The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-04-12

wagon on the road for selling tobacco
exclusively.
The services of nine persons are re.
quired to handle the trade Of this house,
and three men are kept travelling all the
time. The trade Of this concern has
grown very rapidly, exceeding the most
sanguine expectations Of the proprietors.
Their agents travel over Highland, Ross,
Scioto, Clinton, Brown and Clermont
counties, covering territory contingent
to this place for forty miles around. The
representatives cover this territory every
two weeks, which is great accommoda-
ton to the retail dealers.
The members Of this firm are all un-
firing workers. and strive to please. The
firm Of McKeehan, Hiestand 4 Co. has
most ample resources and every facility
for the successful prosecution of it's bust.
ness, which is very heavy and covers
territory completely. Large a. the trade
Of the house is, every detail is conducted
upon perfect system which insures &C.
curaey in its transactions, promptness
in filling orders and satisfactory relations
with it's customers. A correct knowl-
edge of the wants Of the trade, sound
judgment in the management Of their
business and honorable methods in all
their dealings have secured for the house
merited and gratifying success, and
given it a high standing among the lead.
ing wholesale grocery firms Of the State.
Hillsbore Conservatory Of Music.
The first question that naturally and
promptly arises in regard to any commu-
nifty claiming to be q trade center is
"what are its advantages?" To this
query an answer with reference to Hills.
boro leads to discussion of those facil-
tiles which give her a right to this claim,
and of those institutions which have
added 80 much toward making her one
of the foremost cities of her size in the
State. And in Q detailed review with
elaborate comments upon her various
institutions worthy Of mention, there are
none more appropriate for special atten.
ton, or which affords more interest to
the music loving world and to the better
class of our citizens than our institution
for the cultivation of the art of music,
the Hillsboro Conservatory Of Music.
This conservatory was established Sep
tember 0, 1887, and has been under the
dictatorship of Mr.. j, H, Mckenzie, A.
NJ, during that time. The success OF
this undertaking has been very fiatter-
ing, indeed. At the present writing
there are nearly one hundred pupils, and
abe prospect for the future is that this
number will be largely added to. tits the
object OF the Conservatory to educate the
student upon a well.regulated and scien.
fic plan Of instruction. The course
includes instrumental and vocal instruc.
tion, with that of theory and musical
composition and the direction Of cho-
ruses and erchestras. It enables the
teaching of the rudiments as we'll as in.
struction which Ats the student to be-
come an amateur, teacher, or a pro.
fessional.
For the coming year the management
have added a literary department, which
includes instruction in the modern Ian.
guages, elocution, wood-carving, paint
ing, etc. This department embraces q
full collegiate course and will be most
thorough in every respect.
]. H. Mckenzie, A. NJ, director, is q
graduate Of the Boston University. Sub.
seauently he studied and taught at the
Cincinnati Conservatory in the piano
forte department the superior method o.
the Stuttgart Conservatory, and in the
vocal department the famous method o1
the old Italian school with modern i'm
provements. Mr.. Mckenzie is, perhaps
one Of the best qualified mep for thu
position he holds in the country. He il
a thorough musician, conscientioul
gentleman, and will not associate him
self with any project which IL not o
the highest character. This gentleman
is associate director of the Cincinnati
Wesleyan College OF Music (of which
Mrs. Ex.President Hayes is graduate)
very important position, and one whicl
will be entrusted to none but the mos
highly accomplished,
Mr.. Mckenzie IL supported by high
ly competent faculty, who in all depart
ments will teach the methods Of tn,
Cincinnati Conservatory. Mrs. Marga
rite NJ. Anderson is the preceptress
This lady is widely known, having TO
several years been prominently associat
ed with the Chautauqua movement
Albert Tritscheller, leader of orohestr
and teacher Of orchestral instruments
Miss M. Louise BENTLEY, principal Of tn
art department, teacher OF wood.rarvine
painting, metal work, etc.; Miss Eleano
p. Allen, italian and Spanish; Mr.
Mamie M. Kinney, vocal culture an
theory ]. M. Addsms, B. s., elocution
Miss Ida L. Mckenzie, vocal culture AM
piano; Miss Emma B. Dill, violin; MIL
Helene Mayser, French and German
sisel Roush, A. B., N. D., physiolog
and anatomy Of the vocal organs. J.W
Howard Il the accompanist.
In addition to those mentioned MI
Mckenzie has secured the services Q
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