The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-08-27
RAINsDOHO.
August "a, 1898.

Ross county.
Glenn Barrett Of Leesburg, has been
( visiting his grandpa Miller, at this place
during the past week.
Miss Eva Foraker, Of Greenfield, is
the guest Of friends here.
Mis- Ida Rowe, Of Sugartree Ridge,
is visiting her grand parents Mr.. and
Mrs. James Rowe.
Mrs. Phidelia Smith is having the
q pleasure OF entertaining her father, Mr..
Bnghtenback, Of Waverly.
j. @. Harrington, OF Columbus, has
been visiting his parents and other
friends here for several days.
Misses Anna and Lizzie Keelor and
Ollie and Lille Roads attended the
teachers institute, at Hillsboro, last
week.
Mrs. L. W. Spargur, Of Seaman, was
the guest Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. w. Spargur. the latter part Of last
week.
Misses Jessie and Lizzie Barrett, of
Lancaster, are enjoying visit with
their sister, Mrs. J. B. Davis and her
brother, at the mill.
Absolom Roads has been laid up for
the past few days from the effects of q
cut on his hand.
Mrs. Byron Millikan and children,
Glare and Florence, of Washington city,
are guests of ). B. Gossett and John
Redkey.
Mrs. Caroline Wright and grandson,
OF Lynchburg, have been guests of
Alonzo Upp and others, ior several days
past
DIT. Holiday and wife, Of Whites.
vile, are visiting Ler parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Keelor, west of town.
Mrs. Elnora Fish, of Philadelphia,
and Thomas Cooper and daughter, OF
Belfast, were guests of H. s. Foraker.
Saturday and Sunday.
John Snider was united in marriage
with Miss Mirtie Combs, of Cynthiana,
last Saturday evening. We extend
congratulations.
Elijah Lucas received dispatch yes
terday announcing the death of the lit
tie daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Will H.
Shepherd.
We are indebted to Tip Cowgirl for
lot of apples that grew last year. The
larger part OF them rambos, and we'll
preserved.
Mr.. Ansbaugh and Misses Daisy Upp,
OF Sabina, and Lillian Williams, of Day.
ton, are being pleasantly entertained
by James Up and wife.
Rev. French Winget, wife and little
daughter, OF Chillicothe, have been
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William Miller,
for several days.
Mrs. Kate Miller, of Washington G. H
is here to spend few days calling on
friends, with headquarters at Mrs.
Rachel Miller's.
We had the pleasure of attending the
Erwin family reunion and picnic at the
Erwin home southeast of Hillsboro,
last Wednesday and had delightful
time
G. E. McKeehan, of Sinking Spring,
has had on exhibition here for several
days his automatic exposition, and has
been favored with patronage that ex.
ceeded his most sanguine expectations.
All who saw it we're delighted. We had
heard and read much in its praise, but
after seeing it, we conld truthfully say
that the half had not been told.
James Washburn died at his home in
this place, Aug. 10, 1895, after an illness
of about two weeks with paralysis, aged
81 years 2 months and 26 days. He was
born in Brushcreek township, and has
always resided in this county, except
g years spent in Adams county. He
was married to Nancy Jane Smith, Apr,
Is, 1858. They never had any children
of their own, but three times during
their married life they took under their
fostering care the children OF others.
He has resided in this vicinity for a.
bout thirty years, and during all that
time has had the reputation of being an
industrious, honest man. He was
man Of commendable taste and skill in
planning his work and in executing his
plans. which gave him the reputation of
heing one Of the tidiest farmers in this
part Of the county. He had been in
poor health for several years and finally
sold his farm, because he was not able
TO cultivate it a. he wished. He visited
for time in the West, hoping thereby
to regain his health, and may have
bssn benefited, but was not restored.
He moved in town apparently to rest,
but his lifelong habit of industry lead |
him ont again into the field Of toll, and
he continued to labor beyond his