The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-07
GREENFIELD.

april Ot0s looOs
Mr.. and Mrs. @. H. Harper returned from
Burlington, Iowa, lsat week.
The Chillicothe Presbytery will meet in
Greenfield this month. The date Is not yet
definitely fixed.
The Methodist Church social will meet at the
residence Of Doctor Newcomer on Thursday
evening, April 8th.
Miss Dellie Newbeck was brought homo last
Friday night from Cincinnati, quite sick from
nervous prcstration.
Mr.. William Clouser and his new wife made
their FIRST appearance In public at the NJ. E.
Church, last Sunday.
Mr.. E.. F. Boyd 10 making preparations to
give q Rrand ball at Bells hall on Monday
evening after Easter
Mrs. John Akels, Of Cincinnati, spent last
week here visiting her mother, Mrs. Love, on
South Washington street.
II 10 conceded by our business men generally
that last week was the dullest week for busi-
ness ever experienced in Greenfield.
Mr.. william McAlpin, who went to Kansas
in search Of employment about two weeks ago,
returned home last Wednesday night.
Mrs. Sallie Tudor, of this vicinity, has
moved 70 Hillsbcro; and will make her home
with Will and Alex Tudor, Of that place.
| Mr.. 8. E. Taylor, Of Terre Haute, Indiana,
spent last week here visiting his father-in-law,
Mr.. H. M. Devoss, on East Church street.
Mr.. Boyd, Of the firm Of j. NJ. Boyd & Co.,
flour merchants Of Hillsboro, spent . few
hours in this city last Friday on business
trip.
Mr.. Lon Elder, formerly q young man Of
this place, now Of st. Louis, Mo-, spent last
week in this city, visiting his widowed mother
on West Main street.
driver Of the handsome B. 4 o. express wagon,
is lying quite sick with lung fever ct his home
on West Lafayette street.
The Lew johnson colored combination gave
. show at the town hall on last Saturday even
ing. The attendance was quite large, and the
laugh came In quite often. The boys say II
was funny.
Baldwin 4 Coover, the job printers, have
dissolved partnership. Mr.. Coover retires
! from the business, and Mr.. Baldwin still con-
tinues the business ct the old stand on West
, Main street.
The second quarterly meeting Of this con.
ference was held at the M. E. Church Satur-
day and Sunday. Elder Pierson was present
and preached both at the morning and even
.: ing services.
Prof. W. G. Moler, the Superintendent OF
ganize forestry associations in the following
counties: Logan, Pike, Clinton, Ross, Clark,
! Highland, Scioto, and Fayette.
The Ladies' Missionary Society of the N. E.
Church are making arrangements to hold
their regular yearly public meeting at the NJ
/ e. Church on Tuesday evening, April 18th
Everybody and their relatives invited.
Notice has been given by Mr.. George Le
i fevre, the County Auditor, for the assessors Of
personal property Of Highland county fol
D1 1885, to meet at the Auditors Office in Hills
boro, Monday. April 18th, for consultation ant
to receive supplies.
The following is the township ticket elected
I here at the primary election on Saturday
! March 9th Township Trustees-James N
3 McWilliams, W. H. Jury, and John Simison
9 Assessor-J. q. Caldwell; Constables-S T
Simmons and Timothy Hixon.
5 The G. A. R. Post OF this place decided by
vote ct their regular meeting on last Monda!
9 evening, to employ the Greenfield brass bant
. to furnish music on Decoration Day. Th'
= Post is making considerable preparation TO
the day and expect big time. Owing to tn
. 8Oth OF May coming on Sunday, the Post her
will hold their exercises on Saturday, the goth
:. The following is about fair sample of tn
:. almost daily customers that postmaster il
this county has to deal with. A few days sine
!. . couple Of colored damsels stepped into tn
post Office and each fired at the Obliging Mr.
q h. @. K. the usual question: "Any letter 4
Il me, or any of our folks" to which came th
4 many time repeated answer; "No letter TO
3 you, nor any Of your folks" they taking 1t 70
z granted that the P. NJ. knows their name ant
out the door one was heard to say to the other
.sWhat you specs de matter wild dis yer po
officer. .Shur o. I Lib in dis blessed world.
amt done got nary nuffin dat looked Ike
u letter from dat pos officer sence de last cam
meeting time. Oars sumfn out Of iint sho.