The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-11-23
Neighboring Counties.


The Ohio Hedge Co. planted 40 miles of Usage
Orange hedge in Ross county last summer
The Chillicothe Advertiser says:
The imposing block, known as the Warner
House. is daily adding new adornments and at
fractions to itself, and its friends who have been
absent will have to look twice to recognize 1t IN It's
new dress"
R. at Chillicothe.
The Scioto Gazette says: "Mr. Henry Watterson,
on Chestnut street. in this city, has pear tree on
his lot in full bloom"
Ross county gave Tilden majority of 254
CLERMoST.
The demand for houses in Batavia greatly ex-
ceeds the supply. The narrow gauge is adding to
the population of Batavia rapidly.
900 hands are working on the Cincinnati s. Ports
mouth n. g. r. R. between Bethel and Columbia.
The total taxes of Clermont county for the year,
! amount TO SIZE, ,4sO.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Marsh, near New Boston,
celebrated their golden wedding Nov. Sd.
John Miller, of Franklin tp. was found dead In
his stable with his neck broken, supposed TO be
from fall.
The R. R. bridge at Batavia is about finished,
NOurI COulIlcHCcu NON. iftu-
The Waverly Republican has these railroad items:
G. l. Rucker & Son arrived last Wednesday
night with II teams, to go to work on the section
between here and Bainbridge.
r. S. Wynn is making preparation to commence
driving piles between town and the river.
Pike county gave Tilden majority 5iI-a gain of
SO since October.
BROWN.
Georgetown is going to work in earnest for a
railroad communication with Cincinnati by way of
Bethel, to which point the Cincinnati s Portsmouth
narrow gauge road is under contract, and work is
being pushed vigorously.
Brown CO. gave Tilden Il12 majority-a Demo
cratic gain of ZIG over October.
The venerable Gen. James Loudon, died at his
residence in Georgetown, on the 18th, in the slst
year of his age. He was one of the early settlers
of Southern Ohio and enjoyed the respect and es-
TEEN of all who knew him.
Court is in session at Georgetown.
ADAMS.
B. Salisbury, formerly proprietor of the Miner
al Springs, has returned from Texas, and will re-
move his family there in December. He has be-
come connected with an Artificial Ice Co., in Den-
son, Texas.
Harper Marlatt shot an eagle near North Liberty
on the 9th. 1t weighed 12 lbs. and measured 6hl
feet across the wings.
Manchester has caught the military fever, and is
going to raise volunteer company.
West Union is MacAdamizing her streets.
The W. Union Scion says:
Rev. T. Dewitt Peak, pastor of the NJ. E. Church,
of this place, has given a impetus to affairs in
this community. The Sabbath School, heretofore q
limited affair, has been augmented, until now,
there are over one hundred in weekly attendance.
There is nothing like having 'the right in the
right place"
Miss Amanda Frow, daughter of the late John
Frow, OF Winchester, this county, started as
faith Missionary to India, Tuesday of this week.
She will sail one day next week, from New York.
She is young lady of good promise, and we may
expect good account of her in the future.
CLINTON.
The Clinton Co. Teachers association held q
meeting at New Vienna on the llth. They meet
again at Martinsville, Dec. 10th.
Thorne, Stgley & Co., of Wilmington, will COM
mence pork packing this week.
The Sabina Telegram is reported to have suspend
ed publication, for want of adequate susport.
Micajah Bailey, of Cincinnati, formerly citizen
of Wilmington, died recently, from poison, put up
by druggist by mistake for other medicine.