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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-02
Death Of Mrs. Sarah Holmes.

Mrs. Sarah Holmes, wife Of Jacob
Holmes, died at the residence OF her
husband on Clear Creek, Liberty town.
ship, Highland county, O., on Friday,
January Goth, 1898, aged 50 years, 8
months and days. Her maiden name
was Sarah Worden. She was born in
Monmoth county, New Jersey, and was
married to Jacob Holmes, February 9Th,
1929, and settled on Forked River, New
Jersey, where they lived about eleven
years. She came with her husband to
Ohio in the year 1910, making the jour
ney by the overland route in wagons,
and they we're among the pioneer set.
tiers of Fayette county, settling five
miles north of Leesburg, where they
lived until September, 1857, when they
moved to Highland county and settled
at the place OF her decease. She was
the mother OF twelve children, seven of
them having preceded her to the home
beyond the grave. Her husband, five
children, three sons and two daughters,
and forty grandchildren are living to
mourn her loss.
She Joined the Methodist Protestant
Church and was converted about the
year lS4S and was conscientious and de.
voted in her faith and belief.
She was industrious, economical and
untiring in her devotion to the welfare
OF her family and husband and truly "an
helpmeet" for the latter.
She was exceptionally strong and
vigorous for her age until two years ago,
when she was stricken with typhoid
fever, from which she never fully re.
covered.
She suddenly took i'll on January 18th
and gradually grew worse until her de.
cease, quietly and peacefully passing
away. The funeral service was ably
conducted by Rev. Deem, OF New
Vienna, at Auburn Chapel, where hel
body was laid away to await the resur
rection morn. -
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False Reports.

There is no ground for the published
report that visitors to the worlds fair
are to be made the victims of exorbi-
tant charges. Competition will be so
extensive and sharp as to prevent it.
One who climbs to the top of the expo
sition buildings and surveys the terrific
ry lying to the north, west and south of
jackson park can easily believe this
statement. There, and indeed in all
parts of the city, the amount of build
ing which is going on is simply aston
ishing. Hundreds of structures to meet
worlds fair demands are being erected.
Some of the new hotels are large enough
to accommodate several Thousand guests
each. By the time the fair opens Chi
cago will have living accommodations
for not less than three hundred thou
sand strangers. Connected with tho
exposition management is bureau Of
public comfort, through the agency Of
which many thousands of visitors can
be directed to hotels. apartments,
boarding houses, furnished rooms, etc, f.,
where they will be comfortably cared
for at moderate prices. Eating facili-
tief, both outside the fair grounds and
in the numerous restaurants in the ex-
position buildings, will be SO extensive
that no one need fear that he will not
be able to get all he~needs to eat, and
at reasonable charges.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-02
A HAVEN FOR TOURISTS.
The Beauties Of Bermuda as q
Winter Resort
Many Americans Spend the Inclemeut
Season Among tho Fruits aud
Flowers of the Delight
full Islands.

w. c. Whitney, ex-consul to Bermuda,
said at the Palmer house the other day,
according to the Chicago Inter Ocean:
cat this season of the year many
Americans are visiting the Bermuda
islands. The hotel at Hamilton is
crowded, and several people from Chi
cago are spending the winter in the
Bermudas. Although an English pos
session the Bermuda islands are es-
sentially American in the tastes and re-
quirements of the populace and COM
mercial pursuits. Situated seven hum
dred miles from New York, they pre-
sent to the American tourist delight
full haven far out at sea, where he can
recuperate in the pure and exhilarating
ocean air
"The existence of these little islands,
three hundred and sixty-fve in number,
a mere speck as they appear almost in
midocean, has puzzled many geologists.
The largest island in the group Is only
thirteen miles in length, yet it has a
large population and produces all kinds
of semi-tropical fruits and flowers
abundantly. Much of the soil is planted
in onions, which are our principal prod
uct for export. The United States is
ready IN arket for us, and our rela
tions with this country are exceedingly
pleasant.
"The formation of the Bermuda is
lands is calcareous, being disintegra-
ton of shells and coral reefs. 1t is
probable that some time, centuries ago,
perhaps, the whole mass was produced
by volcanic upheaval of the ocean
bed. This theory is supported by the
great Walsingham caves, which lead for
miles under the bottom of the ocean,
and the stalactites suspended from the
roof are of volcanic formation.
aside from the native and white
population Bermuda has two regiments
of English soldiers at the forts who
garrison the islands. A notable point
| of interest is dry dock capable of
taking the largest man-of-war in the
English navy. This immense structure
was built in England and towed the en-
tire distance to Bermuda by seven yes
sells.
Curious as it may seem, there is not
well or drop of fresh water to be OBJ
! tanned on the islands. All the houses
are made from soft white stone, which
is carved into square blocks. Even the
roofs are of this material. Large caves
are constructed and rain is caught and
| conveyed to tanks built in each house
for its reception. This rain water is
used for all purposes, and enough is Sc
cured in the rainy season to last all
summer.
There is not spot in the world
where the ocean Is so transparent as
around the Rermudas. Objects on the
bottom can be seen thirty feet below
the surface, and thousands of deep sea
fish in all their varied phases arc no.
ticeable, the whole picture forming q
grand aquarium upon which the eye
can rest for hours without fear of 50.
| tiety."
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-02
MOWRYTOWN.
January 3Oth, 1S9,


