The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1883-04-25
LEESBURG..
Saturday, April 21, 1888.

S. A. ireland is visiting his parents at Good
! Hope, Fayette county.
win Hardy is in the lightning rod business
with James Patton this season.
| A nice line Of Dress Goods in all the new
shades at King & Evans. ap18w3
Harcum opened mp his ice cream parlor to-
/ day, the first time this season.
just received big line Of Carpets from 25c
up, at King and Evans aplsw9
/ Have You seen the new ARRANGEMENTS az the
Post Office If you havn't, drop in
Mrs. John Meyers, of Greenfield. was in town
! wednesday calling on her numerous friends
! John Corwin is regulating the boot and shoe
trade of the village at Gray d Sons old stand.
Mrs. Harrison Rhoades of Rainsboro. was
the guest Of Mrs. NJ. Redkey on Wednesday
last.
Mrs William Hough and daughter Bessie. of
Brookyllle, Indiana, are the guests Of relatives
here.
If you want to see the biggest line Of Dry
TCOus ana Notions ever brought to Leesburg,
cal aI hlhB Evans. aplSw3
Mr.. Jasper Mcpherson, of Corning. Perry
county, Was in town Thursday on business and
calling on his numerous friends.
Warren johnson has fine supply of Spring
suits, Ladies and Gents fine Shoes and other
seasonable goods at low prices. ap1Sw3
The scandal mongers are enjoying them
selves now, over little scrape among the col
Ored folks.
Another large stock of new paints, oils, and
yarnishes, just received and being sold at bot
tom prices at Z. Elwoods. ap25w3
A couple Of gentlemen came here at an early
hour TINS morning in search Of a horse that
was stolen from rack in Greenfield last night.
Mr.. Allen Thurman and family, of Greenfield,
ful fl...f. .,1.
tle McPherson property south OF the railroad.
Horace Johnson and wife, and Fred Johnson.
OF Cincinnati, were called home Wednesday to
attend the funeral Of their aunt, Mrs. Michal
Miner.
A fine stock Of wall paper of all shades. pat
terms and designs, has just arrived at O. Ell
WOODS. Can and examine soon if you want
any. apl5w9
Jordon johnson, of Kokomo, Ind, was pre-
sent at the funeral of his sister, Mrs. NIicbal
Mliner N, last Wednesday, and remained here un-
til Saturday.
Mr.. l.. Cleavenger, the popular restauranter
OF SaDlna, was IN town last Thursday supplying
our dealers in candy with some of his sweet
ness.
johnnie Manker, the popular burr dresser,
mas returned from Parkersburg, W. Va, where
ne mas been for sometime in the various flour
ing mills.
%
tlons III town this season we have ever seen
here, and there is enough competition now 10
put prices down low
Mrs. James Taylor has been in Cincinnati
for several days having her eyes doctored. and
we are l2ppy to say seems to be improving
rapidly under the treatment.
Mrs. Ruth Rains, the wife of Mr.. Nathan
Rains, residing in the West End, has been
lying in a very critical condition for sometime
past Her recovery is despaired Of.
The colored boys have organized base ball
club with Elijah Steen as captain. They call !
themselves the "Blue Jackets" and challenge |
any club In this part Of the state to cross bats
with them.
The Joseph Henly Post G.. A. r., have Sc !
cured Uric Sloan, of Hillsboro, to make the
address on Decoration day. Let everybody !
make their arrangements to assist in ceebra- |
ting the day.
Ihe hrst show of the season will strike our |
town ON the 25th inst, and all those parties |
that have been unable to procure books and |
clothing to send their children to school during
the past winter are making every nerve stretch |
to be present
King ~ Evans will sell you a nice ready male |
suit of clothing or cut and make You one to |
order, They have just received a fine line of |
piece goods and with Heimburger to cut and |
make them you can have a nobby suit. aplsw3 |
A sixteen year old son Of gentleman by the |
name of Black residing in the Red Bud settle |
ment, was sent to town last Monday evening /
for some medicine and has not been heard OF |
since. Gone to hunt "big Injuns" probably.
Mrs. Louis Pausch was summoned to New
York last Monday evening by telegraph to at |
tend the funeral of her brother in that city |
She left on the midnight train accompanied bv |
her son Henry and Mr.. and Mrs n b. Beard. |
A gentleman by the name of Rayburn, resid- |
ing four miles north of town on the Washing !
ton pike, lost a small child Thursday night |
after an illness Of few hours only. Medical |
aid was summoned but too late to do any good. |
Burglars attempted to enter the house of |
Joseph Worthington, Sr., one night last week,
but were frightened away. -Four masked men
were seen. One or two shots were fred by
them as they left at a grandson of Mr.. w, |
who had scared them away.
A telegram was received last evening 0Fri-
day. from Miss Mildred johnson at Chattanoo-
ga, Tenn, stating that her sister, Miss Louie.
was failing rapidly and could not survive many
days. Dan johnson started this morning to
meet them at that city.
The grain dealers desire us to say that thew
will not store any wheat this season, and unless
the farmers want to sell direct from the ma
chime they had better build granaries immedi-
ltely to save farther trouble.
John Thomas, of Adams county, who has
been in the employ of p. d. Matthews for some
time assisting in bailing hay, left suddenly last
Sunday night without saying goodbye" A
good overcOat and pair of boots belonging to
another one Of Mr.. M hands left as myster-
ously the same night.
Harley Ladd found the tools that had been
used in opening the various stores at the time
Of the recent burglaries nicely slowed away in
a fence corner in VIM. II. II. Huffs field lust
south Of the railroad. Some Of the knowing
)nes shake their heads and say that they know
who the fellows are that used them, and Of
course they do know,
Ben Brady gave the Fairfield township board
Of education another tussle last Monday on the
subject Of the location Of the new sch0olhouse
IN the Centerfeld special district Ben came
Jut on top, so ne says. About all the business |
WAS to adjourn TO meet at Center
ield on Saturday, Nav 10, to renew the quibble
Miss Clara johnson, aged 1s years. daughter
If David and Melinda Johnson, died at the
amily residence near East Monroe, last Tues
lay night, of congestion of the brain, the dis
'ase originating from diseased tooth having
poisoned the blood. The funeral ceremonies
we're conducted at Walnut Greek Westinghouse
Friends) on Thursday, by Rev Joel II. Wright,
md the remains were inferred in the burying
ground near the Westinghouse.
Kinney, the Irishman that was sent to iail
,y Squire Kelley, for disturbing the meeting
It Fairfield during the revival period, returned
rom HillsbOrO last Sunday evening" and on
1Onday indulged in his favorite mode Of en-
Dying himself, viz getting drunk. While
trunk he went to his former boarding place,
Jon. Murphys, where he was given 70 under
tand that he could not remain. He then pro-
ecded TO make things lively in that part OF
own. Citizens by the score hOcked to the
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