The Hershey Press 1910-02-18

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my As we are about to celebrate the birthday of the father of our noble country—George Washington, the I«m
tJ|L writer concluded that a brief article on the life of this great man might be of interest to the many readers of the ^.
j §|jj Press. We celebrate this event not only because he was a brave man in battle, but because he was also a good, raj
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honest citizen.
He was a moral giant, a great soldier, an unselfish patriot, one of the world's marvels of genius *fe
E|) and virtue. ' He was born in,Westmoreland county Virginia, February 22, 1 732. As a boy he -was noted p|\
Ma for his truthfulness, courage and generosity. His father died when he was but 12 years of age, leaving him to a ff
^i good mother, who brought him up with the utmost care. He always felt the greatest respect for her, and sub- - ^j
III mitted cheerfully to her | will; and when a man, was never too proud " to treat her with attention. As a school
<m boy he was quick to learn, studied hard and was never unkind to his playmates. He had a quick temper, but <^ Ifij "had the ability to control it. Mm
k|||p It is said that he was fond of athletic sports and grew up very strong and rugged. One day he threw a rat
!|j|) stone across the Rappahannock river, near his father's house, a feat which no person has been able to accom-
§| plish since. At another time he mounted a fiery horse belonging to his mother, and rode it until it burst a blood- H^i
/SiS vessel and fell dead under him. y After he had grown to be quite a large boy he spent much of his time with his .jPj&
|k|j brother Lawrence, on his plantation at Mt. Vernon, assisting to look after the crops during the summer, and sur- |ffl
*»" veying and reading much of his rime in winter. In 1 75 1 he went to Barbadoes with his brother Lawrence, and »
<| while there contracted the smallpox, the marks of which he retained through life. ,
HD At Mt. Vernon he remained until the Revolution began in 1775, when he was made commander-in- ^^J
J® . chief of the American armies. He remained at their head until England acknowledged the independence of the S
W ¦ United States,- when he returned to his home again, but was not allowed to remain there long. The grateful Iffi
» people called him-to be their president .in 1 789, and for eight years he ruled the country wisely and well. In !*'
OT 1 797 he again retired to his plantation, where he died on the 14th of December, 1799, after a brief illness. »j
'^ His loss was sincerely mourned by
all' the people, for he truly was %rst in war, first in peace, and first in . the W
JH\ hearts of his countrymen." ' . . '- . . . Kj\
Wm May his birthday ever be freshly remembered by American hearts. May it ever re-awaken in them a MM
». filial veneration for his memory—ever re-kindle the tires of patriotic regard for the country which he loved so
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|j| well; to which .he gave his youthful vigor and energy during the perilous period of the nation's history. There »'
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ts no grander figure in the history of men, who, by their public services and in their private lives, have deserved -^
jw|k so well of their country. No man whose name has come down to us through the ages as a soldier, ruler and ,™
vis? representative of the people ever possessed more of the elements of greatness than George Washington. «!£?
1 .George Washington < I
I ¦ ' The Father, of Our Country 1 ill ' " ' ¦ 1M §§' By REV. O..G. ROMIG ' S
A Little About you,- About Your Neighbor
and Tilings in General
Miss Marion Espenshade of Hummelfe-town,
has taken up a position in the of-?
flee of the'Hershey Chocolate Co. :
Mr. Cyrus Hoerner, of. Sand Beach,
had an attack of. heart trouble while at
work in the plant of the Hershey Choc-olate
Co, on Monday morning, and was
taken to his home. Dr. Fishtrarne, the
factory physician, attended him.
The snow-storm of last Friday and
Saturday was a severe one, but it did
not tie-up: the lines of the H. & C. Street
Railway Co. This 'was due to the good
work of Mr. Kreider, the superintend-ent,
and his men,
Mr. Wm. Curtis was a visitor in Read-ing
on Saturday and Sunday. • .
Mr. Harry Haverstick informs us"
that over 200 people visited the Hershey
Park Conservatory Jast Sunday. The
Conservatory is open at all times, and
it is well worth visiting; ' • ' ". "
¦ Mr. Davy Swartz had a run on the
postoffice on- Monday noon, and Davy
certainly had a time of it. It Was Val-entine
Day, and it seemed as though
everybody had a sweetheart—whatever
that is.
A cordial invitation is extended to the
men of this vicinity to attend the Men's
Mass Meetings, that are held in the
rooms of the Hershey Y. M. C. A. on
Sunday afternoons. You will find these
"meetings interesting and instructive.
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