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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-04-29
HIGHLAND.
April 26, l89'

April 26, 1897.
Mr. and Mrs. Rayburn have returned
home, after two weeks visit with friends
in Hillsboro
Mrs. Saunders is making a very de.
cided improvement in the appearance of
OF her property on Main street, by the
addition OF handsome veranda.
Mrs. Chas. Hixon and Mrs JAS Roads,
of Hillsboro, were calling on friends in
town, last week.
A number of our people attended
quarterly meeting at Samantha, Saturday
and Sunday. Also, the meeting OF the
w F. NJ S., Sabbath afternoon, led by
Mrs. Sentman. The rain at that time
prevented large attendance, but those
who were present entered heartily into
the service, which was quite success
A very interesting program was
rendered.
Mrs Rev. Sentman is home from Wis
it to relatives in New Jersey
Misses Ida Smith, of Madisonville, and
Kittie Oldaker, of Hill sboro, two charm
ing and popular teachers of the above
named towns, spent Saturday and Sun
day as the guests of Misses Virginia anJ
Mary Boatright,
The Fl G 7. A., which was held h re
in the Town Hall, SATURDAY., was well at
tended, and much enjoyed BY teacher.
and friends oil education. The program
was excellent and well rendered
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LYNCHBURG.
April 26, 1897

ApIll 70, 1851.
DR.. A. E. Archer and family, of sar.
mia, are visiting relatives and friends
Isre.
N All the large ship timber was shipped
rom here last Tuesday.
M John Archer and brother were looking
sor location in Darke county last week.
4 David Hodson and wife, of Willetts
willie, were callers at the home of Robert
Richards on last Tuesday, for dinner.
A. M. Garoutte is still confined to his
home from the fleets of fall.
4 E. s. King and Frank Lacy were in
Sthe city Wednesday.
Mrs. B. Tyrel is quite ill.
VIM. Bird and daughter, of Farmers,
Swtre calling on friends here last week.
\ Mrs. Henry Bobbitt and Mrs. w. 7.
Montgomery were in the city Wednes.
Sday.
/ Grant Hopkins was in Hillsboro Wed.
! nesday.
T. ]. Fulton came home last Thursday
Y to spend few days with his family. Mr..
Fulton is looking we'll.
Quite novelty IN the shape OF bug.
gy went through here last Wednesday.
DIR. Boggess, of Washington, G. H., had
a buggy with rubber tire and ball bear
ings. 1t is beaut, and the DIR. is proud
OF it.
DR.. and Mrs. Srofe and son, Edward,
were in the city Thursday and Friday.
The genial and good natured P. M. at
Pricetown, on hie return home with his
estimable young bride, paid our town a
short visit. Well Bert We wish you sue
cess-a happy and prosperous journey
through life together.
Our School Board is in debt $l54 81.
We will come out all right in another
year, as we have good Board elected,
and have full confidence in their ability.
Mayor Pulse had his first case on last
Friday. Isaih Roush was plaintiff and
Al Mcdaniel defendent. Assault and
battery was the charge. The defendent
was fined S5 and costs.
Mrs. Mary Anna Brown, of Buford,
took dinner with Mrs. Margaret Wal.
lace, last Friday. Two old friends from
childhood. Be of good cheer, mothers,
you will meet again, some day in the
sweet by and by.
Died-At his home on East Pearl John
Gibler, last Friday night Funeral
Sunday at a. m in the Disciple Church,
Rev. Moore, of Vienna, officiating. The
remains were taken to the cemetery at
Union Church. Mr.. Gibler was very
old man. He has been sick for some
time, and bore up under the atfliction
without murmur. He leaves wife,
granddaughter, her husband, DR.. McA'
dow, and one great garnd son, and a
number of other relatives and friends.
He was a Christian gentlemen, firm
believer in the doctrine OF religion, as
taught by the Disciple Church, and has
now gone to reap the reward OF labor
here below.
MIR. and Mrs. Killing and little daugh
ter, OF Hillsboro, visited Mrs. HilliDg's
parents last Sunday.
G. B. Miller was visiting on last Sun.
day, Mrs VIM Barker, near Pricetown,
and while there took violently sick and
was brought home Monday morning un.
conscious, and in critical condition
Grave fears are entertained that he may
not recover.
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consisting OF drama entitled "Dot, the
Miners Daughter" and langhsble farce
eutitlsd "Kstis's Deception" Proceeds
for the benefit OF the school Admission
ten and fifteen cent?. Reserved seat
ticheas will he plsced on ssls as Sparxur's
Htova
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For SALE-3,000 bolts of high grade
extra wide artistic wall papers suitable
for parlors, at one half of the regular
price, at Bowles' Store. These gOo.is
must be sold for cash in the next sixty
days. Now is your chance to paperyonr
parlor cheap. Don't miss it.
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"The measure of value is not what you
pay, but what you get of
Quantity and Quality"
Lowey Brothers
High standard
L1qu1d Paint
Is better than others, because it con.
tains sufficient of quantity and quality
of those materials necessary to make it
better.
When you buy gallon of this Paint
you get eight full pints of the heaviest
bodied Pure Linseed Oil Paint ever
offered in prepared form.
You get paint that is not only
pure linseed oil paint, but one that
contains enough pigment (65 per cent?
to thoroughly cover and protect the
surface to which it is applied. Linseed
Oil alone won't doit. Dried linseed oil
alone is porous and affords little or no
protection.
You get paint that not only con.
tains enough pigment, but pigment of
the right kind (69per cent. White Lead)
with nothing to make weight or make
bulk.
Does it pay to buy so expensive a
Paint when others are sold so much
cheaper?
Here are the figures. Take for in.
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An inferior paint will not cover to ex.
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w. r. SMITH & CO., Hillsboro, o.
Sole Agents for Highland County.
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CORWIN.

