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

May I'D, 1856.
Miss Dell Langdon is visiting friends in
Washington City.
A light frost fell here last Sunday evening,
but did no damage.
Judge Dittey, Of the Hillsboro Gazette, spent
last Wednesday in this city.
Squire A. N. Patton was seriously sick last
week, but is recovering now.
Mr.. James Murray, jr., reports the sale of
large.
Our sportsmen who have tramped the woods
in search OF game, report squirrels very
scarce.
Mr.. James Ware. OF Wilmington, spent last
Sunday and Monday in this city. visiting his
mother.
Strawberries made their first appearance in
this place the first of last week, retailing at 20
cents per quart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bell, formerly residents
Of this place, now Of Good Hope, buried an in
FAINT son last Tuesday.
Misses Adah Pierson and Bertha Cutter, Of
Chillicothe, spent last week in this city visit
ing Miss Lizzie Adams.
The post Office will be kept in the Mayors
Office this week, while the old room is being
fitted up with new outfit.
Mrs. Robert Mckee, Of Bainbridge, spent
last Thursday here, visiting her sister, Mrs. d.
A. Lefevre, on Main street.
When you wish to see our young friend
Frank Baldwin, Just drop into Adams book
store. Frank Is there doing the clerk act just
now.
Greenfield will have double attraction on
will be given in the evening after the decora-
ton services are over.
Mr.. William Smart and several of his young
gentlemen associates, of Chillicothe, spent last
Sunday in this city, visiting Williams mother
and young acqusintances.
The members Of the colored NJ. E. Church
gave festival and concert at the town hall
last Saturday evening. The attendance and
proceeds were quite satisfactory.
Mrs. Rebecca Scott had the remains Of her
husband, Mr.. John Scott, removed from White
Oak cemetery in Fayette county, to her family
lot In our new cemetery last Tuesday.
Mr.. Clarence Baldwin, from near this place,
and Miss Louie Barrett, from near Leesburg,
were married on last Wednesday evening, by
Rev. Clements, at his residence in Leesburg.
A construction train on the o. s. railroad
loaded with timber and bridge carpenters, was
kept busy flying over the road last Sunday.
putting bridges in repair that were damaged
by the recent high water.
The members of the G. A. II. Post will strew
| the flowers over their dead comrades graves
this time. A committee Of little girls will
gather the flowers and the ladies Of the town
prepare them.
Married on last Wednesday evening, May
18th, ct the residence OF the brides parents a
short distance east Of Greenfield, by Rev. 8. d.
Crothers, Mr.. William Collier, jr., and Miss
Anna +. Piicer, both Of Ross county.
The members of the NJ. E. Church are max
ing preparations to give an ice cream and
strawberry festival to raise money to enlarge
and re.arrange the choir platform. The date
has not yet been fixed, but II will be in the
near future.
Our cemetery trustees have commenced
| work on the large new vault at the cemetery.
II will be located on the south side of the hill
short distance east Of the lake. very
pretty place, and more suitable one could mol
have been found ON the grounds. The drive
wsys to and from the vault from either direc
tion are wide and roomy.
The first time you sre in Greenfield and
wish to see something beautiful, Just visit oul
new cemetery. more beautiful cemetery
can not be found in the State. Our new board
lying under the hill east Of the cemetery, intt
public drive. II this is done our cemetery
will become Greenfeld's most prominent at
traction.
The Greenfield brass band decided at thei
meeting last Monday evening, to give festi
val and concert ct the city hall on Ssturds!
evening, May 29th, Decoration Day at thi
place. The band is badly in need Of two o
three new horns and they take this method II
everybody turn out and enjoy an evening o
pleasure, and leave few dimes with the boy
that they may put their band in first-clas
order for the coming summer. II any one il
the country or town wishes to donate cake
1t will be thankfully received.