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


July 24th, 1886.
Mr.. d. W. stier's residence on West Sonth
street ia offeret for sale.
Mr.. william Grim has accepted the position
OF guard at the Athens Asylum.
The stone work Of Ne new public vault at
the cemetery is about completed.
Little Milford, the youngest son Of Mr..
Charles Squiers. is very sick with fever.
Mrs. WILDER Squiers, Of Mineral City, Ohio,
was visiting her relatives here last week.
Prof. R. W. Mcfarland, Of Oxford, O., spent
. portion Of last week in this place on busi-
ness.
Rev. J. l.. Smith, Of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, was
visiting old friends and relatives hero last
week.
Mr.. Henry Osborn and Miss Stoltzenbarger
we're married ct New Petersburg on last Fri.
day. Both from this place.
James Laughlin, telegraph operator for the
o. 8. railroad at Jackson, Ohio, spent last
week here visiting his parents.
The festival given bv the st. Mary's Catholic
Church on last Thursday evening, was largely
attended and the receipts satisfactory.
Mr.. Charles Harper, the East Main street
grocer. has been quite sick from fever for tht
past ten days, and is now on the mend.
DR.. Mckee and wife, of Bainbridge, spen,
last Sunday here, visiting Mrs. McKee's sister
Mrs. d. A. Lefevre, on East Main street.
Mr.. Cy Turner and family, after spending
last week here visiting friends. left last Wed.
nesday for their home at Lawrence, Kansas.
Well, do you understand the cause Of Ed
Boyd looking SO pleased and appearing &C
frisky the last few days. He is pa now it's {
rousing big boy.
Rev. John Story, of Lockland, o., filled thu
n. f. pulpit at this place last Sunday, at II: :3(
q. M, and was also present at the praise
meeting In the evening.
election for prohibition Of the liquor traffic
was in circulation here last week, and ia re
ceiving quite large number Of signers.
Mr.. George Reed, landlord of the Harpe
House, has gone on visit to his old home il
the State of Maryland. Mr.. William Shimp il
officiating as landlord during his absence.
Miss Maggie Pope. daughter Of Mr.. William
Pope, living near East Monroe, died on las
Tuesday, the goth inst. The funeral tool
place last Thursday from the home, and the re
mains were inferred in the Greenfield cemetery
Judging from the number Of car loads q
blackberries passing north on the o. $. rail
road last week, from the vicinity Of Bainbridge
tho crop must be very large. Two and three
car loads per day, is about the average ship
ment.
At the residence Of her son. Mr.. william
Douglass, OH last Saturday, July 18th, Mrs
Tirzah Douglass, an aged lady, died in the 7Gtf
year OF her age. The funeral services tool
place on last Monday, the 10th, at half pas
two o'clock p. m.
Miss Monte Scott, a young lady, and Mr.
Arthur d. Coover, a young man, are botf
doing considerable barking just now, from
quite severe cases OF whooping cough. Neither
OF them want this spread abroad, SO you car
just read it and keep mum.
The silver wedding anniversary of Rev. s
d. Crothers and wife, held ct the First Presby
terian Church on last Saturday evening, wal
largely attended. The decorations were elabo
tions, principally in silver money, were quite
large.
Hello, what is the matter with the Hillsborc
Gazette, that it froths at the nose and gnashes
ita teeth 30 ferOcious.like at the Greenfield
correspondent Of the NEws-HERALD2 Did he
give the facts too correctly in regard to their
convention held here short time SINCE that
causes it to cloud up so black? Remember
the Greenfield man did not say the delegates
met at certain business room on East Main
street, and now the Gazette in its raving givet
the whole thing dead away.
Mr.. Carey Abers, living a short distance
north Of town, few days since shot and killed
Q gray eagle, measuring five feet from tip &c
tip Of the wings. After the Winchester bal
uhu pbbeou tuEouBu US, uOOyS ~ ueW bOule ulb
tance and dropped to the ground. When Mr.
Abers approached 1t showed fight, and strug
gled hard for life, although mortally wounded
Mr.. Abers attempted to capture the bird while
yet alive, but soon came to the conclusion that
1t would be rather serious undertaking, and
he procured . long stout stick and killed it.
On examining its body q great many shot oi
different sizes were found imbedded IN its skin
and marks about its feathers showed plainly
that the glorious bird had been shot at many
times before.
Will some one please inform us whether Of
not our town authorities have any Jurisdiction
along the creek bank within the corporation
limits on Sundsy2 II SO, they would do th'
proper thing to give that portion Of our towI
lying along the creek in the vicinity of the O
8. railroad depot few hours of their persona
attention. II they will do this their presenct
will have the effect Of breaking up terrible
amount Of gambling indulged in there bv boy
and young men. ranging from twelve tt
eighteen years of age. And their presenc,
there will also act as good persauder in keep
ping the soiled doves at home, who infes
those parts on Sunday. Both Of the abov'
classes Of wickedness are carried on in broat
daylight. One is not compelled to secret,
himself to see what is going on, but just wall
up or down the railroad on favorable Sun
day and groups may be found under almos
every convenient shade. The above is no idl
talk nor written from hearsay, but our eye
have seen it, and we know whereof wo speak
Such conduct is q burning disgrace to on
| town, and II there is any remedy for it, tn
remedy should be applied.