The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-06-29
WHOLE NO. 24O5

There viii be temperance meeting at the
Hardins Creek church, on next Sunday, at
O'Clock p. NJ The speakers viii be Miss Ellen
q. Wright. of Wilmington College. and Martin
bedkey, of Leesburg. Bear in mind the inn
p0rtance of the topic to be presented and
greet the speakers with a full turnout. Regu-
lar meeting in the morning at the usual hour.
Mr.. Converse agent Of the Iron Bridge
| Company Of Canton, was in town last We'd
nesday. He was looking up the bridge inter-
e5ts Of this section. Would 10 not be better
for the Commissioners to do away with those
/ two rickey wooden structures over Hardin'B
creek, ON Road improvement No I8, and put
| up two substantial iron bridges2 One of them
/ is already impossible, while the other is not
much better.
| VIII Seamen, who last winter made cruel
| and deadly assault upon Sam HighwardeD a
colored barber Of this place, thought that The
| people here were 80 friendly that they wouId
condone the crime, but in this he was mistal-
] en-. He was no sooner seen than he was
| promptly arrested. After an examination he
lore Squire Kelley, Of New Lexington. he was
/ held in bond of $500. to await the action ~
/ the next grand jury Not being able to oive
| security he was taken to Hillsboro and hand
ed over to the tender mercies OF Tom Long.
The News is indebted to Commissioner
! FRANK Ladd Tor notes as tJ the meeting of the
Board, last Friday The object of the meeting
was to consult and report as to the amount Of
!
late heavy rains. They found but compare
| lively small amount OF damage done. with the
| exception Of a few shyster Jobs. BY the wey.
| they are determined that there shall be less Of
this kind of work hereafter, if close watching
| and a strict accountability viii be able to ac-
| complish tins purpose.
Charley Turner reports that he tool, tIip
last week in quest of stock down into Ross
county, and while down there he stoned with
Auen Stmsou, one-haI mile from Lyndon
who lives on the farm owned by John Dean.
one Of the Old-time abOlitiOnists The house
was one of the famous underground depots Of
slavery days, and Mr.. StimsOn takes great de
light IN showing the trap door 10 an under
ground room or yIult into which many a fugi-
tive from slavery was placed and kindly cared
for by Mr.. Dean.
Considerable interest was taken in our mn
nicipal election last Saturday for councilman
and street commissioner. The councilman
, elect, j. D. Wright, had no opposition but the
interest centered ON the race for street COM
missioner The candidates were the indus
trious Prof. John r. Horst, formerly Of New
/ Petersburg, and Phil. Syferd formerly of Van
Vert county Horst has Syferds scalp dangling
at his belt Horst was placed ON the scales af-
ter the conflict, and Bill Harwood saws he
pulled down !, 400 pounds strong.
We have had occasional calls at our office for
job Work, but it does not seem to be generally
known that we can save a trip to Hillsboro by
Calling dl llla bll4tts W e llht llll5 opportunity
to say to anyone in Fairfield wanting Bill
Heads Note Heads, Sale Bills, Receipts Cards
of ali kinds, and in fact any kind of printing,
that we are always prepared to show samples
and give prices on whatever you may wish in
our line and that. too, with as low estimates
las you would get at HillsbOro, besides the saw
ing Of timt-aud trouble TO the purchaser.
Dud Johnson reports most exciting
struggle over the election of supervisor in road
district No. 1908, Fairfield township. Silent
old Enus Reeder, formerly Commissioner OF
FayottG county. bucled ON his armor for a con.
tlitt with Alb. Anders the man who has been
supervisor of that district since the time the
memory of man runueth not to the contrary
To-day Eeeder probably travels the highway,
of his districts and notifies the men when and
where to meet him to indulge i'm the usual tw,
days lOaiing and storytelling. yclept two day.
labor, due from each person in improving tn,
highways.
lIr. Thos. and Smith wife, with their two chill
, dren, unexpectedly arrived for q visit 20 theil
mother, south OF town. Mr.. Smith is a resi-
dent of EoutcneLe Alair county, Iowa IL,
owns farm there of about $40 acres of first
} class land. Sales from the farm last veal
amounted to $1,000. Fourteen years ago, a
the age of tweny-siy, he paid a visit 10 low
and became enamured of the country. Witt
nothing but % determination to win, he settled
down to work with the above results and
e. good wife thrown in from the thriving State o.
p Iowa. Verify, l say unto You, young man, s.,
g thou west and do likewise.
4 petition will be circulated soon for tn,
I construction of q free turnpike, commencinl
u at the termination of improvement No. Is. at
the Iardiu's Creek Friends Church, by way o
, benson Barrett. Beverly Burgess and AlfreC
* McKiuneys to Mrs. Creamer's which is mucl
. needed as the road is an important one, being
d the direct route from Leesburg TO New Peters
. burgh, and almost impossible through most OF
e the winter months. The matter has been agi
tated for some years, and now the farmers fee
e that, as they have to pay for several roads OF
s. less Importance than this, that this public aul
3 | direct road should be improved.
b Thomas J Terry owns n 80 acre tract of laul
Il lying at tue west end of Main street on Tn,
o Lexington and New Vienna pike, which is Ger
t8iuly tine finest natural site for fair grOuu,
II iu Southern Ohio. About Oue-half of Tia
y tract is covered with a beautiful grove. th
Il balance nice level plat suitable for cattle pen
II and race tracks. This tract has also two %
.r three fine springs, and the entire north side O.
,r the track i5 bounded by Lees Creek. As tn
question OF a Union Fair ground, composed o
"a Clinton, Fayatte and Highland, ls beng agltat
~ ed. 10 seems that this locality should be born
/, in mind. Fairs, conducted with enterpns
~ and zeal are certainly beneficial to the lOcaht
= in which they are located and we hope on
l. neighborhoOd viii give this project sen0u
"a consideration.
Referring TO the editorial iu the News
D last week. TO the allotment of Republican dell
n gates among the several townships to the Con
n gressiOul Convention, the Republicans of oI
Z Fairfield are taking some exceptions. They d
u not, yet understand the necessity for assign
d ing five delegates 20 Liberty township and sui
/ ggst this arrangement FIRST assign to eaC
township ONE delegate the remaiuding elgl
tO De assigned as follows: Two to Liberty, tN
u 90 Fairfield two 10 Madison and one 60 eac
~ of the next strongest Republican township
't This proposition seems TO meet the approval q
t tine EHnUIH leans N this local they do
.. expect TO engage in personal scramble Il
W they have no particular fayorite, only the hoI
Ne that itmay be q Highland county man. Bot
of the resident candidates mentioned ha'
pc many friends i'm Fairfield
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