The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-07-19
L.EEsBURG.
July 10th, 1888.

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trip Wednesday.
Charles Waterman, of Chillicothe,
visited friends here the forepart Of the
week.
Born-To Thomas Pavey and wife, on
Wednesday, son.
Mary Thurman is visiting relatives in
Greenfield this week.
Town Hough and daughter, of Hills.
boro, were visiting his parents Wednes-
day.
The infant child of Carl Holmes and
wife died Tuesday and was buried at
Pleasant Hill.
Judge Kelly, Of Hillsboro, visited this
place Thursday.
Mrs. Patton and Miss Durnell, of
Washington O. H., visited their sick
brother at the Simpson House Thursday.
Charles Corvin's little child is lying
quite low with summer complaint.
G. r. Hardy, OF Lima, is home spend
ing vacation.
Last Saturday noon Mrs. s. II. Beard
narrowly escaped serious accident. She
was lighting gasoline stove in which
there was leak, when the heat Of the
burner caused an explosion OF the fluid,
| which had leaked out on the floor and
instantly enveloped her with flames.
She called for help, and Mr.. NJ. Slaugh-
ter, whose place OF business is next door,
Immediately went to her rescue. He
was able to extinguish the flames at
once, but not without having severely
burned his hands in so doing. Mrs. B.
was burned across the knees and feet
and on one hand. DR.. II. A. Beeson was
called and medicines were Immediately
applied, and in few hours she was COM
Portable. The prompt assistance of Mr..
Slaughter prevented serious calamity.
Mrs. J. w. Holmes, who has been Wis.
iting relatives here, returned to her
home in New Vienna Thursday.
Miss Eva Moorey, teacher in the
Blanchester schools, is the guest Of Miss
Louie Hardy.
Miss Stella Wickersham, OF Green
field, is spending the week with Sallie
Redkey.
Bertha Bridwell, charming young
lady from Hillsboro, is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. 4. r. Beeson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Myers, of Green
field, spent Sunday. with Miss Mae
Johnson.
Miss Lille Griffith is visiting her Sis
ter, Mrs. w. G. Adams, at Loveland.
Mont Miner is spending the week at
Columbus.
Mrs. Nancy Miner, who has been Wis.
iting her daughter in Burlingame, Kas.,
returned home Friday.
Mr.. John McNicol, of Hillsboro, visit
ed this place Thursdsy.
Laura Griffith is visiting relatives in
Greenfield.
VIM. Durnell received dispatch that
his brother, Milton, who is in Indiana,
had fallen from bridge and received
injuries that would probably prove fatal.
Mary Wright is visiting relatives in
Martinsburg.
Mrs. DR.. Wilson, of Greenfield, visited
Tom Pavey's Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mann were called to the
bedside OF Mr.. Mann's father at Burling-
ton, Clinton county.
Clinton Ladd, who is attending the
Hillsboro Normal School, spent Sunday
at home.
Ellsworth Hough, of Hillsboro, spent
Sunday with his parents.
Quite number of young folks at.
tended the festival at Olive Chapel Sat-
urday night.
Mrs. Elva johnson, who has been Wis.
iting relatives in this place, returned to
her home in New Vienna.
Mrs. w. II. Teter, who has been visit
ing in Greenfield, returned home Friday.
Jacob Hilliard has been confined to
his room several days this week.
Miss Eta Bridwell is spending a few
weeks with friends in Good Hope.
Mrs. H. H. Beeson and daughter
spent few days OF this week in the
country, the guests of relatives.
Mr.. Templin and daughter, Mrs. Gage,
spent Saturday in Hillsboro.
Last Monday was the day set for the
sale OF the Leesburg and Centerfeld
road improvement No. 81, and the Lees
burg and Fayette county line road i'm.
provement No. %. Early in the morn
ing bidders from Adams, Clinton and
Fayette counties began to arrive at this
place. At o o'clock the sale commenced
There were about twelve bidders, and
the road improvements were sold very
cheap. John Evans gets the whole oi
Leesburg and Centerfeld pike for the
small sum of $500, while Mr.. Canif
gets the stone work at $2. l5 per perch
furnishing all material. The Leesbure
and Fayette line improvement was given
to G. A. Kneedler for the small sum ol
81, 100 and stone work to Allen Varley
| at 80 10 Der nerch he f,rniahinO all