The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-07-13

with her shield, helmet and spear
The figure was draped in white, ant
was an excellent imitation of statua
ry. Standing in such a conspicuous
position, it attracted great attention
and was universally and justly ad
mired.
! @. s. Bell, Hillsboro Foundry
large flag and about so smaller ones
were displayed on Mr.. Bells build
! ing, and the front was beautifully
festooned with cedar, variegated with
small flags. There were also wreaths
OF cedar, and handsome shield,
with the motto, Liberty" in gilt let
ters, the whole making a very hand
some and creditable display.
| Young's barber shop had about
20 flags and a festoon of cedar.
James Lawrence, saddler, had l
large and 13 small flags, and festoon
sef cedar intermingled with red, white
and blue muslin.
T. G.. Hoggard's handsome store
made a fine appearance. He had l
large and IS smaller flags; q cedar
arch under the center of cornice, fes-
toon of red, white and blue muslin,
across the front of building, and
wreaths of cedar, enclosing "1776"
and ''1876."
E. w. Shriver, tinware dealer, dis
played about a dozen flags of vari-
GUS sizes. i
The Kramer House presented a
very handsome appearance. About
the center of the front was a large
CEDAR wreath, enclosing the figures
&c. Festoons of cedar, variegated
with miniature flags, hung from the
verandah, the sign post was wrapped
with cedar from top to bottom, and
the sign covered with little flags.
Over the ladies entrance was beau
tiful cedar arch, with a portrait of
Washington, inclosed in a wreath
of cedar. There were not less than
200 large and small flags used in the
decoration of the building, and the
effect of the whole was, as we have
said, very fine.
N: W. Chaney, jeweler, had about
25 flags of various sizes, and a very
tasteful cedar arch over the door.
Thos. Mcclure, tobacconist, had a
cedar wreath with flags in his win
dows and cedar festoon above the
door; beside about 35 flags.
DIR R. G. Russ, second story over
McGuire's, displayed a large cedar
wreath and festoon, and about a doz
en- flags.
Lewis Mason's barber shop looked
well, with its cedar festoons over the
front, and on the awning frame,
variegated with numerous small flags.
Capt. George E. Richards con-
fectionery and ice cream saloon was
very tastefully decorated. A neat
arch of cedar on a red, white and
blue ground, spanned the door, in the
center of which hung a miniature
globe, composed of the flags of all
nations. Festoons of cedar, and a
streamer portrait of Washington,
ornamented with profusion of flags,
adorned the upper story front. Not
less than 200 flags were displayed on
the building.
Glascock & Bros. hardware store
two large flags.
The News Office, in the second and
third stories of Glascock building,
had heavy cedar festoon suspended
from the cornice, under which the
motto, Liberty & Union in large
red. white and blue letters, extend
ed across the whole front. Between
The upper windows were "1776" and
1876 in cedar, and below shield,
wreathed with cedar. About 125
lags, large and small, completed the
decoration.
The Kramer House stable, Kra-
ner, Nordyke and Shack, displayed
Ibout so flags in front and rear.
J. NJ. Dumenils Insurance Agency
md Law office, made very pretty
display, with about so flags, and
yreaths and festoons of cedar.
Gardner & Hire, Law Office, Sec
nd story, over Dumenil's, was also
with flags, festoons of
edar, and the windows with red,
7hite and blue paper.
Mrs. L. Reads millinery store and
Ir. L. Detwilers shoe store, occupy
ng the same building, made one of
be most tasteful displays on the
treet. Festoons of cedar extended
cross the whole front, relieved with
numerous small flags. Between the
Ipper windows were two large stars
t cedar, and between them the mot
o ':Liberty" in letters of red, white
nd blue, with cedar anchor be-
Ieath. Under each window hung
7reaths of cedar, with small flags
rossed. In Mrs. Reads window
7as a female figure gaily draped in
he national colors. There were
bout so flags in all on the building.
B. Conard's china store was also
andsomely decorated. A festoon of
ed, white and blue paper extended
cross the front, which was adorned
nth portraits of Washington, Martha
Washington, and Lincoln, and the
1otto, ''Valley Forge" in blue letters
n a white ground, bordered with
ed. A globe of red, white and blue
aper, covered with stars, was sus-
ended from the front cornice, the
7hole profusely ornamented with
ags.
Fred Zane, leather dealer, had a
lrge flag suspended from the cor ;
ice of his building, with festoons of
edar across the upper story, large
edar wreaths in each window and
yer the door.
John Uhrig's saloon had about 20
ags, and cedar festoons across
ront; lamp post ornamented with
edar wreath and flags.
Winegardner & Stoddard, grocers,