s local studio was still - at least in part - in operation during those same years.

The move to Lorain must have been complete shortly thereafter. because by the end of 1922 - or during the early years of 1923 - the newly organized Vermilion Public Library began operations in that location.

Eventually the building was razed to make way for a new / modern brick public library. That building was used until George Ritter blessed the town with the current library, which bears his name, on Liberty Avenue. And until relatively recent times the old library building housed Vermilion’s fine Police Department.

[As a side note: The building just to the left of the studio in the inset (one can just see the outside stairway) was the original home of The Vermilion News weekly. And next door, to the north of it, was a little shoemaker's repair shop. That shoemaker was George Ritter's father.]

Both photographs are, indeed, extraordinary. But neither would be worth a great deal were it not for the fact that some visionary in a far off yesteryear must have thought enough of future generations to understand that they might someday appreciate knowing the names that belong to each of these faces; and the remembrances that such knowledge could awaken in them.

SLOWLY BUT SURELY: I keep at it at the VERMILION NEWS PRINT SHOP MUSEUM. The pic above shows a drawner of large wooden letter press type. This type was used in many of the old posters the shop used to print for Crystal Beach, Street Dances and other big activities around town. A few weeks back Alice Wakefield sent me a link to a website where you can actually manipulate similar type and make something for yourself that you could purchase. It was pretty cool.

This week - aside from a visit to the shop from Bruce Eldridge and some of my regulars like Larry Howell - a group of local "Red Hats" visited. I had to hustle up some chairs so they were able to sit as I droned on about the place, but it was nice of them to come by.

People don't realize it but I learn more from them than they do from me.

The museum also has a Facebook page. It's new so there's not much on it. But you can visit us at VERMILION NEWS PRINT SHOP MUSEUM . Stop in.

AGAIN - ANOTHER NEW (NOW OLD) THING: Initially I said that "This will not take the place of the "Macabre" stuff all the time - but will supplement whilst I search for more macabre stories to tell." But methinks that it's carved out a niche for itself and the "Macabre stuff" with have to find another.

So stay tuned...

December 31 1903 - Vol VII. No. 31.

FIRE

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Geo. H. Blattner’s Hardware Store Badly Damaged.

At noon Saturday the alarm of fire was sounded from Geo. H. Blattner’s hardware store and almost immediately smoke began pouring from the door.

The business men and others in the immediate vicinity hearing the cry of fire seized pails and formed a bucket brigade which materially aided in keeping the fumes in check until the firemen arrived. The steamer and hand engine3 were both brought into use and for fully two hours the firemen labored.

The origin of the fire is not definitely known. Mr. Blattner was at dinner and the store was in charge of Lewis Blattner at the time. There was an explosion supposedly of gasoline but the cause he does not seem to know. He was somewhat burned and dazed by the occurrence.

the wood work in the main store room is badly burned and the stock greatly damaged. The second floor also is in bad shape.

Mr. Blattner’s building and stock were insured but the extent of his loss has not yet been ascertained as the adjusters will not meet for final settlement until next week.

Mr. Blattner has secured the room under the Vermilion Telephone Company’s exchange for temporary headquarters and workmen are cleaning out the stock and putting it into shape for invoicing. the tin shop was damaged in the least by the fire.

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For Lightkeeper [sic]

The petition of great lakes lighthouse keepers for an increase in wages, which was filed with the department at Washington about one year ago, will probably be favorably considered and the employes [sic] of the government in this branch of the service will receive the advance they ask.

Congressman Bede, last week, had several conferences with Secretary Shaw and the light house [sic] board relative to a general increase in pay, and he stated that his efforts were directed particularly in the interests of the keepers of Lake Superior. Secretary Shaw will probably recommend the increase asked.

In his petition, which was signed by practically all the keepers and assistants of the great lakes, Mr. Prior said that it was almost impossible for the men to live on the pay they now receive - $600 per year for keepers and 4450 for first assistants. - Lorain News

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The man who said we were to have a mild winter has changed his mind.

The residence of Henry King just this side of Lorain was destroyed by fire Saturday.

The loss was about $7000 covered by insurance. The house was outside the city water limit and the firemen could do nothing but assist in saving furniture. Mr. Kind is a brother of Mayor King.

The postoffice [sic] department has issued a fraud order against the Golden Thoughts Publishing company, of Mansfield, Ohio, forbidding its further use of the mails. It is alleged to be a gold brick scheme - and a mixture of contests prizes and suckers - one of whom, according to hearsay, is born every minute.

