The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-02-20
February II, 1888.

ceDfuefy III 1870.
Mrs..L. O. Winget, Of Columbus, Il the
guest Of her daughter, Mn. William
Miller.
Mrs. Joseph Beavers visited friends at
Belfast last week
CISCO and Charley CLARK, of Greenfield,
have been circulating among friends
here for several days.
Miss Elsie Upp has been quite sick
with lung fever, but is supposed to be
out Of danger now.
Aunt Bctsey Spsreur visited her son
Henry and family, in Bainbridge, last
week.
Rev. J. H. Dixon began series of
meetings at the U. B. Church, yester-
day.
]. G. Foraker, proprietor of the Andes
Hotel, has rented the Harper House, at
Greenfield, and will leave US the coming
spring.
John w. Dewitt has been granted an
increase of pension from $6 to So per
month.
Jacob Foraker, one Of the pioneers of
this vicinity, has been confined to his
home with sickness for two or three
weeks, with but little improvement, up
to the present time.
]. I. Taggart received the sad intelli.
gence, last Friday, of the death of his
sister, who resided near Cumberland,
Maryland.
James Foraker will sell some of his
personal effects at public sale, next Sat.
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Curry wish to
express their gratitude to all who so
kindly extended sympathy and aid dur.
ing the recent sickness and death in
their family.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stroop, whose serious
illness we mentioned last week, died on
the 18th inst, aged S5 years, 2 months
and 20 days. She was born in the valley
of Virginia, but had been resident Of
Ohio for long time, and for many years
previous to her coming to Rainsboro she
resided at Rocky Spring with her
br other. About eleven years ago she
came to this place and mas since lived
with her daughter, Mrs. John Curry,
where she has had home of comfort
and kind and loving attention. About
eight years ago she fell and has been
cripple ever since, and for some time
previous to her heath was quite helpless.
Appropriate funeral services were held
at the home on Thursday, and the re.
mains taken to Rocky syring for inter.
ment.
A very interesting protracted meeting
is in progress at Rocky Fork Chapel,
conduc ted by Rev. T. B. White, of Balm.
bridge.
John w. Scott, near the Point, lost a
valuable COW few days since by falling
on plank that was nailed edgwise
across the bottom Of the door through
which she was passing.
Warren K. Moorehead, of the Ohio
State University, who is engaged in
making the archaeological map, writes to
Henry W. Hope, whom he commends as
being one of his most efficient helpers,
that he has now secured over four thou.
sand monuments for his map and that
the work is still incomplete.
James Anderson, son of Robert Ander.
son, living near Costello's mill, was
thrown from horse in Marshall, few
days ago, and very badly hurt.
Isaac Kerns is at Bainbridge, the
guest of his son.
Tod Roads returned today from his
western trip we'll pleased with what he
Jaw and heard. He visited his uncle,
Henry K. Roads, and Glib Gossett, in
and reports all we'll and in
good spirits. He says they were plow.
ng for spring and summer crops, and
hat the grass and wheat were looking
splendid. Glib sent his father, J. B.
iossett, some samples of their cafiir
,orn, whi ch is one of their staples.