The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-07-11
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July 8, 1900.
Miss Mary Ferguson has been the
guest of Mrs. T. 8. Kearns at Green
field the past week.
DR.. Mercer reports boy born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smalley July 1.
Our hand went to Kincaid Spring
on the Fourth to furnish music for a
celebration at that place.
Misses Elizabeth and Florence
Anderson, of Lebanon, are enjoying a
visit at the home of their grand
mother, Mrs. Garrett.
Misses Matte Campbell and Mamie
Pyle, of Ash Ridge, were entertained
by Mrs. Thomas Costello last week.
John Watts lost a valuable mare
from the effects of the heat last Mon
day and Horace Roads lost fine
young horse from the same cause
| Tuesday.
Mrs. J. c. Harrington, of Columbus,
is the guest of her parents, Rev. G. L.
and Mrs. Winget and will remain
several weeks.
Mrs. Louie Waddel and little
daughter, Maud, of Harriet, are
visiting friends in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmond Brandenbury,
of Chillicothe, were visitors at j. F.
Browns last week.
DIR. Mckee, of cambridge, made
professional visit to this place last
week.
Crate Harrington brought home a
small nugget of gold just as it come
from one of the Klondike mines, the
commercial value of which is over
$50.
An Epworth Literary entitled San
Evening with Whittier" will be given
at the M. E. Church next Sunday
evening to begin at So'clock. Every
body invited.
Miss Esther Winget, of Chillicothe,
is having a delightful visit with her
grandparents here.
Miss Ada Baker came home from
Greenfield to spend while with her
mother.
John Hulitt and wife, of Hillsboro,
were guests of friends here yester-
day.
The Epworth League held an ice
cream festival at the residence of
Rev. c. l.. Winget Friday evening
that was success financially and
socially.
Prof. Galliett went to Mowrys-
town Friday to see his brother who
was seriously sick.
Mrs. Catharine Cough, wife of
Glover Cough, died at their home
three miles east of town Tuesday of
last week, after long and painful
affliction, leaving an aged companion
nearly blind to tread life's weary
path alone. She was a sister of
Jesse and Aleck Crawford, of New
Petersburg.
Crate Harrington, who left here
one year ago last March for the
Klondike gold fields, returned June
30, making the trip from Dawson
City to this place in 1S days. He
came on account of the sickness of
his father and will remain several
weeks, but wants to return before the
closing of navigation on the Youkon
river, which takes place about the
last of September.
N. r. Barrett has the material
nearly all on the ground preparatory
to the erection of barn on the plan
set forth by john L. Shawver, one of
the State speakers at our last
Farmers Institute. He will begin
building as soon as he can get a fore
man thot understands the plan.
Stephen Smith, who has been farm
ing for Mrs. E. P. Brown, died at her
home one mile west of town Thursday
from the effects of the extreme heat.
Late in the afternoon Wednesday he
left the field where he had been
shocking wheat and went to the
house, nearby, for drink of water,
and after drinking quite freely sat
down on the porch and soon after
fell from the. chair on which he was
sitting in semi-conscious state from
which he never fully rallied. Medi.
cal aid was summoned and everything
possible done to restore him, but to
no avail. His remains were taken to
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John J. Smith, three miles north.
east of town, where funeral services
were held Saturday morning under
the combined auspices of the K. OF
P. and the American Order of Wood
men, as he was worthy member Of
both orders. He was about 30 year,
of age, unmarried and leaves a
father, mother, one brother and
many relatives to mourn.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Sans had the
pleasure of having all their children
| at home yesterday. Edward, of New
York, and o. N. and and family came
4 aturday evening, and George ant
d "a and their families met them a,
the homestead. eift