The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-09-26
HIGHLAND.
September %, 1901.

nesday.
Miss Ethel Mccoy who has been EN-
ployed in the Hospital for insane al
Athens, o., came home on Tuesday
last for short visit.
Thomas Smith and daughter, Of
. Bridgewater, Iowa, are the guests OF
friends and relatives in this com
munity.
Miss Ethel Larkin has been visiting
with friends in New Vienna for sever
al days.
Clint Saunders, who has been for
few weeks past in Troy, O., returned
home Friday for short stay.
Miss Edna Woodmansee, and Mrs
s. j. Robbins were entertained or
Wednesday, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. D.. s. Ferguson in Leesburg.
Mrs. r. B. Farley, of Hillsboro, was
visiting her sister, Mrs. p. F. Ladd
last week.
Mrs. Clara Haines and daughters,
Elsie and Edna, of Wilmington, and
Mrs. Fannie Grandgirard, of Chicago,
were visiting at the home of Mrs. s.
w. Horsman on Sunday.
The family of I. B. Mcpherson at.
tended the family reunion on Sunday
at the home of Mr.. Geo. Starnes.
Orland Earl, with his brother Ray
and wife, took advantage of the Sun
day excursion to Columbus.
Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards and daugh-
ter, Miss Mary, spent Friday and Sat
urday in the Queen City.
Work is progressing rapidly on Mrs.
Hixson's new dwelling it being almost
ready for plastering.
J. P. Saunders secured position as
Miller over in Kentucky, and left tor
his work Friday morning.
Monthly meeting was held at the
Friends Church on Saturday.
Wallace McLaren is putting in the
culverts on the new pike south of town.
Quite a number of our people at
tended the progressive dinner given
by the Altruistic Society, at Lees
burg, Saturday, and report a fine
time, and most excellent dinner.
Dennis Clark has sold his Lone Oak
fruit farm to Milton Thornburg, and
will offer at public sale Saturday %,
his farming implements, stock, house,
hold goods, and other belongings.
A number of the citizens of High
land purchased "a foot flag pole and
raised upon the Hall last week.
Mrs. James Moore and daughter,
Miss Fannie and Mrs. Rebecca Kelley,
were visiting Fred Kelley and wife,
in New Vienna on Friday.
Miss Sallie Cohn is visiting friends
in Cincinnati this week.
The Home Missionary Society will
hold their regular monthly meeting
Thursday, p. m, at the home of Mrs.
r. o. Wood.
Charles Mccoy who has been suffer-
ing for months past with cancerous
trouble, started Friday to consult a
specialist in Rome, N. Y.
o. B. Savage and daughter, of Will
mington, were guests on Sunday, of
his mother, Mrs. f. B. Savage, who
accompanied them home, for few
weeks visit.
Mrs. Mary Clutch and Mrs. Emma
Smith, who have been visiting their
sister, Mrs. Mcpherson for a couple
of weeks returned to Franklin, o.,
Monday.
James and Peter Adams, Walter
Hoskins, and DR.. E. w. Stacy, were
delegates to the Republican Conven-
tion at Hillsboro Saturday.
Mesdames Samuel and Alison Clark
we're visiting Mrs. Charles Haines in
Sabina on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs W. E. Smith were
visiting friends in Fayette county,
Saturday and Sunday.
Memorial services were held in the
Town Hall Thursday at p. m. The
schools were dismissed, and business
houses closed. The Hall was beauti-
fully decorated with the national
colors, and the emblem of mourning.
The favorite and beautiful hymn of
our beloved President was sung, fol-
lowed by scripture reading and prayer
by Rev. Mrs. Larkin. Prof. Faris
gave brief sketch of his life and its
tragic close, which was followed by an
interesting address by Rev. G. G.
Peale, in which he paid splendid
tribute to the distinguished charac-
ter, and with feeling emphasis, point
ed out the great lessons of such life,
and dwelt, with earnestness, and elo-
quence, which took hold upon the
feelings of all who heard it, upon that
which, made him truly great, and the
Nations well beloved, consistent
character.
TT LHI