CITY OF WAVERLY

A RAPID RISE, A GLORIOUS PRESENT, AND A FUTURE OF GREAT PROMISE.

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THE BEAUTY OF ITS SURROUNDINGS.

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ADDITIONS.

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POST OFFICE

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A MOST FATAL EPIDEMIC

WAVERLY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

ADOPTION OF GRADED SYSTEM.

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SUPERVISION.

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CHURCHES.

     Methodist Episcopal Church. -

     Presbyterian Church. -

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     German Evangelical Lutheran Church. -

     German Methodist Episcopal Church -

     The German United Brethren Church. -

     Catholic Church. -

CEMETERIES.

     The first burying ground at Waverly was located near the corner of Market and Third streets.  At the time of its location this was doubtless thought to be so far from the town that it could lie there forever, and continue to be in the outskirts.  But long since the corporation has gone beyond this spot, which is now being used, or is about to be used, for building purposes.
     In pursuance with an act of the Ohio Legislature, passed in 1860, allowing townships and incorporated villages to establish cemeteries in common, the town council of Waverly and the trustees of Pee Pee Township entered into such an agreement Dec. 16, 1864.  The spot chosen for this new union cemetery was on the east side of the pike, just south of the corporate limit, which has, however, been since extended beyond it.  The site was a most eligible one and the result is a beautiful cemetery.  In 1882, the bodies buried in the old yard, at the corner of Market and Third streets, were removed to this, while the title to the old ground being vested in the village, it is being reserved for city buildings.

BIOGRAPHICAL