April 26, 1897.
Which one Of you fellows caught the
most fish, Sunday?
We carry umbrellas when we please,
whether it rains or not.
The Misses Robinson entertained
quite number of friends. Miss Kate,
assisted by Miss Estella, rendered some
fine vocal and instrumental music
Chas. windon spent SUNDAY with
friends near Union Chapel.
DIR. J. w Thompson, our physician and
surgeon, is now prepared for all calls,
night or day.
Doc. Kay has purchased a new pleas.
ure wagon.
Every body is invited to attend the
s. s. convention, to be held at this place,
May 16, 1897. Program in part given
below.
Miss Nina Roberts spent last week in
Martinsville the guest of Miss DR.. w.
K. Ruble.
Who got that gallon of wine about a
month ago? Ha, ha! Boys, be sure
your sin will find you out.
David Bingaman was badly wounded
in the hand Sunday, by the explosion
of gun.
The Liars Club met last Saturday
night. The rules forbid mentioning
names.
Program for the s. S. convention to be
held at Corwin, May 16, '97..
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The two latest novelties in Footwear
can be seen in the show windows at the
Cincinnati Sample Shoe Store. The
Green Beauty and Tan Patent Leather.
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Get can of Enamei Paint for yonr
old picture frames, brackets and bric
brac, 1t Garrett 4 Ayres.
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Green Seal
Mixed Paint

The first thing we want to
tell you is that it is an HONEST
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known pigments and ground
in pure linseed oil. Being an
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more surface than a cheap or
dishonest paint. Will wear
well and look we'll for years.
Now, why not, when you paint
your house, use a paint that
has been tested for a number
Of years and known to be, Of
the Highest Quality. We can
show you forty-two handsome
colors.
Call in and let us show you
the different combinations for
House Painting.
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Fine stationery .. Garret. & Ayres.
Evening journal., 1897-07-26
KILLED BY A FLYING ROPE.
PECULIAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT
10 A MAN AT MARCUS HOOK.

Chester, July pa peculiar and IA
tai accident occurred at Marcus Hook
yesterday, shocking a number who had
gathered at the government pier await
ing the arrival of the Wilmington
steamer, and were witnesses of the
scene.
This pier is undergoing repairs, and
the tug Viking was removing some
heavy logs from a scow. The tug was
made fast to the wharf by a hawser,
and during the shifting of the logs the
hawser had slipped off the wharf post
James b. Campbell. CT Chester. an at
tache of Lindenthorpe Park, had
brought the trunk of a variety actor to
the wharf and was waiting to put It IN
the steamer, and pending its arrival. he
stood watching the tug at work, stand
ing close TO the wharf post Il is said
that he had been warned against the
danger he incurred by standing so neal
the taut hawser but he could not see
death lurking there, and kept his
ground.
Suddenly the hawser slipped with a
vicious swish, catching Mr.. Campbell
around the neck as skillfully as a
thrown lasso, and tossing him in the
air for a distance of ten feet. When
the body fell with a thud on the wharf
the crowd rushed to it, but life was ex-
tinct, the neck having been broken.
Deceased formerly held a government
position in the Custom House. and for
several years was city clerk of Chester
He was widower. aged about 3S years,
and leaves two children.
Evening journal., 1897-07-26

