The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-06-21
FAIRFAX.

On board again after weeks una.
voidable silence.
George Webster and wife, of Lynch
burg, were visiting relatives here last
Friday.
John Gilmore and Milton Lewis were
visiting in our neighborhood last Thurs
day.
Mrs. Allie Miller, of Miller's Chapel,
visited at Milton Casters Thursday.
A large wool picking was held at the
home of Henry Pulliam one day last
week, thirty.six being present.
Almost the entire neighborhood were
absent at Court last week on the trial of
State VS.. John Courtney.
The new organ purchased by the go
ciety at Union Chapel has arrived. 1t
is dandy.
G. w. Stults run the huxter wagon of
Frank Tests this week on account OF
Mr.. Tests absence at Court.
A. D. Virgins obtained pension OF
over six hundred dollars for Mrs. Rebec-
ca Storer last week.
I. w. Roberts, who was called home
last Saturday, returned to Cleveland
Medical College to-day.
William Griffith, of New Vienna, Sum
dayed with his parents in our village.
We intended to tell a snake story this
week, but that one four feet and eight
inches in circumference, told by Bro.
Folsom last week, paralyzed US. Won.
der Of what species it was?
Mrs. Flaugher has been quite poorly
for the past few days but at this writing
is some better.
Vegetation Of all kinds Is, suffering Sc
verely on account of the drought, hav.
ing had no rain for over three weeks.
The G. A. r. Post of this place is max
ing preparations to attend the celebra-
ton at Hillsboro on the 4th OF July.
Old bee raisers say this is the best sea-
son for honey that has been for many
years.
Mrs. P. Smart was called to the sick
bed of her brother, VIM. l.. Blair, who
is quite poorly.
John Troute, Of Fincastle, was calling
on the family OF VIM. Eyre last Satur.
day.
We have in our township, in the per-
son OF Alexander Gray, an old veteran
who participated in fourteen pitched
battles in the rebellion, besides mum.
ber of skirmishes that by many would
be called battles. Mr.. Gray is now fifty
years old, has never applied for a pen
sion and says he does not think he ever
will, as his time was spent in active ser.
vice and not in making hospital rec.
ord. The following is the list OF battles
in which Mr.. Gray participated Rich
Mountain, Romney, Port Republic, Nal.
vern Hill, I'd Bull Run, Antietam, Fred.
ericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg
Mine Run, Battle of the Wilderness
Spottsylvania, North and South Anna
and Cold Harbor. And what is miracu
lous he passed through all these engage
ments without scratch. Need we say
that he is Republican and will support
the nominee of the Chicago convention
We pause for reply.
l. P. Barlow was taken suddenly worse
on Sunday morning and died at o'clocl
that evening. He had been sick ovel
two months with lumbago and suffered
severely most OF the time. Deceased
was an old soldier, having served in thu
Union army over four years. His funer
al was preached yesterday by Rev
Briggs at his residence, after which tn
Thomas holland Post OF this place tool
charge OF his remains and laid them Il
rest in the Concord cemetery by thei
beautiful and impressive ceremony. HI
leaves little son about five years OF age
his wife having preceded him in dealt
over two years. He was in bad circum
stances, financially, and It Is thought hi
little boy will have to be sent TO the Or
phap's Home, He had almost seouEp'
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