W. E. Diehl and sister, Mrs Trout
man, who were visiting their brother at
Woodsfeld, o., have returned.
Chas Reno, of st. Louis, Mo, who
spent the last three months here with
his aged mother, has returned,
The news came here of highly sem
sational attempted robbery at Sardinia
one night last week. The thief was de.
tected and had just opened the safe OF
which, some how, he had the key. So
far as ascertained, nothing valuable was
taken.
F. P. Parrot, our saddler and harness
maker, has been engaged by Robert
Cross, of Georgetown, to work for him
at harness making. ~
The sad intelligence of the death of
F. G. Gayman, of Cincinnati, and form.
erly of here, was received last Thursday
He was a promising young attorney Of
Cincinnati and was highly respected by
all who knew him. His death was
caused by severe attack of la grippe
two years ago. The bereaved family
have the sympathy of the community
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HARRISBURG.
January 30th, 1898.

Charles Euverard and family, of
Strausburg, visited R. Harris last Satur-
day.
We will have two weddings to report
in the near future. Matrimony is on a
boon in this section just at the present
time.
There will be saw mill at this place
in the near future. The man that will
saw the cheapest is the man for Harris.
burg.
Several from this place are attending
protracted meeting at Folsom this week.
John McConnaughey, who has been
in Nebraska for the past eleven years,
returned this week and with his family
has taken up his residence on Sheriff
McConnaughey's farm at this place.
Ed. Morgan and Mr.. Troutwine, oi
Hillsboro, called on friends here Sunday
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A California Novelty.

One of California's novel exhibits at
the worlds fair will be panoramic and
allegorical representation of the gey-
sers. The mechanical model will be
thirty-two feet long, twenty-eight feet
wide, and sixteen high. The allegorical
figure is by Rupert Schmid From the
innernost recesses of the rocks, and
pushing them apart as he ascends from
the internal regions, is a giant The
figure is about two and one-half times
the size of modern Hercules, and the
sculptor has made him as formidable,
powerful and terrible looking being
as the mind could conjure He is al
most in a sitting posture, one massive
leg and both arms are pushing the rocks
asunder, while the other leg carries the
weight of his body. His eyes, mouth,
low forehead and tufted beard are
worthy of demon, and his hair is as
ragged as though he had been disturbed
in his slumbers. To convey an adequste
idea of his colossal proportions, three
life-size figures are to be introduced Ia
the foreground peering timorously ct
the monster from behind bowlders
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LYNCHBURG.
January 28th, IS.


Mrs. R. A. Mclean, Jr., of Petersburg,
KY, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Lydia
Philour.
Dennis Toohy came home last Thurs.
day from Homestead, Pa, where he has
been for some time past.
Mr.. Ed. Denison, of Westboro, twas
calling on friends here Wednesday.
Misses Fannie and Josie Hopkins en-.
tertained a number of their young
friends last, Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Mclean, of Gov.
ington, KY, are guests of the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Bering.
The entertainment given in the hall
last Saturday night was success, 6nan.
cially speaking, hut not otherwise.
An infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley
Malone died Saturday evening and was
buried in the Masonic cemetery Sunday
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oLO VIRGINIA HOSPITALITY.
The House May BE Combless, But the
welcome IL None the Less Hearty.

