The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-09-27
OUR NEIGHBORs.
GEORGETOWN GAZETTE.

GEORGETOWN GAZETTE.
Mrs. John Rhoades and that darling
babe, Helen, OF Hillsboro, are visiting
Mr.. Rhodes parents, Capt. j. g Rhodes
and wife.
At the Cincinnati M. E. Conference,
last week, Mt. Oreb and Winchester
was transferred from Georgetown Dis
trict to the Hillsboro District, and Mos.
COW and Montgomery into Georgetown.
Rev. g. ]. Wells is preacher on the
Mt. Oreb Circuit.
Mr.. B. F. Dyer, in company with DR..
Y. Stephenson, and members of his
family, went to the City, Sunday after
noon, to see what could be done for the
cancer on his jaw. The trip was made
at the earnest solicitation Of Mr.. Dyer,
who thought he might get relief from
the severe pain and affliction he is un.
dergoing, but it is now quite certain
that there is no such relief for him in
this life.
NEW VIENNA REPORTER.
A notable social event of last week
was the celebration OF Uncle George
Bernard's 95th birthday on Thursday at
his country home. One hundred and
fifty or more people were present to as
sist in making the occasion enjoyable
and memorable. A sumptuous dinner
was an important feature. Uncle George,
hale and hearty at ninety five, was the
oldest person present. Then to keep
him company, were present John An
trim, aged 90; Joseph Moon, aged 90 ;
Thomas Montgomery, aged 90, and
Thomas Moon, aged 80. There was also
present another group of of dozen old
boys aged rs years. Jonathan Wright,
G. Osborn, Harvey Powell and Uncle
Zach Horseman, were the New Vienna
youngsters present.
LERsBURG BUCKEYE.
G. E. Hixson and wife, of Hillsboro,
were the guests Of s. w. Horsman and
family, over Sunday.
AT LEXINGTON.
Misses Emma and Mollie Lemon, of
HillsbOro, we've the guests of Miss Anna
McLauthin over Sunday.
The Buckeye wouldn't for the world
say word about that Leesbure man
who, when wakened by neighbor not
many mornings ago, spent an hour try.
ing to put on his pants, when, 10, he
had been all that time trying to put his
legs through his wife's dress sleeves.
James w. Blaine, we'll known citizen
of Greenfield, died at his nome in that
city last week. Mr.. Blaine was at one
time member of the Infirmary Board
OF Highland county and enjoyed the es.
TEEN Of large number Of people. His
daughter was formerly onesof the teach.
ers in the public schools Of this place.
Mrs. Richard Kelly and son, Henry,
of Lathrop, No., are visiting friends in
Leesburg and vicinity. Mrs. Kelly's
husband was brother of Judge Kelly,
OF Hillsboro, and was at one time resi-.
dent of this place, and was engaged in
running the tannery near the present
residence of A. T. Chance. Mrs. Kelly's
daughter Lizzie, of Toledo, is also a
guest Of friends in this place.
sABINA NEws-RECoRD.
Miss Bessie Britton is visiting relatives
in Highland county this week.
The colored people are holding camp
meeting in the Sollars grove. Elder
Burr of the Baptist Church, OF Hillsboro,
presiding. The singing is praised very
highly and draws large crowds each
evening.
GEORGETOWN NEws-DEM.
During the drouth Abe Rees' we'll has
been dry. The servant girl would take
two buckets and go to a neighboring
well and bring two buckets of water,
one OF which, to keep cool, she would
attach to the windlass rope and let down
into the well. The pupils at the school
house carry water from neighboring
wells, and they would 60 to Mr.. Rees'
well and draw up this bucket of water
and pour it into their own and carry il
off not knowing that the we'll was dry
1t was not until they were caught in the
act that it was known what daily be
came of this extra bucket of water.
Last Friday night Mt. Oreb and viein
ity' was wild with excitement over the
chastisement of two residents who re
side about four miles north OF Mt Oreb
1t seems that there has been great dea
of petty stealing in that neighborhood
of late, and the suspected persons were
quietly watched until their guilt wa.
was proven to certainty. On last Fri
day night about sixty disguised resi-
dents, composed of the best farmers O
that section, appeared at the home O