The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-24
RAINSBORO.

Miss Ida Ort has returned to her home
at Felicity.
Dana H. Taggart of Jeffersonville is
visiting his grand parents here.
Rev. @. L. Winget and wife, OF Blan-
chester, have been guests of their
daughters, Mrs. j. @. Harrington and
Mrs. VIM. Miller, for several days.
Dempsey Beavers has been confined
to his bed for several days with severe
attack of fever but is better.
ID. w. Roads, county treaaurer and
wife, have been among friends here for
the past few days.
A number OF Mrs. Anna Harrington's
friends met at her home on East Main
Street, Thursday evening, and gave her
birthday surprise.
Henry Plummer is entitled to the belt
this year on potato growing. Notwith-
standing the unfavorable season he has
had remarkable success with several
new varieties.
Miss Effie Redkey is at home on a
visit to her parents and other friends,
after an absence of two years in Wash.
ington City and in the state of Maine.
L. w. Spargur and wife, of Seaman
Thomas Miller and wife, of Washington
O. H., Ellsworth Warnock and family,
OF Jeffersonville, Mrs. Mary West, of
Springfield, Albert McCoppin, of Wind
side, Neb., Mrs. DR.. VIM. Davis, of Gin
cinnati, Misses Lizzie Clark, Ethel and
Cora Skeen and Cora Scott, of Green.
field, Emma Gossett, of Coopersville,
Mrs. Mary Milliken and son Clare, of
Washington City, and host of others
attended the Spargur Reunion and re.
mained in the vicinity to visit relatives.
Abraham Galley and wife, of the west.
ern part of the county, were guests of
]. B. Head and wife Saturday and Sum
day.
Miss Josephine Spargur and brother
Fred are visiting their father, L. w.
Spargur, in Adams County.
Word has been received that Mrs.
Maddox, mother of Rev. A. d. Maddox,
OF the Cincinnati Conference, and of
Mrs. j. M. Grim, OF New Petersburg,
di ed at the home of her daughter in
Dayton on the 18th inst She formerly
resi- ded here and was highly esteemed.
Mrs. DR.. Bahan, of Ross County, and
Mrs. Frank Pommert, of Greenfield,
were taken sick while attending the
Spargur Reunion here. The former is
at the home Of her father, H. S. Fora
ker, and the latter at j. B. Gossett's.
VIM. ]. Redkey's store was burglarized
last Friday night and the cash drawer
relieved of its contents and some goods
were missed, but the extent of the loss
could not be fully ascertained. An en-.
trance was effected by loosening the
fastenings OF the front door with an
angur.
The Spargur Reunion Saturday was
well attended by large, cheerful crowd,
variously estimated at from four to eight
thousand
j. A. w. Spargur had charge of all
the services of the day and proved him.
self competent leader. The morning
exercises consisted in music, prayer and
address of welcome by j. A. w. Spargur,
AT l.3O p. m. memorial service was
held in memory of the following mem.
bers of the Spargur connection that had
died during the past year: Joseph w.
Spargur sr., James w. Spargur ST., Mrs.
Sarah Spargur, Mrs. Christena Spareur
Foraker, Mrs, Rachael Spargur Cross
and Miss Estella Beaver. Rev. G. L.
Winget addressed the audience on the
subject of social life and was followed
by Rev. H. w. Bailey on the theme of
friendship. Both addresses were timely
and delivered in the eloquent forcible
style that characterizes each of these
gentlemen. The Staunton Brass Band
was present and highly entertained the
vast audience with numerous selections
OF well rendered music. The singing of
the choir was excellent and favorably
spoken of. The audience was dismissed
at p. M, but many fingered for social
intercourse until the shadows length
ened under the rays OF the setting sun
The Silver Agitation.
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