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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-10-23
LEESBURG.

Fairfield township never pOled so large
a vote as at the recent election. Our Demo
cratic friends are silent, but we think
they accept their merited defeat as all for
the better.
Wesley Cox was elected Land Appraiser
in this township. He is certainly a COM
petent gentleman for that Office.
On last Monday night, Lee Evans had
stolen from his barn, north of this place,
about twenty bushels of wheat, and after
some search and inquiry Nal Mason was
arrested as the supposed thief-MasOn Is
gaining some notoriety in this respect, and
it is possible that he viii vet have some
experience in the State prison.
The property formerly occupied by
Fred. Shermer has been reopened by Rice
& Co., of New Vienna. We do not know
what the majority of the villagers think of
this saloon, but if we had a Local Option
law it is probable that these places would
not remain here long
Lee Evans recently lost one of his child
rem. He has but one left and it is sick,
but we learn not dangerously.
We think the Pedestrians of Leesburg
will soon retire.
It is rumored that George Ladd is now
the happiest man in Fairfield township.
On last Thursday he went to H1lsboro and
brought home with him a charming young
wife, who we have no doubt will add
much to the comfort and happiness of his
household. This being Mr.. Ladd's second
matrimonial venture, and being a man ol
some experience in that line, he bears his
honOrs with an unusual degree of cOmpla.
] cency. Mr.. and Mrs. Ladd, we "wish you
much Joy"
Last Monday evening, the numerous
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. K. johnson
celebrated their silver wedding anniversa.
~, at their handsome residence, west Ot
the village. A fine supper was served, an q
/ the presents were numerous. Among the
guests were several from Washington c
H, Cleveland, and Washington City. Th,
friends Of the happy pair congratulate
them and hope they may live TO see theil
golden wedding anniversary. &REWS.
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SINKING SPRINGS.

Our Joy at the great Republican victory
is abated somewhat by the defeat of our
townsman, Mr.. S. Williams, for Sheriff.
Mr.. J. Tener Is the successful candidate
for Land Appraiser Of our township.
The Exposition was visited by a consid-
erable number Of S. Sites.
On the 9TH inst, Mr.. Creighton Black
and Miss Carrie Buxton, both of Gran
Vile, Ohio, bade, at the altar, "good-by
to single misery"-thence 10 the Queen
City Exposition, ZOo., &C., thence here to
the paternaI home of the groom, where a
select company and a rare feast awaited
them.
Weary Of Brushcreek, Geo. D. and Peter
c.. went as far as Arkansas capital, to find
a school where they might teach. Like
Noah's dove, they no place found, and
"Home Again" is the song OF the former
whilst the latter Is content in Christian
CO., Ill.
Visitors: Capt. Jos. Hiestand and Mr.
Milton McKeehan, from Model Town
Also, Mr.. Gus. Zile, Miss Kate Langley
and others from same place.
JOSEPHAW.
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.oThat Cheap EncycIOpedia.,, ,,

Volume one of the new Library Of Uni
versal knowledge" was issued September
10th. 1t contains 736 pages Of small but
clear and beautiful type, handsomely print
ed on good paper, and is neatly and strong
" bound in cloth, half morocco and half
Russia, at so cents, IS cents, and 81. 90 per
volume. The succeeding volumes will ap-
pear about two each month, till the 20 vol
umes completing the work are issued. The
volumes are sent to any part Of the United
States 40 cents extra for pOstage), with
privilege Of return after ten days eEamina-
ton. Special terms are offered to early
subscribers and to clubs, of which full
particulars are sent free on request by the
publishers, the American Book Exchange,
So Beekman street, New York.
That a COmplets Encyclopedia, first
class in character, and containing more
matter than heretofore published in this
country at any price, should be made and
sold for the trihing sum of $1,000, seems
90 extraordinary, that many who wish it
may be true, are very naturally incr6du-
lous.. The same house publish large list
of standard works, all at similarly low
prices, and the presence Of some Of them
already in the hands of hundreds Of
thousands of lovers of good books in all
parts Of tbs land, ID naturally transform
ing the incredulous into patrons and en-
thusiastic friends of the enterprise. No
mystery is made about the causes Of the
low prices-they are, the reduced cost Of
manufacture, to about one half what it
was a few years ago, the method OF sale,
/ direct to the purchaser, saving him the
/ large commissions commonly paid to
agents and dealers, and very large sale.
It is worth the cost Of postal card to see
their catalogue.
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HAMER TIP.

