The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-06-30
GREENFIELD,

| Juut ZUtls looO.
Mr.. Q. J. Baldwin made a flying business
trip to indianapolis last Saturday.
| Mr.. William Logan has been appointed
Street Commissioner by the City Council.
| The M. z. Sunday School of this place will
picnic at the Falls near East Monroe on next
Saturday. July Sd.
Mr.. Hugh Hennis, express messenger on the
O., W. d B. railroad, spent . weeks vacation
here, visiting his mother.
Max Frank and his sister Pauline. of Chilli.
cothe. spent last Sunday here, visiting Mr.,
and Mrs. A. Guggenheimer.
Mr.. John II. Rodgers, OF Haetings, Nebras
ka, arrived here on last Thursday evening on
visit to his old home and friends.
The Young Peoples Missionary Society Of
the First Presbyterian Church, gave an enter.
tainment at the Church last Sunday evening.
Mrs. Hattie Matthews, the wife Of Mr.. Ed
ward Matthews, tho gentlemanly clerk at
Mackerley's grocery, is reported quite sick
from deep cold.
Col. Entrekin, of Chillicothe, spent few
hours here last Wednesday. We could not
learn what his business was, but suppose IL
was political matters.
The work Of removing the old frame build.
ing on the northeast corner of Church and
Washington street to make room for q large
new hotel, began last Thursday.
Mr.. Charles Schrock left again last Thursday
for Winfield, Kansas, where no will perma-
nently locate. His aged father and mother.
and his wife and family will follow him there
shortly, as soon as he can prepare home for
them.
Two very heavy rain storms, accompanied
with hail and wind, passed over this place last
Thursday. doing considerable damage to the
wheat and corn. Corn was blown fiat to the
ground, and the wheat in many fields wal
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The colored Masonic celebration here las,
Thursday, wound up at night with q festival al
the council chamber. The fun commenced
early In the evening and continued until after
midnight. The proceeds were quito satisfac.
tory to the lodge.
No less than dozen or fifteen self-bindinp
reaping machines were sold here last week, and
all taken directly from town to the harvest
field. The wet weather the forepart of the
week caused the farmers considerable worry.
ss many fields Of wheat were ready for cutting
had the weather been favorable.
Mr.. Steward Murray and Charles johnson,
while running around through the woods last
Sunday, captured white ground squirrel with
bright pink eyes, and as white as snow. Mr..
Murray had the little curiosity in town last
Tuesday and not one person in ten could guess
to what species Of animal it belonged.
The School Board at their last meetino
chose the following teachers for the coming
year: W. G.. Moler, Superintendent Miss
Laura McGarraugh, Principal Of High School
Lou Dunlap, A Grammar; Mary Love, b
Grammar AIDA Pittenger, 9 Grammar Clara
L. Leib. D Grammar Jennie Mitchell, A Pri.
mary Sadie Sellers, B Primary Addie Good
bar, q Primary Kate Dwyer, Primary D. MIR.
9. H. johnson, Principal Colored School
Minnie Jenkins Primary.
The heavy showers Of rain which fell here
on last Thursday, the Oath inst, spoiled all the
fun for the colored Masonic celebration at the
Fair Ground. Quite large crowd of colored
Masons from different towns round, were pres
ent, and between showers they had quite a
creditable parade through the principle streets
Of town, but before they we're quite through
. heavy shower came up and hustled them
into the town hall, where they we're compelled
to stay and have the speaking under roof
Quite fair representation of Hillsboro's
young music-loving people, were here last
Thursday evening to witness the rendering Of
the cantsta Of "Jephtha and His Daughter. !"
which was rendered in good style by our home
talent. large audience was present and en-
jOyed the entertainment very much. All the
soloists did nobly. carrying through the most
difficult parts without break. The choruses
we're especially fine, and sung in perfect time.
highly pleasing to the audience.
Mr.. John Chestnut received word bv tele.
gram last Thursday, from near Columbus.
Ohio, Of the death Of his aged mother. The
old lady was well known here, she had lived
here with her son for two years past, and was
faithful member and attendant Of the M. q,
Church. Some weeks ago she went to visit
married daughter near Columbus, and while
there sickened and died. Mr.. Chestnut's family
here not knowing she was sick until word was
received Of her death. Mr.. John Chestnut
was at Madisonville surveying the town to
number the houses at the time Of her death.
Those eight young ladies from Cincinnati
who struck the town week before last peddling
sealing wax on q string, were not all quite as
straight and clean-handed as they looked to be,
One or two Of them while here stole different
articles from parties in town, such as breast
pins, gold spectacles, and napkins. The first
Of last week they were followed to Chillicothe
by some parties here, and the girls who had
visited those houses where the articles were
missed, were searched and the articles recov-
cred. Many other articles were found, such
as napkins, silver spoons, etc., which no doubt
had been gathered up at different places
through the country.