The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-01-11
RAINSBORO.
January 8, 1900.

Jesse Baker, of Emerald, was guest
at the Andes House Thursday night.
w. o. Dewitt, of Circleville, is Wis
iting his two little boys and friends
here.
The personal effects of the estate OF
Edwin Keeler, deceased, were sold at
public sale Thursday.
The Epworth League will hold a
recognition sociol at the home of j. |.
Taggart Thursday night.
Roscoe West and wife returned
from their wedding trip last Sunday
morning.
Mrs. Jessie Rodas, of Hillsboro, has
been the guest of her brother, VIM.
Browning, and friends here for sew
eral days.
Jas. F. Brown has been having an
unpleasant tussle with the grip for
several days. DR.. Mcbride reports
him better.
w. T. Hodge was called to Conners-
Vile, Ind, last week as a witness in
a will case that he was supposed to
know something about.
One of the Miss Baldwins, living
three miles northeast of here, is
deeply afflicted at this time.
Carey Ferguson, of Dillon, Mon., is
here to spend few weeks with his
many friends and renew old acquain-
tances.
Newton Keelor and wife, of Hills
boro, were pleasantly entertained by
Miss Blanche Shepherd at the home
of Aunt Betsy Spargur last Thursday
evening.
The oyster supper given by the K.
of p. at the Hall last Thursday even
ing to the members of their families
was largely attended and quite en-
joyable.
NJ Barrett and wife received
dispatch while at church Sunday
morning informing them of the death
of the Oldest child of her brother, Ed
ward Mutt, at Hamden.
Harley Spruance, of near Lodore,
who was Just recovering from pro-
tracted siege of fever, has taken
relapse and is quite sick again.
Recent word from George Lafferty,
of the regular army, who has been in
Cuba several months, to his mother
here says he has never been sick
day since his enlistment.
Mrs. J. L. Redkey, who has been at
the bedside of her daughter, Effie, in
Washington D. c., for eight weeks,
reports her daughter slightly better.
but still in dangerous condition.
Word has been received here that
Uncle Henry F. Foraker, venerable
old man, had been stricken with par
alysis at his home near Carmel, and
that the prospect for his recovery was
far from fattering.
Mrs. Donna Williams recently gave
an excellent dinner to a few Rath-
bone Sisters in honor of her election
of NJ. of r. and c. of that order. Those
who were fortunate enough to be pres
ent were, Mesdames Edith Mercer,
Jennie Roberts, Almeda Roads, Eliz-
abeth Peabody, Belle Clyborn, Jno.
McMullen, Earnest McMullen, Rosa
Ferguson, Jennie Upp, Allie Mcbride,
and Miss Elizabeth Hixson.
William Ferguson and wife had the
pleasure of a visit from several of
their friends yesterday.
Each of the teachers gave their pu-
pills treat the first of last week that
they intended to give them the week
before Christmas had not the school
been closed on account of the death
of Prof. Galliett's mother-in-law.
We would be pleased to have our
young people report any interesting
occurrence that transpires in their
circles. Send in the report early.
News a week old is most too old to
interest the reading public.
John Mccoy, one of our excellent
young men, has been confined to his
home by Iaffiiction for more than
year, and is certainly deserving of
much sympathy.
A little drughter of r. F. Pauley,
of Boston, aged nine monts, died jan
uary 1st, and was buried from the M.
E. Church of that place on the follow
ing day.
Thomas Trump has sold his black
smith shop her to Mr.. Snodgrass, OF
new Petersburg, who took possession
of it this morning.
1t is currently reported that Will
liam Auckerman, of Barrett's Mills,
has bought Mrs. Mary Plummer's
property in the southern part of town
and will occupy it the first of March.
PIU Sc.