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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-01-02
FOLSOM.
December 80, 1895.

December 30, 1895.
Jack Horner and Laura Harper are
spending the holidays at home.
Misses Levia and Ruth Kent, of Hills.
boro, are visiting relatives at this place.
Lulu L. Hopkins visited relatives at
Flat Run, during the past week.
J. P. Scale and family spent Christ.
mas with Joseph Gaskill and wife, at
Hillsboro
Several of our young people attended
the dedication services of the Mt. Zion
Church, Sunday.
Miss Mary Mccoy, of Hillsboro, is
is visiting her mother, near this place.
The protracted meeting begins at
Union Chapel January II.
D. w. Troute, of Russelville, Brown
county, was seen in our midst last week.
John Fox and sister, Rosa, spent
Christmas with their sisters, at Hills
boro.
Mrs. Arthur Mercer is entertaining
her sister, of Chillicothe, this week.
Miss Eta Flaugher spent last week
visiting friends at Fairfax.
Spencer Calvert and wife are VISITING z
the latter's parents, VIM McConnaughey
and wife.
J. E. Shannon spent Sunday evening
the guest of Miss Eva Lewis.
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BROS.
LYNCHBURG.
December 80, 1895.

december ~, 1880.
Several carloads of cattle have been
received at the distillery, which will
commence running Wednesday.
Mrs. J. L. Brush and daughter, Lulu,
of Blanchester, were visiting relatives
here last week.
d. G. Williams was in Columbus,
Thursday and Friday.
Chas. G. Field, of St. Louis, is the
guest of his mother, Mrs. A. ]. Field.
DR.. W. E. Srofe, of Cuba, and DR.. and
Mrs. ]. B. Srofe, of Leesburg, were
among our holiday visitors.
J. @. Adair, proprietor of the "One
Price Cash House," gave away twenty
sacks of -four on Christmas day, to the
needy of our town.
,Lynchburg has about fifty pensioners
who draw at least $l2 per month, on an
average or $1,000 per year. This in.
cludes no one not living inside the cor.
poration.
Mrs. w. H. West, of Blanchester, is
visiting her mother and other relatives.
Mrs. Bertha Linton went to the city
last Saturday.
Miss Lulu Oester, of Cincinnati, after
a pleasant visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Oester, returned Sunday.
Fred Rhinebard, an O. w. U. student,
of Delaware, o., delivered an excellent
sermon at the M. E. Church, on Sunday
evening
Hodson & Co., have closed out their
entire stock OF dry goods at auction.
They will reopen again in short time,
as some needed improvements will be
made in their storeroom, which is to be
equipped with new plate glass front.
The F. & A. M. gave public install.
lation of their officers Friday evening.
Supper was served and everyone of the
large crowd present enjoyed themselves
thoroughly.
]. 7. Shaffer seriously injured his left
eye, Monday morning, by stick flying
up and striking it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Killing, of Hills.
boro, were guests of Mrs. Killings
parents, oyer Sunday.
The books for the collection of the
Dodson township taxes will be here
January 9th and 7th.
Misses Nina and Verna Harsha, of
wilmington, are the guests of Mics
Margaret Ellifritz, on South street.
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PRICETOWN.
December 80, 1895

December 30, 1895.
Cyrus Colvin, of Iowa, was the guest
OF F. ]. Faris and family, Tuesday of last
week.
Protracted meeting closed at this place
Sunday night.
Mrs. D. A. Pulliam is quite poorly, at
this writing.
James Laniger, after a pleasant visit
of several days with friends and rela.
tives, returned to his home at Middle.
town, Saturday.
The teachers will all resume their
labors at their respective schools, after a
pleasant vacation.
Philip Sonner, OF Greene county, spent
Sunday the guest of his brother. Ed.
Sonner.
Chris. Duvall will sell his personal ct.
fects in few days, and move his family
to Cincinnati.
Henry Kent and Miss Wright, of Hills.
boro, were visitors at this place Wed.
nesday and Thursday of last week.
John Young and lady gave a turkey
roast to quite number of their friends.
Christmas.
7. H. Shaffer and wife, OF Blanchestsr,
are visiting relatives in this community.
Alva Gossett has purchased q farm
midway between this place and Hollow.
town, of ]. NJ. Pulliam.
Robert Faris, after a two years absence
at Webster City, Iowa, is spending the
holidays with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
@. @. Faris.
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BELL.
December 80, 1895.

