The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-07-28
RAINSBORO.
July 9th, 1886.

July Z4tn, 1885,.
II. X. Roads and Edward Roberts went to
Chillicothe Friday.
Rev. J. W. Klise was in town shaking hands
with friends Tuesday.
DR.. Mcbride reports another addition to the
family of John Roads. 1t is boy.
Rev. G. J. Wells and A. W. Redkey mado q
flying trip to Sinking Spring Tuesday.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. O. b. Roads, on Fri
day last, girl All parties reported as doing
WE'LL
William Clyborn has so far recovered from
his protracted illness as to be able to attend to
business again.
Hon. D. M. Barrett started for the Pacific
Coast on Thursday. The best wishes OF his
many friends will follow him.
The quarterly meeting for the Cynthiana
Charge Of the U. b. Church will be held at
this place August 7th and 8th.
DIR. W. Hoyt, of Hllsboro, passed through
here the fore part OF the week to and from
Rocky Fork Hotel and the caves.
As the season progresses the destructive raw
ages OF the grub worm becomes more apparent
ON many fields Of sod corn in this region.
From the number visiting Hillsboro from
this vininity last Monday we incline to the
opinion that the show had some attraction.
John Hulitt has large blackberry field south
of town where our villagers have had the priv
iege Of picking berries all through the season
free Of charge.
Some one, either l.rposely or accidentally,
shot ball through one Of the window shutters
on the south side of the NJ. E. Church and
shivered one of the large panes of glass.
Fifty.two acres Of wheat on the land Of
Squire II. B. McMullen, made an average of
twenty five bushels per acre. One small field
averaged thirty-sve bushels. Who can beat it?
Rev. z. Wharton and wife, of Chillicothe
m aaad thrOuOh Thuradav and fOruI tir,,o x,
greet few of their Pensioners Of many years
ago. They wear the same genial smile ss OF
yore.
Mrs. Abraham Smith received telegram
Thursday from her husband, who was on q
visit among friends at Piketon, stating that he
was sick and wanted her to come forthwith.
She left Friday morning.
says he has never had any wheat to spoil in the
stack or must in the grsnary. Might not
| others succeed equally as we'll with the same
amount OF caution and care.
The wheat threshed in this vicinity thus far
has made yield running all the way from ten
hardly up to the expectation Of the people
based on the amount Of straw and yet it il
more than twice as large as that of last year.
There was on exhibition at the Andes House,
Thursday evening the stuffed skin Of huge
rattlesnake that measured four feet nine inches
in length and looked to be eight or nine inches
| in circumference. Its tail was ornamented
with twelve rsttles and button. 1t was cap
tured few days since bya boy ON Lunbeck's
Mountain, few miles east Of Cynthians, and
is at present the property DIR. Richardson.
John W. Ogle, whose serious illness we men,
toned last week, died at his home, one mile
east of Paint p. o., last Tuesday evening, July
Goth. from hemmOhrage of the lungs. Tho
funeral took place at Rocky Fork Chapel,
Thursday at 10 a. m, after which the remains
were laid to rest in the Hulitt Cemetery. On
the 18th OF June, 1885, he was married TO Miss
Gertie Foraker, OF this vicinity, who is now
the mother of young child and left to mourn
her irreparsble loss. Her host Of friends here
deeply sympsthize with her.
Thomas Montgomery and Jacob Wisecup
met here on Tuesday last and entered into
written agreement to settle all past difficulties,
financial and otherwise, by arbitration and ].
q. Ferguson, II. B. McMullen and ]. /. Taggsrt
, were chosen as the arbitrators who, after hav-
ing laid before them Q number OF papers relat.
ing to series OF complicated business trans
actions running through more than dozen
years and involving several suits in the Com
mon Pleas Court and as many attempts ct set
! tlement by arbitration, compromise and other
wise and after having brief statement in 70.
gard to different transactions by the parties at
} interest and also by E. A. Mosier, attorney for
Montgomery, they entered upon the ardious
and difficult task, but up to the hour OF sd-
tournament no definite conclusion had been
reached. Another session 10 being held to-da
but II Q verdict has been agreed upon II has
not been made public st the hour OF mailing
this letter.