The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-12-22
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December 10, 1898.


George Sans youngest child is quite
sick with lung fever.
Mrs. Alonso Upp's father, Scott Nc.
Coppin, is reported seriously ill at his
home near Carmel.
John McBride came home from the
medical college at Cincinnati Saturday to
spend the holiday vacation.
John Hulitt, Of Hillsboro, spent Sun.
day with friends at Paint postofiice.
Uric Waddell, who has been in I'LL.
nois for several months, came home last
week.
John washburn has purchased farm
OF William Barrett that was formerly
part OF the Chapman estate.
Milton Fenner returned last week
from visiting his son in-law and daugh.
ter, MIR. and Mrs. Daniel Frump, in
Pauiding county.
Carey Clyburn slipped and fell few
days since and in falling, struck large
nail with his hand inflicting q painful
wound.
J. 9. Ferguson killed 4O2 quails during
the hunting season and an uncounted
number of rabbits.
The officers of the Rainsboro Far
mers' Institute are requested to meet at
this place next Saturday at 2 p. m.
There is important business to transact.
The officers are John McMullen, Pres. |;
J. B. Davis, Vice Pres; N. r. Barrett,
Sec. J. B. Gossett, Treas. Joseph
Karnes, Lewis Dewitt and J. /. Taggart,
Executive Committee.
Alonzo Wisecup is nursing an ugly
wound in the forehead made by the
breech pin Of gun barrel that was
blown out instead Of the bullet by gun
that was accidentally discharged while
! in his hands. His face was considerably
powder burnt but will not disfgure him
much.
Don't fail to attend the Christmas en-
tertainment at the NJ. E, Church next
Saturday evening. In addition to an in
teresting program, tree will be pre-
pared for the benefit of the little ones
and the entire school will be given
their annual treat. All persons under
II years of age will be admitted free.
Those over that age will be expected to
contribute ten cents to defrsy expenses.
We are under obligations to Captain
Barrett for copy Of the paper published
at the Boys Industrial School in which
an interesting account is given of the
dedication OF the Jennings Hall in which
Governor Bushnell and other noted men
participated.
James w. spargur received the sad
intelligence last Thursday that his broth.
er, Reuben, that lived at Springfield,
had been struck by train of cars and
killed the previous night. Mr.. Spargur
started for Springfield at once but has
not yet returned as the funeral did not
take place till Sunday. Mr. Spargur was
born and raised in this vicinity but has
been living in Springfield several years. |
He leaves q wife but no children.
John Curry has recently been informed |
that his brother-in law, Henry Upp, who |
lived at Arlington, ILL.,, was kicked by q |
horse on the 18th and died soon after. |
Mr.. Upp and wife spent several weeks
among their many friends here during |
the past summer.
An interesting wedding occurred at |
the pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs. John |
Barrett near Swisshelm, Wednesday, |
December IA, 1898, in the marriage of |
their daughter, Miss Anna M. to Mr..
James N. Rttenhouse, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Rittsnhouss, near Rains.
boro. At the noon hour the sweet
strains of . wedding march, rendered by
Miss Elsie Barrett, summoned the bride
and groom to the oosy parlor where Rev.
I. Taggart pronounced them husband
and wife in the prssence of . delighted
audience. composed Of many of their
special friends. After the usual con-
gratulations . sumptuous repast was
served and soon thereafter Dths newly
welded couple left amid . shower of
rice for Cincinnati, expecting to return
In few days. The bridal presents were
numerous and elegant.