The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-05-02
LYNCHBURG.
April %, 1901.

wednesday. dIteT d lnIcc WSCho 'ioi'
with relatives here.
Mrs. Tidy Roush and son, Frank, re-
turned Thursday from Tennessee,
where they went early in the spring
expecting to make their future home.
Frank Lacy spent SATURDAY. night
and Sunday with his mother in Bur-
tonville.
Mrs. John Tyson left Monday morn
ing for Newton, Kan, where she will
spend the summer.
Messrs. Towsend and Bering with
the Misses Slack and CLANCY spent
Sunday afternoon in Hillsboro.
Miss Mary Boatright, of Russells,
was caller here Thursday.
Miss Laura Kellis returned home
Wednesday evening from Cincinnati
for an indefinite stay and will preside
over the culinery department in the
home of VIM. Cleveland.
The Reeves sisters gave an open
ing of spring and summer millinery
goods at Martinsville Thursday.
a. w. Hair spent Sunday in Ban-
chester.
John White died at his home one
half mile west of town Friday night
of pneumonia, after an illness of but
few days He was born in Wurtem-
burg Germany, July %, 1887, and died
April 26th, 1901. He came to this
country with his parents when but
four years old and lived near Lynch
burg until his death. Funeral SER
vices were held at the st. Paul
Lutheran church Sunday at 1:3O p. m,
by his pastor, Rev. Clark, after
which the remains were inferred in
the Troutwine cemetery near Web
bertown. In the death of Brother
White the church has lost a worthy
member and the community kind
friend and neighbor. He leaves one
sister to mourn his death and host
of friends and neighbors to cherish
the memory of one who by his noble
acts of kindness and unseltishness
had endeayed himself to them for
ever.
Mrs. Fay Hodson was in Cincinnati
Monday buying goods for Hodson &
Cos. store,
Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Baldwin, of
Manchester, were calling on Cy.
Noble and wife Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Dell Virgins is very low at
this writing.
Arbor day was we'll observed here
Friday afternoon by the school child
dren. A very interesting program
had been arranged by the teachers
of each department which the pupils
succeeded in executing in a manner
which reflected credit upon them
selves and teachers alike. After the
exercises, which were held in the
town hall, were concluded the crowd
was marched to the school grounds
to witness the planting of tree,
where short and appropriate ad-
dress was made by Rev. Patton, after
which the tree was firmly planted in
the ground to grow amid its surround
ing companions, some of which were
planted upon like occasions, and in
years to come to shed it's fragrance
and cooling shade upon the weary
student-or the little tots at play at
their merry games.
Another runaway occurred here
Friday morning which came near be-
ing something serious. AS Mr.. WOOL
lard was driving into town his team
became frightened at the train and
just as they passed through the
covered bridge made dash down the
embankment, throwing MIR. Woodland
out, the wagon passing over him.
He was carried into the home of Mrs.
Frost and DIR. Scott was Immediately
summoned. 1t was found there were
no bones broken but he was pretty
badly bruised and shaken up.
Sunday afternoon as Mr.. and Mrs.
Baldwin, of Blanchester, were pas
sing the home of Grant Hopkins on
their way to Lyhchburg, they were
surprised by seeing puff of smoke
and blaze issue from the roof of
Mr. Hopkins barn. They Immediately
gave the alarm but before anything
could be done the entire barn with al
its contents were entirely consumed.
The barn contained 2 tons of hay, I
tons of shredded fodder, 25O bushels
of corn, wagon, carriage, buggy,
farming implements, head of horses,
3 mules and one dog. All were entire
ly consumed except the mules but
they we're SO badly burned it was
thought they would have to be killed.
The barn was on the farm of Freiburg
& Workum. The contents belonged
to Mr.. Hopkins. The cause of the
fire is supposed to be spontaneous
combustion.
Several from here attended the H.
C. T. A. at Hillsboro Saturday.
Work has begun excavating the
ground for the foundation of the new
warehouse.
F. E. Lacy. received the appoint
ment of stamp deputy made vacant
by the death of Hugh Murphy.