Weather still dry, but it has got consid-
erably cooler since the election.
Seeding is over for this fall and large
crop has been sown. The weather has
been unfavorable for wheat, as it has been
warm and dry, which is said to be fly
weather.
Corn has been saved in good condition,
but the yield will be a great deal smaller
than was expected.
The potato crop will be pretty fair, as
the yield will be good where they we're
not destroyed by bugs and drought in
the summer.
Farmers are rejoicing at the advancing
prices of wheat and hogs, and the result
Of the election.
The election passed off very quietly, and
Joe Shafer did not cast the vote Of Hamer
tp. by acclamatiOn for Ewing, as Col. Cook
thought he would.
Ewing got one vote from a gentleman
who said he was not 20 years old when no.
titled to work the roads last spring.
n. P. Landess, Democratic, was elected
Land Appraiser Of this township.
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PERsoNAL PARAcRAPHs.
Notes, News and Personals.

Misses Matte and Maggie Patterson are
visiting relatives at Balnbridge.
Miss Amelia Recklyireturned home last
week, from a visit of three or four months
to friends at Dayton,
Misses Name Buck aud Jennie Barry
entertained a number Of their friends Fri
day and Saturday evenings last, by social
dances,
Miss Maggie Carlisle, of ObiIlicothe,
who has been visiting Mrs. R. T. Hough
for several weeks past, returned home last
Thursday.
Judge G. B. Gardner, James ". Patter-
son, Esq, A. Harman, Esq, and Hon. J.
J. Pugsley, of this city, attended the Re
publican Jubilee at Greenfield last Satur-
day night.
A party of ladies and gentlemen from
this place, went to the Caves last Saturday,
on a fishing expedition.
Mr.. Harry Stark, of Portsmouth, O.,
spent a couple of days in the city last
week, on business, combined with pleasure.
Mrs. Jane Beeson and Miss Anna Wool
las are visiting friends at Leesburg.
Mrs. Benz. Conard and Mrs. Gilbert
Holmes left this morning, Tuesday to
visit their sister, at Peru, Ind.
Mrs. J L. Mahan and children, of Du-
luth, Minnesota, are visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. BENZ. Barrere, on West Wal
nut street.
Mr. S. Ed, Dunn, of John Church &
Co.'S piano establishment, Cincinnati, re-
turned to this place Monday evening
His Ewing stock has declined, and several
Of the boys are smoking ten cent cigars
and wearing new hats at his expense.
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TEMPERANCE.
Visit of Mrs. LetitIa YOumans, Of Can
ada.

