Gladiator Newspaper from April 19th, 1888

"The Gladiator'' was a newspaper published in Worthington from 1887 to 1888 by Ezekiel Mettles. The office for the Gladiator was located in the Goodrich Block on the southwest corner of Main (High) Street and the Public Square.

This issue from April 19, 1888 includes a local news column and advertisements from local businesses. Articles pertaining to local news appear on pages two and three. "Take Notice" discusses the election for the Board of Education on April 24. "Shall Worthington Lose her Public Schools'' is an article about earlier educational institutions no longer located in Worthington including the Worthington Academy, the Worthington Medical College, the Worthington Female Seminary and the Normal School. "Truth vs. Falsehood. The cost of the repairs on the school building." justifies the costs of repairing and maintaining the school building with detailed accounts of expenditures. "That One Vote" details the Board of Education election recount after W.F. Griswold and W. R. Parson tied in the first vote. "In Memoriam: Another Pioneer Gone and at Rest" tells of the life of Henry A. Armstrong who came to Worthington in 1835 with brother Smith to stay with uncle Joseph Hyde. Armstrong married Sarah Tone in 1847, was a teacher in winter and farmer in summer, and lived in northern Perry Township. "To those Interested" offers a defense of the Worthington School purchase of Tuller property at the corner of State (Granville) and Hartford that extended the school lot from the Village Green to Hartford Street.