The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-05-31
LYNCHBURG
May %, 1900.

and has been quite sick since her re-
turn.
Ed. NJ. Virgins returned Thursday
from Sandusky, o., where he had gone
as delegate to the Grand Lodge K.
of p.
VIM. Runyon, of this place, and Miss
Sudie Runyon, of Nevin, were quietly
married at the M. E. parsonage by
Rev. r. E. Smith Wednesday, May
23d. A reception was given them at
the home of the groom's father on
Thursday.
Mrs. James Torrie and two children,
of Cincinnati, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Mary Torrie and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. o. A. Thompson
and daughter, Sarah, of Hillsboro,
spent Sunday with relatives here.
The High School ball team. of this
place, crossed bats with the Blanches-
ter boys Thursday. The score was %
to p in favor of Lynchburg.
The ninth session of the Epworth
| League Convention. of Hillsboro dis
trict, will be held in the M. E. Church
at Lynchburg on Thursday and Fri
day, June 14th and 18th. Convention
theme. "The Personnel of the League"
Mrs. H. S. Pulse, after spending
several weeks with her brother, DR..
o. A. Hopkins and wife, of Middletield,
O., returned home last week accom-
panied by her niece, Pauline Hopkins.
Rev. r. E. Smith and wife, Mrs.
Perry, DR.. w. H. Meadow and L. L.
Faris were among the number from
this place that attended the Sunday
School Convention at Hillsboro Sat-
day.
Mrs. Mary Hair and two daughters
returned from Sicily Saturday from
visit with her mother and sisters.
Master Howard Hudson is spending
his vacation with his grandmother
near Westboro.
Mrs. Clark, wife of Rev. G. G. Clark,
on Wednesday evening, after retiring
in her usual health, was taken very
sick in the night and has remained so
since, her life at times being almost
despaired of. Mrs. Clark has the
sympathy of large circle of friends
in which they unite in the hope that
| she NAV soon recover
Miss Marie Triplett closed a very
successful term of school on last
Friday, May 25th, at Victory school
house, Clinton county. The patrons
of the school house wishing to show
their appreciation of her services
gave her quite surprise by appear
ing about noon with well filled baskets.
After all had partook freely of the
bountiful repast, the little folks then
proceeded to entertain the audience
with declamations, dialogues and
songs. The afternoon so pleasantly
spent soon passed and another "last
day of school" was ended.
Mrs. Maggie Accord, of st. Louis, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Kellis.
Another pleasant surprise was that
given w. L. Stoutner Saturday even
ing, May Goth, when party of his
friends called upon him and informed
him he had reached another mile.
stone in life's eventful journey,
but not having access to the family
Bible we are unable to state what
number it was.
Those from this place that attended
the commencement at Martinsville
Tuesday evening, May 22d, were Mr..
and Mrs. c. A. Puckett, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. G. Ross, Messrs. Roush, Faris,
Townsend, Bering, Fields, Bobbitt,
Wright, Mecham, Pickett and Parr,
with the Misses Edna Mecham, Mat.
tie West, Grace Faris, May Dumenil
HELEN Morrow, Maud Walker, Allie
Simkins, Lillian CLANCY, Anna Ham.
mond, Lulu Oester, Clara Pickett,
Florence Morrow, Carrie Oester and
Mrs. B. c. Linton.
Mrs. DIR. Scott and Mrs. Cinnie Mil.
Ter attended the Grand Lodge of the
Rathbone Sisters at Sandusky last
week.
We have been notified that a case
for libel would be entered against
your correspondent for an article
which appeared in last week. s issue OF
the NEwS-HERALD concerning the
game of croquet which was played by
| w. S. StOutner, l.. l.. Faris and Ed M
Virgins in which we stated that
Stoutner was winner. While it was
not our intention to injure Prof. Far.
is reputation as crOquet player in
the least, we will try to set him right
before the public by stating that
Stoutner won the first game and
Faris the second. Now whether this
statement is entirely satisfactory to
| Virgins or not we are unable at pres
ent to say, but hope we will be sufii-
ciently informed SO as to give full
account of the games hereafter.
1t is not generally known that at
tached to the staff of the Paris Obser-
vatory is an American astronomer,