The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-04
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February 1, 1897,

February 1, 1897.
A series Of meetings began at the
Esiends' Church. yesterday.
A young babe of Hanson Mccoy was
buried the first Of last week.
Lewis Ladd is at home from Logans.
port, Ind, where he has been attending
Michael's Commercial College.
James w. George has sold his farm to
o. N. and Mary Sans, Of Hillsboro.
Willie Epperson and sister Anna are
confined to their home with chicken pox.
NJ. G. Lucas has sold his interest in
the Chapman farm to his brother Robert.
N. R. Barrett has received word that
his son William, who is at his grand.
parents, at Hamden, has the whooping
cough.
Newton Keelor and Miss Duncanson,
OF Hillsboro, attended Church here yes.
terday and were guests of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Keelor.
Mrs. James Upp has been on the sick
list, the past few days.
John McMullen has been drawn to
serve on the U. 8. grand jury Of Hamil.
ton county, that meets in this month.
W.. T. Hodge and his entire family
have been victims of the grip for several
days past.
Henry Plummer has received intelli.
gence that the home of Mrs. Barnes,
who formerly resided here, was con.
sumed with nearly all it's contents, by
fire, at Xenia, last week.
Mrs. Evaline Brown, the oldest citizen
Of our village, is seriously ill with grip,
ct the home of her son in.law, q. O.
Miller.
The ladies of Boston M. E. Church will
have a box supper at Elton's school
house, for the benefit of the Church,
next Saturday evening, at 7 p. m. All
the ladies of the vicinity are invited, and
each is respectfully requested to bring a
box containing supper for two.
Mrs. Eliza Karnes, mother of Joseph
Karnes, died at the family residence.
two miles north of Rainsboro, Jan. 26th,
after an illness of several days with grip.
She was daughter of Isaac and Jane
Hartman, born near Rainsboro, Aug. 12,
1917. Was married to John Karnes,
Nov. IL, 1910. and soon after began
housekeeping on the farm where she
died. Hence, her whole life of 70 years,
months and IA days was spent in this
vicinity. At the age of Is years she EN-.
braced Christianity and joined the M. E.
Church, but later in life identified her.
self with the Society of Friends. She
was faithful, spirited Christian, and
will be greatly missed in the home where
her virtues shone the brightest, and in
the vicinity where she has been the dis.
penser of kind words and noble and gen.
eroue deeds. The funeral services, in
charge of M. Redkey, assisted by Rev. j.
l. Taggart, were held at the family resi-.
dence on the 2sth, and attended by a
large number of relatives and sympathiz
ing friends, after which the remains were
laid to rest in the Hartman cemetery,
beside her husband, and near the spot
where she first opened her eyes to the
light of this world. One son and many
relatives are bereaved by her death.
On the 9th day of January, 1897, Mrs.
Sarah Foraker, wife Of Henry F Foraker,
died at her home, one mile west of Car
mel, aged II years, 6 months and lOdays
She was a daughter of John and SARAH
Upp, born near Rainsboro, also, and in
the immediate vicinitywhere Mrs. Karnes
was born, she being nearly two years
younger than Mrs. Karnes. They spent
the sunny hours Of childhood and youth
in the same neighborhood, and there, in
the same month of the same year, were
married to their respective husbands and
remained fast friends, during the remain
der of their lives, and when their work
was done, one entered into rest at s q.
m, on the 26th, and the other at the
same hour on the following day. Mrs.
Foraker was consistent Christian, and
had been member OF the NJ. E Church
for more than fifty years. She was kind
and hospitable, and has left an influence
for good that will continue, and an ex-
ample that others may follow with profit
She left husband to whom she was
married So years ago, soDs, 6 daughters
and host of other kindred to mourn.
Funeral services were held at the Carmel
Church, on the 29th, by Revs. B. F. Os.
wald and j. l. Tagaart, and the body was
laid to rest in the cemetery near by.
Joseph Karnes and family wish to ex.
press their gratitude to their friends for
ANN ropafhv and aid durin0 the sick neGa