welcome Il None the Less Hearty.
On bright summer morning early in
the eighties, with my father, I left Ber-
ryville, in Clarke county, and drove east
across the Shenandoah river, up the
road to Snickers Gap, in the Blue
Ridge, says a writer in the Richmond
Dispatch. There we turned south to
visit point where a shooting affair had
occurred, in which my father was in
terested as an attorney. On account of
the many winding roads we became
lost and drove beyond the place we ex-
pected to reach. In a short time, how
ever, we heard a rooster Growing, and,
going a short distance, saw a mountain
farm. We drove in and were greeted
by an old gentleman who was at least
four score and two. His home was a
simple one, but the right royal welcome
that he gave us was as cheering as "a
rock in weary land" and as free from
deception as dross is foreign to tenn
pered steel. The patriot was a great
a1mirer of "Old Hickory" and had
strong views about the affairs Of the
day. There hung his trusty rife over
the door, and everything showed sign
OF rural independence. A large dagger
was sticking between the upper floor
and one Of the joists. 81 had that
made" said he, "for some Of our SOL
diers, but it was never used. The
wimmen folks got hold of it here last
spring and chopped pea-sticks with it
and dulled it all up. just like 'em,
though"
The next morning when we arose we
were unable to find comb or brush.
When we asked our friend about it, he
said: "Why, can't you find itP
bought comb directly after the war,
but reckon the wimmen have been usin'
it, and there's no tellin' where it is.
Wimmen are heap O. trouble about
such things" Despite these facts, that
afternoon dinner, supper by early
| candle-light, and breakfast near the
rising Of the sun, will long be remem.
bered. That old ham, oven-baked bis,
cults, solid butter, clover honey, rich
milk, blackberry preserves, ice-cold
water from the mountain spring, and
those kind hearts have ever since been
tempting us to return once again to the
spot where we learned that ''old Vir.
ginia hospitality" is as native to our
humble homes as it is to our richly fur.
nished mansions with their marble
| halls.
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MARSHALL.
January 30th, 1893.


Miss Judith Spargur, of Berrysville,
spent Friday here, the guest of her
cousin, Mrs. DR.. McNulty.
Miss Lizzie Miller spent last week
with friends at Pisgah.
Miss Bessie Main is visiting relatives
near Carmel.
Miss Name McMullen, of Hillsboro,
is visiting friends and relatives here.
E. L. Watts, of PEBBLES, spent Sunday
at home.
Miss Neal Watts spent part of last
week in Hillsboro with friends.
Mr.. John McMullen, of Hillsboro,
visited friends here last week.
The Rpworth League of this place
held its first social at the home of G. w.
Miller last Wednesday evening. An in
teresting programme was rendered by
the members, after which we were called
to an excellent supper which consisted
of oysters, &c.
r. R. Watts has bought 2 acres of land
Of Thomas Dick just east of town where
he intends to build in the spring.
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AT The WORLDS FAIR.
Hisctr.eai Exhibits Are Nearly Ready for
Installation.

The electrical exhibit will cover in
round numbers 1000 square feet on
the main floor and galleries of the elec-
tricity building. The offices of the de-
partment chief are in the gallery at the
south end and the two bays in the north
end Of the gallery will be devoted to
restaurants. The remainder of the 360,-
900 square feet of flooring in the build
ing will be taken up by aisles. The
work of installing exhibits will begin
Immediately Some exhibits are already
on the ground and others are arriving.
1t is expected that during the week
fifty exhibitors will arrive to look after
the installation of their displays.
OF foreign countries France and Ger
many will give the greatest electrical
displays, France having been assigned
22.790 square feet on the main floor, and
Germany 1882 square feet on the main
floor and galleries. France will occupy
the entire northwestern bay" a part
of section P, just south of the bay, and
the greater part of section X, which lies
east of section P. Germany's exhibit
ground floor east of the French display
and 5,99s feet in the galleries.
England will have 1880 square feet
in the western part of the building ad-
joining the French territory, and to-
gether with Canada will occupy 5,99s
feet in the galleries. Just north of the
center of the building an area of 4,471
square feet has been allotted to Thomas
A. Edison. and in the center of the
building is a circular plat so feet in di-
ameter which will be occupied by the
Phoenix Glass company of New York.
The southern half of the ground floor
has been allotted to large electric firms
of this country, the Bell telephone com
pany, Brush company, Westinghous G
company, Detroit Electrical works, and
others, each having a large space as
signed to it. In the galleries will be
shown monographs, scientific instru'
ments and specialties. Here also will
be the exhibit of insulation and wire
people and small exhibits of foreign
nations.
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PRICETOwN.
January Goth. 1893.


