The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-10-28

Monday, October 26, 1885.

Our young friend Marcus Evans went back
20 Delaware o., to school Saturday morning
Of last week
Mrs White widow of the late Patrick White,
an elderly lady, is said to be quite sick, Dis
ease Of the heart
Little Blanche Redkey fell and broke her
arm below the elbow on Monday evening last.
She is said to be doing quite well, however
Master Fred Hardy had the misfortune to
chop his foot with an AK, and is quite disabled.
His injury throws a whole team out Of work in
the shoefactOry. Not many boys are Of so
much Importance.
One Of our farmers an enterprising young
friend, has a new kind of oats which he says
he will raise IL the times don't get better by
next year. At present he has but one grain
one oat He calls it the "HellOfan" Oat.
Good Deacon goes to Hillsboro occasionally
and shows the boys over there how TO play an
interesting game Of fifteen ball pool He
"puts it onto" all the ball punchers here ex-
cept Chancellor Beard, who, II he can get five
balls and be allowed TO twist his liver pad can
beat anybody.
Mr.. Louis HOugh, son Of our Mayor, and
brother TO the great Town Of HillsbOro, is
making visit to his old home. Mr.. II. is
manager Of the Hello business in indianapolis,
Z
than a year ago. Nearly all the old boys come
back occasionally. He was taken quite sick
Sunday night.
Our farmers are clean disgruntled. What's
the good Of a corn crop if they have to hire a
man to give il away TO. sole man Barrett
says when hogs won't bring three cents q
pound he feels like giving up the farm 10
them, and turning himself out TO mast. He
| says the greatest consolation in it all is, hogs
] ava IN lDvv hal uh NM 60, ~
about them-they have got lower than the
buyers at last.
A new slate roof greatly improves the ap,
pearance Of the Flesher 81 Small building
! Now if the O., W. q b. r. r. Co. would build 4
new depot, the railroad end Of town would b,
much improved The citizens Of Leesburl
and vicinity should demand Of the railroad
company both new depot and q coal side
track, 30 that the coal dealers can keep or
hand a supply Of coal. This is an impOrtan
shipping pOint-nO station on the road Of equa
population gives more patronage TO Il thar
does this, while the station building would b,
q disgrace 10 a North Carolina cross roads, ant
the shipping facilities are no better than tht
poorest way station in an Arizona desert
Mr.. Taylor Evans is administrator upon hi
brother +, M. Evans estate. The appraiser
are already at work upon the large-fOr Lees
burg-stOCk Of dry goods, clothing, notions
etc. They began the work Wednesday, tn
2lst inst and are not yet through with th
store at this writing. The appraisers are JOhl
Starn, d. w, Cox, and p. A. VanP0lt, the latte
Of Greenfield, with Calvin Andrews as clerk
Mr.. VGnPelt owing TO the sickness Of hi
partner, and stress OF business, was unable Il
: remain after the first day. but with the assist
, ance of Mr., Frank King, Marcus Evans, AM
Mr.. Taylor Evans, they went ahead. Il {
supposed by those who are in a position 3
make a good guess that the stock OF good
will invoice over 1000, 1t is the intention O
the late Mr. Evans partner, Frank King, I
buy the stock and Immediately open out agai
q with q big stock Of new goods added 30 th
old. Our people have been giving King
Z Evans a good trade and will without dOul
{ continue to do 30, especially as Mr.. King %
o. very popular and an energetic young bu6ine
man. Mrs. Evans has packed up her hOus
3 hold goods and gone TO the home Of hl
parents at Lynchburg already. All thei
changes were not dreamed Of two weeks ag
II is worth anybody'a while TO spend an hoJ
or 80 looking through the factory of Fraz
Bros q Turner They make children
n shoes only, In sizes from those of infants
n about the age Of six years. They make on
FIRST class gO0dB-nO second rate work. TN,
b work about thirty hands when ia full fore
IA and sell directly TO the retail merchants. Tn,
use none but the best stock Since coming
b LeeBburg they have taught the business 20
the employees now engaged, and 40 tho sau
time have kept up the high standard OF Che
of care and labor on the part OF the membe