The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-05-19
GREENFIELD,
May 18th, 1886.

may l0tn, looo.
Mr.. Horace Story is home from his school
for the summer vacation.
Mr.. U. B. Newman and brother James, spent
portion Of last week in Columbus on business
The Primary D class Of our school, will give
their entertainment at the town hall Friday
evening, May 21st.
II we mistake not we think we saw the body
of MIR. Hawk, Of the Parker House, Hillsboro,
in this city last Sunday.
The Hillsboro District Ministerial Association
Of the N. E. Church, will be held at Sabina,
Monday and Tuesday, May Gath and 25th.
Mr.. Will Robinson. Of this place. spent last
Sunday in Hillsboro, visiting his boy and girl
friends in that place. but more especially the
latter.
Two-thirds of the witnesses from this place
on the Nevin-Stout murder trial at Chillicothe,
last week were discharged, paid off and sent
home without being brought to the witness
stand.
The boys of the drum corps received their
new drums from Cincinnati last Wednesday
evening. Now the citizens In the vicinity Of
each members home will have music until they
can't rest
Come five or six young men from Chillicothe
came down on last Thursday evening to attend
the gymnasium entertainment. They re-
turned home on Friday morning well pleased
with the evening OF fun they enjoyed.
Mr.. Daniel Collins. one Of our aged Irish
citizens, living in the southern part Of town,
died on last Sunday, the 9th inst, Of dropsy.
The funeral services took place from the house
Tuesday morning at ten and . half o'clock.
The full force of bridge builders at this
place, employees Of the o. 8. railroad, was
| called to Jackson last Wednesday morning, to
repair . bridge badly damaged by the high
waters, caused by the heavy rainfall the night
before.
About fifteen or twenty members of the L.
o. o. F. Lodge Of this place, attended grand
| reception given by the Chillicothe lodge last
Tuesday evening. A grand and glorious time
is reported. especially the supper was consid-
cred glorious BY our boys.
few miles north Of this place, known as the
Thursday night. The middle bents were
washed out and the bridge dropped down sew
sral inches, cracking the main cords and leav-
ing 1t In very unsafe condition.
| During the very heavy thunder and wind
storm that passed over this locality, the steeple
was blown from the II. E. Church at Good
Hope, and several other houses more or less
injured. This storm is the third which has
passed north Of this place in the last year or
Of them but each time they have come few
miles nearer. The next time Greenfield may
be the point Of attraction and receive shsk-
ing up like some Of our neighboring towns.
This Va: looked for on iest Wednesday night,
but the town was sgreeably disappointed.
The entertainment given at the City Hall by
the Gymnasium Club Of this place, last Thurs
day evening, was pronounced by all present to
be about the best ever given here. The
audience was large and made up Of our best
Is hearty =. anybody could. The overture
was very good and highly applauded. The bar
performance was simply immense. Tho In
dian club exercise by Q. Fox was perfect, and
the audience yelled loud and long at the grace
and ease with which little Charles welded the
second time before the people would quiet
down. AZ comic end men and negro perform.
srs Reed and Boyd are surely . success. The
club u well pleased with the way the people
turned out and patronised them, and the peo-
pie we're pleased With the evenings fun. 30
al things worked together for them that love
fun. The receipts amounted TO about $50.
Mrs. Irons, the wife Of Mr.. Bert Irons, Q re-
spectacle and well TO do farmer. living ct Rock
Mills In Faystte county, . few miles north Of
this place, committed suicide on lsst Monday
morning By drowning herself in Paint Creef,
ct place known as Cedar Hole. The particu-
lars Of the case are about - follows I. On the
morning above mentioned the hired girl arose
6rst and began to get breakfast. few minu-
tes after the girl went out Of her room, Mrs.,
not paying any attention TO whore she went s
Nor what she was doing. Mr.. Irons got uT
about ten minutes after his wife. and went 4
the kitchen and asked the girl where his wifi.
was, and she said she supposed she was ou,
feeding the little chickens. Mr.. Irons went to
the yard and called his wife but received ne
answer. He then went t0 his nearest neigh
bors looking for her, but no one had seen her
party was then formed TO look for her
They went TO the house drst and - IL had
;. rained that night they soon discovered hel
tracks in the mud, leading in the direction Of
, Cedar Hole. When they reached that plsel
the husbands worst suspioions we're con6rmst
BY nnding . bonnet lying ON the bank and
tracks leading into the water; A .stae vai
body Of Mr.. Irons was taken ont. The body
had NOT been In the water but few minute
! but long enough for life TO be extinct. Insan