M. V. Whitacre, of Blanchester, special
agent of the Aetna Insurance Company,
gave this point business call the 26th.
J. W. Faris, agent at this point, has
taken some desirable risks for the Aetna
The Holden property on North High
street has passed into the possession Of
J. W. White.
Since the dissolution OF the l. 0. o. F.
organization at this point, the member.
ship has merged into the Lynchburg
Lodge. A. j. Swain, j. H. Duvall and
l. N. Landess convened with their
brethren last Saturday night at the latter
named point.
Mrs. Edward Prickett is convalescing
from severe illness.
We are informed that G. P. Sanders
will return to Salem.
J.C. Landess has come into possession
of the Barr property.
John A. Young and Dora Marconette
were Joined in the holy bonds of wed.
lock the oath inst. by Justice ]. H.
Duvall. The News HERALD extends
congratulations.
Mr.. Shinkle, postmaster at Littleton,
will take up his abode at P. McLaughlins
late residence. Mr.. Stanforth will be.
come postmaster at Littleton and Curtis
Martin will occupy the residence vacated
by Stanforth, belonging to H. A. Landess
and known as the VIM. Brown property
Bethlehem's effort to secure more
convenient point for the reception and
distribution of their mail should b.
heartily seconded by all enjoying more
convenient mailing facilities.
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PICTURE ON A COFFIN LID.
Tho Terrifying Sight which Ceafrontsd
an Eastern Grave Digger.

An Eestcrn Ur1Vo DlGGef.
James Clarebaclx, about forty five
years of age, was recently engaged at
Harrington Corners, ten miles from Ell
mira, N. Y, in resurrecting the remains
of Mrs. M. c. Harrington in order to
bury them in another place. The body
had been under ground for thirty-flve
years, and in digging for it Clareback
struck a great deal of water. He
reached the remnants Of the outer box
surrounding the coffin, and when he
pulled them out of the way he was
greatly astonished to see what appeared
to be Mrs. Herrington's body, apparent
ly undisturbed and so ifelilxe as to con-
vey to his mind the belief that a living,
breathing woman was before him.
81 tell you was scared" said Clare
back to New York Sun correspondent,
land nearly fell over in a faint in the
grave. When | made an examination,
however, / discovered that it was not
the body saw before me, but an exact
photograph Of it on the top of the cof-
fin lid. I then raised the coffin and
opened it. With the exception of the
head, it contained only few crumbling
bones. The head, however, was per-
fectly preserved. The bones were COW
cred with flesh which had petrified, the
whole being as hard as stone, while
the hair had grown to an unusual
length and was very abundant"
The coffin lid was exhibited to num-
ber of people. 1t was made of cedar
and contained an exact and perfectly
clear representation of the deceased
woman as she appeared when she died
thirty-flve years ago. just how to ac-
count for this no one knows, but in lieu
of any better explanation that made by
the grave-digger is accepted. 1t is to
the effect that water flowing through
the grave must have raised the body so
that 1t was pressed against the coffin
lid and the action of the gases arising
from the body, in conjunction with the
nature of the wood, forced the picture
to appear as it did on the outer side OF
the coffin lid.
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Uneie Sam First On Hand.

Uncle Sam, as usual first in all
things, is the first exhibitor at the
worlds fair to put in a showcase for
his display. The showcase is that for
the stuffed specimens of aquatic ami
mails shown by the fish commission
and has been built in the space allotted
for 1t on the first floor of the govern
ment building. The case is finished in
the natural wood-white oakland
highly polished. 1t is seventy feet
long, eight feet deep and twelve feet
high. Not far from it lie the carload
Of exhibits which are to 60 in it, con-
sisting of a stuffed walrus, stuffed
lizards, sharks, starfish, electric fish,
devil Ash, etc. Where the display Is
not complete, models Of the Ash in
plaster snd clay. 30 ingeniously colored
- TO defy discovery Of the sham. will bs
used
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A Good Record. 81 have sold Cham.
berlain's Cough Remedy for ten years."
says druggist E. B. Legq, Of Vail, Ia,
"and have always warranted it and
never had bottle, returned. During
the past 80 days have sold twelve doz-
en- and it has given perfect satisfaction
in every instance" 1t does not dry up
cough, but loosens and relieves it. 1t
will cure severe cold in less time than
any other treatment. 25 cent, so cent
and 81 bottles for sale by Seybert & Co.
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RAINSBORO.
January 30th, 1893.

