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

tne Flrst regiment, Oh1O vOluteer In
fantry, arrived at Camp George 81
Thomas at 10 o'clock Sunday night,
followed an hour later by the sec
ond section. Owing to the late ar
rival, it was not deemed advisable by
Col. Hunt to disembark the troops, a
1t would be impossible to make camp
in the night; consequently the boyi
spent the night in the hot and stuffy
cars in which they have been impris
oned already % hours.
Eighth .ment Goes East.
CAMP BUSHNELL, COLUMBUS, O., May
16.-The Eighth regiment has received
transportation and will leave Camp
Bushnell at noon Tuesday for Wash
ington. The Second and Third regi.
ments are expected to leave Camp
Bushnell Wednesday and Thursday
for Chickamauga. That will leave
three regiments in the camp, the
Fifth, Sixth and Seventh, and they
will be sent to Chickamauga as fast az
| possible. Four batteries of artillery
leave for Chickamauga at noon Mon.
day.
Camp Bushnell Will Soon BE Deserted.
16.-Late Sunday night the Sixth regi.
ment received its orders to start for
Chickamauga Tuesday morning. Col.
| McMaken wired at once to the chief
quartermaster at Chicago for trans
portation and it will arrive Monday.
Reliable information is to the effect
that next Sunday only the Seventh
regiment and the Ninth battalion will
be left in camp. The other regiments
will be rushed to Chickamauga at once.
Need To BE Buried in Ohio.
BUCYRUs, o., May 16.-Mrs. Kimmer-
Inc. wife Of the county auditor, and
A. j. Sith, deputy auditor, are both
cousins of George Meek, the gallant
Ohio boy who was killed at Cardenas.
Meek was born and raised just beyond
the northern boundary of this county.
He served on the Puritan, Michigan,
Cushing and Winslow His relatives
ar, arranging to have his body brought
to this county for burial.
Farewell to the Fourth.
WASHINGTON c. H., O., May 16.-
There we're 1000 people at the B. & O..
depot Sunday afternoon to say good
by to the members of the Fourth regi-
ment, who passed through this city en-
route to the south. Many of the
friends of the boys remembered them
in substantial way, and many bas-
ketsful of good things to eat were
presented to them when the train
stopped.
New Electric Railroad.
AXIOM, O., May 16.-Three contrac-
tors have commenced the construction
of the Cleveland, Medina and South.
ern electric railroad, which will be
completed this fall. The A., B. and G.
and A. and c. F. Railroad Co.'S. have
each forfeited $1,000 bonds, given as
guarantees that lines would be con-
structed to Ravenna. The time limit
Of the franchise has expired.
Mayor HalfhIlrs Stay ers Indicted.
ABERDEEN, O., May 16.-The Brown
county grand jury has returned the
following indictments: John Donald,
murder in the second degree; William
Donald, manslaughter, and William
Middletown, cutting to kill and carry
ing concealed weapons. The Don.
aids shot and killed Mayor G. b. Half
bond
Died in Camp. X
CAMP BUSHNELL, COLUMBUS, O., M =
16.-The fourth man to die in Cad
Bushnell was Private Pancoast, of t{l
Fifth regiment, who died of pneumonia
Sunday night. He was married his
home in Elyria two months ago. His
wife was at his bedside Sunday night,
as she came on excursion to visit
him, not knowing he was sick.
A Lieutenant Welded, 81
WARREN, o., May 1e.-Lieut Frank
Russell, of the United States navy, son
Of Hon. Joseph w. Russell, of Warren,
and Miss Bessie Bancroft, of New Lon-
don, Ct, have announced their mar
riage at Pensacola, Fla. The event
was to have taken place in June, but
Mr.. Russell's call to active service ne.
cessitated an earlier wedding.
Hail Destroys Crops.
GALLIPoLIs. o., May 16.-A heavy
rain and hail storm visited this section
OF the county Sunday afternoon, doing
considerable damage to growing crops
and breaking many skylights aud
windows The storm extended over
this section of Ohio and covered the
western portion Of West Virginia.
stationers Assign.
AKRON, O., May 16.-C. d. Fraun-
felter and F. M. Whitner, partners in
the stationery and book business,
made an assignment late Saturday
night TO A. J. Rowley. The assets
and liabilities are about 50, 900 each.
Preferred creditors were given .yrSrt.
cages
Nearly ClondbnrsS. W,
DELAWARE, o., May l6-This city
was visited Saturday night by on6t Of
the heaviest rainfalis experieneed In
years, amounting almost tors cloud
burst Cellars were flooded sud cropa
were injured TO great extent. whole
fields being washed out. s
Naval Rseruising Station In Cinelanael. 3
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