The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-01-25
RAINSBORO.
January %, 1900.

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petit jury during the present term of
court.
Horace Roads, wife and children
have been visiting friends at Waver-
ley.
Miss Eva Mutt, of Hamden, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. N. r. Barrett.
John McMullen and wife attended
the funeral of relative at Frankfort
the first of last week.
Rev. H. G. Curless is engaged in
holding series of meetings at New
Petersburg.
Miss Mary Brown, of Russells, and
Miss Mary Barrere, of Hillsboro, are
visitors at the home of J. F. Brown.
H. s. Foraker has been using a
crutch for two weeks on account of a
badly afflicted limb.
Lawrence Spargur, of Seamen, spent
Sunday here with his father, A. w.
Spargur, and other friends.
J. c. Ferguson has sold his residence
on Main street to J. w. Upp, who will
move to town about the first of March.
Miss Mary Banks, of Hardinscreek,
and Miss Gertrude West, who is teach
ing in that vicinity, attended church
here Sunday and were guests of c. A.
West and family.
Mrs. Mary Ferguson has been at the
bedside of her sick mother, Mrs. Hart,
near Sugartree Ridge for the|past two
weeks.
1t is currently reported that Joseph
Beaver has purchased D. B. Stalker's
house on East Main street and will oc-
cupy it the coming year.
Thomas Ladd has been confined to
his home with sickness several days.
Charles Elton and son, of Blooming
ton, attended the funeral of Mrs.
VIM. Ferguson here last Wednesday.
Mrs. Isaac Kearnes has recently re-
ceived the sad intelligence of the
death of her sister, George RAINS
wife, at their home in Iowa. Mrs.
Rains is well known to the older citi-
zens, who resided just east of town.
Zach Farrell and bride, of Hillsboro,
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Will
liams in the east end.
Miss Lizzie Upp, who is attending
school at Hillsboro, spent Saturday
and Sunday with her parents here.
Charles Workman rented his house
in town to Noah Reece and will occu-
py Earnest Carper's farm east of
town about the first of March.
Rev. F. NJ. Clemens, of Dayton, o.,
agent of the Cincinnati District of
the Ohio Anti Saloon League, deliver
ed two able addresses here Sunday
that made impressions for good on
the large audiences that heard them.
The managers of the league certainly
made no mistake when they employed
him to represent their cause. The
audience contributed about $50 to aid
their good work.
Ella Mae Ferguson died January
the 10th, after long illness with con-
sumption. She was born near Mar
shall January 7th, 1867, was married
to William S. Ferguson September
llth, 1856. To them were born the
fTllpu-iI,pr Med
Grace, William, Ralph and Thomas,
all living. During their married life
they changed their location several
times to suit the convenience of the
husband, who was engaged in teach
ing school. They resided in Painters
vile, Greene county, and in the Vi
entities of Marshall and Carmel and
in this place, Highland county, thus
atfording favorable opportunity for
an extensive acquaintance. Her bat
tie against the encroachments of dis
ease, was long and severe, but she
fought with courage and hopefulness
that was a marvel to her physicians
and friends. Months ago she said to
a friend, 81 could give up to die if it
were not for my children" Their in
terest lay near her mother heart. The
thought of their helplessness and the
increased care and responsibility that
she saw must come to the husband and
father nerved her arm for the conflict
and prompted her to perpetuate the
struggle. When the battle was al
most over she assured her mother that
she was prepared for death, but the
thought of the dear ones she must
leave behind still burdened her heart.
On Monday evening, as an opportuni-
ty offered, she gave to her family and
friends the parting hand, and at half
past twelve that night the book of
life with her closed forever, but upon
its pages were written deeds of kind
ness and acts of selfsacrifcing devo-
tion for her family and friends that
they will recall with satisfaction as
days and years go by.
Miss Matte Trump, of Circleville,
o., is the guest of her brother-in-law,
w. S. Ferguson.