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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23
JUST MISSED HIM,
A Heavenly Cannon Ball Grazes
HI. G. Duvall, of Pulse,
And Heavenly Hail Rattles on Salem
Township Roofs.

Mr.. II. G. Duvall, living near Pulse,
in the western part of the county, had
an experience Monday afternoon OF last
week which falls to but few persons,
and which he expresses no desire to
pass through the second time, having
had a most remarkable escape from
an awful death in the first.
On Monday afternoon he called at
this Office with peculiar looking piece
of rock or ore, which, on examination,
proved to be metoric in It's origin. 1t
weighed about one and one. half pounds,
and from its shape seemed to be frag-
ment broken from larger piece. The
inside portion, as revealed in places
where the crust had been Clipped off,
was white, while the outside was burnt
black by some intense heat. Such pieces
are frequently found, but few are seen
to fall and still fewer have fallen in such
close proximity to the observer as this
one, and Mr.. Duvall's story of how he
came in possession of it and how near it
came to causing his death is an interest.
ing one.
About one o'clock in the afternoon of
the day referred to he was engaged in
chopping IN the woods near his home
when his attention was attracted by a
succession of sharp sounds resembling
the report of a revolver. He could not
locate the direction from which the
sounds came, but supposed some one
was shooting and thought but little of it
until in few moments the cracking
sounds were followed by buzzing noise
as if the air was filled with swarming
bees. The sound continued for some
time, when another sharp report was
heard directly overhead. Looking up
quickly he saw a small black speck in
the air, and almost before he could think
a heavy missile whistled through the air
and buried itself in the ground not more
than three or four feet from where he
stood. He admits having been pretty
badly stirred up just about this time,
but went to work where the mysterious
missile had alighted and in short time
had dug away the earth to depth OF
two feet and found the peculiar looking
rock lying there, which, when he at.
tempted to handle it, he found was very
hot.
After allowing the rock to cool it was
taken home by Mr.. Duvall and his story
; of his narrow escape was told. AS soon
as it became known in the neighborhood
quite number of citizens for severa
miles around remembered to have heard
,, the mysterious sounds. 1t is very prob
able that the bursting of a large aerolite
caused the reports heard and that many
orher fragments fell in the vicinity
Two men who were at work in barr
, say that the reports were followed by &
, rattling on the roof sounding like sho
, falling on it and the sound was undoubt
edly caused by small fragments of The
aerolite.
Mr. Duvall appreciates the value o
the stone as relic but will be glad tt
correspond with any one who would like
to possess it.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

Have you ever thought that place
the size of Hillsboro should have their
streets and houses numbered 1t may
be all right for those who have lived
here all their lives, as they know nearly
every one in the city and where they
are located, but our population is con-
stantly changing and it causes much an
noyance to those who have been here
for short time to even locate the streets,
to say nothing OF the people who live
upon them. Let us wake and see to it
that all the streets are numbered, sign
placed upon each corner and the houses
and business places plainly numbered.
1t gives business like look to the city,
TO say nothing OF it's convenience.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

Local Democratic aspirants for office
under the coming administr .tion have
30 far been very quiet, and even the ap-
plicants for the post Office have confined
their work to a still hunt. The latest
one to announce his willingness to serve
his country and at the same time to aid
in reducing the surplus by drawing a
stipulated amount monthly is Dan Scott,
the head tonsorial in the Parker House
Tonsorial Parlors, who has expressed a
desire to carry a rod apd guage the
spirits frumenti at the Lynchburg dis
tillery. He and Hon j. b Worley, the
supposed dispenser of appointments for
this neck of the woods, are holding fire.
quent confabs, and it is supposed are
un ting their forces. Next!
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

During the six weeks vacation of the
Court room it has been recarpeted and
given thorough renovation, and Mon.
day morning was in much more habit.
able condition than for a long time
through the efforts of the janitor, Jesse
Horton. The small room at the right OF
the Court room has been neatly fitted
up as library for the accommodation OF
the members OF the bar, and supplies a
convenient and safe place for keeping
the law books necessary around court
room
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

