The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-08-08
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August 9Th, 1889.
Mrs. A. E. Marsh and son returned TO
their home in Milford Center last Fri.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Turley and wife
royalty entertained . number Of their
friends from town 1t their coxy country
home Thursday.
James Rowe and two children, Of
Greene county, spent two or three days
the latter part Of last week visiting his
parents here.
Albert Clark has started q barber shop
in the Rowe building near the school.
house.
Isaac Pavey, OF near Fayette county,
spent Friday night among acquaintance
in this place.
Mrs. Dollie Farley is visiting friends
in Ross county this week.
DR.. ]. p. Garrett, who has been so
long confined to his home by poor health,
has been some worse for few days
past.
Henry Hettinger has been at Spout
Springs for two or three days.
Mrs. L. w. Spargur has been in bad
health for several months.
M. o. and G.. L. Garrett, of Hillsboro,
spent Sunday with their parents here.
Jas. w. Roads, John Hulitt and H. w.
Roads have been appointed to appraise
the personal estate of J. G. Ferguson,
deceased.
Everett Ferguson, Of Marshall, has been
circulating among friends here for two
or three days.
A troupe gave concret here last Sat-
urday night and then loaded up their
tent on Sunday and moved to some
other point, which does not speak we'll
for their morals.
After taking legal counsel the trustees
have decided not to order a special
election to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Squire Ferguson, as the
time for the annual election is so near,
Thomas Russell has been visiting his
brother and family at Greenfield this
week.
Jacob Davis and family, OF Valisca,
Iowa, are the guests OF his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Davis, east Of town.
There will he basket meeting in
John Redkey's grove in charge of Rev.
G. L. Winget on Sunday, September 1st,
beginning at 10 a. m. with a service for
the children to be followed by a sermon.
All the societies and Sunday.schools of
the charge are invited. Should the day
be unfavorable the meeting will be held
in the church.
Auditor Lefevre and the County Com
missioners were in town awhile last
Wednesday.
Prof. James Bowdel and sister, OF
Chillicothe, are visiting their sister,
Mrs. ]. W. Dewitt. They visited the
Rocky Fork Caves on Monday and found
much to interest them.
A. H. Davis received word about ten
days since that his daughter, Mrs. DR..
Chapman, who removed from this place
to Iowa one year ago, was lying at the
point OF death, but he has since learned
that she was better.
A horse belonging to Lawyer Henry
Rhoades got away from him last Sunday,
south Of town, while passing through
gate leading to one of his farms and
after freeing himself from the buggy
came through here on dead run and
was not caught until he reached Boston.
A report was circulated here last Sat.
urday that Commissioner George Mil.
ler's second son had been kicked on the
back af his neck by a horse and was
still in an unconcious state. Later re.
ports while confirming the account of
the accident say the boy was not dan.
gerously hurt.
Chas. Names and wife, nee Miss Jessie
Thomas, of South Salem, visited Mrs.
Mackerley and other friends here last
woak