The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-12-23
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Elijah Nevin has been granted new trial by
, the circut court. 1siHui.. lt iHtlrt .,.ts ...,
Mr.. Arthur Coovsr il now recovering from .
siege OF scarlet fever. "a sr M
! Mr. Arthur Boyd, Greenfield boy, is now
located at Crete, Nebraska
Plans are maturing for ball at the gymna.
sinm hall Wednesday evening, Dec. 29th
Mrs. Rebecca scott and two Of her children,
little Fred and Picnic, are lying very sick.
Mr.. 4. Caldwell 10 building nice frame resi-.
tlence on his lot, corner Ut Fifth aud North
street. .I tA
| Coal has been quits scarce in this market for
| the last week, and what has arrived has found
| re ,dy sale.
| DR.. Edward MoCormick, Of the Ohio Medical
College at Cincinnati. spent last Wednesday
here visiting his Young friends.
Rev. II. X Campbell, Of South Salem. deliv-
cred lecture at the First Presbyterian Church
| in this place last sunday evening.
Mr.. William Boyd is putting up q Temporary
| dwelling on the old site until spring opens,
when he will put mp good house.
Mics Hegler, Of Psrk Place, and Mr.. Allie
| Eyman, Of Fairview, spent last Sunday 10 this
city, the guest OF Mise Emma White.
| The stockholders Of the Highland, Ross, and
Fayette Counties Agricultural S0oiety will
hold their annual election January 0th.
Mrs. Groves, the aged wife Of Mr.. Noah
Groves, died at her residence about two miles
southeast of town In Ross county, last Thurs
| day morning. The funeral services were held
last Saturday. the 18th, at South Salem at one
O'Clock. The remains were inferred in the
South Salem cemetery.
since the Supreme Court Of Ohio has de-
clared the Dow Law constitutional, there is no
other remedy left for the saloon.ksepers but to
| pay up or shut up. There is no doubt but the
decision will cause squeal among the low
| doggeries in which the worst crimes are
hatched, but their squeal will not help their
cause, ss it's pay up to the Treasurer or shut
up chop. As far rs we can learn the decision
| meets with general approval here, outside Of
the bug juice element
| The ceremonies performed by the Odd Eel.
lows at the burial OF Mr.. Henry Cork last Sum
day, did not meet with the approval Of oil who
witnessed them. Some were wonderfully put
ont and are out-spoken IN their condemnation
OF the Odd Fellows style Of burial. Just "a
though their opposition chin music would
effect anything. It was not the music Of the
brass band that has raised the squeal, but they
say just the idea OF that gang of men paradinK
the streets on Sunday at funeral, with their
different colored horse collars around thei'
be done? Will the lodge go under2 We trow
not, but march right along and let the squealer
| squeal his or her sQueal.
Would it not be Just the proper thing for the
Grand Army men OF Highland county to hold q
mass Dabney indignation meeting in the near
future. The following are the resolutions
unanimously adopted by the G.. A II. Post Of
Greenfield, at regular meeting held Decem-
| ber 18TH
WHEREAS, One Dr. Dabney, an ex-Confeder.
ate soldier. whom upon the battlefield we
could have respected, but as guard Of Federal
prisoners of war al Andersonville, we could
bu: hate, has been appoint. d to the high and
honorable position Of Medical Examiner of
Pensions in the pension department at WASH
| ingtOn, and
WHEREAS. As such guard he must have had
full knowledge of the inhumaue treatment of
at said Federal prisoners OF war confined in the
WHEREAS, Whether or not he was or was not
directly or indirectly responsible for any or oil
Of such said inhumsn treatment Of said Fed
eral prisoners Of war, therefore be IL
Resolced, lst. By the Gibson Post, No. $50,
G.. A. r., Department Of Ohio, that in the ap.
pointment Of the said DR.. Dsbney to be Medi-
cal Examiner Of Pensions in the pension de-
psrtment at Washington, the administration
has cast upon all living ex-Federal soldiers and
sailors the grossest possible insult.
Res0lued, 3D., That in the name Of the hun.
dteds of our comrades who are still the living
witnesses Of the strocious barbsrity and cruelty
practiced at Andersonville, and in the name OF
the sacred memory Of the fourteen hundred
of our dead brothers and comrades who lie
buried there, We pronounce the Aforesaid sp.
pointment burning shame and an everlasting
disgrace.
Resolced. 3d., That We hereby demand the i'm.
mediate aud unconditional removal of the said
DR.. Dabney from the position Of Medical Ex.
aminer of Pensions.
Resolued. 4th.. That in the professed adher.
ance To the civil service rules, and in the true
spirit Of said civil service rules, an ex-Federa
soldier or sailor be preferred.
ResolUed 5th., That the foregoing resolu-
tions be spread uDon the minutes Of the Post
and copy be sent to our Representative ir
Congress.