The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-06-28
LEESBURG.
June 25th, 1883.


Mrs. Kate Douglass, of Greenfield, has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles VanPelt, the past week. Mr..
Douglass came over Saturday and they
returned home Monday.
Mr.. Clint Ladd is attending the Sum.
mer Institute at Hillsboro.
Misses Alice Taggart and Minnie
Brown, of Rainsboro, and Lennie Simp-
son and Pauline Horst, OF this place
started for Sandusky this morning,
where they will spend the week at the
State Teachers Association. They were
accompanied by Miss Simpsons little
nephew, Master Carl.
Mr.. Karney Ferguson, of Rainsboro,
is visiting relatives at this place.
Messrs. Will Cohn, Pete Adams and
Seymour Patton were guests of friends
Sunday.
Miss Emma Chance is spending her
vacation with friends in Wilmington.
A little child son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiemburger, aged about one year, got
piece of potash Saturday and put it in
its mouth. He was badly burned, but
the physicians think not dangerously, as
he did not swallow any of the lye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Brown, of New
Lexington, made short visit to their
daughter, Mrs. L. Davis, Sunday.
Mrs. Alfred McVey is visiting her par.
ents near New Lexington during Mr..
McVey's attendance at the Hillsboro
Normal School.
Miss Rebecca Dillon, OF Highland,
spent the past week in town, the guest
of her niece, Mrs. d. S. Ferguson. She
returned home Saturday.
The G. A. R. has made arrangements
to attend the 4th Of July celebration at
Hillsboro.
Rev. Lizzie Larkin preached at Fair
field Sunday.
Mr.. Sam Manifold is giving his resi-
dence new coat of paint.
Mrs. Melville and son, Edmund, who
has been visiting Mrs. Gage for several
weeks past start this afternoon for
Rushville, Ind, where they will spend
some time with Mrs. Melville's mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin yanPelt and
children, OF Greenfield, have been visit
ing at the Griffith House the past week.
They returned home Sunday leaving
their daughter, Miss Stella, who will re.
main some time longer.
Several of our young people attended
party at Mr.. Ed Higgins, near Center
field, Saturday evening.
About twenty of our young people
met at Mrs. E. r. Beeson's Wednesday
evening to enjoy moonlight picnic.
The lovely moon, however, veiled her
fair face behind darkness and thick
clouds and the company were obliged to
betake themselves into the house. Al
though boating and croquet were out of
the question, a delightful evening was
spent, music and games afforded an
abundant enjoyment.
Grandma Joh nson, very aged lady,
mother of Col. d. X. johnson, is very i'll
at the home of her son. Saturday she
was thought to be dying, but rallied and
is now some better.
Flavius Hodson has been suffering for
some weeks past with lung trouble. He
is little better at present.
The Mayor has issued a proclama-
ton for an election to be held June 80,
for the purpose of electing Clerk to fill
the place of Alfred McVev, resigned.
The road improvement between Lees
burg and Centerfield, and also the one
between this place and the Fayette
county line will be sold to the lowest
and most responsible bidder at public
out-cry July 9th, near the residence OF
w. H. HUFF, this village.
The Flag Festival at the hall Saturday
evening was complete success. The
hall should have been filed, as the
children's performance was simply beau
tiful. The patriotic and missionary
were blended in manner that could
mot fail to impress their close relation.
ship upon the audience. The little ones
never looked lovlier, gang sweeter, or act
ed better than they did that evening.
One enthusiastic little girl declared posi-
lively that when she first saw Miss Car
rie Beeson she was frightened, as she
was sure it was an angel. After the ex-
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