CANlBY.-On July "a. 1897, al the resi-
dence of his brother. Edmund l..
Candy. Vancouver. Washington. Ma
ior Samuel Candy. of Wilmington
Delaware.
DALEY.--In this city, on July 90, Alice
b., infant daughter of John F.. and
Margaret A. Daley.
EDWARDS.-On July 81, 1897, Elsie
Minerva, infant daughter of James
and Edith d. Edwards. aged 10
months and 19 days.
FLINN,-In this city, on the 23d in
stant, Walter Finn, aged 3S years
eon of Martin and the late Mary
Finn.
STEWART.-On July %, 1897, Ellen
Amelia Stewart, aged 81 years.
SCOTT.--In Brooklyn, N. Y, on July
20 1891, Percy NJ. son of w. o. and
Cora " Scott, aged l year and
months.
Evening journal., 1897-07-26
REGISTERS ORDER.


New Castle County, Del. May IS, 1897
Upon the application OF Charles A.
Clinch, administrators Of Catharlne Lynch
late of Wilmington hundred in said
county, deceased, IL is ordered and di-
rected by the register that the admins
traitor aforesaid give notice Of granting
of letters of administration upon the es-
tate of the deceased, with tue date Of
granting thereof, by causing advertise
ments to be posted with forty days from
the date Of such letters in six Of the most
public places Of the county OF New Cas-
tie requiring all persons having demands
or abide by the act of Assembly in such
case made and provided; and also cause
the same to be inserted within the Same
period in the Evening Journal, news
paper published In Wilmington, Del, and
to be continued therein three weeks (e. o.
Given under the hand and seal
OF office OF the Register atore-
said, at Wilmington, In New
IL. 81 Castle county aforesaid, the
day and year above written.
CALVIN W. CRQSsAN,
Register.
Notice is hereby given that Letters OF
Administration were in due form of law
granted unto the undersigned, on the
18th day of May, A. ID. 1897, ana that all
persons having claims against the estate
OF the deceased must present the same.
duly attested, to the said administrator,
or abide the Act OF Assembly in such
case made and provided.
CHARLES A. CLINCH,
Administrator.
Address: e. r. Cochran, Attorney-at
Law Wilmington, Del.
Evening journal., 1897-07-26
AMONG THE AMATEURS.

The Merritts defeated the Gallagher
Senate, OF New Castle, Saturday, by
the score of II to 10.
The p. A. C. team. of this city, went
to Augustine Pier on Thursday and
defeated the Townsend team by the
score OF 6 to 3.
The Clifton baseball team defeated
the Orange by a score of IL to 10. The
Clifton teams is as follows: Pointer
catcher; Sheppard. pitcher; Stoops. first
base; Burton, shortstop; Beaven, second
base; Brown. third base; K.enle, left
field; r. Burton, centre field; Thomas
right field.
Evening journal., 1897-07-26
LEAGUE GAMES SATURDAY.


Boston strengthened their lead yes
terday by defeating the Louisville, while
Baltimore was taken into camp by the
Pirates to the tune of 16 to 3. New
York beat Chicago. and the Quakers
forfeited TO Cleveland in the eighth in
ming. The scores:
R.H.E.
.Pittsburg % 3 90 3 0 x-16 II 3
Baltimore 1000 0 0 2 o. II 5
Batteries-Hughey and Merritt; Black
burn. Hoffer and Clarke. Umpire
Sheridan.
fs R.H.E.
Cleveland ..OO1O O11Ox-9 8 2
Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 x-0 II l
Young and thinner; FL
field and Clements. Umpires-Boyle
and McGinty.
The game was forfeited, the Philadel-
phia refusing to abide by the umpires
decision.
R.H. e.
Louisville ~ 10000 700 o. 8 8
Boston ...O 900 0 3 0 2 O-5 Z
Batteries-Frazer and Wilson; Klo-
bendanz Nicols and Bergen. Umpire
Hurst
R.H. r.
Chicago ...OOOO2 2OO1O-S 8 3
New York IL OOO2 2 1 o 3 O-7 u 8
Batteries-Friend and Donohue;
MeeSin and Warner Umpire-O'Day.
r. IL. t.
st. Louis - 01OO4 0 x-7 10 2
Washington L 0 l 0 0 O-5 IA
Batteries-Hart and Douglass; Nc
James, Farrell and Mcclure. Umpire
Mcdonald.
The Cincinnati i-BroOklyn game was
postponed on account of wet grounds.
Evening journal., 1897-07-26
BASEBALL NOTES.

