The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-03-22
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March Goth. 1883.
Rev.J. H. Davis, of Martinsville, visited
his parents here last Thursday and Fri.
day.
Mrs. Charley West has been quite sick
for several days with but little signs of
improvement up to this time.
George L. Garrett was among his
many friends here Sunday last.
Miss Huldah Pavey, of Fayette county,
visited J. 1. Taggart's family the latter
part OF last week.
William Pensyl and wife have the
measles.
7. F. Mccoy went with his hearse to
Cynthiana Saturday to bury Benjamin
McCord, who died at that place on Thurs
day.
The children of Thomas Barrett, de-
ceased, have had a stone vault built at
the lower Stringtown cemetery and his
remains deposited in it.
Word came to the friends of Frank
Gossett last week that he was down with
the measles at his home in Ross county.
His sister, Minnie, who was reported
dangerously i'll with measles at Chilli.
cothe has so far recovered that she re-
turned to the home of some of her friends
in Greenfield few days since.
Miss Ettie Barrett is home from col
lege at Athens TO spend vacation. She
expects to return in about two weeks.
Fenton Gall closed successful term
of school in the spargur district last Fri.
day and gave an entertainment at night
consisting; of select reading, music, &C.,
which was very enjoyable.
Mrs. Benjamin Carper has been con.
fined to her home with sickness for some
days past.
John Parker was united in marriage
with Miss Jones, of Pike county, last
Thursday. We extend congratulations.
Harry Brown spent Sunday with q
special friend near Belfast.
James Kniseley, John Shipton and
others attended the funeral of Benjamin
McCord at Cynthiana last Satu rday.
John Taylor, of stringtown, and Miss
Lydia Mitchell, of Paint P. O., were
married at the residence of J. I. Taggart
at 2 p. m. last Sunday. They expect to
begin housekeeping this week in the
house recently vacated by Samuel Eas-
ter on the lands of Robert Sumner north
OF town.
All the wheat in this vicinity is short
for the time of the year, but the set on
many of the fields is pretty good and
with favorable season we may have q
fair average crop.
Sheriff Mackerley and Thomas Long,
of Hillsboro, were in town yesterday
morning.
Mrs. Daniel Wyer is just recovering
from a sick spell of two weeks duration.
j. H. Wickersham, of Greenfield, was
among friends in this vicinity yesterday.
The following visitors were present at
the musteringin of the william H. Trim
BILE Camp of Sons OF Veterans by D. @.
Morrow Saturday night: G. F. Donor,
J. w. Wright, 7. ]. North, s. B. Gamble,
E. NJ. Edwards, Stanley Maddox and
Elgar Barrere, of the Carson Camp of
Hillsboro, and L. P. Saxton, Daniel E.
Caveway, Chas. Eckart, j. T. Harrison,
Joseph Brase, L. Dwyre, M. T. Rowe, J.
w. Rowe, Thos. McArther, Chas. Nc.
Lean and F. T. Wickersham, of the
Wickersham Camp of Greenfield.
o. N. Sans, of Hillsboro, and Miss
Mary George, of this place, will be mar
ried this evening at 7p. m.
John Russell, a prominent farmer and
influential citizen, died suddenly of
heart disease Monday morning at his
house two miles west OF town. Though
not in usual health for few weeks past
he continued to look after his business
affairs, and on the morning of his death
he had been out planning for the boys
and while at the barn he suddenly grew
worse and died soon after being senov-
ed to the house. He was born In Lou
don county, Virginia, August 17th, 1873
but had been resident of this vicinity
for over 40 years. He was an industri-
GUS, honest man and for nearly 20 years
had been member Of the M. E. Church
and the last Sabbath of his life found.
him in his place in the house of God. A
wife and six children, two of whom ave
in the West, are left to mourn their loas.
Funeral services have been deferred till
Friday, on account of friends ut . dis
tance.
William Templin, of Stringtowl. uev.
ed into the house ON John SAtptent
land yesterday.
James Russell and daughter, Miss
Flora, of Illinois. arrived to-day in
answer to dispatch received yesterday
announcing the death Of his brother.
Chriatian Cameron. Of Cynthiaaa, +.
The sasss q friends hsssto-day.