The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1877-06-14
Neighboring Counties.
FAYETTE.

FAYE
An excursion train went from Washington to the
Soldiers Home at Dayton, last Friday.
Six bridges were to be let BY the Fayette county
commissioners on Tuesday, June 18th.
Washington Union Schools have closed for the
simmer vacation.
Miss Grace Gardner, Of THsboro, spent Sunday
and Monday in town, with the family Of her uncle,
Mr.. J. P Robinson.
Whooping cough is prevalent to some extent
among the children In town, and number Of fatal
cases have occurred. One family has lost two
children within a short time past.
Tayette County Herald Messrs. Phelps, King
s. Co. have bought the iron for the D. 81 S. E. be-
tween Washington and Chnlcothe, and the track
is expected to be put down within six weeks from
date.
Speaking OF the Temperance addresses delivered
in Washington, on Sunday and Tuesday evening of
last week, by L. Sloane, Esq. OF this place, the
Herald says:
Gle came here in response 10 an invitation IrOm
the Temperance Lsague, tU address the meeting on
Sunday evening. but people were well
pleased with his elOquence and earnestness that he
was prevailed upon TO remain and address second
meeting at City Hall ON Tuesday evening,
Mr.. SlOAne's addresses were among the strongest
we have yet listened to from Murphy orators. and
hilptuleQ IOTGlDly 10 AL Classes OF his hearers 10
come up to their duty in the important work"
BROWN.
Hon. C. a. White is a candidate for c. P. Judge.
Court is in session at Georgetown.
Ripley Bee: April this year was a wet month";
and it may be of interest TO those who believe in
the moon and its influence upon us, to know that
the horns of the new moon that month were hOri-
zontal, while in the month of May, which has
been exceedingly dry, the new moon stood upon
its edge, or almost perpendicular to the horizon.
Thus we have an Illustration Of the 'Tet" and 'Iry
moon"
Mr.. VIM. NIaffet, who has been in poor health
for several months. was prostrated Thursday
morning by stroke Of paralysis, disabling the left
half of his body. lie fingered in a semi-conscious
condition until the next morning, when his aflic-
tions eliminated in death Mr.. Maffet was anoth-
or of the pioneers Of Brown county, and the news
Of his sudden demise will fall with sad force upon
his friends.
Georgetown News: Mr.. A. A. Kennedy has
opened new hotel in Sardinia, where he is ready
to accommodate all travellers in the very best man
uer.
Hon. II. J.. Dickey inaugurated the Murphy
movement at Bainbridge last Monday.
Judge Afinshall has enj0ined the ChiIlicothe
Council from further proceedings under the con-
tract for building water works, on the ground Of
ilcgality. This puts stop to the enterprise, for
the present at least.
Chiicothe Register: Hon. Il. L. Dickey and
Uric Sloane, Esq, of HlsbOro, have been solicited
to come to Chillicothe and assist in the Murphy
movement. We have no doubt bit that both
would meet with a very cordial and hearty recep-
tion, aud that their efforts would tend TO greatly
advance the work. Both arc powerful and earnest
speakers. and have many warm friends here who
would be delighted to hear them.
One of our veteran agriculturalists remarked to
Us the other day that never in his fifty years ex-
perience, at this season OF the year, had he seen
less corn above ground than now.
DR.. Scott informs US there is an excellent pros
pect for full crop Of grapes.
Mr.. W. H. Allison has disposed OF his sheep in
terest at Strasburg, W. Va, aud contemplates re-
moving to Kansas and engaging in the business
there. He will leave for Topeka about the middle
of next month, and in the fall viii ship there one
thousand Spanish Merino ewes.
Mr.. Noah S. Gregg, ir., who is with the engineer
corps on the Sci0t0 Valley extension, saws that
Chapman will assuredly complete the line between
Portsmouth and ChiIIicothe by the first of October
CLINTON.
At Gurneyvillc, q rat hunt recently resulted in
the slaughter Of 1000 rats.
"ClintOns."
Court of Common Pleas commenced on Monday,
June 11th.
Judge Doan is much better, aud is now able to
be on the streets when the weather is bright and
pleasant He will doubtless be able to hold the Oc-
tober term of court, convening about October.
Wilmington is agitating the construction Of a
branch line of six or seven miles to connect with
the Waynesvi1e Port William and JeGersonvlIle
n. G. R. R., and thus give Wilmington new rail-
road to Cincinnati, which is greatly needed.
Wilmington Republican: The wool crop has
begun to be put on the market. Our dealers are
paying from thirty-three to thirty-seven and one
half cents per pound. There is prospect that this
year will exceed last years crop both in quantity
and quality.
Simeon Moon, living near Martinsville, commit
ted suicide one day last week. by cutting his throat
with q razor. He had previously tried to starve
himself to death, and refused to eat any food for
two or three weeks. He was respectable citizen,
seemed to be rational, and no cause is known for
his rash act of self-murder.
An affray occurred between VIM. Mountjoy
and George and Wilson Gray, at ClarksviIle, last
Saturday night week, in which Mountjoy was
struck on the head with a stone hammer by George
Gray, crushing the outer bone fthe skull and pro-
duciDg injuries arst supposed to be fatal but it is
now thought that Mountjoy will recover.