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in Lancaster for the past two weeks, has been called to 

 his home in Pleasant Hill, Ohio, by sickness in his fam- 

 ily. He left this morning on the 7 :ol train. He has 

 done a very successful business here, and had work 

 enough in view to have kept him busy for the next two 

 weeks. But like every true man, the comfort and care 

 of his family is paramount to all business considerations 

 with Prof. Beery, and so last night he closed liis work 

 here. When the audience was dismissed many of our 

 citizens gathered around the Professor and bade him 

 good-bye, congratulating him on his excellent work and 

 assuring him of a welcome should he return to Lancas- 

 ter. 



Prof. Jesse Beery, while not a native of this coun- 

 ty, is the next thing to it. His father was born and 

 reared near Bremen, this county, and is well known to 

 the older citizens of that community, although he moved 

 from Bremen to Miami county several years ago. Tkb 

 was Prof. Beery's first visit to his fathers native coun- 

 ty and it has been one of great credit to himself. 



Nearly two weeks ago he came to this city, erected 

 a tent on the corner of Broad and Allen streets, and an- 

 nounced that he would teach people how to educate 

 their horses. His manner of advertising was unostenta- 

 tious and his statements won him the attention of 

 horsemen. He drove on our streets a beautiful Ham- 

 bletonian, hitched to a light cart, but without bridle 

 or lines, controlled entirely by the motion of a whip 

 or a sound of the voice. 