MKs. LETITIA YoUMANs, Of Canada, will
speak on the subject of Temperance at City
Hall, next Sabbath afternoon at o'clock ;
and aIso at the n. E. church in the even
ing at o'clock.
As Mrs. YOumsns comes to Hillsboro a
stranger to most of our citizens, it may be
well to let them know something Of her.
Miss Frances z. Willard, of Chicago
says: "The brightest possible definition
Of our Canadian sister is found in Paul's
sententious words, "AIuch every way
whether We consider her ample avoirdu
pois, or the remarkable breadth of her
views, the warmth of her heart, the brill
Iiancy of her wit, or the vigOr Of her COM
mon sense"
From Miss Willsrd's life-sketch of this
excellent lady as given in "Our Union," "
Sept. 1878, we select the followings
"Mrs. Youmans is a woman Of culture
and in every relationship of life, as daugh-
ter, pupil, wife, mother or neighbor, has
been characterized for cheerful, unsel6sh
devotion to duty.
CHER first appearance among the Tenn
perance people of the United States was
made at Trinity NJ. E. church, in Cincin-
matt, at the first Anniversary Meeting of
the "Woman's National Union" 1875.
She very modestly said she had "come to
learn" but was courteously invited to ad-
dress an evening mass meeting. Her Ameri-
can sisters were electrified, and began to un-
derstand the power of their modest Canadian
sister"
Since that time the name of Mrs You
mans has been beloved and honored in "the
States, even as it had been already in
her own country. She comes TO Hills
boro by the invitation of the W. c. T. o.
All expenses will be met privately, there
fore no collections need be expected at Ell
ther Hall or church. All are cordially
invited. MRS. E. J. THOMPSON,
Pres't. W. Ct. ..
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tions from Ross and Fayette counties,
with the South Salem band. Here the
crowd, or rather the crowds, were formed
into a procession by the grand marshals,
Mr.. Lewie Love, Harry Evans, J. L. Met
cali, G. F. Baldwin, H. D. Waddell, W. H.
Davis and J. W. Boyd. The procession
was over two squares in length. They
moved up Main to Fifth, out Fifth to
South, and down South to Washington,
out Washington to Lafayette, north to
Fifth, and then down Main to headquart-
ers. The display of fireworks continued
all the while the procession was moving,
and could not have been surpassed.
When all this was through, Mr.. W. P.
Hughey mounted the platform, and called
the crowd, whO were WhOOPing and yelling
fOr all that was out to as good order as he
could. Cries were then made for "Pugs-
ley" This gentleman was on hand, and
promptly let loose his gratitude and Joy in
an exceedingly happy and well-timed
speech. He spoke for about fifteen min
utes, being frequently interrupted by vocif-
erOus applause. He made a fine impress
sion, and every Republican rejoices in
having so fne-loOking and brilliant ono
tafy''D gentleman for our next Repre-
sentative.
The crowd then wanted Judge Gardner.
He was trOtted out to the front in good
style, and delivered himself of one Of his
usual neat and comic speeches. Mr.. w.
II. Irwin was then called for, and enter
tained the crowd with one of his best. He
had them laughing and cheering from the
time he commenced until he sat down.
The next victim was Rev. Jessie Meeks,
a COlOred preacher, from Ripley. He as
tOnished the crowd by his vim and elO-
quent rehearsal Of the change in times.
Twenty years ago he was in this place, a
fugitive slave, from Kentucky, having
been brought to this depot Of the we'll
known Underground Railroad" by some
Of its officials, and kept in hiding in this
neighbOrhOOd for some days. He COM
pared the scenes of this night to the state
of things at that time, and thanked God
and the Republican party for the change,
and advised all cOlOred men to do the
same. He was Justify cheered. Mr. W.
P. Hughey then dismissed the crowd in a
handsome little speech.
During the time of the speaking there
could not have been less than five thousand
people blOckading the streets adjacent to
the rostrum. We have never witnessed
anything like it. 1t was utterly impossi-
bic for vehicle to get through
In conclusion, we cannot but remark on
the exquisite taste and spendOr Of the il
IuminatiOns in the residences along the
line of march. Democrats who have wives
with Republican prOclivities went home to
find their windows all ablaze, and in more
than one instance they found out that
some Of their "young hopefuls" had car,
ried torches in the procession, as was made
evident by their dirty faces and oil-be-
spattered clothes. Altogether it was a
grand jamboree, and may we have many
more such GIBSON.
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ORANGE BLOSSOMS.
DR.. John CaIIahan-Miss SaIIie Steven
son,

DR.. John CaIIahan-Miss SalIie Steven
son.
The marriage Of DR.. J. R. Callahan and
Miss Sallie Stevenson was celebrated this
Tuesday evening at the BRIDES residence,
No. s Walnut street, at $50. The we'd
ding was private, SO far as the issuing Of
invitations is concerned, but about thirty
Of the nearest relatives and most intim ate
friends of the parties, we're assembled at
the request of the brides parents.
Rev W. J. McSurely, pastor of the Pres
byterian church of this city, performed
the ceremony.
The bride looked her handsomest, and
wore a dregs-of-wine cashmere dress, elab-
orately trimmed in brocade, made en- train.
Mr.. Callahan wore the regulation black
full evening suit.
As the high contracting parties took
their places on the floor, to be bound by
the matrimonial tie, and pledge to each
other their promises of love, obedience
and support for life, it was a very impress
sive, not to say solemn, scene, as all pres
ent seemed to recognize.
After the ceremony the friends of the
new-made pair came forward and rendered
their best wishes for their future happiness.
Congratulations being through with, the
guests we're invited to the supper-room to
partake Of the luxurious marriage-feast,
which lay spread upon the tables, hand
sOmely decorated with flowers, and to
which the guests did ample justice.
Upon repairing to the parlors, after sup
per, the happy couple were called upon to
accept numerous handsome presents from
the hands of friends who had known them
in single life, and who wished to give them
some enduring mementoes of their love and
esteem.
The fair bride is a daughter of our
townsman and esteemed fellow-oitizen, Mr..
Josiah Stevenson, who is well and favor
ably known to our readers.
Mr.. Callahan is rising young dentist
of this city, and eldest son of DR.. D.
Callahan. Our best wishes attend them.
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LAND APPRAISERS
Elected in Highland County.


