The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28
CAN'T BIZ BEAT.
No City in Ohio Has q Livery Stable
Superior to Hugh Ervin's
New Establishment.

Hillsboro people are proverbially |
proud. They are 80 used to having
the best of everything that they re-
fuse to be satisfied with the common
place. At the same time they are
conservative and quiet-most of them
and many of them will really be
surprised to learn that no city in Ohio
of the same population can boast of a
livery stable like that now owned and
controlled by Hugh j. Erwin.
Many years ago the village of Hills
bCro built school house on the south
side of Walnut street, between High
and West streets. The town eventu-
ally ontgrew the building and the
Union School building at West Walnut
and Vine streets succeeded the plain
two-story brick at first thought rather
pretentious. The old two-story build
ing was turned into carriage factory,
under the control of j. 8. Jerry
Black. For many years it was the
only carriage factory in town. That
ante-dated Carroll & Wright as Car
roll & Downham ante-dated Mike Car
roll. The carriage painters used the
old blackboards when they wanted to
experiment on a new design for a
buggy top or to see whether their
paints were properly consistent. And
before that many of the very best and
wisest of Hillsboro's present popula-
tion learned to tread, write and
cipher" right there.
Mr.. Erwin has practically rebuilt the
entire structure. He has expanded
the walls in almost every directions.
The main building has been extended
twenty feet, to the side walk. The
place can now accommodate 125 head
of horses. An elevator takes buggies
and cabs to the second floor, where
they can be washed or otherwise at
tended to.
On the ground floor is the office,
check room, and separate reception
and toilet rooms for ladies and gentle
men. The entire establishment is
fitted with gas and electric lights. In
fact, Mr.. Erwin has one of the most
modern and up-to-date livery stables
in the country and one that is proba-
bly, unequaled in any town of twice
Hillsboro's population in Ohio.
Mr.. Erwin has been conducting a
livery in Hillsboro for over seventeen
years, and during that time it has al
ways ranked as the leading establish
ment of its kind in our city. His re-
cent improvements show that he is
determined to continue as the leader
and has set pattern that will be hard
for his competitors to follow. With
his new building 50x190 feet, two
stories, entirely of brick and furnish.
ed throughout in the most modern
style, he has provided for every posi-.
BILE want of the public.
While the building and other recent
improvement should be counted as
luxuries, Mr.. Erwin has added greatly
to the essentials required. All his
vehicles, and they comprise buggies
{ carriages cabs. etc, etc, have rubber
tires are the latest, and most stylish
that can be secured in the United
States.
Mr.. Erwin is recognized as one OF
the best judges of 'hoss" flesh in this
part of the country and that he has
put his judgement to the best use in
the selection of the motive power fol
his establishment is proved by the
satisfaction always expressed by his
patrons, who always ''come again
.. and advise others to come, resulting
in the large and growing patronage
which has made the new stable anG
; new facilities absolute necessities.