Rev. @. w. Garroute, of Higginsport,
and Rev. J. F. Burnett, of Felicity, pres
ident and secretary respectively of the
Southern Ohio Conference of the Chris
tan Church, were in THE city last We'd
nesday in attendonce at the Sanders
church trial. They are both gentlemen
in high standing in church circles, and
made many friends during their stay in
HillahOro
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

Horace Huff, of East Monroe, was tried
two weeks ago for having stolen proper.
ty in his possession and discharged,
having proven that the property, a
"houn' dog" was purchased by him of
Ide Day without knowledge that it had
been stolen. Ide was arrested last week
for the theft, and the Mayor let him off
with the costs, amounting to about $l2.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23
That Electric Railroad.

The News HERALD's suggestion last
week in reference to an electric railway
connecting the metropolis with Rains
boro, New Petersburg, Greenfield and
other suburban points, has been very
favorably commented upon in all di-
rections and the idea has met with ap-
proval on all sides, even from those who
have no hope Of the project being car
ried out, but WHO recognize the advant-
age of it if it could be pu.hed to com.
pletion.
For our part the subject was mention
ed in all seriousness. We believe the
construction of such a road is feasible
and that it would prove paying invest
ment, and we further believe that it
would provide simple solution of Hills
boro's difficult railroad problem. No
section in the State could present more
favorable conditions to encourage the
building of such a road, and if they are
being built elsewhere, why not here ?
Chillicothe will in few days receive
definite proposition for the erection of a
road to the Caves via. Bainbridge and
we think that the self evident advantages
OF line from here to Greenfield justify
an investigation of it's practcability.
A weak imitation of Jules Verne in
last weeks Gazette seeks to supplant our
idea and reap the credit for originating
a rapid transient system between here
and Padfactorytield by proposition to
establish line of steamers between the
two places via Paint Creek, Rocky Fork
and Clear Creek. One of the Hillsboro
stations is to be at Clear Creek bridge
and the other at the Rocky Fork bridge
on the Belfast pike. An immense hotel
is to be erected at the Point at
cost of $77 100000 and the steamers are
to connect with the dinner table at the
hotel and increase the latter's receipts
accordingly.
The scheme is absurd on its face and
on par with the Gazette's usual schemes.
1t is utterly impracticable and we hope
Will be given no further consideration
The route chosen is too roundabout and
would lengthen the seventeen mile trip
to nearly eighty miles the bridges over
the different creeks have all been built
too low for the passage of steamers and
the creeks would have to rise 60 feet to
enable the boats to get over them there
are numerous dams and other 0bstruc-
tions and lastly, the creeks are every
one as shallow as the Gazette in several
places and large steamers, such as are
proposed, would experience no little
difficulty in making the trip. The mer-
germany motives behind the scheme are
so evident that it loses what little weight
it might otherwise have. One of the
principal stockholders in the Point
Hotel Company is Ell. Hough, of the
Gazette, who invested over 20 cents of his
last months salary in the business, and
could not be expected to do otherwise
than throw the influence of the Gazette
towards anything that would aid his
own personal interests.
We leave it to the judgement of the
people to decide between our PROPOSE
tion and that of the Gazette II we win
we shall accept the tribute to our inge-
nuity with becoming dignity; if the
Gazette wins, and we think they won't,
We will accept yearly pass over the
line in the same way.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

DR.. H. w. LeFevre will leave the first
of April for Chicago, where he will pur.
sue course in dentistry, making a
special study of crown, bridge and plate
work. He will remain until the middle
of May, by which time he expects to
have completed the work.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

DR.. w. w. Dawson, the eminent ply
sician of Cincinnati, died at the College
Hill Sanitarium last Thursday morning
after a protracted illness, the immediate
cause of his death being paralysis. His
wife, who has been dead for twelve
years, was the daughter of DR.. Joseph
Hand, of this city. The funeral occurred
on Saturday.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23
Harrington Bound Over.

