The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-07-07
GREENFIELD.

week here visiting Mr.. Lewis Leib's family.
From reports of present prospects the black.
berry crop will be unusually large this year.
Miss Dell Langdon returned home last week
from several weeks visit to friends at WASH
ington City.
The farmers in this locality made good use
OF the fine weather this week in harvesting
their wheat
Mrs. Samuel Major, of Chillicothe, spent last
week here visiting her mother Mrs. Langdon,
on South street.
The familiar face of Thomas Blackburn OF
Hillsboro, was seen on our streets last Tuesday,
fitting here and there.
Mr.. Scott Gadbury is now operating the
livery stable ON East Main street, formerly
owned by Mr.. Charles Boyd
Mrs. n. G. Kinkead returned home last week
from New York City, where she has spent
nearly year past in learning the fine art in
dressmaking.
MIR. Sabert beavers, q travelling salesman for
a New York wholesale notion house. spent last
Thursday and Friday here visiting his wild
owed mother.
Mr. s. @. Woodland, the new proprietor of
the Shimp House, is opening up a new livery
stable in connection with his hotel New
horses and new buggies, boys, how does that
strike you.
The greater portion Of our town folks who
celebrated the 4th or rather the third of July,
went to the East Monroe Falls with the M. L.
Sunday School. The sham battle at Washing
ton @. H. did not attract this time.
Last Thursday while Mr.. John Hendrey, a
house carpenter, was working at Mr.. J. H.
Binders new residence on West Church street,
the scaffolding gave way and he fell to the
ground, breaking his left arm above the elbow.
Mr.. Newton Ballard broke his ankle while
climbing fence on his farm last week. When
he jumped from the fence his foot struck q
stone and twisted his ankle to one side. He
travels around now on one foot and two
crutches.
Miss Nellie Carothers, of San Francisco,
Cal, Mr.. Carothers, of Columbus, ex-civil en-
gineer on the Midland Il. r., and DIR. Merrill
Ricketts,, Of Cincinnati spent portion of last
week in this city, visiting Mr.. and Mrs. L. T.
| Morrison.
Prof. ]. High Stauffer, who has spent the
last two weeks here in working up and render
ing the beautiful cantata of "Jephtha and His
Daughter" left last Monday for Washington
q. H., to work up and render the cantata in
that place. He left here well pleased with his
success both financially and otherwise. and
does not hesitate to say that the cantata was
more satisfactorily rendered here than any
town he ever visited. All those who took part
in the cantata took pride in doing their espec-
ial parts we'll, and all worked together for its
success A cool hundred dollars in cash was
their reward, of which the Methodist and First
Presbyterian church choirs got forty dollars.
Mr.. Robert Story's Normal School at this
place is progressing finely, and the number of
pupils is increasing. From the present pros
pect the school bids fair of becoming school
of no little Importance Our citizens should
now use their influence in the interest of the
school and give it all the encouragement pos
sible, then in a few years Greenfield will have
as fine and prosperous Normal School as any
town of its size in the State. Our location is
good and healthy, and the railroad facilities
are second to none, and with the proper en-
couragement from our town people. the school
can be made big and prosperous institution
in our midst. Don't forget to speak a good
word for our Normal School.
Mrs. Ross, the aged wife of Mr.. Andrew
Ross, highly respected and wealthy farmer
living short distance northeast of town in
Ross covnty, committed suicide last Sunday
evening by jumping into the we II at the barn.
The well had about seven or eight feet of
water in it, and was between twelve and fif-
teen feet from the top Of the well to the water.
Her body was found by Mr.. Ross floating on
top OF the water with large cash cut in her
head. She had not been from home but a
short time when her absence was discovered
ami search was made for her, with the above
result. We have heard no cause for her COM
mitting the rash act, farther than that she has
been in very poor health for long time. The
sad ending of her life has cast gloom over
the entire community in which she has for
many years been highly respected lady. The
funeral services took place from the house last
Tuesday, and the remains were inferred in the
Greenfield cemetery. A very long train OF
relatives and friends followed the remains to
their last resting place, and all manifested a
deep sympathy for the bereaved family.
Mr.. Fred Stolzenberger, an aged German
citizen OF this place. met with quite serious
mishap about $50 o'clock last Thursday even
ing, by being struck by through freight
train going north with some thirty car loads
Of coal on the Ohio Southern road. Fred was
returning home from Mr.. Wolfe's farm some
two or three miles north of town, where he
had been harvesting, and sat down on one of
the railroad ties to rest and fell asleep. Dur
ing his sound nap the train came along. The
engineer seeing him sitting doubled up near
the track, and knowing the engine could not
pass him without striking him, sounded the
signal and made an effort to stop the heavy
train, but could not in time to save him. Fred
undoubtedly was in deep sleep, as the signal
was heard plainly. in town, something over a
mile away. but Fred did not hear it nor move
from his position until the engine struck him
on the right hip and knocked him about fif-
teen feet to one side. He was soon picked up
by some men on passing handcar in an un-
conscious condition, and soon afterwards con-
veyed to his home. Medical aid was called,
and upon examination it was found that he
was not seriously hurt, no bones being broken.
but was badly scratched and bruised about the
hip and side.
For many months past there has been very
rough crowd OF both girls and boys who would
congregate every evening at the o. S. railroad
depot. Their rough conduct and obscene Ian
guage made the depot very unfit place for a
respectable lady to wait in, and no doubt this
crowd always found there in the evening has
done no little damage to the road Mr.. Swing,
the agent, has done all in his power to get rid
Of the gang. but despite his efforts they would
come On last Tuesday evening as usual, a
couple Of Greenfeld's soiled doves, both oung
girls yet in their teens, were at the depot and
got into fuss with some parties there, and
cursed and swore until the air looked blue.
During this performance the hackmen and
several other decently disposed boys, both
colored and white, formed ring around the
girls and forced them toward Paint Creek,
which is near by. One Of the girls managed
to break away and made her escape, while the
other was forced to the bank OF the creek,
when some two or three Of the BOYS grabbed
her and pitched her headlong into the creek
which is quite deep at that point. She went
under with chug, but soon came up, but only
to sink the second time. She rose again and
as she was sinking the third time, one of the
bystanders jumped in and brought her tc
shore in sad plight and about half drowned
After the water had partly dropped from hel
garments, she started for home about as fast
as her wet, clinging garments would admit
The treatment was rather rough, but there ar.
cases where rough treatment is required, ant
in this case it was justiiable. The young girl
; will probably hereafter find that home is tn,
proper place for girls after night, and realz
that the creek is very handy at the o. 8. depot