The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-08-30

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Mail Cd7ja'-Juhn Ursel.
Malagey Omnibus LiHc-1heo. Mercer Con-
ductor, " Mercer.
lSjipt ScbOOls-D s.. Furgtrson.
Pastor H. h. Cb,uct-Rev. j. G. Black.
Freight and Ticlei Agat-M d G. r. r.
S. w. Horsman.
The Sabina fair was visited by ma
ny of our citizens.
Mrs. Kate Hollowell, of Lynch
burg, o., was in town last week shop
ping.
VIM. Hazen, of Cincinnati, was
the guest Of c. H. Daughters last
Sunday.
To Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Thornburg,
daughter Born Saturday, August
Is, 1882.
Foster GefTs sold to Joseph Cohn
his crop of wool, 5000 pounds, last
Monday.
Miss S. HUFF, of Vienna, O., is the
guest of Mrs. John Savage's family
this week
Mrs. Swearengen and Mrs. Daugh-
ters visited friends in Vienna last
Wednesday.
Some fine horses from Chillicothe
were shipped to this place last Tues
day and taken to Sabina.
A goodly number of our citizens
attended the Odd Fellows celebra-
tion Tuesday.
Miss Anna Cowan, of Berryville,
0. was visiting her sister, Mrs. Joe
Hoskins, last week.
Joseph Cohn is in Cincinnati pre-
pairing TO go East to look after his
wool, recently shipped.
{, A. Bell, of the firm of John
Hayes x Co, of Columbus, o., was
in town last Friday.
lie Roy Kelly is attending the
Sabina fair this week, with seven
head Of his Hambletonian horses.
Miss Mollic Johnson, of Mara
thon, Clermont CO. nty, has been Wis
iting at Mr.. and Mrs, Behymer's the
past week.
Rev. ]. G. Black will, on Sunday,
August 27th, preach his last sermon
to the people of this place for this
Conference year,
Samuel Mckee, of Dayton, Ohio,
was in town last Wednesday, looking
up the interests of the Dayton Life
Insurance Company,
James Woodmansee is in Indiana
attending to his brother Charles
timber, as the latter is not able to at
tend to it himself,
Mrs. Grubbs and Mrs Lemay, of
Washington c. H., o., were the
guests of DIR. Patton's family last
Friday and Saturday
d. A. Terrell sold another lot of
cattle G4 head, last Tuesday, that
averaged 1900 pounds. He received
6H cents per pound.
Ayoung man by the name ofBrown,
of Hillsboro,passed through town last
Monday, on his bicycle. He was on
his way home from Wilmington.
Mr.. Arthur Giddings, Of Roches-
ter, H. Y, former Lexington boy,
passed through town last Friday, on
his way TO Chillicothe to see his
brother, who is held to answer for
shooting,
Thomas Dillon has moved into
Rehymer's property in the east end.
We are glad that he has concluded
to- stay in our midst for a time yet. as
he fills some of the important offices
in this village. He is Councilman,
member of the school board and an
earnest worker in the Church.
The citizens Of this vicinity we're
thrown into a high fever of excite
ment ON last Friday and Saturday,
when the announcement was made
| that Jason Mercer had been arrested
by VIM. Hazen, detective, of Cincin-
natl, at Boston, Crawford county,
Ind, and people aocked to the cor
ners to see them arrive, at the arrival
Of every eastward bound passenger
train, but were all disappointed until
| Saturday evening, when the 6.23 p.
NJ. train arrived and unloaded the
noted detective, win Hazen, and his
prisoner, who was brought to town
and taken to the Hartel House,
where supper was partakeh Of
after which Esq. Kelly's office was
visited, and Mercer Waiving examin-
alton, he was bound over to the Pro
bate Court in the sum of $1,000,
lin default of which he was taken to
Hillsbor0 by Constable Daughters
and Detective Hazen and placed in
jail, where he remained until Tues
day, when, giving bond for his ap-
Ipearance on Monday, he was releas-
ed from custody.