The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-08-07
RAINsBORO.
August 9Th, 1890.

August 9Th, 1880.
Mrs. Joseph Carnes, who has been suf-
fering from severe attack Of neuralgia
of the stomach, is some better at present.
McKendree Browning and wife, Of
Hillsboro, were here Thursday and Fri.
day at the bedside Of their sick nephew,
Bert Browning.
Several persons from this community
attended the funeral Of Edward Elliott
at Marshall last Friday.
Mrs Pricer, Of Springfield, Ohio, has
been quite sick at the home of her SON.
in.law, Rev. J. H. Davis, but is some
better.
Mrs. Winget, wife of Rev. @. L. Win.
get, was called to Columbus last week
by the death OF sister whose home
was in that city. She returned Saturday
evening. .
The Sunday School picnic in ]. B.
Heads grove last Thursday was success
in tnat all the ends for which it was
planned were met. All had conveyance,
the trip was delightful, the dinner was
excellent, the children had shade and
room to romp, play and enjoy life un-
trammelled, and they did It.
William Lytle and wife, of South
Charleston, are guests of Allen Uppa
family. They will spend several. days
among friends here and elsewhere in
the county.
William Oliver, wife and son, Of New
Lexington, were welcome visitors at the
home Of your correspondent last Friday.
RI Watts and wife, Of Marshall, Wis.
tied the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H. Davis, the forepart Of this week.
Mrs. ]. 1. Taggart and daughter, Alice,
are among their friends at Leesburg to.
day.
The recent showers, though light, have
very materially improved the prospect
for corn on some OF the fields in this
vicinity.
A horse belonging to Hugh Erwin, of
Hillsboro, was badly lacerated about the
foot and leg near Paint P. o. last Sun.
day. It had been hitched to post near
barbed wire fence and by paving had
become entangled in the wire.
The Rainsboro Farmers Alliance held
an interesting meeting last Saturday
evening, at which several new members
were received and considerable business
was done. J. B. Davis, John Roads and
B. w. Spargur were chosen as delegates
to the County Alliance and r. B. Nc.
Mullen was selected as representative
to tie Farmers Convention at Colum.
bus. A petition was circulated requir-
ing the names OF at least twenty farmers
asking for Farmers Institute at this
place. More than the requisite number
of signatures were obtained and other
initiatory steps were taken to secure it
A report gained circulation here last
week that bar was soon to be started
in connection with our hotel and that
the liquors were already bought. OF
course we did not believe it, because an
acquaintance with the proprietor that
began many years ago had convinced US
that he was a gentleman and we knew
that no gentleman would attempt to sell
liquor in Rainsboro, and farther we
were satisfied that his noble Christian
wife and amiable daughters would never
consent to have their fair name and pure
characters smirched by any connect.
ion, directly or indirectly, with bust.
ness 80 degrading, but in order that we
might be able to deny the report EN-.
pbatically we called on the gentleman
and he assured us in the most positive
terms that he had not even thought of
engaging in such business.