The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-09-05
RAINsBORO.
September 4th, 1889.

September 4th, 1889.
Aunt Jane Davis spent the latter part
OF last week with her daughter, Mrs. r.
L. Watts, in Marshall township.
Several of the young folks from this
region visited the Serpent Mound last
Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Pommert and child, of
Greenfield, haveu been among their
friends here for several days past.
H. L. Garrett was selected as township
committeeman for south precinct by the
Republicans at their meeting last Satur.
day.
Earnest McMullen, Isma Roads and
Pettis ely born left this week for Lebanon,
where they expect to spend some time
in school.
Rev. Henry Wright and family went
to Hooking county this week. Mr..
Wright will return and fill his pulpits
until the meeting of his conference, but
his wife and son will remain among their
friends.
The public schools OF this place will
begin next Monday with Ellsworth Nc
Coppin principal, Miss Minnie Brown
intermediate and Miss Ella Hixson pri.
mary teachers.
Morgan Barrett's youngest child has
been seriously sick for several days.
Edward Roberts has been employed to
teach the Boston school, and will begin
as soon as the repairs on the school
building are completed.
Rev. G. L. Winget and wife and daugh-
ter, Annie, left yesterday for an extend.
ed visit among their friends in the cen.
tral part of the State. Mr.. Winget will
atteuu the conference this week in
Xenia.
Miss Rosa Knox, OF Sinking Spring,
was the guest Of Miss Docia Foraker the
latter part of last week.
William Ferguson and family will re.
turn to Paintersville, in Greene county,
tomorrow, where he is to teach the
coming year.
Marshall Montgomery threshed 302
bushels of wheat (machine measure)
that weighed SO pounds to the bushel
from II acres OF ground without the use
OF phosphate.
Harry Brown will teach the fall and
winter term in the White district, and
Miss Maggie Spargur in MOI.
Henry Hettinger was called to Bourne.
vile Saturday on account of the serious
illness OF his daughter, Mrs. Frank Cos.
sett.
Mrs. Margaret Head, Of Hillsboro, IL
enjoying pleasant visit among relatives
and friends in this region.
J.I. Taggart and daughter, Alice, will
attend the Cincinnati Annual Confer
ence OF the NJ. E. Church, which meets
at Xenia tomorrow Wednesday,.
Mrs. John Smith and daughter, Lulu
who have been visiting friends here ant
elsewhere in the county for the past two
weeks, left for their home in Kansal
City yesterday, accompanied by Elmel
Wisecup.
The basket meeting in the grove las
Sunday was largely attended, scores
from a distance being present. Th'
morning services consisted in the Sun
day-school exercises and an excellen
sermon by Rev. ]. II. Davis. At l:3
p. m. a pioneer meeting was held, il
which Rev. VIM. Griffith, of Marshall
Daniel Maddox, Of Hillsboro, and Henr.
Foraker and Absolem 'Eubanks, of Cai
mel, participated. Mr.. Maddox ha'
been member of the M. E. Church 10
GA years, and each OF the others abou
80 years. In addition to their own ex
periences they related some interestin
items OF history in connection with tn
church in this region in the long age
After the recitation Of a touching poem
entitled God is Love, by Master Ro
Coleman, the interesting exercises close
with a stirring sermon by the pastoi
Rev. @. L. Winget.
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