The Xmas tree at Prospect was attend
cd by large crowd of our young people
among them was our esteemed friend
w. II. Newkirk, who, 80 far as We know,
was the only one of the crowd Santa had
. present for.
Z The new Church at Mt. Zion was ded.
cated on last Sunday. A large crowd
eas present.
w. A. Saylor has returned from Lynch.
,urg, where he has been spending Xmas
With his lady friend. We understand
ew will 60 in the spring to stay.
Ed. Shannon, of Folsom, will assist
lvm. Calve, in selling fruit trees, when
is school closes.
Geo. Umphlet, Of Holy Land, spent
Xmas in town.
Joseph Smith, of Sinking Spring, visit.
I'd Geo. Gall last Sunday and Monday.
Joseph Cooper spent few days the
after part of last week with John Nc.
Joy, of Folsom.
I D. E. Butler will go into business at
PEBBLES, in the near future.
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FORT HILL.
December 80, 1895.

SSSAAcSA
James Spargur and wife, of Rainsboro,
were calling on relatives at this place,
last week.
Miss Bertha Countryman, of this
place is calling on friends in Otway.
Miss Cora Eubanks, of near Carmel,
is quite i'll with rheumatism.
Spece Williams, who:.has been teach.
ing the Slate Hollow school, is spending
his vacation at home.
Robert Stanley and May Garman, of
near Sinking Spring, were united in
marriage at Hillsboro, last Thursday.
May joy be theirs
Miss Blanche Butler has been sick for
several days.
James Rittenhouse, of near Rainsboro,
was calling on friends in this vicinity.
Sunday. / wonder who the friends
might be.
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obituary..

Margaret Ann Smith was born Febru.
ary 25, lS4S. at Uniontown, Fayette
county. Pennsylvania. She was married
to Fredrick Fender, of Highland county,
O., on March "a, 1864. To them were
born six children, five Of whom survive
her, to keep green and to cherish her
memory. One child died in infancy.
She became member of the Chris
tian Church in 1857, and was q consist.
ent and faithful member till the last.
By reason OF affliction, she has been un.
able to participate in the church services
for many years.
She was woman of themost cheerful
disposition, charitable and forgiving I;
speaking evil OF none. Domestic by na
ture, her family was her constant care.
A model mother, a true friend and q
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A Few Comments.

The Lecture Course has succeeded in
procuring the services of the noted and
inimitable "Snollygoster" Ham. He
will lecture at the Opera House, Thurs.
lay, January 9th, on the topic, "The
Snollygoster in Politics. We append a
lew comments:
From the Introductory sentence to the
last word, Orator Ham had his audience
laughing, bowling, cheering and applaud.
ing. He was the lion of the occasion.
His word picture of the "Snollygoster in
Politics" met with instant recognition.
When COL Ham finished the entire aud.
fence rose and gave him three cheers
Columbus Dispatch.
No Southern orator and humorist has
ever gained such reputation as Hon.
81. W. S. Ham, of Georgia. His record
is phenomenal. There is not man on
the American continent who can crowd
more humor, pathos and eloquence into
an hour and half talk than the famous
"Snollygoster" Ham.-Spartanburg IS
C) Herald.
: Mr.. Ham is commanding in person,
genteel in appearance, and possesses
himself with such ease and grace, that
we can neither look nor listen without
experiencing pleasure.-SomerciUe Tenn
Reporter.
His tall figure lowered high in air, and
he entered at once into the good graces
of his audience with his broad, good
humored face and his quaint ways
NeD York Herald.
For wit, humor, quaint philosophy
and logical reasoning, Mr.. Ham is sec
ond to none upon the lecture platform
today.-St. Joseph mo J Herald.
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SHACKLETON.
December 80, 1895.

