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

SAMANTHA.
December 80, 1895.
Hog cholera has been very destructive
in Penn tp. Hundreds of hogs have
died from the disease this fall and win
ter.
Misses Maggie and Mamie Wallace
spent part of last week with friends on
Fall Creek.
Miss AIDA Elton visited Jas. Murray,
jr, of Greenfield, last week.
Mrs. Sarah Patton, of Hillsboro, spent
last week with her daughter, Mrs. A. T.
Boatman.
An oyster supper was given by the
Busy Bees at Mrs. w. T. Boatman's last
week, for the benefit of the church.
The old bell on the NJ. E. Church,
which was cracked by having too heavy
clapper in it, was taken down last Fri.
day, and new and larger one will be
put in its place. The money for the
new one was raised by Messrs. Harry
Elton and Hugh Wright. The Church
here needs the assistance of all such
young men.
The Busy Bees, of the U. P. Church,
of Fall Creek, gave an entertainment at
the school house in No. 8 District. On
Tuesday evening, that was something of
a novelty for this part of the US. A
lady and gentleman stood at the door
with a box containing slips of paper
with corresponding numbers, and each
lady and gentleman who entered took a
number. After the audience we're seat
ed, the gentleman hunted the lady who
had the corresponding number, took
her to the platform to pair of scales,
the lady stepped on, then the gentleman
tried his best to guess her weight. For
each pound he missed it, it cost him q
penny. 'Tis useless to say that it was
a money making scheme, and the B. BIS
had large revenue for their trouble.
DR.. and Mrs. F. M. Thomas are spend.
ing a few days with friends and relatives
in Adams county.
Leslie Griffith and his sister Emma
took dinner Christmas with their uncle
Ed, of Hillsboro.
Mrs. Margery Patton and her daugh.
ters, Misses Cora and Austie, of Della.
ware, spent last week with their son
and brother, John Patton, of Fall Greek.
The crowning entertainment of the
holidays was given at the M. E. Church,
of this place, last Saturday evening, it
being the expiration of Mrs. Hettie Lar.
kins' term as Superintendent of the
Sabbath School. The exercises were
good and instructive as we'll as pleasing
to the ear. A number of songs were
sung, and number of recitations. by the
school. Mrs. Larkin gave Bible to each
of her school who did not miss through.
out the year. Three young ladies and
one gentleman were worthy of the gift /:
Misses West, Clark and CLANCY, and
Master Howard West. The Superinten.
dent treated all the children to candies
and nuts.
Mrs. Larkin has done a wonderful
work in building up the Sunday School
here, she is thoroughly competent and
energetic, and deserves the praise OF the
whole vicinity. Mrs. Larkin has not
been in the church long, but she has
proven most worthy member. In her
short membership she has thoroughly
renovated the church, put in new win.
dows, doors and papered it, put new
roof on it, painted it both outside and
inside, and now has new bell ready 10
hang over it. I mean she was at the
head of all of the improvement, and by
her efforts she has accomplished it.
The church house is now in better
repair than it has been in quarter of q
century and the Sabbath School larger
and better attended than for years. Too
much can not be said in praise OF this
noble, worthy Christian lady, but she
may not expect to get her reward until
she has ended her labors here and her
Master shall say come to thy reward.
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