The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-03-08

March 9th, 1883.
Samuel Patton b suffering from ~
we're attack Of lung fever.
The condition Of Miss Callle westlake
ID but very little improved
Mr. and Mrs. Cole Gillian, Of Green
fleld, spent couple Of days in our vii
lags tho past week.
Mr.. Ton Braeg received word Of the
death Of his grandmother at Milton, o.,
where he and his sister.in-lAw, Miss
Anna Allison, have gone.
The revival meeting at the M. E.
Church. resulted in much good. About
twenty-five united with the church, sev.
efal Of them being prominent heads Of
families. A number Of powerful con.
versions and general upbuilding of tile
church.
Circumstances were not very favorable
for the g. A. r. entertainment, bat they
were fairly successful. Mr.. Cary Burton,
the candidate to be initiated. was per-
feet success, and the Post il indebted to
him for carrying It through in the man.
ner he did. -.
The ladies of the Aid Society return
their sincers thanks 70 the ladies Of Car.
mel for thsir, timely assistance In pro-
curing tl1sinsw CRATE for the parsonage.
Chester Webb has been quite sick with
lung lever, but IL now better.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet at
the church next Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. James Porter received a postal
from his brother-in.law, Mr.. AL Norman,
of Ross county, informing him that he
had received . dispatch on Saturday,
February 25th, Of the death OF his sister,
Mrs. Caroline Smith (nee Tener). Mrs.
Tener had lived here all her life. Last
fall, on her return from q lengthy visit
to friends In the West, she married Mr..
Smith, and Immediately after the Ger
man Baptist communion meeting (of
which denomination she was member)
left for her new home near Springfield.
O. The news of her death was q shock
to the entire community. No further
particulars have yet been received.
Word was received here on last Friday
morning Of the sudden death of Mr..
George Tener, of Locust Grove. Just as
he was rising to 60 to the breakfast table
he fell to the floor dead. He was an old
| and highly esteemed citizen. His fu-
neral sermon was preached last Sunday
| at 10 .. m. at Locust Grove M. E. Church.
The ceremonies were conducted by the
Masonic fraternity, and he was buried
with Masonic honors in the cemetery
between Locust Grove and PEBBLES.
Died-At the home of his parents,
three miles from Sinking Spring, on
Friday evening, February oath, Harley,
eldest child and only son of Samuel and
Ella Seller, aged years and months.
Harley was bright, active, beautiful
boy, the idol Of his parents and q favor.
ite With his little schoolmates, friends
and COUSINS. His remains were carried
from thes AZ E. Church on Sunday, Feb.
ruary 2e, 70 the new cemetery by twelve
pail bearery, six of whom being near his
own age and the other six ranging in
age from twelve to seventeen. The pa.
rents have the sympathy Of the commu.
nifty in their sad bereavement.
The death of Mr.. Hal Hampstead,
which occurred about two weeks ago,
cast gloom over this community. He
had been patient sufferer for months.
His energy and ambition kept him up
till within two weeks of the close of his
school. It was hard struggle for him
to give up earthly friends, but for more
than q year he had been striving to pre-.
pare fer biz change, and at tho close he
was enabled to calmly bid farewell tc
father and msther, brothers and sisters
wife and little son, Freddie, asking them
all to promise to meet him in heaven
and leaning on the strong arm of Jesul
he sweetly fell asleep while sitting in hi
chair. The. funeral services were heli
at his fathers home near this village
where he died, by Rev. E. L. Knox, ant
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