The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-28
GREENFIELD.


able 10 be taken out
Mr.. Henry Snarrenbarger, OF I,orain, Ohio,
spent last week visiting his parents near town.
Mrs Charles welsheimer is reported quite
sick with fever ct her home on East Main
street.
The different churches in town have been
pretty busy this week preparing for Easter
services
Mrs. Isaac Finch is again quite sick from the
efects OF cancer smputated from her breast
some months ago.
Our street sprinkler is out on its rounds
early this spring, and doing noble service in
Mr.. F. M. Chase, Of Covington, KY, spent
the forepart Of last week here on business and
visiting old friends
II is whispered about town that A. M. Mack
erley will enter upon his duties az postmaster
some time this week.
Flowing and preparing for corn planting
has been the order OF day among our farmers
for week or ten days past.
| Mr.. Henry Donohoo, of Frankfort, Ross
county, spent few days Of last week here,
visiting his old home and young friends.
| DR.. Dunlap will soon commence to clear
away the debris left by the late fire, and pre-
pare to erect another building on the old site.
The gymnasium club are practicing nightly
now, preparing to give gymnastic entertain
ment at the City Hall on the evening Of May
18th.
Mr.. Hugh Hsnnis, express messenger on the
O., W. & B. railroad, living at Lovelsnd, Ohio,
came up last Friday to visit his mother and
| old friends.
Miss Viola stuckey, living in Ross county, a
| short distance northeast Of town, has been
suffering for the past week or more with rheu.
matism OF the heart.
Mr.. Ed Mccormick is still quite sick and
confined to his home from blood poison in the
| left arm, caused from . small hurt on the end
Of one Of his fingers.
Mr.. Mahlon Baldwin, one Of our aged citi-
| zens, is quite dangerously sick at his daugh-
ter's, Mrs. J. g. Boyd, on North Washington
The Greenfield brass band is practicing soma
fine first-class overtures for the coming season,
In few weeks they will be in boss condition
to furnish first-class music for all occasions.
Mr.. Harry Newbeck, book-keeper for Nc
Claim Il Anderson at Cincinnati, spent two
days in this city the first Of the week on busi-
ness, and to visit his sick sister, Miss Dellie
Newbeck.
The members of the kid brass band Of this
cream festival It The City Hail on Saturday
evening, May LIST, for the purpose of raising
money to purchase instruments.
The prospect for large crop Of small fruits
in this part Of Highland county was never
more fattering than now. Unless some un-
forseen cause should come and destroy the
bloom the yield will be immense.
The roof Of the pad factory caught fire
about half past two o'clock last Friday, but ito
progress was soon stopped by the work Of the
hands employed there, and the timely arrival
Of the fire company. The damage will be but
slight.
Prosecuting Attorney Evans, Of Ross county.
and Hon. Arch Mayo, of Chiliicothe, were In
town last Thursday on their way to Spout
springs TO summon witnesses and look up tes-
timony in the Nevin-Stout murder case, which
will come up for hearing at Chillicothe May is.
Mrs. Millie Parrett. the aged mother Of
Messrs. James, George, Milton, aud Gus Par
rett, died on last Tuesday morning, the goth
inst, in the 18th year of her age, after but one
weeks sickness. The funeral took place from
the residence OF Mr.. James Parrett, where she
TERED in the South Salem cemetery.
James Crockett, colored boy of this burg.
who has spent more nights in our calaboose
than any other mortal, was arrested again last
Thursday by Marshal Powell and lodged in the
Jug for another three days for throwing rocks,
and bsd conduct generally on the street. Jim
great part Of his natural life will be spent in
the clutches Of the law.
The Nxws-HKRALD's beautiful picture of last
week representing the thunderstruck counSe.
nance Of . Highland county capitalist when
the subject Of subscribing stock TO railroad
es boring for ~ 10 mentioned, 10 certainly .
bring the laugh TO many oftour peoples faces
when they remember Of seeing about that same
thunderstruck countenance more than once
near homo, when the subject Of money is men.
toned The picture is d good one and hits the
nail square on the head. -
~ William Diysns, the ySs6g man who killed
ON the head with two pound weight, some
two or more years ago, was .paroled by the |
Board Of Managers OF the Psnitsntiary on lsst
Friday, week ago. The parole took effect on
last Tuesday, and on that day Owens was dis |
charged from the prison and came direct to |
his home 81 Good Hope. He will spend the |
summsr. workinE ON farm near JsfFersonville, |
Fayetts bounty. Divens Was sent to the Ohio |
Penitentiary on July 18th, 1884, on 1--WE yesrs'
ssntsnee for manslaughter. he only served |
about twenty-one months Of his term when |
discharged. gI1
Since the burning Of the Dunlap building |
half . dozen different agents here with % |
many different kinds Of hro extinguishers, and |
to hear them tell the story there 10 none that |
will conquer fire like the one they represent. |
They srs an worked BY some chemical com |
pound: Nov everybody knows that water will
nsld wants II We are 70 have FIRE department., |
10 good steam engine, one that will throw
wateF and not spray Of gas. The engine will |
probably cost few hundred dollars more than |
chemical engine, but then whom Il ID opco
purchased II 10 worth having and will do the |
work for years to come, and when once In |
operation II will throw water straight along. |
and win not have TO be stopped every few min. |
utss TO be reloaded with bottle Of acid and |
can Of soda. Il We do buy An engine lets have |
something good.
Joseph Richards, son Of Mr.. A. @. Richards, |
whose serious illness from paralysis, caused by /
. severe attack Of catarrh in the head, died on /
last Sunday evening, April 18th, In the l7th |
year Of his aSe. His seigs Of sickness WAS Of |
but . few days duration, but those few days |
we're of great pain and suffering. His lower /
limbs and one side was paraly yzed from the first |
attank and remained 20 until his death, and |
strange 70 Say he retained perfect conscious
mess until the Last, recognizing all who came |
into the room end answering oil questions
asked him. The members Of the family wish |
TO thank the teachefs and scholars Of the High |
School lot which jos was . member In high |
standine) for their kind token Of sympathy In
beautiful, and the gift was highly appreciated |
by the family. The funeral services took place |
from his fathers residence in the cemetery /
grounds last Tuesday afternoon. The scholars |
Of the High School, with their tsschers, a.
tended the funeral and carried little Joe'e re-
mains TO their last resting place In the ceme-
terry, In spot short distance from the home
where he died. Rev. G. W. Kelly. Of the II. e, |
Church, prsachsd the funeral sermon.
The longest pole knocks the persimmons,