The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-06-29
3ORO, HIGHLAND co. o, TUESDAY, JUNE %. 1882.
New Lexington, Ohio,

Mrs. John S. Savage, wife of Hon.
John s. Savage, of Wilmington, made
a pleasant visit to our village last
Wednesday.
The Careytown base ballists play
ed Vienna a match game last week,
but we're vanquished. The score
was II to 21.
l. b. Mcpherson, having sold out
his interest as partner in the firm of
Mercer & Co, will, for the present.
continue to run the huCkster wagon
for the new proprietor, w. B. Wor-
rell.
DR.. L. NJ. Greene, of this village,
and Miss M. Alice Davis, Of Eliza
bethtown, Indiana, were announced
in marriage, as according to the Gus
tom of the Society Of Friends, in
our church last Sabbath.
1t seems to be needless to tell our
readers anything about the fine farms
about Careytown, but we cannot re
frain from saying that the wheat and
corn in that neighborhood will more
than favorably compare with other
localities we have visited.
Smith Purcell, of Chilicothe,
father-in-law to James Earl, our en-
terprising miller, was in town last
week for a short visit, and from here
visited Joseph Worthington and
family, of East Monroe, who is an
old friend Of his boyhood days.
Numismatic collectors will be in
terested to hear of half dollar, oI
the coinage of 1893, now in possess.
ion of Leonard Pensyl, of Carey
town. This specimen is as perfect
as the day on which it was struck at
the mint, and is considered very val.
liable.
Squire Kelley took US down to his
office a day or two since to see &
painting he had made his celebrat
ed stallion, ,"Idlewild." On looking
at the horse and then the painting a
person could not fail to note a faith.
full resemblance, one that lovers o.
the horse will always delight to look
at
John Bishop, who has had saw
mill on Israel Terrell's farm during
the past wintcg5 has taken q eontrac
to move his mill TO Indiana to saw
the lumber and timber on the newl,
bought lands of Merl pr & Woodman
see. Mr.. Bishop willremove his fam
lily to Perry county, Ind, as soon a
he can build for their accommodation
r. c. Green, of this village, having
disposed of his stock of drugs an,
groceries to Jesse Davis, late o
Petersburg, w. Va, is talking of emi
grating to Wellington, Kansas. II
| has relatives in Sumner county wht
write glowing accounts Of the re
sources of that fertile State, and tn
iguug tlRm Of rapidly becoming
rich man may lure him away from
his early home.
William Seamans, who made al
assault on Sam. Highwarden, c
| Leesburg, last December, and VIII,
has eluded the officers until tn
present, came to Leesburg last Wed
nesday and was arrested. He har
an examination before Squire Kel
ley, of New Lexington, and wa
bound over to Court in a bond c
$500, and in default thereof wa
taken to Hillsboro and put in Jail.
The trustees of the Cemeter
have received the material for thei
new fence, and it is to be put up a
once. As soon thereafter as posi-
Bile Harley Ladd, Of Leesburg, wi
commence the plating and survey
ing Of the grounds, so that improve
ments on the lots and ground may b
pushed to completion, The ground
are admirably adapted by nature fo
burial purposes.
Jason Mercer has traded his ha
interst in the grocery store ofMerce
& Co., of this place, to w. b, Worrel
for los acres Of timber land, value
at 1880, located in Perry COUNTY
Indiana. Mr. Mercer has paid a VII
it to these lands, and finds them GOV
cred with a valuable body Of timbe
and situated only 81 miles from tn
line of the Louisville, New Alban
| & St. Louis r. r. He win make in
| mediate arrangements to cut and sa
the timber and lumber and bring
into market After completing ii