The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-07-05
July 5, 1ss2.

Your correspondent was shown an
important literary curiosity at the
home of Mayor Dumenl It was a
bible printed in Dublin, Ireland, in
the year 1902. The book has been
handed down from one generation
to another, but has seemingly been
in the hands Of those who have
taken great care oft. To lovers Of
old books it is quite a curiosity.
w. s. Fleming, of the firm of Flem-
ing & Bro, Of Portland, Ind, has
been visiting at T. ]. Fulton's for the
last few days Mr.. Fleming is one
Of the largest dealers in dry goods
and clothing in his city, and is
young gentleman of energy and pop
ular in his county. We suspect that
he is looking around for Buckeye
girl' that will consent to a home in
Portland.
William c. Woodrow, of this vii
lage, one Of the U. S. guagers at the
distillery, who has been visiting
friends and relatives in Missouri and
Nebraska, returned home last We'd
nesday. Mr.. Woodrow speaks in
very hattering terms of the agricul-
tural resources of the West, and es-
pecially of Nebraska, which he thinks
is destined in the near future as one
of the foremost states of the Union.
George w. Smith, one of Dodson
townships most energetic farmers,
called on the News last Wednesday.
Mr.. Smith talks Of the seeming neg
lect to the farming interests, by the
refusal of the proper officers to at
tend to the matter of the overflow Of
the creeks in the rich bottoms Of
this township. The owners of high
lands and fiat swamp lands are con
stantly ditching towards the streams,
and as the farmers, to prevent the
wash, plant willows along the stream,
the result is that the creek overhows,
spreads out, and does great deal Of
damage.
Mayor Dumenil took your cores
pondent under his care and showed
him about the large distillery of Frei-
burg & Workum, located in this vii
lage. Active work in the manufac-
ture Of spirits is now closed for the
season, and but few of the many
hands usually employed were at
work. During the winter about
sixty men are at work in all the diff
ferent departments, and the matter
of wages affects the homes of a great
many persons. There is now on
hand in the three great warehouses
about 1900 barrels of whisky, in
bond, and some shipments are with
drawn and duty paid each day. Your
correspondent is also indebted to
Cyrus Noble, Superintendent, and
Mr.. Cleveland, the book-keeper, for
attentions and courtesies shown to
the News
We are indebted to DR.. Strofe for
a look at a letter written by Hon.
Thomas L. Hamer, April so, 1894,
to F. Myers Esq, of Brown County.
1t seems that Mr.. Myers was a prom
inent Wing of that day, and had writ.
ten to Gen. Hamer in regard to the
rescharteFing of the United States
Bank. 1t will be remembered by
old citizens, that Gen. Jackson. who
was then the President, had ordered
the deposits of United States funds
to be withdrawn previous to the
closing up of the bank, and the gov
ernment funds thereafter to be de-
posted in State banks. This the
Wings violently opposed, and the po.
litical issues of the day turned upon
the question Of sustaining the admin
istration or the re-chartering of the
bank, Gen. Hamer took strong ground
for the administration, and in this
letter we speak of, to Mr., Myers, gave
his reasons to Gen. Hamer's old
Democratic ftiend. The letter is a val
liable literary curiosity.