The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-07-19
LYNCHBURG.
July 10th, 1894.

May Wingfeld, OF Clarksville, is visit
ing Grace Faris.
Miss Anna Hammond has returned
from the New Vienna Normal.
G. H. A. Conard, of Cincinnati, paid
his friends here brief visit, Monday
morning.
Harold Harvey, of Milford, was visit.
ing friends at this place last week.
Arthur Bishire is at home from an
extensive trip through Indiana, with
Langs,aff's show.
H. F. Stephenson, of Columbus, was
here on business last Wednesday and
Thursday.
r S. Roush has been appointed solic
itor for our village. A good selection.
The S. s. celebration at Harwood, Sat
urday was attended by several of our
citizens.
Charles Kisler and wife are visiting
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs w.
G. Miller
Misses Lila Faris and Fronia CLANCY
are visiting Ethel Holiday, at Berry
vile, this week.
Rev. John Wilson was one of the
speakers for the s. S. celebration at
Harwood.
Charlie Duminel is SO happy that he
wishes to treat every one he meets. It's
boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Mclean, OF Coz
ington, KY, are visiting the latter's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bering.
George Kleckner is seriously i'll of
flux.
A Dodson township S. S. convention
will be held at Dodsonville, Sunday
evening, at 2p. m.
Mrs. Paulina Hopkins, OF Pricetown.
is visiting w. H. Hopkins and family.
Charles Wheatley had considerable
cash cut in his head by set of hay lad
ders tipping up with him. DR.. Kleck-
ner closed up the wound by taking two
stitches in it..
On Thursday of this week the NJ. E.
and Disciple S. S. will go to Lacy's
woods for days picnic.
Fred Locke's circus exhibited to
good crowd here Saturday night. In the
evening the X. of P.'s were present in
body by special invitation OF Mr..
Locke.
The Epworth League gave festival
and concert in the city park, Friday
night.
Last Thursday night, VIM. Dove, of
Martinsville, and Miss Anna Thomp-
son were married at the home OF the
brides parents by Rev. DIR. Pinkerton.
The morning passenger train struck
wagon driven by Charles Rush, as he
was crossing the track, Thursday. No
damage was done beyond the smashing
up of the rear portion of the wagon.
We see by one of the county papers
that Robt. Davidson won his first jury
trial cat Lynchburg" after hard fight.
That's the first we had heard of it.
When did it occur? Are not the county
papers little too free in the use of the
phrase sat Lynchburg," when referring
to anything that happens in this part of
the county? IN. B. We do not intend
this as any reflection on Bob, at all
One OF Fred Locke's employees was
the victim of a brutal assault, Sunday
evening. He was talking to some ladies |
when Grant Trenary approached him
from behind and without word of
warning struck him and knocked him
down and it is said that he kicked him
also. Just why the assault was commit.
ed we have not learned. Trenary
would not have Jared very well had he
been caught by the circus employees who
started on the war path as soon as they
heard of the occurrence. Trenaly skip
ped.
No little interest has been taken in
the reported find OF the skeleton of
mas1odon, near Russells, and many are
the exaggerated stories told about it. 1t
appears that about five weeks since
Lewis Barnes came upon some bones in
the bottom of ditch he was cleaning.
He cut up and threw out number of
pieces and one large tooth. No atten-
ion was paid to the matter but DR..
Granger, of Russells, learned of the dis
,overy and did little excavating and
secured tooth weighing about ten
pounds. A tusk was found which was
about six feet long but it was ruined
through careless handling. On Thurs.
day of last week, Prof. H. 7. Stephenson,
Of Columbus, and L. S. Hopkins went
up for the purpose of making more
thorough investigation and if possible
to secure the skeleton and have it
for the State University. A
large excavation was made but nothing
was found save the bones OF the fore
feet, including the head of the radius
and toe ulna. These bones and what