The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-11-15
November IL, 1882

short drive Few days since. Going to thresh
about Christmas, we presume, as all the'thresh-
ing machines have gone in for the fall The
wheat sOwn looks pretty well, although IL is not
very high for this time of the year. The num-
Der Of acres sOwn is not far from that Of last
year. There is some complaint concerning the
fly iuiuring the early wheat, but damage so far
is but of a slight extent. Garden products are
plentiful. Pumpkins scarce as hen teeth.
Persimmons and pawpaws plenty. Beech nuts
and walnuts fair crop. Hickory nuts scarce.
The crop of idlers is rather slim on account Of
prevailing dry weather during the fan months.
Should winter set in any ways soon a fair crop
may be insured yet
GEOLOGY.
To the student of geology this community
presents some interest. There are two sub
divisions Of the Upper Slurian formation to be
found here. viz Niagcra and Heidelberg The
valley of Lees Greek presents beautiful exam
pie of the erOsIve power Of water cutting its
way through solid rock, wearing 10 into caverna
and gOrges. Along the southern edge Of the
valley, especially in the r. Il. cuts east and west
of town. are to be found distinct markings Of
the cutting away of the rocks by the ice during
the great Ice Age or Glacial Period. Occasion
ally large bOwlder is to be found, and the
smaller ones are quite numerous. On the Sam
ue Pavey farm north of town, some large ice
berg seems to have melted, or probably hundreds
Of them. BOwlders are more plentiful and
along East Fork of Lees Creek, flowing west of
the main body of the farm. the powders are
! quite numerous. Then, out along the Wash
! ingtOn pike they are numerous, and after pass
! ing the old homestead and coming upon D.. X.
| Jolnson's farm, in a field to the left of the
/ road may be seen one Ofvery large proportions,
/ which, to a casual observer, would appear as an
| old straw stack moldering away. This stone
is imbedded several l'feetin the earth and weighs
| several tons. In regard to fossil retains the
rocEs are not entirely devoid Of interest. Fos-
sill coral is abundant, and many fossils of the
animals classed as Gasteropods are to be found
all along the cliffs The fossils are not well
preserved, however, and one who is endeavOr-
ing to make a cabinet of such articles soon gets
discouraged, especially if he has collected spec
linens between here and Cincinnati. The prin-
cipal rock to be found is the common blue lime
stone along the creek and the lighter shade on
the upground. Besides this there is frequently
found nice specimens Of quartz, gneiss,
feldspar, granite, trap, and mica.
NOTES.
Mr.. Isaac Andrews has very sick child.
The Hardin's Creek pike will be completed in
few days.
A small child of Mr.. Jno. Hendersons is very
poorly Of pneumonia.
For bargains in Groceries so to J. W, Cox.
nov15w3
DIR. Robert Elwood is eminently successful in
securing pensions for old soldiers.
There is a mild form of sore eyes prevalent
here, which seems to be contagious.
New Grocery in town.. W. Cox proprietor.
nov15w3
Rev J. S. Monroe, of Sabina. has purchased
property in the West End and will move soon.
Ed. Peeles wife (colored) is lying at the
point Of death, being afflicted by consumption.
For groceries 80 to ]. W. Cox, near R. r.
depot. nov15w3
DR.. A. Garner, a dentist from Lynchburg,
was in town all last week pulling and filling
teeth
A good sized Shakespearian Club has been
organized among the young people Of the COM
munity.
The boys are getting ready for beIl-crowd.
They claim there is to be a wedding in town
before very long.
! Fresh fish and oysters at Harcums.
nov8w3
: Wesley Cox Esq, has opened up a grocery
p and feed store in the Embrocation building,
near the depot
The birthday of DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes,
the peot, will be celebrated by the pupils Of the
Union Schools Friday December l.
! Go to Clark Elwood for Pure Drugs, Chemi.
| Gals, Paints, Oils, and fancy toilet articles.
noy8w3
e Samuel Wrinkle has bought town lot of A.
{ II. Chance on North Fairfield street, and con.
d templates erecting neat little residence there
e on.
a Jesse Edwards, whose name is so frequently
b mentioned by the Lexington correspondent, is
e one of our citizens and does not belong tC
T Lexington.
+ The High School pupils are making list o
5 the words they can use intelligently through
i curiosity to know how many words they havt
D in their vocabulary.
: Get your hair-cuting and shaving done a
y Bradley * Green's Palace Barber shop, Coz
! building. novlwg
The types caused us to send Aaron Hardy I,
Centerheld week before last, instead of Center
Ia vile, Clinton county, where he has purchased
Z a Touring mill Of JAS Burton, Esq
Is The following is the list of unclaimed letter
10 at the Post Office: j. W. BelfOrd, Jude Gale
e Mary AcGhee, L. W. Trueman, Isaac Williams
e Cohn Werley. Persons calling for the abovl
n will please say advertised. j. r. LADD, p. NJ.
d About thirty Of our citizens have been sum
r mond as witnesses in the u. S. Court, at Gin
e cinnati, Tuesday, the 14th inst. in the case o
10 Dr. Norman ys. i. p. Johnson, DR.. NJ
10 Holmes, NJ Redkey S. H. Beard, Lee Evan
r. and others, charged with alternating the affeC
P, tons Of his daughter, Miss Zoe Moorman.
y Mr.. A. l.. Heimberger has, on exhibition @
= his furniture store, specimen of inlaid Worl
" made by himself, that surpasses anything O
e the kind we have seen. 1t is a circular stand
= table two feet in diameter, composed Of 100
a." pieces Of wood of different cOlors He ais
=, has q small box AZ inches wide, z inches Ions
~ ~ inches high, composed Of 500 pieces {
wood.