The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-10-17
GREENFIELD.
October 14th, 1889.

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He is looking after the interest OF the
pad factory.
Mrs. Smith, ,lof Logan, is visiting her
sister, Mrs.tC. C.::Norton.
Ralph waddell entertained number
Of his friends on Friday evening last IL
being his twelfth birthday.
A number of.our citizens will attend
the dedication of the new Sugar Grove
M. E. Church, at;Good Hope, next sun
day. :. The dedication sermon VIII oe
preached by Rev. d. H. Miller, OF Oih'
cinnati, who will be assisted by other
ministers and former pastors, at ten
O'Clock a. m.
Good Tiding's Day will be observed
Sunday, October 9th, at the M. f.
Church Of this place.
Mrs. E. Burdsall is entertaining her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Shumart, OF
Adams county.
Mrs. Guggenheimer and Mrs. Morrow
are visiting their sons and other rela-
tives in Chicago.
new pipe organ was placed IN tne
First Presbyterian Church Saturday
DR.. Dawson, of Cincinnati, assisted by
our town physicians, removed tumor
from O. E. Bells neck on Friday morn
ing.lfMr. Bell is reported to be resting
as comfortable as could be expected
under the circumstances.
Mrs. G. E. Bells two sisters, Mrs. Pill
gar and Mrs. Fidlar, of Iowa. are visit
ing here.
Mrs. Griswold died at her late resi-
dence on Saturday morning. The fun
eral services took place Monday from
the Baptist Church.
D. A. Lefevre and son, Walter, spent
last week in Washington City.
Miss Anna Carr is visiting at Kium-
onda and st. Louis, Ill.
Mr.. H. D. Waddell and wife, Of Hills
boro, were present at the reunion.
Bright sunshine cleared away the
frost on last Tuesday morning, thus
cheering the hearts of our citizens who
had labored so earnestly, 80 well, that
the reunion day should be a success,
that the visitors on this occasion should
be cordially received. Everything was
in readiness. Each trains arrival
brought crowds, until at eleven O'Clock,
the time set for the grand march to the
Fair Grounds, the streets were thronged.
The procession was made up Of the G.
A. R. Posts four bands and three drum
corps. On arriving at tho Fair
Grounds, thirty minutes review was
gone through with, after which the ad.
dresses of welcome were made by Rev.
Burdsall and Mayor Irwin, and the re.
Spouse by Gen. w. s. Jones. There
was enough contained in these speeches
to have payed for the earnest efforts put
forth for whole days entertainment
and enjoyment, had it not been that
dinner was the next item on the pro.
grsmme, for it is said that "soldiers were
always hungry" A splendid dinner was
served, and all partook and were filed.
After dinner very touching and ap-
propriate speech was made by Rev. F.
G. Mitchell, Chaplain of the Springfield
Post, followed by other brief speeches,
when all repaired to an open field back
of the Fair Grounds, which was to be
the scene of q sham battle. Without
description, the battle was a success in
every particular. A meeting was held
in the City Hall to organize q brigade.
After the election Of officers 1t was de-
cided to hold the next meeting at Hills
boro. A grand campfire was held in
the evening at the Town Hall. The
speakers Of the evening were Rev. F. G..
Mitchell. Col. Evans, Gen. w. 8. Jones,
Mr.. Raper, H. Davis, 8. Of ", and Gen.
8. H. Hurst. Some patriotic songs were
sung by some of our citizens and by
some Of the members of the Springfield
battery. Thus closed day long to be
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