A bill has been introduced in congress to pension those who were imprisoned during the war at the rate of $2 a day for each day so imprisoned, as a back pension, and a pension of $12 in addition to what they may be now receiving.

Lorain is after tramp merchants, or street fakirs. The complaint is made that these itinerant merchants do business upon the streets greatly to the detriment of the local tradesmen. It is proposed to charge a license fee of $50 to 4100 according to business done.

Dr. Howard of the Western Reserve University is said to have discovered the smallpox germ. The doctor is a noted bacteriologist and has been at work looking for these deadly germ for some time. This will cause active research in a new field of medical science to destroy the microbe.

[VV Ed. Note: Dr. W.T. Howard’s work in this field was reported in the 12-22-1903 edition of The New York Times. John D. Rockefeller financed the study.

In the early years of the 20th century, the city of Cleveland experienced a major outbreak of smallpox. This epidemic brought the city to the edge of disaster in 1902. Only a program of community-wide vaccination halted the spread of this dreaded infectious disease. This was not easy to achieve, and came about only through the effective cooperation of Cleveland's elected officials, public health officers, the medical community, civic-minded businessmen, religious leaders, and educators. Thanks to their efforts, this would be the last smallpox epidemic in the city of Cleveland.

In the Spring of 1903 a smaller, but similar, infestation settled over the Village of Vermilion. Village officials, reacting swiftly, avoided a major epidemic.]

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D.M. GOODSELL

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A Vermilion Pioneer Dies in San Francisco.

The following appeared in the Cleveland Plain Dealer of Dec. 25:

“D.M. Goodsell, who died in San Francisco recently at the age of eighty-three, was born in Columbia county, New York, Dec. 26, 1820, and moved to Vermilion, O., in 1834 with his parents. he learned the ship carpenter trade of Capt. Benjamin C. Goodsell his father, who built many steamers at Vermilion, Huron and Detroit. Among them were the Vermilion, the New Orleans, the Indianna [sic], the Great Western, the Michigan, and the Illinois, which were all side wheelers.

After learning the trade he got the gold fever in 1849 went to New York and got a position in the shipyard as foreman. A company was building the frame of a steamer to be shipped to San Francisco and put up and finished. He applied and got a job at $1,000 per year and board. He went around Cape Horn, arrived in San Francisco in 1850, finished the boat and was made captain of her until his year expired. He then engaged in ship repairing and in ten years amassed a small fortune with which he bought real estate.

He left one daughter, Mildred. His wife was Sarah L. Johnson of Vermilion who with one child followed him via the Atlantic ocean, cross the isthmus on a mule, a native carrying the child.

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The Maccabees have been working for members during the past few weeks and as result of a large class will be added to the Tent. This excellent order is doing much to lighten the burden of the widow and orphan, and a great aid to the sick or maimed. Everyone should carry some life or benefit insurance.

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HURON

Died - Wednesday, Dec. 23 John H. Knock. funeral services were held Saturday. rev. R.J. Free born officiating.

Saturday evening Huron was treated to a first class scandalous affair. The principals in the affair were Mr. and Mrs. S.J. Hart and Miss Elenz, night operater [sic] at the telephone exchange. Mrs. Hart thought her husband was paying too much attention to Miss Elenz and securing a horsewhip she entered the exchange and proceeded to thrash the operator. that lady is badly used up and denies tha there was any cause for Mr. [sic] Harts’ [sic] suspicions. Arrests will probably be next in order.

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COURT NOTES

The three colored prisoners at the jail, continue to take life easy.

Christ Holderman, a native of Switzerland, now of Vermilion took out the last of naturalization papers Monday.

Walter D’Clute, nephew of Capt. D’Clute of the Louise took out his final naturalization papers Wednesday and now is a citizen of the United States. he was a native of Canada.

The hearing of the case Cleveland & Southwestern Traction co. vs christian [sic] H. and Marie Schoepfle was commenced in Judge curran’s [sic] court Tuesday morning. The suit grows out of the appropriation by the defendant of a small piece of land in Birmingham and the litigants as to value. The jury views the land on Wednesday and the hearing continued today.

Winfield S. Vale of castalia [sic] was adjudged insane and will be taken to Toledo.

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The leader of the Salvation Army in America, Commander Booth Tucker will e in Cleveland Saturday.

