The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-05-04
WHOLE NO. 2397
L.EESBURG.

| son Is also agent Tor the Cincinnati
dalies and other periodicals.
Our old friend John r. Ladd is
still Post Master, and is likely to
hold the place longer than Nasty,
Of the Confederate Crossroads.
Leesburg has a aourishing bank,
Of which our old friend, Martin Red
key is cashier. The bank is doing a
big business.
The UnionHouse, kept by the pop
ular John Griffith, and the Ameri-
can House, kept by Mr.. Simpson,
furnish ample hotel accommodations
for the travelling public and are both
well kept houses. Messrs. Mercer
Bros. have recently added a good
livery stable to the Simpson House,
which will supply long felt want.
We had the pleasure of meeting
the irrepressible and notorious Char
les Turner, who has abandoned the
general reformation of the world,
and directed his entire time to the
buying of cattle and hogs. Mr.. Tur-
ner did an average monthly business
from June to November Of last year,
OF about $4,000 per month. He
informed US that more cattle and
hogs were shipped from Leesburg
during that time than any other point
on the NJ. & G. road.
The town maintains four good
blacksmith shops, which are run bv
Charlie Abbot, the genial Scotchman,
Adam Griffith, Sam WinkIe, formerly
of TaylOrsville, and Mr.. Shipley
Holmes. Mr.. Holmes is a veteran in
the business, and also sells Cincinnati
and Columbus buggies at very low
rates.
Mr. Heimburger has a nice furni-
ture establishment His brother,
formerly of Chillicothe, carries on
tailoring.
Leesburg is well supplied with ply
sicians, among whom we had the
pleasure Of meeting DR.. H. A. Bee
son, Dr. M. Holmes, DR.. Ireland, DR..
Upp and DR.. r. Elwood. DR.. Ralph
Holmes and DR.. McLauthlin we did
not meet.
Among other prominent citizens
we met were Mr.. letters, the Rail
road Agent, Mr.. A. P. Pushee, a live
Yankee, formerly connected with the
railroad, Mr.. Franklin Ladd, our
well,known and popular County
Commissioner, Mr.. Dudley K. John
son, who has a fine residence lust
west of town, Mr.. H. r. Johnson,
Rev. J.. 1. Taggart and his son, the
efficient Superintendent Of the Union
Mr.. John Miner, Mr.. Ma
thaniel Saunders, Mr.. NJ. DELPHI and
many others whose names we do not
Leesburg has fine Union School
building Of four rooms, and three
Methodist, Universalist
and Adventist.
Under the admirable superinten-
ience of Mr., Dudley K. Johnson,
one Of the incest cemeteries in the
whole country is being laid out and
1eautiied. 1t contains about twenty
acres and is plated into $50 private
OTIS, beside fine site for public use.
We are under many obligations to
our old friend, Jacob Hilliard, ESQ,
2X-Mayor, ETC., for his kindness in
Introducing us to the citizens and
or other courtesies extended during
our short stay.
We must not omit to mention the
Inc Masonic Hall in the Cox build
ng, which we had the pleasure of
listing, through the courtesy Of Mr..
sam Spencer, Of the firm of Spencer
Bros. 1t is one of the largest and
landsomest lodge rooms in the State,
outside Of the large cities. The
Odge has about 90 members. Mr..
tlavius J. HodsOn is the man who
wears the hat" and "sits in the big
hair" The Odd Fellows have also
Hourishing lodge and a nice hall,
,ut we did not have time to visit it.
Leesburg is now the third town in
he county in population and bust
less, and only needs more railroad
ABILITIES to give her still more
apid growth and development. The
own is surrounded by one of the
lnest agricultural regions in South
I'm Ohio, which is thickly settled
With prosperous, intelligent farmers,
Who read the papers and keep up
With the progress Of the times. The
NEWS has always received a gener-
,us support from that section Of the
ounty, and more copies are taken
It the Leesburg Office than of any
'ther county paper. We Mad the
pleasure Of adding a number Of
.ames to our list last week,
nd have the promise of more.
f we can increase the list sufficient
y we intend to employ a Leesburg
to write up the affairs
# the town and vicinity regularly
very week, and devote from one to
wo columns of space, occupying
he same prominent position in the
aper which we give this article.
uch a department in the News
'ould serve all the purposes Of a
1cal paper, and afford the business
Zen a good advertising medium.
We ask the aid of her merchants and
I all citizens who are interested in
ne prosperity Of the town, in getting
p this enterprise and making it a
lccess.