The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-05-12
GREENFIELD.
May 9Th, 1886.

| May 9TH, 1856.
Mr.. A. @. Richards has been re-appointed
Superintendent Of the cemetery.
The season according to law for shooting
! squirrels, does not open until June LIST.
Mr.. Ed Mccormick has recovered sufficiently
from severe case of blood poison to walk out
| on the street.
Messrs. Bert Mitchell and William Smart, of
Chillicothe, spent last Sunday in this city
visiting their parents.
Quite q large number Of people from this
place were subpGned as witnesses on the
Nevin-Stout murder trial at Chillicothe Friday.
Our public schools will close for the summer
| vacation May 28th. The commencement exer-
cises will take place on Monday evening, May
31st
Mrs. Milton Hughey, of Chilicothe, spent
the latter part Of last week in this city, visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Aultman, on West
Lafayette street.
Mr.. D. W. Stier has disposed of his property
here on South street, and will leave this week
| for Steubenville, Ohio, where he expects to
engage in business.
DR.. Hughey and wife, of Good Hope, spent
last Thursday in this city, visiting the Doctor 8
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Hughey, on
South Washington street.
The jury in the Nevin-Stout murder trial
in Ross county, passed through here last
Wednesday, on their way to examine the place
| where the murder was committed.
Mrs DR.. McCreary and little daughter left
last Wednesday to join her husband at Knox
vile, Tenn, where the Doctor has located,
and will make that city their future home.
The grand Jury last week in Fayette county
TO kill. His arrest for attempting to assassin
ate his employer, Mr.. D. W. Ellis, OF Martins
burg, last week, was mentioned in the News
HERALD.
The festival given at the town hall last Sat-
urday evening by the members Of the kid
band, for the purpose Of raising money to
purchase instruments, was well patronized and
brought the boys quite snug sum OF clean
cash, but not quite enough to purchase full
outfit.
About all the witnesses summoned from this
place to Chillicothe last Thursday and Friday,
on the Nevin-StOut murder trial, we're excused
by the defense until the middle Of next week.
The examining process is grinding slow and
when the end will come none can tell. The
county's money pile will be considerably de-
creased in numbers Of dollars before the end
comes.
What might have resulted in quite serious
row., occurred last Monday evening ON the
Ground, between two white families living
in that section. The trouble was caused by
tho head Of one family becoming most too
familiar with the female portion. Pistols
were drawn but no shooting was done, and
nobody hurt farther than few slight scratches.
Mr.. Mackerley, our new postmaster, has not
yet determined where he will locate the Office.
II is still ct the old place in the town hall, but
whether or not he will stay there he has not
yet determined. The citizens pretty generally
are In favor Of the Office being kept in the
town building, as 1t is the most convenient
room that could he found and also being CEN
trally located. But from outside talk and
from Mr. MaCkarlev'a efforka tn aecura othor
rooms, 1t seems he does not favor keeping the
Office where 1t 10, but would rather locate in
some other room, probably where rent would
come cheaper.