December 30, 1895.
Miss Mary Mckee is visiting her sis.
ter, at Mill Grove, Indiana.
Master Alphonso Brown, of Ludwick,
spent Sunday with Willie Charles.
Miss Carrie Alexander, Of Bremen,
spent the holidays with relatives at this
place.
School begins at Glendale, January 2,
after weeks vacation.
Miss Emma Bellies, of Washington G.
H., returned home Monday last.
John Carr and wife spent the holidays
at Jeffersonville, where they expect to
make their future home after March 1st.
The residents of this community will
witness something rather unusual for
this village the coming spring. Moving
will be the order of exercises.
Walter and Harley Carey, and sister
Alice, of Hillsboro, spent Christmas
with their uncle, Taylor Hixson, and
family.
Rev. Noah Cornetet preached at Am.
brose Chapel, Sunday last.
Services at Mt. Zion next Sunday
evening, at 6 o'clock.
Miss Minnie Hixson spent few days
last week with relatives at Belfast.
Dennis A. Carr, of Jaffersonville,
visited friends at this place, during the
holidays.
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RAINSBORO.
December 80, 1895,

E. M. Roberts, who is teaching near
Leesburg, spent the holiday vacation
with his family here.
Earnest McMullen was united in mar.
riage with Miss Jennie E. Town, near
Greenfield, last week. We extend con.
gratulations.
Supt. w. A. Rogers and wife are visit.
ing relatives and friends at Lexington
and Leesburg.
H. 8. Foraker enjoyed family re.
union on Christmas day. All the mem.
bers of his family were at home.
Allen Ferrell was taken seriously i'll
with stomach trouble, last Thursday
night, but is slowly improving.
Paint Township Sunday School Union
will meet at the Presbyterian Church,
in New Petersburg, at p. m, next Sun.
day.
Mrs. j. 1. Taggart has been confined
to her home since last Thursday with
sickness, the worst of which is thought
to be past.
Joseph Lewis and wife have gone to
Brier Ridge. in Brown county, to visit
her father and other friends in that re.
gion.
Mrs. Ella Mcdonald, young widow,
living with her father, Robert Clarke,
<ro ,,,;1oo xrook of %orr xroo skr;oLov,
with paralysis last Tuesday, and though
slightly better, is still in helpless con.
ditjon.
The many friends of Milliard Green.
field, who moved from this place to Hi.
nois few years since, will be pleased
to learn that he has been chosen presi.
dent Of the Young Peoples Union and
also trustee of the U. B. Church, at
Selma, Ill.
John Roger and John Trump, of Balm.
bridge, were among friends here Sunday
and Monday.
Mrs. J. S. w. Spargur has been dan.
gerously sick with heart trouble, but is
some better.
Mrs. DR.. Bahan, of Buchanan, and
Mrs. Gertle Bahan, of Nipgen, were
guests of Mrs. H. S. Foraker last week.
S. M. Taggart and family, of Jefer.
sonville, spent Christmas with his par.
ents here.
Frank Spargur and Harvey Mccoy re.
turned yesterday from business trip in
Kentucky.
Absalom Miller is laid aside for the
present with complication of physical
ills.
Miss Ida Ferguson ard cousin, Ed.
Ferguson are visiting relatives in Gin.
cinnati
The entertainments given last week
by our Public Schools were good and
we'll patronized and yielded handsome
sum which the Superintendent proposes
to invest in dictionary and other much
needed artices for the use of the schools.
J. B. Head, of Hillsboro, was the guest
of your correspondent today Monday.
Rev. J. H. Dixon, pastor of the U. B.
Church, of this place, went to Columbus
on the 23d inst. and took with him a
Mrs. Landon, an elect lady and men,
Der of his flock at New Fame, on the
southern end of his charge, and they
were married by his son, who is talent
ed young minister. They will return to
this place next Saturday and he will fill
his regular appointment here next Sun
day. Your correspondent wishes them
much Joy and sunshine in their new re.
lation
Several persons were arrested near
Carmel today and brought here accused
of stealing furs from the premises of T.
M. Watts, and are now awaiting trial at
the Office of Squire Ferguson.
John Kelly, of Leesburg, and Miss
Hattie Still were visiting E. @. Roads
and family, last Saturday and Sunday.
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The Worlds Fair Tests
showed no baking powdss
20 pure Or 20 Sresf "a lssv.
enkRS power - tho Royal
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BUFORD.
December 81, 1895.

