The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-08-20
Clerk-Nehemiah Bloomer.

Clerk-Nehemiah Bloomer.
Trustees-John B. Bales, Isaac
Todhunter, Jesse Baldwin.
Overseers of Poor-James Ha-
worth, VIM. Stafford.
House Appraisers and Listers
Evan Evans, Curtis Bales.
Fence Viewers Branson,
Jonas Stafford.
Supervisors of Highways-James
Stafford, VIM. Pope, Seth Smith,
Joel Nordyke.
Constables- McKibbins,
Jacob Bales, VIM. Bloomer
Treasurer-Wm. Lupton.
The first Grand and Petit Jurors
returned by Fairfield tip, were nomi-
mated at the March session, 1907, and
were as follows:
Grand Jurors-Israel Nordyke,
Evan Evans, VIM. Pope, Richard Bar
nett, Seth Smith, ..Mordecai Ellis,
Saml Littler, Esq, Jonathan Barrett
Jas. Johnson, Esq, Enion Williams,
Phineas Hunt, VIM. Williams, iona.
Sanders, Jacob Beales, SEN, Morgan
Vanmatre, Esq, VIM. Wright, Uriah
Poland, Job Ensley, Stephen Hogg,
Col. James Curry, Simon Lakey, Jas.
Millikin, Dan1 Beales, David Littler.
Petit Jurors--Jos Wright, Jonas
Stafford, Ashley Johnson, Robt. Stat
ford, Foster beaverton, Solomon
Lupton, Sam1 Butler, VIM. Willis,
David Terrells, Philip Barger, Chas.
Norman, Thos. Draper, JOS McKib.
bins, Jacob Griffin, Jacob Beales,
Andrew Hart, Edward Curtis, Geo.
Brotk, Curtis Beales, Benz. Davis,
Jacob Bowers, Geo. Mathews, Isaac
Miller, Micajah Nordykes, Jos. Stat
ford.
All the foregoing are dead, but
most of them have left descendants
still living in the neighborhood.
April 20, 1908, the following en-
try appears, made by the Clerk, Thos.
Sanders, which shows how the pio-
neers paid their taxes in those days:
"The Trustees, Ashley johnson,
Jona Barrett, and iona. Sanders,
taking the act to encourage the kill
ing of squirrels into consideration,
do apportion each persons number
in the manner following, viz: That
each and every person who is charg-
ed with tax to the amount of so
cents, and any sum under, shall kill
Is squirrels; and all over so cents and
under 100 cents, shall kill 25; and all
over 100 and under 200 cents, shall
kill 45; and and all over 200 cents
shall kill 75 squirrels-all which num-
bers shall be proved agreeable to
law"
The citizens of Leesburg, who
got up this very pleasant Reunion"
of the old Pioneers, (the second, we
believe ever held in our county,) de-
serve great credit for the admirable
manner in which it was managed,
and the complete success attending
the affair from beginning to end.
We must not omit to mention that
the principal credit for the manage
ment is due to Messrs. J. ". Bird
well, Obed Borum and Dudley K.
johnson, the Committee of Arrange
ments, aided by Capt L. c. Guthrie,
as Marshal-all of whom proved
themselves ''the right men in the
right place
We learn that before the meeting
closed resolutions were passed in IA
vor of holding the next Annual Fair
of the Northwestern Pioneer Associ-
alton at Leesburg, in June, 1875.
The Fair generally lasts for three
days, and is made interesting not
only by the gathering and social en-
joyment of the old pioneers, but also
by an exhibition of all the relics of
early times that can be brought to-
gether, such as old furniture, Jewell
ry, ornaments, clothing, dishes, cook
ing utensils, weapons, farming i'm,
plements, looms, spinning wheels,
papers, and any other articles asso-
ciated with old times, and which
would be objects Of curiosity to the
people ofthe present day. That such
a gathering would be interesting in
the highest degree, and draw crowds
of visitors, cannot be doubted, and
we hope the public spirited citizens
of Leesburg will put it through" as
successfully as the "Reunion" they
have Just held with so much credit to
themselves and the county.