Columbus will probably get the Republican state convention, which will convene about March 15, next.

Don’t forget to write it 1904 tomorrow.

Geo. and Alice Ritter are spending the holidays at home.

Alice and Grace Parsons entertaided [sic] Berlin Hts. friends Sunday.

Capt. and Mrs. Sweeny entertained a number of out of town relatives at Christmas dinner.

Mrs. Elizabeth Kane spent the holidays at Gates Mills with relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. Clark Jay have returned from Erie for the winter.

A Weight Social under the auspices of the Cong’l C.E. will be held at the home of Capt. and Mrs. Fred Bailey on Friday evening Jan. 8th. All are invited.

Mrs. L.G. Washburn had the misfortune to fall and fracture one of her limbs near the hip as she was entering the gate at her home on last Sunday.

Married - As [sic] the M.E. parsonage on last Wednesday evening, Mr. John D. Morrison and Miss Nellie M. Hill, both of this place.

Some time ago Geo. P. Wahl took a number on a graphophone. Christmas he was notified that a fine Victor talking machine was the result.

[VV Ed. Note: The “Graphophone” was a phonograph for recording and reproducing sounds on wax records. I believe that that the word “Graphophone” was misused here because I don’t think Victor made one. Mr. Wahl probably won a “Victor Gramophone” - A record player; a phonograph.]

Oberlin is undergoing a siege of the measles.

Presdee Morgan is home from Oberlin College for the holidays.

The home of John Sherod and family on the Shore Road was the scene of a family reunion on Christmas Day. Among the guests from out of town were Mrs. Frank Sherod and two children of Cleveland and Dr. Boss of Lorain. Covers were laid for twenty. A very enjoyable time is reported.

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Mrs. Hart Arrested.

Mrs. Lou Hart of Huron who made an attack upon Miss Emma Elenz Saturday evening was arrested on a warrant Tuesday morning, charged with assault and battery. She was arraigned before Justice Jeffries and was fined $10 and costs which she paid.

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DISASTERS

The Lake Shore Limited reported wrecked at Ashtabula this morning. Several killed. All but two cars demolished.

Last night over 600 lives were lost in a panic caused by fire at the iroquois Theatre at Chicago. it was opening night and about 1300 people were present.

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After January 1st., Krapp Bros. Market will be closed Sundays.

The members and those interested in the Congregational Church met in the Church Tuesday evening and unanimously extended a call to Rev. Geo. E. Merrill, of Oberlin, with the same salary as Rev. Kaley. There will be regular services at the church Sunday.

“Pit” the most exciting game of the season for sale at Baumhart’s.

Council meets Monday evening; for the first time in 1904.

Large quantities of ice is [sic] being cut and stored.

Rev. Klein has had a phone put in the parsonage.

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BIRMINGHAM

(Too late for last week.)

Christmas at hand and everybody is flying around as busy as can be. Stores are full, clerks busy, patient and obliging.

Mr. George Andress has had gas put into his residence by tapping the main line which passes through here.

Amidst all the gladness there is still mourning. Mr. Ruber Umstreak, who has been a great sufferer, for eighteen months, was buried last Monday. He leaves a wife and three small children to mourn his loss, also a large circle of friends.

George Gliem mourns the loss of between five and six hundred dollars, which he has put into a fruit can in the cellar for safe keeping. Now the mystery comes in where is the money. It did not keep.

Hmmmmmm....

"This software sketch (i.e. the accompanying photo) was made from a photograph taken in 1948
when it was the C.A. Trinter home"

BILLS HOUSE:Tweren’t always Bill’s house of course. But that’s how I still think of it. Bill is William Howard “Bill” Ream who currently lives in New Port Richey, Florida. We became friends -as school chums - about a million light years ago, and we still keep in touch.

In any case, I always found “Bill’s house” to be interesting. Before Bill’s parents, “Doc” Howard and Helen, purchased the place the Oscar Farrell Family lived there. And before that it belonged to the Charles “Charlie” Trinter Family. And before that? I’m not sure. The house is nestled in the middle of the block on the west side of Perry Street between Liberty Avenue and the railroad. Today it is occupied by the Green Family.

