The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-04-08
CORRESPONDENCE.
PRICETOWN.

April 9th, 1885.
Mr.. Perry Withrow and sister Sarah. Of the
Hill City, visited friends at this point last Sab
bath
Milton Foust, Of Buford, was at the home of
his parents here, Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan
Foust last sabbath.
Elder J. B. Faris closed his series of meet
ings at Collar on last Tuesday night. His
labOrs resulted i'm the organization of a church
at that point and thirty aCcessons to tho same.
BY request we will say to those of our con-
stituency wanting saving done by Hobbs
Bros. at their present location on Mr.. Perry
McLaughlinB farm, will have to be expeditions
about getting their logs there, as they will
move out when the last log has been sawed.
Mr.. A. ]. Swain is engaged in the grocery
business. He commenced operations last Sat
urday, 80 any one wanting a No. / article in
the list Of groceries, viii subserve their inter
0sts by calling on Mr.. Swain, for only such
articles as are first-cass does he intend TO SELL
Mr.. John Il. Barkley will make sale Of his
personal property tomorrow (Monday) He
cOntemplates making his future abode In Pike
county, Illinois. Thus one by one our citizens
are departing for the western cline, and when
Mr. Barkley shall have gone, we will acknowl-
edge the loss Of good citizen and genial gem
tleman.
On last Wednesday night about twenty
young ladies and gentlemen convened at the
residence Of Mr.. Elijah Ruble, to celebrate the
twentieth anniversary Of the birth of his
daughter Emeline. Each lady took besides
her gent cake. This is the first nocturnal
surprise we have had the pleasure Of recording,
and that it was success all who we're present
attest.
Mr., Geo. Evans Of this place, and Major
Rogers, Of .HOlOwtOWn, have made a wager Of
| e25, concerning the sales and purchase Of An
imaginative steed. "a sold a charger for 500;
bought him back for $50; again sold him for
8100. How much did he gain by the opera
/ tton p is the way the question is stated. Mr..
/ Evans contends that Sl0 equals his gain,
while Rogers claims that Sl5 is the correct
answer. We claim that the problem is illogi-
| cal, therefore no legitimate result can be OBJ
tanned. We undoubtedly have TO have the C0st
Of an article before we can calculate the rate
Of gain or loss. Probably the man raised the
! horse, and he never got anything TO eat, eX-
cept when he got into some other persons
! grain, then Of course when the owner sells
| him for S85, the money is worth more than
the horse, as it didn't cost him anything and
is no bother to him, while the horse didn't
cost him anything, it did bother him. Will
some OF our worthy correspondents give us
their exposition Of the matter.
Last Saturday morning, Rev. Lewis Gibler,
Of Collar, came to our village in quest of Elder
j. B. Faris, having fround him the twain re-
paired TO the residence Of Rev. " b. Custer
About an hour before the great luminary OF
day had reached the meridian Of noon, it was
manifest that our otherwise serene atmosphere
was very much agitated, Many citizens con,
gregated in the street, discussing the probable
| object and destination Of q large delegation OF
persons, seen coming down the pike from the
eastward. The surmising ceased, when az
with one accord, they halted ia front of Elder
j. b. Faris residence. Some forty persons
soon took possession Of the premises, and pre-
pared aB tempting a repast as has been oul
privilege TO behold. At this point Mr.. Paris
arrived and his surprise was completely com
plete. Alec SanderBOn declared enough Wai
left for a small army. Mr.. Faris received
many valuable presents Of various kinds. Mr.
Gibler, on behalf Of the donors, presented
them TO him. We were 10th TO inquire tht
meaning Of all this, for surely there was som,
cause which prompted the action. and wer
told that it was but a token OF the love and re-
spect which those persons had for our subject
and also as an appreciation Of hiB efforts ID
their behalf during the late series Of meeting
he conducted at that point. Surely all this /
encouragement for Elder J. B. Faris.