The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-02-15
PRICETOWN.
February -. l9C

Arville Ruble is doing a lucrative
business in our community selling
pictures.
James Barker, landlord of the Mid.
land City Hotel, made business call
I'm our village last week.
The French measles for want of vic
tins have about run their course, but
the mumps are hanging on tenaci-
ously, disfguring the countenances of
d great many of our citizens.
Orland Gossett and family took din
ner with n. 5. Landess and wife Sun
day.
John Gossett. who has been making
his home in Hillsboro for some time is
at present visiting his mother near
here.
Humphrey Stevens will in short
time move his family to Williams.
burg, Brown county.
Several new members have recently
Joined the Gun Club and are practic-
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Saturday afternoon. The club now
has two traps and when they practice
"a large crowd is invariably in attend
ance.
JEFF Pagan. a prominent farmer liv-
ing about two miles northeast of our
town. died last Friday after an illness
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eteryat Jacksonville.
There will be meeting of the Mod
,ern Woodmen at this place Tuesday
night. r. p. Roush will have charge
of the meeting and will endeavor to
establish a camp.
Rev. Linton. of Blanchester. will
conduct series of meetings at the
Universalist Church. beginning next
Monday night and lasting over Sun
day.
Mrs. Frank Reames is seriously i'll
at her home east of town. with slight
hopeiof recovery.
Charles Barr has sold one of his
farms to VIM. Shaffer ,and the other
to u MIR. Webster of Fairview. Mr..
Barr has been looking at several
farms for sale but has not purchased
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As yet.
Farmers are complaining of the out
look for the wheat crop. especially of
the early sown.
Several of our boys hoofed it to
Hollowtown last Friday night to at
tend the debate held at that place
each week. They report an interest
ing time and informed us that some of
the speakers gave promise of becom-
ing eminent in the oratorical world,
having the voice of a Demosthenes,
the ideas of a Cicero, and the elo-
quence of Henry.
\ great many of our teachers and
prospective teachers attended the H.
e. 7. \. at Hillsboro Saturday.
Quite a number of farmers attended
u farmers institute at Union Plains,
Brown county, last Saturday. Perry
Mclaughlin was present and favored
them with a rousing speech on the
need of organization.
Lafayette Faris, a soldier of the
Civil War. who has been in poor
health for many years, has at last
given up all hope of recovering and
now lies in a critical condition, wait
ing the messenger of death.
Rev. w. D. Moore will preach to the
congregation at this place next Sun
day and Sunday night.
Ira NJ. Gossett, who was elected
Land Assessor last fall, will begin
work March lst.
The British and Boer war and the
struggle in the Philippines have paled
into insignifcance at the present
time compared to the political strug-
gle now raging in Kentucky. Our
people have been deeply stirred by
the exciting contest and await with
much anxiety the arrival of the daily
papers. Many opinions are expressed
as to the outcome of the conflict yet
all hope that the bitterness engen-
dered may soon pass away and the po-
litical horizon become serene and
tranquil.
We noticed in the correspondence
from Sugartree Ridge last week
that Edward Redkey was sick, conse-
quently we did not expect him to fill
his regular appointment Sunday, but
when the time had fully come, 10 and
behold you, genial Edwin appeared on
the scene, happy and cheerful as
ever.
The tea social at the school house
Saturday night was a great success.
Quite neat little sum was realized
by the ladies, which. added to what
they have formerly made, makes
quite a snug sum. They expect to
use it in helping to remodel the church
the coming summer.
PULSE.
February l3. 1900.