We are indebted to Auditor DeBruin for
the following list of the Land Appraisers
elected in the various townships:
Liberty-H. S. Foraker, R., 666 votes
Isaac Larkin, $50.
Newmarket-J. J. Vance, D., 100;
David Wilkin, R., lis.
Fairfield. W. Cox, R., 1876; H. B.
HixsOn, ia; Elias johnson, rs; T. E.
Ladd, d Jas. Burgess, 90; Moses Miner,
81.
Brushcreek-J. Tener, R., 159; Jas.
Gall, D., l26; E. McKeehan (Ind. r. 70.
Paint-Jas, W. Spargur, D., 287i Jas.
Y. Farley, R., 273.
Union-Henry Frost, D., 1856; J. W. B.
Ayres, R., l45.
MadisOn-JObn Irwin, R., 4O2; N. Squier,
D., 3S1.
Concord-Henry Wilkin, Jr., R., 49, 3
Pulliam, D., III.
Jackson-D. A. Weaver D., 49, JOS
salem-Frank Chaney, D., 1O9; Jno. B,
Faris, R. "a; Noah Smith, 55.
Whiteoak-B. F. Cox, R., 139; J. P,
Surber D., ll6.
Dodson-Wm. Fields, D., 1876; J. NJ
Whitaker, 148; Peter VanMetre, IlO.
Clay. F. Moberly, R., IA; Geo. Van
zant, rs; A. J. Brown, 55; n. W. STRAIT
ton, 35.
Marshall. W. Grabnl, IO8; J. S.
Cravens, g.
Hamer-N. P Landess, D., 1O4; B. F.
Pulliam, 50; 2. F. Pence, "a; Wm.
Strange, II.
Washington-Sampson Reno, Sr., Ind.
D., 10Y; B. A. McConnaughey, D., 95.
Penn-A. N. Larkin, R., 2O2; @. F.
Underwood, D., I46.
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The Best is the Cheanest.

The announcement that a new edition Of
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary has Just
been published, containing many new and
valuable features, suggests the thought
that buying a new Dictionary is a good
deal like buying an egg or watch; bad
one is not cheap at any price. Webster
being the standard authority for the En-
glish language, he naturally has many
imitatOrs, but imitators are usually held at
their true worth by the public who wants
a wooden nutmeg, though it may look ever
so much like the genuine article The
popularity of Webster is based upon this
principle.
If you want a handy thing to carry with
you, a companion that you can always re-
iy upon, and one that will never tire you,
real Uade mecum, We recommend that
you get a copy Of the pocket edition Of
Webster, with its $4,000 words and mean
ings, rules for spelling, tables of weights
and measures, abbreviations, words, phra-
ses and proverbs from the ancient and mod
ern writers.
1t is printed from new type, and bound
in morocco, with tucks, and bright gilt
edges, and, when not otherwise obtainable,
will be sent by mail, on receipt of one dol
lar, by the publishers, Ivison, Brakeman,
Taylor & Co., 1873 and 14O, Grand street,
New York.
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TO CAMPAIGN SUBSCRIBERS.

The time of most of our campaign sub
scribers expired last week, but We send
them this weeks paper, and invite them
all to become regular subscribers. This is
the last number they will receive unless
they renew. Send US $3.50, and we will
send the paper from this time to January
Ist, 1881, thus giving more than months
FREE. Hand the money to your post
master, who is our authorized agent, to re-
oeivs and forward subscriptions.
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Schools are now in session, and are doing
well.
Mr.. Joshua Hawk and wife, and Char
lie Mclaughlin and wife, took a trip to
the West, but returned just before the
election.
The new Christian church has been
dedicated and Is called the Christian Lib
erty church. It is a very handsome build
ing and is nicely finished. The dedication
sermon was preached by Elder w. D.
Moore, of New Vienna.
1t Is expected that the Mt. Zion church
will be finished and dedicated on the last
Sabbath in November. It Will be a beau
tiful edifce when finished.
Mrs. Sallie Pence has been quite sick.
Mr.. James Runyon is sick at the same
place
The young folks have been amusing
themselves gathering hickory nuts, but
am sorry to say that some violated the
Sabbath in this way. I learn that some of
the Danville boys had their nuts taken
from them after they had them gathered.
NENIN.
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BUFORD.