Powell and Cruger. of the Cleveland
team. are proving to be one of the
greatest batteries in the big league.
Neither of them played in the big
league before.
while Setley is now pitching for
the Vineland Club, of the South Jersey
League.
Shugart, who was bought from De-
troit to replace Gillin, joined the
Quakers in Cleveland yesterday.
Cauavan, of the Brooklyns, has
strained a tendon in his throwing arm.
and may be out OF the game for the
rest Of the season.
Evening journal., 1897-07-26
MGINNESS TO PLAY IN CAPE
CHARLES.

Charley McGinness. the Wilmington
boy who pitched such good ball for
Rockford, has received an offer from
Cape Charles, Va. He will leave to-
morrow to join the team. This is Nc
Ginness' first year in fast company. and
his work so far warrants the predic-
tion that he will make his mark. Ho-
mer Litzenberg, a former Wilmington
boy, is manager of the Cape Charles
team
Evening journal., 1897-07-26
RAILWAY CROSSING ACCIDENT.

Centreville. Nd. July 26.-The morn
ing ;rain en- the Queen Anne railroad
Saturday ran over a carriage at cross
ing containing Benjamin Townsend and
Clarence Jones, both CT CenJreville. Mr..
Townsend fortunately escaped with
only some painful bruises, but young
Mr.. Jones was seriously hurt, receiving
an ugly scalp wound and severe injur-
les on his side and leg. The accident
occurred at the point where the track
crosses the public road about mile
from Queenstown. Mr.. Jones was
placed on the train and carried to Roll
ingly, where he received medical at
tention frcm DR.. Davidson. IL was i'm
possible at the time 10 determine
whether or not his skull is fractured or
Evening journal., 1897-07-26
VIM. B. SHARP
80 GO
Fourth and Marker Sis.
Special for Wednesday.

The selling Of 10000 yards
of Scotch Lawns he's left us
with great many short
lengths and odd pieces that
are 2 10 10 yards long All
these we shall sell on Wcdnes-
day morning beginning at 8
o'clock, for cents per ward
All dresses cut from the fresh
pieces which will be put on
sale Wednesday will be 3H
cents per yard.
The balance of our fine
linen Tissues for dresses and
waists, popular goods all sea
son and made 10 sell for I8
cents per yard will be closed
out for 8 cents per yard.
All of our test imported
woolChsllies, beautifully print
ed and some with silk stripes,
are reduced from 37H cents
to IS cents per ard
Cooling. delicious. grateful
Collingswocd Cologne, the
highest mark of perfection
combined with the lowest
price. This best of perfumes
we have secur'd the agency of
for our ,iiy aud every lady
will RI cogn ~ IT'S great worth
on the hr,l using-regular So
cent bottles for SO cents and
only to be had here
MuslinS for Wednesday:
Yard wide bleached, 4c.
Yard wide bleached, &C.
Yard wide Hill bleached, &c.
Yard wide unbleached, 4c.
40 inches wide heavy unbleached, &c.
Sheets and Pillow Cases
1lk yards wide cases, sc.
IA yards wide cases, SC.
IA yards wide hemsdtched cases
1215c
2 yards wide Utica sheets, 45c.
pa yards wide Utica sheets, 4Sc.
215 yards wide Utica sheets, soc.
Leather Belts-only about
6frv left at the following Ie.
duct;onS:
Suede Belts, brown and garnet, soc
from $1.O0.
Can.slip Patent Belt, Soc from zoe.
Plain Leather Belt, 25c from 44c
Plain Leather Belt, 1sc. from 25c.
One lot of fancy Ribbons
to close. a and S inches wide
Ioc from 44c.
Talcum Powder will be or
sale Wednesday for nc. pei
box, and Colgate's AntiseptiC
Tooth Powder for nc. PEI
bottle.
Ladies Red Satin Neckties
I5c. from 2Sc
Ladies Plain Silk Neckties
Ioc. from 2Sc,
Como Slumber Robes, extra
heavy and double fold, $I.2s
from S.. so in very handsome
/ patterns.
Black Lining Chintz sc
per yard.
Evening journal., 1897-07-26

