The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-11-08
November 4, 1882

couple Of gentlemen from Geneva, N. Y,
have been here for week past supplying the
citizens with choice fruit trees.
Freeman Waugh an aged farmer. died AZ
his residence near East Monroe last Sunday
and was buried on Tuesday, Rev. M. Redkey.
Of TINS place, preaching the funeral. Mr..
waugh had attained TO the ripe old age Of 79
years, and had been a member of the NJ. Z.
Church for sixty years past.
The Washington pike north Of town for some
distance has been considerably improved Inv am
additional coating Of splendid gravel from fine
pit opened by Peter COvan, in making the
Quinn Mill pike the past season This il
thought to be the best gravel in the county or
probably in this section Of the state.
Forest Hough, Esq. son of our townspan
w. s. Hough, and Miss LOuiza McLain. Of
jamestown, were united in the holy bonds of
matrimOny at the residence Of the brida's
parents last Thursday evening by Rev. Geo. w.
Kelley pastor OF the NJ. u. Church at James
town. The presents were numerous and ele-
giant. Mr.. Ellsworth Hough and sister. Miss
Laura, and R. t. Huugh and lady attended the
wedding. The happy couple leave i'm a few
days for West Virginia, their future home
The Band Of Hope recently organized among
the young people by the Women's Christian
Temperance Union, is in a fOurishipg condi-
tion. A good sized circulating library of Juve-
nile Literature (Iemperance) has been pro-
cured The last meeting was Sunday at p
NJ. Meetings held regularly every two weeks
in the future at that hour, we are informed
The W @. T. Union meets every Thursday at
p. NJ. in the NJ. E. Church. An Interested
persons are invited to attend each of these
meetings
The old custom Of tearing things UPSIDE
down on Halloween was generally observed in
| town and surrounding country. Last wear
considerable property was destroyed in town.
and to avoid repetition of the Offense some
Few persons armed themselves with shot guns.
| preparatory to marking any person who should
| attempt the destruction of property. Bevopd
| playing few prauks Of an innocent nature.
/ nothing was disturbed except the Universaist
| Church. Some one effected an entrance to
said church and rang the bell at various times
] for about an hour ending the performance bv
| pulling the bell from its hangings and sending
/ it down through the building several feet with
a crash. No arrests as yet.
! Mrs. Ellen J. Foster, of Clinton. Iowa. tbe
| queen OF platform speakers, delivered stirring
! temperance address Friday evening. to tbe
! largest audience that has assembled in Iees-
| burg for years. The crowd came from New
! Vienna, Lexington, Hillsboro. Raingboro
! Greenfield, Monroe and intermediate points
and Of course was well entertained. Local
! Option was placed alongside of Tax and Ii
cense by the fair speaker, and all classed as
measures Of weak parties who were afraid To
grapple the mighty evil. and Constitufionsi
Prohibition was recommended as the only rem
edy. This lecture was arranged for bv the w
@. L. Union. We understand that they have
other rich things in store for us during the fan
and winter months. Should Mrs Foster re-
turn at any time the mere mention Of her
coming viii insure a crowded house without
any advertising being done