The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-05-19


and Susan Mcneil, was born April 20,
1927, near North Liberty, Adams county,
Ohio, and died at her home near New
Petersburg, Ohio, April 26, 1898
She was the oldest of a family of ten
children, only four of whom are now
living. She, with her parents, moved to
Highland county in 1S40. In 1850 she
was united in marriage to W. @. Grim,
who remains to mourn the loss of de-
voted wife.
She united with the U. P. Church, at
Fall Creek, when sixteen years of age,
under the pastorate of Rev. Arbuthnott,
and continued a faithful member of the
same until called to join the church tri.
umphant
Through long illness, when her suf-
fering seemed too great for human
strength, unaided, she found divine help
in that friend of her girlhood, who had
been her guide down life's pathway.
To him who felt, the sweetest earthly
tie is broken. to those who, with him,
80 tenderly cared for her through the
long weary months of sickness and suf
fering, and to the large circle of relatives
and friends who mourn today, comes
the bright assurance that she has re.
ceived the ''crown of life," for she was
faithful until death" E
The sudden death of Peter 8. Weller
from heart failure at his home ono mile
north Of Petersburg last Wednesday
morning was not only shock to the
people of bis own immediate vicinity
but this whole region where he was so
we'll known. He had been an active
stock dealer for many years which
brought him in daily contact with the
people, but no one except his physicians
and familiar friends thought of his being
afflicted because Of bis robust body and
healthful look which made his death all
the more Of surprise. He was at
Hillsboro the day previous and even on
the morning of his death he seemed to
be enjoying his usual health and was
engaged in painting buggy when be
grew unconciouns and in less than one
hour was corpse. He was born in
Green county but came to this vicinity
and married Miss Louisa Walker, March
18th, 1872 and has since resided here. He
was AZ years old and leaves a wife and
two daughters to mourn.
Mrs. Hannah Montgomery, one of the
oldest inhabitants of Paint to ownship died
at her residence miles northwest
of Rainsboro on the 9th inst She
was daughter of Philip Spargur
who CANA to this state in the early
part of this century and settled on farm
near Petersburg, where, on the 18th day
OF December, 1911, Aunt Hannah was
born, and where her young life and
girlhood days were spent. On the 23d
of February, 1882, she was married to
Thomas Montgomery, who walked by
her side in life's rugged path until June
1880, when he died. She was the moth.
or of Is children, seven of whom are
living. She was permitted to enjoy
the distinction of having so grand.
children and "a great grand children.
She belonged to family Of ten all now
dead except Henry, who lives in Cali.
fornia. For several years she has been
attracting considerable attention at the
annual Spargur reunion because she was
the only one present Of that branch of
the Sparsur family connecting the long
ago with the present. She was worthy
member Of the Dunkard Baptist Chnrch
and was plain honest Christian lady.
The high esteem in which she was held
was evinced by the large number of
persons who attended the funeral Ger.
vices in charge Of J. I. Taggart, Sunday
morning.