The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-11
GREENFIELD.
August 7th, 1888,

Au6usb ttuS AooOs
Quite q creditable representation Of Green.
fielders attended the Loveland camp meeting
| last week.
Rev. James Collier and family, of Louisville
KY, spent last week near this place, visiting
his parents.
Mrs. Hugh smart returned the first Of last
week from . several weeks visit to friends at
Georgetown.
Mr.. Charles DeVoss, engineer on the c., W.
& B. railroad, spent last Wednesday here visit
ing his mother.
The attendance at Quaker Quarterly last
Sunday. was not nearly so large from this
place rs formerly.
Mr.. Jake Erskins has purchased Mr.. Charles
Kneedler's interest In the butchering business.
The firm is now Strader & Erskins.
Mr.. Wilbur Squier and family, who have
been living at Mineral City, Ohio, for year or
Col. T.. A. Walker and wife, OF Hillsboro,
we're In attendance at the funeral Of Mr,.
Josiah Santee at this place, last Friday.
Mr.. E. G. Caldwell is on q pleasure trip to
Murfreesboro, Tenn, and will visit other
Southern places before returning home.
Mr.. Frank Wilson, q young law student with
W. H. Irwin, has been appointed notary pub
lie for Highland county, by Governor J. D.
Foraker.
The Shiloh Baptist Sabbath School of this
place (col0red), are making arrangements to
bold picnic at the Fair Grounds. Thursday,
Aug. 26th.
Mr.. Abram Price. Of Lyndon, will dispose Of
his personal property at that place In . few
days, and will take mp his residence with his
son, q. W. Price, in this place.
Mr.. A. N. johnson and family, who in the
spring moved to Wellston, Ohio, TO reside,
have returned here and are occupying their
old residence on East Main street.
Mr.. Joseph Caldwell left last Thursday T. r
Auburn. Nebraska, to take charge Of his school
at that place. Mrs. Dora Caldwell, his sister
n-law, left with him to visit friends ct vllisca,
Iowa.
Thirteen more young persons received the
ordinance Of baptism st the NJ. E. Church last
Sunday st the II o'clock service. and thirty
one we're taken into full membership with the
church. The result Of some OF the good work
done At the revival last winter a-.,-
Uncle Joe Spargur, the master Of ceremonies
at the Spargur reunion, spent few hours in
this place last Tuesday morning in . pleasant
chat with your correspondent, and also en-
gagged the Greenfield Drsss band to furnish
music for the coming reunion on the 2lst.
For some ten days past our wheat market
has been very active, the prices paid ranging
from seventy to seventy-fve cents per bushel,
and but . small portion Of the present crop IL
yet In. and will not be In for come time to
come, a. many farmers will store their wheat,
waiting tor higher prices.
The Republicans. or st least large portion
Of them in this neck Of the woods, were rather
disappointed when they learned that Hon.
Alphonso q art had declined 70 make the race
for Congress. Mr.. Hart has . great many
warm friends here, and they were In hopes Of
having the pleasure OF voting for him for Con-
gress. ...
Mr.. Russell willett, young man about
accident last Monday. He was assisting some
other hands In handling large rock at
Rocker h Loves stone quarry. The rock got
the better Of them and fell, striking young
Willett on the right leg. below the knee, tear
ing of the flesh 10 the bone and making ter
rible ragged looking wound about Ave inches
long. g93r .ff'a1 ~
Mrs. Mary Ssntee. the aged wife Of Mr..
Josiah 6antee, died Of consumption as be :
home on West Lafayette street, last Wsdnss-
day, August 9Th, sfter long and painful H.
ness extending into many months. Mrs. San.
tee was born in Rockbridgs county. Virginia.
parents 10 Ohio In the autumn OF 1914 They
settled near New Petersburg when the country
was yet wild wilderness on ell sides OF their
home. She united with the u. z. Church In
1882, and has remained . fsithful member ~
these years until her death. She was married
70 her now beresved husband, Mr.. Josiah
6Antee, In 1884. Tue funeral services tooh
plaSe from the home st ten O'Clock .. p. rri.
re:tipg place In, the 0resnAsld csnstsry. Rev.
Whit, Of ~ Bsptiss Church, and Rev. a b,
Bries. OF ths Prsabyterisn Church, 0opduetsl
TIE last re1igiOus rites. s l4s5 2, Z