Constable Curless Harrington, of
Rainsboro, who was arrested last week
at the instance of N. P. Clyburn on a
charge of having instigated Miss Ella
Groggs to prosecuting him for bastardy,
had his trial before Justice Maddox last
Thursday afternoon and was bound over
to the grand jury in the sum of 500.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

Mr.. Joseph Inskeep, of Urbana, visited
his son, Mr.. Marion Inskeep, at this
place last week. Mr.. Inskeep is 81 years
old, hale and hearty, and looks as though
he might live to see another score of
wears roll hy
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

The High School entertainment is
given for the benefit of the High School
library fund. The admission fee will be
rs cents and the amount could be ex-
pended in no better way than in the
purchase of ticket.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

Mr.. James Kennedy and son, Frank,
of Brooklyn, N. Y, have been visiting
frie nds here for the past week. Mr..
Kennedy was formerly resident OF
Hillsboro and is now Superintendent of
Streets in the city of Brooklyn. This is
his first visit to Hillsboro for twenty
years. -
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

The peers of the iron bridge over
Brushcreek, near Roby's Mills, were
washed out during the high water last
week aud the bridge went down Wednes.
day night. No estimate OF the damage
has been made, but the ironwork is bad.
ly bent and broken, and the expense of
re. building will be almost as much as
the first COST
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

Heinneman will be at Hugh Ervin's
livery stable on Monday, February 9th,
and wishes to purchase number of
good horses and mares. Bring in your
horses and get good price for them.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

Mr.. Dick Burns, who has been wear
ing the diamond behind the desk of the
St. James Hotel at Springfield for two
years, is at home on visit with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Richard Burns.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23
For Headache

Try our Chocolate Troches.
They do the work.
They are pleasant to the taste.
They are the cheapest sold.
Price 20 cents box.
Mr. Smith jnst thought his head would bust !;
He gritted his teeth and grnsned and cussed,
But he took a Chocolate Troche
And danced at a ball till half past three.
For sale by Seybert & Co.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

Mr.. Joseph W. Watts, the well known
young attorney, was married on Wednes-
day to Miss Olive Spargur, at the latter's
home near Carmel.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

The Y. P. S. G. E. of the Christian
Church will give Rainbow" dime
social at the home of Miss Ella Gabriel,
on the corner of South and johnson
streets, Friday evening, February oath.
A novel and interesting programme has
been prepared,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

Mr.. John Glascock, formerly of this
city but now one of the prosperous
young business men of Muncie, Ind, is
here for few days visit with relatives
and friends
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

Don't fail to attend the High School
entertainment at the Armory this WED
nesday) evening.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

CT. Richman, the horse buyer, will
be here on Friday and will buy horses
and mares for both draft and driving for
the New York market.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23
Clay Township Convention.

The Republicans of Clay township
will meet in convention at Buford, Sat.
urday afternoon, March 4th, for the pur-
pose of placing in nomination a town.
ship ticket. Polls ope n from l. p. m. to
4 p. m. By order of
A. H. REAMEs,
Clay TIP. Central Commute eman.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

Mothers meeting will be held in the
Presbyterian Church, Wednesday after.
noon, March 1st, 1893. Topic-What
have I done to- day?
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

Mr.. Chas. Erdmann, of Chillicothe,
spent several days of the week here
looking after business and incidentally
enioying himself.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

Mrs. F. M. Chase and daughter, Miss
Luella, of Cincinnati, have been the
guests of Mis-. Eta Hoyt for a week past
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

Judge R. M. Dittey is at home after
an extended stay at Memphis, Tenn,
where he has large business interests.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

Miss Lorie Hughey has gone to Gin
CHINA to resume her studies in elocu.
ton under Miss Kellogg.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

Found-the reason for the great popu.
larity of Hoods Sarsaparilla-simply
this: Hoods Cures. Be sure to get
Hoods.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

High school entertainment at Armory
Hall to. night Wednesday,. -
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23
High School Entertainment.

