The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1883-02-07

Mrs. Zelpha Elwood is in poor health again.
Several men drunk in town Friday evening.
Warren johnson has sold his farm to Samuel
Ewing.
The Shakespeare Club is in iourishing con-
dition.
The type-setter persists in making us say lie
Bean instead Of lie Beau.
Geo. W. Hough has been on journey to
eastern cities during the past week.
Some sabinaites filed with 'bug juice" took
in the town yesterday evening.
A small child Of John Henderson's fell last
Tuesday evening and hurt itself badly.
More interest than common is being taken in
good reading this winter by Leesburgites.
Mrs. Elwood Ladd is still quite low Of pneu-
monia and but little hopes Of her getting any
better.
Elder st. John has been doing some fine
| preaching at the Advent Church during the
past week.
Fred Johnson, an NJ. & c. brakeman. spent
portion Of the past week in our village, smiling
on the fair ones.
There is talk of regular low down saloon
being started in the Higgins property and to be
run by colored man.
The spectators in grain and pork are now
called bears because they are bearing their
losses to the tune of several hundred dollars.
Kew. W. H. Sanders has been at New Peters
burg during the past week assisting Rev. J. H.
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E. Church in that village.
The dramatic entertainment last Saturday
evening was a success every way except tnan-
cially-the receipts and expenditures being
nearly equal-about 5G5.
Too much fire water on board to attend
Advent meeting, and so a small fine will be
assessed.-Verdict in Mayors court this morn
| ing against some Of the bhoys.
The revival meetings closed at Hardins Creek
last Sunday evening. The meetings were well
attended and a great deal of good was accom-
plished judging from human standpoint.
The sabina News of this week says, The
Leesburg Dramatic Club will probably give an
entertainment here soon." The troupe say they
do not intend to leave home, brother Sanders
The High School pupils organized Iyceum
yesterday friday to meet on Friday evenings
of each week. Membership is limited strictly
to persons attending High School and no Wis
itors admitted.
There is talk Of moving the Webster Chapel
NJ L. Church to Memphis, it being situated
about half mile south of said village on a
mud road, and therefore being difficult Of access
during bad weather.
Rev. White (colored) Of this place has been
engaged in holding revival meeting in the A.
NJ E. Church near Memphis, and reports
very interesting meeting Several persons
have united with the church and the conycr-
sions have been numerous.
The Band of Hope will give an entertainment
at billiards hall on Tuesday evening, Feb. -.
The exercises will consist Of rccitatons, dia-
logues, concert recitations and singing. An
admission fee Of 10 cents will be charged.
Children under 10 years old free. The proceeds
to be devoted to procuring additions to the
library belonging to the organization,
J. c. Hallowell and wife came up last Thurs
day from Lynchburg, where Mr. H. has been
filling the position of government storekeeper
for some months, and began packing their
goods which they had stored away here, pre-
paratory to moving to Marysyille, where Mr..
Hallowell intends engaging in the hardware
and farm implement trade
Mr.. John Meyers and family moved to
Greenfield last Thursday. Mr.. Meyers and his
son William will soon embark in the gents
furnishing business in that village, under the
firm name of Meyers Il Son. Mr.. Meyers having
been in tke business here for the last nineteen
years has given him ample experience to enable
him to manage it successfully, and We gladly
recommend him to the people Of Greenfield
who will find him q very line gentleman and
frst-class business man, well deserving their
patronage
The many friends Of George Cox will be
panied to learn of his DEATH which occurred a
few days since near Burlington, Iowa. where
he has been residing for several years past,
having left here some six years since Deceas-
ed would have been "a years old had he survived
until the 22d Of March next. The remains
arrived on the II. so a, m. train last Wednesday
and were taken to the NJ. L. Church, where a
funeral discourse was preached at p. m. by
Rev John Wilson. The interment took place
at Fairfield Cemetery.
Rev. james Redkey, Of Red5ay, Indiana, who
has been spending the winter i'm Nebraska,
where he has invested in real estate prepare
tory to moving thither during the coming sea-
son, arrived here last Saturday on a flying visit
to his son, Rev. Martin Redkey. We were
sorry to see Mr.. r. carrying his right arm in a
sling, and on inquiring the cause were told
that he fell on the ice a few days previous and
broke the radius bone Of the forearm and dif-
located the wrist at the same time. He reports
it as doing well, and is evidently enjoying life
as much as ever. 50 much for a cheerful dis
position.
Old Grandmother Sheets, as she is familiarly
called, fell last Sunday, dislocating her thigh.
She has been in very poor health for many
years, and the accident caused such severe
suffering that she only survived until Tuesda y
evening at 4 O'Clock, when she passed away,
aged 81 years and days. She has been living
with her widowed daughter Mrs. sesmans, and
the funeral took place from her residence ON
Thursday. The funeral discourse WAS preach
ed by Rny. John Wilson at 10 a. ul. at the NJ.
Z. Church and the remains were afterwards
laid away IN Pleasant Hill Cemetery.