The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-07-12
GREENFIELD.
July 9th, 1888,

July 9th, 1883.
A large number OF our young folks at
tended the 4th Of July celebration at
Hillsboro and large number attended
the opening Of the Exposition at Cincin.
natl on the same day.
The Greenfield Brass Band played in
the great parade at Cincinnati on the
4th, leading the second division Of the
line CT march. The boys presented as
fine appearance in their new uniforms
as any band in the parade, and their
music both in quantity and quality was
second to none.
The new iron bridge on the o. s. rail-
road, spanning Paint creek at this place,
is now completed and it is a nice, sub.
stantial structure and one of the most
suitable we have ever seen for railroad
purposes.
Our Fair Board is putting forth every
effort to make our coming fair a success,
and unless all indications fail they will
succeed.
The Republican nominees for Presi.
dent and Vice President, Harrison and
Morton, just exactly suit the Republi.
cans in this neck of the woods. And to
tell the truth the Republican platform,
as we'll as the two candidates, suits
large number of Democrats in this vicin-
ity, who do not openly say that they
will vote the Republican ticket the fall,
but from their conversation the free
trade candidate has soured on their
stomach. A Harrison and Morton Club
has been organized here with about two
hundred members up to this time and
still they are flocking into the protection
fold. Their first public meeting will be
held at the Town Hall on Wednesday
evening, when rousing time is looked
for. A glee club has been organized and
campaign music is in demand. All the
members of the club are frst-class sing.
ers, and If the club does not do effective
work it will be no fault Of theirs.
Wheat harvest is finished in this por.
ton Of Highland county and the reports
are that the crop will not be very heavy
but Of the best quality.
Green apples, green peaches, water
melons, green corn, cherries and rasp.
berries are coming to this market in
large quantities and selling very cheap.
The report cor-ing from the hills of Ross
county is that the blackberry crop will
be very large. The late rains are bring.
ing them ON in fine style.
The forepart of last week Charles Cas-
par; received by express two catfish
caught in Paint creek near Bonneville,
one weighing Is pounds and the other
% pounds. The week before he receiv.
cd one weighing % pounds. They were
all alive when they reached here and re-.
mained 80 for several hours. They were
caught by an old fisherman in that sec.
ton and sent here as a present to Mr..
Caspari.
A. T. johnson, the jeweler, moved to
New Martinsburg to reside the forepart
of last week.
J. H. Wickersham has sold his inter-
est in the Greenfield Woolen Mills to
F. M. Robinson. Mr.. Robinson will
continue the business at the old place.
Mr.. Wickersham will engage in the coal
business.
A. T. Wright, proprietor Of the notion
store on South Washington street, is re-
ported quite sick with inflammation OF
the stomach.
The Greenfield shoe factory is reported
as being rushed with orders.
Charles Boyd has been duly and ofiic-
tally enstalled as assistant operator at
the o. s. depot.
George Gadbury arrived home from
Colorado last Thursday.
| A. B. Dunlap, teacher in the public
schools at Gallipolis, is homo spending
vacation.
Miss Olive Wilson is ON visit tc
friends at Camden, N. J.
Charles Fox came up from Cincinnati
the first Of the week on short visit Il
his p,rents.
The John M. Waddell Manufacturing
Company has started up in good shap'
in the large ware house near the o., w
& B. depot. Mr.. Waddell is turning ou
the best coffee mills Of his own paten
that ever wore put before the public.
The plat OF the McKell addition I,
Greenfield can be seen at II. L. Dickey'
/. Office. Mr.. McKell proposes soon Il
erect another large factory on tn
ground on the south side OF town 70
. the manufacture OF wooden ware Of dill
ferent kinds.