January 30th, 1893.
w. J. Redkey has been kept from his
store by affiiction for two or three weeks.
J. @. Harrington has sold his property
on West Main street to Mrs. Catherine
Shipton and will give possession March
LIST.
Mrs. John Roger has been very sick
during the past week but is improving
now.
DR.. and Mrs. Bahan, of Ross county,
were called here Wednesday on account
of the death Of her sister.
T. R. Fletcher is suffering from a
severe attack of sciatic rheumatism.
r. E. Roads and wife, of Fincastle,
were guests of Geo. X. Rhoades and
family last week.
The Patrons of Husbandry are making
an effort to revive their society here and
we wish them success.
Miss Annie Waddsll has returned
from an extended visit among friends at
Lancaster.
Miss Margaret Foraker, daughter of
Henry and Lydia Foraker, died Wednes-
day, January 25th, 1893, aged about 2l
years. She had been afflicted from early
childhood and death was happy re-
lease from suffering. Funeral services
in charge OF Rev. H. W. Bailey, Thurs
day afternoon.
j. B. Gossett, another worthy veteran,
has been favored with an increase of
pension.
Annual Farmers Institute three
weeks from day Monday.
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FAST ENOUGH.
A Russians Plan for Crossing tho At.
lantic In Twenty-Elght Hours.

Russians Plan for Crossing tho At
1antic In Twenty-ElSht Hours.
It is said that new maritime inven-
ton, intended to revolutionize the pres
ent system of marine locomotion, is be-
ing perfected by Lieut.. Apostolow, of
the Russian navy. The other day a
private exposition was given of the in
genious models before Admiral Van der
Fleet, Baron Bistrom, Capt. Pereleschin
and other naval officers, in the directors
room of the Russian companys estab-
lishment at Odessa. Sufficient informa-
ton has been collected by the London
Transcript to show that Lieut.. Apostle
lows new ship has neither screw nor
paddle. There is instead, kind of
running electrical gear right round the
vessels hull under the water line, and
a revolving mechanism, which will pro-
pei the ship from Liverpool to New
York in twenty-eight hours. This, how
ever, is but one part of the Russians
scheme Some unreasonably timid per-
sons, Lieut.. Apostolow imagines, might
object to the discomfort of being
swishcd through the Atlantic pillows
at the rate of one hundred and thirty
knots an hour. To these lie offers the
alternative of q submarine passage
without rock, roll or vibration, and
with a good supply of oxygen and
hydrogen during the short voyage"
What the cars officers think of the
Apostolow plans is not recorded. All
that is known is that the lieutenant has
quilted Odessa for Moscow and st.
Petersburg, where he intends to exhibit
his models before he enbarks with
them for that valhalla of invention
the worlds fair.
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Hoods Sarsapariiis
NEW MARKET.
January S0th, 1893.

January 3Oth, 1898.
Mr.. Henry McRenolds, of Circleville,
has been visiting his brother and family
during the past week.
An oyster supper was given at E. V.
Barrere's on last Friday night in honor
of the Platian society.
Ben Evans, of Hillsboro, accompanied
by his sister, Miss Mary, spent last Sun
day with Martha Barrere.
John Custer, of Winchester, is spend
ing few days with his parents.
A. E. Pavey was at Lexington, KY,
and Mt. Vernon, ILL.,, last week on busi-
ness. He attended the Pattersalls, Bras.
field & Co.'s sales at Lexington.
DR.. N. B. VanWinkle, wife and
mother, of Blanchester, attended the
funeral of Mrs. Barrere, Friday.
Charles Trop and family, of Hillsboro,
visited R. L. Purdy last Sunday.
Martha johnson and Charlie Barrere
are on the sick list.
Mrs. Louisa Wilkin, wife OF Henry
Wilkin, died at her home about two
miles south OF here, January 18th. The
remains were inferred at the Presbyter-
ian cemetery on Friday the Goth. She
leaves an aged husband and five
daughters and many friends to mourn
her loss. Two daughters have preceded
her to the better land.
Arch Lake and wife, of Aurora, ILL.,,
are visiting Mrs. Dugan, the formers
mother.