The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-09-19

to hold court there, and the associates
would remain In session long enough
to dispose of the probate business.
These associates judges were usual
ly men of some local prominence and
considerable ''avoirdupois" and their
presence ION the bench gave to the
Court a more imposing appearance
than It has sometimes presented In
later years, with only one Judge, and
he, often, of small stature.
The medical profession, too, was
Represented by such men as DR.. Boyd,
the father of our venerable friend,
Mr.. J. M. Boyd, who Is with us to-day,
the oldest native born citizen within
the limits of the town DR.. Hand, DR..
Kirby, and later DR.. Sans, DR.. john
son and others of learning and skill
In their chosen profession.
During more than one-half of the
country, we have furnished represent
atives in Congress and judges upon
the bench of this and other states, In
Guiding a chief justice of the state OF
Iowa, and the first chief justice OF
the Supreme Court of Utah.
We have also given to the pulpit OF
different denominations able men and
distinguished ministers, among them
two bishops of the Methodist Church 4;
and scores of others might be nam ed,
who, In the different vocationsof life,
have won fame or wealth by the In
telligent and honorable discharge OF
, the duties of their place.
J Our record for patriotism is we'll
known and deserved.
In every war in which our country
, has been engaged, we have furnished
brave men who enlisted In the service
of the United States for the defense
5 of their country's flag.
. While many of these, distinguished
by gallant conduct, returned to enjoy
/ the fruit of their victories and to re-
ceive the thanks of grateful people,
4 others we're left upon distant fields
with their names inscribed upon the
0 Roll of Ronor, and their memories
q kept alive by faithful comrades In the
/. beautiful services of Decoration Day.
1t would be interesting to comment
at length upon the lives and personal
t characteristics of the leading men of
!. the town In it's earlier days, but the
e circumstances controlling this occas.
j. ion will not allow the time necessary
}. for such purpose and while 1t may
n seem invidious to mention some and
y omit others equally meritorious, yet
II a few of special prominence may be
v named as typical of class.
= Allen Trimble was the first clerk OF
e the Court after the county seat was
II established here, and, with his broth
q ers, carried on business of various
t kinds. Besides filling many other Of
X fees of public trust, he was three
IS times governor of the state and mar
l, whose energy and force of character
e entitled him 70 leadership among hit
n fellows.
John Smith was store keeper al
Il New Market when the seat of justice
l. ~as removed, and soon afterwards
came here and erected the brick
e building which was burned In 1875
d and occupied It as residence and bust
n ness house urtil his death.
. This and the building torn away tC
make room for the Masonic Hal
! which was erected by Nathaniel Pope
we're the first two brick business
houses built In town, the one on the
= Trimble corner not having been put
up until 1916, and the Clifton House
!, somewhat later.
!, Speaking of this, Mr.. John A. Trim
BILE, in a sketch of his personal recol
/. lections of the town in 1914, says:
"Hillsboro was In those days the
rough embryo of model town. Itt
wide and spacious streets we're defn
ed by a few scattering log and frame
= one-story houses, with stumps of the
!. forest trees, and a luxuriant growth
:, of fennel in rich bloom. The old brick
= Court House and one-story Clerks Of
fee In the northeast front, and a
compact hewed log prison and Its his
toric beech tree for whipping post
:, we're old landmarks.
a John Shields, an eccentric and
a worthy preacher, was the contractor
q and architect for the public buildings
he was an Irish gentleman of rare
wit and humor, and preached gratui
e tously, and erected and donated ts
d the town substantial frame for .
e church. Two pretentious brick houses
}. embellished the town--John Smiths 8
r corner High land Main streets, ant