The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-11-14
LYNCHBURG.
November II, 1901.

j. w. Henderson was in Hillsboro
Thursday.
Auditor Shaffer, of Hillsboro, was
in town Thursday evening.
Misses vada Murphy and Lulu Bat
son and w. A. Saylor attended the
Central Teachers Convention in Gin
cinnati Friday.
Earl King, of Columbus, is home for
few days.
II. M. Griffith and family spent
Sunday in Leesburg.
Sam Peale and wife are with their
sons in Lexington, o.
Mrs. Clara Griffin, who has been
with her son, Sam, for the past three
weeks. returned to her home near
Chillicothe, Thursday.
Prof. c. A. Pucket and wife and
Miss Libbie Ballentine, of Leesburg,
spent Sunday in Cincinnati.
Messrs. Pulse and Parr were in
Dayton, o., Saturday.
T. J. Hopkins and family, of Har-
wood, spent Sunday with relatives
her.
Miss Clara Heun, of Elmwood Place,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Dora Ruble.
Mrs. A. E. Archer and daughter,
Miss Lena, of Mowerystown, spent
Thursday and Friday with friends
here.
j. G. Bayless, postmaster, was IN
Eillsboro Thursday, looking after the
interests of the rural mail route.
Miss Allie Simpkins spent two days
of last week in Cincinnati.
John Roser, wife and daughter,
Thelma, of Bellvue, KY, are with
their parents here.
Rev. McKensey and wife left Tues
day morning for their home in Frank
fort, Ind.
A very interesting lecture was
given at the M. E. Church Sunday
evening by Rev. Collins. His subject
was temperance. After the close of
his remarks Rev. McKensey gave a
short address.
A very interesting program was
rendered Sunday evening at the
Lutheran Church, it being Childrens
Mission day. An address was given
by Rev. Melissa Terrell, of Spring
field.
Lynchburg is to have a lecture
course, the first of which will be given
Friday evening by Monteville Flow
ers, when he will give Dickens Christ
mas Carol which in itself promises
to be we'll worth the price of tickets
for the season. Tickets are still on
sale. Don't let this rare opportunity
pass with out procuring season
tickets.
Our town last night was in total
darkness SO far as the electric lights
were concerned owing to break in
the machinery at the power house.
Mrs. Tomp Duncanson entertained
Mesdames j. NJ. and M. E. Pulliam, of
Pricetown, Monday.
Miss Alta Custer spent Tuesday in
Hillsboro.
The people of Lynchburg were very
much surprised on Saturday morning
to learn of the death of Miss Maggie
Vanpelt, of near Sharpsville. Miss
Vanpelt had been in the dressmaking
business with her sister here the past
year, and on Wednesday October 30,
went home as she was not feeling
we'll. Her .illness very quickly de-
veloped into typhoid fever which re-
suited in her death on last Saturday
morning. Maggie Myrtle Vanpelt,
daughter of Joseph Vanpelt and wife,
was born near Sharpsville, O., March
q, 1873, and died November 9, 1901,
aged % years, months and 8 DAYS.
She leaves parents, five sisters and
one brother to mourn the loss of
loving daughter and sister. Funeral
services were held at her late home
by Rev. Helmbold, of Sharpsville.
Among those from distance who at
tended the funeral were Miss Lille
Farris, of Marietta, Prof. L. L. Far
ris and wife, of New Lexington, Leslie
and Clara Haggerty, of near Clarks-
Vile, Mr.. and Mrs. Caplinger, of New
Vienna, and Mrs. Nancy Cochran and
son, Jesse, of Pricetown.