The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-11-22

1t is next TO an impOssibilitY to secure a man
to do day work-so abundant is labor and so
scarce are hands.
Go to Clark Elwood for Pure Drugs, Chomi-
calls, Paints Oils, and fancy toilet articles
nov8w3
A cut ON the price Of beef would be very
agreeable to the consumers who have to pay
10 cents pound for the best steak.
Get your hair-cuting and shaving done at
Bradley & Green's Palace Barber shop, Cox
building. nov1w9
Several lots Of fine hogs, averaging from 275
to 800 lbs, have been shipped from the stock
yards during the past week
| For a nobby suit of clothes or a good over
/ coat, go to Warren JOhnsOn's new store Meyers
/ * Sons old stand nOv22w3
Jacob Reece, Esq, has erected good sub
stantal house on his farm in the northeastern
part Of the township.
! Go to Warner Johnson's new store to buy
your winter boots and shoes. His stock is all
JJeJ7 and fresh. nov22w3
In our items last week regarding Col. D. K.
/ Johnson herd of fine cattle we should have
said fat cattle instead of stock cattle.
| W. @. T. Union, W. F. NJ. Society, Band Of
! Hope, S. $. Teachers meetings, Shakespeare
Reading Club, and nothing in particular to go
! There has been some talk Of starting liter
/ ary club of scientific nature to while away
the long winter evenings. Let the good work
go on.
The Lexington people send their messages by
wire to this Office, and then they are re-writ-
ten here. The charge at the Lexington Office is
10 cents extra.
The Seventh-day Adventists have the neat.
est little church editice in town and display the
most taste IN 0eautifying the lot on which the
building is erected.
Rev James Monroe is credited with having
SAID that he would erect a business house in
the west end when he got moved here from
Sablna, and would show the merchants how to
, sell goods. That's business.
This is fast becoming a good place to sell
furniture. Wagon loads Of it are daily taken
out Of town in various directions, and consd-
cradle is shipped, we are informed, to parties
, at Greenfield and other points on the railroad.
The general verdict of butter-makers is that
the same amount Of milk does not produce as
much butter this year as common, the cause as
e signed being that the grass did not contain the
! usual amount of strength
DR.. A. Garner Lynchburgs popular dentist,
! has concluded to establish a branch Office at
this point, and spend every fourth week among
us. Thv Or. seems to be very fine gentleman,
and we extend him hearty welcome.
Mr. Jno Meyers has been in business nine
teen years. and yet when he sold out a few
days since, all the old goods that could be
found, when invoicing, a couple Of pair of
shoes. How's that for business?
Rev. J. W. Klise of Hillsboro, has engaged
billiards. Hall for two evenings this week, and
will give an entertainment consisting princi-
! pally Of magic lantern scenes, accompanied by
t a lecture ON subjects represented.
Meyers q Son desire to close their books at
: an early date and would be much obliged to
= parties owing them if they would call at their
old stand and settle at their earliest conye-
nience. nov22w4
The young ladies Of East Monroe, assisted by
4 some Of their gentlemen friends, will give a
dramatic entertainment next Friday evening
for the purpose Of purchasing chandeliers and
o other furniture for the NJ. i. Church at that
a place
AS our items on schools last week caused some
f little comment, we inquired Of the teachers at
= the Union School building, and found out that
not a single parent has visited the school ex-
l. cept one of the directors, who called few min
e utes in one of the rooms
n Many Of the strongest and leading temper
d ance people of this community positively re-
fuse to sign the petition sent out by the W. G.
T.. .. of Ohio, and unless the wording of said
It petition be changed it will be almost useless
+ to circulate it among temperance people here.
/ Several parties from this place attended the
u sale of Jersey cattle at Wilmington last week
e None but VIM. H. Huff, however, made any
Il purchase. Mr.. II. purchased Daughter Jane
u at 500, and has placed her among the fine
y herd Of short horns on the Crystal Fountain
IL Stock Farm at the southern edge of the cOrpO
ration.