The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-07-07
THE FOURTH


! very large crowd, the Sunday school
and picnic proved an attrac.
ion that drew thousands OF visitors.
Chillioothe and the caves all
drew their quota Of Hillsboro people,
but the smaller towns in the county all
SO literally to Hillsboro's
event that the number in attendance
exceeded all expectation. The noisy
part of the celebration was deferred
until evening and quiet reigned supreme
on the streets nearly all Gay. The mer-
chants generally closed their stores, and |
the fair grounds, where the convention
was held, was the Mecca of visitors and |
home people alike.
THE CONVENTION.
The committee on arrangements re-
quested DR.. McSurely to act as President
and Rev. w. j. Baker as Secretary. The
exercises began with music by the Hills
boro band, after which DR.. McSurely
made few Introductory remarks and
called on Rev. Baker to lead in prayer.
The band then gave another selection
and Judge Gardner then made the ad-
dress of welcome, bringing up some old
time memories. The Judge was followed
by Rev. Ruble, of Pricetown, with re.
sponse that was appropriate. By request
Rev. Baker then made short address
stating that one object of the meeting
was, If agreeable, to organize the county
into a Sunday School Association auxil
iary to the State Association, Highland
county being the only county in South.
ern Ohio that is unorganized. A COM
mittee, consisting of Rev. McSurely and
Messrs. Sanford Hetherington, Det-
wiler, Baker and Jacks, was appointed
to arrange the details for the organiza-
tion. The meeting then adjourned for
dinner, and soon the grounds were cov-
cred with many clusters of people en-
joying the "chicken and fixings."
When the exercises began in the
afternoon, the grand stand could not
hold one-fourth of the people who
wished to hear the speakers. After
couple of selection by the band the
President introduced w. NJ. Sanford,
who is President of the 9th District Chic
State Sunday School Association. Mr..
Sanford is cashier of the bank at Milford
and has been quite active in Sunday
school work for many yevrs. He pre-.
faced his remarks by asking that the
constitution as prepared by the commit
tee be read, which was done and adopt.
ed. He then called for the election of
officers, which resulted as follows
President, E. o. Hetherington Secre.
tary, Miss Lizzie Chaney; Treasurer, NJ.
Pulliam; Executive Committee. w. j.
Barker, VIM. Thornburg, Joshua Shafer,
H. NJ. Frost, J. M. Hibben, Jacob HEST.
and and ]. N. Knauer; and as Vice
Presidents, one from each township, as
follows Liberty, Samuel Major; New
Market, Mrs. DIR. Leatherman Fairfield,
NJ. Redkey; Brushcreek, T. M. Watts
Paint, ]. I. Taggart; Union, Morris
Morrow Washington, Warren Kelley
Penn, @. r. Underwood; Concord, H
H. Redkey; Jackson, DR.. Glasgow
Salem, W. S. Barker; Marshall, David
Miller; Hamer, Lewis Pence; Dodson
E. F. Ellis.
It was further moved that the first
annual convention be held at Lynch
burg the last Thursday and Friday o.
May, 1903, subject however to the action
of the executive committee. Mr.. San
ford then continued his remarks, in the
course of which he showed temperance
pledge that he had signed when II yearl
Of age, being 81 years ago. At the con
clusion of his remarks Mr.. L. F. Jacks
Warren county, was introduced ant
made an excellent speech, giving a his
tory of the late State convention al
Lima, and an earnest exhortation to the
Sunday school workers to assist the
officers of the association in the work O.
the coming year. The band then played
the tune and the large convention SAM
the words of the ever beautiful hymn
"Nearer MY, God, to Thee" and DIR. Nc
Surely pronounced the benediction ant
closed the exercises pleasantly and mos
proftably.
AS calm is said to precede storm
the calm of the day presaged an unusua
amount ofstorm during the evening, an,
before dark the streets were thronget
with people to witness and take part i,
the noisy celebration. Firearms, tor
pedoes and every noise producing deri
vation of gunpowder and dypamit
known to the free and Independent
American people was brought into requi
sition and an incessant bombardmen
kept up until a late hour. The dspla.
of fireworks began soon after dark an
was kept up for two hours to delight