The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-09-06
LEESBURG.
Leesburg, Ohio,

Adna Lodd, son oe COMMISSIONS Iadd, is at
school at Dayton, Ohio
The Pavey school, taught by Miss Allie Tag
gart, began Monday with good attendance.
Another Councilman will have to be ap-
pointed since Mr.. Taylor Evans has moved out
to his farm.
Mr. John Holiness of New Vienna, has moved
into the Aaron Hardy house and will assist Geo.
Hardy at the mill.
Misses Huldah and Julia LeFcvor, of Green
field, We're visiting Miss Hattie Griffith, few
days last week.
We have rumors Of weddings innumeraJlo,
but genuine knots are uncomiortaby slow for
yoHr correspondent
Joe Hallowell, after vacation of a month,
returned Thursday to his duty as government
stOrelecper at Lynchhurg.
Some Of the young folks INDUCED in a little
water melon party at Miss Fannie JohnsOn's
last Saturday evening.
Moving seems to be the order of the day. 1t
seems to us as if it were rather early to settle
down for the winter
A band Of rowing hoodlums again struck onr
town last Friday for 'hOss swap" Going to
Hillsborof for stock sale, of course.
VIM. II. Huff has been ON the sick list for some
time past, but we were pleased to see him on
the streets again Saturday.
Deacon billiards. sides have been aching the
last week, Just why we are not able to say,
! bUt he has been in an immensely good humOr.
The Hillsboro and Washington pike will be
improved with gravel the coming week. This
is much needed, as the pixies are very rough.
The Wilmington photographer has arrived
and will build his castle on the Cox lot, to en-
| trap those who wish to preserve their like
nesses.
The following is a list Of the letters remain.
| ing in the Leesburg pOstOttice Miss Ella
Starr, Rev. J. X. RAIDER, Wilber Homes, Mrs.
| M, L. Gates.
| Geo. Groves boasts of having caught as fine
/ a string of fish in Lees creek, last Wednesday,
as is generally seen around here Georgeis the
crack fisherman.
| Church street is being improved. The mud
ON this street last winter was simply impossible.
| Church going people often drove up the back
alleys to get to church.
| Miss Laura Hough spent last week with the
| Misses Channels Of-Sabina, One of the Misses
| Channels will return with her, and enjoy Lees
/ burg society for few days.
Miss Annie Morrow, of Greenfield is the
| guest Of Miss Eva Holmes Miss Morrow has
! been visiting relatives in HilsborO and stopped
/ here few days ON her way home.
| Sh-s-h keep it dark. Your correspondent is
coming down on Jack Weaver like a tornado,
some time In the dim future, for that last effu-
/ sion in the Gazette Tell it not in GATH
| Mr. Richmond Terrell and wife, of Kokomo,
! Indiana. arc the guests of their daughter, Mrs.
! ]. Hilliard. Mrs. Terrell was a former resident
of Leasburg and her many friends bid hel
welcome.
Miss Emma Chance started for sabina Mon
day morning, to take charge Of the intermediate
departmentof theSabina Schools. Thus anoth
or of Highlands teachers finds employment in
other fields.
1t is the private opinion of your correspond
cnt publicly expressed, that present indications
plainly show that ihc Prohibition vote this
Year win fall below the vote Of 1884, at least in
/ this locality
Several Leesburg gentlemen attended the
BlanchCster Fair. They We're pleased with thl
sport. but do not speak very highly of the 40
commodatons i'm the town. We hear thai
leather pies at the restaurant were very high,
Jno. Myers, having sold his property to DR.
ireland, moved 10 the 10. p. Johnson house
| Mr.. Myers will continue his business here TN
next spring, lie Is stu undecided whether ht
will remain In Leosburg longer than that.
The "scrubs" and the "stars" played mattel
/ sor,s on their grounds, near Fairfield Church
n WAS cloudy d. a.T for the Stars, as their lus
ter WAS not visible We don't think they will
ever shine again. ,.,
How wonder where You are.
! The gcorb stood 25 70 I in favor of the
scTis. That little curve OF Mark Evans Na,
nowhere The boys just pounded thunder ou
! of H. and cried for more curve PoenV H0me.
/ scored the only run for the Stars, lie genm
ally makes en-, If any Of them do. Naylol
Beard caught and Win. Miller pitched for the
Scrubs.