0OCV6Os
December 81, 1895.
Merry New Year!
Ira Fender and wife were visiting the
lstter's parents, at Pleasant Plains, O.,
during holidays.
8. 8. Moler and wife were visiting
friends aud relatives at Winchester, last
week.
John Moler, of Mason, o., is visiting
friends and relatives in this vicinity.
Mr.. VIM Fall aud wife, of Madison.
,ille., are visiting the lstter's parents
and friends at this place.
Quite storm passed through here
last Thursday.
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Your SHOEs-Do they wear and fit
to please? If not, buy next pair from
Chas. Richards.
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Full line of Wilson Heaters for Coal
and Wood. A. & F. Rockhold.
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Buy CLoAKs-At prices guaranteed
From Chas. Richards.
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Full line Of Wilson Heaters for Goa
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Full line of Wilson Heaters for Coal
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Christian woman. Who, at the last, can
have more or better said of themP
g & M
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-06

president of the local celebration commit.
tee. presided over the assemblage. He in
troduced Arthur Briggs, president of the
Cham ber of Com merce, who delivered the
address of welcome. The Valley road
officials occupied seats on the platform,
and to them in particular and the crowd
in general Mr.. Briggs addressed his re-
marks, speaking in behalf of the people of
Fresno. Said he:
Whhn look at the earnest faces of this
great number OF people congregated here for
single purpose-men and women of mature
years; young men and young women in the
prime of life; yes. even the children-I cannot
doubt that this occasion is one of more than
ordinary importance to the city and to the
central part of the State.
That the occasion is not local in its intetest
or signifcance-in the sense of Fresno County
! alone-is shown by the large number who are
here from other towns and from the adjoining
counties to participate in this demonstration
and to rejoice with US in the good fortune OF
this city. This is substantial indication that
good fellowship obtains in this part of the
State, and that the fact is recognized that
whatever affects Fresno County and promotes
its welfare, bv reason of close relation COM
mercially and industriaEy, affects also the
people of the whole valley.
this holiday, dignifed by the name of Labor
day, this gathering of the people should be
had? In this extreme portion of the conti-
nent we are all 1aborers, and therefore have
direct and personal interest in upholding the
dignity and supremacy of labor which is the
recognized basis of ali development, of all
wealth and all happiness.
The thought of encouraging and sustaining
labor is near to the heart of every loyal Ameri-
can, whether native or foreign born; so that
anything that widens the opportunity for
profitable employment, or which tends to de-
velop, increase and multiply our industries,
or gives better facilities for handling and get
TO market the products of labor, whether in
the department of agriculture or manufac.
lures, is vitality interesting to us, it excitea
he hope of improved indus trial conditions
The speaker pointed out the opportunity
for the growth of the San Joaquin Valley.
He believed that the construction of the
Valley road was but the beginning of what
was to come. .Instead of one line con-
trolling the freight ana passenger traffic
hereafter" said, 1.-TWO roads will vie with
each other in the carrying trade" Con-
tinuing, Mr.. Briggs said:
To you, gentlemen OF the San Francisco and
San joaquin Valley Railway Company. our
hearts are open to-day The voice of welcome
resounds from one end oil this valley to the
other, ana bears to you evidence of good fell
lowship and appre citation of your work.
with charity to all and malice toward
none," we are here to express to you vel.
come as genuine as it is spontaneous. We
bring to your door as evidence of our appre-
citation samples of the products which have
waited your coming. Memorable to US is the
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-06
FEATURES OF THE PARADE.
Story of the San Joaquin Valleys
Emancipation Told in Banner
and Float.

FRESNO, CAL, Oct. 5.-The grand pa
rade was awaiting the arrival of the excur-
sion train from Stockton. Its coming to
a STOP" was the signal for the parade to
start. The procession was nearly mile
and half long and possessed some unique
and beautiful features. There was load
after load of wool. wagons piled high with
fresh fruit or boxes of raisins, mountains
of melons on wheels, little girls in white.
representing the States, chiefs, dignl-
taries, State officials and prominent citi-
zens, vats OF wine, cargoes OF lumber,
moving pyramids of wheat in sacks,
drawn by teams of twelve mules or horses,
and from one end of the procession to the
other were almost mum berless banners ex-
pressing the joy that the valley people
feel at their freedom from the thraldom
of excessive and oppressive freight rates.
Many of the banners read like this:
"Our first carload for the Valley road"
"a royal welcome from the little Ones"
"a royal welcome from the young ladies'"
who rode on horseback and looked very
chic in their white dresses and balloon
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-06
THOUSANDS ASSEMBLE TO CELEBRATE
THEIR DELIVERANCE.
Noisy Greeting to President Claus Spreckels
and the Company's Directors--Parade,
Oratory and a Free
Barbecue.

