The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1877-06-21
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Neighboring Counties.

CLERMONT
I DR.. Peck, Of New Richmond, died suddenly Of
/ apoplexy short time since
Batavia has reduced the salaries Of her school
teachers. Economy in the wrong direction.
Batavia Sun Rev. J. W. Klise, formerly Of Ba-
tavia, now residing at Hilsboro, is operating with
the Murphies in West Union, Adams county.
Il. N. Talley, the worthy Mayor of Batavia, has
succeeded in getting a claim through the depart
ment at Washington, growing opt of the Nor
gan raid in 1865. It was a claim of George VI.
Davis, The hotel kecper Of our town, for corn and
hay taken by the Union forces in pursuit Of Nor
gan. Squire TaIley has arrangements made to
collect all these claims In Cermont county.
Articles Of Incorporation have been forwarded
to Columbus, for the Cincinnati, Montgomery and
West-Loveland Narrow Gaugs Railway. The line
selected is from Loveand through Montgomery,
Pleasant Ridge, Bond Hill, and thence to Ciuciu-
nati. 1t is designed TO continue this line from
LoYeland through Goshen to Fayetteville.
A Williamsburg correspondent of the Batavia
sun, intimates that the correspondent Of the Gin
eiHnai -5azsiie, vgi0 Vrote np the sardinia r. r.
oelebfation, must either have Seen drunk, or pos
sessed of very lively Imagination, as his descrip-
tion abOundcd with the most ridiculous blunders
which the Williamsburg writer proceeds to point
out. The "truely good" Deacon Of the Gazette
should look after his correspondents morals.
{ PiketoH Wantsa free ferry across the scioto.
Mr.. James Emmitt, Of WayerIy. has. 100, 900
bushels Of corn on hand at the present time.
The Piketon ME chisiu fuss caused by
the recent introduction OF an organ into the church
services. This shows how far behind the age the
people arc down fn-T'fze-ail for want of railroad
communication with ''the rest Of Hankind.''
Wayerly Republican: Last Thursday, President
Emmitt, w. S, Jones, GeWge. D. Cole and others
made & trip 9u the narrow gsugeto Jackson, start
ing late in the afternoon, to be present at a trial
whichWas to have come OF fn the interest of the
S, J. & p. Railroad the next day.
1t has finally been settled that the SciOto Valley
r. X. win be built on The west side of the scioto
from ChillicOthe TO WaYerly. It will cross the
river at WayeTIy on the narrow gauge bridge be-
longingt the s., j. & P. R. r., and proceed down
the east side Of the river to Portsmouth. Waver-
ly pays Chapman a bonus of $4,000 and the use Of
the bridge.
Birthsin ROsscOunty last year s57, deaths 355.
One Of the ChiIicOthe churches has cornet in
its choir, and yet PiketOn can't stand an organ!
Capt. Armstrong, Of the Register, was tried last
week for shooting at BrOwnlee, Of the Advertiser
last fall The jury acquitted him.
1t is expected that direct communication by rail-
road between Washington G. H. and ChHlicothe
will be had within sixty days.
The sin Guards Of ChilEcothe have invited the
military companies Of Highland, Fayette and other
counties, to visit them and join in a grand parade
on the 4th.
Messrs. Dickey, Collins and Sloane had rousinc
audiences at the two Murphy meetings held in
ChiHicothe on Tuesday night Of last week. They
spoke at both meetings, and obtained quite a num-
Der Of new signers.
Wm. F. Richardson, of Delaware, Ohio, has
been appointed superintendent of the Chnlicothc
Union Schools, at -azsalary- of $3.50. He is now
President Of Wesleyan Female College, at Dcla-
ware.