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July 11, 2024.

185 YEARS AGO

The history of all governments exhibits the struggles of two great parties—one rallying under the banner of the rights of property, the other under those of persons. The one will strive as a matter of course, to resolve the whole system into an extension of the rights of property so as to swallow up and annihilate those of persons. The latter will stand on the defensive and do all that is in its power to preserve and defend them. The contest is between the rights of men and the rights of things of inanimate substance. In short, they maintain the superiority of matter over mind; that property is the best of merit – and that the sordid miser who has heaped up riches and the unprincipled swindler or speculator are better entitled to a will and influence in the government than the laboring man who cultivates a farm, or the mechanic.

July 8, 1839

160 YEARS AGO

In most of the letters addressed to young men, there is a great deal said about the elevating influence of female society. Now, while we are the last to deny the advantages which any young man of sense experiences from the society of a woman of pure and elevated taste, we do deny that there is anything in indiscriminate devotion to female society which makes a man better or purer. In seeking female society as an agency for the elevation of your taste, the cultivation of your morals, and the improvement of your mind, seek that which is above you. Do not treat with rudeness or studied neglect such inferior female society as you are obliged to come in contact with; on the contrary, you owe to such society a duty; you should stimulate it, infuse new vitality into it, and endeavor to do for it what you would have superior female society do for yourself.

July 8, 1864

110 YEARS AGO

The regular classes in swimming made their debut last week, and will continue to meet on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons for the girls, the boat leaving the dock at 4 o’clock. On Tuesday Thursday and Saturday afternoons, at the same hour, the boys will take their dip. On the girls’ days, boys and men are respectfully, but firmly, requested to keep away from the float. The float is for gymnasium members, and they have the right of way. Anyone may become a member and use the gymnasium as well on payment of the very small fee of one dollar per month for men; and one dollar and-a-half for the season for ladies and boys under 16 years of age. The classes will be under the direction of Professor Martin, physical director of the gymnasium who will give special attention to the children and beginners. Private lessons may be arranged, if desired.

July 8, 1914

60 YEARS AGO

Paul J. Lambert of this village has been named principal of the elementary school here succeeding James A. Robinson effective July 1. Mr. Robinson, elementary school principal since the school opened in 1954, was elevated to the principal-ship of the Junior-Senior High School. He takes over administrative functions formerly performed by N.J. Sterling who continues as the district’s Supervising Principal. A native of Athens, PA, Mr. Lambert joined the CCS faculty in the fall of 1957 as a Social Studies teacher.

July 8, 1964

20 YEARS AGO

The absence of bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that the annual Fourth of July fireworks show in the village was prematurely silenced last weekend when a 10-inch shell created a hole in the dock at Fairy Spring Park on Saturday and the annual fireworks show came to a halt short of the grand finale. Damage to the dock closed the swimming area until Wednesday.

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