The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-05-09
LYNCHBURG.
NJ aY 6, 1901

mington.
Geo. j. Uric, aged IS years, died at
his home near Webbertown Sunday
morning at $50 a. m. of heart dis
ease. Funeral services we're held at
Webbertown church Tuesday May I.
Mrs. VIM. Wayne arrived here Sum-
day morning from Cuba, Mo. She
was met in Cincinnati by her hus-
band who has been here for some
time. They will probably make this
their home.
Lewis Roser, of Bellvue KY, spent
Sunday with his parents here.
Mr.. Lewis an aged gentleman liv-
ing near Dodsonville was buried here
Sunday morning.
The friends of Miss Mary Layman
are congratulating her upon her
long looked for but little expected
good luck. Mary is the daughter of
an old soldier and helpless crippled
orphan with no means of support but
last week received word that "a PEN
sion had been granted her with s54O
back paw.
Mrs. Cook, of Blanchester, was
called here Saturday morning by the
serious illness of her daughter, Mrs.
Ed. Smith.
Messrs. Townsend and Bering with
the Misses Slack and CLANCY spent
Sunday at the convent at st. Martins.
VIM. Cleveland and family are TAX
ing possession of their new residence
on Broadway this week.
Shaffer Bros. have began making
brick for the new warehouse.
The work of improving :and build
ing up the town still goes on. D. s.
Simpkins is building residence in
Roush's new addition in the southern
part of town. Mr.. Dinninger has
new house almost completed in the
eastern part of town on Bayless
avenue and several more are contem-
plating building in the near future.
Lola and Dan Murphy, of Cuba,
were with relatives here Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. Julia Garner, of Redwood
Falls, Mimi, is visiting relatives here.
The work of piping the water from
the Sulphur Springs to town is well
under headway and Lynchburg will
soon have water to burn.
Quite little excitement occurred
Sunday morning when it was discover
ed that Murphy's hardware store was
on fire. It was soon extinguished
with few buckets of water and but
little damage done. The fire origi-
mated in the store room by cigar
stubs being thrown in box of saw
dust.
Prof. L. L. Faris and wife, of New
Petersburg, spent Saturday and Sun
day with friends and relatives here.
Mr.. Farris was re-employed for the
coming year at New Petersburg but
resigned to accept the superinten-
dancy of the schools at Lexington, o.
The fifteenth annual commence
ment of the Lynchburg High School
will be held in the M. E. church Fri
day night, May II. The class of 1901
consists of the following members
Misses Mary Dumenil, Stella Troth
and Inez Morrow and Messrs. Cliff
Lacy, Joe Townsend, Wilmer Scott
and Willie Peale. Music will be
furnished by the Wright Orchestra.
Instead of the usual orations on such
occasions there will be a class address
by Prosecuting Attorney Tarbell, of
Georgetown, o. The baccalaureate
sermon will be preached at the M. E.
Church Sunday evening May IL by
Rev. Patton.
Miss Jennie Garner spent Tuesday
in Blanchester.
Mrs. Gertrude Shauck spent Friday
in Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati Conference Sunday
Schools and Young Peoples Conven-
tion of Mama Lutheran Synod will
be held in the St. Paul Lutheran
Church here this week May 7, 8 and 8.
Mrs. Minnie Malone, of Hillsboro,
was the guest of her parents here
last week.
DR.. T. F. Scott spent the day last
week in Lima, o., with his mother
and sister.
Mrs. w. A. Saylor and Mrs. G. A.
Michaels spent Monday in Cummins-
vile with their brother, Joe Troth.
Robert King has vacated the West
house and moved to the Bobbitt pro-
perty. Mr.. Winters will take charge
of the West hotel.
HARRISBURG.