Some folks have told me that “in the beginning” it, as well as the house directly to the south, were parts of a much larger house. That house stands just east of the current Vermilion Police station on the south side of Liberty. Whether that is gospel or just wishful thinking is something yet to be determined (on my part). However: the larger house (the one next to the Police station) was built by a lake Captain named Fred Bailey sometime during the 19th century - so it very well could have been a much bigger home. Bill always told me that his parents used to kiddingly refer to the smaller house (next to theirs) as being “the servant’s quarters”. Perhaps it was.

This software sketch (i.e. the accompanying photo) was made from a photograph taken in 1948 when it was the C.A. Trinter home. It’s fairly easy to see why I have always considered it to be one of Vermilion's “great” homes. I always admired the tile roof. And when I was a guest in Vietnam (1966-67) I was constantly reminded of home because many of the big villas there had tiled roofs just like "Bill’s house" back in Vermilion, 0.

The interior of the house - as I recall - was very nice. It had hardwood floors, oak woodwork, some beveled glass windows, and high ceilings. There was a nice fireplace in the living room; and a set of very nice French doors separated the dining room from what may have served some as a den / family room at the very front of the house. (That room is the one with all the slender rectangular windows.) When this was “Bill’s house” the room served as a beauty salon for Mrs. Ream’s cosmetology business. It had / has its own entrance.

The garage was likely built long after the home for one of Charlie Trinter’s wonderful automobiles. Charlie is the only person I know of who had a 1934 Chrysler Airflow. The design might have been dynamic for the times but it didn’t catch on. It was discontinued after only 3 years in production (1934-37). The reason I mention it is because the interior of the garage had a wall with a significant number of old license plates nailed to it. Unlike today folks bought new plates every year. Every year was a different color. Mr. Trinter saved his.

Another feature of the home that was fascinating was the basement. It, of course, was ideal for a group of boys, who more often than not, were up to only heaven knew what. Rumor had it that there were “secret tunnels” in it. But to the best of my recollections it consisted of three rooms; one large laundry / storage room; a room that had very likely once served as a coal bin; and another small room that could have been a pantry / fruit cellar in former times. Bill often used that chamber as a poker room where neither the blue language of the losers, nor the jocularity of the winners, could trespass into the rest of the home.

I never got to the attic. But in a recent communiqué Bill wrote: “We were in the house a for few years when Dad was working on the chimney in the attic and found a small room between the attic floor and my bedroom closet ceiling that he thought might have been used to move freed slaves to Canada - creative, romantic and noble so it's a good story but who knows? It's entirely possible that room was used to stash the booze but it would have been a pain to drag it up those narrow stairs. Ship builders built the house so those attics stairs were identical to what would be found on a ship - steep and narrow.”

By and large I don’t believe this house - either in whole or part - is old enough to have served as a station on the Underground Railroad. But it certainly is old enough to have had a room wherein bootleg whiskey might have been stored during Prohibition (1919-1933). Whatever the case, “Bill’s House” was an interesting place in a yesteryear, and remains so to this day.

[NOTE: I noticed yesterday that this house is now being sold by the current owner. It's really a nice place.]

_{_{Ref: Roscoe-Tarrant Family photo collection; Special Thanks to: Bill Ream; John Dickason; and Kathy Kvach; Published in the Vermilion Photojournal 2/04/10; Written 1/31/10 @ 12:38 PM.}}

ILIANA JÄÄTMAA
15 years old
Frederick, Maryland

Invention: "Pangea,” a moving map and teaching tool demonstrating continental drift over the last 170 million years.

"The township was named after the principle river
emptying into the lake through its territory..."

THE FIRE-LANDS: I found the following information re: the early inhabitants of our area to be extremely informative. Methinks you will also.

I am getting better at transcribing these passages so there are fewer mistakes. But I like to read as I go - and sometimes I fill in the blanks. So tread carefully this trail through yesteryear.

The following series will take thee to the townships south of Vermilion. Methinks you'll find this history quite fascinating.

THE PIONEERS.

GREENWICH.

…church upon a lot given for the purpose, by James Kniffin. This lot was the one still owned by the society, and is located about one hundred and twenty rods east of the center. The log church which was built in 1834, gave place in 1845, to a commodious and comfortable, but plain, frame structure, which is the present place of worship of a society, numbering about two hundred souls. The society holds meetings every Sabbath and Fifth day. The present ministers of the church are: Rachel Washburne, Alfred Bartlett, Prudence D. Hathaway and George Bartlett. Joseph Coutant, Humphrey Clifford, James Bartlett, Daniel Smith, Phebe Ann Bartlett, Phebe Coutant, Lovina Haviland, Sarah Gifford and Phebe Healy, elders. Joseph Coutant, Daniel Smith and Thomas Eddy, trustees.