THE SPORTING WORLD.
The West Philadelphia baseball team
defeated Rockford on Saturday in the
longest game of the season, by the
score of s to 4. 1t took fourteen in
nings for the visitors to do It,
Neither side scored in the first in
ming but Rockford got one in the sec
ond on Johnson's hit to the right field
fence, which was followed by Phillips
single to centre, on which Johnson
scored.
Each side got one in the fourth
Rockford scored their run on a base
on balls to Mills Duffy missing the
fourth ball, and Mills going to second
on H. He got third on JOhnson's sac
rifice and scored on Porters hit to
Murphy. which was fumbled The
visitors run was made on base on
balls TO II. Carney, who stole second
and scored on Lords hit to right. The
visitors got two more in the seventh.
Duffy hit one past third, which was
followed by a single by Jones, Duffy
going to third. Jones started for sec
ond and Phillips threw to Ferguson
who returned IL in an attempt to catch
Duffy at the plate but IL was a bad
throw and Duffy scored. Jones stole
third and scored on ID. Carney's hit to
short, Carney being thrown out at
first
Rockford tied the score in this in
ming. Johnson hit passed first safe
md stole second. He scored on Por-
ter's drive to right field for two bases.
The visitors forged ahead again in the
eight. Lord drove a hot one past third
for a base. Roney hit to second and
Lord was forced out. Avil hit to Mills,
who threw TO Ferguson to catch Roney,
but Fergy dropped It, Roney scored on
Duffy's hit to left.
The score stood to in the visitors
favor when Rockford came to bat IN
the ninth, and II looked as though it
was all over. but they tied the score on
one of the prettiest pieces of base run
ming ever seen on tn grounds. Mills,
the first man up. went out Roney to
Jones. johnson then hit to short and
got first. Not feeling well, he asked
for a runner, and the visiting captain
picked out Prentiss to run for him. He
regretted It couple of minutes later.
Porter then few out to right This
made two out and Prentiss still on first.
He went to second. Roney dropping the
ball. This resulted I'm a little kick, the
visitors claiming that the umpire had
called him out. They resumed play IN
a fen minutes, and Prentiss went to
third on a passed ball Duffy dropped
the next ball and It rolled a few feet
from the plate. No one seemed TO no.
tice It, but like a flash Prentiss was
Rcross the plate and tied the score.
Both teams were blanked until the
fourteenth, when the visitors made a
run and won the game. Duffy hit to
right and stole second. He made a dash
Tor third and Maxwell jumped to gel
the ball, when Duffy showed him and
the ball rolled over toward the stand
and Duffy scored The Rockford failed
to score in their half of the fourteenth
and the game was over
The failure of Mcdaniel TO appear
made it necessary to put Prentiss on
first. The clever little pitcher ac-
quilted himself creditably, accepting
seventeen chances.
Porter, a local amateur, was put in
right field and put up fine game. Nc
Ginness pitched a good game and would
have won but for several glaring err
rors. The attendance was small. The
Qrorn.
Evening journal., 1897-07-26

ticket to Philadelphia mysteriously
disappeared from his clothes, which
were in the dressing room.
Ferguson was away off in his playing
yesterday.
Porter played a good game in right
yesterday. 1t was his first game with
the Rockfords.
Evening journal., 1897-07-26
JAS. 7. MULLIN & SONS,
REGISTERS ORDERS.
REGISTERS ORDER.

REGlSIEkS s OFFICE,
New Castle County, Del, June Is. 1897
Upon the application of Lille N
Dempsey, executrix of Simon Guthrie
late of Wilmington hundred, in said
county, deceased, It is ordered and di-
rected by the register that the execu
trix aforesaid give notice of granting
of letters testamentary upon the es-
tate of the deceased, with the date of
granting thereof, by causing advertise
ments to be posted with forty days from
the date Of such letters in six OF the most
public places OF the county OF New Cas-
tie, requiring all persons having demands
against the estate to present the same,
or abide by an Act of Assembly in sucli
case made and provided; and also cause
the same to be Inserted within the same
period in the Evening Journal, a news
paper published in Wilmington, Del, and
a.
Given under the hand and seal
of office of the Register afore-
said. at Wilmington, IN New
IL. 81 Castle county aforesaid, the
Gay and year above written.
CALVIN W. CROSSAN,
Register.
Evening journal., 1897-07-26
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Letters Tes-
tamentary were In due form Of law
granted unto the Undersigned on the
18th day of June, A. ID. 1897 and that all
persons having claims against the estate
OF the deceased must present the same,
duly attested, to the said executriK
on or before the 18th day OF June, 1898
or abide the Act of Assembly in such
case made and provided.
LILLE NJ. DEMPSEY,
Executrix.
Address No. 326 East Seventh street
XNilrninufnn- Del
Evening journal., 1897-07-26

how dangerously he may be injured in
ternally. Mr.. Townsend claims that he
heard no whistle or other signal The
buggy was completely demolished
Evening journal., 1897-07-26

TROLLEY BOND WIRE STOLEN.
Bridgeton. July 26.-About 1900 feet
Of bond wire was stolen from the
Bridgeton and Milville trolley tracks on
Friday night between the five-mile post
and Millville. This is the second time
bond wire has been stolen of this road.
Evening journal., 1897-07-26
DIED.

Shirt waists don't fade when washed
by Manhattan Laundry, SOC King street