The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-19
HIGHLAND.
Nav Is, 1904.

her father, Joseph Conn, returneu U
her home in Columbus on Tuesday Of
last week.
Mrs. Alice Swearingen, of New vi.
emma, was the guest of Mrs. E. j. Rob-
bins last week.
Miss Francis Moore, after spending
a couple of months with her brother
and family in Oklahoma and visiting
friends in Lathrop and other points
in Missouri, returned home Thursday
evening.
Mrs. S. A. Richardson, of Willetts-
Vile, is visitor at the home of her
son, DR.. L. Spickard.
Mrs. f. L. Knox spent part of last
week at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Brown, in Greenfield.
Olin Miller, who taught in district
No. 1 last winter, went to Columbus
last week to take course in Bliss
Business College.
Samuel Clark and wife were visiting
friends in Columbus the latter part of
last week.
Mrs. Charles Sharp, of Blanchester,
came up to attend commencement
Friday evening and remained the
guest of old friends until Monday.
DR.. Hanley, of Chillicothe, was Wis
iting his cousin, John Hanley, on
Friday.
Miss Helena Brown, of Greenfield,
is spending few days with her grand.
parents, Rev. Knox and wife.
Glenn Woodmansee, of Richmond.
Ind, spent Friday and Saturday with
mis- parents, Mr.. and Mrs, +. s. Wood
mansee.
Mrs. Elizabeth Slaughter, aged about
SIS years, was stricken with paralysis
Saturday night, May :, and died on
Wednesday at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Edward Terry. Funeral SER
vices were held at the home Thursday
D. m, conducted by Rev. Martin Red
KEY. The remains we're taken to
South Charleston for burial on Friday
5. Denny, of Philadelphia, was at
this place Monday looking after some
business interests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Walker, of
Washington c. H., were guests of
Mrs. Walkers mother, Mrs. Ruth
Hixson, Saturday and Sunday.
Ellis Hoskins and wife, of Leesburg,
were visiting his brother, George, and
family Tuesday last.
The stone crusher was moved to
Sharp's stone quarry on Friday.
Albert Henry, of Minneapolis, Kan.
sas, was shaking hands with old friends
on our streets Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Murphy, of Chicago, is
spending a few days with her uncle,
John Hanley, and Joseph Cohn's
family.
Martin Slaughter, of Colorado
Springs, was called to this place last
week by the death of his mother.
The subject assigned for debate at
the Epworth League meeting Sunday
evening elected quite an amended
discussion, which was listened to with
very much interest and attention by
a large congregation who doubtless
failed to be convinced by the force of
all the argument presented that the
saloon ought to stay"
Orland Earl went to Columbus on
Sunday to attend the funeral of an
aunt.
". W. Rose is adding another story
20 his residence on Main street and
also making some other improve
ments.
Mrs. James Adams and daughters,
Ella and Edna, started for St. Louis
Saturday evening, where they will
spend some time taking in the sights
at the Worlds Fair.
An event fraught with much inter-
est to the patrons and friends of the
high school at Highland was the com.
mencement exercises held in the Town
Hall Friday evening, May l3 Four
young ladies and one young man hav-
ing completed the regular course of
study, composed the class of 1904.
The hall was we'll filled with an atten-
tive and interested audience. While
the class march was being rendered
by Miss Alice Horsman, Prof. Chas.
Johnson, followed by the class, took
their places on the stage, which was
beautifully decorated with evergreens
and flowers with the chosen motto of
the class, "There is no Royal Road to
Learning" " termed in the class colors
of purple and gold. The exercises
were opened by an anthem by the
quartette, followed by invocation by
Mrs. Elizabeth Larkin. The class
orations were ably written and well
delivered. Roosevelt, the Man." by
Miss May Moore, was we'll deserved
eulogy and short delineation of the
noble character of her chosen subject.
1.-The Power of Literature" by Miss
Elva Morrison, was emphasized be-
cause of its very apparent influence
in molding the life and character,
either for pood or evil of those who