The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-07-23
HIssBoRo.
July 20, 1898.

Pearl Lucas has returned to his home
n Springfield, after pleasant visit with
4 his grandmother, Mrs. J. L. Gossett.
Zachariah Sanders has been quite sick
for several weeks, at the home Of his
mother, in this place, with no signs OF
Improvement up to this time.
Mi8 Carrie Weller, Of New Peters.
burg, is being entertained by Miss Elsie
Sans.
Joseph Taggart, jr., Of Jacksonville,
10 the guest Of bis grandparents here,
and will remain several weeks.
w. A. Caldwell, who is to be superin.
tsndent Of our schools the coming year,
moved his family to this place last week.
We extend cordial welcome.
James Strain, of Marshall, attended
the entertainment here, Wednesday
evening, and was the guest of Burch
Hixson, at the Andes Hotel.
H. M. Barrett and wife went to Hills.
boro, yesterday, to see her father, VIM.
Jones, who is sick.
We are indebted to Mrs. w. j. Red.
key for specimens Of we'll preserved
apples grown in 1895. They are of the
Grimes Golden variety.
Mrs. Jas. Ferguson has returned from
two weeks visit among friends at
Chillicothe and Lancaster.
Anunknown party who passed through
here Friday night with about dozen
horses, helped themselves quite liber.
ally to W. T. Hodges hay.
John M. Pensyl and wife, of Boston,
visited their son.in.law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Turner, yesterday.
VIM. Miller and wife are visiting Rev.
@. L. Winget and ]. @. Harrington and
families, in Columbus.
Thos. Trump and wife, of Bsinbridge,
were guests of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
G. A. West, Sunday. Mrs. John Roger,
of the same place, accompanied them.
The Misses Cameron, of Cynthiana,
we're entertained by friends here, the
fore part of this week.
Some dogs got among Spargur's and
Bashore's sheep, Sunday morning, and
kill several.
We had the pleasure of attending the
Childrens' day service at the Friends
Church, Sunday, and YVES pleased to
see that the boys participated in all the
exercises, as we'll as the girls. The SER
vices were quite entertaining.
Robert Livingston, of the Livingston
Seed Co., of Columbus, was a welcome
guest Of ]. W. Dewitt, Friday. Mr.. De.
witt has been growing seed for that
company for the past few years with
good success.
The lightning got in is deadly work
south of us last week, in the killing of
stock for Elijah Lucas and son, Milton
and James Hughes. James McCall's
family was badly stunned by bolt that
struck some object near his residence,
but have all recovered from it, we think.
Mrs. Lydia f. Barnes was born March
oath, ls47, and died at her home in
Boston, July 18th, 1896, aged 40 years,
3 months and 19 days. Her maiden
name was Duke. She was married to
r. W. P. Barnes, October 18th, 1867, and
to them were born eleven children.
She united with the M. E. Church in
early life and has since been identified
with all its interests. Her paternal
cares and other obligations often pre-.
vented her from attending the public
means of grace and mingling in the
social circles of life, but with all the
hindrances, she maintained her in.
tegrity as Christian and won the
esteem of her friends and neighbors by
deeds of kindness. The high esteem in
which she was held was evinced by the
large audience who attended the funeral
services at the church, on the l4th inst
in charge of the pastor, Rev. Ruggles.
BALL KNOB.