The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-06-02
GREENFIELD.
May Goth, 1886.

may Z3tn, 1885,
Mrs. Eliza Coover spent Decoration Day
visiting friends at Frankfort Ohio.
Miss Madge Carson, of Hillsboro, spent last
week in this city visiting Miss Clara Dickey.
Mr.. Frank Newman, of Columbus, spent last
week here visiting his parents on North street.
Quite large crowd Of young folks from this
place attended the commencement exercises at
Leesburg last week.
Mr.. John NJ. Gadbury and wife spent last
Wednesday and Thursday in Cincinnati, visit
ing Mrs. G.'s mother.
Mr.. John Loring and family, OF Sidney,
Ohio, are visiting Mrs. Loring's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Nelson.
Strawberries are more plentiful in this mar
ket this spring than for many years past, aud
retailing at eight cents per quart.
Mr.. George Gadbury left last Wednesday for
South solon, to take charge Of the telegraph
Office at that place for the o. 8. railroad.
Doctor Reed, Secretary OF the Missionary
Society Of the NJ. E. Church, addressed the
people OF this place at the NJ. E. Church lait
Wednesday evening, on mission work.
The large plate glass in Meyers 4 Sons
store window, which was broken by the heat
during the burning Of the Dunlap building.
was replaced by new one on last Tuesday.
Mr.. A. M. Mackerley, our new postmaster,
| received last week q complete new outfit of
| boxes for the post Office. The fixtures are nice
and decided improvement on the old boxes
Some Of our citizens, who have great fear
Of cyclones and heavy thunder storms, are
building dugouts in there cellars to retreat to
| for safety in case q storm should visit this
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Douglass, who have
been residing at Bainbridge for some months
past, returned here last week and are living
with Mrs. Douglass parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Robins.
| Il, .,,ok T.
Southern Ohio. 1t has two drum corps one
with five members of small boys and another
of seven members Of boys from fifteen to
eighteen years OF age.
The young peoples missionary society Of
NJ. e. Church, held Q very interesting public
The society is in good working order, and the
membership is rapidly increasing.
Miss Emma Patterson (colored), sister Of
Mr. r. Patterson, died Of consumption last
Monday night, after long illness. The fun
eral services took place from the residence.
near the colored NJ. e. Church, last Wednesday.
Miss Jessie Wood, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Wood, died on last Wednesday In the
18th year Of her age. Her death was the re-
suit Of q long and painful attack of heart dis
ease and dropsy combined. The funeral took
place from the Baptist Church last Friday, at
10 O'Clock Q. m
Elijah Nevin, one Of the parties who mur-
: Ross county, has been convicted Of murder in
the second degree, the penalty Of which 10 Inn
, prisonment in the penitentisry for life. A
motion has been made for . new trial, but
there il hardly reasonable ground ON which to
ask it. The prevailing opinion is that the
present verdict will stand.
Mr.. MAhlon Baldwin, another Of GreenRsld'l
Oldest citizens, died on last Saturday night
May 22d, in the 84th year of his age Hi
death was the result OF stroke Of paralysis
he received some two or three years ago, and
he has never been able TO move around much
. SINCE His death occurred st the residence o
0 his daughter, Mrs. J. g. Boyd, on North Wash
0 ington street. The funeral took place on las
Tuesday, from the residence.