The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-16
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here Lest week.
8. 9. W. sparsur represented the Mod
srn Woodmsn Of this place ct their gath
sring at Columbus last week.
Amos williams, n. v. Wheaton and
Joseph Fsrneau have been on the grip
list for several days.
8 B Davis 10 building new house
east Of his present dwelling for the &C
commodation Of tenant.
Charley Wolfe returned some days ago
from Nebraska, whittier he had gone for
the benefit Of his health. He IL said to
be quite poorly since his return.
VIM. Miller is at home after q visit Of
several weeks among friends at the State
Capital.
Several horses here are being trained
for speed by David Wood, Of Leesburg
We are informed that track is to be
built is soon ~ the weather moderates
on the lands of John Shipton, to be used
for training purposes.
The annual Farmers' Institute will be
held here on Wednesday and Thursday
Of next week. J. F. Greene, Of Sandns-
Ky, and Geo. E. Lawrence, Of Marion.
O., will be the State speakers. A full
program, with good home talent and
plenty Of good music, has been arranged.
Every body should be present at the
opening and hear Mr.. Greene's interest.
ing lecture on Preparation of the Soil
for Crop"
George Houseman, o venerable old
man whose home for many years has
been in Ross county, short distance
acroes the line from Paint Post Office,
died on the 9th inst. in the S9.h year Of
his age. He was born in Virginia, but
came to Ohio with his parents when two
years old and settled near Rainsboro,
and not only his youth and early maui
hood but many Of bis ripper years were
spent in this vicinity. Here he met
Miss Oatharins Barefield, who became
his wife and was the mother of eleven
children and walked by his side in life's
journey for more than so years. One OF
his grandchildren, Miss Louie House
man, still resides here. 81. W. Hope.
who knew him we'll, says that he died
crowned with the honors OF . long and
useful life, and with the hope of glo-
rious immortality. Appropriate funeral
services, in charge of Rev. Lock, Of Balm.
bridge, were held at the Rocky Fork
Chapel on the 9TH inst, and the body
laid to rest in the Hulitt cemetery.
Writer Rittenhouse, q we'll known and
highly respected citizen, died at the
home Of his parents, three miles west Of
Rainsboro, ON Tuesday, February 7th,
aged 81 years. On the 10th day Of Sep
tember, 1894. he was happily married to
Miss Fannie Spargur, and they started
out on LIES journey with buoyant hopes.
They first settled in Clinton county, five
miles north of Sabina, but soon after the
Rocky Fork farm, near his former homo.
was purchased and they returned and
took possession Of it with Asttering pros.
poets and for time were prosperous
and happy, but affection came that grad.
ually developed into pulmonary trouble
that grew more and more pronounced
till - . last resort he decided to test the
healing virtues Of . southern CLINE, and
on the 10th day Of last November he left
for Asheville. N. O., accompanied by his
devoted wife. But he continued TO grow
worse instead Of better, and some weeks
later returned to the homo Of his par.
ents, where everything was done for him
that material wealth and medical skill
could do or loving hearts suggest, but al
to NO avail. His long affection gave him
ample time for thought and reflection,
and enabled him to reach the happy
state Of mind whore he could assure his
friends that he was prepared 70 die.
Funeral services were held ct the homo
on the 9th inst, in charge Of Rev. 81. g.
Curless.
The prolonged severity Of the present
cold snap prompted ~ to look up our
weather record. which has besn careful.
ly kept since January Let, 1882. Since
that dsts the temperature has been down
to zero on 73 different days; 80 Of them
were in the month of January, 27 in
February, in March and 6 in Deoem-
Der. The largest number Of consecutive
days that the temperature was down to
zero, prior to this time, was Ave, begin.
ming with February 10, 1885. The tam.
perature remained below zero all day on
January 5th and 9th. 1884 January 9th,
10th and llth, 1885; January 10Th, 1898 |;
January 18th, 1896; February 9Th, 1895,
and February 9th, 1899. The lowest
temperature in the II years was ON the
10th Of the present month, when it was
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LITTLETON.