The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-05-31
LEESBURG.
100 Doses One Dollar

LEESBURG.
May 2sth, 1883.
w. II. H. Huff was visiting in Adams
county last week.
Mrs. Chase, of Cincinnati, is the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. John Corwin.
Miss Maggie Morrison spent the Sum
day with the home folks on Fall Creek.
Tickets for the Commencement will
be on sale at w. T. Davis drug store
Saturday.
Miss Georgia Ferguson and Master
Carl Simpson are the latest victims of
the mumps.
For various reasons the meeting of the
G. /. S. G. was postponed to Friday
evening, June 1st.
Word has been received announcing
the birth OF son to Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Hickman, of Ellensburg, w. 7.
Mrs. Hilliard and daughter, Miss EN-
ma, after several weeks visit to Kokoma,
Ind, returned home Friday evening.
Mrs. Hattie Shultz, of Sabina, and Miss
Newlin, of Lawrenceburg, Ind, were
guests OF Miss Mae johnson Thursday
and Friday of last week.
Rev. and Mrs. J. s. Pumphrey and
their guest, Mr.. John Swearingen, OF
Bethany, were visiting at New Lexing.
ton and New Vienna last week.
Miss Barlow's pupils gave musical at
the residence OF M. NJ. Covan Saturday
evening. The young ladies appear to be
making rapid progress and all acquitted
themselves well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Griffith and daughter,
Mabel, of ---, are guests of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Griffith. Mr..
and Mrs. Griffith were numbered among
our most popular young people b few
years ago, and these annual visits to
their old home are source of much
pleasure to their many friends at this
place.
The Memorial sermon was preached
yesterday at the Town Hall by D. s.
Ferguson, and despite the inclement
weather the large hall was filed to its
utmost capacity, every one seeming
anxious to participate in this tribute of
respect to our fallen heroes. The men,
bers of the G. A. R. at New Lexington
attended en- mass.
It was our pleasure last Thursday
evening to attend the Commencement
exercises of the Rainsboro High School.
The young ladies and gentlemen made q
very fine appearance as they sat, eleven
in number, upon the beautifully deco
rated platform. They all acquitted
themselves we'll, their essays and orations
being considerably above the average.
Rainsboro may certainly feel that this
her first commencement is a complete
success. Their excellent instructor, Mr..
Garrett, and the young people who have
just received their diplomas from his
hand are to be congratulated that their
work in school has been completed so
successfully and 20 well.
Following is the program of the Com
mencement of the Leesburg High School,
at the Town Hall, Thursday evening,
June 7th, 1888, at 8 O'Clock:
Anthem, "Hark the Song. ."......:..:.. School
Invocation, on,............ Rev. }. 8. Pumphrey
SOLO. "The Grand Old Ocean" Gee, I:d:oa %
Essay, "HOme Inausnes..'. .Leonors g. P.u.ch
Esssy, :opportunitie;." Ch.rie: |. Andsrs
Essay, 'Simon Says,". Lizzie II. Thurman
Solo, Birds in Dresmland slssp." go.
p.. :,r:;.;;. :; 49,: H.. M5s: +. y, syirsd
Essay: Forever Gone.". Stella n; Keen
HdSpe.. E ono!o.:......pifN Prof. n. ii. Chansy nHSS'
Quartstte, ''Come where the Murmuring Brook
let Flows," Mrs.. L. y. Syfred, An. ,. L.
King. }. q: Pumphrey. Geo Hodson.
The funeral of Mr.. Webster West,
whose death was announced last week,
was held at the Friends Church at Har-
din's Greek Wednesday morning at nine
O'Clock. Rev. Joseph Wright, of New
Vienna, preached the funeral sermon,
after which the remains were taken to
Miner cemetery for interment. More
than Q hundred vehicles filed with
mourning relations and sympathizine
friends followed the heaEse in solemn
procession to the grave. Quite . painful
incident occurred at the cemetery. After
the coffin had been lowered the bricl