The pupils of the High School will
give an entertainment next Wednesday
evening, February 22d, at Armory Hall
Doors open at 7:l5. Entertainment be-
gins at S:15. Admission 25 cents Bene-
fit of High School.
PROGRAMME.
Music-Gypsy Chorus Hi School
Oration-W Washington. .... Joseph Jhaney
Essay-National Flowers. .........., TUX
Flag Drill
Declamation-Mark Twain on New E,
land Weather. ..............M Mitchell .oel
Oration-We Wellesby and Vassor. Clara Rockhold
Music-Trio and Chorus. ........ High School
Orlgihal STORY. ................ Rosetta Felbel
Mnslc-A, Is, q Duet. Observation-Disclosures.
......... Wilbur 'ornetet and Lola Lemon
Debate-Government Ownership of Railroads.
Affirm Louis Rindskopf.
Ralph Fullerton.
Donr ! William Smith,
DenS Roy Ferris.
Music-Insfrumental Trio. Gertrude
Stevenson, Jane Smith, Grace Patterson.
Farce-Champion Of Her Sex.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

Mr.. r. H. Hogsett has been at Toledo,
O., on legal business since last Thursday.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

Misses Anna Clark and Ida Shack
are the guests of friends at Columbus
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

If you would be rid of chills and fever
take Simmons Liver Regulator.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

List Of unclaimed letters remaining in the
Post office at Hillsboro. February 23d, 1898.
Bounel Joseph Delayn. Mrs Cbarine
Fox Mrs Sallie E Stephens Tho's
Shannon James White U B
s'lease say advertised letters In canins 70,
the above ERsKINE CARSON, p. NJ
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

Miss Nellie Marshall, of Washington
G. H., is the guest of Mrs. g. w. Boies.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-23

DR.. Dick Brown, of Cincinnati, is here
as the guest OF friends.
The sun., 1893-11-02

hrll walked tow ard Prendergast, who,
by the time he csught sight of Mr.. Har-
rison, had advanced ebout ten feet from
the doorway. Without saying word
Prenderganst drew revolver and COM
menced to fire.
He pulled the trigger but three times,
and every bullet hit the mark One ball
shattered Mr.. Harrison's left hand. An
otEer passed into the lower right side of
the abdomen, making a wound that would
have been mortal within few days. The
third bullet entered the chest slightly
above the heart. This bullet was the i'm
mediate cause of death. He died in TWEEN
ty minutes, and was conscious until the
last. The murderer escaped, but at once
went to a police station and gave HIM
self up. He is no doubt insane. The
news of the assassination created the
widest excitement throughout the city.
In the various pulpits yesterday Mr..
Harrison's tragic death was feelingly al
luded to. The funeral will take place
one day this week and will be q public
one Mr.. Harrison was to have been
married in q few days to Miss Annie
Howard, wing was in the house at the
time of the murder. He was born in
Lexington, KY, Feb. Is, 1925. He had
been married twice before, both his wives
having died, the last one in 1887. He
leaves two. sons and a daughter, all
gIown. -
An inquest was held yesterday and a
verdict rendered in accordance with the
ABOVE. It. recommended that Prendep
gast pc held to the grand jury
The sun., 1893-11-02
SINS AND SINNERS,


At Cloverdale, Ind, James Sinclair
was robbed of $645.
r. W. Corey, the Brooklyn pension
agent indicted for fraud, is dead.
Thieves cracked the postofice safe at
Grafton, W. Va, and secured about $500.
Andy Thornton squared an old grudge
by splitting James Socks head with an
axe, at Paris, Ky.
Postmaster William Mast was arrested
at Cheyenne, Wyo., charged with steal
ing a registered letter containing 1857.
The residence of Jacob Wise at Akron,
Chic, was burglarized and $3.50 hidden
under pillow was taken.
Bert Pepper was remanded to Jail by
q San Francisco judge to be returned to
New York for bigamy.
Thomas H. O'Connor, wanted at West
chester, Pa, for embezzlement, has been
arrested at Toronto, Ont.
A movement is in progress looking to
the uniting of all labor orders and unions
under q central authority.
One Italian was killed and two others
seriously wounded in a street affray at
Newark, H, J,
A baby that had been thrown from q
train was found at Buffalo beside the
Illinois Central tracks. 1t was dead.
Thieves stole cash and plate worth
$500 from st. Patrick's cathedral at st
Joseph, Mo.
Peter Lyons was robbed and shot by
masked men at Kenton. Ohio. He will
recover.
Charles RommGlee, New York sign
painter, harrassed by debts, committed
suicide by shooting.
The notorious Dalton gang attended a
They left their arms outside.
Samuel w. Dorsey of Washington,
The sun., 1893-11-02
BOLD ROBRERS

