The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-10-29
RArrsBORO.

lubt EluNys o0oA'
Miss Bessie Spargur is attending school
in Hillsboro.
Will Brown visited friends at New
Lexington, Sunday.
Rev. w. p. jackson spent part Of last
week at Amelia and Winchester.
Miss Matte Trump, Of Bainbridge, has
been pleasantly entertained by friends
in this vicinity for several.
Several persons from this place attend.
ed the Epworth League Convention, at
Greenfield, last Friday.
Prof. w. A. Rogers was here shaking
hands with his many friends last Thurs.
day.
Aunt Jane Davis returned yesterday
from visiting her grand daughter, Mrs.
Jos. Williams, at Lexington.
William Mutt and wife, of Hamden,
have been guests Of their son-in.law and
daughter, N. R. Barrett and wife for sew.
eral days past.
O. N. Garrett and wife, of Hillsboro,
spent the Sabbath with his mother and
other friends.
Earnest and Lee Spargur are at Ada,
O., going to school.
Will H. Shepherd and wife, of Hills.
boro, visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elijah Lucas, the first of this week.
J. F. Brown and wife, and Mrs. Della
Redkey and Ruth Britton visited friends
at New Lexington and Leesburg, Satur.
day and Sunday.
Henry Foraker and John Lucas, of
Carmel, Isaac Taylor, of Cynthiana, and
many others from these and other places,
attended the funeral of Aunt Phoebe
Milburn, at this place, yesterday.
Hon. Albert Douglass, of Chillicothe,
discussed the political issues from Re.
publican standpoint to crowded house,
at the K. of P. Hall, last Thursday. His
speech was very satisfactory to those of
like faith and must have convinced
others that there were two sides in the
issues.
Mrs. J. B. Davis went to Lancaster to.
day to be present at the marriage of her
sister, Miss Lizzie Barrett, daughter Of
Capt. D. M. Barrett, on Wednesday of
this week, to Ralph Smith, of Denver,
Colo. They will 60 at once, we under
stand, to their Western home, where the
best wishes of Miss Lizzie's numerous
friends in this vicinity will follow them.
Mrs. Phoebe Milburn, whose home
was near Carmel, died at the residence
OF her son.in law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. L. Gossett, in this place, on the
23d inst, at the advanced age of S5 years,
months and 26 days. She was adaugh.
ter of Joseph and Rachel Spargur, who
came from North Carolina, in the begin.
ming of the present century, and settled
in this township, and from whom sprang
the larger part of the Spargur race, 30
numerous and we'll known throughout
this county, and who have given so
many of thdir number to help populate
western States, especially Iowa. Aunt
Phoebe, as she was familiarly called,
was born near where Stringtown now
stands, in this township, December 81,
1910, and continued to reside here with
her parents until her marriage with
James White, in 1927. But, after twelve
years of married life she was bereft by
the unexpected death of her husband,
who was drowned in an attempt to ford
Paint Creek, short distance below
cambridge. Five daughters were left
to her care, all of whom grew to woman.
hood and still survive. In 1868 she was
married to Isaac Milburn, of Marshall,
and after several years of happy welded
life was again left a widow. In 1S43
she united with the NJ. E. Church at
Carmel, and remained a consistent mem.
Der of the same until her second mar.
riage when she had her membership
transferred to the Christian Union
Church, of Marshall, of which her hus.
band was worthy member, and in her
new relation continued to show the gen.
uineness of her faith by her daily life.
The funeral services were held in the M.
E. Church at this place yesterday (Sun.
day., in charge of her former pastor,
Rev. ]. w. Klise, of Hillsboro, and the
remains were laid to rest in the Beavers
Cemetery.
George Rice, of Greene county, Pa,
returned to his home today, after pleas.
ant visit at the home of Andrew Holt,
west of town.
TURKEY.