The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14
GREENFIELD.
April 10th. 1886.


April 10th. 1886.
Preparations are in progress for grand
Easter ball to be given here.
II will be Mayor W. H. Irwin and Marshal
Scott Powell for another two years to come.
Mr.. J. W. Robinson, Of Northfeld, Iowa, is
here visiting his father, Mr.. James Robinson.
Mr.. Arthur Metcalfe, Of Madisonville, spent
last Sunday in this burg, visiting old friends.
Mr. George Caldwell and Harry Newbeck
came up from Cincinnati last Monday to vote.
DR., ". H, Wilson and bride arrived home
last Thursday evening from their southern
tour.
Mr.. Dan Caveny is able to be on tho street
again, after week or two Of confinement from
pleurisy.
Messrs. Henry Donohoo and Edward Elliott,
Of Frankfort, paid the gymnasium Of this
place visit, last Monday evening.
Mr.. Gnd Mrs. Lawrence Heiskell, after spend
ing some weeks here visiting friends, returned
to their home OF Lincoln, Neb last Monday.
Mr.. A. N. johnson and family, his son-in.
Coalton, Ohio, last Tuesday, to engage In the
hotel business.
John Patterson (colored). a single man, was
the lucky one to draw the fine bedroom set of
furniture ratified off last Monday evening by
Mr.. Henry Free.
Mr.. James NJ. Murray, the undertaken Of
this place, attended Prof. Clsrk's embalming
school at Cincinnati last week, and he expects
to get his diploma as first-class embalmer.
Our school teachers and others, making in
all about twenty-five or thirty persons at.
tended the joint meeting Of the Highland and
Clinton Teachers Associations, held at Lees
burg last Saturday.
Quite number OF farmers near town give it
as there opinion that the heavy snow and cold
weather the first Of last week will damage very
considerably the oats that has been sown, il It
does not entirely destroy the seed.
Some eight or ten boys from the age Of
twelve to fifteen years, are making an effort
to organize kid brass band. So far the boys
are having success, and if their zeal holds out
to the end, Greenfield will have kid band.
The following is a good item for every voter
in Highland county and in the State of Ohio to
post in their hats The State of Ohio is COM
PEELED to borrow about $750,000, to pay the
debts contracted by the last Democratic ad-
minstration.
Quite stir was created on the streets last
Friday evening over little fist.i-cuff between
two cOlored citizens. A few licks we're struck
by the fighters, then o pair Of boot heels were
noticed flying up Washington street skipping
for the country to escape the Marshal.
Mrs. Jennie Creamer, nee Miss Jennie Nor
row, the wife Of Mr.. Milton Creamer, died on
last Sunday night, the 4th, from consumption.
The funeral services took place on last We'd
nesdsy afternoon from the First Presbyterian
Church, Rev. s. D. Crothers conducting the
| services.
About the best way we can see for our DEM
ocratic friends to get out of the present post
Office squabble, is for them to get up petition
to the proper authorities compromising on Mr..
II. G. Kinkead, the present P. M. As the mat
ter now looks none can be appointed who will
prove satisfactory to all. To prevent discord
| and political quarreling, why not harmonize
| the unpleasantness by retaining the present
| incumbent.
Joaeph Richards. q small, sickly looking boy,
son Of Mr.. A. g. Richards, our cemetery sex.
ton, met with . very serious misfortune few
days since, by being rather suddenly afflicted
with something like paralysis OF the lower
his legs became dead and almost useless, and
remain 80 up to this time. Otherwise he is In
good health and enjoys good appetite, and
has the proper feeling in his limbs, but has nc
power 10 move them about nor to stand up.
Miss vina Evans, whose serious illness has
been mentioned IN this paper, died on last
Friday night, April I'd, at her home in Ros'
the 4lst year Of her age. Her death was tht
result Of . very severe attack Of Inflammation
Of the stomach. Her sickness was of but Z
few weeks duration, but her suffering wa
most painful. The funeral services took placl
on Sunday at II o'clock, from the N. e
sisted BY Rev. Brown, Of South Salem, CON
Quoted the funeral rites. Her remains wers
inferred In the new cemetery.
Election day has once more come and gone
II came In rough and continued cold and un
pleasant all through the day, but despite thu
unpleasant weather and sloppy condition oi
the streets large vote was polled; everything
passed of quiet and orderly, no drunkenness
nor quarreling Of any consequence was In
dulgsd In during the day. In the evening
after the polls were closed considerable corr
Juice was swallowed and some Of the boys go
II way mp their nose and became quite noisy
But taking oil In all the election was quiet ani
Reaceable, : little above the average election Il
poration, and 612 in the township.
Little Isaac Ware, child about four and
half years old, son Of Mr.. Frank Ware, who's,
serious illness from erysipelas in the right foo
was mentioned In this paper Q week or twt
since. has grown dangerously worse ever since
until the disease has taken the form Of erysip
blackened up to the ankle joint. To save tn,
foot was thing impossible, and TO leave II Of
would beyond doubt result In the death Of tn
hoy, - the foot appeared % though 1t wa
about TO drop from the leg. Being perfectl!
dead smputation seemed the last resource Il
the doctors Of the town held consultation
and al agreed that amputation was the ON
chance TO save his life. On last Monday th
amputation was very neatly an0 successful,
performed by DR.. Frank L. Wilson assisted b.
other doctors Of this place. The foot va
and the little fellow left with but one foot an'
In - good condition a. possible under the OR
cumstsnces. The child 10 under % good med
ioal skill ~ could be found In the State, and
there u one chance for his recovery, he will b
brought through. Ike 10 bright little bo
and general lavorite.
No one should delay when they have . cougl
or cold, when . 60-cent bottle OF Bigelow'
Positive Cure will promptly and safely cur
them. Dollar size cheapest for family use o
chronic cases. All druggists,