The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-06-22


s away down in the 'ninties."
Major Charles Turner, of this place, has pur-
'hased a fine lot Of cattle in Ross county, which .
ne this week ships to Baltimore.
w. G. Fields, the junior member of the Pro- |
pate Court and his friend Mr. Hummel of the !
NEWS Office, spent last Sunday in our town.
Sam Spencer Of the firm of Spencer Bros, !
vent to the city last Tuesday to replenish their
stock Of dry goods, and make other seasonable |
purchases.
Our base ball club will go to Lyndon to-day
10 play the return game with the Greenfield
boys. We hope, OH how fervently hope, they
won't get saliyated again
@, X. Kendler, farmer and stock dealer, liv-
ing in the Southern part Of Fayette, made q
pleasant call on us last Friday. Mr.. kendler is
making a speciality Of dealing in hogs, but finds
them scarce throughout the county.
At the trial Of the Miner Ditch question,
before Judge Minshall, our young engineer,
Harley Ladd was highly cOmplimeuted on the
plat he made for the use Of the court one of
the lawyers remarling that it was the best
work he had ever seen brought into court.
Mrs. Parker, nee Harman, of Pittsburg, Pa,
visited Misses Millie and Fannie Johnson last
Friday. Mrs. Parker is a graduate of the
Hillsboro Female College and visited Hillsboro
to attend the annual gathering Of the Alumnae
Of that Institution.
ipal officers on about 40 property owners, to
grade, gravel and pave their sidewalks. The
engineer is at work establishing the grades.
Go ahead, gentlemen; there is nothing like good
sidewalks and streets to recommend village
to strangers, about to locate amongst us.
j. T. Guthrie, guardian ofZephaniah Adams,
of Leesburg, will offer at public sale, July 8,
the old homestead, consisting of three town
lots. Mr. Adams is so enfeebled by age, being
now 81 years Old that he is incapable of caring
for himself and must rely on the kindness Of
his friends, having no living relatives.
Jesse Davis, son of Jordan Davis, Of New
Lexington, who lately made us a visit from
Petersburg, Va, his present home, is about to
return to the scenes of his bOyhOOd days. He
has bought the store room and stock Of DR..
| Green, Of New Lexington, and will return in a
few days to take possession.
Miss Fannie Johnson, who has lately gradu-
ated at the Highland Female Institute, with
| high hOnOrs, has returned to her home in this
| village gladly welcomed by her many friends.
Miss Fannie is a society lady of prominence,
and one whose presence will enliven any social
gathering.
Dispatches come to us by the way of Mar tins
burg and Buena Vista, that the Leesburg Star
/ Nine met with an lawfully awful one" from
| the Greenfelders ON last Thursday, being 40 to
/ u in favor of the ''Shirt-tais." Squire Garri.
son Smith, Of Buena Vista, brought in the
]
The Leesburg boys having sent several offers
to play base ball with the Hillsboro club now
understand why they have received no re.
sponse. They wish me to say they accept the
terms upon which the HillsbOrO boys now pro
pose to play, and ask that the time be now sci
for the series Of games proposed
Victory perched again on the banners of the
Lexington club last Friday afternoon, wheI
the score at the last of a series of games stood
f#1 HIrHI rnI1T as
of which Hillsboro wins but one. After get
ting down our painful defeat at Greenfield, i
is something Of a relief to have q club even il
this township win game.
John W. Gordon, Of this place. is engaged
about all his time in building the Durnel
patent fence. He has built about six mile
this spring, of this kind of fence. As it i
made almost entirely Of the material of tn,
old fences, it has become very popular witt
our farmers, its cheapness and durabiit
being two qualities which highly recon-
mend it.
Ray Johnson, our young lawyer pitched TO
our boys in their game Of ball at Greenfield
Ray was so easy and polite in the curve pitch
ing, that the 'Shlrt-tUlls caught on at once
and pounded the stutling ont of, at least, hal
dozen balls, before he got down to business
but alas that was to late; the Stars had set Il
gloom, and mayhap may never rise again.
The Fairfield township people are greatly en-
= couraged to perseyere in the work Of construct
[ ing road improvements, by the untiring enCrg
- of the Fayette and Clinton county folks in tina
2 direction Conspicuous for personal effort i
= the working up of these enterprises are JnC
! Morris. Alfred Wilson, VIM Durnel, CreightO
70 kuedler and others. Gentlemen, We viii b
after you when it quits raining, for we wal
= your help in booming up the material improve
! ments in Old Fairfield also.
Dropping over to Ceutreield the other da,
g Al .1.1f
7 John Cahill, the deputy postmaster for court
! sizes shown i'm forming the acquaintance Of I'll
! good folks of that place. John is keeping til
, kind of store needed in that locality, having
good stock of groceries, one side OF the stol
devoted to dry goods and deserves the patroI
4 age of the uelghborhOod. There are days whe
/, farmers can't afford to take the time for Ion
I, trip, and ON those occasions we hope they wi
remember John.
4 Nearly all our readers are familiar with Il
} presence of Reuben Hunt, of Martinsvile, o
L a regular attendant at the quarterly meeting
}. of the Friends, at Fairfield Church. M
N Hunt died at his home in Martinsvile, Tue
y day, june 13, aged about % years. Nathl
. | Hunt the elder brother of Reuben, is still Ii
n ing at Martmsville. He may be rememberl
o as tanner in our village in its earlier day
n aud his house was noted for its hospitable 81
l. tertaiument of the numerous Friends wi
=, came to Fairfield Quarterly from distanc
l. He left us about 80 years ago.
D, Elwo0d Ladd SON Of Commissioner FraI
'i Ladd, of Leesburg, a graduate of Miami Con
i- mercM College, Dayton, o., has accepted {
position of bOok-keeper Of the Culuml
J., Bridge Company, doing business in that cit
IL This company has put up two of its fl
Z bridges i'm Highland county, one at ButOI
}. 1870 feet span, and one on the Dreamer tr
'- turnpike, 10 feet span near the residence
I'd Scott Simpson. BY the way, young Ladd Civ
promise of becoming a fine business man, hl
m ing, while here in the employ Of the Leesbu
s, Bank, given ample satisfaction to ms e
le ployers.
IA. Under our form Of government, almost ca
h- succeeding year witnesses an exciting poll
j. cal campaign. The claims of the rival part
m with their platforms and past records is reg
i- larly paraded before the (soveregnO vote
IL This manner of procedure is labOrious, eXpC
es siye and only exciting. Its operations and
rH fluences ON the masses as a political educator
limited and transitory. Under the presC
ly workings of a campaign, the actual money
nm lay Of individual candidates and the couI
dis committees, are greatly i'm excess OF solid
yO suits. Why not obtain more permanent resu
f. with less labor, and much less outlay OF mS
en- ey, besides securing to the masses sOhd I'M
nd nation in regard to governmental AFFAIRS Wh
lr- they do not obtain by listening TO emouo
in haTangues, brass bands, street parades q
mt bonhres. The good effects spoken OF nrsJ
occurs to us may be obtained and permane
ly, too, by the following plan To lllustrl
let the Republicans Of Highland county ra
$500, with this money purchase 5JO copies