The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-11-29
Leesburg, Ohio,


PERSONALS.
Hon. Mills Gardner, of Washington C. H.,
vas down last Tuesday on legal business, !
Judge Thompson, Of Hillsboro, was in town ON
Wednesday. Mr.. MalOy, of Fort Ancient, ac-
cOmpanied by his family, spent Sunday here
the guest of his brother-in-aw, Prof G. /. |
Jackson. Wesley Vanpelt has returned from
his western tour Will Hardy struck the town |
last Wednesday and is again installed in his
old place at the American House. The Evans
Brothers and families attended the crystal
wedding Of John Evans at Lexington last Tues
day. j. A. Harcum spent Thursday at Pleasant
Plains on business Mrs. L. r. Beeson and
daughter Flora are visiting Mrs. BIS mother
and sisters at Metropolis, Ills. Frank King
spent Sunday in Cincinnati.
GRAVEYARD INSURANCE.
A few days after the death Of Freeman II.
Waugh, at East Monroe, young man called at
the Bank at this place and requested NJ Red
key, the cashier, to sign paper certifying to
some life insurance company that Mr. Waugh
was dead. As such things are of common oc-
currence, Mr.. Redkey signed the paper as he
frequently does The family of the deceased
now say that to their knowledge there had
been no insurance taken out on the life of Mr.
Waugh, and that it is simply a case of grave
yard insurance. The young man was unknown
to Mr.. Redkey and has made good his escape.
CHURCH FESTIVAL.
| The young ladies at their meeting Saturday
decided to hold festival on Saturday evening
Dec. I'd, in billiards. Hall. They advertise the
/ attractions as numerous. There will be good
music to enliven the occasion. A strong effort
! is to be made to liquidate the church debt.
This debt has hung on the church since its
erection some twelve or thirteen years since.
| At the time of the dedication the subscription
was large enough to more than cover the cost,
| but the shrinkage in said subscription was so
great as to cucumber the society with the pres
ent debt.
IMPROVEMENTS.
Samuel Wrinkle has begun work on his new
house on North Fairfield street. David Sanders
is going to erect q fine residence ON West Main
street in the near future, and has sold a couple
of old buildings that stand upon his lot to
Marion Evans, who is moving them to other
lots. JAS S. Monroe has purchased portion
of one of them and is moving it opposite the
Advent Church for a storerOOm. Commissioner
Ladd is also making some improvements on
his property.
SICK LIST
Mrs. Newton Tempin was taken suddenly
ill a few days since Of nervous chills and lay
in a critical condition for sometime, but is
greatly improved nOw John Cox, Sr., is rapid
ly improving from his recent illness. Harley
Ladd is afflicted by the fever. Jno Miner is
still in very critical condition, his disease
seems very similar to Dr. Wilson's, Of Green
field.
DEBATING CLUB
The young orators in the Rosebush school
district have organized live debating club
that meets regularly every Tuesday evening.
There are several good debaters and the au-
dence seems to be well entertained. The
, leading spirit in the affair seems to be Mr..
Smith Creed, who. is engaged in teaching in
said district and by the way is having splen-
did school,
DEATH OF WILLIS BRADY.
2 Mr.. Willis Brady, an old and well-lnOwn
citizen Of Centertield, died at his residence on
= Wednesday last at the ripe old age of eighty
years. death resulting from old age and genera
debility. He was engaged for many years as
mail carrier between Centerheld and Green
field and also between Centerield and Eas
d Monroe. Funeral services took place Friday.
. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 10.
The highest grades for the month ending
Nov. "a are Luella Green 3d. Henry Smitl
"a, Harvey Smith "a, Leo Cox 93, Ora Vanpel
e 93, Fred Cox SO, Emerson Smith 93, Bert
It Vanpelt 80, Dallas Cox 49, Mamie Johnson ~
e Lydia Delphi 90, Arthur Smith %, Sadie An
a ders 9O Frank Bitzer 80, Charlie Anders 81
i Minnie Johnson rs. Alice E. Taggart, Teacher
IS HOLMES DAY.
N The children of the public schools will Civ
an entertainment at the school building mex
Friday at 1.3O p. m, to which all are cordial
: invited to attend Admission free. The seleC
= tons will be entirely from the writings of the poe
1t Oliver Wendell Holmes. The exercises will b
A similar to those on Longfellow day last year.
THANKSGIVING.
d Rev. j. G. Black, of Lexington, will preaC
q at the NJ. &. Church Thursday at II a. m, an
# Rev. Jno Wilson, of this place, will hold tn
~ services at Lexington at the same hour. TIL
Z services at both places we understand will
Union Services.
y MATRIMONIAL.
al Mr.. Frederick Simmons and Miss Clara Wi
s. son, of East Monroe, were married the pal
week. A Mr.. Saullers, of Washington c. H
l. and Miss TOdhunter, of Martinsburg ais
~ were united in the holy bonds.
NOTES.
P. D. Matthews has finished the Hardin
- Creek pike and returned to town.
y For bargains in Groceries go to J. W. Cox.
= nOvl5w3
10 Charles Swadley is in the schoOlroom agail
not having taken the measles as he conten
~ plated doing.
Mt Fresh fish and oysters at Harcums.
k, novSw3
a A lot of our young folks went to East Monrl
of last Friday evening to attend the dramat
M entertainment,
New Grocery in town.. w. Cox, proprieto
R nOvl5w3
4 Messrs. Maddox and Klise gave three ente
- tainments at the hall last week that were vel
=" instructive and entertaining.
-, You can buy good pair of mems kip boo
e for $500 at Warren Johnson's new store.
d, nov22w3
ry The widow Hughes moves this week to C
ic cinnati and her house ON East Main street w
be occupied by Benz. Elliott
V, For groceries so toJ. W. Cox, near r.
J., depot. novl5w3
IS James h. Guthrie is on deck again wi
another patent. This time it is a self-cosn
4. telegraph key, and bids fair to be a grand su
- cess
~ You can get a good bargain I'm winter clot
S' ing at Warren JOhnsoR's uuv22y
- Rev. j, T, lloyd, of the HiLsboro Fema
ll- College, is announced to deliver lecture {
u morrow Sunday evening at the NJ. L. Churc
ON the subject of Foreign Missionary Labor
a. Go and price the new and stylish suits
g Warren Johnson's. nov22w3
Everything is lovely doWn at Centerield
far as the Special SolQal district is cOncerne
and no trouble is anticipated now i'm regard
er the matteg AtNtioNed last week, $50 mote
av be-
Ua 10 Warner Johnsou's new store to D.
"a your winter boots and shoes. His stock Is
y, J'e,0 and fresh. n0y22w3
So Hordy's have added new 5ature to thu
ma wooden factory this sea3aN, namely the clea
LI Lo ing and coloring Of clothes. Ed. Hardy n
'l- charge OF tAi2 department and is making it
success,
~ For a nobby suit of clothes or a good owe
I'd coat, 30 70 Warren Johnson's new store, Meye
Ia d sons old stand. nov2908
In DIR, A. b. Leonards lecture last Mondi
e evening was not so well attended as it mig
4 have been. The people have heard so mut
~ temperance this season sAat they do not wa
~ TO pay 20 cents tN kaGr a lecture on the snbieC