THE METHODIST DENOMINATION

has two organized churches in the township, one in the southeast quarter and one at Greenwich station. The Methodists of Greenwich had, with their brethren of Fitchville, a class organization at an early day. It was effected at a meeting held at T. B. White's house. The oldest organization now in existence in the township is what is known as the Nineveh Methodist Episcopal Church, the majority of whose members live in section one, in the southeast part of the township. It was organized in 1836, by the Rev. John Quigley, circuit preacher, and was constituted by the following members: Asel Mead and wife, Henry Lyon and wife, and Mrs. John Hess, at whose house the church was organized. Samuel Doud and wife, and G. V. Mead and wife, were received into membership at an early date after the establishment of the church. Preaching was had at Mrs. Hess' house for a number of years, then at Daniel Bloomer's and Samuel Doud's, and, after that, in the log and framed school houses in the vicinity until 1858, when the church building now in use was erected, at a cost of about one thousand two hundred dollars. The trustees at this time were Isaac Smith, David Sutliff, Aranson Sutton, M. M. Burgess, James Sutton, Daniel G. Fancher and Samuel Doud.

The Rev. John Quigley was the first pastor of the church. John K. Brown was the first class leader. He was succeeded by Daniel Bloomer, Franklin Sizer and M. M. Burgess, under whose management a great revival occurred in 1857, by which the church grew from a membership of less than a score to over ninety. The church was then divided into four classes. It has now a membership of about one hundred persons. The class leaders are Samuel G. Watson, David Sutliff, John Strimple, Daniel Shoup; Emory J. Burgess, David Sutliff, stewards; Samuel G. Watson, William Strimple, Shadrach H. Reed, Daniel Shoup, David Sutliff, John Strimple, Z. B. Coutant, trustees.

The Methodist Episcopal Church at Greenwich Station was organized in 1809 by Rev. A. K. Owen, who, during the winter of that year, held a protracted meeting at the school house opposite the present church edifice. The North Greenwich class, organized in 1860 by the Rev. John Kellam, was consolidated with the Greenwich Station organization, and soon after the Edward's corners (Ripley) class, organized in 1837, came into the union. After a strong organization had thus been effected, steps were taken toward building, with the result, that in the summer of 1871 the present church edifice was completed and dedicated. The cost was about $4,500. The pastors of the church since the close of McKean's charge have been Revs. H. G. Dubois, George McKillip, C. C. Ball, John McNabb, J. F. Brant, C. R. Russel and P. F. Graham, the present incumbent, who also preaches at the Universalist Church. The present officers of the church are as follows: N. Carl, 0. S. Griffin, Alice Nickerson, James McMillen, J. F. Welch, class leaders; F. B. Nickerson, M. A. Hall, 0. S. Griffin, stewards; B. H. Fowler, Sunday school superintendent; N. D. Welch, L. P. Sisson, B. H. Fowler, John Jenney, Z. E. Barrett, E. McCullow, trustees.

No denominations other than the Friends and the Methodists have church organizations in the township. Other churches have existed for short periods.

SCHOOLS.

The first school was taught by James Nixon, who, with his father, Robert Nixon, was obliged to leave Ireland at the time of the Irish revolution, and chose America as the country in which to begin life anew, and drifted, by some chance, to this locality. The school was held in an abandoned log house, one mile south of the center, in the winter of 1820-21. About 1825, a school house was built at the center, and Tracy Case was the first teacher who occupied it. The second school house was built by James Mitchell's residence, near the center of section four. Willis R. Smith, assisted by his wife, gave instruction in writing to a number of young men (some of them married), in the winter of 1834-25. About a dozen men attended this school. It was held evenings, in Mr. Smith's house, which he fitted up for the purpose, with writing desks made of slabs, which were fastened to the wall as sloping shelves. Some of these, then, young men have become well off. All of them have owned farms in the township and been successful in life.

The township has nine regular school districts and one special district, the village of Greenwich station, which was incorporated as a special school district in 1877. Graded schools were established in the village in that year. The board of education, then elected, consisted of Oscar Travis, E. J. McCullow, R. H. Reynolds, John R. Judson and Hyatt Travis. The first superintendent was W. C. Kincel. He was succeeded by the present incumbent, J. E. Young. The number of youth, of school age, in the special district, in 1877. was one hundred and seventy; it is now over two hundred and ten, and the average daily attendance is one hundred and thirty-four.

