The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-18
NEW LEXINGTON.
August 10th, 1886.

Dennis Clarke, from Kansas, is visiting his
father, Henry Clarke.
Miss Abbie Roades, living below Hillsboro,
was visiting her mother, Msr. Alice Hixson,
last week.
Mrs. D. 8. Ferguson was visiting Jacob
Thornburg and family part Of last week.
Mrs. Lydia Wright and daughter were visit
ing Mrs. Jas Earle last Thursday.
Joe Cohn and D. A. Terrell were In Wash.
ingson @. H. last week, and while there pur-
chased new Surrey wagon apiece
Some Of our young folks will attend the
Spargur reunion next Saturday.
Rev. J. 8. Humphrey will preach bis farewell
sermon In this place next Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Fullerton, nee Swain, of Green
field, was visiting Mr.. James Moore and family
last week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dillon, formerly resident Of
was the guest OF Jacob Thornburg last week.
One of our young ladies' while out riding the
other day, saw about fifteen or twenty black
looking birds about the size Of . turkey buz.
zard, that she took to be eagles. As the I'm
mortal J: n. puts it, it was pretty good joke,
Mr.. James Wright, of Careytown, has moved
to the Hallowell farm and will take the entire
charge Of it for awhile.
Quite number of the young folks attended
camp meeting at New Vienna Sunday evening.
Joe Marconet, of Buford, sundsyed in town.
Mrs. Sarah Wise, Of Dallas, Is visiting J. J.
Duff and family.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cox spent Saturday and Sun
day IN New Vienna, tho guest Of Zachariah
Horsman.
Chas. Cademy spent few days in Columbus
last week.
The saloon in this place that has been closed
for quite awhile, is again in full blast.
Mrs. Cass Wright, Of Hillsboro, was visiting
Edwin Wright and family last week.
Mr.. James Marconet and Miss Anna Morrow
attended lawn party st the residence Of Mr..
John Morrow, east Of Samantha, last Friday
evening.
Misses Edna and Stella Beeson, OF Buena
Vista, were visiting at ]. A. Robbins last Sat-
urday.
Miss Lizzie Moore, accompanied by her
cousin, Miss Maud Kelly, Of Cynthiana, st-
tended the Sunday School celebration at New
Vienna last Thursday.
A very bold and daring robbery was perpe-
trated in the residence Of Ryan VanPelt, living
north Of town, one night last week. The
thieves went through the house and succeeded
in taking about 900 from Mr.. vanPelt. From
the strange sensations the family felt next
morning, they came to the con clusion that
they had been chloroformed. No clue TO the
rascsls q yet.
Miss Laura Gregg was visiting at Rev. J. g.
Humphreys Saturday and Sunday.
Fred Kelley, Of this place, accompanied ty
Grant Taylor, Of Memphis, II attending tho
Teachers Institute at Blanchestsr this week.
Robert Cox was in Vienna last week doing
some carpenter work for James Smith.
The School House Gang was what defeated
Hart In this place. says one Of our citizens.
The fast mail train failed to catch the mai
sack last week, consequently our letter did moi
reach its destination in time for publication.
Morjick;an, the young Al nenian, lectured in
the NJ. E. Church last Wednesday night. Hi
subject being Turkey, their manners and Gus
toms, mode Of Government and 20 on. H,
was dressed In the costume Of his countrymeI
and his lecture was interesting. he is educat
ing himself for the purpose Of going back tt
Armenia % missionary and shor'd be helped
along by sll good people.