The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-02
RAINsBORO.
March so, 1896.

March so, 1895.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ferguson have
been entertained by prospective voter
incs last Thursday evening.
Mrs. Thomas Costello visited relatives
Il On Tue western part of the county, last
Y eeek.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Miller,
II Saturday, an interesting girl baby.
Clarence Foraker requests me to say
That the Marshall correspondent was
mistaken in regard to his calling on
pertain young lady of that place, recently.
l. E. M. Roberts, teaching near Lees.
burg, spent Saturday and Sunday here,
tlwith his family and other friends.
~ Miss Scottie Ross, of Hillsboro, is the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. Ettie Costello, at
the Mill.
J. ]. Loyett, of Leesburg, was shaking
hands with his former townsmep and
gheighbors, Friday.
y Rev. ]. 81. Dixon was the guest of w.
3. Redkey, Saturday and Sunday, and
4 and filled his regular appointment while
7there.
sq Milton Fenner visited friends at Viii.
emington, the latter part of last week.
4 Lloyd Garrett, of Hillsboro, was vel.
come guest of friends here, several days
of last week.
Newton Keelor returned Yesterday
from an enjoyable visit among former
associates, at Samantha.
il Clarence Pensyl was circulating among
his numerous, friends here, few days
since.
d There will be an Easter service at the
NJ. E. Church, at 7 p. M, next Sunday,
to which all are invited.
Don't fail to attend the Farmers In.
stitute, at the X. of P. Hall, at p. m,
next Saturday week.
II Mrs. Jennie Eppeison, of Tile juno.
II tion, moved to Clarance Epperson's
farm, east of town, last week.
a Miss Eva Foraker and brother Clar-
fence, of Greenfield, have been pleasant.
:lly entertained by their young friends
here, during the part few days.
4 Mrs. John Redkey has been caring for
her daughter, Mrs. Henry Mason, near
Paint P. O., for the past few weeks.
Miss Ida Ferguson was brought home
from Hillsboro, last Friday. She stood
the trip fairly we'll, but is quite feeble,
and is still troubled with occasional
spells of hiccoughing.
Peter Spargur, of Greenfield, was the
guest of his brother, A. w. Spargur, and
Jacob Foraker, list Thurday and Friday,
and of James w. Spargur, Saturday.
Mrs. Jennie Roberts has been spend.
ing most of her time for the past ten
days at Boston, helping to care for her
mother, Mrs. R. w. P. Barnes, who is
seriously afflicted
Little Byron, the thIee.year.old son
|of Dempsey Eedkey, had thrilling ex.
|perience some days since, by falling into
> cistern that was fifteen feet deep. His
parents, with their children were visit.
Ing at the home of their brother in law,
Henry Mason, near the Rocky Fork
Hotel, and after the dinner was over
and the men folks had gone to the barn,
some distance away, Mrs. John Redkey,
who was also there, was attracted by a
noise and splash at the cistern, and
|san to it, only to find that the boy had
FALLEN in. She Immediately grabbed a
pole that was near by, with string tied
10 the end, and when the boy came to
the surface of the water. which was
about seven deep, she thrust down the
pole and he Immediately seized the
string with death grip and held on
until he was drawn nearly to the top,
when the string broke, and he went
|plunging again to the bottom. After
waiting with breathless impatience till
- came to the surface again, the pole
|was once more thrust down and was
|oeizsd by the perishing child, who held
10 It, till the men who had learned of
ne perilous situation, came from the
haxn with rope, on the end of which
1hsy made moose and cropped it down
sovsr the body, and drsW him ont. By
80 time he was more dead than alive,
1T, with proper remedies and persistent
<Dpst be was brought around all right,
- y doing we'll, and to all human ap.
nRancs bids - tair to be Governor OF
- atate q Ben Foraker did, when
gnple Sammy Newell pulled him ont of
So 1lill pond
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