The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-05-18
HIGHLAND.
Nav IS, 1905

Mrs. Moses Cohn returned home on
Monday evening after two weeks
visit with friends in Cincinnati.
Miss Ellen Hatcher, of Leesburg,
was the guest of friends here a couple
of days last week.
Mrs. ]. r. Hill is visiting her par
ents in Clermont county this week.
DR.. Burt Edwards and family, of
Greenfield, we're visitors at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Larkin on Sun
day.
Quite number from this place at
tended court at Hillsboro last week.
Isaac Gall was visiting his parents
at Belfast over Sunday.
In. Posegate, of New Vienna, was
the guest of his neice, Mrs. r. s.
Bonar and family Thursday last.
Rev. ]. r. Hill has been engaged to
deliver the Memorial sermon at Rus
sells, Sunday, May %.
Edwin and Wilbur Thornburg came
from Mahoning county Sunday even
ing on account of the serious illness
of their mother, Mrs. Francis Thorn
burg.
John Templin, brother and daugh.
ter, of near Bridges, we're guests of
Frank Paine and wife Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank johnson and
little daughter spent Sunday with his
parents on Fall Creek:
Miss Sara Cohn was the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Rice, in New Vienna,
Wednesday last.
The teachers in the grammar and
primary departments closed their
schools on Friday. The high school
will be continued until May 20.
A son was born to Lewis Ballentine
and wife, Friday, May II.
Superintendent Chas. johnson and
Miss Bessie Smith, principal, enter.
tanned the graduating class of 1905,
with the grammar aud primary teach
ers, Misses Mabel Beck and Mary
Boatright, at the johnson home on
Main street Saturday evening, May
l3. The evening was delightfully."-
spent in social chat and various games.
The dining room was artistically deco
rated in the class colors, of crimson
and cream, and an elaborate luncheon,
consisting of sandwiches, pickles,
fruit salad, ice-cream, cake, coffee,
etc, was served.
We were visited with the heaviest
rain fall last week that this commun-
ity has known for several years past.
A few members of the M. E. and
Friends Sunday Schools met at the
M. E. Church Sunday afternoon and
proceeded to organize township
Sunday school association, and elect.
ed the following officers; President,
DR.. J. B. Srofe, Vice.President, G. q.
Woodmansee, Secretary, Chas. h.
johnson, Treasurer, Fannie Thorn.
burg, Executive Committee, Maggie
HUFF, TIL. Head and Hattie Terrell.
At the last meeting the Highland
Auxiliary, W. F. M. S., Mrs. James
Adams was elected as delegate and
Francis Moore alternate, to the meet
ing of Hillsboro District to be held in
Blanchester, Friday, May 10.
Mrs. E. s Judkins was in Cincinna-
ii Monday and Tuesday.
Chas. johnson and Misses Mary
Boatright, Mabel Beck and Bessie
Smith were entertained on Sunday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Azariah
Fisher north of town.
A very excellent program was rem
dered by the church league at their
anniversary and installation service
on Sunday evening, consisting OF
music, recitations and an interesting
talk by the pastor, Rev. J. X. Hill.
The Highland high school will close
Friday, May 26. Commencement ex'
ercises will be held in the Town Hall
in the evening of the same date. The
graduating class is composed of the
following members Edith Thornburg,
H. Grace Woodmansee, Nellie e.
Thornburg, Harold N. Ross, William
n. Garnett, William T. Head, Ellis j.
Cook, Herbert Il. Ross and Charles
d. Sharp, who will render the comedy
"She Stoops to Conquer" Music by
the Etude Quartette, Hillsboro, Ohio
The class sermon will be delivered in
the M. E. Church Sunday evening,
May q, by Rev. j. r. Hill.
SAMANTHA.