The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-03-07
SAMANTHA.

March 25, 1895.
The Friends Church closed a series
of meetings here last week.
Miss Nancy Wright has returned from
a weeks visit to friends at Greenfield.
Misses Adda and Lizzie Elton spent
last week with their brother, Charles
and family, at Bloomington, o.
Messrs. Walter and Willis Pucket, Of
Buford, spent last week with their
nephew, Abe Vaughn, of this place.
Miss Mira Carey, of near here, re.
turned last Saturday from Muncie, Ind,
where she spent the winter with her
brother, A. w. Carey, and her sister,
Mrs. John Killing.
Chas. Swadley has been retained as
teacher for the spring term, in the first
room of the school in this place, and
Miss Lou Kearns will take the place Of
Miss McLaren in the primary room.
The "Busy Bee Aid Society,"" of the
Fall Creek U. P. Church, will give a
musical entertainment at the Fall Greek
Church, March 18th, for the benefit of
the church. Everybody who loves to
hear good music, both instrumental and
vocal, should not fail to be there. All
are invited. Come if you do not love
music and contribute to good cause.
Who will be the next to step from
among the ranks of the bachelors and
maids, to join hands and embark as one
on the great voyage of life? The last to
do this act in our vicinity we're Oscar
johnson, son of Robert johnson, and
Miss Lizzie McNicol, daughter OF Robert
McNicol, both of this township. The
wedding took place on the 2Sth ult.
There were but few who knew of the
wedding until it was over, as the couple
got into q buggy and drove to Leesburg,
where they were united in marriage by
Rev. Sellars. They then returned to
Mr.. McNicol's, where sumptuous sup.
per was served. The reception was given
at Mr.. Johnson's on the day following.
The happy pair will enter at once upon
the sterner duties of life, and go to
housekeeping on farm near Centerfeld.
The most destructive fire ever known
to our place occurred few days ago,
when the alarm of fire was heard about
four o'clock, on the morning of the 25th
ult. The fire proved to be at the resi-.
dence of Geo. Holmes neat and com.
iorta'le little dwelling which he had
recently finished. The fire originated
in the kitchen, between the roof and
ceiiing, and had gained such headway
before being discovered that nothing
could be done to save it, and even be.
fore the neighbors could get there the
building was almost entirely consumed.
The family, consisting principally of
small children, escaped without injury.
A few bed clothes, one bedstead, cook
stove, and organ, were all that was
saved. All the wearing apparal of the
IamlIy was lost. But, during the hre,
some of the energetic neighbors were
there and it was not long after the fire
was over before some four or five per.
sons were started in different directions
with subscribtion papers, and on sum.
ming up their days work it was found
that they had subscriptions to the
of nearly three hundred dollars.
Mr.. Holmes and family, with what goods
he had left, was soon furnished house
by Frank West, and it was not many
days before the good people had the
house comfortably furnished and the
family clothed, and provisions enough
TO do until Mr.. Holmes could earn some.
thing. This shows the brotherly love
and feeling that exists in Penn township.