The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-11-28

weeks issue of the Chillicothe Register, in
reference to Scott Gordon, the said-tO-be
murderer Of John Manmiezel at Sabina, o.
While Gordon may have been a bad man,
and all that, he has not, as yet, been con-
victed of that murder, and until this has
been done, it is not strictly Just or right to
bring up his past career, as means o pro
curing his conviction, and of prejudicing
people against him. This thing of kicking
a man because he is going down the hill,
does not portray very noble disposition
in the writer of that article, whoever he
may be. Give Scott a half show at least.
Humanity demands it.
Won't some of his friends take the young
man Of the HillsborO Gazette in hand,
wipe his nose, and tell him to keep quiet2
In the last issue of that paper he wanted to
know if we were not "strUck by the other
end Of that brick?" Well we don't think
so (hope there is some consolation in this
answer) if so, we would have squealed be-
fore this. What makes the fellow SO ram
pant? Is it because we referred to that
"acOrn" business, last week? He can't get
over that acorn q party, the phantom Of
which haunts him by night, and in the day
time he hopes thatpeOple will forgive them
the Sunday on the Fair grounds, when to Sc
cure the "high-ow-J Acknowledgements"
was the extent of their ambition. We
don't exactly say they we're playing seven
up" but We infer as much from the viSor
with which he repels any allusiOn to that
day. Are we right-eh?
The editor of the Chief has developed a
wonderful penchant lately for "picking" at
the different reporters at this place. This
is probably engendered by jealousy. He
spares no opportunity to rub it in on these
poor fellows whenever the chance offers,
and evidently regards himself as a perfect
Uade meclun of reliability. For instance he
gravely announces in last Saturdays issue,
that the Temperance meeting in the City
Hall was held Tuesday evening last! We
are strongly inclined to the theory that he
must have been, for the past week or two,
troubled with worms, and could not devote
his whole mind to his proper business. For
his benefit we state, that the Temperance
meetings, with the exception of those on
Sunday, are held on Thursday evenings.
Read your proof, and then re-read it. You
can buy a good article of vermifuge for
twenty-five cents per box, or bottle, at any
drug store, Liberal discount to extensive
consumers.
The News of last week went off like hot
cakes. As soon as people found that it was
advocating the extension of the Maysville
and Columbus narrow gauge to this place,
everybody wanted one. They are uuani-
nous in their expressions that the ideas of
the News on this subject are good, and if
the people here would only awaken from
their apathy, there is no reason why both
Il
road center. We have talked with quite a
number of our business men in regard to
the newly projected route, and they are,
without exception, in favor Of it, and if the
proper spirit is exhibited by those interest
ed we can see no reason why it should not
be brought to this place, with mutual bene-
fit to both towns, and all three roads. PeO-
pie say that jealousy between the two
towns is such, as will forever preclude any
possibility of the building of the road to
/ this place. But this is a mistake. So far as
Greenfield is concerned, she fears no other
town.
For the past month or more, we have
been watching the different reporters OBJ
| servations in regard to the weather, and the
/ following is 4 summary Of their opinions;
! Deacon Bush, of the HillsborO Gazette,
/ thinks 1t has been pleasant. Elder Marks
Of the New Vienna Register, thinks it has
been variable. Rev. Meek, of the Chilli
cothe Advertiser, as mnch as says he don't
! care. Brother Sprung, of the Chief, thinks
/ that we will undoubtedly have a spell Of
weather. Now We never thought that this
question was Of so much Importance to the
! general public, or we would have kept a
closer eve on the weather. And therefore
| people who have not been. cognizant OF
cold and heat for the past few weeks, will
! please acknowledge the fact that we have
] had a spell of weather Henceforth we
viii try and keep the public posted as re-
| CARDS the meteorological disturbances in the
upper strata.
"What are we going to do with our
| trampsW was what a citizen Of this place
asked US last week. Well now, how should
we know? They might be kept over until
| Sunday morning and sent to Sunday
school, or taken to our homes and fed on
| oysters, custard pie, cake, &C., and thus be
/ keep out of deEilment, but we don't really
think We could stand this long. It's too
! expensive, and no pay coming in. About
/ the only solution that We can think of, to
/ this gentleman's cOnundrum, is to hand
them over to a select body of citizens, who
will give them a winter dress of tar and
feathers. While this might not partake OF
the "Golden Rule" it would be attended
with the most beneficial results to this as
well as other communities, and give these
| knights of the Road" something to do, in
the way of scraping the tar from their lazy
hulks, while impressing on their minds
that Greenfield was a "bad" town to fool
with.
The following appears in the last issue
of the Chief of this place:
"a Democrat, is "Gibson's" choice for
sheriff, as he brought out one in the High
land News this week, in the Greenfield
column. The News is the Republican or
gan Of the county"
It will be seen by the above that the ven
cradle geni US of the Chief has made a
wonderful discovery, as he thinks Such
was not the idea we intended to convey,
but he Immediately jumps at the conclu-
clusiOn that such was our intention. It
was merely a prOphesy, based on what was
then evident. But since that has come out
in the News, 1t has brought to the surface
the name of Mr.. Jas. P. Smith, of our town,
as a candidate for the same Office. Harris
says he don't want it, and Smith does, so
that is the difference. Mr.. Smith is a sol
i'd, good Republican, Harris is good Dem
Ocrat, but as we are thus put over the fire
by the Chief, we cannot but avow our Re
publican ideas, and do our best for Smith,
when the time comes.
Mr.. Harry Newbeck and bride, nee Bal
ley, after a very pleasant bridal tour
through the northern part of this State, re-
turned to this place on Wednesday of last
week They were given a handsome re-
ceptiOn at the residence of his parents on
North Washington street, Thursday. Har-
ry has been for a number Of years imme.
diately identified with the business of this
place, having been in the employ of Met
calf & Irwin, Hiedingsfeld & Bro. and G.
I. Rucker & Son, and is now in the ems
ploy of Stern & Braham. He is one of our
most exemplary young men. His bride,
formerly Miss Laura Bailey, daughter of
the well-knOwn cracker-man, of ChillicOthe,
is well-known to Greenfield society. The
newly mated pair start out on life's fretful
stream with the best wishes of their friends,
who, to say the least, are counted by the
hundreds, and whose sentiments are fully
in by the NEWS man. A long
life and a happy one, and plenty Of young
A most bold and Outrageoug attempt
was made by two tramps, last Saturday
evening about $50, to outrage a young
lady at the corner of Fourth and South
streets. She, after being held in the embrace !
Of the two villains, screamed twice, which
brought some Of the neighbors out, who