The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1877-07-19
Neighboring Counties.


Meinfelter, the young man who killed Charles
Winters, in a saloon at Chilicothe, short time
ago, has been sentenced to three years hard labor
in the penitentiary.
| NIr. Robert Stafford, son of Judge Stafford, Of
Chiicothe, graduated at West Toint recently, 43d
/ in class Of Is.
A German woman by the name 6g Kirsch, to
getaer with her little son, six years Of age, was
drowned in the canal ut Chilicothe recently. The
boy fell in, ard Mrs. Kirsch lost her life while at
tempting to rescue him.
Chiuicothe has shut of ouc-third Of her street
lamps, and cut toWl the wages Of the police 80
cents per day.
Coal is selling at cents delivered, in ChillicOhe.
Ross county sent to the peDitentiary during
the year ending June 80.
The prisoners in the Ross county jail tried to
escape sunday before last, but their plans were
discovered just in time 20 prevent their success.
Boating on the park lake is a fayorite evening
pastime in Chilcothe.
Dan. NcQuay stabbed and killed F. C. Radcliffe,
about miles from Clarksburg, on the 9Th. They
quareled abOut an account McQuayi is in jail.
BROWN
The Ohio Valley Piano Factory, at Ripley, has
been sold for 81, ,OOO and viii hereafter be run By
a stock company.
The next Ripley Fair viii be held Sept. 4th to
5th.
Four lawyers and the Judge now constitute the
members Of the Brown county bar who have not
joined the Murphyites.
Georgetown is getting up a military company.
The Wheat crop in Brown county is the best for
years. Oats and grass are also good.
Bro. Leeds, of the Brown county News, is max
ing 0Iurphy speeches.
The Ripley Council rented the Town Hall to the
School Board for school purposes, but Maj Baird
notified the Board that the Council had no right to
divert the Hall from its proper use and that if they
attempted to occupy it he would sue out an in
junction.
The Cincinnati and Portsmouth railroad compa-
ny marrow gauge have purchased two l0como- |
tves and put them on the road. The work is be-
ing pushed towards Georgetown, and the prospect l
is the road will be finished to that place this season
NJ. F. RiChcy, proprietor Of Waverly stone
quarries, has made arrangements to remove to Co
lumbus, where he will open a stone yard.
An excursion from Waverly to Jackson over the
S, J. s P. R. R., was the great feature of the 4th
Work is now in progress along the whole line of
the scioto Valley R. R. from Portsmouth to Chilli
Gothic.
Jno. Gregg, an Old citizen Of Pike county, died
near Pfleton on the sth inst, of paralysis, aged
about 20 years.
The Murphy boys are making good progress in
Pike.
PiketoR is to have grain elevator as soon as the
S. V. R. r. is completed to that point.
Hon. James Emmit gives the. Murphy boys the
free use of his fine opera house for their meetings,
but will he continue 10 run his big dstilery all the
same?
ADAMS
The New Era, the new. Republican paper. has /
Male teachers In Adams county received an av-
erage salary Of ss7 per month last school year
Female teachers $50.
Wheat is better than for 20 years past.
West Uulon has petitioned for a daily mail via
North Liberty to Winchester and thence to Gin
cinnati via c. & ERR.
The NIurDIgv movement Is making good nrogrcsz.