The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-01-14
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oolion. Only a few families received call.
RS, and the small boy with the tin horn
nd frecrocker was conspicuousy absent;
no. there was enough Of the latter to start
he ere that burnt out one block Of build
ugs in the city, at a loss Of over $3.50, 600,
Thursday night
After a continuance of rain and warm
Weather for two weeks, the weather sud
lenly changed about midnight Of 1884 and
1886, aud the FIRST Of January came in cool
aud brisk, foroibly reminding one OF over
oats, cloaks, hannels and fires.
Several Commissioners to the Exposition .
vent home to spend the holidays. Among |
hem we're Gov. Furuas, Of Nebraska; A. P. |
Sharpstein, Of Washington Territory; A. G. |
Davis, Of Michigan A. McKiuzie, Of
Dakota; f. J. Haynes, Of Yellowstone |
National Park art department Gov. Colds |
worthy, Of Belize, British Honduras, after
a pleasant visit here has returned home.
O. P. Huntington, leading rlilroad owner
and manager between the Atlantic and
Pacific, was in New Orleans this week.
Col. c. E. Rollins, general western agent
for the stettin Lloyd Ocean Steamship Co.,
and editor Of the Insurance Argus, Chicago,
was visiting the Crescent City, accompanied
by his family, during the past few days.
II the Great Eastern does not come to
New Orleans the old Liberty Bell Of the
Keystone State will. Arrangements have
been made to let her ring south Of Mason
& Dixon's (now imaginary line. It will
be escorted by three tried, true stalwart
policemen. The public can view the CEN
p tury treasured relic as it passes through
over half a dozen States to reach Louisiana.
In the gallery Of the government build
ing, where the colored people have their
r exhibit, O most beautiful and artistic dis
s play is being given, which shows the prog
Il ress Of this race is very encouraging
g There is much originality Of design and
}, finish, and great credit is due them for the
Il interest they have taken in their depart
e ment. Hon. B. X. Bruce, Register Of the
}. U. s. Treasury, is the Commissioner of this
Y branch of the Exposition, which evidences
v that he has well performed his mission.
d One can stand fog hours watching the
ID handling of cotton from the field through
10 its numerous manipulations picking, gin
er ming, pressing; thence carding spinning
I'd weaving, ready for the sewing machine; o
lg after spinning, spooling, for sewing thread
he Along the same row is machine for max
cd ing spools from little blocks of wood.
lg feeds and operates itself automatically
id turning out several thousand spools a
all hour.
To- Also the silk industry, which has grow
be SO rapidly, wherein nearly every state an
territory is more or less engaged, attract
7's undivided attention. The working of sill
ed from the cocoon by reeling of the tin
lo- Rbres, and Warping it for the looms, whel
ad hsndkerchiefs, ribbons and dressgoOds al
nd manufactured right before your eyes, seen
is. ingly with the least difficulty.
cd The fact is, nearly every art known
he human ingenuity can be practically seen
nd operation by attending the Exposition.
It, seems that nothing is left unrepresente
re, which proves this is indeed the World
In Fair!
me Every State and territory in the Cover
OF ment is supplied with a register aud all Vi
5ht itOrs are requested to sign their name al
eat residence, also where they are stopping
th- the city. Arkansas has the largest boo
wn but Dakota gets ahead of it by having
double or duplicate copy.
The impression has gone abroad I'll
visitors to the Worlds Exposition a
charged eIorbitant rates for board a
rooms. While this no doubt has been
case in some instances, yet it is unnec
sary. The writer called on WOLF & Mo
ton, % Carondelet street, who act as co
p missioners between the hotels, boardi
house and "rooms to letn people, and v
informed that the average price paid
oD5 visitors for room and board was less III
,tv two dollars per day.
No For reliable and condensed informant
4 ~ about New Orleans and the Ezpositi,
or, visitors should secure and study well
ven Visitors Guide" by Theo Pohlmann,
,roo this city. II will save you many mile
travel while here, giving a map Of
tssp city, street railways, illustrations Of
,.,.r Exposition buildings, and will answer
10 of most any question which may arise.
Iar5 costs IA cents prepaid by mail A. B