The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-07-05

their mother. They returned home to.
day.
The Fourth OF July will find the wheat
harvest OF this region only about half
harvested
We doubt il there has been such a
prospect for peaches in twenty years as
we have now. The trees are bending and
some already breaking under the weight
of the half maturcd fruit.
The Rainsboro correspondent since
July, 1887, has contained 1.2l1 different
items OF news, and covered space equal
to "a columns, and yet some occurrences
Of Importance have not been reported,
because they were not brought. 10 the
knowledge of the correspondent.
Rev. j. II. Davis and family, of Mar
tinsville, arrived yesterday and will prob
ably remain among their friends a few
days.
Mr.. Charlotte Pcnrod, wife of John
Penrod, died on Friday morning, June
Goth, after lingering illness. She was
daughter Of Randolph and Rebecca
| Wilburn was born near Byington, Pike
county, Ohio, March 81, 1884, and mar
ried to John Penrod June II, 1851. She
was the mother of ten children, eight of
whom are yet living and attended the
funeral. Over twenty years ago she
joined the c. U. Church, but the society
here failed, and she subsequently iden-
titled herself with the U. Il. Society OF
this place. The funeral services were
held at the family residence Sunday
morning, in charge of Rev. j. l. Taggart,
after which the remains were inferred
in the Roads cemetery.
Mary Lucinda Hope, wife of Henry
Hope, of Paint Post Office, died in the
triumphs OF living faith June 81, after
weeks OF deep but patient suffering, aged
46 years. She was daughter of Britton
Hulitt, deceased, and sister of our towns
man, John Hulitt. She was united in
marriage with Henry Hope February 10,
1850, was the mother OF seven children,
all living, was converted and joined the
NJ. f. Church in 1873, and ever after
lived an exemplary Christian life. She
was liberal to the church, kind to the
poor, true and faithful in her friendships
and devoted to her husband and chill
dren. Funeral services Friday morning
at Rocky Fork Chapel by her pastor, al
ter which the remains will be laid to rest
in the Hulitt cemetery.
For the benefit OF others less fruitful
in resources we give Mrs. VIM. Lucas
method OF capturing weasel. Finding
the pestiferous animal killing one OF her
favorite chickens she at once instituted
chase and soon succeeded in driving it in
to box that was foil of holes, but no
time was lost in closing up the holes,
after which she procured steel trap
and set it outside the box. Then with
the leg OF boot she constructed an av-
enue leading to the trap and drove the
unsuspecting creature right into tho
jaws OF death.
Uncle Henry and Aunt Sallie Spargur
had the pleasure OF entertaining two OF
their sons and their wives last Sunday.
Captain j. NJ. Hiestand and wife,
Milton McKeehan and wife and num-
Der OF others passed through on their
way to attend the Sinking Spring reun-
ion at the Rocky Fork Hotel to-day.
DIR. Troth and wife, Jacob Foraker
and wife, Ella and Lizzie IIixson, ii. w.
Roads, John Hulitt and wife and others
attended the funeral of Mrs. Hope at
Paint p. o. last Friday.
Rev. G. j. Wells went to Lewisville
Saturday to take charge OF the quarterly
meeting services on Sunday in the alb
sence of the Presiding Elder. His son,
Jimmie, accompanied him.
Among those from distance at the
funeral of Mrs. Penrod on Sunday were
Noble and John Saterfeld, of North
Union, Mrs. John Keesbury and Jacob
Keeesbury and wife, OF Leesburg, and
Mrs. Sallie Keesbury, Of Fayette county.