The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-27
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Mrs. Malinda Gore, Of Piketon, is the
guest OF Mrs. John M. Turley.
Mrs. Margaret Mackerly, Of Hillsboro,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Samuel
Coleman, and family.
James Dewitt and wife, Of Clinton
county, are being entertained by friends
in this vicinity.
The splendid rain, last Thursday, put
new life into vegetation and cheer into
the hearts of the people.
Miss Matte Trump has gone to Balm.
bridge to visit her mother, Mrs. John
Roger.
Isma Troth, of Lynchburg, and John
Hulitt and wife, of Hillsboro, attended
the funeral of Miss Lydia Clyborn,
Friday.
A troupe played Uncle Toms Cabin
to a fair sized audience at this place,
Saturday night.
John Santee has a small book called
the Christians Pocket Companion, that
has been in use for about eighty years.
J.P. Shivers and Miss Lizzie E. Mont
gomery, daughter, of John Montgomery,
of New Petersburg, we're united in mar.
riage by Rev. j. I. Taggart, at his resi-.
dence, June 10th, 1895.
Mrs. Trimble Foraker, of Kansas, was
called here by the serious illness of her
mother, Mrs. Lydia Clyborn, but did
not arrive until after she was dead. She
was present at the funeral.
The grasshoppers are so numerous
in parts Of this township that they have
greatly injured the growing crops.
The Morris heirs have sold their farm
Of 160 acres, near Boston, to Charley
Turner, of Leesburg.
Our hotel keeper, J. G. Foraker, has
been quite thronged the past few days
in entertaining the troupe of Uncle
Tomb's Cabin Show.
Mrs. Leslie George gave birth to a
daughter last Tuesday, and has since
been seriously i'll.
Mrs. Emma Cox, of Boston, gave a
birthday party on the 18th, in honor of
her niece, Miss Sudie Easter. The fol-
lowing guests were present: Misses
Stella Easter, Ethel Barnes, Lien Pauley,
Jessie Pummill, Kate Pummill, Fannie
Bonham, Zelma Thompson, Anna
Cooper, Mernith Pensyl, Ona Thompson,
Anna and Elva Turner.
Uncle Joseph Elliott died at the home
of his son, James, one mile southeast of
Rainsboro, June 22d, 1895, at the ad.
vanced age of 80 years, months and 26
days. He was born in North Caralina,
but came to Ohio when eight years old,
and has lived in Pike county ever since,
except during the last six years, which
have been mostly spent at the home of
the son, where he died. Funeral ser.
vices, in charge of Rev. ]. 1. Taggart,
were held at the family residence Sun.
day morning, and the remains were
taken to his former home, in Pike
county, for interment. He was proba.
bly, the Oldest man in the township.
Misses Irene aud Alice Mccoy are
visiting friends at Samantha.
Mrs. Lydia Clyborn was the eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Britton @.
Hulitt, born January 9th, 1929, in the
vicinity where she died, June 10Th, 1895.
She was married to her lately deceased
husband, VIM. L. Clyborn, May 14th,
1S45. To them were born eleven chill.
dren, six of whom are living and were
present at the funeral. Early in life
she became member of the U. B.
Church, of which she was ever after
consistent member. Her whole life
was spent in the neighborhood where
she died. The large number who gath.
cred at the home and followed the
remains to the last resting place, indi.
Gated the universal esteem in which
she was held. Her memory will long
be treasured by those who knew her,
on account of her kindness, sympathy,
patience and benevolence, which were
leading traits in her character. She will
be sadly missed, but most of all by
Harry and Stella, the orphaned grand.
children whom she had taken into her
home to care for and train.
MARRIED..