lum Der or fruit over the Valley Railroad
The first through passenger train over
the Valley road left Stockton few min
utes after 8 O'Clock this morning. The
train consisted of six handsomely painted
and finely furnished coaches and two
com bination baggage and passenger cars.
The passenger rolling stock is painted
yellow, much in the same shade as the
old yellow Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
cars back East. The lettering is in silver,
with a narrow border of black 1t was a
handsome train. pulled by brand new
ifty-tive ton locomotive just out of the
Baldwin shops.
A large crowd of Stocktonians saw the
train leave, notwithstanding the early
hour. Stockton has been and will con-
tlnue 10 be, greatly benefited by the VAL
ley road. As the train began to move
the crowd cheered for the Valley road
and al the last glimpse had of it from the
rear platform handkerchiefs snd hats
were still waving in air.
And such was the reception all along the
10 miles OF the line between Fresno and
Stockton. Every few miles was group of
people assembled to see the train go by.
All cheered it hearty welcome.
Even the jack rabbits in the brown stubble
helds raised up on their launches and
prlcked up their ears at the unusual clatter.
There was not farmhouse from which q
handkerchief was not waved or a plowman
IN the held who did not swing his hat. If
a wagon road ran along the track any dis.
tance the occupants of vehicles pulled up
their horses and cheered At almost
every siding and crossroad was a cluster
of glad people.
Engine so, with Engineer Jonn Arm
strong at the throttle and Master Mocha mic
Rutherford in the cab much of the time
did herself proud, Notwithstanding the
fact that this was the first time she had
been really tested with heavy train. No.
90 was gYaly decorated with ropes of flow.
ers and the brass ratings along her boiler
were entwined with red, white. blue and
yellow streamers, which futtered gaylv in
the breeze she made by her own swift
pace.
The other day No. so was taken out and
warmed up in trial spin with two
coaches behind her. She ran more thar
twenty-one miles, from Escalon to Stock.
ton, IN twenty-one minutes, which is an
example OF the kind of rolling stock the
whole Valley road is equipped with.
A fine new station, costing $4,000. is
now being built at Escalon. The directors
and the officials of the road got off the
train and inspected this and other inn
provements along the line, completed or
In progress of construction. The party
included: President Claus Spreckels.
Vice President Robert Watt, Directors A.
d. Peyson, Isaac Upham, James B. Stet-
son, John A. Hooper, Thomas McGee,
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-06

the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, DR..
F. III. Fisher and wife of San Francisco,
E. S. Van Pelt, E. Fl. FonticeIl, A. w. J..
Goldsworthy, Henry Earl. City Commit
teeman ]. L. Martin. Horace Vincent,
A. w. Simpson Jr., Harry Hewlett Arthur
WHhoit, Benjamin Holt, A. ]. Hahn,
S. NJ. Spurrier, John Sexton. I. s. Hams,
Andrew Wolf, G. e. Williams, C. ".
Thompson, Mayor H. M. Baggs, Street
Superintendent George Bidwell, B. w.
Moore, President William Niles of Los
Angeles, c. c.; President p. a. Buell.
of the Stockton Commercial Association,
NJ. Godstein, Frank s. Boggs, E. Frank
Wellington, III. J.. Louis. Joseph Breiden-
bach and F. E. Manchester.
The following people from Modesto
drove seven miles and boarded the train
at Clauston: County Assessor J. +. Camp
bell, Supervisor George Toombs. County
Clerk A. s. DingIey, Sheriff R. B. Purvis
and wife, and Deputy Sheriff WE'LL Dallas
and wife of Stanislaus County. Conductor
Peter Farrell was in charge of the train.
The train stopped at nearly every bridge
and embankment of considerable size to
give the directors and the excurslonists an
~ iuSpCCt bAC1u. l. 4AC lIdCA
is just as good as the rolling stock.
Firm ie-plates-the first in California
are under the rails to prevent them from
cutting into. the ties. The roadbed is re-
markedly smooth for a new road; even
the engine rides the rails smoothly. Next
year the road will be ballasted with
gravel. 1t will then be the best roadbed
in the State. The road is not yet open for
regular passenger traffic owing to a lack of
depot facilities, but it will be in q few
weeks.
The principal stations on the 125 miles
of road number fifteen and are as follows:
Stockton, Burnham, Fscalon, Clauston,
Hughson, Elmwood. Merced, Geneva, La
Grande, Marguerite, Sharon, Miller,
Lankershim, Patterson and Fresno.
Clauston is named after Claus. Spreckels.
1t was and still is the original intention
to extend the road from San Francisco to
Bakersfield. A freight-shed now under