_{Excerpts from: The Fire Lands, Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio; W.W. Williams - 1879 -

Press of Leader Printing Company, Cleveland, Ohio}

_{VERMILION ARTIFACT #32}

DOWN BY THE RIVER: Another matchbook from Vermilion expat. Bill Hlavin. This one is pre-Solomon - when Charlie McGarvey owned the riverside eatery that took his name. I'll be the original owner of this matchbook never thought it would become so precious an artifact.

SOME VERY BIZARRE FACTS

Bizarre Fact #1: Did you know... A Canadian Tour company offers a two-day course in igloo building.

Bizarre Fact #2: Did you know... A language becomes extinct in this world every two weeks.

Bizarre Fact #3: Did you know... According to studies, men prefer to have white bedrooms and women prefer to have blue bedrooms.

Bizarre Fact #4: Did you know... American novelist Mark Twain was the first known author to submit a typed manuscript.

Bizarre Fact #5: Did you know... An artist from Chicago named Dwight Kalb created a statue of Madonna made out of 180 pounds of ham.

Bizarre Fact #6: Did you know... Australia's national anthem is called "Advance Australia Fair."

Bizarre Fact #7: Did you know... Author Robert May considered the names of Reginald and Rollo before he settled on "Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer."

Bizarre Fact #8: Did you know... Ballroom dancing is a course at Brigham Young University in Utah.

Bizarre Fact #9: Did you know... Bernd Eilts, a German artist, turns dried cow manure into wall clocks and small sculptures. He is now expanding his business to include cow dung wrist watches.

Bizarre Fact #10: Did you know... Caterpillar means "hairy cat" in Old French.

ZILCH: No Podcast this week. I'm still gathering my thoughts. (Or attempting to...) Merry Christmas.

Persons interested in the history of the Lake Shore Electric Railway (which was the subject of a recent past podcast series) - "the greatest electaric railway system on the planet" may want to go to Amazon.com and purchase a book called "Images of Rail - Lake Shore Electric Railway". It was put together by Thomas J. Patton with the help of my friends Dennis Lamont and Albert Doane. It'd make a nice gift.

Also, please note that all the video (MP4 and MOV) podcasts (when used) are done in the "Quicktime MP4 / MOV" formats. If you don't have a "Quicktime" it's easy to find and free to download.

NOTE NOTE:Past podcasts are not available in the on-line archive. They just take up too much disk space. But if one really, really, really wants to acquire a copy of a past cast it can be had by contacting me and I will place it on a disc and send it to ye for a minimal fee.

LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: After giving it much thought this link has been "put-down". During the last year most of the folks who used to use this page as a bulletin board have acquired their own and, consequently, no longer need this forum from "Views". I have, however, kept links (in the links section) to Larry Hohler's "Hope Homes" in Kenya - and to Bette Lou Higgins' Eden Valley Enterprises sites. They are historically and socially relevant projects. I suggest that you visit these sites on a regular basis to see "what's shakin'".

Pay particular note to the "Hope Homes" page during the next few months. They are constantly improving the lives of their youngsters and those around them. This is an exciting project accomplished by exciting people.

Although this years Vermilion High School Class of 1959 reunion is over classmates may want to stay connected with each other through organizer Roger Boughton. Ye can connect by mailing him @ 2205 SW 10th Ave. Austin, MN. 55912 or you can just emailRoger.

Alice W. is back - and guess where she is now (?): Ali's Blog.

THE BEAT GOES ON: This page is generated by a dreaded Macintosh Computer and is written and designed by (me) Rich Tarrant. It will change weekly ~ usually on Saturday. Bookmark the URL (Universal Resource Locater) and come back at your own leisure. Send the page to your friends (and enemies if you wish). If you have something to share with those who visit this page, pass it on. And if you see something that is in need of correction do the same. My sister, Nancy, is a great help in that respect. It only takes me a week to get things right. And follow the links. You might find something you like. If you experience a problem with them let me know. Also, if you want to see past editions of this eZine check the new archives links below.

If you're looking for my old links section (pictured) I've replaced it with a pull-down menu (visible in the small box next to the word "Go"). If you're looking for links to more Vermilion history check that menu.

_{How the old links menu looked}

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Vol.9, Issue 44 - January 14, 2012

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