The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-03-28
RAINSBORO.
March 25, 1907.

with her mother.
Dan Trump, of Bloomington, is the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. p. Roads.
Geo. Pearce and family, of New
Petersburg, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Orpha Upp.
Mrs. Vernon Ladd has returned from
a visit with her father, Rev. J. E. H.
Sentman, at Maineville.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. G. L.
Redkey last Thursday.
Miss Mary Baker spent the greater
part of last week with her sister, Mrs
Mclaughlin, near Bainbridge.
Miss Elsie Auckerman left last Mon.
day for Dayton, where she will have
employment in hospital.
Mrs. John Watts has been on the
sick list the past week but is improv.
ing.
Miss Inez Warwick, of Ross County,
has been the guest of Mrs. T. II. Har-
rington. for several days.
G. L. Workman, of Hillsboro, spent
a couple OF days last week in the
interest of his trade.
Miss Grace Ferguson was the guest
of friends down on Brushcreek over
Sunday.
Burch Lucas will have a sale on
Wednesday of this week pre- pa tory TO
moving to Hillsboro.
Appropriate Easter services will be
held in the NJ. Church next sunday
evening beginning at I o'clock.
w. 7 Hodge made BUSINESS trip
to Blanchester last Saturday.
L S. and Henry Taggart have been
visiting relatives at Winchester for
couple of days.
Earl Carter and family, Miss Ada
Baker and Ernest Stanley formed an
automobile party that spent Sunday
in Hillsboro.
Jos Karnes is able to be out again
after bel confined to the house for
a couple of months with sickness.
The post Office at Barrett's Mill is
to be discontinued the last day of
this month.
Sheriff McMullen, of Hillsboro,
spent Friday here at his farm.
Thos. Spargur and family have
moved here from Springfield and will
occupy part of the property adjoining
the M. E. Church.
An enthusiastic meeting in the in
terests of the traction road was held
here last Monday afternoon. Nearly
all of the right of way has been Sc
cured through this township and the
prospects for road begins to look
aattering.
Supt. and Mrs. Yochum spent Satur-
day and Sunday among friends near
Mowrystown.
Several from here attended the fu-
neral of M. Redkey at Leesburg, last
Wednesday.
The persons who are soliciting stock
for the organization of Home Tele-
phone Co. are meeting with success.
John Mason who lived on Paint
Creek few miles from this place was
killed by the accidental discharge of
gun last Thursday as he was crossing
a fence when going to neighbors on
an errand. The funeral which was
held on Saturday was attended by
several from this vicinity.
There are several cases af whooping
cough reported in this vicinity.
Mrs. Burch Hixson has been on the
sick list for some time with but little
improvement as yet.
Miss Esther Redkey, the only daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Redkey was
married last Wednesday evening to
Hulitt Hope, prosperous young mer.
chant of Paint. The ceremony was
performed at Hillsboro.
]. A. Beaver started to Hillsboro
last Friday with seven fat hogs in a
wagon but had only gone couple OF
miles when he discoved that the straw
in the wagon was on fire. Before he
could get 1t extinguished two of the
hogs had perished from the heat ant
a third one was so badly affected II
had to be killed. Mr.. Beaver was badly
burned about the hands. The fire II
supposed to have started from Z
match which some one threw in the
straw after lighting a cigar.