The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-02-18
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February 18th, 1892.


The duties Of your correspondent at
the Farmers Institute, held at this place
on Wednesday and Thursday of last
week, made it impossible to take notes
80 as to enable us to give an intelligent
synopsis Of the different lectures. and
papers presented, hence we must content
ourselves with few brief statements in
regard to it.
We believe the general verdict is that
it was the most largely attended and en-
thusiastic gathering that has met here
in the interests of agriculture for many
years. The large church was filed to
the overflow from the beginning of the
meeting to its close. Gen. S. H. Hurst,
of Chillicothe, and Alfred Shirer, of
Dayton, who came as representatives of
the State Board of Agriculture, highly
entertained and instructed us with their
interesting lectures, and the papers read
by our home talent we're also Interesting
and instructive and reflected credit upon
their different authors.
Our choir furnished abundance of ap.
propriate, charming, soul.stirring music.
The home talent that furnished papers
included G. L. Garrett, of Hillsboro, ].
M. Mckinney, of New Market, and Mrs.
Jennie Upp, of this place. Our little
four-year.old Nellie Coleman furnished
us with two recitations, in which she
captivated the audience and won a rep
utation as declaimer that some of our
would-be stars might envy.
A unanimous vote was taken in favor
of holding an annual institute meeting
next February. il. Taggart was elected
President of the Institute, Joseph
Karnes, Vice.President; ]. G. Redkey,
Treasurer J. B. Davis, Secretary John
Roads, J. B. Gossett and John McMullen
were chosen as members of the executive
committee. The society expects to hold
public meetings on the second Saturday
of each month during the coming year,
in which themes pertaining to agricul.
ture will be discussed. All are pressing
ly invited to attend these meetings and
participate in the discussions.
Rev. w. J. Baker spent part of last
week among friends at Dayton, Ohio.
A host of persons too numerous to
mention attended the institute last week
from places in three different counties.
DR.. Bahan's horse became frightened
at the ringing of the bell at the M. E.
Church last Thursday night and broke
loose and ran throught a hedge fence
severely scratching itself and wrecking
the vehicle to which it was attached.
The camp fire held under the auspices
of the G. A. R. last Thursday night was
quite interesting. Gen. s. H. Hurst, of
Chillicothe, and Captain Barrett and
Hymen Davis, of Hillsboro, were the
orators. Captain J. M. Grim. of New
presided.
Supervisors and others having settle.
ments to make with the township
trustees will meet them at New Peters.
burg on the first Monday of March.
Allen Upp, prominent citizen of this
died at 2 a. m. Sunday from
la grippe. He became afflicted with it
several weeks ago and had partially re.
covered but took relapse. He was
born on Plum Run in this township,
June 22d, 1919. He was married to
Mary Taylor, September 10th, 1885,, and to |
hem were born three sons, all of whom
are living. He was a quiet man, dill.
gent and honorable in business and had |
acquired considerable wealth. The high |
esteem in which he was held was evinced |
by the large concourse of people who at.
ended the funeral on Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Grice, of New Vienna, is
he guest of her sister, Mrs. DR.. Mcbride.