The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-08-17
RAINSBORO.
August IA, 1899.

InOmaS SpArgur, WIG anu uauRnter,
Clara, visited friends at Jacksonville
last week.
Miss Elsie Auckerman returned last
week from an extended visit among
friends in Illinois.
The Modern Woodmen band went to
Mowrystown Saturday to help furnish
music for the picnic at that place.
Rev. William Hunter and family, OF
Bonneville, were guests of his cousin,
DR.. J. A. Mercer, Thursday and Friday
of last week.
Rev. H. G. Curless and Misses Della
Redkey and Ruth Britton visited friends
at Lexington and Leesburg last week.
Edward Smith and Mrs. Horace Roads
are having the pleasure of visit from
their Grandfather Breightenback, of
Piketon.
Miss Anna Keelor underwent serious
operation last Thursday at the hands of
DR.. Edmond Ricketts,, of Cincinnati, as
sisted by Drs. Mcbride and Mercer. She
is said to be doing we'll under the care
DR.. Mcbride and Miss Wilson, the eff.
ficient nurse, of Cincinnati.
Miss Maud Chapman, of Shenandoah,
Iowa. is visiting her aunts, Mrs. George
Sans, of this place, and Mrs. Austin
Sans, of Dallas.
Philip Roads has been laid aside with
sickness for several days and seems to
improve very slowly.
WI. Redkey and wife were called to
Cynthiana yesterday to attend the fu.
neral of relative.
Aaron Auckerman, who has been
spending the summer in Greene county,
came home Saturday.
Misses Elizabeth and Florence Ander
son, of Lebanon, are guests of their
grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Garrett,
and other friends.
George Fletcher, of Washington G. H.,
has been here for several days visiting
her brother, John.
Kenneth Johns, of Washington, d. c.,
has been guest at the homes of J. B.
Gossett and j. L. Redkey since Wednes.
day Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keugle, of Greenfield,
and W. Fl. spargur and daughter, Mel.
lie, of Balm bridge, were visitors at the
home of Elisha Beavers yesterday.
Misses Cora and Ethel skeen, of |
Greenfield, are enjoying a visit among
friends here
Mrs. Anna Boyer and two children,
Of Illinois, are guests of her father, ]. W.
Dewitt, south of town.
Miss Bessie George gave a delightful
party to abont a score of her young
friends last Wednesday evening in hon.
Or of her guest, Miss Pidgeon, of Will
mington, and Miss Carey, of Samantha.
Little Clarence, the six year old son of
Henry Copeland, has been twice opera
ted on during the past week by DR. Ed.
mond Ricketts, for appendicitis and is
still in pre- carious condition with but
little prospect of speedy recovery.
The U. B Quarterly meeting for Cyn.
thiana charge was held here Saturday
and Sunday. Presiding Elder Chapman
preached with great acceptability. The
Quarterly Conference licensed Harvey
Elliott to preach, elected w. j. Redkey
as general steward, and Isaac Kearns as
lay delegate to their annual conference.
An interesting letter was shown US a
few days ago written by George W. Mil
Ter, former Rsinsboro boy, from Hon
olulu to his mother at Washington @.
H., and forwarded to his grandmother,
Mrs. Rachel Miller, of this place. In the
letter he said that he was a member of |
the 18th Regiment U. s. Regular Army
and with 1900 other soldiers were on
board the transport Sheridan bound for
Manila, After stay OF three or four
aays at Honolulu they expect to proceed
oa their long perilous journey and by
this time he has probably reached the
seat of war. His friends here who have
known him from babyhood will have
great anxiety in regard to his fate.
While we, with several others from
this village, were enjoying the pleasure
Of visit at the home Of J. B. Davis, tive |
miles east OF to wn, we had an interest
ing interview with his venerable father,
A. H. Davis, familiarly known as Uncle |
Yale, now past four score and three years,
but about as spright and vigorous as |
nost men at sixty. He was born in |
London county, Virginia, but came with |
bis parents to Ohio in 1892 and in Octo- |
Der of that year settled on the farm
where he now resides On the 10th of |
March, 1872, he was united in marriage
with Miss Rachel Williams, who was al
70 q vnginian by birth She proved TO |
De worthy helpnate indeed, Became