st. Paul, Special.-Last evening two
robbers, wearing black silk masks over
their faces entered John +. Cappell's
drug store, 741 Mississippi street, and,
covering Mr.. Cappell and james Reed, of
160 Acker street, who was in the drug
store at the time, with revolvers, they
compelled them to give up their valuables.
Mr.. Cappell was robbed of gold watch
valued at $50 and scarf pin worth
$3.50. Fortunately for Mr.. Reid his val
uables and money were left at home, and
the robbers secured nothing from him.
There were few dollars in currency In
the cash drawer, and Mr. Cappell was
obliged to turn this over also to his Sa-
pacious visitors. After the two gentle
men had been relieved of all their personal
possessions of value in the shape of jew.
elry and money, the robbers bid their vic.
Tins be quiet on pain Of death. and slowly
backed out through the door, which they
closed and, taking the key out Of the lock,
fastened the door on the outside. Several
minutes elapsed before Mr. Cappell could
get the door open and notify the Margaret
street police authorities Of the affair.
The sun., 1893-11-02
CHINESE RI0Tc

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 30. - More
Chinese rioting was reported last night
n {he Cahuenga valley, a vegetable
gardening district between this city and
the ocean. Since the Geary law iapsed
into inanition the white vegetable grow
era became so Incensed and demonstratiye
thaf nearly all the Chinese left of their
9Wn accord: 4 hundred and fifty mem.
Pers Of the anti Chinese league organized
lasf night, however, and moved unon
Haneeck' Grifiinl and the Deukee ranches,
Ehree 9f the largest ip the valley, Eight.
een thlnese found in shacks were driven
70 fAe city and SO badly frightened that
they VIII not return. Many shots were
hred but no one was injured. The
eVicted Chinese have employed counsel.
The sun., 1893-11-02
AN OUTBREAK or CRANKs.

New York, Oct. 31.-A crazy man en-
ulating the example of the man who
Saturday night shot down and killed
Mayor Harrison of Chicago, fired two
shots from n six-barreled revolver into
the stomach of a man whom he In his
insanity imagined had done him q wrong.
Inc man who was shot was Frederick
Matthews. The man who did the shoot
ing is said to be named Thomas Bradley.
Matthews is superintendent of construc-
ton OF the new postal telegraph building,
Broadway, and but for the fact that ten
policemen of the Broadway squad with
their billies and batons defended the
PROSTATE, bleeding and mangled and
shrieking form of the would-be murderer,
an infuriated mob of over 1900 men
armed with sticks, clubs and stones would
have lynched the fellow. The man was
locked up in the city hall police station
as a suspicious character. He told
story about the policeman trying to mur-
der him for $500 he had stolen. Matth-
ews is in critical condition and will
probably die
Edwin Gould, second son of the late
Jay Gould and co-keir of the latter's
millions, has had his first startling ex-
perience with the genus crank Mr.
Gould was sitting in his private Office in
the Western Union building at 2 o'clock
when he we disturbed by the sudden
entrance of a stranger. AS he looked
up from his desk he saw q slight, under
sized man, shabbily but neatly dressed
with pale face and small black mustache
The CLEAN in the mans eye told Mr..
Gould that he had crank to deal with,
even before the fellow spoke The
crank walked steadily towards Mr. Gould
and when he got close to him, said in a
threatening manner: Give me that
$1,000, and give it to me quick, or give
me the tip on the market"
''Sit down just a minute" said Mr..
Gould, until l get the money out of
the safe" The crank sat down and
Mr.. Gould stepped to side door and
out walked Detective William Clark of
the central Office. Come with me end
we'll get the money" said the detective.
The crank bowed his head and walked
out of the Office with the detective. In
he hall Clark put the handouts on the
ild-eyed young man, and half an hour
later he was at police headquarters. He
is insane.