The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-07-28
NEW LEXINGTON.

July zOt0y 1o00s
DR.. Conard, Of New Vienna, was in town las,
Thursday.
Samuel Hixson, Of Leesburg, Sundayed q,
Columbus Terrell's.
Rev. James Adams, of Columbus, was In
town last Saturday.
Miss Sallie Cohn was visiting Miss Eta Bar.
ret, Of near Rainsboro, lat week.
John Grim, OF New Petersburg, preached q,
the Friends Church here last Sunday.
Mr.. 8. Campbell and wife, Of Newport. Ky,,
were visiting at Jacob Harris last week. .
Mr.. Walter Pope, OF st. Louis, Mo-, was
visiting friends here Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Susie McClarin, Of Samantha, was visit.
ing Miss Mittie Tener Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Preston Wright, Of Samantha, was
visiting her mother, Mrs. E. Cox, part Of last
week.
The Friends Sabbath School of this place
have purchased new library for the use Of
their school.
Mr.. Wesley Multi and Mrs. sallie Keen, for.
merly Of this place, but now Of Toledo, are
visiting at Mrs. Savage's.
Prof. s. NJ. Taggart and wife, Of New
Vienna, and Taylor Evans and wife, Of Lees.
burg, spent Sunday at II. b. Barrett's.
Misses Eta and Lizzie Barrett, Of near
Rainsboro, were visiting their brother, r. b.
Barrett. Saturday and Sunday, returning home
Monday.
The remains OF Mrs. Hannah Roberts, whose
death was reported in last weeks letter, ar
| rived here last Thursday evening, and were
inferred in the cemetery at New Vienna.
Quarterly meeting at the M. E. Church OF
this place, Saturday and Sunday. August 7th
and 9Th. Sermons by the presiding elder,
Rev. John Pierson, on Saturday afternoon and
Sunday morning.
Daughters, aged 20 years, II MONTHS and 81
days. She leaves . husband and two little
| girls and one stepson to mourn her loss, also Z
large circle Of friends.
Jay Mcclure, Of Clarinds, Iowa, accompan
led by Edward beaverton, OF Omaha, Nebras
ka, arrived here Saturday night to attend the
funeral Of his mother, Mrs. Samuel Mcclure
Harvey Mcclure, OF Bridgewater, Dakota
arrived Sunday.
Which 10 the cheapest To spend ten OF
fifteen dollars every year on the old public
pump. or to buy wooden one every year, tha
would only cost eight or ten ? Better condemn
one Of the telephone posts and make an ole
fashioned wellsweep.
Died-Mary Mcclure, wife OF Samuel Nc
Clure, aged AZ years, 2 months, and days
She was stricken with paralysis, making th'
children to mourn her loss. They have tn,
heartfelt sympathy OF this community.
Last Friday VIM. McClure's boy undertook
to burn out q next Of bumblebees in Joe Nc
Clure's meadow. The fire caught in tn,
stubble and spread through the hay, and be
fore it could be put out, nearly q ton Of ha,
was consumed. But he routed the bumblebees
We reported last week that nothing hst
been done in regard to the saloon question
Since that . petition signed by about half tn,
voters and almost all the ladies, has been pre-
sented to the council, praying them to call
special election to decide whether the saloon
should go or stay. Council took action on i
last Thursday night, and by q vote Of four t,
two, decided not to submit the question to tn
people. Their action caused quite commo
| tiOn among the temperance folks.
Tho picnic given by the NJ. E. Sabbstl
School OF this place, was not very largely at
tended. owing to the busy time among tn
farmers, but a very good time was had b.
thoso who were present. The program wa
short, consisting Of music by the school, sol
by Miss Elsie Mcpherson, q duet by two littl
girls, Misses Bessie Cademy and Emma Miller
q short recitation by Nettie Miller. and shor
address by Rev. J. 8. Humphrey, Of Ne,
Vienna. The rest OF the time was then spen
in social intercourse.