Anthony Miller was arrested for dis
turbing the peace at Flat Run Baptist
church, on Sunday night, 18th inst, and
had his examination before Esq Martin
on Saturday, 18th. He was held to bail in
the sum Of 500 for his appearance at
Court. James Kelly and Stephen SOnner
signed his bail bond, and he was released.
Mr.. @. F. MOberly, an enterprising
farmer and stock breeder of this township,
bought of RObt. Payne, of Mason CO.,
Kv.. a one year old bull calf, Short Horn,
on the Sd OF October, 1873, which weighed
$50 lbs. On the Sd day of October, 1879,
the same calf weighed 1927 lbs, an in
crease Of 677 lbs. IN one year. That is
the kind of stock we want in this country.
When will farmers learn that raising good
stock ''pays" better than the common
breeds? ARGUS.
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SENATOR BROWN.
HIS SUDDEN AND ALARMING ILL
NESS.

Our citizens we're startled early Monday
morning by the news that Col. A. l..
Brown, our State Senator elect, was lying
very dangerously i'll near Belfast, at Mr..
Os. Garrett's residence, and that his life
was derpaired Of. His relatives in this
city we're sent for, and telegram sent to
his home at Chillicothe, announcing the
sad news. DR.. Shepherd went down to at
tend him and found him suffering with
neura lgia of the stomach, with which he
was attacked very suddenly on Sunday
night. We are glad to state that at this
writing Tuesday evening", he is much
better, though still very sick, and unable to
be removed from Mr.. Garrett's. He went
to Belfast from this place Sunday, to get
some cattle that he had purchased during
the campaign. We trust that he viii soon
be able to be about again, and relieve the
anxiety Of his many friends in this and
Ross county.
.S-Just as we are closing our col
umns, we learn that Senator Brown has
been brought here, and is now at the resi-
dence Of his brother-in-law, R. T. Hough,
Esq, on East Main street.
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PRICETOWN.

The election was hOtly contested in this
Tp., but the Republicans polIed nearly as
many votes as before, Notwithstanding a
loss of ten by removals and death We
gained or 4 new recruits from the De
moCraCv by hard work and good general
ship. Every Republican voted except one,
who was absent on business and failed to
get back in time. Republicans are jubi-
liant over the great victory in Ohio and
Iowa. Some Of the Democrats now frank
ly admit that they are satisfied with the
Republican management of the finances,
and that they could not be better than
they are.
Lon Aliens portable saw-milI, near this
place, had a narrow escape from destruc-
tiOn by fire a few nights ago, but was for
tunately saved by the timely arrival Of
help.
The death of Mrs. Sarah Ella Clancy,
daughter of Mr.. George Stevens, has cast
a gloom over our community. She was a
model wOman-kind, gentle and intelli-
gent. The parents and friends have our
sincere sympathy.
Ez-RecOrder Stevens new house is near
ly finished, and will be a handsome addi-
tiOn to our village.
The Dunkards' yearly meeting last Sat
urday and Sunday was well attended,
Next Sunday week is Rev. .Elihu MOOre's
regular appointment for this place.
ON THE WING.
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The tobacco crop of Brown county is
SO large that the farmers have to build ad-
ditional barns t. store it away.
Ripley had grand Republican torch
light procession on Monday night, and a
rousing .ech from Senator Zaok Chand-
ler, of Michigan,
Ripley mourns the recent death of two
of her best citzsns-Samuel Hempbiu and
John HcCsgne, Esq.
Rev. H. NJ. Keck, Of the N. E. church,
was married Sept. 25th, Ito Miss Bette,
daughter of F. G. King, of Georgetown,
formerly of this place. Mr.. KeOk is sta
toned at Lockington, near Piqua, o.
Brown county S. S. Union will hold its
next semi-annual meeting at Decatur, Oct.
30 and 81.
The Georgetown Fair came off last week,
according to postponement.
Aunt Patty Pittenger, of near Decatur,
died on the Sd, aged 84 years.
Byron Stapleton, of Fayetteville, aged
about lS years, accidentally shot and in
stantly killed himself while out hunting
with his brother, last Sunday week.
CLINTON.
Little Burch Arthur, of New Vienna,
was kicked on the head by horse, but
fortunately not seriously injured.
Rev. G. S. Mclaughlin, of Sharon, is or
Martinsville circuit this year, and his
charge are making an effort to purchase a
parsonage there.