The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-05-26
LEEsBURG.

M IEESBUkG.
May 22d, 1886.
Chss. Pensyi visited friends in Pike county
last week.
Mr.. Frank Heller, Of Indiana, was 10 town
last Sunday.
Rev. Martin Redkey spent yesterday in Gin.
cinnati on business.
Rev. Taggart, Of Rainsboro, was in town last
Thursday on special business.
Mrs. Austin vanpelt, Of Greenfield, is visit.
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Griffith.
Mrs. James Morrow, Of Greenfield, visited
her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Spencer, this week.
Miss Clara Nordyke. of New Vienna, was the
guest Of Miss Nettie Hardy last Monday and
Tuesday.
Rachel Grice. who has been spending some
two or three weeks in the country near New
Vienna, returned home Thursday evening.
William J. Bentley, Of Indiana, is visiting
relatives and friends In this place. Mr.. Ben
tley has not been here for seventeen years.
The Leesburg Buckeye came out Thursday
under q new form. Il Is now four page
paper instead Of an eight page as formerly.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hetherington, Of Sugar.
tree Ridge, who were visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
| Charles Henderson, returned home yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. N. W. Hardy, accompanied by
their daughter, Miss Nettie, spent last Thurs
day with Sam Achor and family at New Lex
ington.
One Of our popular and enterprising millers,
Mr.. Leonard Pensyl, accompanied BY his son
George, spent last Monday in Cincinnati on
business.
Mr.. Chss. Corwin, who has been visiting rel
atives and friends In Cermont county for
sometime past, returned home the forepart Of
the week.
| Miss Mae Hodson, Of the Hill City, was visit
ing her grandfather, Shepley Holmes and
family, and other relatives and friends the
past week.
Rev. Martin Redkey was in Rainsboro last
Tuesday, called there we understand, to preach
the funeral OF young man by the name Of
Coleman, who died at Washington G. H. re-
Gently.
| Robert Green (colored), formerly of this
place, who has been an inmate of the Soldiers
Home at Dayton for about one year past, re-
turned to this place last Wednesday to visit
his relatives.
Mr.. Essa Cox, of Maitland, Missouri, is visit
ing his parents, Mr.. sand Mrs. J. w. Cox, in
this place. He came home Tuesday and will
remain hero three weeks. Essa is looking
well and says the western climate agrees with
him.
Married on last Thursday evening at Rains
boro, by Rev. J. I. Taggart, Miss Minnie
Pushee and Mr.. James Guthrie. The happy
couple have the best wishes Of the News
HERALD man for happy and successful voy-
age on the sea OF life.
Married-.At the residence Of the brides
parents, lat Thursday st O'Clock, BY Rev. J.
/. Tsggart, Mr.. William Adams and Miss Hat
tie Griffith. The happy couple took the after
noon train on wedding tour. They have the
best wishes Of the writer.
| All friends Of the soldier, both in town and
country, are requested to aid us in the supply
Of flowers, make them into small boquets, and
l,.s.- k1nv, 49, Anvp
convenient on Saturday, the 29th inst, by
8 O'Clock II possible. By request Of committee.
| The school entertainment ct the town hall
last Thursday evening was well attended and
| the exercises were very good as far as pro-
ceeded with. Only about one-half Of the pro-
gram was rendered, and the remainder will be
given next Monday night. The dialogues and
tonight.
The Joe Henley Post, G. A. R., will devote
Saturday next to decorating soldiers graves in
Fairfield township. Rev. M. Redkey will
preach the memorial sermon Sunday after
noon, May 3Oth. The decoration Of graves
at Fairfield, and at the same hour at East
Monroe, Centerfeld, Huf's graveyard, and at
Dunkard Church (Hixson's). Second at 10 ..
M, at New Lexington, with G. A. r. ritual
service. In the afternoon at 2 o'clock at
Pleasant Hill cemetery. with full ritual service
|
body come and participate in honoring the de-
parted, who gave their lives in defense Of their
country.
Some two or three members Of the Salvation
Army Of Washington G. H. were In town Tues
day, trying to procure room in which to hold
mestings three days and nights in the week.
Squire Kinzer's hall for the purpose, and will
operations. We are informed that Deacon
Hilliard has been selected to deliver the address
Of welcome, and that Win Kinzer has been ap-
pointed their general agent for this locality.
This Is about the extent Of our knowledge con-
cerning the Salvation Army 90 far obtained.
Your correspondent will however endesvor to
keep himself posted concerning it's movements
in this beautiful little city OF ours, and give 1t
to the readers Of the NEws-HERALD from time
to time.
There is an article in the editorial columns OF
this weeks issue Of the Buckeye, which does
Mr.. J. T. Guthrie great injustice in regard to
his telephone. The article says that owing 10
mistake OF the Jones Bros. Of Cincinnati, in
connecting the wires, the test made by Mr..
Guthrie two weeks sgo. was vas. not satisfactory: %
Cincinnati to Parkersburg and was perfectly
satisfactory to ell parties concerned. Mr..
Barry, the superintendent Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, was present when
the test was made and pronounced y BY fal
tu0 Ue8b tolopuOu0 no GVoI eoWs oO WCAi oAu ~
Do its work In the test before referred 70 that
the blowing Of the breath against the dia.
phragm could be distinctly heard that distance
We simply make this statement by way Of JUS
tice TO III. Guthrie.
The commencement exercises Of the Lees
burg High School will be held in the town hal
Wednesday evening next. Annual sermon by
Rev. j. 8. Humphrey ct the NJ. E. Church Sun
day evening next. Following 10 the commence
ment
PROGRAM.
, Overture-Orchestrs.
Anthem School.
Prayer.
Music-Song Of the Robin-Miss Fannie
Kitchener.
] Essay-Drifting or Rowing ON Lies Ocesr
Miss Ettie Bridwsll.
! Music-Come Rise with the Lsrk-Quartette
Essay-Footprints in Life's Pathwsy-Ais
: Maggie HUFF.
Music-Orchestra.
Address-Prof. J. B. Unthank. n. 8.
Music-Waiting- Anna Hiliard.
Presentation Of Diplomas-D. 8. Ferguson
Music-O, Rose Of May-time-School.
Benediction.
FAIRFAX.
May a2d, 1886.
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